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ndian-American fired by Musk as Twitter legal head at centre of censorship controversy

ARUL LOUIS New York, Dec 3 (IANS) The Indian-American fired by Elon Musk as the head of Twitter's legal affairs is at the centre of...

Biden will support ‘dear friend’ Modi during India’s G-20 Presidency

Washington, Dec 2 (IANS) US President Joe Biden said on Friday that he is looking forward to "supporting my dear friend" Prime Minister Narendra...

Afghans marrying off young daughters to avoid forced marriages with Taliban

Kabul, Dec 2 (IANS) Since Kabul fell to the Taliban in August 2021, there has been a dramatic increase in early marriages of Afghan...

Ukraine gets $1.5 bn in grant aid from US

Kiev, Dec 3 (IANS) Ukraine received $1.5 billion in grant aid from the US mobilised by the World Bank, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry has...

Democrats elect African American as leader of their House caucus

YASHWANT RAJ Washington, Nov 30 (IANS) Democratic members of the US House of Representatives elected Hakeem Jeffries as their leader Wednesday, making him the first...

Beijing’s stockpile of nuclear warheads has nearly doubled since 2020: Pentagon

Washington, Nov 30 (IANS) Beijing accelerated its nuclear weapons program last year and has nearly doubled its supply of warheads since 2020 to past...

Overseas activists call for Xi Jinping’s resignation

Washington, Nov 30 (IANS) Rights activists and democracy campaigners outside China have come out in strong support of the "white paper" protest movement last...

Police barricade street in Shanghai after two nights of protests

Taipei, Nov 28 (IANS) Chinese police have barricaded a street in Shanghai where protesters have gathered for the last two nights in anticipation of...

S.Korean minister denounces YouTubers as ‘political gangsters’

Seoul, Nov 28 (IANS) Justice Minister Han Dong-hoon on Monday denounced a group of YouTubers who attempted to enter his house without notice the...

Sunak’s idea of restricting foreign students to UK could meet resistance

ASHIS RAY London, Nov 27 (IANS) British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak's reported plan to restrict foreign students to premier universities in the UK could meet...