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Documents ‘expose’ J Carter’s covert support for Afghan jihad in 1979
Newly declassified documents show how former US President Jimmy Carter authorized ‘lethal military aid’ to Afghan mujahideen against the Soviets, including allowing for the ‘training’ of the’mujahideen’ if need be through a…
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Trump tells rally immigrants are ‘poisoning the blood of our country’: Report
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump, just weeks after using the fascist terminology “vermin” to describe sections of American society he dislikes, again declared at a New Hampshire rally that immigrants are…
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Migration threatens to ‘overwhelm’ Europe nations: Rishi Sunak
London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said “enemies” want to use migration as a “weapon” to deliberately drive people to their shores to ‘destabilise the society’. In one of his strongest…
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Wealthy, white men have exclusive access to OpenAI’s tech: Report
San Francisco: Sam Altman-run OpenAI has come under fire for a ‘glaring lack of diversity’ and its new board now consists of just three white men, triggering debate over OpenAI’s mission to…
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Ayodhya Ram mandir: Hindu Americans hold car rally in Washington
Washington: Ahead of the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya next month, members of the Hindu American community have kicked off the month-long celebrations to commemorate the event by organising a…
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Indian student goes missing in East London
London: An Indian student named GS Bhatia, who studies at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom, has been missing from East London since December 15. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manjinder Singh…
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New polls show Trump’s ‘significant’ lead over Biden in key swing states
Washington DC: Less than a year before election day, recent polls indicate that former President Donald Trump is leading incumbent President Joe Biden in key swing states that will decide the fate…
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US panel on religious freedom calls for sanctions on India
Washington: A US government agency on religious freedom has called for sanctions against India for its alleged involvement in the killing of a Khalistani activist in Canada and in a plot to…
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Pakistan’s Lahore receives first artificial rain to combat smog
Lahore, one of the world’s most polluted cities, received its first artificial rain on Saturday, December 16, following an experiment conducted by Pakistan’s Punjab government with the help of the UAE to…
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India, Oman adopt vision document to expand bilateral ties
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Saturday, December 16, firmed up a vision document to significantly expand bilateral cooperation in around 10 key areas and…
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Number of homeless people in US hits record high
Washington: The number of homeless people in the US has increased by 12 per cent to a record high, a new government report revealed. About 653,000 people were homeless across the country…
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Houthis claim missile attacks on 2 Israel-bound cargo ships in Red Sea
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for missile attacks on two cargo ships in the Red Sea. “We carried out a military operation against two container ships that were heading to…
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Prince Harry wins awarded GBP 1,40,000 in phone hacking lawsuit
London: Prince Harry on Friday declared it was a “great day for truth as well as accountability” after a London High Court judge ruled that he had been a victim of phone…
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Indian-origin driver who caused crash in Canada loses latest bid to stay in country
Ottawa: An Indian-origin rookie truck driver who caused a deadly crash which killed 16 people in Canada’s Saskatchewan province in 2018 has lost his bid to stay in the country, according to…
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Oman Sultan Haitham bin Tarik lands in New Delhi for maiden India visit
New Delhi: Oman Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has landed at the national capital airport for his maiden visit to India. He was welcomed by V Muraleedharan, Minister of State (MoS) for External…
