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How can someone kill in the name of God, wonders Sri Lankan Cardinal
Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic leader Sunday said God is the reflection of love and kindness and wondered how someone can kill in the name of God as he referred to the Islamist militants who claimed the massive Easter Sunday bombings were on behalf of the Almighty.
Manual counting of votes kills 270 in Indonesia after general polls
Ten days after Indonesia held the world's biggest single-day elections, more than 270 election staff have died, mostly of fatigue-related illnesses caused by long hours of work counting millions of ballot papers by hand, an official said on Sunday.
Johnson & Johnson rejects report by Rajasthan government on presence of formaldehyde in baby shampoo
Johnson & Johnson has strongly rejected findings of a Rajasthan government laboratory showing the presence of "harmful" chemicals in the US-based company's baby shampoo, a popular product in India.
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Who is Ruchika Singh, booked for using foul language against PM Modi at Jantar Mantar protests?
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Trump says Iranian school bombing photos could be AI-generated - 'I don’t think...'
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Why Russian tanks are much lighter compared to US tanks
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Can an S-400 detect a bird?
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'FIR not withdrawn' against Noida teen who 'abused' PM Modi despite apology, claims CJP
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'Fifth-generation fighters': Can the S-400 shoot down an F-35?
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Why Russian fighter pilots wear blue flight suits compared to US pilots
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Why did India turn down the US offer for F-35 fighter jets? EXPLAINED
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‘Pakistan eroded India's faith bit by bit’: Indian envoy defends putting Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance
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Have 7,000 Karnataka students tested positive for HIV? Here's the truth
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'I was almost trafficked in Paris,' says Australian woman, shares terrifying ordeal - 'I am on the black market'
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Meet top 5 bowlers in latest ICC ODI rankings 2026 - check who sits at the top
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‘Italy will not...’: Meloni threatens Spain’s Schengen access after thousands enter Ceuta from Morocco
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Bomb-making note found at Ayodhya medical college, 1st-year student detained. Here’s all we know
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From Tom Holland-Zendaya to Blake Lively-Ryan Reynolds: Actors who met on sets and fell in love and married
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One S-400 battery, dozens of targets: How it fights an air battle in seconds
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New OTT releases this week (August 3-9, 2026): Main Vaapas Aaunga, Uyir, Operation Safed Sagar- 6 titles coming on Netflix, Prime Video and more
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What’s happening in Nepal? How did a local clash turn into communal violence? WION Decodes
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Meet top 5 batters in latest ICC Test rankings 2026 - check who sits at the top
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'Muslims should not befriend kaafirs': Pak Army DG says India-Afghan ties that of 'master-slave'
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India avoids higher US tariff, secures lower 10% rate. Here's how
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August 2025 movie release calendar: Toxic, Batwara 1947, Awarapan 2 and all big-ticket films hitting theatres
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From trash to energy: Scientists turn plastic waste into Hydrogen fuel using a new technique - Here's how
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The Royals enter the Doctor Who universe: King Charles and Queen Camilla beam into Commonwealth Games in TARDIS
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Why Russian jets use heavier steel compared to US jets
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At least 3 killed in mass shooting at Idaho restaurant, shocking video of gunman open firing with AR-style rifle surfaces
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Meet top 5 openers with fastest ODI centuries, check who tops list
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Tamil Nadu leader Udhayanidhi Stalin draws severe backlash over derogatory remark against Trisha
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CJP's Abhijit Dipke speaks to protesting students in Jharkhand, extends support to their demands: Will he go to Ranchi?
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Father, two brothers of Sri Lanka suicide bombings mastermind killed in gun battle
The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security forces stormed their safe house two days ago, police sources and a relative of the suicide bombers told Reuters on Sunday.
Thousands take to Hong Kong streets to protest new extradition laws
Thousands of people marched on Hong Kong's parliament on Sunday to demand the scrapping of proposed extradition rules that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial - a move which some fear puts the city's core freedoms at risk.