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Afghan mosque blast kills 18, including senior cleric
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Afghan mosque blast kills 18, including senior cleric

Herat (Afghanistan), Sep 2: An explosion tore through a crowded mosque in western Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 18 people, including a prominent cleric, Taliban officials and a local medic said. At least 21 people were hurt. The blast went off in the Guzargah Mosque in the western...
Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi of vote fraud, adds jail time
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Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi of vote fraud, adds jail time

Bangkok, Sep 2: A court in Myanmar on Friday sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years' imprisonment with labour after finding her guilty of election fraud, adding more jail time to the 17 years she is already serving for other offenses prosecuted by the military government. The...
NASA, Axiom Space to send private astronauts to ISS in 2023
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NASA, Axiom Space to send private astronauts to ISS in 2023

Washington, Sep 2: NASA and American space infrastructure developer Axiom Space have signed a pact for the second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, to take place in the second quarter of 2023. The spaceflight, designated as Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), will launch from...
How Microsoft AI is helping slum dwellers in India fight heat waves
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How Microsoft AI is helping slum dwellers in India fight heat waves

New Delhi, Sep 1: Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith on Thursday visited SEEDS, a disaster response and preparedness non-profit organisation, which is deploying artificial intelligence (AI) to predict the impact of multiple hazards like cyclones, earthquakes or heat waves in any given...
Russia launches war games with China, others
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Russia launches war games with China, others

Moscow, Sep 1: Russia on Thursday launched weeklong war games involving forces from China and other nations in a show of growing defense cooperation between Moscow and Beijing as they both face tensions with the U.S. The maneuvers are also intended to demonstrate that Moscow has sufficient...
Apple may launch new iPhone 14 Max this year
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Apple may launch new 'iPhone 14 Max' this year

San Francisco, Sep 1: Amid several reports of no iPhone mini this year, a new report suggests that tech giant Apple may instead unveil a new "iPhone 14 Max", along with regular models that it has been launching for years. The tech giant is expected to announce four new iPhone 14 models at its...
Gorbachevs historic visit to India and talks with Rajiv Gandhi recalled
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Gorbachev's historic visit to India and talks with Rajiv Gandhi recalled

He pulls out a Commentary from the Archives of Washington Post of Mikhail Gorbachev's historic four-day visit to India on November 26, 1985 and its significance. Written by its then political commentator Richard M. Weintraub. Rajiv Gandhi was Prime Minister then testing the political waters after...
Mikhail Gorbachev, last big leader of the Soviet Union, dies at 91
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Mikhail Gorbachev, last big leader of the Soviet Union, dies at 91

Moscow, Aug 31: Former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev, the last of the titans in Russia who sought economic reforms through his famous 'glasnost' (openness) and 'perestroika' (reconstruction), died in a hospital in Moscow. He was 91. Gorbachev, an unquestioned titan who embarked on a path of...
Indian returns home after serving 28 years in Pakistan jail
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Indian returns home after serving 28 years in Pakistan jail

Ahmedabad, Aug 31: An Indian man arrested by the Pakistani agencies in 1994 and awarded life term by a court for espionage, returned and reunited with his family after 30 years. Kuldeep Yadav (59), was released last week by the Pakistan Supreme Court, after completion of his imprisonment in 2021.He...
Google to pay Rs 25 lakh to spot bugs in its open source projects
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Google to pay Rs 25 lakh to spot bugs in its open source projects

New Delhi, Aug 31: Google has launched a new bug bounty programme where it will award up to $31,337 (roughly Rs 25 lakh) to researchers who spot vulnerabilities in the company's open source projects. Depending on the severity of the vulnerability and the importance of the project, rewards will...
Pak floods damage iconic Mohenjo-daro ruins
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Pak floods damage iconic Mohenjo-daro ruins

Islamabad, Aug 31: Iconic sites in Pakistan's Sindh province such as the Mohenjo-Daro ruins, Kot Diji, Ranikot suffered widespread damage during the recent catastrophic floods.At Mohenjo-Daro alone, the record rain has damaged excavated areas and exposed the ones buried underneath by creating...
India warns of
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India warns of 'significant increase' in terror presence in Afghanistan

United Nations, Aug 30: India has warned of a "significant increase" in the presence of terrorist groups in the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and threats to other countries emanating from the war-torn country. "We need to see concrete progress in ensuring that such proscribed terrorists, entities, or...
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