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India received USD 120 bn in remittances in 2023, maximum from US: World Bank
Washington: India received USD 120 billion in remittances in 2023, which is almost twice of USD 66 billion received by Mexico during the same period, the World Bank said in a report…
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Indian worker’s arm severed in Italy, dies as employer abandons him; India urges action
London: A 31-year-old Indian worker died after he was dumped on the road without medical assistance by his employer after his arm was severed by heavy farm machinery. Following the incident, India…
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UK general election betting scandal now engulfs Opposition Labour Party
London: The escalating scandal of candidates placing general election-related bets has widened from the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak-led Conservative Party to engulf the Opposition Labour Party after its leader, Keir Starmer,…
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NASA’s weather, solar storms monitoring GOES-U satellite en route to space
New Delhi: NASA on Wednesday successfully launched the GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite U) aimed at monitoring weather in space and on Earth as well as large solar storms. GOES-U is the…
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Two killed, hundreds evacuated as floods hit US
Chicago: At least two people have been killed while hundreds rescued as flood hits the north-central United States. A vast swath of lands from eastern Nebraska and South Dakota to Iowa and…
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T20 WC: Can’t see India losing this time, says Paul Collingwood
New Delhi: England will have to come up with an extraordinary performance to beat an an in-form India in the T20 World Cup semifinal, according to former all-rounder Paul Collingwood, who feels…
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Indian-American couple get jail for forcing relative to work at gas station
Washington: A US court has sentenced an Indian-American couple to prison for coercing their relative to work at their gas station and convenience store for over three years by bringing him to…
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India slams Pakistan for ‘baseless & deceitful narratives’ on Kashmir at UNGA
United Nations: India has slammed Pakistan for its “baseless and deceitful narratives” as Islamabad’s envoy here made references to Kashmir in the UN General Assembly. “Earlier in the day, one delegation misused…
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WikiLeaks founder Assange walks out of court as a ‘free man’
Washington: A US federal court in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, on Wednesday ordered that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who pleaded guilty to a single felony count of violating…
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Kenya violence: Indian nationals advised to exercise ‘utmost caution’
New Delhi: The Indian high commission in Kenya on Tuesday advised Indian nationals to exercise “utmost caution” in view of prevailing “tense” situation arising out of violent protests in the African nation.…
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Pakistan does not believe in perpetual hostility with India, says Deputy PM
Islamabad: Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday called on the Modi 3.0 regime to work towards a sober reflection on the future of bilateral relations between…
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Indian-origin victim of UK’s Post Office scandal rejects apology
London: An Indian-origin former manager of a Post Office in England wrongly jailed while pregnant has rejected the apology of an engineer whose evidence helped convict her over faulty accounting software. Seema…
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Jaishankar meets Chinese envoy, highlights ‘common interest’ of India-China ties
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday emphasised on the “common interest” in “stabilisation and progress” in India-China relations during a meeting with Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong, amid the lingering…
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Pak court reserves verdict on pleas against Imran Khan’s ‘Iddat’ case
Islamabad: A Pakistani district court on Tuesday reserved judgment on the plea by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi to suspend their sentences in the ‘iddat’ case,…
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Australian PM welcomes news of WikiLeaks founder’s release
Canberra: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed the news that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to be released by US authorities. Assange, 52, on Tuesday agreed to plead guilty to…
