ISLAMABAD : Man who lost 22 relatives in Partition finds nephew in Pakistan
August 13, 2022
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ISLAMABAD : Man who lost 22 relatives in Partition finds nephew in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD : The heart has its reasons. A 92-year-old native of Punjab who lost 22 members of his extended family to the carnage of Partition but never gave up hope of finding the missing 23rd…

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CHENNAI : 15-year-old Tamil Nadu boy Pranav Venkatesh a new entrant to India’s GM club
August 13, 2022
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Sports

CHENNAI : 15-year-old Tamil Nadu boy Pranav Venkatesh a new entrant to India’s GM club

CHENNAI : As Chennai players D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa carry on with their heroics for India 2 in the 44th Chess Olympiad in Mamallapuram, a schoolmate of theirs – Pranav Venkatesh – quietly made…

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WASHINGTON : Indian-American lawyer Roopali Desai confirmed by Senate as US circuit judge
August 13, 2022
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Politcs

WASHINGTON : Indian-American lawyer Roopali Desai confirmed by Senate as US circuit judge

WASHINGTON : The United States Senate voted last week to confirm President Joe Biden’s nomination of Indian-American lawyer Roopali H Desai to serve as a US circuit judge for the US court of appeals for…

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DUBAI : Indian visitors to Dubai more than double to 8.58 lakh in January-June
August 13, 2022
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DUBAI : Indian visitors to Dubai more than double to 8.58 lakh in January-June

DUBAI : The number of Indian visitors to Dubai rose more than twofold to 8.58 lakh during January-June 2022 compared to the year-ago period, according to the Dubai’s department of economy and tourism (DET). In…

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BEIJING : Visit of External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to Tashkent for SCO Council of Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
August 13, 2022
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Diplomatic News

BEIJING : Visit of External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar to Tashkent for SCO Council of Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

BEIJING : External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar will visit Uzbekistan on 28-29 July 2022 at the invitation of Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Mr. Vladimir Norov to take part…

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VALLETTA : Visit of Minister of State for External Affairs Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi to Norway, Iceland and Malta
August 12, 2022
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Diplomatic News

VALLETTA : Visit of Minister of State for External Affairs Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi to Norway, Iceland and Malta

VALLETTA  : Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture, (MoS) Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi will pay an official visit to Norway, Iceland and Malta. During her visit to Oslo, MoS will meet Ms. Anniken Huitfeldt,…

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NEW DELHI : Breaking glass ceiling, CSIR gets first woman director general in N Kalaiselvi
August 12, 2022
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Science

NEW DELHI : Breaking glass ceiling, CSIR gets first woman director general in N Kalaiselvi

NEW DELHI : Breaking yet another glass ceiling in the country’s scientific bodies, electrochemical scientist N Kalaiselvi has become the first woman director general of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) — India’s…

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MEXICO CITY : Mexico president wants PM Modi in panel for ‘global truce’
August 12, 2022
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MEXICO CITY : Mexico president wants PM Modi in panel for ‘global truce’

MEXICO CITY : Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said he will propose before the UN setting up of a commission, which will include as members PM Narendra Modi, Pope Francis and UN Secretary…

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DUBAI : Assam’s Pineapples Make Way To Dubai Market
August 12, 2022
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Business

DUBAI : Assam’s Pineapples Make Way To Dubai Market

DUBAI : In a bid to harness the export potential of naturally grown fresh pineapples from the northeastern states, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) on Saturday organised an in-store export…

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PRETORIA : Airtel Africa signs up for $125 million credit pact with Citi
August 12, 2022
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Business

PRETORIA : Airtel Africa signs up for $125 million credit pact with Citi

PRETORIA : Airtel Africa has signed up for a $125 million revolving facility from American banking major Citi. The company, which has telecom and mobile money operations in 14 African countries, said the facility involves…

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