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Multiple Sunday blasts in Pakistan forces US to resrict movements of its citizens
Islamabad: Last Sunday witnessed several blasts in Pakistan in which many army officials and civilians lost their lives as the country battles a fresh wave of terrorism. After the continuous case of…
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US: Top Indian-American editor steps down to save staff jobs
New York: An Indian-American Pulitzer-winning editor of a prominent US publication has announced his decision to step down next year in an attempt to save the jobs of his staff members from…
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5 Pakistan soldiers dead as 7 separate blasts rip through Balochistan
Islamabad: Five soldiers were killed and more than a dozen others injured as seven separate blasts ripped through Balochistan three in Quetta, two in Turtbat, and one each in Hub and Kohlu…
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6 dead, 19 missing in Philippine floods
Manila: At least six people have died and 19 others are missing due to flooding triggered by heavy rain across the Philippines over the weekend, the government said on Monday. In a…
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US: Mikey Hothi is first ever Sikh mayor in California city
California: Mikey Hothi of Indian origin has been unanimously elected as the mayor of Lodi city in California, becoming the first Sikh to attain the highest position in the history of the…
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‘Chinese intrusion attempts in Arunachal to collect rare Himalayan herb’
New Delhi: Numerous attempts of Chinese intrusion into Indian territory were to collect rare Himalayan herb ‘Keeda Jadi’ (Cordyceps), Indo-Pacific Centre for Strategic Communications (IPCSC) has said. Cordyceps, also known as caterpillar…
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Indian-American MIT scholar applies for Twitter CEO post
New Delhi: Indian-American V.A. Shiva Ayyadurai, who “invented email” when he was just 14, has expressed interest in taking up the position of Twitter CEO after Elon Musk said that he wishes…
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US: Brutal winter storm kills 38, knocks out power connection
Washington: Thirty-eight people have been killed in the brutal winter storm in the US and the number is expected to rise as some motorists have reportedly been trapped inside their cars, according…
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3 NGOs suspend works in Afghanistan after Taliban bar female workers
Foreign aid organisations stopped their functioning in Afghanistan on Sunday as a result of the Taliban’s decision to forbid women from working for both international and local non-governmental organisations. Without their female…
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Woman killed, three injured in X-Mas eve shooting in UK pub
London: A woman was killed and three others were wounded in shooting at a pub near UK’s Liverpool on the eve of Christmas on Saturday, media reports said. The incident occurred in…
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Afghanistan: Male students walkout in support of women banned from unis
Soon after the Taliban banned women from entering universities or attending exams, thus disallowing their education, their male classmates staged a walkout in solidarity showing support against the ban. Several videos have…
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Telangana farmer’s daughter conquers Antarctica’s tallest peak
Hyderabad: She belongs to a humble family that depends on agriculture but this young mountaineer from Telangana has not let the odds stop her from scaling new heights. Barely three months after…
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Egypt’s Al-Azhar imam: Taliban’s ban on women’s university studies contradicts Sharia
Kabul: Grand Imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar, Ahmed El-Tayeb called for the Taliban to reconsider their decision to ban Afghan women from accessing university education, saying the decision contradicts Sharia (Islamic law), reported…
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US govt declares power emergency in Texas amid Arctic blast
Houston: The US Energy Department has declared a power emergency in the country’s second-largest state Texas amid an Arctic winter blast that was feared to cause a shortage of electricity in the…
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Watch: Argentina artist creates mural of Messi in bisht lifting FIFA cup
An Argentina artist named Maximiliano Bagnasco embodied the coronation of his country’s football team in the World Cup in Qatar, especially the moment when Argentina captain Lionel Messi raised the World Cup…
