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Indian-origin man gets jail for attacking Singapore official
Singapore: An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to 11 years and nine months’ in prison in Singapore with nine strokes of the cane for attacking an enforcement officer with a sickle two…
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SL police to question cricket commentator over mysterious death of ex-administrator
Colombo: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Sri Lankan police has taken over a probe into the mysterious violent attack on former national cricket administrator and businessman Dinesh Schaffter who died…
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Austria’s economy expected to face stagnation in 2023
Vienna: The Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) said that it expects the country’s economy to stagnate next year amid the ongoing energy crisis and the global economic downturn. Austria’s gross domestic…
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Indian-American surgeon gets 5-years jail for accepting bribes
New York: An Indian-American neurosurgeon has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for accepting approximately $3.3 million in bribes for performing spinal surgeries. Lokesh S. Tantuwaya, 55, of San Diego,…
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COP15: Over 3 million sign petition for protection of 50 per cent of world’s biodiversity
Montreal: As countries iron out a deal to protect nature at the COP15 biodiversity conference here, a petition backed by 3.2 million citizens worldwide has called for a more ambitious target of at…
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US government sues Arizona state over makeshift border wall
Washington: The US federal government is taking Arizona and its top officials to court, demanding the state remove a makeshift border wall along the Mexico border constructed of garish shipping containers, but…
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Sri Lanka’s GDP contracts 11.8% in Q3
Colombo: Amid the ongoing economic crisis, Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics said that the island nation’s estimated gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 11.8 per cent year-on-year in the third…
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World sees Pakistan as epicentre of terrorism: S Jaishankar
United Nations: The world sees Pakistan as the epicentre of terrorism and Islamabad should clean up its act and try to be a good neighbour, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, recalling…
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Valiant Mumbai nurse tells UNSC of lasting toll of 26/11 night of hospital terror
United Nations: A Mumbai nurse who came face to face with the 26/11 terrorists at a hospital and protected 20 newborns gave a moving testimony before the UN Security Council about the…
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Bilawal Bhutto launches vituperative personal tirade against PM Modi
United Nations: Pakistans Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has called for cooperation between New Delhi and Islamabad on terrorism, but veered off into a personal vituperative tirade against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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India in danger of becoming Hindu nationalist State: US Congressman
Washington: India is facing the danger of becoming a Hindu nationalist State, an outgoing Democratic Congressman known for his anti-India tirade said on Thursday. Describing himself as a “lifelong human rights advocate”…
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US Congress passes massive military spending bill
Washington: The US Congress has passed the annual defence authorisation bill worth nearly $858 billion. Late Thursday night, the Senate approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2023 and…
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13 dead in Malaysia landslide
Kuala Lumpur: At least 13 people have been killed and several others remained trapped following a landslide in Malaysia’s Selangor state on Friday, authorities said. The landslide occurred at a popular campsite…
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7 British-Indians win 2022 Young Dentist Award in UK
London: Seven British-Indians have received the Young Dentist Award in recognition of their excellence in dentistry across the whole of the UK. The 2022 Dentistry Awards, feted as ‘dentistry’s biggest party’, took…
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Ukraine’s Kherson without power after heavy Russian shelling
Kiev: The entire central Ukrainian city of Kherson was left without electricity after heavy Russian shelling targeted critical infrastructure and also resulting in two deaths, authorities said. Kherson, one of the first…
