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August 8, 2025 2:02 PM

NSA Doval, Russian Security Chief Shoigu discuss strengthening strategic partnership

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval met Russia’s Secretary of the Security Council, Sergei Shoigu, in Moscow to discuss ways to further strengthen the strategic partnership between India-Russia. “We have now established very good relations, whi...

August 8, 2025 10:28 AM

Trump signs memo requiring universities to disclose admissions data on race

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum that requires universities to collect admissions data to prove they are not engaged in efforts to shape their student bodies along racial lines, according to the White House. But the larges...

August 8, 2025 10:18 AM

US increases reward for arrest of Venezuela’s Maduro to $50 million

The United States has doubled its reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to $50 million over allegations of drug trafficking and links to criminal groups, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced ...

August 8, 2025 10:21 AM

Trump asks US Supreme Court to lift limits on immigration raids

President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a lower court order that barred U.S. government agents from making immigration-related arrests in Los Angeles based on tactics that critics have called racial ...

August 8, 2025 9:53 AM

UN chief “disheartened” by Trump’s tariffs, warns of impact on poor

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “disheartened” by the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump that came into effect on Thursday, his deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said. Guterres, who has repeatedly warned against trade wars, belie...

August 8, 2025 9:31 AM

India extends condolences over tragic helicopter crash in Ghana

The Government of India on Thursday expressed deep sorrow over the tragic helicopter crash that occurred in Ghana’s Ashanti Region on August 6, resulting in the loss of several lives, including two senior Ghanaian. Among those who perished in the ...

August 8, 2025 9:53 AM

Russian President Putin accords warm welcome to NSA Doval at Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday received India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval at the Kremlin, marking a significant moment in the evolving strategic partnership between New Delhi and Moscow. The meeting, held in the presence o...

August 7, 2025 11:16 AM

UCLA says Trump administration froze $584 million of its federal funding

President Donald Trump's administration has frozen $584 million in federal funding for the University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA said on Wednesday after the government reprimanded the university over pro-Palestinian protests. The Trump adminis...

August 7, 2025 11:11 AM

Hot South Korean summer drives surge in aircon sales, power demand

Sweltering summers in South Korea are driving surging demand for air conditioners and electricity, with the country's electronics heavyweights pushing home upgrades by touting power-saving technology. Samsung Electronics' domestic home AC sales grew...

August 7, 2025 10:34 AM

UK scientists find genes linked with chronic fatigue syndrome

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh said on Wednesday they have discovered differences in the DNA of people with chronic fatigue syndrome that should help dispel the notion that the debilitating condition is psychological or driven by laziness...

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