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Pakistan Again Fails To Raise Kashmir Issue In UNSC; Members Say Bilateral Matter

United Nations: India on Wednesday slammed Pakistan for again trying to raise the Kashmir issue in the UN Security Council where it failed yet again to find any support, with New Delhi asserting that Islamabad needs to focus on the hard tasks it has to address in order to ensure normal relations with India. China, […]

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US House Votes To Send Trump Impeachment To Senate

Washington: The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to send articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate, in a major development to remove him from office for his alleged abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. In a 228-193 vote, which was mainly on party lines, the House appointed seven impeachment […]

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Pak Again Fails To Raise Kashmir Issue At UNSC; Members Say Bilateral Matter

United Nations/Islamabad: India has slammed Pakistan for repeatedly trying to raise the Kashmir issue at the UN Security Council with China’s help where it failed again to find any support, with New Delhi asserting that Islamabad needs to focus on the “hard tasks” it has to address to ensure normal bilateral ties. China, Pakistan’s ‘all-weather […]

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Donald Trump Impeachment: US House Sends Historic Case To Senate

Washington: The US House of Representatives passed a resolution and submitted the articles of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate for a historic trial to remove him from office, a move described by the unfazed President as “another con job” by the Opposition Democrats. The House, controlled by the Democratic Party on Wednesday voted […]

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Trump Impeachment Trial: US Chief Justice, Senators Sworn In

Washington: US Chief Justice John Roberts has been sworn in on the Senate floor for the soon-to-begin impeachment trial, making Donald Trump only the third president in US history to face such a trial in the upper chamber. The trial is set to begin next week on Tuesday with Roberts presiding. Roberts then swore in […]

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5 S-400 Air Defence Systems To Be Delivered To India In 2025: Russia

New Delhi: Russia on Friday said that five S-400 air defence systems will be delivered to India in 2025, as per schedule. At a press briefing, Russian ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev and charge d’affaires, Roman Babushkin said that the production of the S-400 air defence systems had already begun. “Five systems will be delivered […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Russia Backs India On Kashmir Again

New Delhi: Russia on Friday reiterated that the constitutional reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir state was an internal matter of India and none of its concern. Russian Ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev made the statement in response to several questions regarding Kashmir at a press briefing here. The remark comes a day after the UN […]

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Bill Clinton’s Prosecutors To Defend Trump In Impeachment

Washington: US President Donald Trump has turned to two key figures from President Bill Clinton’s impeachment in 1999, in order to beef up the legal team that will defend him in his own Senate impeachment trial, set to begin next week. Ken Starr was the independent counsel whose investigation spurred Clinton’s impeachment for lying about an […]

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Prince Harry, Meghan To Drop 'Royal Highness' Titles

London: UK’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle will no longer use the prestigious titles His and Her Royal Highness (HRH) and will not receive public funds for their royal duties, the Buckingham Palace has announced. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will also no longer formally represent The Queen, BBC reported on Saturday. […]

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7 Missing, Over 150 Rescued After Nepal Avalanche

Kathmandu: Four South Koreans and three Nepali guides remain missing following an avalanche near the Annapurna mountain range, while over 150 domestic and foreign tourists have been rescued from in and around the area, officials said. The incessant snowfall caused the avalanche near a popular trekking route in the Himalayan country. The area is close […]

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70 Soldiers Killed In Yemen Missile Attack

Sanaa: At least 70 soldiers were killed in a ballistic missile attack in Yemen’s Marib province, a government source said on Sunday. Dozens of soldiers were still suffering critical injuries from the attack that took place on Saturday night near a mosque in al-Estikbal military base, the source told Xinhua news agency. Yemeni government officials […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Tulsi Gabbard Takes Up Push-Up Challenge

Washington: Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard defeated a man in a push-up challenge after he asked the Hindu Congresswoman if she could beat fellow party contender Joe Biden in such a contest, media reports said. The incident took place on the night of January 16 while she was addressing a crowd at a town hall […]

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Prince Harry, Meghan Sign Up To Exit Deal; Give Up Royal Titles

London: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have signed up to a formal exit deal from the royal family, which will see them forsake their His and Her Royal Highness (HRH) titles and will no longer receive UK taxpayers’ funding for their duties. The deal, which comes into […]

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6.6-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia, no tsunami warning

Jakarta: An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province, authorities said on Monday, adding that no tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck at 11.58 p.m. on Sunday with the epicentre 64 km southwest of Bolaang Mongondow Selatan district and a depth of 95 km under the sea bed, Xinhua […]

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Pak urges US to get it off FATF grey list

Islamabad: Pakistan has urged the US to get it off the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which monitors global money laundering and terror financing, it was reported. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said at a news briefing here on Friday night that Pakistan hoped the US would back its efforts to […]

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