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Embassy felicitates Indian gold medallists in Riyadh
Jeddah: In an effort to enhance the real sporting spirit among young Indians, Indian Embassy in Riyadh felicitated two Indian athlete gold medallists for the first time in Saudi Arabia’s history. On…
- Bangalore
Canadian province wants Indian nurses, to set up office in Bengaluru
Toronto: To address acute labour shortages in its healthcare sector, Newfoundland and Labrador will set up a recruitment office in Bengaluru to bring internationally trained and registered nurses to the Canadian province.…
- India
Minor among 15 Indian fishermen arrested by SL Navy
Chennai: Sri Lankan Navy have arrested 15 Indian fishermen, including a minor, from Tamil Nadu on charges of fishing in their country’s waters after crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). The…
- World
Aus police offer $1mn reward for Indian suspect in murder case
Melbourne: Police Queensland has announced a record one million dollar reward for the public to catch an Indian nurse who fled to India after allegedly murdering an Australian woman on a beach four…
- World
Indian-origin MP ushers in Hindu Heritage Month in Canada
Toronto: Indian-origin MP Chandra Arya marked Canada’s first Hindu Heritage Month beginning frorm November to acknowledge and celebrate contributions made by Hindus to make the country strong and prosperous. The Canadian House…
- Delhi
No way state can prohibit inter-faith marriages, says Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday observed that there is no way that the state can prohibit an interfaith couple to marry while dealing with a plea of two inter-faith…
- Middle East
UAE: 2 Bangladeshis, an Indian win Dh 1,00,000 each in Mahzooz Draw
Dubai: An Indian and two Bangladeshis on Monday won Dirhams 1,00,000 each in the 100th Mahzooz Draw in Dubai. The lucky winners who received Dh 100,000 each were Shirajul and Rajibul from…
- Technology
76% Indians now prefer UPI as payment mode for online checkouts
Mumbai: Nearly 76 per cent Indians now prefer using UPI (unified payments interface) during online checkouts while more millennials (84 per cent) are now using UPI when shopping online, a report showed…
- Technology
40% of Indians defrauded while shopping online during festive season
New Delhi: Around 40 per cent of Indians surveyed have been defrauded when shopping online during festive season, finds a study. The study was conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of…
- World
Elon Musk ropes in Indian-origin technology executive as he implements changes in Twitter
New York: Sriram Krishnan, an Indian-origin technology executive, is helping out Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk as he revamps the social media giant following its acquisition by the billionaire entrepreneur. Krishnan is a…
- Featured News
Strange experiences of 2 Indian Achievers
Pulitzer Prize winner for 2022, Sanna Irshad Mattoo could not leave India to receive her award in the US. Norman E Borlaug Field Prize for 2022 winner, Dr Govindraj Mahalingam reached Iowa,…
- Technology
Musk is now Twitter boss, fires Indian-origin CEO Agrawal, other top execs
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has finally taken over as Twitter boss and his first job was to reportedly fire Indian-origin CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal, the company’s…
- World
Murderer of Indian-American sheriff’s deputy sentenced to death
New York: The man who murdered an Indian-American Sikh sheriffs deputy in Texas has been sentenced to death, according to officials. The verdict was handed down on Wednesday by the jury, a…
- India
IT Ministry seeks report from WhatsApp on recent outage
New Delhi: The Ministry of Information Technology on Wednesday sought a detailed report from social media giant WhatsApp on the recent outage that was witnessed across the world on Tuesday. Union Minister…
- World
This Diwali is special: Fiji PM to Indian community
Suva: Wishing the Indian community in Fiji on Diwali, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama said that this year’s celebration is special as the world has won over the Covid pandemic. “I thank God…
