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Minneapolis allows ‘azaan’ call 5 times per day, 1st in US
For the first time in the history of the United States (US), Minneapolis city approved the call to prayer, and it will soon be broadcasted over loudspeakers five times per day. The…
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China’s chip imports drop 23% as US, India ramp up semiconductor manufacturing
Beijing: As the US and India bolster local semiconductor manufacturing, China’s chip imports nosedived 23 per cent in the first quarter of 2023, the media reported on Friday. China imported 108.2 billion…
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Amid layoffs, tech firms continue to exploit H-1B visa programme: Study
New York: Amid massive ongoing layoffs in the tech sector, the top 30 H-1B visa employers hired 34,000 new workers in 2022 and laid off at least 85,000 workers in 2022 and…
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US lawmaker calls for India to join ‘team America’, abandon China-Russia axis
Washington: A US lawmaker of a key Congressional committee on the increasingly contentious relationship with China, called on India to choose “team America” over Russia and China. Jake Auchincloss, a two-term Democrat…
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US President Biden plans to run for second term in 2024
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) said that he plans to run for president in 2024 but was not prepared to announce it yet. In an interview with NBC’s…
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US: 3 children among 5 killed in mass shooting at bank in Kentucky
In news just coming in, five people, including three children have been killed at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. The suspected shooter is reportedly dead. According to the Louisville Metro…
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Video: New Jersey imam injured in stabbing during Fajr prayer; now stable
A New Jersey imam who was stabbed during Fajr prayer on Sunday is now in stable condition. The incident occurred at the Omer mosque in South Paterson when around 200 worshipers were…
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The US should change gun ownership laws to save innocent lives
Ishrat Aziz Laws must be judged on the basis of results. The consequences of existing lax gun laws in the US are there for all to see. According to the Switzerland-based Small…
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Meet Mohammed Jameel, first Indian American Muslim elected to Long Grove Village Board
Dr. Mohammed Jameel who hails from Telangana has become the First Indian American Muslim elected to the Long Grove Village Board. Speaking on this occasion in winning celebrations in Long Grove he…
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Johnson & Johnson willing to pay $9bn to settle talc claims: Report
London: US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has proposed to pay almost $9 billion to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits the company faces in North America over claims that its baby…
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Trump’s next in-person hearing in hush money case set for Dec 4
New York: The next in-person hearing in a criminal case against former president Donald Trump in New York City has been set for December 4, roughly two months before the official start…
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Tesla remains EV market leader in US with over 50% share
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run Tesla remains the market leader in the electric vehicle (EV) market in the US with more than 50 per cent share, selling more cars than the other 17…
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Christina Hammock Koch to be first woman to go around the moon
US astronaut Christina Hammock Koch will be the envy of all women in the world as she becomes the first woman to go around the moon. While men have journeyed to moon…
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Donald Trump to appear before Manhattan court to face criminal charges
New York: Former US President Donald Trump is set to appear before a specially secured Manhattan courthouse on Tuesday to be arraigned on history-making criminal charges related to paying hush money to…
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Timeline of scandal that led to former US President Donald Trump’s conviction
New York: Former US President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear on Tuesday before a Manhattan court here following an investigation related to hush money payments to a porn star, Stormy Daniels,…
