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Sri Lanka: Forces raid anti-government protest camp
Fri Jul 22 2022
Security forces in Sri Lanka raided the main anti-government protest camp in the capital early on Friday, arresting protesters and...
In Droupadi Murmu's Victory, Cross-Voting Bares Cracks In Opposition
Fri Jul 22 2022
A large number of opposition MLAs cross-voted in favour of the BJP's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu, who is set to...
Big Pharma jacked up drug prices over 1,000 times this year
Thu Jul 21 2022
The US pharmaceutical industry has raised drug prices some 1,186 times this year, according to Patients for Affordable Drugs, an...
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann in hospital
Thu Jul 21 2022
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was admitted to Delhi’s Indraprastha Apollo Hospital with a stomachache late on Tuesday.
CIA chief says no intelligence that Putin is in bad health
Thu Jul 21 2022
There is no intelligence that Vladimir Putin is unstable or in bad health, the director of the CIA has said.
PM Modi best administrator, India marching ahead in all fields: CIC
Thu Jul 21 2022
India is “marching ahead” in all fields under the leadership of Narendra Modi, Central Information Commissioner Uday Mahurkar said Wednesday,...
Inflation in Canada highest in decades
Thu Jul 21 2022
Canada joined the US and the UK in seeing its year-on-year inflation hit 40-year highs in June.
Sonia Gandhi being questioned by Enforcement Directorate
Thu Jul 21 2022
Sonia Gandhi, 75, was accompanied by her children as she arrived at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office a little after...
China ride-hailing giant Didi fined $1.2bn after probe
Thu Jul 21 2022
China has fined ride-hailing giant Didi 8.026 billion yuan ($1.2bn; £990m) for breaking its cyber security laws.
Indian Woman, 28, Added To FBI's "Missing Persons" List After 3 Years
Thu Jul 21 2022
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has added a 28-year-old Indian woman, who has been missing from New Jersey for the...
Opposition's Price-Rise Protest With Placards Angers Lok Sabha Speaker
Wed Jul 20 2022
Speaker Om Birla was rather blunt today with Opposition members protesting inside the Lok Sabha against price rise: "The House...
21-year-old US woman gang raped in Pakistan hotel
Wed Jul 20 2022
A 21-year-old American woman was allegedly gang-raped by two men in Punjab province of Pakistan, police said on Tuesday.
Ranchi Woman Cop Crushed To Death
Wed Jul 20 2022
A woman sub-inspector was crushed to death in Jharkhand capital Ranchi when she tried to stop cattle smugglers during a...
Record heatwave threatens EU food security
Wed Jul 20 2022
A record heatwave in some of Europe’s key farming regions has put this year’s corn harvest at risk, Bloomberg reported...
SC refers Sena, rebel MLAs’ pleas to larger bench
Wed Jul 20 2022
The Supreme Court Wednesday said some issues related to the dispute between the two Shiv Sena factions — led by...
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe elected president
Wed Jul 20 2022
Sri Lankan MPs have elected prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country's new president, despite his unpopularity with the public.
5 Senior Officers Under UP Minister Jitin Prasada Suspended Over Irregularities
Wed Jul 20 2022
The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended five senior officers of the Public Works Department (PWD), including the departmental head for...
Putin tells US to stop ‘looting’ Syria
Wed Jul 20 2022
The US must stop “stealing” oil from the Syrian people, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Tuesday, after meeting with...
European energy firms rack up debt to cover soaring costs
Tue Jul 19 2022
European energy and utilities companies are taking on more debt to offset soaring oil and gas prices, Bloomberg reported on...
NEET-UG 2022: NTA to send team to Kerala to probe dress row
Tue Jul 19 2022
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is sending a team to Kerala to investigate the issue of a female NEET candidate...