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INDIA

UP: CBI arrests banker, aide for demanding bribe from farmer

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a bank manager and his associate for demanding Rs 13,000 from a farmer as bribe...

Online applications invited for Haj-2024

The Haj Committee of India has invited online applications from all the aspirants who intend to undertake the Haj pilgrimage in 2024. "The...

CBA: Beijing Ducks beats Beijing Royal Fighters in overtime

The Beijing Ducks defeated the Beijing Royal Fighters 109-106 in overtime, while the Guangdong Southern Tigers overcame the Fujian Sturgeons 122-115 in the...

New multipolar world order to replace unipolar system: Putin

A more just multipolar world order will inevitably replace the old unipolar system, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a ceremony as he...

716 birds of 16 species rescued during raid in UP

Two days after a video of poaching of migratory birds went viral, the forest department and the police initiated a crackdown in Uttar...

UN chief alarmed by resumption of hostilities in Gaza: Spokesman

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is alarmed by the resumption of hostilities between Israel and Palestinians after a short pause, his spokesman has said. The...

Japan plans to introduce electronic arrest warrants

Japan plans to introduce electronic arrest warrants and interrogation records amid the country's digitization steps for faster legal procedures, according to the Justice...

MP Congress to review poll debacle today

Shocked by its massive defeat in the Assembly polls, the Madhya Pradesh Congress has convened a meeting of its candidates on Tuesday to...

Mission Life can address needs of sustainable development: UN official

Mission Life, the lifestyle mass movement launched by India, can address the needs of sustainable development, according to UN Assistant Secretary-General Ligia Noronha. “We...

Biden nominates Indian-American VC for key post

US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-origin global venture capitalist Deven Parekh to the Board of Directors of the International Development Finance Corporation...