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US remains committed to getting Eric Garcetti as India envoy: WH
New York, Nov 22 Asserting that the US shares a very important relationship with India, the White House said that it is committed to getting Eric Garcetti as Washington's Ambassador to New Delhi. President Joe Biden nominated Garcetti, the Mayor of Los Angeles, as the next envoy to India on ...India calls attention to threats from N.Korea’s missile tech proliferation
United Nations, Nov 22 India has called attention to the threat posed by North Korea's missile technology proliferation to New Delhi's security and joined the US and eight other countries to demand UN Security Council action against Pyongyang. "Proliferation of nuclear and missile technologies is a matter of concern, as ...162 killed as quake jolts Indonesia’s Java
Djakarta, Nov 21 At least 162 people were killed and hundreds more injured as a 5.6 intensity earthquake shook Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday, reports said. The quake struck Cianjur town in west Java, at a depth of 10 km, according to US Geological Survey data. The area ...Indian-origin teen wanted for ‘shooting’ Canadian student
Toronto, Nov 19 (IANS) Police in Canada are on the look-out for an Indian-origin teen who allegedly shot at an 18-year-old student outside a high school in Brampton on Friday, leaving him with life-threatening injuries. The suspect, identified as Jasdeep Dhesi, 17, fled in a vehicle after the shooting, which ...Racism, discrimination against kids rife worldwide: Unicef
United Nations, Nov 19 Racism and discrimination against children based on their ethnicity, language, and religion are rife in countries across the world, according to a new report by Unicef. Children from marginalised ethnic, language, and religious groups in an analysis of 22 low- and middle-income countries lag far behind ...India lashes out against countries preventing ‘concrete outcome’ on UNSC reform
United Nations, Nov 17 With the Security Council paralysed during the Ukraine crisis impacting nations around the world, India on Thursday lashed out against those manipulating the Council reform process "to prevent any concrete outcome". Some countries are ensuring that Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) process for reforming the Council is "not ...5 Indian-Americans selected for Rhodes Scholarship 2023
New York, Nov 17 Five Indian-American students have been selected from a pool of 840 applicants to join the ranks of Rhodes Scholars Class of 2023. Shreyas Hallur, Atharv Gupta, Veer Sangha, Amisha Kambath, and Jupneet Singh are among 32 scholars who will begin their graduate studies at Oxford in ...Cervical cancer 4th most common among women, policymakers should urgently move to eliminate: WHO
New Delhi, Nov 17 The World Health Organization and its member states in the South-East Asia Region and across the world marked the second Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action on Thursday. The cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women with an estimated 604,000 new cases and ...Finland needs 50,000 immigrants per year by 2050
Helsinki, Nov 17 Finland needs over 50,000 immigrants a year for the next 28 years to fill job vacancies arising due to an ageing population, according to the country's tech industry. Technology Finland said on Wednesday that the industry alone, the most significant export sector in Finland, will need 130,000 ...2 Indian-Americans in Fortune’s 40 Under 40 List
New York, Nov 16 Two Indian-Americans have made it to Fortune's annual '40 Under 40' list, featuring founders, executives, investors, and activists who are shaping business in 2022. Kanav Kariya, president of Jump Crypto and Ankit Gupta, founder and CEO of Bicycle Health, are among the list of trailblazers and ...










