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Modi’s struggling rivals to vote as India’s election resumes

Shawdesh Desk; India’s six-week election resumed on Saturday, with top rivals of Prime Minister Narendra Modi due to vote in the capital New Delhi after accusing him of unjustly targeting

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Sri Lanka T20 team owner arrested for graft allegations

Shawdesh desk: The foreign owner of a T20 cricket team in Sri Lanka’s Premier League (LPL) was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of corruption, police said, a day after a

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Russia jails 20-year-old student over partisan leaflets

Shawdesh desk: A 20-year-old student in Russia who agreed to post leaflets on behalf of a pro-Ukraine partisan group has been handed 13 years jail for treason, Russian media reported

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Raisi to be buried today in his home town

Shawdesh Desk: Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash, will be buried Thursday in his hometown after two days of funeral processions attended by thousands of

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Ireland to announce recognition of Palestinian state on Wednesday

Shawdesh DEsk: The Irish government is to announce the recognition of a Palestinian state on Wednesday, a move strongly opposed by Israel, a source familiar with the matter said. European Union members Ireland,

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Tens of thousands join president Raisi’s 2nd funeral in Tehran

Shawdesh Desk: Tens of thousands of Iranians flocked to the streets of Tehran Wednesday to join the funeral processions of president Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, who died in a helicopter crash on

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Several thousand people gather in Tehran to join Raisi’s funeral

Shawdesh Desk: Tens of thousands of Iranians flocked to the streets of Tehran on Wednesday to join the funeral processions of president Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, who died in

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Iranians pay last respects to president killed in helicopter crash

Shawdesh Desk: Tens of thousands of Iranians gathered Tuesday to mourn president Ebrahim Raisi and seven members of his entourage who were killed in a helicopter crash on a fog-shrouded

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