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Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari To Forgo Salary Amid Economic Crisis

March 13, 2024 admin

Pak president Asif Ali Zardari considered it essential not to burden the national excheque. Islamabad: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari announced on Tuesday his decision to forgo his salary while in office, citing the economic challenges faced by the country, The Express Tribune reported. “In view of the prevailing economic challenges, President Zardari has decided…

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US Congressman Says PM Modi Rich McCormick Will Be Re-Elected

March 13, 2024 admin

India’s economy, under PM Modi’s leadership, he said, is expanding, US Congressman said. Washington: Describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a popular leader, a US congressman has exuded confidence that he would be re-elected in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. “Prime Minister Modi is incredibly popular. I was just over there. I actually had lunch…

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Boeing says employees must take ‘immediate’ action on safety measures

March 13, 2024 admin

U.S. aeronautics giant Boeing, facing increased scrutiny after a series of safety incidents and manufacturing issues, is directing employees to take “immediate actions” to improve operations, according to a message the company sent to its workforce on March 12. The guidance, from Boeing’s head of commercial aviation Stan Deal, comes after an audit by the…

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Joe Biden clinches Democratic nomination as Presidential rematch with Trump looms

March 13, 2024 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden won enough delegates on March 12 to seal the Democratic Party’s nomination, with a face-off against former President Donald Trump looming in what would be the first U.S. presidential election rematch in nearly 70 years. Mr. Biden needed 1,968 delegates to win the nomination and Edison Research said he passed that…

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Telangana Police Officer Paritosh Pankaj Injured After Being Hit By Minister’s Convoy Car

March 13, 2024 admin

A car from the state minister’s convoy hit police officer when he was on his duty. (Representational) Hyderabad: An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana suffered minor injuries after a vehicle in the convoy of a minister hit him when he was on bandobust duty, police said on Tuesday. The…

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Leonid Volkov, close ally of late Russian Opposition leader Navalny, reportedly attacked in Lithuania’s capital

March 13, 2024 admin

Russia’s Leonid Volkov. File | Photo Credit: AP Late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s long-time aide Leonid Volkov was assaulted with a hammer in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius on March 12, former Navalny spokesperson Kira Yarmysh said. “Volkov has just been attacked outside his house. Someone broke a car window and sprayed tear gas in…

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6-Year-Old Girl Among 3 Killed As Car Rams Into Bus In UP: Cops

March 12, 2024 admin

Five people also injured as car rammed into a roadways bus, the police said. (Representational) Pratapgarh, UP: Three persons, including a six-year-old girl, were killed and two women injured on Tuesday when a car hit a roadways bus on the Prayagraj-Lucknow highway here, police said. The incident took place near Bishia village in the Hathigawan…

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US Announces $300 Million Military Aid Package For Ukraine

March 12, 2024 admin

US Announces 0 Million Military Aid Package For Ukraine

US announced a new weapons package for Ukrain as Congress blocks further aid. Washington: US President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday a $300 million emergency weapons package to prop up Ukraine while Congress blocks further aid, as Poland’s leaders visited the White House to warn of the growing threat from Russia. Biden said the stopgap…

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Gunman Arrested After Taking Passengers Hostage On Bus In Rio de Janeiro In Brazil: Cops

March 12, 2024 admin

Police have not released the identity of the gunman or his motives. Rio de Janeiro: A gunman who shot and wounded two people and took 17 passengers hostage Tuesday at the main bus station in Rio de Janeiro surrendered and freed his captives after negotiations, Brazilian police said. “The hostage-taker surrendered, he was arrested, all…

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Rio police release 17 hostages from gunman on a bus, two people wounded

March 12, 2024 admin

Elite police walk through a bus terminal where police say a gunman wounded two people and took 17 others hostage aboard a bus, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Brazilian police said on March 12 they released 17 hostages from a gunman that took over a crowded bus…

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