World
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China to provide Rs 15 bn assistance to Nepal to invest in projects
Kathmandu: China has pledged Rs 15 billion in grant assistance to Nepal to invest in various projects this year in the landlocked Himalayan nation after visiting foreign minister Narayan Khadka held wide-ranging talks…
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Biden calls on Syria to help bring detained US reporter home
Washington: US President Joe Biden said that Washington knows “with certainty” that the Syrian government has held Austin Tice, a reporter and former Marine missing in Syria since 2012, and is asking for…
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London home of Dadabhai Naoroji gets Blue Plaque honour
London: The south London home where Dadabhai Naoroji, a prominent member of the Indian freedom struggle and Britain’s first Indian parliamentarian, lived for around eight years at the end of the 19th…
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‘Anti-Shia hatred’ may be behind killings of Muslims in US
Dallas: A Muslim man in the US has been charged in the serial killing of four Muslims from Pakistan and Afghanistan, which a leading American Islamic organisation said may have been motivated…
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UNSC: India slams China, Pakistan for ‘double standards’ on terror
United Nations: Taking a dig at China, India has told a UN Security Council meeting chaired by Beijing that it was “most regrettable” that genuine and evidence-based proposals to blacklist some of…
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Imran’s arrest may trigger ‘bloody politics’, says ex-minister
Islamabad: Reacting to the Pakistan governments move to file references against the PTI chairman in prohibited funding and Toshakhana cases, former Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has warned that attempts to arrest Imran…
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1,500 kids in Afghanistan infected with diarrhea
Kabul: As many as 1,500 Afghan children have been infected with diarrhea over the past week in the northern Takhar province, a local health official said on Wednesday. “The infected children have been…
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China again threatens to take Taiwan by force if necessary
Beijing: Amid the continuing tensions over Taiwan, China on Wednesday again threatened to take the democratic self-governing island by military means if necessary. “We will work with the greatest sincerity and exert…
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Sri Lanka’s anti-govt protest ends after 123 days of uprising
Colombo: After 123 days of unprecedented anti-government protests which saw the ouster of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the agitation over the country’s worst economic crisis formally ended on Tuesday, even as…
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EU ban on Russian coal imports to take effect after transition ends
Brussels: European Union (EU) member states will not be allowed to import any more coal from Russia after the transitional period for the bloc’s embargo ends at midnight on Wednesday. The embargo…
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Missile attack near Ukrainian nuke plant kills 11
Kiev: At least 11 people were killed in missile attacks overnight in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region not far from the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, the local military said on Wednesday. “A tragic night…
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India invites UNSC members for special meeting of Counter-Terrorism Committee in Oct
United Nations: India has invited all members of the UN Security Council for a high-level special meeting of the Counter-Terrorism Committee in New Delhi and Mumbai in October aimed at highlighting the increase…
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Donald Trump to face questioning from New York State attorney general’s office
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump will face questioning from the New York State attorney general’s office this week, a new turn into the civil investigation. Trump had sat for numerous depositions…
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British and Western media maintain power through Commonwealth Games
The 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games has just concluded. For India it was a satisfactory exercise as our country finished fourth on the medal table. There were excellent performances from Indian newcomers and India…
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Rishi Sunak promises more support in UK energy crisis
London: Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak on Tuesday promised to provide more money to help people cope with soaring household energy bills if he is elected Britain’s Prime Minister next month. The 42-year-old…
