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- India
Jaishankar strongly defends India’s import of crude oil from Russia
New Delhi: India on Monday stoutly defended its import of crude oil from Russia amid the Ukraine conflict with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asserting that New Delhi’s procurement was just one-sixth…
- Pakistan
Russia to provide fuel at discounted rates: Pak govt
Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan on Monday said Russia has agreed to provide it with crude oil as well as petrol and diesel at discounted rates, as Islamabad battles to contain a current account…
- World
6-year-old Indian-origin boy becomes youngest Singaporean to reach Everest Base Camp
Singapore: Six-year-old Indian-origin boy Om Madan Garg has become the youngest Singaporean to finish the Everest Base Camp trek in Nepal, a feat that has been recognised by the Singapore Book of…
- World
US: Man claiming to be cult leader marries 20 women including own daughter
In an incident reported from Arizona in the United States, a man claiming to be a Prophet has reportedly married as many as 20 women, including his own daughter. The man identified…
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5.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka
Dhaka: A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Dhaka on Monday, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). Kazi Zebunnesa, a meteorologist from BMD, told Xinhua news agency that the epicentre of the earthquake was…
- World
Italy home to highest number of unofficial Chinese ‘police stations’: Report
Rome: Italy hosts the highest number of unofficial Chinese “police stations” out of a network of more than 100 around the world, a report by a Spanish civil rights group has claimed.…
- India
Indian techies to learn Japanese as Tokyo opens doors for jobs
New Delhi: Nagpur based Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) will launch a special training programme on Japanese language, work culture and communication for its students. The programme will commence in January…
- Business
Oil prices rise as cap set Russian crude
London: Oil prices rose on Monday following an agreement by the G7 group ofnations and its allies to cap the price of Russian oil at $60 a barrel, BBC reported. Brent crude…
- Pakistan
In 2 yrs, only 100 students enrolled in Imran’s dream Al-Qadir Institute
Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s dream university, Al-Qadir Institute, has only enrolled 100 students two years after its establishment, a media report said on Monday. The PTI Chairman’s varsity, established…
- World
Sikh woman shot dead outside gas station in Canada
Toronto: In a “targeted” killing, a 21 year-old Canadian-Sikh woman died after being shot multiple times outside a gas station in Mississauga, police said. Pawanpreet Kaur, a resident of Brampton, died on…
- World
Impeachment motion part of political game: Peru President
Lima: Peruvian President Pedro Castillo said Sunday that an impeachment motion approved by the opposition-led Congress “is part of the political game” against him. Castillo made his remarks on Sunday in Cajamarca,…
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Mass power outage in North Carolina probed as ‘criminal occurrence’
Washington: A massive power outage in the US state of North Carolina is being investigated as a “criminal occurrence”. Several communities of Moore County began experiencing power outages after 7 p.m. on…
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Iran accuses US of ‘seeking to cause chaos’ to force concessions in nuke talks
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has accused the US, along with some other Western countries, of “seeking to cause chaos” in Iran to force its concessions in the talks on reviving…
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Indian-origin science teacher wins PM’s prize in Australia
Melbourne: An Indian-origin teacher in Australia has received the 2022 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in secondary schools. Melbourne-based Veena Nair, who is ViewBank College’s Head of Technology and…
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Sri Lanka to launch mobile app for tourist safety next year
Colombo: Sri Lanka will introduce a mobile app for the safety of tourists coming to the South Asian country, Minister of Tourism and Lands Harin Fernando said here. He told reporters that…
