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The US has said it will close its consulate in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, blaming increasing threats from Iran and Iranian-backed forces. In a statement, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ...

Former Team India spinner Harbhajan Singh was recently spotted at the Mumbai airport alongside his wife Geeta Basra, a Bollywood actress.