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Rajnath Singh to embark on four-day US visit for high-level defence talks
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Rajnath Singh to embark on four-day US visit for high-level defence talks

New Delhi, Aug 21: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on an official visit to the United States from August 23 to 26, at the invitation of US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, to further enhance the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. The four-day visit, starting...
Cancer linked
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Cancer linked 'forever chemicals' detected in Sydney's drinking water

Sydney, Aug 20: Authorities in Sydney said on Tuesday that they have detected cancer linked "forever chemicals" in several of Sydney's drinking water catchments for the first time.Sydney Water confirmed that testing conducted in June and July detected per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a...
Bomb blast in Tel Aviv confirmed as
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Bomb blast in Tel Aviv confirmed as 'terror attack': Israeli authorities

Jerusalem, Aug 20: Israel's police and the Shin Bet internal security agency confirmed a bomb explosion in Tel Aviv as a "terrorist attack" targeting a synagogue. The assailant, who was carrying the bomb on his body, was killed in the blast, and a passerby was wounded, according to a joint...
Turkey
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Turkey's surface-to-surface cruise missile makes long duration flight test

Ankara, Aug 20: Turkey's long range surface-to-surface cruise missile, "Kara Atmaca", has completed its most extended and longest duration flight test, a senior official has said. Haluk Gorgun, head of the Presidency of Defense Industries, announced on Monday that the missile had achieved pinpoint...
India, Japan to hold 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial meeting today
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India, Japan to hold 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial meeting today

New Delhi, Aug 20: Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defence Minister Minoru Kihara, who arrived in New Delhi on Monday, will hold the third round of India-Japan 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial meeting with their Indian counterparts on Tuesday. The meeting is scheduled to be held here...
Ex-US Congressman George Santos pleads guilty to fraud charges
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Ex-US Congressman George Santos pleads guilty to fraud charges

New York, Aug 20: Former US Representative George Santos, who was expelled from Congress last year, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.The guilty plea came on Monday just weeks before the New York Republican was set to stand trial on 23 federal felony counts, including...
S. Korea, US launch key summer time military exercise
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S. Korea, US launch key summer time military exercise

Seoul, Aug 19: South Korea and the US kicked off a major combined military exercise for its 11-day run Monday to bolster their joint defence readiness amid advancing North Korean military threats.The annual Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise, which runs through August 29, got underway in the face...
Sydney opens new driverless metro line
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Sydney opens new driverless metro line

Sydney, Aug 19: Sydney's new multi-billion-dollar driverless metro line officially opened to commuters on Monday. The first passenger service on the Sydney Metro City Line departed Sydenham station in Sydney's inner western suburbs at 4:54 a.m. on Monday morning, travelling the 15.5 km tunnel under...
Cambodia records 3rd rare Mekong river dolphin death in gillnet in 2024
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Cambodia records 3rd rare Mekong river dolphin death in gillnet in 2024

Phnom Penh, Aug 17: A rare Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin had been found dead after being entangled in a fisherman's illegal gillnet in northeast Cambodia, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said in a news release on Saturday. The 2.1-meter-long female dolphin, weighing 108 kg, was...
Australian Hindus rally for persecuted Bangladeshi Hindus; urge global action
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Australian Hindus rally for persecuted Bangladeshi Hindus; urge global action

Melbourne, Aug 17: The Hindu community held rallies across Australia on Saturday, calling for global awareness and action against ongoing attacks on Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh. The rallies took place in several cities, including Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane, and saw participation...
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'New York is New Delhi of America', says city's Mayor praising diaspora...

New York, Aug 17: "New York City is the New Delhi of America", the city's Mayor Eric Adams said at the hoisting of the Indian tricolour on Independence Day, praising the diaspora's contributions to the city. "This is the oldest democracy, so we should be proud to lift this flag up in the democracy...
Israeli fighting in Gaza ended: Media
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Israeli fighting in Gaza ended: Media

Jerusalem, Aug 17: The Israeli army's fighting in the Gaza Strip has ended, state media reported. Citing senior security officials,Israel's state owned Kan TV news said that Israel can return and re-enter Gaza "when there is new intelligence," but in general the Israeli military's activity in the...
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