24-03-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ AHMEDABAD: India’s parliament on Friday disqualified the leader of the main opposition Congress party, Rahul Gandhi, a day after a court jailed him for two years in a defamation case loosely linked to the prime minister, parliament said in a statement. Gandhi “stands disqualified from …
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24-03-2023 WASHINGTON: US lawmakers on Thursday battered TikTok’s CEO about potential Chinese influence over the platform and said its short videos were damaging children’s mental health, reflecting bipartisan concerns about the app’s power over Americans. CEO Shou Zi Chew’s testimony before Congress did little to assuage US worries over TikTok’s …
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24-03-2023 PYONGYANG/ SEOL: SEOUL: North Korea has tested a new nuclear-capable underwater attack drone, state media reported on Friday, as leader Kim Jong Un warned joint military drills by South Korea and the US should stop. During the test, the new North Korean drone cruised underwater at a depth of …
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24-03-2023 WASHINGTON: The US military carried out multiple air strikes in Syria on Thursday night against Iran-aligned groups who it blamed for a deadly drone attack that killed an American contractor, injured another and wounded five US troops earlier in the day, the Pentagon said. Both the attack on US …
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24-03-2023 PARIS: A total of 457 people were arrested and 441 security forces injured on Thursday, March 23, during nationwide protests against French President Emmanuel Macron’s pensions reform, Interior Minister GErald Darmanin said. Speaking to the CNews channel on Friday morning, Darmanin also said that there had been 903 fires …
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23-03-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ AHMEDABAD: A court in western India found opposition leader Rahul Gandhi guilty of defamation on Thursday for a speech he made in 2019 in which he referred to thieves as having the surname Modi, and sentenced him to two years in prison. Gandhi was present …
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23-03-2023 OTTAWA: Canada saw record-high population growth last year due to a surge in immigrants and temporary residents, the government statistical agency said Wednesday, adding that if the trend continues the nation will double its population in 26 years. As of January 1, the country’s population hit 39,566,248 after adding …
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23-03-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY/ BEIJING: China and Australia held defence talks focused on regional security issues, officials said on Thursday, just days after Beijing condemned Canberra’s plan to deploy a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. Australian defence officials hosted a team from the People’s Liberation Army for the discussions …
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22-03-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Internet services remain restricted in parts of India’s northern Punjab state for a fourth day as thousands of police continue their search for Sikh separatist leader Amritpal Singh. Over 100 of his supporters have been arrested in the manhunt since Saturday. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann …
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22-03-2023 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ LAHORE/ QUETTA: An earthquake of 6.8 magnitudes shook parts of Pakistan on Tuesday, killing dozens people including two women, and injuring over 260 others as well as causing many buildings to collapse, authorities said. Earthquake tremors were felt in Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, …
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