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Jun 18
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian shares the signed copy of Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding. Important points to note: ▪️Immediate ceasefire between Iran, the US and allies, including an end to military operations in Lebanon. ▪️ US will lift naval blockades on Iran and
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Jun 25, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, first potential South Asian Mayor of New York, called India PM Modi as "Butcher of Gujarat". - When asked if he would meet Modi if Modi is in New York, Zohran said that he would never meet Modi.
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Jul 9, 2025
⚡ Grok "disabled" after it went rogue and started calling itself MechaHitler & blamed Jews for chaos in the world.
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Sep 5, 2025
Just IN: President Trump considering a proposal to block US IT companies from outsourcing their work to Indian companies — a move that could wreck Indian IT sector & cost millions of jobs.
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Jun 5, 2022
Just IN:— Superstores in Saudia Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain remove Indian products after insulting remarks against Prophet Muhammad by Indian PM Modi's close aide.
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Apr 25, 2022
Just IN: Twitter Inc. has sold Twitter to billionaire Elon Musk for 43 billion dollars.
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Jul 24, 2025
Just IN:— President Trump has asked Google and Microsoft to stop hiring from India or face massive tariffs.
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Sep 5, 2023
Just IN:— Pakistan may lay claim on name "India" if India derecongnises it officially at UN level. - local media — Nationalists in Pakistan have long argued that Pakistan has rights on the name as it refers to Indus region in 🇵🇰.
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Feb 11, 2024
Elections in Pakistan:— Pakistani govt has banned official website of former PM Imran Khan's PTI party. — Website, insaf(.)pk, was banned after party uploaded the evidences of elections being rigged against it .
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Sep 2, 2023
Five all-time greatest cricketers from Asia who played international cricket: 1- 🇵🇰 Imran Khan 2- 🇮🇳 Sachin Tendulkar 3- 🇱🇰 Sangakkara 3- 🇮🇳 MS Dhoni 4- 🇵🇰 Wasim Akram
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Aug 5, 2025
🚨 Massive protests by supporters of former Pakistani PM Imran Khan as he completes two years in jail.
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Aug 13, 2022
Just IN:— Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan holds power-show in Lahore.
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Oct 11, 2023
Just IN:— Pakistan batsman Rizwan dedicates his century innings in world Cup to "𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚".
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May 11, 2025
IMPORTANT:— Donald Trump says India rushed to us for US intervention after Pakistan made nuclear moves. — Trump says India's External Minister Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval briefed the US about Pakistan nuclear moves.
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