World
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Disapproval rate of Kishida cabinet rises to 50%
Tokyo: The disapproval rate of the Japanese government headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reached 50 per cent for the first time since last December, an opinion poll showed on Sunday. The…
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Indian family of three found dead in US; police suspect double suicide-murder
New York: In a suspected case of double suicide-murder, an Indian family of three, including their six-year-old child, has been found dead in their home in US state of Maryland, police said.…
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Pandemic emergency ended but COVID-19 still around: WHO director general
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO), Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reminded people that Covid-19 is still around and that countermeasures are still required. “I would like to highlight two…
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Parliament of World’s Religions highlights ‘threat to India’s pluralism’ under Modi rule
Illinois: The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) brought together an interfaith group of civil society leaders, activists, and writers at a panel hosted during the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago…
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UAE condemns burning of churches, homes in Pakistan
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the burning of a number of churches and dozens of homes by extremists in Pakistan, and denounced the coinciding violence that has taken…
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Intel makes fresh job cuts, at least 140 laid off in US
San Francisco: Chip-maker Intel is laying off at least 140 more employees in the US to reduce costs — 89 employees at its Folsom R&D campus and 51 in San Jose, California.…
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Google will delete accounts that remain inactive for 2 years from Dec 1
New Delhi: Google on Saturday sent emails to its billions of users, saying the company updating the inactivity period for a Google Account to two years across all its products and services.…
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Imran Khan’s close aide Shah Mehmood Qureshi held from his house in Islamabad
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, a close aide of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, was arrested by police from his house here on Saturday. Qureshi, 67, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf…
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Far-right Dutch extremist Edwin Wagensfeld desecrates Quran
The leader of the extremist anti-Islam group Pegida in the Netherlands, Edwin Wagensfeld desecrated a copy of the Quran, under police protection on Friday, August 18. Wagensfeld’s provocative act, took place in…
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Death toll from Hawaii wildfires reach 114 as search for victims continues
Honolulu: The death toll from the wildfires in Hawaii’s Maui island, deemed to be the deadliest in modern US history, has spiked to 114 while more than 60 percent of the disaster…
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Apple, Intel protest against India’s PC import restriction
Apple, Intel, and other US-based companies started protesting against India’s decision to restrict the import of laptops, tablets, personal computers, and servers. These companies have penned a ‘protest letter’ to US officials…
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Sweden: Woman sprays fire extinguisher on Quran desecrator, arrested
The Swedish police have detained a woman, who used a fire extinguisher on an anti-Islamist activist to stop the desecration of the Quran. Thirty-seven-old Salwan Momika, who is a Swedish resident of…
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Indian-American lab owner jailed for $463 mn fraud scheme
New York: A 44-year-old Indian-origin lab owner was sentenced o 27 years in prison for defrauding Medicare by submitting over $463 million in genetic and other laboratory tests that patients did not…