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Hindu temple, homes vandalised in Bangladesh over Facebook post: Reports
Dhaka: A temple, shops and several houses of the Hindu community have been vandalised in southwestern Bangladesh by some unidentified persons over a Facebook post allegedly belittling Islam, in the latest spate…
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Govt calls all-party meet on SL crisis on Tuesday; Sitharaman, Jaishankar to brief MPs
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will brief leaders of various political parties on the Sri Lankan crisis during an all-party meeting on Tuesday, Parliamentary Affairs…
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Russia doesn’t want to end war: Zelenskyy
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday said that Russia started a warand does not want to end it, whereas Ukraine is defending its own land and fighting for peace. Ukrainian President…
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G20 members denounce Russia’s war against Ukriane
Kiev: Many participants in the G20 meeting of finance ministers in Indonesia’s Bali have strongly condemned Russia’s war against Ukraine and called for an end to it. Indonesia’s G20 presidency said this…
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Nepal extends ban on import of 10 types of goods to save forex
Kathmandu: The Nepali government is extending a complete ban on the import of 10 types of products till the end of August, as the country still struggles against a dwindling foreign exchange…
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Food crisis: G7 alliance offers aid to Sri Lanka
Colombo: Sri Lankan acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has revealed that the G7 alliance on global food crisis has offered the country US$ 14 billion aid to spend on food. During an international…
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Imran Khan urges Pak generals to take U-turn’ on support for govt led by Shehbaz Sharif
Islamabad: The Pakistani military should take a U-turn on its support to the “failed” government headed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, ousted premier Imran Khan has said, urging the powerful generals to…
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SL facing frequent power cuts due to lack of sufficient fuel, water
Colombo: Sri Lanka will witness three hours of power cuts in the next two days, i.e. July 18 and 19, announced the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL). One hour and…
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Maryam Nawaz offers ‘hand of friendship’ to Imran Khan’s party
Lahore: Ruling PML-N leader and deposed premier Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz has for the first time offered a “hand of friendship” to Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, saying fighting between the two…
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Russia fires space chief Dmitry Rogozin over wildly outlandish remarks
Moscow: Russia has fired Dmitry Rogozin, head of state space agency Roscosmos, who was known for making wildly outlandish statements and threats against the US space agency NASA. “Dmitry Rogozin was dismissed…
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Russia increases attacks across Ukraine’s north, east, south
Kramatorsk Russian forces fired missiles and shells at cities and towns across Ukraine on Saturday after Russia’s military announced it was stepping up its onslaught against its neighbour. Ukraine reported at least 17…
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Rise in Hinduphobia on social media, messaging platforms: US university researchers
New York: There has been a sharp spike, and rapid evolution, of anti-Hindu hate speech on social media, using even adapted white supremacist memes and coded language, with a potential for the…
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353 children killed in Russian invasion of Ukraine
Kiev: Around 353 children have been killed and more than 662 injured in Ukraine so far since the beginning of Russia’s full scale invasion. Most of the children were affected in Donetsk…
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Biden says US ‘will not walk away’ from Middle East
Jeddah: President Joe Biden, speaking at a summit of Arab leaders, said Saturday that the United States will not walk away from the Middle East as he tries to ensure stability in…
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Russian civil society will remain crippled for generations: Zelenskyy
Kiev: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has insited that his country will restore all educational institutions destroyed in Russian strikes but the Russian society will remain crippled for generations to come. In a…
