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Committed to growing, investing across the country: Cook tells PM Modi
New Delhi: Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and stressed that the company is committed to growing and investing across the country. Cook, who is in India…
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‘Population is important & so is talent..’: China on India overtaking its record
Beijing: China on Wednesday sought to downplay India overtaking it as the world’s most populous nation with 142.86 crore people, saying that it still has a “quality” workforce of close to 900…
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UK tourist dies after consuming 22 shots in 90 minutes in strip club
A British man died of alcohol poisoning after being served 22 shots in 90 minutes while on a night out in a Polish strip club. When the 36-year-old victim, known as Mark…
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India overtakes China to become most populous country: UN report
New Delhi: India has overtaken China to become the most populous country in the world, suggests data from a newly released United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) report on Wednesday. According to the…
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List of top 10 wealthiest cities in the world released – Did Indian city find place?
Henley and Partners, a global wealth tracker, has released a list of the top 10 wealthiest cities in the world. Although no Indian city could make it to the top 10 list,…
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Canada needs 30 thousand new immigrants in agri sector: Report
Toronto: Canada needs 30,000 permanent immigrants over the next decade to either start up their own farms, or take over existing ones, to address a looming labour crisis in the agriculture industry,…
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Biden, Harris release 2022 tax returns
Washington: US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have released their 2022 federal income tax returns. Biden and his wife filed their income tax return jointly and reported federal adjusted…
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Nepal President Poudel hospitalised for second time in April
Kathmandu: Nepal’s President Ramchandra Poudel was admitted to a hospital here on Tuesday for the second time within a month after he complained of shortness of breath, a senior leader of the…
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Sri Lanka’s ex-AG summoned over 2019 Easter Sunday attacks
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s former Attorney General (AG), who claimed that there was a ‘grand conspiracy’ behind the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, has been summoned to the police special investigation unit to record…
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Indian students restricted from 5 Australian varsities over fake visas: Reports
New Delhi: Indian students are reported to have been restricted from around five Australian universities over fraudulent visa application cases. According to reports emerging from sections of Australian media, it has been…
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UK taking Indian mission’s security ‘extremely seriously’, Parliament told
London: The British government takes the security of the Indian High Commission in London “extremely seriously” and robustly responds to criminal incidents at diplomatic missions, the House of Commons has been informed.…
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Pakistan’s largest zoo faces permanent closure amid public outcry
Karachi: Pakistan’s largest zoo in the port city of Karachi is facing a permanent closure after 145 years in existence due to its “very poor” living conditions for the animals, who face…
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Putin makes ‘surprise’ visit to frontline, reviews status of operations
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has made an unannounced visit to two command posts in the “newly incorporated territories” from Ukraine, where he reviewed the progress of military operation against Ukrainian forces,…
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21 killed in hospital fire in Beijing
Beijing: Twenty-one people were killed on Tuesday when a hospital building caught fire in China’s national capital. A hospital admission building in Beijing’s Fengtai district caught fire at 12:57pm (local time) on…
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Pak court sends Chinese man to 14-day remand on blasphemy charges
Peshawar: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has sent a Chinese national to jail on a 14-day judicial remand on blasphemy charges in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after he was arrested on Monday,…
