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New York: The Indian Consulate in New York has announced that it will remain open throughout the year, including weekends and other holidays, to address the “emergency requirements” of people. In a press release, the Consulate General of India, New York said that it will be open from 2 pm to 4 pm during all…
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There has been “heavy fighting” in the border area and 1,775 people have been evacuated Kharkiv, Ukraine: Russia on Saturday said it had captured five villages in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region during a surprise ground offensive that prompted mass evacuations, as President Volodymyr Zelensky made an urgent call for military aid. Moscow’s defence ministry said…
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“If you go to both areas, you will find that there is a one-sided fight,” Ashok Gehlot said (File) Amethi (Uttar Pradesh): Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that Congress candidate KL Sharma is “enough” for BJP’s incumbent MP Smriti Irani as he is the “familiar face” in Amethi for the past 40 years….
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Nemo performs at Eurovision, May 11, 2024 Malm, Sweden: Switzerland on Saturday won Eurovision 2024 in Swedish host city Malmo, beating runner-up Croatia, after having been among bookmakers’ top-three to win the competition. Billed as a feel-good celebration of European diversity, this year’s contest has been thrust into the political spotlight with calls for Israel…
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India ranks third worldwide as a producer of drugs and pharmaceuticals by volume, exporting to around 200 countries/territories. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The story so far: India’s drug regulator, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), has withdrawn powers delegated to State licensing authorities to issue NOCs (no objection certificates) for manufacture of unapproved,…
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. File Photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Saturday traveled to the country’s border with Belarus, which is also the European Union’s external border with the autocratic state, and pledged to do more to strengthen security along its entire eastern frontier. Mr. Tusk accused Belarus, Russia’s…
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Staff members of a polling station attend to their stations during the parliamentary runoff elections in Tehran, Iran, on May 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s hard-liners won most of the remaining seats in an election run-off to give them full control over the country’s parliament, authorities said Saturday, while not sharing any details…
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Georgian opponents of the bill have dubbed it “the Russian law” Washington: About 50,000 opponents of a “foreign agents” bill marched peacefully in heavy rain through the Georgian capital on Saturday, after the United States said the country had to choose between the “Kremlin-style” law and the people’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations. “We are deeply alarmed about…
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Pakistan’s newly-appointed Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar will embark on a three-day official visit to China on May 13, during which he will meet top Chinese leaders and comprehensively review bilateral relations, including the upgradation of the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. Mr. Dar, who is also the foreign minister, will co-chair the…
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Hamas and Israel have so far failed to reach a ceasefire deal Washington: US President Joe Biden said Saturday that a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was possible as soon as “tomorrow” if the group released its hostages. “There would be a ceasefire tomorrow if Hamas would release the hostages,” Biden said at a fundraiser…
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