TORONTO: Malayali to be top cop of US suburb
July 22, 2021
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TORONTO: Malayali to be top cop of US suburb

TORONTO: Michael Kuruvilla, a person of Indian descent, is set to become the chief of police department of Brookfield, a Chicago suburb in Illinois state in the US, on July 12. Kuruvilla, 38, whose parents…

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GEORGETOWN: UG professors win Guyana Innovation Prize
July 21, 2021
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Education

GEORGETOWN: UG professors win Guyana Innovation Prize

GEORGETOWN: University of Guyana Professors, Subramaniam Gomathinayagam, Director, UG Berbice Campus, and Raymond Jagessar, a Senior Lecturer at the University’s Turkeyen Campus, were recently recognised by the ‘Guyana Innovation Prize Stakeholders’ for their outstanding work…

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WORCESTER: Mithali Raj surpasses Charlotte Edwards to become highest run-getter in women’s cricket across formats
July 21, 2021
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WORCESTER: Mithali Raj surpasses Charlotte Edwards to become highest run-getter in women’s cricket across formats

WORCESTER: India captain Mithali Raj became the highest run-getter in women’s cricket across formats, overtaking former England skipper Charlotte Edwards recently. Mithali achieved the feat during the third and final inconsequential ODI against hosts England…

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BISSAU: India-Guinea Bissau Bilateral Meeting
July 21, 2021
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Diplomatic News

BISSAU: India-Guinea Bissau Bilateral Meeting

BISSAU: Shri Rahul Chhabra, Secretary (Economic Relations) visited Guinea Bissau (GB) on 5-6 July 2021. He was accompanied by Joint Secretary (C&WA), this was the first ever bilateral visit from our side. Shri Chhabra called…

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BRATISLAVA: Virtual Interaction between the Minister of State for External Affairs and State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia
July 20, 2021
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BRATISLAVA: Virtual Interaction between the Minister of State for External Affairs and State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia

BRATISLAVA: The Minister of State for External Affairs Shri V. Muraleedharan held virtual consultations with H. E. Ms. Ingrid Brockova, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia recently. Both the Ministers discussed…

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TOKYO: Nissan announces plans to build EV battery ‘gigafactory’ in UK
July 20, 2021
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Business

TOKYO: Nissan announces plans to build EV battery ‘gigafactory’ in UK

TOKYO: Nissan on Thursday announced plans to build a £1 billion ($1.38 billion) gigafactory in Sunderland, U.K. The move is a major boost to the country’s electric vehicle plans. The project is being dubbed Nissan…

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HANOI: ASEAN Regional Forum Senior Officials’ Meeting
July 19, 2021
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HANOI: ASEAN Regional Forum Senior Officials’ Meeting

HANOI: Secretary (East), Smt. Riva Ganguly Das participated in the ASEAN Regional Forum Senior Officials’ Meeting (ARF SOM) virtually, on 29 June 2021. The meeting saw participation of the 27 ARF members. The meeting reviewed…

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BANGKOK: ASEAN Regional Forum Senior Officials’ Meeting
July 18, 2021
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BANGKOK: ASEAN Regional Forum Senior Officials’ Meeting

BANGKOK: Secretary (East), Smt. Riva Ganguly Das participated in the ASEAN Regional Forum Senior Officials’ Meeting (ARF SOM) virtually, on 29 June 2021. The meeting saw participation of the 27 ARF members. The meeting reviewed…

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HOUSTON: Incredible Experience To See Earth From Space: India-Born Sirisha Bandla
July 17, 2021
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Science

HOUSTON: Incredible Experience To See Earth From Space: India-Born Sirisha Bandla

HOUSTON: Indian-American astronaut Sirisha Bandla says it was an “incredible” and a “life-changing” experience to see the Earth from space during her maiden trip on Virgin Galactic’s first fully-crewed suborbital test flight and hopes the…

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TBILISI: S Jaishankar Unveils Mahatma Gandhi’s Statue In Georgia
July 17, 2021
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Culture

TBILISI: S Jaishankar Unveils Mahatma Gandhi’s Statue In Georgia

TBILISI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Georgian counterpart David Zalkaliani unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Tbilisi Park recently. In a tweet, Mr Jaishankar said, “A fitting conclusion to a memorable visit.…

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