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Video: Pro-Palestinian Turkish PhD scholar detained by masked US officials
Amid the US’ bid to curb pro-Palestinian voices, a Turkish PhD scholar was arrested outside her residence in Massachusetts on Wednesday, March 26, in the United States, by masked US border security…
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Trump signs executive order to begin dismantling education department
Washington: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to formally begin the process of dismantling the Education Department, saying that his administration is returning education back to the states. Beyond the…
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US Supreme Court to hear Tahawwur Rana’s plea seeking stay of extradition to India
New York: US Supreme Court justices will hear next month Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Rana’s renewed application, submitted to Chief Justice John Roberts, seeking a stay of his extradition to India. Rana, 64, is…
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Study finds most Americans unaware of PM Narendra Modi
A recent study has revealed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the least-known political figure among Americans. A survey conducted by YouGov with a panel of US residents states that 70 percent of…
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Kremlin confirms Trump-Putin phone call scheduled for Tuesday
Moscow: Russia on Monday confirmed that a phone call between the United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will take place on Tuesday. “Yes, this is indeed the…
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Stranded in space for nearly a year, Sunita Williams to return this week
New York: SpaceX’s Crew-10 mission successfully docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, March 16, bringing hope for the return of two stranded NASA astronauts — Sunita Williams and Butch…
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Our rights and freedom are at risk: UN urges global action against Islamophobia
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday, March 15, appealed for a tolerant religious world and to eradicate violence against individuals, places of worship, bigotry and speak out against Islamophobia and…
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Trump govt to layoff 50 percent staff of US education department
In a major development that will likely impact the funding of scores of scholars and students in America, the United States Department of Education on March 11 announced that more that 1,300…
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US: Black Lives Matter mural removed in Washington
A mural related to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in United States’ Washington was removed on Monday, March 10 after a Republican lawmaker threatened stop funding to the city. The mural,…
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Congress condemns vandalisation of temple in US, demands action
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday condemned the vandalisation of a Hindu temple in United States’ California and said such acts of hatred and intolerance were utterly unacceptable. The Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam…
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Kids poisoned by fentanyl rise in US, 44.6 pc life-threatening incidents: Study
New York: A new study has revealed that incidents of children in the US being poisoned by the synthetic opioid fentanyl increased and became more severe. The research followed an analysis of…
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Temple in US vandalised with ‘Anti-India’ graffiti
California: A BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, one of the largest Hindu temples, located in Chino Hills, California, was vandalised with “Anti-India” messages written on it on Sunday. The official page of BAPS…
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Bangladesh sees surge in violence against police
Dhaka: Bangladesh has witnessed a surge in violence against law enforcement agencies under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, the country’s media reported on Saturday citing details from the police reports. Bangladeshi police…
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In siding with Russia over Ukraine, Trump hastening US decline
Canberra: Has any nation squandered its diplomatic capital, plundered its own political system, attacked its partners and supplicated itself before its far weaker enemies as rapidly and brazenly as Donald Trump’s America?…
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Watch: Riyadh begins installing nameplates honouring Saudi imams, kings
Riyadh: Riyadh Municipality has begun installing road signs and nameplates for 15 major squares in the capital, honouring Saudi Arabia’s imams and kings. This follows a directive from the Custodian of the…
