DUBAI: Secret India-Pakistan peace roadmap brokered by top UAE royals
April 1, 2021
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DUBAI: Secret India-Pakistan peace roadmap brokered by top UAE royals

DUBAI: About 24 hours after military chiefs from India and Pakistan surprised the world last month with a rare joint commitment to respect a 2003 ceasefire agreement, the top diplomat of the United Arab Emirates…

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HAGUE: Sleep Deprivation: A global pandemic
April 1, 2021
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Health

HAGUE: Sleep Deprivation: A global pandemic

HAGUE: A Dutch study of nationally representative sample of individuals in the age group of 18–70 years based on a validated questionnaire of ICSD revealed that, among the total sample, 32% complained of experiencing general…

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WASHINGTON: Indian-American Couple Donates ₹ 1 Crore For Bihar, Jharkhand Healthcare
April 1, 2021
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WASHINGTON: Indian-American Couple Donates ₹ 1 Crore For Bihar, Jharkhand Healthcare

WASHINGTON: An Indian American couple has donated over ₹ 1 for crore healthcare works in Bihar and Jharkhand, the Bihar Jharkhand Association of North America (BJANA) announced on Monday. The generous donation of USD 150,000…

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JOHANNESBURG: South Africa Turns To UN To Extradite Controversial Gupta Brothers From UAE
April 1, 2021
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Business

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa Turns To UN To Extradite Controversial Gupta Brothers From UAE

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa will approach the UN in a bid to extradite the controversial Gupta brothers from the UAE, where they are in self-exile, as talks with the Emirates have delivered no results, Justice Minister…

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SAINT GEORGE’s: First International Phagwa Conference
April 1, 2021
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Culture

SAINT GEORGE’s: First International Phagwa Conference

SAINT GEORGE’s: THE grand festival of exuberant colours and feelings is in the air. History was created when the National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC) in Trinidad and Tobago triumphantly held the first international Phagwa conference…

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THIMPHU: 17th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting
April 1, 2021
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THIMPHU: 17th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting

THIMPHU: The External Affairs Minister of India, Dr. S. Jaishankar, participated in the 17th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting on April 1, 2021. The meeting, chaired by Sri Lanka, was held in virtual mode with the participation…

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TEXAS: Nasa successfully tests its most powerful rocket for Artemis mission
March 31, 2021
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TEXAS: Nasa successfully tests its most powerful rocket for Artemis mission

TEXAS: The test known as hot fire is a milestone for the space agency’s Artemis I mission that will send an uncrewed spacecraft on a test flight around the moon and back to Earth for…

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TOKYO: Global lenders to back Adani solar plant with $1.3 billion
March 31, 2021
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TOKYO: Global lenders to back Adani solar plant with $1.3 billion

TOKYO: A dozen global banks are to bankroll the Gautam Adani-founded Adani Green Energy’s underconstruction renewable power projects with over $1.3 billion revolving credit line, the company said last week. The finance facility would initially…

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LONDON: Uber drivers in UK to get ‘worker’ benefits
March 30, 2021
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LONDON: Uber drivers in UK to get ‘worker’ benefits

LONDON: Uber drivers in Britain have been re-classified as “workers” and will now benefit from a paid holiday, a minimum wage and private pensions following a UK Supreme Court ruling last month. From Wednesday, Uber…

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MUMBAI: Amitabh Bachchan and India’s battle to preserve its film heritage
March 30, 2021
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MUMBAI: Amitabh Bachchan and India’s battle to preserve its film heritage

MUMBAI: Five years ago, the Bollywood superstar handed over the prints to a temperature-controlled film archive run by a city-based non-profit, which had begun restoring and preserving Indian films. Led by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, an…

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