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Third Hindu temple vandalized in Australia with anti-India rant on walls


Another Hindu temple has been vandalized in Australia allegedly by Khalistani supporters, with India hate rant scribbled on walls once again. This is the third such attack on Hindu temples in the country in at least two weeks.  The walls of the temple have been smeared with anti-India slogans like "Hindustan Murdabad", "Khalistan Zindabad." Hate...

Cost-of-living crisis overshadows climate at Davos


Davos, Switzerland: Climate change is the global economy’s biggest long-term challenge but one the world is least prepared to tackle because of short-term problems led by a cost-of-living crisis, the World Economic Forum said in a report Wednesday. The group’s Global Risks Report, released ahead of its annual gathering of government leaders and business elites next week in...

Political crisis galore in Pak as Imran Khan’s party dissolves two assemblies


Peshawar, Pakistan: The party of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday dissolved a provincial assembly in the country’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where it held majority seats. Its rival, the ruling Pakistan Muslim League party, criticized the move, saying it meant to deepen the political crisis and force early parliamentary elections. On Wednesday,...

World’s oldest known person from France dies aged 118


Paris: The world's oldest known person, French nun Lucile Randon, has died aged 118, media reports said. Randon, known as Sister Andre, was born in southern France on February 11, 1904, when World War I was still a decade away. She died in her sleep at her nursing home in Toulon, spokesman David Tavella said. "There...

UK teachers, nurses to strike further over pay disputes


London: Further strikes were announced by teachers and nurses in the UK, amid the continued cost-of-living crisis and lengthy disputes over pay. If progress is not made in negotiations by the end of January, February will see the most widespread strike so far by National Health Service (NHS) nursing staff, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)...

Greta Thunberg detained while protesting in Germany


New York: Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was detained alongside other activists during protests against the demolition of the coal village of Luetzerath but the entire group will be released later in the day, according to police. "There is no reason to hold them for days. It might take hours or they will go immediately," a spokesperson...

Russia lost more troops in Ukraine war than US did in 1st WW: Report


New York: Ukraine has claimed that Russia has lost nearly 1,17,000 troops since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, which means that Russia has lost more troops than the United States did in the first World War, reported Newsweek. According to the most recent figures released by Ukraine's Armed Forces this week, 1,16,950...

Bill moved in US to terminate Pak major non-NATO ally


Washington: A US lawmaker has introduced a legislation in the US House of Representatives that seeks to terminate Pakistan’s designation as a major non-NATO ally, and require annual certification from the president with certain conditions for Islamabad to be given such a designation. The bill (HR 80) was introduced by Congressman Andy Biggs, who represents the...

Death toll rises to 70 in Nepal plane crash


Kathmandu: Nepalese authorities started handing over to family members the bodies of those killed after Yeti Airlines' aircraft with 72 people, including five Indians, crashed in a river gorge in the resort city of Pokhara, as the death toll rose to 70. Two more persons are still missing and the search operation is continuing, according to...