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British-Indian found guilty of killing father with champagne bottle
London: A British-Indian man has been found guilty of bludgeoning his father to death with a champagne bottle in a drunken rage two years ago. Deekan Singh Vig, 54, murdered his 86-year-old…
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Over 200 drug suspects arrested in special operation in Sri Lanka
Colombo: Police in Sri Lanka announced the arrest of over 200 drug suspects in a special operation conducted in parts of the island country. Police spokesperson Nihal Thalduwa said the operation was…
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Boris Johnson says Putin ‘threatened him with missile strike’ before war
London: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that Russian President Vladimir Putin had “threatened him with a missile strike during an extraordinary phone call” ahead of Moscow launching its invasion of…
- Pakistan
Pakistani forces’ crackdown on Baloch student protesters: Report
Lahore: Baloch students, who were peacefully protesting in Lahore against the tyranny of military rule in Balochistan, were attacked by the Pakistani forces, The Balochistan Post reported. Sharing the footage of the…
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hits China’s Aral
Beijing: An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter scale hit the Aral, a sub-prefecture-level city surrounded by Aksu Prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre…
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US sanctions Chinese firm for helping Russian group Wagner in Ukraine
Washington: The United States imposed sanctions on a Chinese company for sending satellite imagery orders from locations in Ukraine to Russia’s Wagner Group, according to the statement released by the US Department…
- Pakistan
Imran Khan to contest by polls all 33 vacant parliamentary seats
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan has decided to contest by-elections to 33 National Assembly seats in March in all constituencies, The Express Tribune reported citing senior party leader Shah Mahmood…
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Electricity crisis continues to undermine economic growth: S. Africa Prez
Johannesberg: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the electricity crisis in the country continues to undermine economic growth and investment. “Load shedding damages businesses, disrupts households, compromises the provision of…
- Middle East
Indigenous children graves in Canada proof of ‘genocide’: Iran
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that the recent discovery of new mass graves of “innocent” indigenous children in Canada is evidence of a “major human tragedy” that…
- Technology
What Big Tech companies are saying to justify mass layoffs
New Delhi: As more and more Big Tech companies continue to sack employees, they have listed various reasons behind the move — over-hiring, uncertain global macroeconomic conditions, strong tailwinds from the Covid-19…
- Pakistan
Long queues at petrol pumps across Pakistan
Islamabad: Rumours of a massive hike in petrol prices resulted in long queues at petrol pumps in many parts of Pakistan, local media reported. According to reports being shared on social media,…
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Biden calls Israeli PM after terrorist attack in Jerusalem
Washington: US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, condemning what he called a “horrific terrorist attack” outside a Jerusalem synagogue in which a Palestinian gunman killed at least seven…
- Pakistan
Pakistan Finance Minister seeks divine intervention to rescue sinking economy
Islamabad: As the Pakistan government struggles to arrest the worsening economic crisis, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar sought to allay concerns by invoking divine favor, saying that the country was the only country…
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Biden ‘outraged’ on African American man’s death due to US police brutality
Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that he is outraged and deeply pained to see the horrific video of the beating of African American youth Tyre Nichols in Memphis city of…
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US, India to hold diplomatic consultations: State Dept
New York: The US diplomat in charge of political affairs is visiting India for consultations with the External Affairs Ministry in New Delhi, according to the State Department. During her visit, Under…
