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Ernakulam sees heavy inflow of suspected...

Ernakulam sees heavy inflow of suspected synthetic drugs

Ernakulam sees heavy inflow of suspected synthetic drugs ## Ernakulam Grapples with Surge in Suspected Synthetic Drug Seizures **Ernakulam, India** – Authorities in Ernakulam district are confronting a significant escalation in the seizure of suspected synthetic narcotic substances, a trend that... read more »

Delhi court rejects bail plea of Al Fala...

Delhi court rejects bail plea of Al Falah University chairman in money laun...

Delhi court rejects bail plea of Al Falah University chairman in money laundering case **Delhi Court Denies Bail to Al Falah University Chairman in Money Laundering Investigation** **New Delhi, [Date]** – A significant development has emerged in the ongoing money laundering investigation as a... read more »

Rahul Gandhi cites Gujarat BJP chiefs in...

Rahul Gandhi cites Gujarat BJP chiefs indecent remarks against Geniben Thak...

Rahul Gandhi cites Gujarat BJP chiefs indecent remarks against Geniben Thakor **Political Firestorm Erupts Over Alleged Remarks Against Gujarat MLA** **New Delhi** – A significant political controversy has erupted in Gujarat following allegations of derogatory remarks made by a senior Bharatiya... read more »

Court denies bail to woman accused in TC...

Court denies bail to woman accused in TCS Nashik case

Court denies bail to woman accused in TCS Nashik case ## Judicial Setback for Accused in Nashik TCS Incident; Appeal Anticipated **Nashik, India** – A significant judicial development has occurred in the ongoing investigation into an incident at the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) facility in... read more »

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Kobane: Syrian Kurds ‘launch operation against IS’

Fighting has continued overnight around the Syrian border town of Kobane, with reports of Kurdish forces launching an operation against Islamic State At least 12 people were killed in protests by... read more »

Egypt: Army offensive kills 16 militants in Sinai

El-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian military officials say troops have killed 16 members of an al-Qaida-inspired militant group in the restive Sinai... read more »

China sacks 160,000 government employees who did not ex...

BEIJING – China has taken 160,000 “phantom” government staff off its official payroll who were receiving salaries despite not doing any work. A total... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 29 people and injures dozens

An overloaded bus in western Nepal has fallen off a road and plunged into a gorge, killing 29 and injuring dozens, the BBC reported. Most of the passengers in... read more »

Islamic State video shows beheading of British hostage ...

LONDON: British taxi driver Alan Henning, who skipped Christmas with his family to raise funds to purchase ambulances and medical equipment and join an aid... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – The UN Security Council Tuesday extended by another year the sanctions on Liberia in connection with the country’s civil war. In an adopted resolution, the council... read more »

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syria

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syri...

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the targeting of people based on their religion, community or ethnic... read more »

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

A car bomb near a cafe in central Iraq has killed at least eight people in the latest in a series of attacks. Monday’s blast in the town of Buhriz,... read more »

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yeme...

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yemen

Saudi militants were behind the massive car bombing and assault on Yemen’s military headquarters that killed more than 50 people, including an Indian nurse... read more »

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d’Ivoire: UN

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d'Ivoire: UN

United Nations – The UN Friday called for investigations into serious human rights abuses committed in Cote d’Ivoire by the Dozo, traditional... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in UNSC

Islamabad – Pakistan has opposed the creation of new permanent seats in the 15-member UN Security Council during the two-day UN General Assembly debate on Security Council reform. “There... read more »

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by ...

Islamabad – New Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah’s appointment has been allegedly backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad... read more »

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make a decision regarding the appointment of new army chief on November 28, an official... read more »

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Dhaka – Demonstrators and police clashed in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country after six senior opposition figures were... read more »

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Male – Hundreds of people lined up outside polling stations in over 200 islands to elect a new president for the Maldives here Saturday. As many as 470... read more »

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Telangana RTC conductor allegedly assaults officials, faces action

Telangana RTC conductor allegedly assaults officials, faces action ## Telangana RTC Employee Accused of Assaulting Senior Officials, Investigation Underway **Hyderabad, Telangana** – A... read more »

Noida International airport to start commercial flights from June 15

Noida International airport to start commercial flights from June 15 **Noida International Airport Poised for Commercial Operations Following Inauguration** **New Delhi, India – [Date of... read more »

TVK election office set afire near Tiruchi

TVK election office set afire near Tiruchi **Election Office Torched in Srirangam Constituency** **Tiruchirappalli, [Date]** – Authorities are investigating a suspicious incident in which... read more »

Retrial for 'killer' of six British Red Caps murdered in Iraq more than 20 years...

Retrial for 'killer' of six British Red Caps murdered in Iraq more than 20 years ago ## Justice Renewed: Retrial Ordered in 2003 Iraq Ambush Case A significant development has... read more »

Major airline shutting down amid jet fuel chaos as all flights ca...

Major airline shutting down amid jet fuel chaos as all flights cancelled **Lufthansa Grounds CityLine Operations Amid Soaring Fuel Costs** **Frankfurt, Germany** – Lufthansa, the flag carrier of... read more »