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Indian student's death in US possibly linked to Blue Whale suicide game

Washington, April 20: In a grim first for Indians studying in US colleges and universities, a first year student took his own life in March while playing, it is understood, a macabre online game of dares called the "Blue Whale Challenge", which has also been called the "suicide game". The 20 year...
US blacklists 3 Chinese firms for supplying missile parts to Pakistan
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US blacklists 3 Chinese firms for supplying missile parts to Pakistan

Washington, April 20: The US has imposed sanctions on three Chinese companies and one from Belarus for supplying missile applicable items to Pakistan’s ballistic missile programmes, including its long range missile programme. “The entities we are designating today, Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant;...
Kenyan President confirms military chief
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Kenyan President confirms military chief's death in plane crash

Nairobi, April 19: Kenyan President William Ruto confirmed that military chief Francis Ogolla was among 10 senior commanders killed in a helicopter crash in the northwestern part of the country on Thursday. Ruto said Ogolla, chief of the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF), was aboard the KDF Huey...
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India's national election is Maha Kumbh of democracy: US diplomat Atul Keshap

New Delhi, April 19: US diplomat Atul Keshap, president of the US India Business Council, on Friday said with 970 million eligible voters and 1.2 million polling places, India's national election is the Maha Kumbh of democracy. "Heartiest congratulations to the great people of India as they begin...
Cloud seeding backfires? Unprecedented floods paralyse Dubai amidst global weather chaos
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Cloud seeding backfires? Unprecedented floods paralyse Dubai amidst global...

Guwahati, April 17: The heavy rains, possibly intensified by cloud seeding, brought about a year and a half’s worth of rain in just one instance to the bustling city of Dubai.Major highways were inundated and runways at Dubai International Airport were submerged, leading to significant...
Amid heavy rains rare flooding strikes Dubai 
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Amid heavy rains rare flooding strikes Dubai 

Guwahati, April 17: Heavy rains battered parts of the Middle East, and causing rare flooding in Dubai.As per reports, schools in the United Arab Emirates were closed, while Dubai International Airport’s tarmac succumbed to waterlogging. Tragically, Oman reported at least 18 fatalities due to the...
Had no choice, but to respond: Iran tells UN on Israel attack
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"Had no choice, but to respond": Iran tells UN on Israel attack

Guwahati, April 15: Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, addressed the Security Council on Sunday, asserting that Iran exercised its "inherent right to self-defence" in its unprecedented assault on Israel.Iravani criticised the Security Council for failing to uphold...
Israel says Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles, 99% of which were intercepted
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Israel says Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles, 99% of which were...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Booms and air raid sirens sounded across Israel early Sunday after Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle East closer to a regionwide war. A military spokesman said the launches numbered...
Moscow attack aimed at spoiling relations between Russia and Islamic world: Russian Grand Mufti
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Moscow attack aimed at spoiling relations between Russia and Islamic world:...

New Delhi, April 10: Russian Grand Mufti Ravil Gainutdin has said that the terrorist attack on the Crocus City concert hall near Moscow was aimed at spoiling the relationship between the Russian Federation and the Islamic world, media reports said. “The terrorist attack is a severe blow to the...
8 people dead after ship collision in China
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8 people dead after ship collision in China

Beijing, April 10: All eight people who were missing after a collision between a fishing boat and a commercial ship off the southwestern coast of south China's Hainan Province have been confirmed dead, the provincial maritime search and rescue centre said Wednesday. The fishing boat "Yuenan Aoyu...
Australian youth curfew extended till April 16
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Australian youth curfew extended till April 16

Canberra, April 9: Eva Lawler, the chief minister of the Australia's Northern Territory (NT), on Tuesday announced that the curfew for people under the age of 18 in Alice Springs has been extended until April 16. The announcement was made one day before the curfew, which was imposed on March 27...
6.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia
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6.0 magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia

Jakarta, April 9: A 6.0 magnitude quake hit Indonesia's eastern province of West Papua on Tuesday, but did not trigger a Tsunami warning, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The agency initially reported the quake's magnitude to be 6.1 before revising...
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