World
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India resumes extradition to US after 17 years
New York: India has resumed extraditions to the US after a 17-year hiatus, sending over an Indian citizen wanted in the US on criminal charges, according to officials. Ganesh Shenoy, 54, who…
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Suspected stowaway found dead in plane’s landing gear at North Carolina airport
Charlotte: Airplane maintenance workers at a North Carolina airport found the body of a suspected stowaway in the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines flight that had recently arrived from Europe,…
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Blue Dart Express to increase prices by 9-12 pc from next year
Mumbai: Courier services provider Blue Dart Express on Monday said it will increase the prices of its shipments between 9-12 per cent from January 1, 2026. To support new customers and encourage…
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Canada lists Bishnoi Gang as terrorist entity over intimidation
Ottawa: Canada on Monday said it has listed the Bishnoi Gang as a terrorist entity for creating a “climate of fear and intimidation”. “Acts of violence and terror have no place in…
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NATO boosts Baltic surveillance as drone threats rise in Europe
Brussels: NATO is stepping up aerial surveillance in the Baltic Sea, while France, Germany and Sweden are bolstering Denmark’s air defences ahead of two summits in Copenhagen this week over a series…
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India announces two Rs 4,000 cr cross-border rail links with Bhutan
New Delhi India on Monday announced its joint plan with Bhutan to implement two cross-border rail links of total 89-km length with Bhutanese cities of Samtse and Gelephu at a cost of…
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Trump extends tariff spree, hits foreign films with 100 pc duty
Extending his tariff marathon, the United States President Donald Trump, on Monday, September 29, slapped a 100 percent duty on movies made outside the country, alleging that other countries were stealing business…
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Pakistan reports two new polio cases in Sindh, tally reaches 29
Peshawar: Pakistan has reported two new polio cases in its southwestern Sindh province, taking the total number of cases in the country this year to 29, the National Institute of Health (NIH)…
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Global Sumud Flotilla enters final stage of journey to Gaza
The Global Sumud Flotilla, a major international mission aimed at breaking the Israeli blockade of Gaza, has entered the final stage of its journey. The fleet of 44 ships is carrying humanitarian…
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Netanyahu, Trump to meet as calls intensify to end Gaza conflict
Washington: Days after his defiant speech at the United Nations rejecting demands to end the war in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to confer with his most important supporter.…
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams ends reelection bid
New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday, September 28 announced he will not contest the re election. He claimed that city campaign finance board’s decision to deny him public matching funds,…
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US: Gunman crashes truck into Michigan Church, kills 4, injures 8
Grand Blanc Township: At least four people were killed and eight injured when a gunman in a pickup truck smashed through the doors of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…
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Afghanistan: US citizen released by Taliban after prisoner-swap deal
Islamabad: The Taliban on Sunday freed a US citizen from an Afghan prison, weeks after they said they had reached an agreement with US envoys on a prisoner exchange as part of…
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Over 7,700 inmates who escaped during Gen Z protests back in Nepal prisons
Kathmandu: Over 7,700 inmates, who escaped from various prisons across Nepal during the Gen Z protests, have either returned or been brought back to their respective detention centres, authorities said on Sunday.…
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US urges India, Brazil to reform trade or risk consequences
New York: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said that the US will have to “fix” countries like Brazil and India, asserting that these nations need to react correctly to America by opening…
