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- India
India, Oman adopt vision document to expand bilateral ties
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Saturday, December 16, firmed up a vision document to significantly expand bilateral cooperation in around 10 key areas and…
- World
PM Sunak’s officials in Delhi to discuss India-UK FTA: Report
London: Senior officials from British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s team are in New Delhi this week to add momentum behind the ongoing round of negotiations for an India-UK free trade agreement (FTA),…
- World
Bangladesh: Amid unrest 12 vehicles set ablaze in last 24 hours
Dhaka: At least 12 vehicles were set ablaze in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours, allegedly by the country’s main opposition party Bangladesh Nationalist party’s (BNP) supporters. Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil…
- Middle East
UK to start Gaza surveillance flights to locate captives held by Hamas
Tel Aviv: The military in the United Kingdom (UK) will operate surveillance flights over Gaza to help locate captives held by Hamas, Al Jazeera reported quoting the British Ministry of Defence. The…
- World
Oxford University Press names ‘Rizz’ as word of the year
London: After more than 32,000 votes and a team of language experts, Oxford’s Word of the Year 2023 is “rizz” — an internet slang which pertains to someone’s ability to attract another…
- World
5 bodies found underwater in search for missing US Osprey crew in Japan
Tokyo: In search for the US military Osprey aircraft that crashed last week in the waters off southwestern Japan, the bodies of five missing crew members were found to be located underwater,…
- World
‘Toughen up’: Indian-origin billionaire backs Narayana Murthy’s 70-hr work week advice
New Delhi: Indian-American businessman and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, Vinod Khosla has backed Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy’s suggestion that India’s youth must work 70 hours every week to improve the country’s…
- Pakistan
Pakistan: Barrister Gohar Ali Khan elected as new PTI chairman
Peshawar: Lawyer Gohar Ali Khan was on Saturday was elected unopposed as the new chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after its intra-party elections were held earlier in the day. PTI chief Imran…
- World
Elon Musk to meet Israeli president, families held by Hamas in Gaza
San Francisco: X Corp owner Elon Musk will meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and representatives from the families of hostages held in Gaza on Monday, in an effort to defuse the…
- Technology
Apple, US govt reach USD 25 million settlement over job bias allegations
New York: Apple Inc reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve allegations that the tech giant illegally discriminated in hiring and recruitment against American citizens and certain…
- Middle East
Indian diaspora in Americas, Europe vocal in backing Israel, muted in Gulf
New Delhi: A large chunk of the global Indian diaspora has rallied strongly behind Israel after the country witnessed its largest cross-border attack in October this year, carried out by the Hamas…
- Technology
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all 7 counts
New York: Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder and former CEO of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, has been found guilty on all seven counts related to fraud and money laundering. The US Attorney’s office at…
- Pakistan
Taliban to provide shelter for returning Afghan refugees from Pakistan
Kabul: The Taliban regime in Kabul announced that it will build shelters for the hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees returning home from Pakistan after the neighbouring country formulated a phase-wise process…
- World
Indians to benefit most as Canada to admit 500,000 immigrants each year
Toronto: Though Canada will admit 485,000 new immigrants in 2024 as in 2023, it plans to raise the numbers to 500,000 by 2025. Unveiling immigration plans for 2024-26, Marc Miller, Minister of…
- World
Putin warns against intensification of sanctions against Russia
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he expects Western sanctions against Moscow to be intensified, and that his country needs to be ready for acts of sabotage on vital infrastructure. Speaking…
