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EAM Jaishankar inaugurates Indian Embassy in Paraguay
Asuncion (Paraguay): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar jointly inaugurated the new Indian Embassy here in Paraguay with his counterpart Julio Cesar Arriola, expressing confidence that this new resident mission will take the bilateral…
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South Korea population falls for second year in a row
Seoul: South Korea’s population declined for the second consecutive year in 2021, while the number of single-person households continued to increase, government data revealed on Tuesday. As of the end of 2021,…
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British Airways to cancel around 10,000 Heathrow flights
London: British Airways said that it will axe around 10,000 short-haul flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport between October 2022 and March 2023. Some long-haul flights will also be affected, the…
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Trump asks court for review of Mar-a-Lago material taken by FBI
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump’s attorneys have filed a lawsuit in court calling for the appointment of an independent party to review the documents retrieved from his Mar-a-Lago estate by FBI agents…
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Russia blames Ukraine for murder of Putin ally’s daughter
Kiev: Russia has blamed Ukraine for the murder of political scientist Darya Dugina, the daughter of a major ally of President Vladimir Putin, the domestic intelligence agency FSB says. “The crime was prepared…
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Fauci, top infectious disease expert, to retire in December
Washington: Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the US, who became a household name during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced on Monday that he will step down in December for…
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Pakistan worried about a volatile Afghanistan after Zawahiri’s killing
Islamabad: Pakistani officials have admitted that the killing of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri in Kabul was a serious setback to the Afghan Taliban’s efforts to seek legitimacy, according to sources. The…
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Court grants Imran protective bail till Thursday in terror case
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court on Monday granted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan protective bail till Thursday in a terror case registered against him for “threatening” a female judge and senior police…
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Sri Lankan economic crisis: 8 members reach Indian coast, rescued
Chennai: Amid looming economic crisis and political instability in the island nation, eight more people from Sri Lanka reached the Indian shores at Arichalmunai, Rameswaram, sources said on Monday. The eight members of…
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ISIS suicide bomber plotting attack in India detained in Russia
Moscow: The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday said that its officers had detained a suicide bomber, a member of the Islamic State terrorist group, who was plotting a terrorist attack…
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Protests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against abduction, forced conversion of Sikh woman
Peshawar: Members of the Sikh community protested for a second day in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province against a woman’s alleged abduction, forceful conversion and marriage to a Muslim man. “Dina Kumari, 25,…
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Flash floods in Afghanistan kill 14 people
Kabul: At least 14 people were killed and 12 others injured in flash floods triggered by heavy rain in Afghanistan’s Paktia province, state media reported on Monday. “Fourteen people lost their lives…
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Pakistan: Imran moves court to avoid arrest in terror case
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) and sought a pre-arrest bail in a terror case filed against him. The plea was filed through Khan’s…
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Pakistan: Sikhs to meet MEA on kidnapping, forced conversion of woman
New Delhi: A delegation of Sikhs is set to meet the Ministry of External Affairs on Monday and hand over a representation with regard to kidnapping and forced conversion of a Sikh…
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Law enforcement agencies surround Imran’s home as govt mulls arrest
Islamabad: Large contingents of law enforcement agencies, police commandos, Rangers and constabulary were deployed around the Banigala, the residence of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, and all roads and pathways leading…
