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Bondi Beach shooting: Australia gunman had Hyderabad roots, left India 27 years ago

India, Dec. 17 -- Sajid Akram, the 50-year-old gunman killed during a terror attack he unleashed on a Jewish gathering in Australia, was an Indian national, the Philippines' Bureau of Immigration said... Read More


Sona College of Technology: Many academic, research and industry-linked advances in 2025

India, Dec. 17 -- The Sona College of Technology, known for its SonaSPEED motors powering ISRO's Chandrayaan among other space missions since 2009, stepped up facilities to prepare talent for on-chip ... Read More


PBBM rejects PH label as terror hotspot, orders ATC to stay vigilant

Manila, Dec. 17 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) to remain vigilant against possible terror threats, as he rejected foreign media's "misleading" chara... Read More


PhD scholar, PG student held for looting car; shooting driver in Rewari

Rohtak, Dec. 17 -- The Rewari police on Tuesday arrested two persons for shooting the driver of a car and then snatching it in Rewari. The accused who were posing as passengers, hired a car from Delh... Read More


Trump orders total blockade of sanctioned oil tankers to and from Venezuela

Washington, Dec. 17 -- US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) announced a "total and complete blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela, sharply escalating press... Read More


Germany begins deporting convicted migrants to Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Dec. 17 -- Germany has started deporting convicted Afghan migrants to Kabul after reaching a new agreement with Taliban authorities, signalling a tougher federal approach to migration and... Read More


Iran's rial currency plummets to new low, sparking fears of higher food prices

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Iran's rial slid further Monday to a new record low of more than 1.3 million to the U.S. dollar, deepening the currency's collapse less than two weeks after it first breached the... Read More


India summons Bangladesh High Commissioner after provocative 'seven sisters' remark

New Delhi/IBNS, Dec. 17 -- India has summoned Bangladesh's High Commissioner to New Delhi, Muhammad Riaz Hamidullah, to register a strong diplomatic protest over threats to the Indian High Commission ... Read More


Hyderabad link in Sydney shooting an 'insult', city 'might have sleeper cells': Telangana BJP chief

India, Dec. 17 -- The involvement of a Hyderabad man in the recent mass shooting in Australia's Bondi Beach, which led to the deaths of 15 persons, is not only an "insult" to India but also a security... Read More


Regional envoys from Afghanistan's neighbouring states urge Taliban to resume dialogue with Pakistan for resolving differences in Tehran

Tehran, Dec. 17 -- Senior officials from Afghanistan's neighbouring states along with Russia have urged Islamabad and Kabul to resume diplomacy and resolve their differences through dialogue, upon con... Read More