Important, World
April 01, 2023
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Indians Among 8 Migrants Found Dead Near US-Canada Border

OTTAWA:Eight people including two children were found dead in a marsh near the Canada-US border after trying to cross illegally into the United States, police said Friday.Their bodies were discovered near a capsized boat belonging to a missing man from the Akwesasne Mohawk community, officials reported. “A total of eight bodies have now been recovered […]

Important, World
April 01, 2023
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Donald Trump Raises USD 4 Million in 24 hrs After Indictment

WASHINGTON:Former President of the US Donald Trump has successfully raised USD 4 million within a time frame of just 24 hours after his indictment on Thursday with his fundraising campaign, The Hill reported. More than 25 per cent of the contributions were made by first-time contributors, which the former president’s campaign team hailed as evidence […]

Business, Important
April 01, 2023
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India, Malaysia Can Now Trade In Indian Rupee

NEW DELHI:India and Malaysia can now use the Indian rupee to settle trade in addition to other currencies, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday. The move follows the decision by the Reserve Bank of India in July last year to allow the settlement of international trade in Indian currency. “Trade between India […]

Important, World
March 29, 2023
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Space Scientists Reveal 70 Times Brightest Gamma-ray Burst

NEW YORK:Space scientists have revealed a gamma-ray burst that occurs once in every 10,000 years and was 70 times brighter than any yet seen. Gamma-ray bursts (GRB) are the most powerful class of explosions in the universe. The GRB 221009A was first reported when NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory detected X-rays on October 9, 2022. […]

Important, World
March 24, 2023
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British Indian MP slams Home Office for Failing to Protect Indian Mission

LONDON:British Indian MP Navendu Mishra has slammed the Home Office for failing to provide adequate protection to the Indian High Commission in London, which was targeted and vandalised by anti-India elements. Expressing his support for India in a letter addressed to Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami, Mishra asked the UK government to address the lapse […]

Important, World
March 24, 2023
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China Renews Alert for Severe Convection Weather

BEIJING:China’s National Meteorological Centre on Friday renewed an alert for severe convection weather in parts of the country. From Friday morning to Saturday morning, thunderstorms and hail will strike parts of Hunan, Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong provinces, as well as the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Xinhua news agency reported citing the Centre as saying. Heavy […]

Important, World
March 22, 2023
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Palestinian, Israeli Presidents Hope for Peace, Stability

RAMALLAH:Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Israeli counterpart,Isaac Herzog expressed the hope that peace and stability would prevail in the Palestinian territories and the entire Middle East. Abbas received a telephone call from Herzog to congratulate him on the occasion of the Muslim holy month of Ramzan, which falls on March 23 this year, reports […]

Important, World
March 22, 2023
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China Renews Alert for ‘Most Severe’ Sandstorms

BEIJING:China’s National Meteorological Centre on Wednesday renewed a yellow alert, the third highest, for sandstorms in several areas across the country said to be the “most severe” of this year. Floating sand and dust are expected to hit some areas in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, […]

Environment, Important, Nation
March 14, 2023
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39 Indian Cities Among World’s 50 Most Polluted: Report

NEW DELHI:The Swiss firm IQAir in its ‘World Air Quality Report’ released on Tuesday ranked India the world’s eighth most polluted country in 2022, dropping from fifth place the previous year. In the list of most polluted cities in the world, out of the 50 cities, 39 are in India. Chad, Iraq, Pakistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, […]