Islamabad, Feburary 6 At least 12 people were killed and several others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shia Mosque during Friday prayers in Pakistan’s capital, police sources said. The powerful explosion occurred at Tarlai Imambargah in the Shehzad Town area of the federal capital. The suicide bomber was stopped at […]
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Seema Hakhu Kachru Houston, February 5 India’s ambition to maintain high economic growth is closely linked to long-term energy security, Consul General D C Manjunath said, underlining the importance of dialogue and cooperation with the US industry to ensure reliable and affordable energy supplies, while advancing cleaner technologies and innovation. The Consulate General of India […]
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By Yoshita Singh New York/Washington, February 4 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio “welcomed” the trade deal reached between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and discussed “formalising” bilateral cooperation on critical minerals exploration and mining during their meeting in Washington DC on Tuesday. Rubio held bilateral […]
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Washington, January 31 A huge new tranche of files on millionaire financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, released on Friday, revealed details of his communications with the wealthy and powerful, some not long before he died by suicide in 2019. The Justice Department said it was disclosing more than 3 million pages of documents, as […]
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The North News New Delhi, January 22 NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has retired from the space agency, capping a stellar 27-year career during which she completed three missions aboard the International Space Station and set various human spaceflight records. Williams, 60, is currently visiting India. On Tuesday afternoon, she participated in an interactive session hosted […]
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K J M Varma Beijing, January 21 The China on Wednesday expressed reservations about joining US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza if it is not under the auspices of the UN, reaffirming its firm commitment to the international system with the global body at its core. China has always been committed to […]
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K J M Varma Beijing, January 20 China on Tuesday said it has received an invitation from the US to join President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza, but declined to say whether it will join the initiative. China has received the US’ invitation, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said when asked about China’s […]
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Kathmandu, September 10 The Nepal Army on Wednesday announced the imposition of prohibitory orders and continuation of the nationwide curfew in response to the escalating unrest driven by the Gen Z-led protest in various parts of the country. In a statement released on Wednesday by the Directorate of Public Relations and Information, the Army stated […]
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Islamabad, September 6 At least 21 rain-related deaths were reported across Pakistan in the past 24 hours, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. Eight deaths occurred in eastern Punjab province, mostly due to riverine floods and house collapses, the authority said on Friday. The report also confirmed 13 deaths in the Buner district of […]
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Jerusalem, September 6 Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian man at a military checkpoint in the northern West Bank, the army and Palestinian officials said. The Israeli military said on Friday that the man, described as a “terrorist”, approached troops near the village of Burin, southwest of Nablus, and threw a suspicious object, Xinhua news […]
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