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NRIs in Saudi Arabia pay floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on I-Day
Jeddah: The NRI community across the Gulf Region on Thursday, August, 15 celebrated India’s 78th Independence Day with patriotic fervour. The Indian missions and Indian schools in the region commemorated Independence Day…
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Russia repels Ukrainian attacks in Kursk: Defence Ministry
Moscow: Russia has repelled six Ukrainian attacks in the Kursk region over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defence Ministry said Wednesday. Russian armed forces have prevented attempts by Ukrainian mobile groups…
- Technology
Google faces potential breakup following monopoly verdict
New York: A bid to break up Alphabet Inc.’s Google is being considered by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) after a landmark court ruling found that the company has monopolised the…
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Russia’s Belgorod region declares regional emergency amid ongoing tensions
Moscow: The Belgorod region has declared a regional state of emergency due to the escalating situation, with authorities considering elevating the emergency status to the federal level, the region’s Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov…
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Starbucks replaces Laxman Narasimhan with Brian Niccol as CEO
Washington: In a surprise move, struggling multinational coffee chain Starbucks on Tuesday announced the appointment of Brian Niccol as chairman and chief executive officer replacing Indian-origin CEO Laxman Narasimhan who is stepping…
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‘Pure vegetarian Indian dishes’ – new trend among foodies in Pakistan’s Karachi
Pakistan’s industrial and financial centre, Karachi, has emerged as a food capital with a new trend: a growing taste for authentic Indian vegetarian dishes such as ‘soyabean aloo biryani’, ‘aloo tikkis’, ‘vada…
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Unbelievably saddened: Sundar Pichai on demise of ex-YouTube CEO
New Delhi: Susan Wojcicki, once a key figure in Google’s history, passed away after a two-year battle with cancer, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai informed on Saturday. Wojcicki played a foundational…
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Indian media’s coverage of attacks on Bangladesh minorities draws int’l criticism
Amid political unrest and violence leading to the ousting of Prime Minister Sheik Hasina in Bangladesh, several cases of attacks on the minority Hindu community have also been reported. This has raised…
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Iraq proposes bill to reduce legalised girl child marriage
A bill was proposed in Iraq’s parliament to reduce women’s legal age to marry from 18 years to 9 years, effectively legalising child marriage, along with other amendments feared to be ‘sectarian’,…
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Russia declares federal emergency in Kursk region
Moscow: Russia has declared a state of emergency in the Kursk region due to the tense situation there, Ministry of Emergencies said on Friday. On August 9, an extraordinary meeting of the…
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Ready to work with interim govt in Bangladesh, says China
Dhaka: Citing that friendship between China and Bangladesh runs “long and deep,” Beijing said on Friday that it “stands ready” to work with the newly formed interim government in Bangladesh to promote bilateral…
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Israel revokes diplomatic status of Norwegian envoys to Palestinian Authority
Jerusalem: Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz announced on Thursday that he was revoking the diplomatic status of Norwegian envoys to the Palestinian Authority (PA), citing Oslo’s “anti-Israel behaviour” since the onset of…
- Health
Saliva outperforms blood tests for detecting respiratory infections in kids
New Delhi: Saliva tests can more accurately determine the severity of recurrent respiratory infections in children than the standard blood test, a new study showed on Thursday. A study was conducted by…
- Sports
CAS likely to hear Vinesh Phogat’s appeal over Olympic disqualification
Paris: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is likely to accept Vinesh Phogat’s appeal against her disqualification from the Paris Olympics 50 kg women’s wrestling gold medal bout. The Court of…
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Bangladesh: 91 killed in clashes between protesters, ruling party supporters
Dhaka: At least 91 people, including 14 policemen, were killed and hundreds injured on Sunday in fierce clashes between protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and the ruling party supporters in…
