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Indian Consulate in Shanghai closes in-person services as COVID crisis worsens in China
Beijing: The Indian Consulate in Shanghai has announced the suspension of in-person consular services as China’s gleaming business hub with 26 million people struggled with mounting COVID-19 cases, putting the country’s dynamic…
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Pakistan’s new PM Shehbaz Sharif likely to visit Saudi Arabia, China: Report
Islamabad: Shehbaz Sharif is expected to travel to Saudi Arabia and China in his first foreign trip after taking charge as Pakistan’s new Prime Minister, according to a media report on Tuesday.…
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Suspected killer of Indian student in Canada arrested: Police
Toronto: The Toronto Police on Tuesday announced that a 39-year-old man, who is believed to have shot and killed 21-year-old c in Canada, has been arrested. The victim, who hailed from Ghaziabad…
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India supplies 11,000 MT of rice to SL ahead of national new year
Colombo: Awaiting to usher the National New Year, crisis-ridden Sri Lanka on Tuesday welcomed a consignment of 11,000 MT of rice received under the concessional Indian Credit Facility of $1 billion. Having…
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US inflation hits 40-year high
London: The US inflation rate hit a 40-year high in the year to March after fuel prices soared during the first full month of the Ukraine war, BBC reported. Consumer prices surged…
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Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak fined by Scotland Yard for breaking Covid rules
London: Financial penalties have been imposed on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor of the exchequer Rishi Sunak by Londons Metropolitan Police for breaking Covid-19 lockdown rules. Johnsons wife Carrie has…
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New Omicron BA.4, BA.5 sub-variants detected in Africa, Europe
New Delhi: South African scientists have detected two new sub-variants of the highly contagious Omicron variant – BA.4 and BA.5. According to Tulio de Oliveira, Director of Centre for Epidemic Response and…
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Ukraine probing if chemical weapons were used in Mariupol
Kiev: Ukrainian military officials are currently confirming information regarding the use of chemical weapons by Russian forces in Mariupol. Hanna Maliar, Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Defence, said on the national joint news…
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US professor refers to India as a s***hole, singles out Brahmins
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax made more inflammatory comments on a national conservative talk show Friday, slamming immigrants who are critical of the US, Philadelphia Inquirer reported. “There is…
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Pak’s newly appointed PM Shehbaz Sharif thanks PM Modi for felicitating him
Islamabad: Pakistan’s newly-appointed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for felicitating him and said his country desires “peaceful and cooperative” ties with India. Sharif, however, emphasised…
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Raise persecution of Indian Muslims with Modi: US groups to Biden
Ahead of his virtual meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 12, US President Joe Biden has been exhorted by American civil rights organizations, the Indian Muslim American Council (IAMC) and…
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Imran Khan demands ‘immediate elections’ in Pakistan
Islamabad: Ousted Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has demanded an “immediate elections” in the country, hours after Shehbaz Sharif took oath as the 23rd Prime Minister on Monday. Taking to Twitter,…
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UN chief voices concern over escalation in Palestinian-Israeli tensions
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced grave concern over the recent escalation in Palestinian-Israeli tensions, said his Spokesman. “The Secretary-General is following with deep concern the escalating violence in the occupied…
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Quad has emerged as powerful force of global good: Jaishankar
Washington: Ahead of the Quad in-person leadership summit in Japan next month, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday said the informal grouping of Australia, India, Japan and the United States has…
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India, US agree to launch defence supply chain for priority needs
New York: India and the US have agreed to launch defence supply chain cooperation to quickly meet each other’s priority needs, according to Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin. Unveiling several defence initiatives between…
