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Wheel of fortune turned full circle: Bommai on Sunak’s UK Premiership
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday expressed happiness after Indian-origin British Conservative party politician Rishi Sunak made his way to the post of UK Prime Minister. Talking to reporters at…
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Joe Biden says Sunak election ‘groundbreaking milestone’
Washington: US President Joe Biden called the impending UK premiership of Rishi Sunak a “groundbreaking milestone”. Biden, as most other world leaders, is still getting used to the Indian-descent Sunak’s name. He…
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At 42, Rishi Sunak youngest to take UK PM office in over 200 years
London: Conservative party’s Rishi Sunak will become the first Hindu and the first person of colour to become Britain’s Prime Minister. At the age of 42, he is also the youngest person…
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India vs Pakistan: Sundar Pichai hits-back at troll
Following the nail-biting ICC T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan on Sunday Goole CEO Sundar Pichai took to Twitter to congratulate the Indian cricket team and extended wishes on the…
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Watch: Pasoori brings Indian, Pakistani fans together amid on-field tension
As it often does, music upheld unity among Indian and Pakistani fans at the end of the high-voltage ICC T20 World Cup match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan at the iconic Melbourne…
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Japan’s minister resigns after allegations of connection with a cult
Japan’s Minister for Economic Revitalisation Daishiro Yamagiwa resigned from his post on Monday over allegations of his links with a church group, also called a cult. The church, founded in South Korea…
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Boris Johnson loyalist Priti Patel comes out in support of Rishi Sunak as UK PM
London: Priti Patel, a loyalist of former British prime minister Boris Johnson, on Monday came out in support of Rishi Sunak to take over at 10 Downing Street as the Conservative Party…
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Unseen in decades, China’s trajectory is shaped by vision and ambition of one man
Beijing: It was a crowning moment for Xi Jinping when he stepped onto a red-carpet stage on Sunday to begin his norm-shattering third term as China’s supreme leader, media reported. Xi, 69,…
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Rishi Sunak to be new UK PM as Penny Mordaunt pulls out of race
Rishi Sunak is all set to make history as Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister, as Penny Mordaunt withdrew from the race on Monday. Sunak was on Monday inching closer to becoming Britain’s…
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Danish Siddiqui’s parents file new evidence against Taliban at ICC
New Delhi: Even as Danish Siddiqui, the photo-journalist who was tortured and killed by the Taliban, was formally awarded his second Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography — for his groundbreaking work in…
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Imran Khan claims his long march will be biggest in history
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan said the incumbent rulers wanted to send him to jail so that people did not come out for street protests, The…
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Journey of Rishi Sunak from Oxford University to frontrunner for UK PM
Rishi Sunak who is a graduate of Oxford University became the frontrunner for the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after Boris Johnson took himself out of the race on Sunday.…
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This Diwali is special: Fiji PM to Indian community
Suva: Wishing the Indian community in Fiji on Diwali, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said that this year’s celebration is special as the world has won over the Covid pandemic. “I thank God…
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Pak convinces Saudi to set up $12 bn refinery, petrochemical complex
Islamabad: The Shehbaz Sharif government has succeeded in persuading Saudi Arabia to revive a major project shelved during the PTI government and establish a state of the art deep conversion refinery along…
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Texas Governor celebrates Diwali with Indian-Americans
Austin: Texas Governor Greg Abbott celebrated Diwali with prominent members of the Indian-American community at his official residence in Austin, the state capital. “Tonight, Cecilia & I celebrated Diwali at the Governor’s…
