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- Offbeat
Overdue book returned to library in US after 82 years: ‘Hope there is no late fee’
A person returned a book to the San Antonio Public Library (SAPL) almost 82 years after it was borrowed in July 1943. The incident occurred in June this year. The book titled…
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US: Shooter kills 3 in Target parking lot in Texas, held
Austin: A gunman opened fire on Monday in the parking lot of a Target store in Texas’ capital, killing two adults and a child before stealing two cars during a getaway that…
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US woman files HR complaint against colleague for not being invited to wedding
A woman in the United States filed a complaint against her colleague after reportedly not being invited to the latter’s wedding. The woman also accused the colleague of “creating a hostile environment.”…
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Trump admin scraps policy on disaster relief funds linked to Israel boycott
The Donald Trump administration on Monday, August 4 scrapped its policy on requiring U.S. cities and states to rebuke boycotts of Israeli companies to receive disaster relief aid. The Department of Homeland…
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India can’t continue financing Ukraine war by purchasing oil from Russia: Trump aide
New York: India portrays itself as being one of America’s closest friends in the world, but imposes massive tariffs, engages in “cheating” on immigration policies, and its purchases of Russian oil are…
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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…
- India
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…
