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In order to save power, Bangladesh to shut shops after 8 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked concerned authorities to take necessary measures to shut down shops, shopping malls, and markets across the country after 8 pm every day in an effort…
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Sri Lanka announces shut-down of govt offices, schools amid fuel crisis
Colombo: Crisis-hit Sri Lankan government has announced a shut-down of public sector offices from next week, beginning Monday, due to severe fuel shortages as the island nation continues to reel under its…
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Kabul Gurudwara blast: India says ‘closely monitoring’ situation
New Delhi: India has expressed concern over explosions and gunfire reported from a Gurudwara in the Afghanistan capital Kabul on Saturday morning and said it is closely monitoring the situation. External Affairs…
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Do H1B visa applicants have a reason to cheer?
New Delhi: US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has decided to clear the backlog of H1B visa applications. It came after an American political commentator told lawmakers that the operation and implementation…
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US woman tracks partner via Apple AirTag, allegedly kills him
San Francisco: A woman in the US has reportedly been charged with murder after she allegedly used an Apple AirTag to track down her lover and ran him over after witnessing him…
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Afghanistan: Two dead after three explosions hit Kabul gurdwara
Kabul: At least two civilians were killed and three security personnel injured after three explosions ripped through a gurdwara in Kabul on Saturday, according to multiple sources. The Ministry of Interior have…
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Afghanistan: Blasts near Sikh temple in Kabul
Kabul: Two explosions on Saturday ripped through a busy road near a Sikh temple in Kabul, with casualties unknown. “We heard a huge blast in Kart-e-Parwan neighbourhood at around 6 a.m. It was…
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By 2050, 75 percent world population to be affected by drought
Satyen Mohapatra Droughts may affect over three-quarters of the world’s population by 2050. In India, drought prone areas have increased by 57 percent since 1997. Fifty million Indians are affected by drought…
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Russia will use nuke weapons to defend sovereignty: Putin
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country was not threatening the world with nuclear weapons, but warned that Moscow “will use such weapons to defend its sovereignty”. He made the remarks on…
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WHO likely to okay use of Omicron-specific booster: Report
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation is likely to recommend an Omicron-specific booster dose, amid a fresh wave of infection due to the highly mutated Covid variant seen in several countries, including…
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Boris Johnson makes surprise visit to Ukraine, offers more military training
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson flew out to Ukraine to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky during a surprise visit to the capital Kyiv, where he launched a major training operation for Ukrainian…
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US President Joe Biden says his relationship with India is ‘very good’
Washington: US President Joe Biden said on Friday said that he shared a “very good” relationship with India and has visited the country twice, as he left on a weekend trip to…
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China launches third most advanced and domestically built aircraft carrier
Beijing: China on Friday launched its third aircraft carrier, the country’s most advanced as well as the first “fully domestically built” naval vessel, as an aggressive Beijing sought to extend the range…
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In a first, Catalonia parliament holds Israel guilty of apartheid
The Spanish parliament of Catalonia, in a historic vote, on Thursday, June 16, recognized Israel’s perpetration of the crime of apartheid against the Palestinian people. The Catalan parliament becomes the first parliament…
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Energy crisis: Lanka awaits Indian nod for new credit line
Colombo: Sri Lanka is awaiting official confirmation from India on a new credit line that would allow the cash-strapped nation to have supplies of petrol and diesel for the next four months,…
