‘Move out of militant mindset’: Pakistan’s advice to Afghan’s Taliban government

Pakistan urges Taliban-led Afghanistan to move away from what Islamabad calls a “militant mindset” amid worsening tensions and cross-border militancy allegations Pakistan’s information minister Attaullah Tarar on Tuesday urged Afghanistan’s interim Taliban administration to “move out of the militant mindset”, as relations between the two neighbours remain strained over allegations of cross-border militancy.“The interim Afghan…

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‘Technical issue’: Pakistan blocks airspace for Russian flight carrying uranium for Bangladesh nuclear plant

Russia’s uranium shipment for Bangladesh’s Rooppur nuclear plant delayed (Image credit: Reuters) NEW DELHI: Pakistan has denied airspace clearance to a Russian cargo flight carrying nuclear fuel for Bangladesh’s Rooppur nuclear power plant, delaying the scheduled arrival of uranium for the facility’s Unit 2. Pakistan later described the matter as a “technical and procedural” issue…

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Ship-killer, missile shield, air-to-air weapon: Why the SM-6 is America’s ‘three-in-one’ missile

Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones launches a Standard Missile 6 during an exercise. (Image credit: US DoW) The US Navy, along with the UK’s Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, sent the decommissioned guided-missile frigate Klakring to the bottom of the North Atlantic, using the warship as target practice to test the…

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Travel firm demands additional Rs 2.98 lakh to change flight dates; commission orders Rs 5.43 lakh payout

AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: A Delhi district consumer commission has directed a travel company to refund Rs 5.43 lakh to a family that was allegedly charged Rs 2.98 lakh to reschedule international flight tickets despite being told the tickets could be changed without additional charges. The commission also awarded Rs…

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‘Affects freedom of speech’: Kunal Kamra moves SC over legislative privileges issue in Shinde row | India News

Kunal Kamra seeks to join SC case examining the limits of MLAs’ legislative privileges and their constitutional interplay with free speech NEW DELHI: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking to intervene in a case concerning the scope of legislative privileges enjoyed by MLAs and their interplay with the fundamental right…

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Archaeologists studied about 500 Ice Age spear points from the Tennessee River Valley; 13,200-year-old Clovis hunters resharpened theirs more than later Cumberland people, suggesting newcomers managed risk differently

Representative Image (AI-generated) Nearly 13,000 years ago, people moving through the Tennessee River Valley faced a problem that had little to do with simply finding food. They also had to learn which resources could be trusted and where to find the stone needed to make and maintain their hunting tools. A new study in the…

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22 homes on Minneapolis’ historic Nicollet Island were put on the market without residents wanting to sell; artists, healers and social workers have now formed a cooperative to try to buy all six Victorian houses together

Families on Nicollet Island have called the houses they have been living in homes for years. While some work as artists, others as healers and social workers. But recently, they got to know that their homes may have been listed for sale by property managers Twin Cities Housing Development Corporation, a nonprofit based in St….

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Two MHA officials held for allegedly seeking bribe to facilitate FCRA registration | India News

Delhi Police apprehends two MHA officials in alleged FCRA bribery case NEW DELHI: Two officials of the Union home ministry have been apprehended for allegedly seeking a bribe from an association to facilitate its registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), PTI reported on Tuesday.The Delhi Police Special Cell, in coordination with central agencies,…

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