World
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Watch: Russia runs nuclear drills; launches ballistic missiles
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday monitored drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces involving multiple practice launches of ballistic and cruise missiles in a show of force amid the heightened…
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Russia recruiting Afghan commandos trained by US to fight in Ukraine
London: Afghan commandos who had been trained by Allied forces to fight the Taliban are now being recruited by Russia to fight in Ukraine, a media report said. Up to 30,000 members…
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Putin oversees retaliatory nuclear strike drills
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has overseen military drills enacting a retaliatory nuclear strike, a media report said. Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu described the aim of the drills as testing “Russia’s strategic…
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Pak govt drops ISI representative from team probing journalist’s killing in Kenya
Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Wednesday reconstituted a panel probing the killing of senior journalist Arshad Sharif in Kenya by dropping an ISI representative from the team, days after he was shot…
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Nuclear option should not be resorted to by any side: Rajnath to Russia
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday told his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu that the Ukraine conflict should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy and the nuclear option should not be…
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Apple Watch saves doctor’s life who took a hard fall
San Francisco: An Apple Watch has reportedly been credited with saving the life of a doctor, who fell from the side of his house while power washing. According to NBC Chicago, while…
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Indians, Khalistani supporters clash in Canadian city on Diwali night
Ottawa: Police in the Canadian city of Mississauga said that between 400 and 500 people clashed on Diwali night, during which one side waved the Indian Tricolour while some others held Khalistani…
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Canadian city gets first turban-wearing Sikh woman councillor
Toronto: Indo-Canadian healthcare worker Navjit Kaur Brar has become the first turban-wearing Sikh woman to be elected as Brampton City Councillor in the recent Municipal council polls. Brar, a respiratory therapist and…
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NYC mayor urges people to live in Diwali spirit as communities grapple with hate crimes
New York: As communities grapple with hate crimes and darkness, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has urged people to live in the spirit of Lord Ram, Sita and Diwali and be…
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China accused of illegal police stations in Netherlands
Amsterdam :The Chinese government has been accused of establishing at least two undeclared “police stations” in the Netherlands, a media reported. The media report cited evidence that the “overseas service stations”, which…
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Taliban bans hookahs in Afghanistan
Kabul: The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan recently issued a fatwa, or Islamic decree, to ban hookahs, which had become a common sight in the war-ton country in recent years, the media reported.…
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Brazil’s Supreme Court upholds move to ban fake news
Brasilia: Brazil’s Supreme Court has voted to uphold a decision by the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) to fast-track the removal of fake news from social media in the run-up to the presidential…
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Acting PM of New Zealand congratulates Rishi Sunak
Auckland: Acting Prime Minister Grant Robertson has congratulated Rishi Sunak on his appointment as Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. “New Zealand’s relationship with the UK is very…
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Biden’s job approval back down to 40%: Poll
Washington: A latest poll has revealed that US President Joe Biden’s job approval rating has slipped back to 40 per cent. The number was a step down from the 44 per cent…
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612 people killed in floods across Nigeria
Abuja: The Nigerian government said 612 people have died and 3,219,780 others have been adversely impacted as a result of flooding in the country since the beginning of the monsoon season this…
