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Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal joins growing power club of Indian-origin executives helming global giants
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Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal joins growing power club of Indian-origin executives...

New York, Nov 30: With his elevation as the CEO of Twitter, Parag Agrawal, in whom co-founder of the microblogging giant Jack Dorsey has "bone-deep" trust, joins the growing power club of Indian-origin executives helming US-based global multinationals. Twitter's outgoing CEO Dorsey announced on...
Barbados says goodbye to queen, transforms into republic
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Barbados says goodbye to queen, transforms into republic

San Juan, Nov 30: Barbados stopped pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday as it shed another vestige of its colonial past and became a republic for the first time in history. Several leaders and dignitaries, including Prince Charles, attended the ceremony that began late Monday in a...
Taliban kill young doctor for not stopping at checkpoint
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Taliban kill young doctor for not stopping at checkpoint

New Delhi, Nov 27: Taliban security men have killed a young physician in the western Herat province of Afghanistan on Thursday, local sources confirmed, Khaama Press reported. Amruddin Noori, a 33-year-old physician in Herat city was killed by the Taliban security members after he did not stop at...
WHO classifies new coronavirus strain as variant of concern named Omicron
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WHO classifies new coronavirus strain as 'variant of concern' named Omicron

New Delhi, Nov 27: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the new Covid variant detected in southern Africa this week as the 'Variant of Concern' following the Technical Advisory Group meeting on Friday. "Based on the evidence presented indicative of a detrimental change in Covid-19...
Global travel bans increase over fear of new Covid variant
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Global travel bans increase over fear of new Covid variant

London, Nov 26: Amid warnings over a new coronavirus variant, a number of countries, including the UK, Israel, Italy and Singapore have moved to restrict travel from South Africa and other countries in the region. In the past, governments have taken days, weeks or months to issue travel...
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Sweden's parliament approves first female Prime Minister

Copenhagen, Nov 24: Sweden's parliament on Wednesday approved Magdalena Andersson as the country's first female prime minister, tapping the finance minister who recently became the new leader of the Social Democratic party. Andersson was tapped to replace Stefan Lofven as party leader and prime...
Pakistan terms Indian stand of downing F-16 in Feb 2019 as
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Pakistan terms Indian stand of downing F-16 in Feb 2019 as 'baseless'

Islamabad, Nov 23: Pakistan on Tuesday rejected as "baseless" the Indian stand that a Pakistani F-16 aircraft was shot down by an Indian pilot during an aerial combat in February 2019. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman (now Group Captain) shot down the Pakistani F-16 jet during an aerial combat...
5 dead after SUV speeds into Christmas parade in Wisconsin
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5 dead after SUV speeds into Christmas parade in Wisconsin

Waukesha (US), Nov 22: Five people died and more than 40 people were injured when an SUV sped through a barricade and into a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee. Waukesha authorities confirmed the deaths in a statement late Sunday. Police said the numbers could change as many people...
UN releases report aimed at ending gender-based violence
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UN releases report aimed at ending gender-based violence

United Nations, Nov 21 The impact report of the Spotlight Initiative, the world's largest targeted effort to end all forms of violence against women and girls, was released at the UN headquarters in New York. Despite Covid-19 lockdowns and restrictions, some 650,000 women and girls were provided...
2 Patanjali TV channels stir controversy in Nepal
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2 Patanjali TV channels stir controversy in Nepal

Kathmandu, Nov 21: Two television channels owned by yoga guru Ramdev in Nepal have stirred controversy after they were being operated without registration.During a function on Friday, Sher Bahadur Deuba launched the two channels -- Aastha Nepal TV and Patanjali Nepal TV -- in the presence of...
Nepal wont allow 3rd country nationals to travel to India by rail
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Nepal won't allow 3rd country nationals to travel to India by rail

Kathmandu, Nov 20: Nepal will not allow people from third countries to travel to India by rail via the Kurtha-Jayanagar railroad after Indian officials expressed security concerns, a senior official of the Department of Railways has said. Deepak Kumar Bhattarai, director general at the...
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Biden says he's mulling US diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics in Beijing

New Delhi, Nov 19: US President Joe Biden has confirmed that he is mulling a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing, CNN reported. "It's something we're considering," Biden told reporters in the Oval Office following a bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin...
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