New York: Joe Biden, who is to become US President in January, has picked Indian-American Neera Tanden, a controversial close confidante of the Clintons, to head the powerful White House Office …
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Kabul: At least 30 policemen were killed and over 20 others injured in a suicide car bomb blast that hit a military camp in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province on Sunday, top officials …
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Washington: US President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter and called him “lightweight” after the latter questioned the President over the November 3 election outcome which has projected Democrat …
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Shyamhari Chakra Two decades ago, two teenagers – one from India and the other from Sri Lanka – fell in love and got married. Twenty years later, their cross border …
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Kabul: At least seven people were injured on Saturday in two separate magnetic IED blasts in Kabul, police in the Afghan capital said. The first blast occurred at around 7.10 a.m. …
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New York: An unoccupied small utility vehicle (SUV) fell into a giant sinkhole at a residential neighbourhood in New York City’s Queens borough, according to a media report. The incident took …
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Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 61.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.44 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest …
Global Covid-19 cases top 61.5 mn: Johns Hopkins Read More
Caracas: Venezuela’s Supreme Court has convicted six former American oil executives of corruption and sentenced them to prison. The six Americans, who were executives of US-based refining company Citgo, were arrested …
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Washington/Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday became the latest world leader to congratulate US President-elect Joe Biden. “Promoting the healthy and stable development of China-US relations is not only in …
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San Francisco: Elon Musk-run SpaceX on Wednesday launched another successful mission carrying 60 more Starlink satellites onboard a Falcon 9 rocket into low-Earth orbit that will join the rest in beaming …
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