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Video: Big brother tries to teach sister maths; cries in frustration
Mathematics can get really stressful for any kid. Something similar happened to a sibling duo where both break down in frustration – one trying to teach and the other refusing to be…
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World faces most dangerous decade since WWII: Putin
Moscow: The world faces “probably the most dangerous” decade since the end of World War Two, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned. He made the remarks on Thursday while addressing the annual…
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Why Chinese officials dialling newlyweds to know about baby’s arrival?
Beijing: China which is struggling with the low birth rate problem due to its earlier one-child policy is trying hard to encourage newlyweds to get pregnant within a year. Recently, a post…
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Pakistan, China decide to execute $10bn railway project
Islamabad: Pakistan and China have agreed to execute the Mainline-1 (ML-1) railway project at an estimated cost of $10 billion. The Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) also decided to undertake business-to-business deals under…
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Ukrainian seaports ship 9 mn tons foodstuffs under grain deal
Kiev: Ukraine’s Black Sea ports have shipped 9 million tons of foodstuffs under a key grain deal signed in July, the country’s Infrastructure Ministry has said. A total of 397 vessels loaded…
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Elon Musk in charge of Twitter, begins purge of top executives
Washington: Despite doubting his intentions multiple times to follow through with the USD 44 billion Twitter acquisition deal, Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now in charge of Twitter, CNBC reported. As per…
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Rishi Sunak, his spouse wealthiest occupants of Downing Street in history
London: The extraordinary wealth of the wider family of Britain’s super-rich Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his billionaire heiress wife Akshata Murthy has been laid bare, the media reported. With an estimated…
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‘Excited’ about what UK, India can achieve, Sunak tells Modi
London: Britain’s newly-elected Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for congratulating him on his new role, saying he was “excited” about what the two great democracies…
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Jaishankar will travel to Moscow for talks on Nov 8
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Moscow to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on November 8, a Russian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. The…
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President Xi visits Mao’s revolutionary base as he vows to make China a modern socialist country
Beijing: Days after winning a record 3rd five-year term, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday visited the revolutionary base of the ruling Communist Party’s founder Mao Zedong at Yan’an as a symbolic gesture…
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In a first, Pakistan’s ISI chief directly addresses media
Islamabad: In an unexpected press conference, the chief of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum joined Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) DG Lt Gen Babar Iftikhar to speak about journalist Arshad Sharif’s…
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Kashmir issue should be resolved by India, Pak through dialogue: China
Beijing: China on Thursday said India and Pakistan should resolve the Kashmir issue through dialogue and consultations and avoid taking “unilateral actions” that could further complicate the situation. Replying to a question…
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Will take US-India ties to next level again: Trump
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has promised that he will take America’s relationship with India to the next level again if he wins the presidential election in 2024. In a Diwali speech…
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Religious freedom is fundamental American value; supporting it is priority for Biden: Blinken
Washington: Religious freedom is the fundamental American value and supporting it is a priority for US President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a Diwali reception hosted by him.…
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2 killed in vehicle collision caused by deer in Japan
Tokyo: Two men died in a vehicle collision apparently caused by a deer in Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, local police said on Thursday. The police said they received an emergency call…
