 Putin says US will have to shed 755 from diplomatic staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the United States would have to cut its embassy and consulate staff in Russia by 755 under new sanctions from Moscow. In response, the US State Department deemed it “a regrettable and uncalled for act.” Russian’s Foreign Ministry on Friday ordered a reduction by Sept 1 in the number […]
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 Don’t feel burdened by World Cup defeat: Modi to Women’s team
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he had advised the Indian women’s cricket team not to feel burdened by the World Cup final defeat since they had backing of the nation. Indian team ended runner-up at the prestigious ICC event after losing the final to England narrowly by nine runs. Their unexpected performance in the World […]
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 Human remains found on Mont Blanc may belong to Air India crash victims
Body parts that could belong to passengers killed in one or other of two Air India plane crashes more than 50 years ago have been found on Mont Blanc in the French Alps, sources said Friday. Daniel Roche, who is fascinated by air plane accidents and has spent years combing the Bossons Glacier looking for […]
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 Prince Charles To Open 2018 Commonwealth Games Next Year
Britain’s Prince Charles will stand in for his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at the Commonwealth Games ceremony in Australia next year, Buckingham Palace announced today. The heir to Britain’s throne will read out a message from the 91-year-old monarch at the Games to be held in the Gold Coast in April 2018. “Her Majesty the […]
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 No chance of Ahmed Patel winning Rajya Sabha polls: Cong MLA
Amid the exit of six Congress MLAs ahead of Rajya Sabha polls, a senior party legislator has said Ahmed Patel will find it difficult to win the elections as more opposition lawmakers are likely to resign in the days to come. Congress MLA Raghavjee Patel, considered close to former party strongman Shankersinh Vaghela, indicated he […]
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 Congress shifts 44 Gujarat MLAs to Bengaluru
The Congress has sent 44 of its legislators to a resort outside Bengaluru to fend off “poaching” attempts by the BJP ahead of the August 8 Rajya Sabha polls in Gujarat, a senior party leader said. Of the 57 Congress MLAs in the state, from where senior party leader Ahmed Patel is contesting, six resigned […]
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 British hacker convicted in Germany of major cyber attack
A British man was handed a suspended jail sentence by a German court Friday for a massive cyber attack against Deutsche Telekom last year. The regional court in the western city of Cologne said it would suspend the sentence of one year and eight months against the defendant, Daniel Kaye, following pleas to this effect […]
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 Oppn protests in RS over “abduction” of Cong Guj MLA
Congress members on Friday forced a washout of the Rajya Sabha proceedings in the pre-lunch session, causing four adjournments, as they protested the alleged abduction of a Congress MLA by the Gujarat Police.The Congress alleged that the Gujarat police had abducted its MLA in the state with a view to influence the upcoming elections to […]
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 India blesses its snakes as charmers face the venom of modern life
Officially the snake charmers’ profession is banned in India, but its devotees were at the centre of prayers and milk blessings offered to cobras and other deadly serpents in an annual tribute Friday. The country’s 800,000 charmers and their young apprentices come to the fore each year for the centuries-old Nag Panchami festival, celebrated in […]
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 Student raises 1,500 pounds for Indian prosthetics charity
A British student has raised 1,500 pounds for an Indian prosthetic charity by organising a race night, an event in which participants stake money on the outcome of recorded races. Jennifer Pirie, a fourth year student of Prosthetics and Orthotics, at the University of Strathclyde, held the race night to raise money for the Chennai-based […]
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