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- Middle East
Turkey suspends C-130 flights after crash kills 20
Ankara: Turkey has temporarily grounded its C-130 military cargo planes as a precaution, the Defence Ministry announced Thursday, November 13, following a crash in Georgia that claimed the lives of all 20…
- Middle East
Turkish military plane with 20 on board crashes in Georgia
Ankara: A Turkish military cargo plane with 20 people on board crashed in Georgia near the border with Azerbaijan on Tuesday, Turkish and Georgian authorities said, but they gave no immediate word…
- Hyderabad
Queen Ketevan of Georgia, the Indian connection, and 16 yrs of research
Hyderabad: Remember the 1965 Bollywood song ‘Gumnaam Hai Koi‘ which was shot inside the St Augustine Complex of Old Goa? The tune that leaves a haunted feeling, was shot at the location…
- World
University of Georgia accused of discrimination against Arabs, Palestinians
The University of Georgia (UGA) is facing a federal civil rights complaint for alleged anti-Muslim discrimination on its campus following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. On Tuesday, September…
- World
Gen Z Indian-American candidate endorsed by Senator Ossoff for Georgia senate seat
Washington: Ashwin Ramaswami, the first Gen-Z Indian-American candidate to run for a US state legislature, has been endorsed by US Senator Jon Ossoff for the Georgia state Senate seat. Ramaswami, 24, is…
- World
11 injured in mass shooting in US coastal city Savannah
New York: Eleven people were injured after an argument between two women led to a mass shooting, in Savannah in the US state of Georgia, police said. The shooting in Ellis Square,…
- World
Video: Female prof tackled, cuffed amid pro-Palestine protest in US
Amid escalating pro-Palestine protests at leading US universities, a video showed a female professor being thrown to the ground and then handcuffed by police officers during a protest at Emory University in…
- World
US state of Georgia officially declares October as ‘Hindu Heritage Month’
New York: The US state of Georgia has officially declared October as the “Hindu Heritage Month” to acknowledge the contributions of the vibrant Hindu-American community in the state. In a proclamation, Governor…
- World
Trump plans to turn himself in to face charges in Georgia election case
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump said that he plans to turn himself in on Thursday to face charges in the case of election interference in Georgia state. In a post on…
- India
Indian-origin store clerk shot dead in US; teen suspects in custody
New York: A 36-year-old Indian-origin store clerk was shot dead during an apparent case of armed robbery in the US state of Georgia, and two juveniles were arrested in connection with the…
- World
Indian-origin man pleads guilty to tax evasion in US
New York: An Indian-American tax return preparer faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison after pleading guilty to evading assessment of his personal federal income taxes. Samir Patel of Statesboro,…
- World
Georgia condemns Hinduphobia; first US state to pass resolution
New York: Georgia’s legislature has taken aim at the attacks on Hinduism emanating from academia and condemned “Hinduphobia, anti-Hindu bigotry and intolerance”. The resolution adopted unanimously by the State House of Representatives,…
- World
Georgia suffers negative population growth in 2022
Tbilisi: Georgia witnessed a negative population increase in 2022, according to a report released by the country’s statistics authority. The report, issued by the National Statistics Office on Thursday, indicated that the…
- Sports
Meet the twins from Kashmir who won medals for India at International Wushu Championship
Srinagar: Twin sisters Ayra and Ansa Chisti have made Jammu and Kashmir and the country proud by clinching gold and silver medals respectively in the women’s 56 kg category at the International…
