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Sri Lanka plans stop fuel rationing based on QR code
Colombo: Sri Lanka is planning to do away with the rationing of fuel using a QR code ahead of the National New Year, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) announced on Monday. The…
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Nepal PM Prachanda’s visit to Qatar cancelled amid threat to his govt
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” has cancelled his first foreign visit to Qatar due to some “important political engagements” at home, officials said on Monday, amidst a threat to…
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Ex-Pak general arrested for incitement against institutions
Islamabad: Lieutenant General (retd) Amjad Shoaib was detained by the Islamabad police on Monday on charges of inciting the public against national institutions. Cops from the Ramna police station apprehended the former…
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Australian govt to overhaul cyber laws
Canberra: The Australian government on Monday announced an overhaul of its cyber security strategy following a string of major data breaches. Clare O’Neil, the Minister for Home Affairs, revealed the renewed strategy,…
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Indian-American to run for California State Assembly
New York: Indian-American community leader and Democrat Darshana Patel announced her bid to run for the California State Assembly District 76 in 2024. Patel, 48, said she will not be seeking a…
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UK PM to meet EU chief over post-Brexit deals
London: Prime Minister of the UK Rishi Sunak is to meet President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in the UK on Monday over post-Brexit deals, a joint statement said.…
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Bangladesh withdraws duty on sugar import to stabilise local market
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s National Board of Revenue (NBR) withdrew import duty on both raw and refined sugar in order to enable consumers to get the sweetener at reduced rates. In a notification, NBR…
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Sri Lankan opposition-led protest march comes under police tear gas, water cannon attack
Colombo: Sri Lankan police on Sunday fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse a protest march organised by the country’s main opposition coalition here against the delay in local body polls.…
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Russia halts oil supply to Poland: Polish refiner
Warsaw: Russia has halted oil supplies to Poland via the Druzhba pipeline, Poland’s leading oil and gas conglomerate PKN Orlen said. Local media reported that the supply halt through the pipeline, exempted…
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China’s Communist Party begins key meeting to discuss major revamp, government
Beijing: China’s ruling Communist Party on Sunday began a key meeting to carry out a major revamp of the party and the government ahead of next month’s annual session of the Parliament.…
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Indians get lion’s share of Pakistani citizenship to foreigners in last 5 years
Islamabad: The Pakistan Interior Ministry has granted Pakistani citizenship to 214 foreigners during the last five years over multiple reasons, including marriage, and family relationships among others, media reports said on Sunday.…
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Oppose unipolar world running in US interests: Putin
Moscow: Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said that the main cause of his country’s difference with the US and its allies was its strong opposition to creation of a unipolar world…
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Nikki Haley says if voted to power, she will cut foreign aid to countries which hate America
Washington: Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has vowed that if voted to power, she will cut every cent in foreign aid for countries which hate America. She mentioned Pakistan, China, Iraq…
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4 killed in a blast in Pakistan’s Balochistan province
Islamabad: At least four people were killed and 14 wounded in an explosion inside the Rakhni market in Barkhan in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Sunday morning, police and health officials said, local…
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US, Israel discuss Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Jerusalem: Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant spoke to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin by phone over a series of regional issues, according to a statement by the Israeli Defense Ministry. The…
