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Russian President praises India by calling its people talented and purposeful
Moscow: For a second time within a week, Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised India’s growth story and said its people are “very talented” and “purposeful” and will help the country to…
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Twitter spews ‘lies all across the world’, Biden slams Musk
Washington: US President Joe Biden has slammed Elon Musk for acquiring Twitter, saying the micro-blogging platform spews “lies all across the world”, Biden made these comments during a fundraising event for Illinois…
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9 coaches of Nankana Sahib-bound special train carrying Sikh pilgrims derails in Pak
Lahore: Nine coaches of the Nankana Sahib-bound special train carrying Sikh pilgrims to attend Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary celebrations derailed in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Saturday. No one was injured in the…
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Five prominent Indian-American politicians in race for US Congress in midterm polls
Washington: Five prominent Indian-American politicians are in the race for the US House of Representatives when the country goes for its midterm polls on November 8. If the pollsters and opinions of…
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Pakistan: Imran’s attacker is a drug addict, probe reveals
Lahore: The police investigation into the attack on former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan during his long march has revealed that suspect Naveed is a drug addict and his statements regarding the…
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SC hands 1 yr jail to Kenyan-Indian, slaps Rs 25L fine in custody case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sentenced an Indian-origin Kenyan to one-year imprisonment besides slapping a fine of Rs 25 lakh for civil and criminal contempt of court in a decade-long custody…
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Imran Khan assassination attempt: Pakistan Stock Exchange down by over 300 points
Karachi: The assassination attempt on former Pakistan premier Imran Khan and the political uncertainty in the country spooked the investors on Friday, with the Karachi Stock Exchange down by over 300 points…
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Ukrainian Parliament approves budget for 2023
Kiev: The Ukrainian Parliament has approved the state budget for 2023, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said. Ukraine’s revenues for 2023 are set to reach about 1.3 trillion hryvnias ($35 billion), while state…
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Pakistan: PTI leaders cast doubt on identity of Imran’s attacker
Islamabad: Following the assassination bid on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan during his long march, party leader Shahbaz Gill said that some people took the statement of the suspected attacker and…
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IAEA finds no evidence of undeclared nuke activities, materials in Ukraine
Vienna: The Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it did not find any indications of undeclared nuclear activities and materials at three locations it had inspected in Ukraine. “Our technical and…
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Bank of England warns of longest recession in 100 yrs
London: The Bank of England has warned the UK risked being plunged into the longest recession in 100 years after it pushed up the cost of borrowing to 3 per cent in…
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Canada approves 2nd bivalent Covid booster targeting Omicron variants
Ottawa: Health Canada has authorised an adapted version of the Moderna Spikevax Covid-19 vaccine that targets the Omicron BA.4/BA.5 sub-variants. Health Canada approved the bivalent vaccine for use as a booster dose…
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Explainer: What India can expect at COP27 climate summit in Egypt?
New Delhi: Against a backdrop of weather extremes and geopolitical crises, two upcoming UN summits — the climate change conference in Egypt and the biodiversity summit in Canada to which India is…
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Imran suspects Pak PM, Interior Min, Sr army officer behind attack
Gujranwala: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary-General Asad Umar said on Thursday that party Chairman Imran Khan suspects three people — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, and a senior military officer…
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17 leaders of G20 confirm their attendance for Bali summit
Jakarta: Seventeen leaders of the G20 member nations have confirmed their attendance at the summit to be held in Bali on November 15-16, Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Teuku Faizasyah said. Faizasyah was…
