Jammu and Kashmir ministers resign before planned council expansion
Ahead of the expansion of the Jammu and Kashmir council of ministers headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday all the current ministers in the Union Territory resigned.
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Norway, Finland leaders hold 'frank and substantive' talk with Putin
Finland's president and Norway's prime minister held a "frank and substantive" discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about efforts to end the war in Ukraine, the Nordic leaders said.
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Germany, EU, stable investment stops despite upheaval: Merz
Europe remained a stable destination for investment despite political turbulence at home and elsewhere, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Tuesday, kicking off a three-nation Asian tour aimed at deepening ties beyond China.
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Wall Street faces earnings and Fed tests after turbulent technology-led week
S&P 500, Nasdaq, Dow Jones will look to rebound on Monday as US stock market investors face a pivotal week, with corporate earnings reports led by major AI players and a Federal Reserve meeting posing critical tests for a suddenly shaky market rally. Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Friday even as technology shares steadied somewhat to end a turbulent week for the market-driving AI trade, and investors look
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China brands drop Mbappe for 'offending national sentiments'
Kylian Mbappe was dropped on Tuesday by major Chinese brands after a video circulated of the Real Madrid and France superstar apparently joking about Mao Zedong.
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Ukraine, Russia say US-brokered truce holding in ravaged city
A local truce between Ukraine and Russia aimed at allowing humanitarian aid into the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky appears to be tentatively holding, hours after Russia fired missiles on a university campus in Kyiv.
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India orders evacuations as Cyclone Arnab looms
Indian authorities ordered nearly 100,000 people to evacuate homes in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, ahead of a severe cyclone the national weather office expects to make landfall by Wednesday.
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Police form SIT after vehicles in Rahul Gandhi convoy collide on expressway
The Uttar Pradesh Police has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the collision involving vehicles accompanying Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s convoy on the Purvanchal Expressway on Monday, as he travelled to Sultanpur to appear in a defamation case.
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Dutch broadcaster pulls out of Eurovision over Israel 'sensitivities'
The Netherlands will not participate in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, its broadcaster NPO said Tuesday, citing "sensitivities" over Israel's participation.
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Delhi grants minimum monthly pay and DA to about 4,000 MCD health workers
In a Diwali bonanza, the Delhi government said around 4,000 public health workers employed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will receive a minimum monthly salary of ₹18,000, along with dearness allowance (DA), under the principle of equal pay for equal work.
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