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Pope's explosive claim on birthday: 'Suicide bombers planned to attack me during visit to Iraq but'
World | Dec 17, 2024, 04:44 PM ISTExcerpts from his upcoming autobiography reveal that suicide bombers had plotted to attack him during his 2021 visit to Iraq but were eliminated before carrying out the strike.
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Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri on increasing participation of women in Indian Foreign Service | Exclusive
Originals | Dec 15, 2024, 12:22 PM ISTWe interviewed Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri, Former UN Assistant Secretary General, who discussed the growing participation of women in India's Foreign Service and their key roles in foreign policy-making. She also highlighted 'Nari Shakti' and shared insights from her book, 'Swallowing The Sun'.
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Chhattisgarh's Puwarti village gets access to television for the first time after Independence
News | Dec 14, 2024, 07:26 PM ISTIn a landmark development, villagers of Puwarti village, a Naxal-affected and remote area in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, watched national and international news, serials, and local films on Doordarshan for the first time since India’s independence. Watch to know more!
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Syria: Missing US man found in Southern Damascus, says prison experience 'wasn't too bad'
World | Dec 13, 2024, 03:02 PM ISTTimmerman, 29, said he had gone to Syria on a Christian pilgrimage and was not ill-treated while in Palestine Branch, a notorious detention facility operated by Syrian intelligence.
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Sports Wrap: D Gukesh wins World Chess Championship final
News | Dec 13, 2024, 03:16 PM ISTD Gukesh became the youngest ever to win the World Chess Championship on December 12. On the other hand, England announced their playing XI for the third Test against New Zealand in Hamilton. All of that and much more in today's sports wrap.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping likely to decline Trump's inauguration invitation | Know reasons
World | Dec 13, 2024, 02:38 PM ISTUS President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders to his inauguration next month, an unorthodox move that would fold US allies and adversaries into a very American political tradition
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Trump invites Xi Jinping to inauguration despite tariff rhetoric. Is it a business negotiation move?
Explainers | Dec 13, 2024, 02:30 PM ISTChinese leader Xi Jinping would likely see President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to attend his inauguration as too risky to accept, and the gesture from Trump may have little bearing on the increasingly competitive ties between the two nations as the White House changes hands.
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Chaos at Istanbul Airport: IndiGo flights delayed more than 26 hours, 400 passengers fume | WATCH
World | Dec 13, 2024, 11:26 AM ISTApproximately 400 IndiGo passengers bound for Mumbai and New Delhi were reportedly left stranded at Istanbul Airport for over 24 hours without access to food or accommodation. Frustrated traveller voiced their outrage on social media, while IndiGo cited "operational reasons".
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US: Small plane crashes onto New York highway, 2nd such incident in last 48 hours | VIDEO
World | Dec 13, 2024, 09:33 AM ISTFootage from the scene revealed a damaged white plane resting against a guardrail in the centre median, with emergency vehicles obstructing all traffic lanes. Governor Kathy Hochul stated that the Department of Environmental Conservation was present to handle the cleanup of spilled aviation fuel.
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Biden grants mercy to four Indian-Americans in biggest single-day act of clemency
World | Dec 13, 2024, 01:15 PM ISTThe commutations announced on Thursday are for people who have served out home confinement sentences for at least one year after they were released.
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US: 2-year-old son shockingly kills mother with loaded gun, police arrest her boyfriend | READ
World | Dec 12, 2024, 07:01 PM ISTThe shooting occurred on Friday night at the intersection of Fresno Street and San Jose Avenue in California, where Mina’s toddler reportedly got hold of a gun.
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Texas: Propeller plane crashes onto highway and split in two, several injured | VIDEO
World | Dec 12, 2024, 06:28 PM ISTVictoria Police Deputy Chief Eline Moya reported that three individuals sustained non-life-threatening injuries, one person was transferred to an out-of-town hospital for advanced treatment, and the pilot was undergoing evaluation.
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Sports Wrap: Zimbabwe beat Afghanistan to claim T20I series opener in Harare
News | Dec 12, 2024, 02:53 PM ISTThe Indian cricket team has reached Brisbane and begun its prep for the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. On the other hand, the Haryana Steelers have become the first team to qualify for the playoffs of the Pro Kabaddi League season 11. All of that and much more in today's sports wrap.
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FBI Director Wray says he intends to resign at end of Biden's term in January
World | Dec 12, 2024, 01:42 PM ISTTrump had telegraphed his anger with Wray on multiple occasions, including after Wray's congressional testimony in September. But the soft-spoken director rarely seemed to go out of his way to publicly confront the White House.
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US man faked his own death to abandon wife and be with girlfriend in Europe | READ how cops reveal
World | Dec 11, 2024, 07:12 PM ISTThe man obtained a new passport three months before he disappeared, leading investigators to speculate that he faked his death to meet up with a woman he had been communicating with in Uzbekistan.
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Nigeria: Gunmen kidnap at least 50 people including women, children in latest mass abduction spree
World | Dec 11, 2024, 04:22 PM ISTNo group has claimed responsibility for the abduction, but locals have attributed it to bandit groups notorious for mass killings and kidnappings for ransom in the conflict-stricken northern region.
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Israel's deadliest strikes on Gaza's refugee camp kill 29 including 8 members of the same family
World | Dec 11, 2024, 04:00 PM ISTIsrael-Hamas War update: Hospital records show that a family of eight was among those killed, including four children, their parents and two grandparents.
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Bengaluru Techie Suicide Case: Victim's father says 'He was frustrated, and never showed it to us'
News | Dec 11, 2024, 12:48 PM ISTA 34-year-old deputy general manager of a private firm died by suicide on Monday, leaving behind a 24-page suicide note accusing his wife, her family members, and a judge of "explicit instigation for suicide, harassment, extortion, and corruption." Watch to know more!
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MIT suspends PhD student Prahlad Iyengar over pro-Palestine essay | Details here
World | Dec 11, 2024, 10:56 AM ISTPrahlad Iyengar has been suspended till January 2026 by MIT which could potentially disrupt his academic career, last year he was suspended during pro-Palestine protests.
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Sudhanshu Trivedi Calls Out Congress' Saddam Hussein Ties
News | Dec 09, 2024, 10:48 PM ISTSudhanshu Trivedi pointed out that the Congress party had old ties with Saddam Hussein. Watch the video to know more.