World
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New York beefs up security measures amid uncertainties over Trump case
New York: Law enforcement in New York City stepped up security measures in sensitive areas after former US President Donald Trump recently suggested that he would be arrested and called for his…
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Uganda’s Parliament passes bill criminalising identifying as LGBTQ
Kampala: Uganda’s Parliament has passed a bill to criminalise people identifying as LGBTQ and under which a person can be jailed for up to 10 years. As homosexual acts are already illegal…
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Biden nominates Nisha Biswal as Dy CEO of US finance agency
Washington: US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Indian-American policy expert Nisha Desai Biswal as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Biswal is…
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Five dead in Afghanistan, Pakistan after powerful quake
Kabul: Five people died in Afghanistan and Pakistan following a powerful earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, which was also felt across north India. According to the US Geological Survey, Tuesday…
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Powerful earthquake jolts Pakistan
Islamabad: A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday night jolted Pakistan, spreading panic and forcing people to run out of their homes. The quake was felt in the capital Islamabad and several…
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Boris Johnson admits he misled UK Parliament, but in ‘good faith’
London: Former British prime minister Boris Johnson’s written defence in response to an influential parliamentary committee was published on Tuesday and in it he accepts that he misled Parliament over the partygate…
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How many hours do Muslims fast around the world during Ramzan?
Ramzan is just around the corner. The holy month is expected to begin on Thursday, March 23 this year and more than a billion Muslims around the world will start observing a…
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Japan PM Kishida’s visit to Ukraine overshadows Xi’s talks with Putin, upsets China
Beijing: China on Tuesday hit out at Japan after its Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise visit to Ukraine and overshadowed Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir…
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Man sues wife for marrying lover after Rs 2.9 cr lottery win
A Thai man was stunned to learn that his wife had won a lottery jackpot of 12 million baht (Rs 2.9 crore) and then married another man. According to a report by…
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Indian envoy in Canada cancels event due to security concerns
Toronto: An event to be attended by the Indian envoy to Canada in British Columbia province had to be cancelled due to security concerns after a violent protest by Khalistan supporters. The…
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Indian students urge UK PM Rishi Sunak to act over English test scandal
London: A group of international students, including many from India, have delivered a petition to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urging him to act against the “unjust” revocation of their visas following…
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New Zealand to provide further humanitarian support for Turkey, Syria
Wellington: New Zealand will provide further humanitarian support for Turkey and Syria where devastating earthquakes earlier this month killed more than 57,300 people, Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said on Tuesday. “The earthquakes…
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Biden okays bill to declassify intelligence info on Covid origins
Washington: US President Joe Biden has signed a bill to declassify intelligence information on the origins of the Covid pandemic, which has so far claimed more than seven million lives globally. “Today,…
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Low birth rates problematic for ageing EU population: Expert
Barcelona: The average age of the European population has gone up by 2.5 years in the past decade, according to Eurostat data published recently. In Spain, the average age has climbed by…
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Finland declared happiest country sixth time in a row
Helsinki: Finland has maintained its position as the country with the happiest population for the sixth year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report released on Monday. The World Happiness…
