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First Hindu woman to fight polls from Pak
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First Hindu woman to fight polls from Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Islamabad, Dec 26: Pakistani-Hindu Dr Saveera Parkash is set to be the first woman candidate from the minority community to stand in the upcoming general elections from Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Parkash submitted her nomination papers for the general seat of PK-25 on December...
Floods force evacuation of over 9,000 in Malaysia
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Floods force evacuation of over 9,000 in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 26: Floodings have displaced 9,967 people in Malaysia as of Monday following continuous heavy rains. Those evacuated were being housed in 121 flood relief centres in four states, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the country's Social Welfare Department. Meanwhile, an...
Indonesia
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Indonesia's 1st high-speed railway handles one million passengers

Jakarta, Dec 26: The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR), the first HSR in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, has handled over 1 million passenger trips since its official operation on October 17. With the yearend approaching, Halim Station in Jakarta has become increasingly crowded with...
Israel will pay heavy price for killing Brig Gen Mousavi: Iran President
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Israel will pay heavy price for killing Brig Gen Mousavi: Iran President

Tel Aviv, Dec 26: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that Israel will pay a heavy price for killing Brig Gen Razi Mousavi of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in an airstrike in Syria. “Without a doubt, this action is another sign of frustration, helplessness, and incapacity of the...
23 flights cancelled at Sydney Airport on Christmas Day
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23 flights cancelled at Sydney Airport on Christmas Day

Sydney, Dec 25: At least 23 flights in and out of Australia's Sydney Airport were cancelled on Christmas Day following heavy rain and flash flooding a day prior, local media reported on Monday. By 7 a.m. on Monday (2000 GMT Sunday), the arrivals and departures board on Sydney Airport's website...
Indian-origin CEO-led energy tech firm Enphase lays off 350 workers
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Indian-origin CEO-led energy tech firm Enphase lays off 350 workers

San Francisco, Dec 25: American energy technology company Enphase, led by Indian-origin Badri Kothandaraman, is laying off 10 per cent of its global workforce, impacting approximately 350 contractors and employees. According to Enphase President and CEO Kothandaraman, the move is to streamline...
Fire on Russian nuclear-powered container ship put out
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Fire on Russian nuclear-powered container ship put out

Moscow, Dec 25: A fire that had erupted on Russia's nuclear-powered container ship Sevmorput was put out, authorities said. No one was injured in the incident, which occurred in one of the cabins of the vessel and affected an area of some 30 square meters, the emergency department of Murmansk...
Vivek Ramaswamy rules out joining Trump cabinet if ex-President wins in 2024
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Vivek Ramaswamy rules out joining Trump cabinet if ex-President wins in 2024

Washington, Dec 25: Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy has said that he is not a "Plan B person", rejecting outright the idea or speculation of his joining the Trump cabinet in any official capacity if the former President retake the White House from Joe Biden in 2024. Ramaswamy claimed his...
Iranian drone struck chemical tanker in Indian Ocean
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Iranian drone struck chemical tanker in Indian Ocean

Washington, Dec 25: A chemical tanker operating in the Indian Ocean has been struck by an Iranian attack drone, a US Department of Defense official said. This is the seventh Iranian attack on commercial shipping since 2021, CNN reported. “The motor vessel CHEM PLUTO, a Liberia-flagged,...
Hindu temple vandalised with anti-India in US in apparent hate crime
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Hindu temple vandalised with anti-India in US in apparent hate crime

New York, Dec 23: A prominent Hindu temple was vandalised with anti-India graffiti in the US state of California and the police are investigating the matter as a possible hate crime. The City of Newark Police Department in Newark, Newark, California told PTI in an emailed statement that on Friday...
390 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in past 48 hours: Health Ministry
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390 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in past 48 hours: Health Ministry

Gaza, Dec 23: The Ministry of Health in Gaza said in a statement that 390 Palestinians were killed and 734 injured in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip in the past 48 hours. So far, at least 20,057 Palestinians have been killed and 53,320 injured in the Gaza Strip since the outbreak of the...
Turkish Parliament to discuss Sweden
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Turkish Parliament to discuss Sweden's NATO bid next week

Ankara, Dec 23: Turkish Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee has said that it would discuss Sweden's NATO bid next week. The committee said on Friday in a statement that the review of the bid is scheduled for December 26, Xinhua news agency reported. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
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