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IMF board to meet on July 12 to review Pakistan’s loan agreement
Islamabad: The IMF’s executive board is set to meet on July 12 to review the USD 3 billion Standby Arrangement with cash-strapped Pakistan and will also possibly release the first tranche of USD…
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Monday recorded as hottest day on earth, says US climate data
Washington DC: The hottest day on Earth was recorded on July 3, The Hill reported citing the data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). On July 3, the average global…
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Biryani, Indian Rojak among top eight popular foods in Singapore
Singapore: Biryani and Indian Rojak are among the top eight popular dishes that Singaporeans enjoy and want to preserve it in the multi-racial island nation. Biryani, still popularly cooked by the third-generation…
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Trump calls for special counsel to be ‘defunded’
Washington: Donald Trump has called for special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing the twin criminal investigations into the former US President’s handling of classified documents and activities related to the January…
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Pak govt announces countrywide protests over Holy Quran desecration on July 7
Islamabad: The Pakistan federal government will observe Yaum-e-Taqaddus-e-Quran on July 7 to hold countrywide protests against the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and convene a joint parliamentary session a day…
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India-assisted solar energy to light SL’s black-out declared religious sites, govt institutes
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera has announced that government institutions and religious sites in the country will be powered by solar energy with the support of Indian loan assistance. Wijesekera…
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After series of shootings, Biden urges new laws to ban gun access
Washington DC: United States President Joe Biden has appealed to lawmakers to take action following a series of shootings in major cities leaving at least 10 dead, illustrating the country’s ongoing struggle…
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Core committee of Shinde meets to discuss political developments
Mumbai: The core committee of the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena met here on Tuesday night to discuss the political situation in Maharashtra after NCP leader Ajit Pawar joined the Sena- BJP government…
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Iran becomes new permanent member of SCO
New Delhi: Iran on Tuesday became the new permanent member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at an India-hosted virtual summit of the grouping. In his opening remarks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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Imran Khan’s party leadership prepares ‘peaceful’ protests in case he is arrested
Lahore: Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan’s party is devising a “peaceful” protest strategy in case he is arrested in the next two weeks, a media report said on Tuesday. The 70-year-old Pakistan…
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Husband jailed for life for murdering Kerala nurse, two kids in UK
London: A 52-year-old man, who pleaded guilty to the triple murder of his nurse wife from Kerala and their two children last year, has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum…
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PTI prepared for Imran Khan’s arrest in a fortnight
Islamabad: PTI Chairman Imran Khan has told his party leaders about his possible arrest within the next two weeks. Accordingly, a strategy has been devised for protest in the event of Khan’s…
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Russian society uniting against attempted armed rebellion: Putin
New Delhi: The Russian society is uniting against the attempted armed rebellion and the people have demonstrated their responsibility to protect the country, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, days after…
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Taliban orders shutting down of beauty salons in Afghanistan
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has ordered the shut down of all beauty and hair salons across the war-torn nation, in the regime’s latest restriction against women. A Vice and Virtue…
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Indian Consulate in San Francisco attacked again; US condemns arson
Washington: Two men dressed in dark clothes walked up to the gate of the Indian consulate in San Francisco on July 2, poured some kind of inflammable liquid on it from a…
