DMK chief Karunanidhi ‘extremely critical and unstable’, says Chennai hospital

    Hindustan times: DMK president M Karunanidhi’s health is “extremely critical and unstable”, said Chennai’s Kauvery Hospital on Tuesday. “There has been significant decline in the clinical of Kalaignar, Dr M Karunanidhi, over the last few hours. Despite maximum medical support, his vital organ functions continue to deteriorate,” said the hospital in a bulletin. Thousands of…

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      Trump: Anyone trading with Iran will not trade with US

      RT: US President Donald Trump has warned that any country trading with Iran will “not be doing business with the United States.” The threat comes as sanctions against the country came into effect at midnight. The announcement came via the president’s usual medium of communication, Twitter, where Trump announced that the sanctions taking hold were…

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        Global rights group slams govt for attacks

        Kabir Humayun: New York-based Human Rights Watch has accused authorities in Bangladesh of using abusive measures in handling a student-led protest calling for safer roads. In a statement, the rights group yesterday said that the ruling party men armed with sticks and machetes have swooped in on protesters and journalists since the students took to…

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          CUET prepones Eid holidays

          Kabir Humayun: Autho-rities of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) preponed the Eid vacation from yesterday and asked its students to vacate halls. Male students were asked to vacate the halls by 5pm yesterday while female students were given till 10am today. The Eid vacation was supposed to start from August 19 but the…

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            Iran sanctions: Rouhani condemns US ‘psychological warfare’

            Abrar Hussain: Iran yesterday criticized the United States over the reinstatement of economic sanctions. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani described the measures, which came into effect overnight, as “psychological warfare” which aimed to “sow division among Iranians”. The sanctions aim to cripple various sectors, with additional measures planned against Iran’s oil trade. The European Union, however,…

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              Motherhood struggles led to withdrawal: Serena

              Telegraph: Serena Williams says she pulled out of this week’s Rogers Cup in Canada after feeling like she was “in a funk” and “not a good mom”.The American 23-time Grand Slam singles champion initially withdrew from the tournament citing “personal reasons”.Williams, 36, returned to tennis earlier this year after giving birth in September 2017.She reached…

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                NZ sets sights on Antarctica as concern grows over China’s expanding influence

                Russia Today: New Zealand is not typically considered a major colonial power, but the country’s recent defense policy statement revealed hidden aspirations of expansion in one geostrategic area in particular: Antarctica. “It is often not known,” according to New Zealand’s Defense Minister Ron Mark, that its military’s “biggest deployment is to Antarctica, consisting of up…

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