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Morning Digest | Mobile internet ban in Manipur extended till October 31; ED searches against Rajasthan Congress leaders kick up row ahead of Assembly polls, and more

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Morning Digest | Mobile internet ban in Manipur extended till October 31; ED searches against Rajasthan Congress leaders kick up row ahead of Assembly polls, and more

Elderly people take part in a ‘silent rally’ for peace and harmony in the violence-hit Manipur, at Khongjom War Memorial Complex, in Thoubal district. The Manipur government has extended mobile internet ban for another five days till October 31, officials said on October 26. | Photo Credit: PTI Mobile internet ban in Manipur extended till…

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai To Testify Next Week In US Google Antitrust Trial

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai To Testify Next Week In US Google Antitrust Trial

Google chief Sundar Pichai will testify on Monday. Washington:  Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Alphabet and its subsidiary Google, will testify on Monday in the once-in-a generation antitrust fight over Google’s dominance of search and some parts of search advertising. The Take Mr Pichai, who is being called as a witness for Google, will likely…

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Israel to pay compensation for ships damaged in Gaza war

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Israel to pay compensation for ships damaged in Gaza war

General view of Ashdod port, Israel October 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Israel will provide compensation for ships that are damaged due to the war in Gaza and the government is taking steps to minimise risks for vessels using the country’s ports, government advisories said. Israel has vowed to annihilate the Hamas Islamist group…

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China Foreign Minister Calls For “Stable” US Ties

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China Foreign Minister Calls For “Stable” US Ties

The two countries need “in-depth” and “comprehensive” dialogue, China’s top diplomat said. Washington: China’s top diplomat voiced hope Thursday for more stable relations with the United States after months of turbulence as he paid a rare trip to Washington to prepare a potential visit by President Xi Jinping. President Joe Biden has invited Xi to…

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Afghan girls’ education activist released from detention: family

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Afghan girls’ education activist released from detention: family

(FILES) In this photograph taken on May 17, 2022, Matiullah Wesa, head of PenPath and advocate for girls’ education in Afghanistan, speaks to children during a class next to his mobile library in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar Province. | Photo Credit: AFP An Afghan activist who campaigned for girls’ access to education was released…

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10 PKK fighters killed as Turkey strikes northern Iraq

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10 PKK fighters killed as Turkey strikes northern Iraq

Ten fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said Thursday, as Turkey said it launched renewed air strikes on northern Iraq. Turkey has intensified its cross-border air raids against Kurdish targets in northeastern Syria and northern Iraq in retaliation for an October 1 suicide bombing in Ankara which injured two…

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Pak Court Admits Nawaz Sharif’s Appeal Against Convictions, Says Lawyer

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Pak Court Admits Nawaz Sharif’s Appeal Against Convictions, Says Lawyer

Nawaz Sharif returned home from self-imposed exile last week (File) Islamabad: A Pakistan High Court on Thursday admitted former three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s appeal against his conviction in two corruption cases, his lawyer said. The decision will allow Nawaz Sharif to contest his sentences, which have been pending since his ouster as premier in…

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UK To Set Up World’s First AI Safety Institute: Rishi Sunak

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UK To Set Up World’s First AI Safety Institute: Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak will host AI companies representatives, political leaders and experts next week (File) London: Britain will set up the world’s first artificial intelligence (AI) safety institute, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday before he hosts a gathering next week of representatives of AI companies, political leaders and experts. The institute “will advance the…

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No country should grant asylum to killers: Bangladesh Minister

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No country should grant asylum to killers: Bangladesh Minister

Bangladesh Minister of Liberation War Affairs A. K. M. Mozammel Huq with 1971 war veteran Major Chandrakant Singh, VrC at the event in the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Dinakar Peri Killers should not get shelter in any country, Bangladesh Minister of Liberation War Affairs A.K.M. Mozammel Huq said on…

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