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Five Indian-American students selected for Rhodes Scholarship 2023
New York: Five Indian-American students have been selected from a pool of 840 applicants to join the ranks of Rhodes Scholars Class of 2023. Shreyas Hallur, Atharv Gupta, Veer Sangha, Amisha Kambath,…
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Mass resignations hit Twitter, Elon Musk ‘temporarily shuts’ offices
San Francisco: In yet another ‘mayhem’ at Twitter, hundreds of employees have resigned ahead of the deadline given to them by Elon Musk to either agree to his “extremely hardcore” way of…
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University of Edinburgh excludes Palestinian staff, scholars at IHRA meet
The University of Edinburgh has excluded Palestinian staff and scholars of Palestine from a task group set up to discuss the repercussions of the highly controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition…
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Pak reverses ban on Oscar contender ‘Joyland’; to be screened with ‘minor cuts’
Los Angeles: ‘Joyland’ is set to have a joy ride in Pakistan. The Shehbaz Sharif government has reversed its ban on Saim Sadiq’s Cannes-winning Oscar contender, reports ‘Variety’, quoting a senior adviser.…
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Saudi Aramco announces largest investment in South Korea, worth $7 billion
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, the world’s largest oil company on Thursday announced its largest ever investment in South Korea for a project to develop a world-class integrated petrochemical steam…
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Xi angrily rebukes Trudeau at G20 summit
Bali: Chinese President Xi Jinping has angrily rebuked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after officials in the latter’s country shared details of a previous meeting, highlighting the frosty relationship between the two…
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COP27 draft text omits India’s proposal of phasing down all fossil fuels
New Delhi: The United Nations published a first draft of the climate deal on Thursday and it doesn’t mention a phase-down of all fossil fuels, a proposal that was put forward by…
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UK: Cost of living rises as inflation hits 41-year high
London: Cost of living in the United Kingdom is continuously rising due surge in the prices of essential commodities. The inflation in the country has jumped to a 41-year high. In October…
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Saudi Arabia to finance restoration of Islamic center in Jakarta
Riyadh: Embodying the fraternal relations between Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Indonesia, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud announced that the Kingdom would sponsor the restoration of…
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Great step: New UK-India visa scheme hailed by industry, student groups
London: Industry and student groups in Britain have welcomed the new UK-India Young Professionals Scheme launched by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, calling it a great step in ensuring the smooth movement of…
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Indo-Nepal border sealed ahead of election in Nepal
Patna: Ahead of the general election in Nepal, the Indo-Nepal international border will be sealed for the next 72 hours. The decision was made after a high-level meeting of India and Nepelese…
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Poland probably hit by Ukrainian missile: NATO chief
London: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said it was probably a Ukrainian missile that hit Poland earlier this week resulting in the deaths of two civilians. Speaking to the BBC on Wednesday…
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Indian national jailed in Singapore for bank fraud
Singapore: An Indian national has been jailed in Singapore for nine weeks after he committed fraud involving more than S$26,000 that was traced to three fraud victims in the US. Bhambri Kunal,…
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McConnell re-elected as Republican leader in US Senate
Washington: Mitch McConnell has been re-elected as Republican leader in the US Senate. A longtime Senate Republican leader from Kentucky, McConnell defeated US Senator Rick Scott of Florida reportedly in a 37…
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Trump’s bid for presidency in 2024 ‘dicey’ even if some Republicans support
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump’s third bid for the presidency in 2024 could not have come at a more “inopportune moment” with GOP divided in supporting him, funders shying away from…
