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Onus of creating new world order on us, PM tells world leaders at G20 summit
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday underlined the need to ensure collective peace, harmony and security in the world. Addressing the G20 summit in Bali, which got underway ealier in…
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Taliban leader orders Sharia law punishments
Kabul: Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has ordered judges across Afghanistan to order punishments for offences such as robbery, kidnapping and sedition in line with the group’s interpretation of Islamic Sharia law.…
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US media changes tune, hails Biden’s victory and derides Trump
Washington: Even as Democrats celebrate retaining control of the US Senate by winning 50 seats and reducing the margin in the House, US President Joe Biden faces innumerable challenges in the remaining…
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Questioning its legality, India abstains on Ukraine reparations resolution
United Nations: Questioning its legality, India has abstained on a UN General Assembly resolution setting up a mechanism for Russian reparations to Ukraine for war damages. “The legal validity of such a…
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Biden meets Xi for the first time after taking charge
Washington: US President Joe Biden told his China counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday that he is committed to keeping lines of communication open with the latter. The meeting took place in Bali,…
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Indian-origin minor kidnapped in South Africa
Johannesburg: South African police continue to search for an eight-year-old Indian-origin girl who was kidnapped by two armed men in Gatesville, Cape Town, two weeks ago, local media reports said. Abirah Dekhta,…
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Indian-origin Sikh wins 2023 NSW Australian of the Year award
Melbourne: Indian-origin Sikh Amar Singh has been honoured with the New South Wales Australian of the Year award for supporting the community impacted by floods, bushfires, drought and the Covid-19 pandemic. Singh,…
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Lawyer linked to Melania Trump elected Slovenia’s 1st female President
Ljubljana: Natasa Pirc Musar, a Slovenian lawyer who was hired by former US Melania Trump in 2016 for a case, has been elected as the country’s first-ever female President. Musar will take…
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5.0 magnitude quake strikes waters off Taiwan
Beijing: A 5.0-magnitude quake jolted waters off Taitung County, Taiwan, on Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The quake struck at a depth of 10 km at 9:47 a.m.,…
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UK economy: A crisis in the making for some time, with India trade deal offering hope
London: It has been anything but a smooth ride for the Rishi Sunak led UK government, with the latest official data released this week reflecting a shrinking economy and a looming two-year-long…
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In crushing blow to Trump, Democrats keep control of Senate
New York: In a crushing blow to former President Donald Trump and his party, Democrats will be keeping control of the Senate after a candidate backed by him lost the Senate race…
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7.0-magnitude quake hits east of Fiji Islands, no tsunami warning
Suva: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit the eastern part of the Fiji Islands on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 587.2 km, was…
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Trump goes after DeSantis, starts 2024 Republican primaries
Washington: The Republican primaries for the 2024 Presidential nomination are well and truly underway even though no one has actually declared their candidacy yet. Former President Donald Trump, who has been teasing…
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India shouldn’t feel threatened by presence of any superpower in Indian Ocean: SL Prez
Colombo: Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe reiterated that whatever superpower enters the Indian Ocean, there should not be any threat to India. Wickremesinghe said that Sri Lanka would not be a party…













