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Venezuelan President Maduro denounces US military drills in Trinidad and T
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Venezuela's President Maduro condemned upcoming US military drills in Trinidad and Tobago, calling them a threat to Caribbean peace, CNN reported. The US says the exercises target drug trafficking, while opposition leader Machado urged Venezuelans to oppose Maduro and welcomed US pressure on
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At least four dead as migrant boats capsize off Libya's Al-Khums coast
Updated : 4 months ago IST
At least four migrants died after two boats capsized off Libya's Al-Khums coast, with dozens more missing or unaccounted for, according to the Libyan Red Crescent. The vessels carried people from Bangladesh, Egypt and Sudan. Libya remains a major transit route for migrants trying to reach Eu
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Pakistan's e-commerce dreams falter as skills crisis exposes deep governan
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Pakistan's e-commerce sector could create thousands of jobs but faces major setbacks due to a skills shortage, poor training, and weak logistics. Experts warn growth targets may fail unless the government improves workforce development and digital systems, The Express Tribune reported.
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Pakistan fails to answer as VBMP's longest human rights protest exposes de
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) has completed 6,000 days of continuous protest in Quetta, marking one of Pakistan's longest-running human rights campaigns. Families of the disappeared have gathered outside the Quetta Press Club for nearly sixteen years, holding photographs and
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Pakistan: Lahore tops global pollution index as hazardous smog engulfs Pun
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Lahore remained among the world's most polluted cities as hazardous smog covered Punjab. AQI levels reached dangerous highs, prompting health warnings, mask distribution, and a police crackdown that led to arrests, fines, and action against crop burning, smoke-emitting vehicles, and brick ki
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"Yadav family should not break like this": Bihar BJP chief on Rohini Achar
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Jaiswal, while urging the intervention of Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi, also voiced support for Acharya, emphasising that it is inappropriate to see someone who once donated her kidney to Lalu Yadav being treated poorly.
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"Thrown out of the house, disgraced, abused, and even hit": Rohini Acharya
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Claiming that the party leadership don't want to take responsibility for the defeat in the Bihar Assembly elections, Rohini Acharya said that when she called out Tejashwi Yadav's close aide Sanjay Yadav for party's defeat, she was "thrown out of the house, disgraced, abused, and even hit"
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Retired IAS K Jayakumar takes oath as newly appointed Travancore Devaswom
Updated : 4 months ago IST
"It is a fact that there is a crisis of faith among devotees. Recent reports have caused distress, and we cannot allow such a situation to persist. Transparency will be assured in all operations. Any gaps through which lapses have occurred will be eliminated," Jayakumar told reporters. Read More
US skipping G20 Summit "will have an impact," says High Commissioner of So
Updated : 4 months ago IST
On being asked about the impact of the US boycotting the 2025 G20 Johannesburg summit, Sooklal recounted to ANI that during the 2008 financial crisis, the efforts of the US brought the economy on track.
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Consciences only awakened after their monopoly was curtailed: Khawaja Asif
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif criticised two Supreme Court judges for resigning after the 27th Constitutional Amendment passed, accusing them of "selective amnesia" and reacting only after their powers were reduced. The judges said the amendment undermined judicial independence and
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Hazardous smog grips Pakistan's Punjab as AQI soars across major cities
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Punjab's air quality remained hazardous, with several cities recording extremely high AQI levels. Lahore continued to face severe smog as the Met Office reported conditions favouring its persistence. The government launched tree-planting and green-belt projects, including 10,000 new trees in
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UNRWA accuses Israel of "deliberately obstructing" Gaza aid operations
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The agency warned that Palestinians are facing winter conditions with limited shelter as the conflict extends beyond two years.
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