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April 16, 2021

8 killed in shooting at Indianapolis FedEx facility in USA

At least four people were hospitalised, including one person with critical injuries. Two others were treated at the scene and released. No law enforcement officers were injured.

April 16, 2021
Pakistan blocks social media apps temporarily following violent protests

The move came amid a crackdown against a violent Islamist group on Thursday following three days of violent protest by it to force the government to expel the French ambassador over a blasphemous caricature published in France last year.
April 16, 2021
Indian-Americans welcome revised OCI card rules

The OCI cardholders will now be required to get their document re-issued only once at the age of 20 instead of multiple times needed to be done currently.
April 15, 2021
Coronavirus hug image named World Press Photo of the Year

The choice of a winning photo portraying the global pandemic was almost inevitable for the contest covering a year in which news around the globe was dominated by the virus that has killed nearly 3 million people, including more than 360,000 in hard-hit Brazil.
April 15, 2021
'Time to end the forever war': Biden to begin US Afghanistan exit on May 1

Biden acknowledged that US objectives in Afghanistan had become 'increasingly unclear' over the past decade.
April 13, 2021
Japan to release contaminated Fukushima water into sea after treatment

Japan has argued the water release is necessary to press ahead with the complex decommissioning of the plant after it was crippled by a 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
April 13, 2021
20-year-old Black man 'mistakenly shot' by US police, protests erupt in Minneapolis

Police say the US officer in Daunte Wright's killing had mistakenly fired a gun instead of Taser.

World

8 killed in shooting at Indianapolis FedEx facility in USA

Pakistan blocks social media apps temporarily following violent protests

Indian-Americans welcome revised OCI card rules

Coronavirus hug image named World Press Photo of the Year

'Time to end the forever war': Biden to begin US Afghanistan exit on May 1

Japan to release contaminated Fukushima water into sea after treatment

20-year-old Black man 'mistakenly shot' by US police, protests erupt in Minneapolis

China considers mixing COVID-19 vaccines to boost protection rate

Myanmar security forces kill over 80 anti-coup protesters

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince honours Yusuff Ali with top civilian award