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Rebuild demolished Hindu temple in Karak: Pak SC

The Pakistan Supreme Court directed relevant authorities to start the restoration of the Hindu temple in Karak within two weeks besides summoning details of all temples from the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB), reported ARY News.​ from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ofQXLr

Xi orders military to scale up combat readiness

"People's Liberation Army (PLA) must be ready to 'act at any second' and should remain on 'full-time combat readiness'," Xi stressed while adding, "Frontline frictions must be used to polish troop capabilities and training exercises need to incorporate technology." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LgMCJb

Police 'were cowards' in Pak Hindu temple attack

Around 1,500 Muslims last week descended on the temple -- in a remote village of northeast Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province -- after protesting against renovations being made to an adjoining building owned by a Hindu group. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ndNkUY

Qatar ruler in Saudi Arabia for summit to end blockade

Sheikh Tamim is expected to attend a signing ceremony with Prince Mohammed to declare a new page in relations. The diplomatic breakthrough comes after a final push by the Trump administration and Kuwait to mediate an end to the crisis. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3pKztXC

Istanbul police detain 17 after student protests

At least 1,000 people demonstrated outside Bogazici University's campus on Monday in response to a January 1 presidential decree in which Erdogan appointed Melih Bulu as the public institution's rector. Bulu ran as a candidate in the 2015 election for Erdogan's ruling party. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JLObhZ

'New Covid-19 variant may enter Sri Lanka'

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Pandemic overshadows Japan's New Year tuna auction

The most expensive fish of the day -- a 208-kilogram (459-pound) bluefin caught off the northern Aomori region of Japan, known for its quality tuna -- was bought by another bidder for 20.84 million yen ($202,000). from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hJ4EQi

France promises faster vaccine rollout after criticism

The French campaign had rolled out just over 500 doses as of January 1, with critics calling that figure "a scandal" compared with the 200,000 people immunised in Germany in a similar timeframe, after the EU-wide rollout began a week ago. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/38hvcFv

Taiwan: Chinese jets made record 380 incursions in 2020

Democratic and self-ruled Taiwan lives under the constant threat of invasion by authoritarian China, which views the island as its own territory and has vowed to seize it one day, by force if necessary. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3bdw5AD

Biden blasts Trump for 'whining and complaining' about election results

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With the virus surging, Britain returns to a lockdown

Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed a strict new national lockdown Monday as Britain’s desperate race to vaccinate its population risked being overtaken by a fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus that was on track to overwhelm the nation’s beleaguered hospitals. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XaeTUn

Iran starts 20% uranium enrichment, seizes South Korean ship

Increasing enrichment at its underground Fordo facility puts Tehran a technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90%, while also pressuring President-elect Joe Biden to quickly negotiate. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ncO5xy

US right-wing group Proud Boys head arrested

Enrique Tarrio, 36, the chairman of the right-wing Proud Boys group was arrested Monday in Washington over the torching last month of a Black Lives Matter banner taken from a church during violent protests, police said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MAIggH

Central African Republic president Touadera reelected

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Saudi Arabia to lift Qatar embargo, easing the Gulf crisis

Qatar's only land border has been mostly closed since mid-2017, when Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain launched a blockade against the tiny Gulf state, accusing it of supporting Islamist extremist groups and of having warm ties with Iran. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/38ZSzlX

Assange case remains threat to investigative journalism: Analysts

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Trump: I will 'fight like hell' to hold on to presidency

With mounting desperation, Donald Trump declared Monday night he would "fight like hell" to hold on to the presidency and appealed to Republican lawmakers to reverse his election loss to Joe Biden when they convene this week to confirm the Electoral College vote. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/38etyo7

Biden blasts Trump for 'whining and complaining' about election results

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US right-wing group Proud Boys head arrested

Enrique Tarrio, 36, the chairman of the right-wing Proud Boys group was arrested Monday in Washington over the torching last month of a Black Lives Matter banner taken from a church during violent protests, police said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/2MAIggH

Obama warns of threats to fundamental principles of US democracy

Obama's comments come as Trump faces criticism for telling fellow Republican Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia secretary of state, to "find" enough votes to overturn his defeat. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3rWUzE7

Obama warns of threats to fundamental principles of US democracy

Obama's comments come as Trump faces criticism for telling fellow Republican Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia secretary of state, to "find" enough votes to overturn his defeat. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rWUzE7

New York finds first case of more contagious, 'UK' strain of coronavirus

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says his state has found its first case of the more contagious, "UK" strain of the coronavirus, raising concerns about threats to hospital capacity should it spread rapidly in the state. Cuomo says on Monday that a man in his 60s living in a town north of Albany has the new strain. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3pPTM64