- Saturday, May 11, 2024
TWO Indians were among five people who died in a fire that broke out in a residential building in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates on April 4. Khaleej Times reported after the kin of the deceased and social workers confirmed their identities. One of the two Indians who perished…
PEOPLE of many parts of the United States of America will be in luck as the total solar eclipse will pass across the nation on Monday (8). At the Texas-Mexico border, the totality of the solar eclipse is said to last the longest -- 4 minutes 27 seconds. While space…
ON Monday (8), several parts of the North American continent will witness a total solar eclipse, moving over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. A total solar eclipse is so rare a natural phenomenon that a location that saw a total solar eclipse will have to wait for 400 years…
INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed spiritual leader Sant Guru Swami Paul Ji Maharaj has appealed to Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and the ministry of external affairs for urgent assistance to help an Indian man who recently had a heart attack and is battling for survival in the North American nation. Ravi Kant…
REELING from the protracted aftermath of ethnic clashes and civil unrest, traders at Manipur’s iconic 'Ima Keithel', a 500-year-old market which is run entirely by women, have shown little enthusiasm for the upcoming national elections. Alleging that the "nation forgot Manipur", the traders from various associations in the market are…
AFTER an Indian court affirmed that Haldiram's name and logo have been associated with the brand and eatery for more than six decades, the Indian food giant will proceed to trademark them. The Delhi High Court in a ruling on Wednesday (3) said the Indian multinational sweets, snacks and restaurant…
TWO Indians who were among a dozen people that went missing after an earthquake of 7.2 magnitude rocked Taiwan on April 3 were safe, confirmed the country's external affairs ministry on Thursday (4). "Two persons, we were not able to establish contact in the wake of the earthquake there. But…
INDIAN external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Thursday (4) shrugged off a remark made by a senior official at the United Nations on the country's upcoming national elections, saying the global body need not tell his country about the polls being "free and fair". His remarks came in response to…
A VACATION turned into a tragedy for an Indian family in Australia after two of its senior male members drowned in the swimming pool of their hotel while trying to save a two-year-old girl. The deceased were identified as Dharmvir Singh, 38, and Gurjinder Singh, 65. The former was the…
MULTINATIONAL integrated healthcare provider Aster DM Healthcare Limited has announced the successful separation of its GCC and India businesses into two distinct and standalone entities. As part of the separation plan, a consortium of investors led by sovereign-backed private equity firm Fajr Capital has acquired a majority 65 per cent…