WASHINGTON: Indian-American Bhavya Lal Appointed Acting Chief Of Staff Of NASA
March 9, 2021
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WASHINGTON: Indian-American Bhavya Lal Appointed Acting Chief Of Staff Of NASA

WASHINGTON: Indian-American Bhavya Lal was on Monday appointed by NASA as the Acting Chief of Staff of the US space agency. Ms Lal served as a member of the Biden Presidential Transition Agency Review Team…

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WASHINGTON: Undocumented Indian Immigrants In US Hold $15.5 Billion In Spending Power: Report
March 9, 2021
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Business

WASHINGTON: Undocumented Indian Immigrants In US Hold $15.5 Billion In Spending Power: Report

WASHINGTON: Undocumented Indian immigrants to the US, numbering over half a million, hold a collective spending power of $15.5 billion and contribute $2.8 billion to the federal, state and local tax revenue, says an American…

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LONDON: Unwarranted discussion in the British Parliament on agricultural reforms in India
March 9, 2021
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Diplomatic News

LONDON: Unwarranted discussion in the British Parliament on agricultural reforms in India

LONDON: Foreign Secretary summoned the British High Commissioner and conveyed strong opposition to the unwarranted and tendentious discussion on agricultural reforms in India in the British Parliament. Foreign Secretary made clear that this represented a…

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DHAKA: Prime Minister to inaugurate ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh
March 8, 2021
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Diplomatic News

DHAKA: Prime Minister to inaugurate ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh

DHAKA: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate ‘Maitri Setu’ between India and Bangladesh on 9th March 2021 at 12 noon via video conferencing. Prime Minister will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of…

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TORONTO: Indian-Origin Arora Akanksha, 34, Announces Her Candidacy To Be UN Chief
March 8, 2021
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Politcs

TORONTO: Indian-Origin Arora Akanksha, 34, Announces Her Candidacy To Be UN Chief

TORONTO: An Indian-origin employee at the UN has announced her candidacy to be its next Secretary-General, the first person to throw her hat in the ring against incumbent Antonio Guterres, who is seeking a second…

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LONDON: Indian-Origin Schoolgirl Youngest On UK Team For Europe Math Olympiad
March 7, 2021
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Education

LONDON: Indian-Origin Schoolgirl Youngest On UK Team For Europe Math Olympiad

LONDON: A 13-year-old Indian-origin schoolgirl has become the youngest to be selected for the UK team which will compete at the prestigious European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad to be hosted by the eastern European country of…

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WASHINGTON: “You Kidding Me? What An Honour”: Biden To Indian-American At NASA Meet
March 6, 2021
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Science

WASHINGTON: “You Kidding Me? What An Honour”: Biden To Indian-American At NASA Meet

WASHINGTON: Indian-American aerospace engineer Dr Swati Mohan, who played a pivotal role in the successful landing of NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars, has told US President Joe Biden that her path to the premier US…

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LONDON: Koneru Humpy: Chess player is BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year
March 5, 2021
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Sports

LONDON: Koneru Humpy: Chess player is BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year

LONDON: Chess player Koneru Humpy has won the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award for 2020, following a public vote. The 33-year-old beat sprinter Dutee Chand, airgun shooter Manu Bhaker, wrestler Vinesh Phogat and…

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GEORGETOWN: Pageant finalist using ‘Women Empowerment’ platform to help other girls
March 5, 2021
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Culture

GEORGETOWN: Pageant finalist using ‘Women Empowerment’ platform to help other girls

GEORGETOWN: BIBI Aarifa Sahadeo, a participant in the Miss/ Mrs/ Miss Teen/ Mr. India Guyana Worldwide Pageant, says she believes that empowering girls is the key to economic growth, political stability and social transformation. As…

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STOCKHOLM: Virtual Summit between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Sweden’s Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Stefan Löfven
March 4, 2021
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Diplomatic News

STOCKHOLM: Virtual Summit between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Sweden’s Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Stefan Löfven

STOCKHOLM: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will hold a Virtual Summit with Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden H.E. Stefan Löfven on 5th March, 2021. This will be the fifth interaction between the two…

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