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Chinese Premier Li Qiang, left, and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. File. | Photo Credit: AP Vietnam’s parliament approved plans on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) for an $8 billion rail link from its largest northern port city to the border with China, boosting links between the two communist-ruled countries and making trade easier. The…
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Ahead of the campaign opener against Bangladesh, star India batter Virat Kohli opened up on why he likes the ICC Champions Trophy as a competition and in what ways it is similar to the T20 World Cup, which India won last year. The biggest match of the Champions Trophy between two arch-rivals, India…
New Delhi: With the change in government in the national capital, an action plan to rejuvenate the Yamuna river has been submitted to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), focusing on boosting sewage treatment capacity and other critical measures, officials said on Wednesday. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) under the Department of Environment presented a…
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, walks with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan as they meet at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on February 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan told visiting U.S. Secretary of…
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People walk at a damaged site, after Israeli troops withdrew from most of south Lebanon, in Mays al-Jabal, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, February 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Israeli military said Wednesday (February 19, 2025) it had filed charges against five reservist soldiers for abusing a Palestinian detainee in July…
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Miami: US President Donald Trump called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky a “dictator” Wednesday, widening a personal rift with major implications for efforts to end the conflict triggered by Russia’s invasion three years ago. The United States had provided funding and arms to Ukraine but, in an abrupt policy shift since coming to power, Trump has…
Google’s newly-inaugurated campus ‘Ananta’, in Bengaluru on February 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Google, the California-headquartered tech major, announced the opening of Ananta, one of Google’s largest offices globally, at Mahadevapura, in the outskirts of Bengaluru on Wednesday (February 19, 2025). The 1.6-million-sq-ft building, Ananta (infinite or limitless in Sanskrit) is built by Bagmane Tech…
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Mumbai: The BJP on Wednesday accused Congress MP Rahul Gandhi of disrespecting Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj by offering him “shradhanjali” (homage) on his birth anniversary instead of the customary “adaranjali” (respectful tribute). BJP MLA from Mumbai, Atul Bhatkhalkar, criticised Rahul Gandhi’s choice of words, stating that “shradhanjali” is inappropriate for such occasions. Mr Bhatkhalkar accused Mr…
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Afghan refugees seen in a camp near the Torkham Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Torkham, Afghanistan. File. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan wants to remove all Afghan refugees from the country and they face expulsion in the near future, the Afghan embassy in Islamabad warned Wednesday. The embassy issued a strongly worded statement about Pakistan’s plans, saying…
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Pakistan’s start in the Champions Trophy 2025 was not at all worth remembering. Their famed bowling line-up came under pressure. Fluent hundreds by opener Will Young and skipper Tom Latham powered New Zealand to a competitive 320 for five against hosts and defending champions Pakistan in the Champions Trophy opener on Wednesday. Young…