06-10-2023 LONDON: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has revealed his ambitious vision to transform post-16 education in England, announcing the introduction of a groundbreaking qualification called the “Advanced British Standard” (ABS). The new qualification aims to amalgamate A-levels and T-levels, revolutionizing the education landscape. In his address at the Conservative …
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05-10-2023 WASHINGTON/ LONDON: The US government has said that the global Khalistan Referendum campaign run by pro-Khalistan Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) advocacy group is covered under the First Amendment of the Constitution. During a media briefing at the State Department, a spokesperson was asked to comment on the fact that …
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05-10-2023 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: Pakistan has ordered all unauthorized Afghan asylum seekers, an estimated 1.7 million people to leave the country by November. A spike in attacks along the two countries’ border, which Islamabad blames on Afghanistan-based operatives, has escalated tensions this year. It has …
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05-10-2023 BALTIMORE/ MORGAN: A shooting at Morgan State University’s homecoming celebration in Baltimore has left five people with non-threatening wounds and prompted an hours-long lockdown. People on campus took shelter during a four-hour lockdown on Tuesday while police scouted rooms for suspects. In an “abundance of caution” the historically Black …
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05-10-2023 LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ended long-running speculation Wednesday by announcing he was scrapping part of a massive high-speed rail scheme, during a keynote speech closing his ruling Conservatives’ annual conference. His much-anticipated address in northwest England effectively fired the starting gun on Britain’s next general election campaign, with …
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05-10-2023 NEW DELHI/ GANGTOK: A cloudburst Wednesday triggered a flash flood in India’s northeastern state of Sikkim, resulting in the disappearance of 23 Indian troops, a defense spokesperson told media. The flood was a result of torrential rain which hit a valley approximately 150 km (93 miles) north of Gangtok, …
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05-10-2023 NEW YORK: The four-time indicted former US President Donald Trump attended Tuesday his fraud case trial on the second day in New York court reiterating his claim that he is under the target of a political witch hunt, weeks after he was found liable in financial malpractices. The criminally …
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04-10-2023 VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has suggested he would be open to having the Catholic Church bless same-sex couples. Responding to a group of cardinals who asked him for clarity on the issue, he said any request for a blessing should be treated with “pastoral charity”. “We cannot be judges …
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04-10-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Police in the Indian capital, Delhi, conducted raids on Tuesday morning at the homes of several prominent journalists and authors in connection with an investigation into the funding of the news website NewsClick. Despite allegations of receiving illegal funds from China, NewsClick vehemently …
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04-10-2023 BANGKOK: Police in Thailand say they have arrested a teenage suspected gunman after a shooting at an upscale shopping centre in the capital, Bangkok, that emergency services said had killed three people and wounded four others. The Metropolitan Police Detective Department said on its Facebook page on Tuesday that …
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