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Rs 25k per person to cross border, with family discount KOLKATA: In West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, several Rohingya refugees sit in makeshift tin structures, awaiting basic facilities. “Mamata government has…

Ramallah: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas denounced US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace efforts as the “slap of the century” on Sunday after the White House recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Abbas…

WASHINGTON: The United States said it has not received any formal communication from Pakistan on suspension of military and intelligence cooperation, contrary to what is being asserted by top leaders in Islamabad.…

Washington: US Ambassador to Panama John Feeley, a career diplomat and former Marine Corps helicopter pilot, has resigned, telling the State Department he no longer feels able to serve President Donald Trump.…

NEW YORK: A lawyer for US President Donald Trump arranged to fork over $130,000 in hush money to a former porn star a month before the 2016 election over an alleged affair,…

Ottawa: An 11-year-old girl was assaulted in Toronto by a man who twice tried to cut off her hijab with scissors and then fled, police said. The girl said that she was…

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the country’s top parties still had “big obstacles” to surmount before reaching a new coalition deal, ahead of a final round of negotiations. “There are still…

Washington: The United States on Friday expressed hoped that Pakistan would do the right thing and “turn over” the terrorists and honour its commitment to it, according to a Trump administration official.…

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump questioned why the United States would want to have immigrants from Haiti and African nations, referring to some as “shithole countries,” according to two sources familiar with the…

Sriharikota:India on Friday successfully launched weather observation satellite Cartosat 2 Series and 29 other spacecraft onboard its dependable Polar rocket from here. The successful orbiting of the satellites by the Polar Satellite…