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NZ mosques mass killer appeals against conviction

Wellington: The white supremacist who murdered 51 people, including seven Indians, at two mosques in New Zealand in 2019, has appealed against his conviction.Brenton Tarrant, 32, has filed an appeal against his case and sentence, court officials said. No...

Sriram Krishnan: The Indian-American in Musk’s Twitter ‘inner circle’

San Francisco: After purging his Twitter, Elon Musk has reportedly put together a small team of his own - of friends and confidantes - and entrusted them with the job of implementing his vision for the social media platform.Apparently,...

Philippines prison chief behind journalist killing: Police

Manila: Police in the Philippines have accused the head of the country's prison service of ordering the killing of a prominent radio journalist.Percival Mabasa, 63, was shot dead in October as he drove to his radio studio in a...

Passenger plane carrying over 40 people crashes into Lake Victoria

Dodoma: A passenger plane belonging to Tanzania's Precision Air crashed into Lake Victoria while attempting to land, the air company said on Sunday."Precision Air flight no. PW 494, flying from Dar es Salaam to Bukoba, was involved in an...

Bangladesh under pressure not to pursue Teesta project with China, says Ambassador Jiming

By Mir Afroz ZamanDhaka: Bangladesh is under pressure not to move ahead on the project regarding river water management of Teesta river with the support of China, said the Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh, Li Jiming. Speaking at a seminar in...

Prez Biden says Twitter “spews lies all across the world”

Washington: US President Joe Biden has lashed out against Twitter, saying that the social media platform, recently acquired by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, is spreading "lies" across the world."And now what are we all worried about: Elon Musk goes...

One shooter left as he felt I was dead: Imran

Lahore: Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that he would not have survived if the two shooters he saw had "synchronized" their attack on him.In his first public address since he was shot during a protest march...

Musk defends deep cuts to workforce

Los Angeles: Twitter's new owner Elon Musk has defended sacking about half the company's workforce, saying he had "no choice" as Twitter was losing more than $4 million a day.A tweet from Yoel Roth, Twitter's head of safety and...

Finnish PM cleared of neglecting duties

Helsinki: Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has been cleared of misconduct after a video in August showed her partying.The 36-year-old defended herself after being seen dancing with friends and celebrities in the leaked footage, BBC reported.Dozens of complaints are...

Spain closes airspace over potential fall of Chinese space rocket

Madrid: Airports in several autonomous communities in Spain have suspended all their operations, citing safety concerns associated with the uncontrolled re-entry of a Chinese carrier rocket into the atmosphere, the General Directorate of Civil Protection of Catalonia said on...

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CM honours meritorious government school students

Imphal: Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh attended the Awards Ceremony of the “Incentive to Government School Students Who Excel...