FLORIDA: Apple becomes first firm to hit $3tn market value
January 3, 2022
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FLORIDA: Apple becomes first firm to hit $3tn market value

FLORIDA: US technology giant Apple has become the first company to hit a stock market valuation of $3tn (£2.2tn). The firm’s share price has risen by around 5,800% since co-founder and former chief executive Steve…

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COPENHAGEN: Denmark to make domestic flights fossil fuel free by 2030
January 3, 2022
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COPENHAGEN: Denmark to make domestic flights fossil fuel free by 2030

COPENHAGEN: Denmark’s government has announced a goal to make domestic flights fossil fuel free by 2030. In her New Year’s address, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she wanted to “make flying green”. However she acknowledged…

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KABUL: India supplies next batch of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
January 3, 2022
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KABUL: India supplies next batch of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan

KABUL: Saturday, India supplied the next batch of humanitarian assistance consisting of 500,000 doses of COVID vaccine (COVAXIN) to Afghanistan. The same was handed over to the Indira Gandhi Hospital, Kabul. Another batch of additional…

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TORONTO: 2021 Year-end- A look back at Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu’s inspiring journey from Miss Diva to Miss Universe
January 3, 2022
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TORONTO: 2021 Year-end- A look back at Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu’s inspiring journey from Miss Diva to Miss Universe

TORONTO: “If you believe in yourself anything is possible”, is the saying that Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu truly follows. Born in the beautiful city of Chandigarh, Harnaaz Sandhu is studied her master’s degree…

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MEXICO CITY: Shri Pankaj Sharma appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Mexico
January 3, 2022
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MEXICO CITY: Shri Pankaj Sharma appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Mexico

MEXICO CITY: Shri Pankaj Sharma (IFS:1991), presently Permanent Representative of India to the UN Conference on Disarmament, Geneva, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Mexico. He is expected to take up…

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DILI: Shri Manoj Kumar Bharti concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
January 2, 2022
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DILI: Shri Manoj Kumar Bharti concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

DILI: Shri Manoj Kumar Bharti (IFS:1988), presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Indonesia, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, with residence in Jakarta,…

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ISLAMABAD: India and Pakistan exchanged list of Nuclear Installations
January 2, 2022
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ISLAMABAD: India and Pakistan exchanged list of Nuclear Installations

ISLAMABAD: India and Pakistan today exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the list of nuclear installations and facilities, covered under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and…

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BRIDGETOWN: Shri S. Balachandran concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to Barbados
January 2, 2022
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BRIDGETOWN: Shri S. Balachandran concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to Barbados

BRIDGETOWN: Shri S. Balachandran (YOA:2005), presently Ambassador of India to the Republic of Suriname, has been concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to Barbados with residence in Paramaribo. He is expected to…

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JOHANNESBURG: Indian-Origin Judge Appointed To South Africa’s Highest Judicial Bench
January 1, 2022
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JOHANNESBURG: Indian-Origin Judge Appointed To South Africa’s Highest Judicial Bench

JOHANNESBURG: Narandran ‘Jody’ Kollapen, who is Indian origin, has been appointed to South Africa’s highest judicial bench, the Constitutional Court. President Cyril Ramaphosa on recently announced the appointment of 64-year-old Kollapen and Rammaka Steven Mathopo…

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ISLAMABAD: Exchange of list of prisoners between India and Pakistan
January 1, 2022
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ISLAMABAD: Exchange of list of prisoners between India and Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: India and Pakistan today exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in their custody. This is in keeping with the provisions of the 2008…

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