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Elon Musk invests in Twitter, to add new features
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Elon Musk invests in Twitter, to add new features

New Delhi, April 6: Twitter on Wednesday announced that it is working to allow users to edit their tweets after posting them to fix typos and errors, as its CEO Parag Agrawal welcomed Tesla and SpaceX CEO to its board of directors. The micro-blogging platform said Twitter plans to begin testing the...
SL Prez revokes Emergency Law with the doubt of defeat in Parliament
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SL Prez revokes Emergency Law with the doubt of defeat in Parliament

Colombo, April 6: With a majority support in doubt in Parliament, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday late night revoked the state of Emergency which he had imposed amid violent street protests demanding him to quit. Rajapaksa had issued an Extraordinary gazette proclamation imposing Emergency...
Blinken, Jaishankar reviews bilateral ties and situation in Ukraine
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Blinken, Jaishankar reviews bilateral ties and situation in Ukraine

Washington, Apr 6: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over the phone to review regional and global priorities, including the latest developments in Ukraine, a State Department spokesperson has said. Blinken and Jaishankar also agreed to...
Several people killed in train derailment in Hungary
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Several people killed in train derailment in Hungary

Budapest, Apr 5: A train derailed after striking a vehicle in southern Hungary early Tuesday, leaving several people dead and others injured, police said. The accident occurred just before 7 a.M. In the town of Mindszent. Police said a van drove onto the train tracks and was struck by a...
US clarifies India
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US clarifies India's Russian oil purchases minuscule; energy payments not under...

New York, April 5: Given the clamour in some US media and among politicians criticising India for buying oil from Russia, President Joe Biden's spokesperson Jen Psaki has clarified that its imports were minuscule and energy payments did not come under American sanctions. "Right now, just to give...
Imran to continue working as chief executive until caretaker PM appointed
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Imran to continue working as chief executive until caretaker PM appointed

Islamabad, April 4: The Cabinet Division of Pakistan issued a notification, de-notifying Imran Khan as the Prime Minister after the President dissolved the National Assembly after a summary was sent by the premier in the wake of a no-trust move against him, The Express Tribune reported.In accordance...
Street in New York named Ganesh Street Temple after prominent Hindu temple
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Street in New York named Ganesh Street Temple after prominent Hindu temple

New York, Apr 4: In a significant moment for the Hindu community in the US, a street outside a renowned and prominent temple here has been named the 'Ganesh Temple Street'. Established in 1977, The Hindu Temple Society of North America Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapati Devasthanam, popularly known as the...
Pakistan cabinet dissolved, but Imran will continue as PM
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Pakistan cabinet dissolved, but Imran will continue as PM

Islamabad, April 3: Pakistan's former Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Sunday said the Federal Cabinet has been dissolved, but Prime Minister Imran Khan will continue his duties under Article 224 of the Constitution, Dunya News reported. Hussain however did not...
SL military blocks social media platforms
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SL military blocks social media platforms

Colombo, April 3: Amidst the state of emergency and a 36-hour long curfew imposed in Sri Lanka, the island nation's military has blocked all social media platforms ahead of an anti-government protest planned for Sunday. The Ministry of Technology announced that the social media platforms were...
Ahead of major public protest, Rajapaksa declares state of emergency
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Ahead of major public protest, Rajapaksa declares state of emergency

Colombo, April 2: Amidst growing public protests all over Sri Lanka and ahead of a massive street march on Sunday, President Gotabaya Rajapaska has declared a state of emergency.Late Friday night, the President imposed tough laws allowing the military to arrest and remand suspects for long...
Imran may go for immediate polls if ousted from power
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Imran may go for immediate polls if ousted from power

Islamabad, April 2: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has prepared a strategy for dealing with the situation if the opposition succeeds in executing the vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan.Sources told The Express Tribune that the PTI is expected to vouch for early...
Russia registers worlds first nasal vaccine for COVID-19
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Russia registers world's first nasal vaccine for COVID-19

Moscow, April 2: The Russian Health Ministry has registered the nasal version of its Covid-19 jab, Sputnik V, which is said to be the world's first nasal vaccine against the virus."The Russian Health Ministry registered the nasal version of Sputnik V, the world's first nasal vaccine against...
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