WASHINGTON: Indian-American Girl, 11, Declared One Of The Brightest Students In World
August 13, 2021
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Education

WASHINGTON: Indian-American Girl, 11, Declared One Of The Brightest Students In World

WASHINGTON: Natasha Peri, an 11-year-old Indian-American girl has been judged as one of the brightest students in the world by a top US university for her exceptional performance in the SAT and ACT standardised tests.…

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TOKYO: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Neeraj Chopra wins historic Olympic gold in athletics
August 13, 2021
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Sports

TOKYO: Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Neeraj Chopra wins historic Olympic gold in athletics

TOKYO: India has broken out into celebrations after Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a historic Olympic gold medal in athletics (javelin throw) at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The 2018 Commonwealth Games champion,…

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OTTAWA: Indian-Origin Entrepreneur Honoured With Order Of British Columbia
August 13, 2021
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Business

OTTAWA: Indian-Origin Entrepreneur Honoured With Order Of British Columbia

OTTAWA: Leading Indian-origin entrepreneur Ajay Dilwari has been honoured with Canada’s prestigious Order of British Columbia award, the province’s highest form of recognition. Mr Dilwari, the owner of Canada’s largest automotive group — Dilawri Group…

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NEW YORK: Indian diaspora to hoist biggest tricolour at Times Square on Independence Day
August 12, 2021
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Culture

NEW YORK: Indian diaspora to hoist biggest tricolour at Times Square on Independence Day

NEW YORK: The unfurling of the tricolour at Times Square is part of the day-long celebrations to be organised by FIA on August 15. An organisation representing the Indian diaspora in the US has said…

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NAYPYIDAW: 28th ASEAN Regional Forum Ministerial Meeting
August 12, 2021
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Diplomatic News

NAYPYIDAW: 28th ASEAN Regional Forum Ministerial Meeting

NAYPYIDAW: The Minister of State for External Affairs Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh led India’s delegation to the 28th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Foreign Ministers Meeting held virtually on 06 August 2021. The Meeting was held…

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TOKYO: Wrestling Federation Of India “Temporarily” Suspends Vinesh Phogat For Indiscipline
August 12, 2021
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Sports

TOKYO: Wrestling Federation Of India “Temporarily” Suspends Vinesh Phogat For Indiscipline

TOKYO: The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) temporarily suspended star wrestler Vinesh Phogat for indiscipline during her Tokyo Olympics campaign. The federation has issued a notice to Vinesh on three counts and she has time…

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WASHINGTON: Veena Reddy Sworn In As USAID’s First Indian-American Mission Director
August 12, 2021
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Politcs

WASHINGTON: Veena Reddy Sworn In As USAID’s First Indian-American Mission Director

WASHINGTON: US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday named the first Indian-American – Veena Reddy – as its Mission Director. “Today, Veena Reddy was sworn-in as our new Mission Director. She will be the…

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LONDON: Indian-Origin Business Chief Vindi Banga To Chair UK Government Agency
August 12, 2021
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Business

LONDON: Indian-Origin Business Chief Vindi Banga To Chair UK Government Agency

LONDON: Indian-origin business and industry veteran Vindi Banga has been appointed as Chair of the UK Government Investments (UKGI), the government’s centre of expertise in corporate finance and governance and an arm’s length body of…

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ROME: G20 Culture Ministers Meeting hosted by Italy
August 11, 2021
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Diplomatic News

ROME: G20 Culture Ministers Meeting hosted by Italy

ROME: Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi, Hon’ble Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture participated in the G20 Culture Ministers Meeting on 30 July, 2021 hosted by Italy during their ongoing Presidency of G20 in 2021.…

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SINGAPORE CITY: 28th ASEAN Regional Forum Ministerial Meeting
August 11, 2021
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SINGAPORE CITY: 28th ASEAN Regional Forum Ministerial Meeting

SINGAPORE CITY: The Minister of State for External Affairs Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh led India’s delegation to the 28th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Foreign Ministers Meeting held virtually on 06 August 2021. The Meeting was…

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