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Delhi HC allows temporary release of actor Rajpal Yadav from jail in cheque...

Delhi HC allows temporary release of actor Rajpal Yadav from jail in cheque bounce cases **Delhi High Court Grants Temporary Release to Actor Rajpal Yadav for Family Event** **New Delhi** – The Delhi High Court has granted actor Rajpal Yadav a temporary reprieve from his jail sentence, allowing... read more »

India AI Summit 2026 LIVE: AI-generated ...

India AI Summit 2026 LIVE: AI-generated misinformation has power to derail ...

India AI Summit 2026 LIVE: AI-generated misinformation has power to derail democracies, says Union Minister **Global Leaders Converge for AI Impact Summit Amidst Democratic Concerns** **New Delhi, India** – The burgeoning influence of artificial intelligence, particularly its potential to sow... read more »

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Kargil war veteran shoots dead wife and ...

Kargil war veteran shoots dead wife and son, kills self in Uttar Pradesh

Kargil war veteran shoots dead wife and son, kills self in Uttar Pradesh **Tragedy in Uttar Pradesh: Veteran Allegedly Kills Family Before Taking Own Life** A devastating incident has sent shockwaves through a community in Uttar Pradesh, where a Kargil War veteran is suspected of fatally shooting... read more »

Mexico-bound tourists divert to Iceland ...

Mexico-bound tourists divert to Iceland after mid-air medical emergency on ...

Mexico-bound tourists divert to Iceland after mid-air medical emergency on plane **KLM Flight to Mexico City Makes Unscheduled Diversion to Iceland Due to Passenger Medical Emergency** A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight en route to Mexico City was compelled to make an unscheduled diversion to... 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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Jaishankar denies India has lost strategic autonomy

Jaishankar denies India has lost strategic autonomy ### India Reaffirms Strategic Autonomy Amid Shifting Global Alliances **Munich, Germany** – India’s External Affairs Minister, S.... read more »

Could BNPs landslide win open a new geopolitical chapter for Bangladesh?

Could BNPs landslide win open a new geopolitical chapter for Bangladesh? Tarique Rahman's decisive victory may redraw regional alignments after years of pro-India policy under ousted... read more »

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Senators Urge Top Regulator to Stay Out of Prediction Market Lawsuits

Senators Urge Top Regulator to Stay Out of Prediction Market Lawsuits **Legislators Advise CFTC Against Intervention in Prediction Market Disputes** Washington D.C. – A contingent of... read more »

OpenAI Is Nuking Its 4o Model. Chinas ChatGPT Fans Arent OK

OpenAI Is Nuking Its 4o Model. Chinas ChatGPT Fans Arent OK ## User Discontent Mounts as OpenAI Retracts Advanced AI Model Access **Global users express dismay and frustration following... read more »