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Washington: The Biden administration is trying to urge India to take a “clear position” on the Russia-Ukraine crisis, US diplomat Donald Lu said. Mr Lu noted that Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has been on the “frontlines of that battle” and that US President Joe Biden and other senior...
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New Delhi/Istanbul: Turkey’s Ilker Ayci said on Tuesday he will not take on the role of chief executive of Tata Group’s Air India, days after the announcement of his appointment led to opposition in India over his previous political links. Tata last month (on February 14) announced Ayci’s appointment as...
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India abstained from voting on a UN Security Council resolution that condemned Russia’s “aggression” against Ukraine and demanded the withdrawal of Russian forces from the neighbouring country. The UN Security Council voted on Friday on the draft resolution sponsored by the US and Albania and supported by several other...
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New Delhi: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced tough new sanctions on Russia for “beginning” an invasion of Ukraine but said there was still time to avoid war, even as Vladimir Putin signaled plans to send troops beyond Russia’s borders. Russia’s upper house, the Federation Council, gave Putin...
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New Delhi: India is beset with significant geopolitical challenges, in particular from China and its behaviour on the Line of Actual Control, the White House has said, while releasing its Indo-Pacific Strategic Report. The strategic report, released on Friday, is the President Joe Biden-led administration’s first region specific report....
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Washington: U.S. forces rehearsed the helicopter raid over and over, hoping to capture Islamic State’s leader on the third floor of a residential building in a Syrian town on the Turkish border, where he was holed up with his family. But before they could reach him, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi...
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Russia has condemned a US decision to send extra troops to Europe to support its allies amid continuing fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Moscow said it was a “destructive” step which heightened tension and reduced the scope for a political solution. The Pentagon said 2,000 US troops...
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The US East Coast is being battered by the first major blizzard to hit the region in four years. Five states declared an emergency hours before heavy snow and hurricane-force winds blasted the area. Experts warned of “historic” snowfall in some places and flood warnings have been issued near...
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The US East Coast is hunkering down as a major blizzard hits the region for the first time in four years. The storm is forecast to stretch from the Carolinas to Maine, packing hurricane-force winds in coastal parts. Five states have declared emergencies. Mayor Michelle Wu of Boston, a...
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The Canadian authorities have confirmed the identity of the family of four found frozen to death in a field near Emerson, Manitoba, last week as Jagdishkumar Patel, 39; Vaishaliben Patel, 37; Vihangi Patel, 11; and Dharmik Patel, 3. The Indian media had already reported that the Patel family had migrated...
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