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Lahore,  (PTI) Diwali, the festival of lights was celebrated enthusiastically this time in Pakistan as the federal government officially patronised the Hindu festival especially in Punjab province. For the first time, the Senate observed…
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ISLAMABAD: At least 20 militants were killed and several others injured early on Sunday when Pakistan's fighter jets pounded their positions in the country's tribal region. The strikes were launched after inputs about the presence of…
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Islamabad, Oct 26 (PTI) At least 20 militants were killed and several others injured early today when Pakistan's fighter jets pounded their positions in the country's tribal region. The strikes were launched after inputs about the…
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New York,Oct 26 (PTI) Two Indians and a technology firm they worked for have been accused by US authorities of making USD 2.5 million by fraudulently selling unrequired technical support services to computer users and selling software that…
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Washington, Oct 25 (PTI) In yet another tragic shooting in a US school, a student opened fire in a school cafeteria, killing one student and critically injuring four others before taking his own life, police said. The shooting occurred…
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Cairo, Oct 24 (PTI) At least 25 Egyptian soldiers were killed and 26 others injured today in a major terrorist attack close to Israel and Gaza Strip borders in the restive North Sinai governorate. A car bomb targeted an army checkpoint…
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Beijing, Oct 25 (PTI) Sixteen workers were killed and 11 others injured after a coal mine collapsed in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The accident occurred in the regional capital Urumqi late last night when 33 workers were…
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Dhaka, Oct 23 (PTI) Bangladeshi war criminal Ghulam Azam, who was sentenced last year to 90 years in prison for masterminding atrocities during the country's 1971 war of independence, died tonight aged 92 after suffering a stroke. Azam,…
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Washington, Oct 24 (PTI) President Barack Obama has nominated a major fundraiser for his presidential campaign Indian-American Azita Raji as the US Ambassador to Sweden. A former investment banker, California-based Raji served as…
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London, Oct 21 (AFP) Oil prices rose today as caution returned after a weak rally spurred by upbeat industrial production data from China, the world's top energy consuming nation, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for…
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