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23-yr-old Indian American Muslim woman wins US mid-term elections
A 23-year-old Indian-American Muslim woman Nabeela Syed, the candidate of the Democratic Party, has won a significant victory in the United States (US) mid-term elections. Nabeela has written history as the youngest…
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After Twitter, Meta to fire 11,000 employees
Social media giant Meta (previously known as Facebook) announced it will fire around 11,000 employees in a bid to reduce costs following a drop in revenue. The job cuts come just a…
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Sweden pledges to meet Turkey’s demands to join NATO
Ankara: Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson promised to meet Turkish security demands in an effort to get Ankara’s approval of his country’s bid to join the NATO. “We will fully implement the…
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Hyderabad-born Aruna Miller elected Maryland’s Lt Governor
New York: Indian-American Aruna Miller has been elected Lieutenant Governor of Maryland in the midterm elections in which the Democrats wrested the top spots in the state from the Republicans. She and…
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Major polluters India, China must pay for climate fund: Small island nations
New Delhi: Small island nations during the ongoing UN COP27 summit, have said that highly polluting nations like India and China should contribute to a climate compensation fund to help countries rebuild…
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Taliban crackdown on Afghan universities to curb women’s protests
Kabul: Afghanistan’s universities have become a hotbed of resistance to the Taliban, with female students staging protests against the militant group’s sweeping restrictions on women. In response, the Taliban has cracked down on…
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UN calls for immediate release of Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
United Nations: The UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk has urged Egypt to immediately release jailed British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah. Turk said on Tuesday that Abdel Fattah’s life was “at…
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Biden admin committed to work with India on its transition away from Russia: White House
Washington: The Biden administration is committed to work with India on its transition away from Russia, the White House has said. It said there are a number of countries that have learned…
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US midterm elections underway, Americans to decide who will control Congress
Washington: Millions of Americans are heading towards their polling booths to cast their votes in the mid-term elections, whose results will decide the nation’s future. The polls opened for their voters on…
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Imran Khan says FIR on his assassination attempt ‘farcical’
Lahore: Terming as “farcical” the FIR registered in the case in the assassination attempt on him, Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said he would give his position through his…
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India will ‘benefit’ from price cap on Russian oil: US Treasury Secretary Yellen
Washington: India will “benefit” from the proposed price cap on oil, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said, arguing that the United States does not want Russia to “profit unduly” from the war…
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India, Russia have exceptionally steady, time-tested relationship: Jaishankar in Moscow
New Delhi: India and Russia have an “exceptionally” steady and time-tested relationship and the objective now is to fashion a balanced, mutually beneficial and long-term engagement in the backdrop of the increasing…
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EAM Jaishankar and Russian FM Lavrov hold talks in Moscow
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday held talks in Moscow covering a range of bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interests. The…
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Will make big announcement on Nov 15: Donald Trump
Ohio: Former US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) said that he will be making a “very big announcement” next week on November 15. This comes against the backdrop of Trump’s…
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6 million Australians victims of data breach: Report
Canberra: A new report revealed on Tuesday that one-third of Australian adults have been exposed to data breaches in the last year. According to the report published by the Australian National University (ANU),…
