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Foreign secretary Vikram Misri meets US lawmakers; Russia sanctions bill and India-US ties in focus

Foreign Secy Vikram Misri meets US Congressional delegation Foreign secretary Vikram Misri on Sunday met a bipartisan US Congressional delegation led by House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Brian Mast, as the two sides discussed the recently enacted Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act (SRIA), strategic ties and energy security.The talks also covered the future course of…

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'Will never bow our head': Iran embassy invokes Baahubali to echo Pezeshkian's defiant UN speech

Highlighting the parallels between resilience and heroism, the Iranian Embassy in Hyderabad unveiled a video featuring President Masoud Pezeshkian’s UNGA address likened to the epic tale of Baahubali. The embassy conveyed Iran’s steadfastness against external pressures, as exemplified in Dr. Pezeshkian’s rejection of U.S. sanctions. He asserted Iran’s commitment to dialogue while maintaining a robust…

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Panda-monium: When diplomacy goes to the dogs, horses, and elephants

The panda relationship subsequently became more sophisticated – and more expensive. China stopped giving pandas away in the 1980s and shifted to long-term loans, generally for conservation and research, with cubs born abroad eventually returning to China. TOI Correspondent from Washington: The United States and China may disagree about tariffs, technology, Taiwan and the future…

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CJP says Mumbai Police denied permission for Oct 2 protest, launches ‘Jail Bharo Andolan’ | India News

The proposed protest comes amid a broader confrontation between the CJP and authorities after the outfit recently alleged that its co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka and volunteers were detained by police in Assam. NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Sunday claimed that Mumbai Police had denied permission for its proposed protest on October 2. CJP…

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Rob Lowe says he was ‘the only person happy’ after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at Oscars; hoped incident would overshadow his own infamous 1989 Academy Awards performance |

Rob Lowe jokes that Will Smith’s infamous Oscars slap to Chris Rock briefly took the spotlight off his own decades-old Academy Awards controversy. Actor Rob Lowe has opened up about one of the most infamous moments in Oscars history, his bizarre 1989 Academy Awards performance, and admitted that he was actually relieved when Will Smith…

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