A photograph of U.S. Presidential-elect Donald Trump is displayed by activists belonging to ‘Hindu Sena’ in New Delhi on Wednesday. Pakistanis fear the business magnate will forge closer ties with their arch-rival India and not be so favourably poised towards their country. Donald Trump’s surprise election as the 45th United States President has Pakistanis wary
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Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sacked Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid for the “lapse” on his part to stop a “false” report on a rift between the government and the powerful army from being published in national interest, a senior minister said on Sunday. Addressing a press conference a day after Mr. Rashid was fired by
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With Islamic State claiming responsibility for the police academy attack in Pakistan’s Quetta on Monday, is IS firmly in position in the Indian subcontinent or Khorasan as it terms the region? In an interview to The Hindu , Islamic State expert, Amarnath Amarsingam, a Fellow of George Washington University’s Program on Extremism in the US,
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The Prevention of Terrorism Act was enacted in 1979, under President J.R. Jayawardene, primarily to crush the emerging armed struggle of Tamil youth. — THE HINDU PHOTO ARCHIVES Even as Sri Lanka drafts a new law to counter terrorism, human rights activists and lawyers here fear it might be worse than the Prevention of Terrorism
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Anil Kumar, the Democratic congressional candidate for Michigan, who has attracted support from both Indian and Pakistani community members. Photo: Facebook Rabab Quamar was one of the three volunteers on shift on Monday afternoon, canvassing voters over the phone at the Democratic Party campaign office on the outskirts of the city, which is considered the
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New Delhi: With a strong rabi harvest expected, the government on Thursday decided to reimpose a 10% import duty on chana (bengal gram). The move marks an end to the duty-free import regime that was in place since May last year to ease domestic shortages and stabilize prices. The decision comes at a time when
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(Bloomberg) — Javier Milei, Argentina’s brash, libertarian president, is (mostly) OK with the nickname pundits have given him: “el loco,” or “the madman.” But he’s quick to point out that what separates a madman from a genius are results. And as he returns to Davos a year after he shook up the crowd there by
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Senior officials from the US and Russia are meeting next week in Saudi Arabia to pave the way for a potential leaders’ summit as soon as the end of the month to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter. Details of the meeting and the list of attendees are
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This move is part of a broader transformation as the company strengthens its position in India’s internet economy. Over the past two years, Zomato has transitioned from a private venture to a public-market company, cementing its place in the digital business landscape. Read this | What’s in a new name? A strategic shift or a
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The Viral Fever, or TVF, known for hit shows like Panchayat and Aspirants, is expanding into Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, and Bengali content while also making its theatrical debut with a Hindi movie called Vvan–Force of the Forest. Having launched regional language shows such as Sivarapalli (in Telugu) and Shanti Kranti (in Marathi), TVF has identified
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