Dalai Lama’s kindness and humility serve as an inspiration to many around the world: Blinken

Washington: The Dalai Lama’s kindness and humility serve as an inspiration to many around the world, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday as he greeted the India-based Tibetan spiritual leader on his 88th birthday. Blinken also said the United States is unwavering in its commitment to support the linguistic, cultural, and religious identity…

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17 killed, 10 hospitalised in toxic gas leak caused by illegal gold extractions in South Africa

Johannesburg: At least 17 people, including a one-year-old child, were killed and ten hospitalised following a toxic gas leak during an illegal gold extraction operation at an abandoned mine in South Africa, authorities said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening near Boksburg city, east of Johannesburg, South African authorities confirmed. Gauteng provincial Premier Panyaza…

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Any direct attacks on Indian mission ‘completely unacceptable’, says UK amid Khalistani threats

London: The UK government on Thursday declared that any direct attacks on the High Commission of India in London are “completely unacceptable” amid anti-India attacks by Khalistani extremists emerging on social media channels. UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly took to Twitter to declare that the safety of the staff at India’s diplomatic mission in the country…

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Indian-origin MP in Canada slams pro-Khalistani posters; says ‘snakes in our backyard raising their heads’

Toronto: An Indian-origin MP in Canada has slammed the provocative pro-Khalistani posters labelling some senior Indian diplomats as “killers” and warned that the “snakes in our backyard are raising their heads and hissing.” Chandra Arya, a Liberal Party politician, who hails from Karnataka, also underlined that it was only a question of time when they…

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Pakistan set to become 4th biggest IMF debtor: report

Islamabad: Debt-trapped Pakistan will become the fourth largest IMF borrower in the world after receiving a fresh loan of USD 3 billion in the next nine months under the standby arrangement reached with the global lender. Pakistan, which is facing its worst economic crisis since independence from Britain in 1947, was on March 31, 2023, ranked…

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Russian Prez Putin and PM Modi agree to further boost bilateral strategic ties, discuss Ukraine war

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a “meaningful” conversation over the phone, and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen the bilateral strategic partnership while exchanging views on the conflict in Ukraine, the Kremlin said. The telephone conversation between the two leaders came days ahead of the virtual summit…

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Pak PM Sharif to attend virtual SCO summit on July 4

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will participate in a virtual meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on the invitation of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on July 4, Pakistan’s foreign ministry announced on Friday. In a statement, it said Sharif’s participation in the summit illustrates the high importance that Pakistan attaches to the…

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