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Canada PM Carney Invites Zelensky To G7 Summit In June
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the G7 summit in June in the western province of Alberta, a government official told AFP on Monday.
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'B' In Budget Stands For Bihar: Memes Take Over Social Media
The Union government has announced several big-ticket plans for Bihar in the budget, delighting the business community and citizens and sparking a meme fest on social media.
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Four Tourists Die After Suspected Laos Methanol Poisoning
Four foreign tourists have died after a suspected mass methanol poisoning from drinking tainted alcohol at a backpacker hotspot in Laos, Western government officials and media said Thursday.
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Opinion | Kerala Tragedy Is Why States Must Stop Opposing 'ESA' Tags
On July 31, the central government issued the sixth iteration of a draft notification, proposing to declare over 56,825.7 square kilometres of the Western Ghats across six states as Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA).
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Taliban Cut Ties With Afghan Embassies Loyal To Former Government
The Taliban government has severed consular ties with swathes of Afghan embassies in Western countries, Kabul said Tuesday, cutting off diplomats loyal to the former foreign-backed administration.
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Russia Jails US Reporter Evan Gershkovich For 16 Years For "Espionage"
US reporter Evan Gershkovich was sentenced by a Russian court on Friday to 16 years prison for "espionage", a verdict slammed as "despicable", "disgraceful" and a "sham" by Western governments and his employer.
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Maharashtra Assembly Passes Resolution To Change Mumbai Railway Station Names
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the government resolution to change the names of railway stations on Central Railway, Western Railway and Harbour Railway.
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Chinese Cyber Espionage More Extensive Than Suspected, Says Dutch Military Intel
Dutch military intelligence said on Monday that Chinese cyber espionage was more extensive than it had initially thought, targeting Western governments and defence companies.
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Mexican Mayor Killed Day After First Woman President Elected
The mayor of a town in western Mexico was killed on Monday, the regional government said, barely 24 hours after Claudia Sheinbaum was elected the Latin American country's first woman president.
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China Accuses British Secret Service Of Recruiting Its Citizens To Spy
China on Monday accused Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) of recruiting a couple who worked for the central government to spy for the UK, adding to months of mutual espionage allegations between Beijing and Western powers.
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Kuki-Zo Group In US Calls For Justice; "Propaganda," Says Manipur Chief Minister
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has strongly condemned activities by what he called "homegrown groups based out of western countries" for giving a "communal tone" to the state government's efforts to identify and deport illegal immigrants.
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6 Killed After Gunman Attacks Mosque In Afghanistan, Says Taliban
A gunman attacked a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said Tuesday, with local residents claiming the minority Shiite community had been targeted.
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Explained: Hong Kong's New National Security Law And How It Impacts Freedom
Hong Kong's 90-seat legislature on Tuesday unanimously passed a new national security law just 11 days after it was tabled, despite concerns from Western governments that freedoms would be further undermined in the financial hub.
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Bureaucrat Shares Post On Endangered Nilgiri Marten, Highlights Urgency For Conservation
The small furry mammal once a common sight in the forests of western ghats, has now been classified as 'Vulnerable'
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Slovakia PM Announces Halt Of Military Aid To Ukraine
Slovakia's new populist Prime Minister Robert Fico said Thursday that his government was stopping military aid to Ukraine, in the first Western reversal of the kind.
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Canada PM Carney Invites Zelensky To G7 Summit In June
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the G7 summit in June in the western province of Alberta, a government official told AFP on Monday.
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'B' In Budget Stands For Bihar: Memes Take Over Social Media
The Union government has announced several big-ticket plans for Bihar in the budget, delighting the business community and citizens and sparking a meme fest on social media.
-
Four Tourists Die After Suspected Laos Methanol Poisoning
Four foreign tourists have died after a suspected mass methanol poisoning from drinking tainted alcohol at a backpacker hotspot in Laos, Western government officials and media said Thursday.
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Opinion | Kerala Tragedy Is Why States Must Stop Opposing 'ESA' Tags
On July 31, the central government issued the sixth iteration of a draft notification, proposing to declare over 56,825.7 square kilometres of the Western Ghats across six states as Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA).
-
Taliban Cut Ties With Afghan Embassies Loyal To Former Government
The Taliban government has severed consular ties with swathes of Afghan embassies in Western countries, Kabul said Tuesday, cutting off diplomats loyal to the former foreign-backed administration.
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Russia Jails US Reporter Evan Gershkovich For 16 Years For "Espionage"
US reporter Evan Gershkovich was sentenced by a Russian court on Friday to 16 years prison for "espionage", a verdict slammed as "despicable", "disgraceful" and a "sham" by Western governments and his employer.
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Maharashtra Assembly Passes Resolution To Change Mumbai Railway Station Names
Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the government resolution to change the names of railway stations on Central Railway, Western Railway and Harbour Railway.
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Chinese Cyber Espionage More Extensive Than Suspected, Says Dutch Military Intel
Dutch military intelligence said on Monday that Chinese cyber espionage was more extensive than it had initially thought, targeting Western governments and defence companies.
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Mexican Mayor Killed Day After First Woman President Elected
The mayor of a town in western Mexico was killed on Monday, the regional government said, barely 24 hours after Claudia Sheinbaum was elected the Latin American country's first woman president.
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China Accuses British Secret Service Of Recruiting Its Citizens To Spy
China on Monday accused Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) of recruiting a couple who worked for the central government to spy for the UK, adding to months of mutual espionage allegations between Beijing and Western powers.
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Kuki-Zo Group In US Calls For Justice; "Propaganda," Says Manipur Chief Minister
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has strongly condemned activities by what he called "homegrown groups based out of western countries" for giving a "communal tone" to the state government's efforts to identify and deport illegal immigrants.
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6 Killed After Gunman Attacks Mosque In Afghanistan, Says Taliban
A gunman attacked a mosque in western Afghanistan and killed six people, a government spokesman said Tuesday, with local residents claiming the minority Shiite community had been targeted.
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Explained: Hong Kong's New National Security Law And How It Impacts Freedom
Hong Kong's 90-seat legislature on Tuesday unanimously passed a new national security law just 11 days after it was tabled, despite concerns from Western governments that freedoms would be further undermined in the financial hub.
-
Bureaucrat Shares Post On Endangered Nilgiri Marten, Highlights Urgency For Conservation
The small furry mammal once a common sight in the forests of western ghats, has now been classified as 'Vulnerable'
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Slovakia PM Announces Halt Of Military Aid To Ukraine
Slovakia's new populist Prime Minister Robert Fico said Thursday that his government was stopping military aid to Ukraine, in the first Western reversal of the kind.
