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Pyongyang said on March 29 it had “nothing to talk” about with Japan after claiming that a Japanese diplomat in China had made contact with a North Korean counterpart. Relations between the two East Asian neighbours have long been strained over the kidnapping of Japanese people in the 1970s and 1980s and North Korea’s banned…
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Jacob Zuma cannot in theory seek re-election as he has already served two terms as president. Johannesburg: South Africa’s electoral officials said Thursday that they had excluded former president Jacob Zuma from May elections, further stoking tensions in the run-up to the polls. The country is to hold general elections on May 29 in what…
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The crew on flight number 6E-178 assisted the unwell passenger, the airline said. (Representational) New Delhi: An IndiGo flight, which operated from Patna to Ahmedabad, was diverted to Indore due to a medical emergency on board. The crew on flight number 6E-178 assisted the unwell passenger, the airline said. “Prioritising his well being, the captain…
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The analysis released last week fuelled international concern by saying half of Gazans are feeling “catastrophic” hunger and projecting a possible famine in the territory’s north. File | Photo Credit: AP Israel hit back on Friday against a UN-backed report that warned of imminent famine in Gaza, alleging the assessment contained inaccuracies and questionable sources. The…
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France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics this summer, as organizers finalize security planning for the French capital’s first Games in a century while on heightened alert against potential attacks. The Interior Ministry said Friday that the…
Moscow: Russia’s security services said Friday that they had arrested three people from “a Central Asian country” who were plotting an attack in the south of the country, news agencies reported. The FSB said in a statement that it had “put an end to the terrorist activities of three nationals from a Central Asian country…
Wildlife trophy is any organ of a poached animal kept as a souvenir (Representational) New Delhi: A 60-year-old non-resident Indian was caught at the Delhi airport while attempting to smuggle out of the country a ‘wildlife trophy’, police said on Friday. Paljit Singh Paul Lalvani was about to board a US-bound flight on March 24…
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Rachin Ravindra in action against Gujarat Titans at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: S.R. RAGHUNATHAN When Chennai Super Kings got Rachin Ravindra for Rs 1.8 crore last year, even the team management members at the auction table were surprised at how easily they got him. The…
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Chennai Super Kings Rachin Ravindra. The CSK management were surprised at how easily they got Ravindra during the IPL auction for ₹1.8 crore | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan When Chennai Super Kings got Rachin Ravindra for ₹1.8 crore last year, even the team management members at the auction table were surprised at how easily they…
The post was discovered during a social media patrol. Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala police on Friday arrested a man who allegedly spread false propaganda on social media that a lockdown would be declared in the country for three weeks to tamper with electronic voting machines (EVMs). The State Police Media Cell in a statement said that…
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