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Rains in Pakistan: 11 Killed, power disrupted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar: At least 11 people, including three children, died and 47 were injured on Sunday as torrential rains and windstorms battered parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwest Pakistan, officials said. Heavy…
- Offbeat
Groom arrives at wedding in Batmobile; internet reacts
An Indian groom in Thailand arrived at the wedding venue in a Batmobile, a car belonging to DC comic super hero Batman. A video of the groom’s arrival has gone viral on…
- Pakistan
Pakistan SC grants bail to Imran Khan in May 9 riots case
The Supreme Court of Pakistan, on Wednesday, August 21, granted bail to former Prime Minister Imran Khan in eight cases related to the May 9 riots in 2023. The bail was granted…
- World
Nikki Haley urges Trump to get India-US ties on track amid tarrif row
Washington: As tensions increase between Washington and New Delhi over US tariffs related to India’s purchase of Russian oil, former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has issued a firm…
- World
Cambridge Dictionary adds ‘skibidi’, ‘tradwife’ among 6,000 new words
London: What the skibidi is happening to the English language? “Skibidi” is one of the slang terms popularised by social media that are among more than 6,000 additions this year to the…
- World
China FM Wang Yi on 2-Day state visit to India
Hyderabad: China on Monday said Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to India was aimed at working with New Delhi to deliver on important understandings reached between the leaders of the two sides…
- Hyderabad
KTR slams Telangana government over poor sanitation in state
Hyderabad: Bharat Rahstra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Ram Rao (KTR) on Monday, August 18 criticised the Telangana government for poor sanitation in the state. KTR said that the poor sanitation is…
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European leaders to join Ukraine prez for White House meeting with Trump
Kyiv: European and NATO leaders will join Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his crucial meeting with President Donald Trump, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday. The move in…
- Offbeat
Overdue book returned to library in US after 82 years: ‘Hope there is no late fee’
A person returned a book to the San Antonio Public Library (SAPL) almost 82 years after it was borrowed in July 1943. The incident occurred in June this year. The book titled…
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US: Shooter kills 3 in Target parking lot in Texas, held
Austin: A gunman opened fire on Monday in the parking lot of a Target store in Texas’ capital, killing two adults and a child before stealing two cars during a getaway that…
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US woman files HR complaint against colleague for not being invited to wedding
A woman in the United States filed a complaint against her colleague after reportedly not being invited to the latter’s wedding. The woman also accused the colleague of “creating a hostile environment.”…
- World
Trump admin scraps policy on disaster relief funds linked to Israel boycott
The Donald Trump administration on Monday, August 4 scrapped its policy on requiring U.S. cities and states to rebuke boycotts of Israeli companies to receive disaster relief aid. The Department of Homeland…
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India can’t continue financing Ukraine war by purchasing oil from Russia: Trump aide
New York: India portrays itself as being one of America’s closest friends in the world, but imposes massive tariffs, engages in “cheating” on immigration policies, and its purchases of Russian oil are…
- Offbeat
Humanoid joins PHD programme in China
In a first, a humanoidnamed Xeuba01, developed by China has joined the PhD programme at the Shanghai Theatre Academy. The humanoid has ben developed by the University of Shanghai for Science Science…
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Five dead in shooting at office in New York, suspect killed
New York: Five people, including a New York Police Department officer, were killed and several others injured when a gunman opened fire inside a Manhattan office building on Monday evening (local time).…
