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Who will the Moon welcome first: India’s Chandrayaan 3 or Russia’s Luna 25?
Before India could celebrate being the first country in the world to land a spacecraft on the south pole of Moon, Russia seems to have put a dampener by being ready to…
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UAE tops list of overseas destinations employing Indian citizens
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) ranks first among the foreign countries employing Indian citizens, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported. India’s minister of state for external affairs, V Muralidharan, announced…
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Germany saw 209% spike in overnight stays by Indians in 2022
New Delhi: Germany saw a 209 per cent increase in overnight stays by Indians in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to new data from the German National Tourist Board. The…
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Cambridge Univ offers fellowship to conduct research on indentured Indians
London: The University of Cambridge has created the first-ever visiting fellowship into the study of indentureship, under which a record number of Indians were transported to labour in harsh conditions in British…
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Jewel thieves target Indians, South Asians in Massachusetts: Report
New York: Indian and South Asian families in several towns of the US state of Massachusetts are being increasingly targeted by thieves for their expensive jewelleries, a media report said. According to…
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8,330 Indians in foreign jails, highest in UAE, Saudi Arabia
New Delhi: As many as 8,330 Indian nationals are lodged in jails in foreign countries with 1,611 imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates alone, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.…
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Despite visa issues, layoffs, US still a magnet for students, techies
New Delhi: The massive green card backlog leading to longer wait for permanent residency, limited availability of non-immigrant H-1B visas and threat of layoffs by top tech giants — the tide seems…
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Indian-origin couple charged with committing forced labour in US
Washington: An Indian-origin couple has been charged in the US for allegedly subjecting an immigrant, who is their relative, to forced labour and physical abuse at a convenience store they owned. According…
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The great exodus: Why Indians heading for greener pastures?
Hyderabad: No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark. Home is where the heart is. But we see people leaving their homeland for greener pastures abroad. For dignity,…
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Canada rejects 595 Indian study permit applications this year till May
New Delhi: A total of 7,528 study permit applications from India were rejected by the Canadian authorities between January 2018 to May 2023 over misrepresentation, involving false or altered documents, according to…
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After 9 months of detention in Africa, Indian crew return home
New Delhi: Sixteen Indian crew members of a cargo vessel who were in detention for over nine months in Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria have returned to India following the government’s lengthy negotiations with…
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Abu Dhabi court convicts 13 Indians of money laundering
Abu Dhabi: The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court, which has jurisdiction over money laundering and tax evasion offences, convicted 13 Indian nationals and companies owned by them, for money laundering. They were found…
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198 Indian fishermen released from Pakistani jail
Karachi: Pakistani authorities have released 198 Indian fishermen, who were languishing at a jail here after being arrested for allegedly fishing illegally in the country’s waters, and handed them over to India…
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Indian firms invest CAD 6.6 Billion in Canada creating thousands of jobs: Report
Washington: Indian companies have invested more than CAD 6.6 billion in Canada creating tens and thousands of jobs in the country, with all of them planning to invest more in the future,…
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Indians second largest group crossing English Channel: Home Office data
London: The number of Indians illegally crossing over into the UK across the English Channel has increased sharply in the first three months of the year, making them the second biggest cohort…
