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Canadian PM Trudeau extends Baisakhi & Puthandu greetings
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday greeted Sikhs on Baisakhi and Tamils on Puthandu, renewing his government’s commitment to building a “better, fairer, and more inclusive country for everyone”. In…
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Afghanistan receives over 8,000 foreign tourists in two years
Kabul: More than 8,000 foreign tourists visited Afghanistan over the past two years, local media TOLOnews reported Saturday, citing a government official. Under the rule of the Afghan caretaker government since August…
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Palestinian crisis gives chance to reform UN: S African minister Pandor
Johannesburg: The Palestinian crisis has presented an opportunity to reform the UN, to make it more representative and effective at the Security Council level, and to protect the innocent from harm in…
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Six killed in mass stabbing at Sydney mall, attacker shot
Sydney: Six people were fatally stabbed by an attacker who was later shot by the police in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs on Saturday. According to the New South Wales Police, emergency services were…
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Militants kill 11 people in Pakistan’s Balochistan province in latest terror attacks
Karachi: At least 11 people, nine of them from Punjab province, were shot dead by militants in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan in two separate incidents, authorities said on Saturday, as the region witnessed…
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Iran prepares to attack US-backed Israel amid rising regional tensions
Jerusalem: Israel’s military chief Herzi Halevi has said that the army was prepared, in close coordination with the US Central Command (CENTCOM), for a possible retaliatory attack from Iran. Israel was on…
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Canada implements staff reductions across its missions in India
New Delhi: Canada has reduced dozens of its Indian staffers posted in its missions in India, months after New Delhi forced Ottawa to downsize its diplomatic presence. A Canadian high commission spokesperson…
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After deaths of students in US, Indian missions step up outreach
New Delhi: The Indian missions in the US have stepped up their student outreach initiatives in view of incidents of deaths of Indian students in that country in recent months. “There have…
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UN experts slam Pakistan on its lack of protection of Hindu, Christian women
Geneva: Expressing dismay at the continuing lack of protection for young women and girls from the minority communities, especially Christians and Hindus, in Pakistan, UN experts have said the country needs to…
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India on move to return private land to Hindu, Sikh minorities in Afghanistan
New Delhi: India on Friday described as “positive development” the move by the Taliban regime to restore private land rights to Afghan Hindus and Sikh minorities. According to reports, the Taliban administration…
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Pakistani man kills wife, seven children over financial concerns
A man in Pakistan’s Punjab province allegedly killed his wife and seven minor children on Friday, April 12. The accused, identified as Sajjad Khokhar, a laborer, reportedly attacked his wife, Kausar, 42,…
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India asks its citizens not to travel to Israel, Iran
New Delhi: India on Friday asked its citizens not to travel to Iran or Israel amid escalating tensions between the two countries following a strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria 11…
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UNSC fails to reach consensus on Palestine’s UN membership bid
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has encountered a significant hurdle in reaching a consensus on Palestine’s bid for full UN membership. Despite a clear majority in favour of advancing Palestine’s membership,…