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India all for peaceful solution to Russia-Ukraine conflict: Doval at NSAs meet
Doval is learnt to have made these observations during the summit of NSAs in Jeddah, hosted by Saudi Arabia to discuss the Ukraine-Russia conflict.
Imran Khan handed 3-yr jail term in Toshakhana case
Imran Khan was accused of opting to corrupt practices to not only acquire gifts, jewellery and other items worth billions of rupees, but also using his office to tailor the procedures, get under-valued assessments done and later pay 20 per cent of their under-valued price through undeclared accounts.
New York struggles to accommodate influx of asylum seekers
Hundreds of asylum seekers were seen sleeping on the sidewalk outside the Roosevelt Hotel, the city's migrant intake centre, since last week, before the area was cleared on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported. An average of about 500 asylum seekers are coming to the city per day, according to a report by documentedny.com on Friday, citing city officials.
One killed in fatal shooting in Melbourne
According to a statement released by Victoria Police, emergency services were called after a number of shots were fired at a man walking along a street on Friday at about 11:40 p.m. local time, Xinhua news agency reported. The man sustained life-threatening injuries and later died in hospital, said the police, adding that detectives are still working to determine the circumstances of the incident, however, at this early stage the incident appears to be targeted.
UK invites India’s young women to be High Commissioner for a day
The annual ‘High Commissioner for a Day’ competition, with focus on Sustainable Development Goals, will provide an opportunity to Indian women, aged 18 to 23, to share their strengths with the world, the British High Commission in New Delhi announced on Friday.
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's jail term extended to 19 yrs
The proceedings were closed to the press and the public. The Kremlin's most vocal critic, who was found guilty of founding and funding an extremist organisation, will serve his time in a "special regime colony", which Russian state prosecutors had been calling for.
'Trump frontrunner for GOP primaries nomination': Most surveys indicate
US media recalls the National NBC News poll conducted after the 1st indictment in the hush money case and now after the arraignment in DC other polls shows the party is split over whether Trump should remain the leader of the GOP or not, but most other surveys conducted in the wake of the indictments show his popularity has not dwindled, media reports say.
Pakistan National Assembly to be dissolved on August 9
The announcement comes in the backdrop of farewell meetings and fast paced discussions between coalition partners over the selection of a caretaker prime minister and the interim setup.
17 dead as bus with 6 Indians onboard plunges into ravine in Mexico: Report
A source from Nayarit's firefighting service said six Indian citizens had been aboard the bus, part of the Elite passenger line, which departed from Mexico City on Wednesday, the Daily Mail reported.
5 arrested after protest at Sunak's private home
On Thursday, the demonstrators from the Greenpeace environmental managed to climb onto the house located near Sunak's constituency of Richmond, reports CNN.
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