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Nepal, India sign six MoUs during PM Modi’s Lumbini visit
Kathmandu: Nepal and India signed six Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) on Monday during the day-long visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha. One of the…
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US offers strong support to rebuild Pakistan’s economy
New York: Hours after Pakistan Foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari arrived in New York for a series of meetings with the US Secretary of state Antony Blinken, a State Department spokesperson assured Islamabad…
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30 militants released as Pak-TTP talks resume: Sources
The Pakistan government has released 30 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants as talks between the two sides have resumed, sources said. However, no high-profile TTP inmate has been released, Geo News quoted the…
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Attacks against me should be viewed through political lens: Musk
San Francisco: After Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that he will now vote for Republicans, the tech billionaire on Friday shared a cryptic tweet and said the attacks against him “should be…
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SpaceX paid $250K to worker to hush up Musk’s sexual misconduct: Report
San Francisco: Amid the bitter $44 billion takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk has found himself in another controversy as a media report claimed on Friday that his spacecraft company SpaceX paid a…
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Sri Lanka defaults on debt for first time in its history
Colombo: Sri Lanka has defaulted on its debt for the first time in its history as the country struggles with its worst financial crisis in more than 70 years, BBC reported. It…
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‘Tarbooz politics’ in Pakistan: Politician distributes watermelons with his name carved on them
Lahore: As people across Pakistan are reeling under sweltering heat, a Lahore-based politician came up with a novel and cheap idea to help them in their efforts to stay cool. In a…
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BRICS foreign ministers support talks between Russia & Ukraine
New Delhi: The sharp increases in costs of energy, food and commodities due to the “knock-on” effects of the Ukraine conflict must be mitigated to help the developing countries, External Affairs Minister…
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US offers ‘full, total, complete’ support for Sweden, Finland’s NATO applications
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Thursday offered “full, total, complete” support for Sweden and Finlands applications to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Sweden and Finland had applied for membership…
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Sri Lanka decreases limit of foreign currency people can hold to USD 10,000
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Central Bank on Thursday decided to substantially decrease the limit of foreign currency a person can hold in his possession to USD 10,000 from USD 15,000 as the forex…
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UN chief says renewable energy “lifeline” to ending climate change
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for efforts to accelerate the transition to renewable energy, saying the renewable energy is the “lifeline” to ending climate change. Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea…
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Pakistan registers nearly 6% growth in 2021-22, economy rises to USD 383 billion: report
Islamabad: Fuelled by imports and consumption, Pakistan’s growth rate accelerated to nearly 6 per cent during the last year of Imran Khan’s government, the highest pace in four years, helping to increase…
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Putin’s daughter Katerina’s lover is called Zelensky
Munich: Vladimir Putins daughter Katerina Tikhonova has a lover called Zelensky — the same name as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — according to reports, Daily Mail reported. Sanctions against the 35-year-old Katerina…
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World’s highest weather station installed on Mt. Everest
Kathmandu: A team of experts from the National Geographic Society has installed the “world’s highest weather station” on Mt. Everest at an altitude of 8,830 metres to automatically measure various meteorological phenomena,…
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Monkeypox cases surge in Britain – Is it cause of concern for India?
New Delhi: Since May 6, Britain reported nine cases of monkeypox disease. Following the surge in the cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning. Three cases from the same…