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Pro-Khalistan groups stage protest at India House in London
London: A group of pro-Khalistan protesters on Monday gathered outside the High Commission of India here, waving anti-India placards and chanting slogans amid strong Scotland Yard presence. The protest, which was promoted…
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Foreign students in UK facing severe accommodation crisis: Report
London: International students in the UK have been hit by a severe housing crisis, with many forced to accept unsuitable living conditions amid rising rents and expensive university accommodation. Students from countries…
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Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman awarded Nobel Prize 2023 for mRNA vaccine against COVID-19
New Delhi: Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman have been jointly awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of mRNA vax against COVID-19. They received the honour “for…
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Case against Indian-origin lawyer for online posts during Singapore presidential polls
Singapore: Singapore’s election authority has lodged a police report against an Indian-origin suspended lawyer and a local activist of Chinese origin for publishing multiple posts on social media during the cooling-off period…
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China’s lunar mission to launch Pakistani satellite
Islamabad: Chang’e 6, China’s new mission to the moon to be launched in the first half of 2024, will also carry a Pakistani satellite to the moon, the media reported. The China…
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Pakistan deboards 16 ‘beggars’ from Saudi Arabia-bound flight
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) offloaded 16 alleged beggars in the disguise of Umrah pilgrims from a Saudi Arabia-bound flight at the Multan airport two days ago, local media reported. According…
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China’s lunar mission to launch Pakistani satellite
Islamabad: Chang’e 6, China’s new mission to the moon to be launched in the first half of 2024, will also carry a Pakistani satellite to the moon, the media reported. The China…
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Australia to crack down on student visa exploitation
Canberra: The Australian government on Monday announced a crackdown on international student visa scams. Education Minister Jason Clare, Skills Minister Brendan O’Connor and Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil flagged immediate action to…
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Los Angeles Mayor urges India to open consulate in America’s second-largest city
Washington: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and the Indian-American community have urged the Indian government to open a consulate in the second-largest US city and the entertainment capital of the world. Currently,…
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List of most educated countries in the world: Know where India stands
India has secured a place in the list of the most educated countries in the world, which is dominated by nations in Europe. The list is topped by South Korea. In a…
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‘Shameful’: Elon Musk accuses Trudeau of ‘crushing free speech’
Ottawa: SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk slammed the Justin Trudeau government in Canada for “crushing free speech” in the country. His remark came in wake of a recent order of the…
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UK nurses tied Sikh patient’s beard with gloves, kept him hungry: Report
London: Nurses allegedly tied a Sikh patient’s beard with plastic gloves, left him in his own urine and offered him food he couldn’t eat for religious reasons, a senior whistleblower from UK’s…
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Is Elon Musk making USD 142,690 every minute? Know what he says
New Delhi: Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday refuted reports that he makes USD 142,690 every minute, or USD 8,560,800 an hour, saying he is losing more money whenever Tesla stock nosedives.…
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Saudi Arabia condemns Quran burning in Sweden
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the burning of a copy of the Islamic holy book of the Quran in the Swedish city of Malmo, a move which the kingdom says was…
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16 Pakistani beggars offloads from Saudi Arabia-bound flight
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has offloaded 16 alleged beggars in the disguise of Umrah pilgrims from Saudi Arabia-bound flight at the Multan airport two days ago, media reported. According to…
