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  • Indian among migrants rescued from swamp on Polish-Belarus border

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    Warsaw, Nov 14 An Indian was among 10 migrants rescued by Poland's Border Guards from a swamp near the country's border fence with Belarus. The group, which included eight Sri Lankans, one Indian and a Pakistani, was found last week near Siemianowka lake, a few kilometres from the Belarusian border, ...
  • Indian-origin minor kidnapped in South Africa

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    Johannesburg, Nov 14 South African police continue to search for an eight-year-old Indian-origin girl who was kidnapped by two armed men in Gatesville, Cape Town, two weeks ago, local media reports said. Abirah Dekhta, a student of Rylands Primary School, was sitting in her school transport vehicle when she was ...
  • 53 wounded, 6 killed in ‘bomb attack’ in Istanbul: President

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    Istambul, Nov 13 At least six people were killed, and 53 others were wounded in a 'bomb attack' in Istanbul, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Sunday. "Immediately after the treacherous attack, security and health units were sent to the scene of the incident, and the wounded were quickly ...
  • Indians top homebuyers in Central Texas: Report

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    New York, Nov 13 In first, people of Indian origin comprised the largest share of international homebuyers in Central Texas, according to a new report recently released by the Austin Board of Realtors. Homebuyers from India comprised the largest share of international homebuyers (21 per cent), with Mexico (10 per ...
  • Ex-White House advisor Indian-American Vikrum Aiyer joins Heirloom Carbon

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    New York, Nov 12 Indian-American Vikrum Aiyer, a former Barack Obama administration official, is set to join Heirloom Carbon, a renewable energy semiconductor manufacturing firm, as their top public policy chief. Aiyer was the Deputy Director of the American Civil Liberties Union, where he oversaw economic justice & gender justice ...
  • India is removed from the US currency watch list

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    Washington/New Delhi, Nov 11 The US has removed India from a list of trading partner countries it monitors for foreign exchange of macroeconomic policies. The development came as US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting India. The US Treasury Department told the Congress in a report submitted on Thursday that ...
  • Andhra Pradesh student dies in Australian car crash

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    Canberra, Nov 11 Media reports said that Sai Rohit Paladugu, a 27-year-old student from Andhra Pradesh, died on the spot after his car crashed into a tree in Australia's Victoria state. Paladugu, who came to Australia in 2017 to pursue higher studies, was a resident of Polakala Yellampally village in ...
  • Maldives fire kills 9 Indians among 10

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    Male, Nov 10 At least 10 people, including nine Indians, were killed and several others injured when a fire swept through cramped lodgings of foreign workers in Male, the Maldivian fire service said. Officials said 10 bodies were recovered from the upper floor of a building destroyed in the fire, ...
  • According to the Polish prime minister, Poland will spend over 3% of its GDP on ...

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    Warsaw, Nov 10 Poland will spend 3-4 per cent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on military upgrades in 2023, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced. While watching a military exercise on Wednesday, Morawiecki said that the country will spend between 100 billion and 130 billion zlotys ($21-27 billion) on the ...
  • In addition to the four Indian Americans elected to Congress, there is one other leading ...

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    New York, Nov 9 The "Samosa Caucus" in the US Congress has added another member with the election of Shri Thanedar, and three of its members have won reelection, while another is leading in his constituency. Democrats Pramila Jayapal in Washington State, Raja Krishnamoorthi in Illinois and Ro Khanna in ...