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Humanoid joins PHD programme in China
In a first, a humanoidnamed Xeuba01, developed by China has joined the PhD programme at the Shanghai Theatre Academy. The humanoid has ben developed by the University of Shanghai for Science Science…
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Five dead in shooting at office in New York, suspect killed
New York: Five people, including a New York Police Department officer, were killed and several others injured when a gunman opened fire inside a Manhattan office building on Monday evening (local time).…
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Donald Trump shortens 50-day deadline for Russia to end war in Ukraine
Edinburgh: US President Donald Trump said Monday he is giving Russian President Vladimir Putin 10 to 12 days to stop the killing in Ukraine, shortening a 50-day deadline he had given the…
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Iconic cartoon Swat Kats to be launched as comic after 30 years
The 1990’s cult classic Swat Kats is set to be launched in comic form after 30 years. The animated show titled Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron, the new comic series was announced…
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New York dirtiest subway? Indian man in US shares video; internet reacts
An Indian vlogger shared a video of subway in New York showing the platforms littered and in a dilapidated condition. A reel shared on Instagram shows the vlogger walking through the subway…
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India, UK ink historic trade deal: Luxury cars, cosmetics likely to get cheaper
New Delhi: India and the UK on Thursday inked a landmark free trade agreement (FTA) that will cut tariffs on British whisky, cars and an array of items, besides boosting bilateral trade…
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Kajal Hindusthani calls minorities ‘zombies’ at New York event
Hindutva activist from Gujarat, Kajal Hindusthani, at an event in New York called Muslims “enemies of Hindus” and “zombies” on Wednesday, July 23. Her attack on Muslims on foreign soil is a…
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TRF deserves designation as foreign terrorist organisation: US
Washington: The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs has welcomed the designation of The Resistance Front, a proxy of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a global terrorist outfit over the Pahalgam attack, saying…
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Death toll in central Texas flash floods rises to 82
Kerrville: Families sifted through waterlogged debris Sunday and stepped inside empty cabins at Camp Mystic, an all-girls summer camp ripped apart by flash floods that washed homes off their foundations and killed…
- Pakistan
Immature political child: PTI slams Bilawal over extradition remarks
Islamabad: Describing former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari as an “immature political child”, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party has slammed him for suggesting that Islamabad could extradite “individuals of concern” to India as a confidence-building…
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Nirav Modi’s brother held in US on India’s extradition request
New Delhi: The US authorities have arrested the younger brother of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi on the basis of the extradition requests from the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI, officials said Saturday.…
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US: Indian techie works for 4 startups, goes viral for moonlighting
An Indian software engineer working at the silicon valley in the United States has gone viral for moonlighting. He was working for four start ups simultaneously. The software engineer identified as Soham…
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US to start sending letters to trade partners on tariff hikes effective from August 1
New Delhi: President Donald Trump has announced that the US administration will start sending letters informing trading partners of their tariff rates as soon as Friday, even as negotiations with various countries…
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PM Modi lauds India’s space programme in Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain: Praising India’s space programme in Trinidad and Tobago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, highlighted that the country named Chandrayaan-3 probe’s landing site on the Moon as ‘Shiv Shakti…
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11 killed, 7 injured in Sudan gold mine collapse
Khartoum: At least 11 people were killed and seven injured after a gold mine collapsed in northeastern Sudan, state-run Mineral Resources Company said. The incident occurred at the Kersh Al-Feel mine in…
