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New Delhi: The Samajwadi Party on Wednesday seemed to step back from a Congress – its INDIA bloc ally – under heavy fire from the BJP over alleged links between Sonia Gandhi and George Soros. In a remark that raised eyebrows, senior Samajwadi leader Dimple Yadav said her party stands “neither with the Soros issue…
The Bill seeks to enhance the functioning and independence of the Railway Board. New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill to amend Railway laws with the government insisting that it will not lead to the national carrier’s privatisation. Responding to a debate on the Railway Amendment bill, Railway Minister Ashiwni Vaishnaw said…
Flames and smoke rise from an oil depot in Bryansk, Bryansk Region, Russia, released on December 11, 2024. Photo credit: Social media, via Reuters Ukraine attacked Russian border regions with missiles and drones early Wednesday (December 11, 2024), sparking a fire at an oil depot and damaging an “industrial facility”, officials said. Two separate attacks…
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Foumban, Cameroon: Chatter muffled as members of a secret society, masked and garbed in honey-coloured robes, entered the court of Foumban, the historic capital of a centuries-old kingdom nestled in hilly northwestern Cameroon. The 20th king of the Bamoun people, Mouhammad Nabil Mfourifoum Mbombo Njoya, stood up from his ornate throne — a replica of…
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South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Ozzy Lamola and Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attend the closing ceremony of the G20 Social summit, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,. | Photo Credit: Reuters South Africa will use the G20 Presidency that it assumed at the beginning of this month to further…
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Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri in Dhaka. File The United States has said that it wants India and Bangladesh to resolve their differences peacefully. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miler said this at his daily news conference on Tuesday (December 10, 2024). “We want to see all parties resolve their disagreements peacefully,” Mr. Miler said, responding to…
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An undated New York City Police Department (NYPD) handout image obtained by Reuters on December 5, 2024, shows an individual wanted for questioning in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Photo: NYPD/Handout via Reuters. The man charged with murder in the killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare made it clear he wasn’t…
Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan© AFP Pakistan men’s cricket team faced yet another setback after they lost the first T20I of the three-match series against South Africa on Tuesday. Playing in Durban, the Proteas posted a whopping total of 183/9 after opting to bat. This total came as a shock because at one stage,…
Syria’s new Interim Prime Minister said he aimed to bring back millions of Syrian refugees, protect all citizens and provide basic services but acknowledged it would be difficult because the country lacked foreign currency. “In the coffers there are only Syrian pounds worth little or nothing. One U.S. dollar buys 35,000 of our coins,” he…
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of people in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday (December 11, 2024). | Photo Credit: West Asia News Agency/Handout via Reuters Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday (December 11, 2024) that the toppling of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was the result…
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