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- India
Yogi to hold roadshows abroad for investors’ summit
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will lead the ‘Invest in Brand UP campaign’ aimed at attracting entrepreneurs from across the world to capitalise the business potential in the state which…
- World
Former vice governor of China’s Hubei expelled from CPC over graft charges
Beijing: A former top official in central China’s Hubei province has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and other public offices over corruption charges. China’s top anti-graft body said…
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Putin slams West and US for ‘double standards’; cites plundering of India & Africa
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has reminded the world of the West’s colonial policy, plundering of India and Africa, slave trade, and the use of nuclear and chemical weapons by the US, as…
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North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles: Seoul
Seoul: North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Saturday, in its fourth such provocation in less than a week, South Korea’s military said. The Joint Chiefs of…
- Pakistan
Polio claims infant’s life in Pakistan
Islamabad: A 10-month-old infant died after being confirmed with the wild poliovirus in North Waziristan district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the Health Ministry said. In a statement on Friday night,…
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6.0 magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia, no casualty reported
Jakarta: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Indonesia’s western province of North Sumatra on Saturday morning, and there were no preliminary reports of damages or casualties, authorities said. The quake…
- Pakistan
China has pledged over USD 90 million for flood-hit Pakistan
Islamabad: China has so far pledged over USD 90 million in assistance to Pakistan after the devastating floods, the Chinese envoy to the country said on Friday. Ambassador Nong Rong in a…
- World
Sri Lanka’s inflation zooms to 69.8 per cent in September
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s inflation has set a new record of 69.8 per cent in September, up from 64.3 per cent a month earlier, data from the state statistics office said on Friday,…
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UK imposes services sanctions on Russia over illegal annexation of four regions of Ukraine
London: The UK government on Friday imposed new services and goods export ban on Russia in response to what it termed the “illegal annexation” of four regions of Ukraine after “sham referendums”.…
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Putin signs decree recognizing ‘independence’ of Ukraine’s Zaporizhia, Kherson regions
Moscow: In a major move by Russia, President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree recognizing the so-called “independence” of the Ukrainian regions Zaporizhzhia and Kherson, media reports said. The decree will be…
- World
Russia calls on Kiev to return to negotiations: Putin
Moscow: Moscow is ready for talks with Kiev, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at a ceremony for the signing of treaties on the inclusion of the Luhansk and Donetsk People’s…
- Pakistan
Thousands of disgruntled farmers paralyse Islamabad
Islamabad: Over 25,000 farmers from Pakistans Punjab province have staged a protest sit-in in Islamabad, paralysing the capital city and creating travel woes as authorities have blocked roads with containers. The farmers,…
- India
India urges Nepal to check entry of Chinese, Pak nationals through border
Kathmandu: India’s Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has requested Nepal to stop the entry of Pakistani and Chinese nationals into India through the Nepal-India border points. SSB Director General Sujoy Lal Thaosen, who…
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20 injured in Balochistan market blast
Quetta: At least 20 people were injured in an explosion in the main market of Balochistans Kohlu district on Friday, an official in the Pakistani province confirmed. According to Balochistan Education Minister…
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Germany to set up stabilisation fund to fight energy crisis
Berlin: Germany is putting up a “defensive umbrella” of up to 200 billion euros ($196 billion) to stabilise the country’s economy during the energy crisis, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced. The country’s Economic…
