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Bangladesh: 16 killed, over 100 injured as explosion rocks 7-storey building in Dhaka
Dhaka: At least 16 people, including two women, were killed and over 100 others injured on Tuesday in a powerful “earthquake-like” explosion at a seven-storey building here in Bangladesh’s capital city, police…
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15 Hindu students of Pak univ injured by radical Islamic group while playing Holi
Karachi: At least 15 students from the minority Hindu community celebrating Holi at the University of Karachi were injured when they were attacked by some members of a radical Islamic student organisation,…
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Video: ‘RSS similar to Muslim Brotherhood..’, says Rahul Gandhi in London
London: The BJP likes to believe that it will be in power in India “eternally” but that is not the case and the Opposition can come together to undertake the “repair work”…
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Trump to remain in 2024 presidential race even if criminally indicted
Washington: Even as the Republican Party predicts its a ‘Ron vs Don’ for nomination for 2024, former US President Donald Trump feels he has not been done yet and has vowed to…
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Caste bias exists in US, says Kshama Sawant
Washington: Kshama Sawant made history last month when Seattle adopted a resolution moved by her to ban caste-based discrimination, become the first US city to do so. She took and stared down…
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Adani largest Indian investor in Australia, no impact on business: Envoy
New Delhi: Australian High Commissioner Barry O’Farrell on Monday said the Adani Group has successful businesses and continues to be the largest investor from India in Australia. Interacting with reporters here, O’Farrell…
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Dhaka: Ahmadiyyas attacked, human rights body condemns incident
Dhaka: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Bangladesh has termed last week’s attack on the Ahmadiyya community in Panchagarh district as “abominable” and demanded punishment for the attackers. On March 3,…
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Pakistan: 9 policemen killed, 13 injured in blast in Balochistan
Karachi: At least nine security personnel were killed and 13 others injured in a suicide attack on them in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Monday, police said. The blast near the truck…
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Andrew Tate denies lung cancer claims; Dubai hospital condemns medical letter leak
The controversial British-American kickboxer turned social media influencer Andrew Tate, who has been detained in Romania since December, has denied having lung cancer. This comes after a copy of his medical file…
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Amazon halts construction of 2nd headquarters in US to cut costs
San Francisco: As it cuts costs across the verticals amid the ongoing economic meltdown, Amazon has now halted construction of its second headquarters in the US. Called ‘HQ2’, the second headquarters of…
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India summons Swiss envoy over anti-India posters in Geneva
New Delhi: India on Sunday summoned the Swiss ambassador and lodged a protest over the issue of “malicious anti-India” posters in front of the UN building in Geneva, official sources said. The…
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UK’s largest mosque Baitul Futuh reopens after 2015 fire
The United Kingdom’s largest mosque Baitul Futuh Mosque complex has been reopened, after a devastating fire back in 2015. A special launching ceremony was held at the National Peace Symposium on Saturday,…
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British Sikh MP gets threatening email saying ‘watch your back’
London: Britain’s first female Sikh MP Preet Kaur Gill has said she was forced to contact police after receiving a threatening email message saying: “watch your back”. The senior Labour MP for…
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‘Deceived’ US city scraps agreement with Nithyananda’s ‘Kailasa’
New York: Having been duped, a US city has scrapped a sister-city agreement with the fictional nation of “Kailasa” that the fugitive godman Nithyananda’s outfit claimed was recognition by Washington. “Based on…
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Pakistan: Imran Khan likely to be arrested today
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan is likely to be arrested in Toshakhana case on Sunday as the Islamabad police reached Lahore with the deposed premier’s arrest warrant, local media reported. A…
