World
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China expects Saudi, Iran to improve ties under Beijing brokered peace deal
Beijing: Weeks after China brokered a landmark peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said he expects both countries to improve their ties as arch-rivals in…
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Deadly fire rips through Mexico migrant centre, 37 dead
Mexico City: At least 37 people were killed and about 100 others injured as a deadly fire ripped through a migrant centre in Mexico’s city of Ciudad Juarez near the US border,…
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Biden calls Nashville shooting “sick”, urges Congress to pass assault weapons ban
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) termed the school shooting at Nashville which claimed the lives of six people as “sick” and said that the US has to do…
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New Zealand: Stuart Nash dismissed from Cabinet
Auckland: This evening New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has advised the Governor-General to dismiss Stuart Nash from all his ministerial portfolios. Late this afternoon Chris Hipkins was made aware by a…
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3 suspected Khalistani extremists from India nabbed in Philippines
Manila: Authorities in the Philippines have arrested suspected members of a banned Sikh separatist group, a government agency announced, as a massive manhunt continued in India to arrest pro-Khalistani elements. A joint…
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Another Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalised in Canada
New Delhi: Another statue of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalised at a university campus in Burnaby, Canada, the Consulate General of India in Vancouver announced on Tuesday, just days after another statue was…
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Humza Yousaf succeeds Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland’s next leader
Edinburg: Humza Yousaf has been elected the first minority ethnic leader of the Scottish National party in a narrow victory that confirmed deep divisions over policy within his party, according to a…
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H1B visa cap for FY 2024 reached
New York: The US has received a sufficient number of applications needed to reach the Congressionally mandated 65,000 H1B visa cap for the fiscal year 2024. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services…
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3 kids among 6 killed in Tennessee school, female shooter shot dead
Washington: Three students and three adults were killed and several others injured in a gun attack at a school in US’ Tennessee state on Monday before the woman perpetrator was shot dead…
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Indian-origin Sikh takes oath as assistant police chief in Connecticut
New York: Lt. Manmeet Colon, a 37-year-old Indian-origin Sikh woman officer has assumed charge as the assistant police chief in the US state of Connecticut, becoming the department’s first-ever second-in-command of Asian…
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Khalistan supporters protest at Times Square in New York
New York: A large number of Khalistan supporters staged a protest at the iconic Times Square here to express support for the fugitive radical preacher Amritpal Singh. The protesters took out a…
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Burqa-clad women protest in Pak for release of political outfit’s chief
Islamabad: Following the arrest of Maulana Hidayatur Rehman, chief of Pakistani political outfit Haq Do Tehreek (HDT), in January, the situation in Gwadar has been calm so far. But after the lifting…
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Canada: Khalistanis brainwash new students from Punjab
Ottawa: As Khalistani activists in Canada have grabbed headlines after the Amritpal Singh incident in Punjab, many fear that the pro-Khalistani sentiment is rising in the country. “What did the promptness of…
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Biden approves disaster declaration for Mississippi after deadly tornadoes
Washington: US President Joe Biden has approved a disaster declaration for the southern state of Mississippi after deadly tornadoes. Biden on early Sunday ordered federal aid to supplement recovery efforts in the…
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This US judge was fired for working in the adult industry
New York: A judge in the US has been found moonlighting as an adult star online where he charged fans $12 a month and has produced more than 100 adult posts, media…