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US SC hears arguments on use of affirmative action in college admissions
Washington: The US Supreme Court heard arguments on the use of affirmative action in college admissions. Affirmative action policies grew out of the civil rights movement in the US during the 1950s…
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Elon Musk ropes in Indian-origin technology executive as he implements changes in Twitter
New York: Sriram Krishnan, an Indian-origin technology executive, is helping out Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk as he revamps the social media giant following its acquisition by the billionaire entrepreneur. Krishnan is a…
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Iran signs gas contracts worth $6.5bn with Russia
Tehran: Iran and Russia have signed contracts worth around $6.5 billion for cooperation in the gas sector, a Minister announced here. The newly signed deals are parts of the memorandum of understanding…
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Italy’s GDP expands 0.5% in Q3
Rome: Italy’s economic growth streak continued in the third quarter of this year, with the country registering 0.5 per cent growth from the previous quarter, the government’s main statistics entity reported. According…
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‘Russia suspends, not withdraws from grain export deal with Ukraine’
Moscow: Russia has not withdrawn from the grain export deal with Ukraine but has suspended it, the Defence Ministry in Moscow announced. Russia has halted traffic along the security corridor in the…
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Braverman calls migrant crisis an ‘invasion’, faces heat
London: Indian-origin Suella Braverman, already under fire over her re-appointment as the UK Home Secretary, has sparked off another outrage by comparing migrant crisis in the country to “invasion”. Braverman, who was…
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UN chief highlights cities’ role in promoting global sustainable development
United Nations: Accounting for a majority of global carbon emissions, cities play critical roles in building a sustainable world for all, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. Guterres underscored the point in a…
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Russia welcome back into grain export deal: UN official
United Nations: The UN looks forward to welcoming Russia back in the fulfilment of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which Moscow has halted following an attack on the Russian Black Sea Fleet,…
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Criminal trial against Trump Organisation on tax fraud starts in New York
New York :The jury in the criminal trial against the Trump Organisation started to hear opening statements on a 15-year tax fraud scheme from the plaintiff and the defendant in the Supreme…
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1 dead after shooting at high school in Canada
Ottawa: One person was dead and another was in hospital after a shooting at a high school’s front yard in Toronto, the largest city of Canada, police said. The shooting happened just…
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Indian from Gujarat shot dead in Uganda, cop detained
Kampala: Kuntaj Patel, a 24 year-old Indian businessman from Gujarat, has been allegedly shot dead by a police constable in Kisoro town of Uganda, local media reports said. Police constable Elioda Gumizamu,…
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US: 2 dead in California Halloween party shooting
San Francisco: Two people were killed and two others injured during a shooting at a Halloween party in Covina, a city in California, local authorities said, adding the suspect is currently at…
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‘Never said entire UK is racist’ Trevor Noah on Rishi Sunak row
London: Noted comedian and television host Trevor Noah has defended himself following a row over his comments on the appointment of Britain’s new premier, saying he never said “the entire UK is racist”…
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WHO: Tuberculosis cases rise for the first time in years
Geneva: The number of people infected with tuberculosis, including the kind resistant to drugs, rose globally for the first time in years, according to a report issued Thursday by the World Health Organisation.…
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Death toll in Seoul Halloween stampede mounts to 153
Seoul: The death toll in the halloween stampede in South Korea’s capital Seoul has mounted to 153 and could rise further, as 19 people sustained serious injuries. The deadliest stampede in South…
