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3 more Palestinians killed in Israeli operation in West Bank
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3 more Palestinians killed in Israeli operation in West Bank

Gaza, Dec 13: Three more Palestinians were killed in an Israeli military operation in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, which lasted more than a day, authorities said. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, a 36-year-old man, who was shot with live ammunition in the thigh, succumbed to...
Canadian Sikh sentenced to 15 yrs in jail for drug smuggling, flees to India
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Canadian Sikh sentenced to 15 yrs in jail for drug smuggling, flees to India

Toronto, Dec 14: A Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued against a 60-year-old Sikh truck driver in British Columbia province who fled to India after he was sentenced to 15 years in prison for drug trafficking. Raj Kumar Mehmi from Surrey was sentenced in November for smuggling 80 kg of...
Indian-origin data scientist wins UK
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Indian-origin data scientist wins UK's top rail award

London, Dec 13: An Indian-origin data scientist has been named 'Newcomer of the Year' in the 2023 RailStaff Awards in the UK for displaying "exceptional skill, tenacity and professional achievement" in her field of work. Maharashtra-born Smital Dhake, 26, who joined the rail industry in July...
Boost for Rishi Sunak as he wins immigration debate in UK Parliament
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Boost for Rishi Sunak as he wins immigration debate in UK Parliament

London, Dec 13: In a boost for Britain's Indian-origin Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, MPs in the House of Commons approved by 313 votes to 269 what is called a second reading of a House of Commons Bill, which aims to deport to Rwanda asylum seekers arriving in the UK, who in the British government's...
Israeli hostages drugged, sexually and psychologically abused in Gaza: Psychiatrist
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Israeli hostages drugged, sexually and psychologically abused in Gaza:...

Tel Aviv, Dec 13: A Tel Aviv-based psychiatrist has claimed that Israelis who were taken as hostages following the October 7 Hamas assault were drugged to keep them docile in captivity and also subjected to sexual and psychological abuse. Renana Eitan, Director at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical...
Indian-American wins UK
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Indian-American wins UK's prestigious 2024 Marshall Scholarship

London, Dec 13: An Indian-origin student is among 51 winners of the prestigious 2024 Marshall Scholarship, which selects American scholars to pursue their graduate education at any university in the UK. Bengaluru-born Hari Choudhari, a student of International Politics with minors in History and...
Commonwealth e-learning course to improve ability to access climate finance
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Commonwealth e-learning course to improve ability to access climate finance

Dubai, Dec 13: A new Commonwealth e-learning course launched on Wednesday will improve the ability of small and other vulnerable states to access billions of dollars in climate finance. Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland KC, launched the ‘Commonwealth Climate Finance Essentials...
Special counsel takes Trump trial to Supreme Court
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Special counsel takes Trump trial to Supreme Court

Washington, Dec 12: In an extraordinary move, special counsel Jack Smith personally asked the US Supreme Court to decide whether former President Donald Trump has any immunity from criminal prosecution for the alleged crimes he committed while in office. This will be the first time in the...
Woman leaves Texas for abortion amid court fight
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Woman leaves Texas for abortion amid court fight

Houston, Dec 12: A woman who sued Texas to get an abortion after learning that the foetus has a fatal condition, has left the US state to have the procedure, her lawyers have confirmed. Shortly after Thanksgiving last month, 31-year-old Kate Cox from the Dallas area found that her foetus was...
Deep divisions at final phase of UN climate talks over fossil fuels
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Deep divisions at final phase of UN climate talks over fossil fuels

Dubai, Dec 12: As the 2023 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change 28th session of the Conference of Parties (UNFCCC COP28) comes to a close, some of the major topics are still being discussed behind closed doors, such as the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) and the Global Stocktake -- the main...
British-Indian is Conservative parliamentary candidate for Oxford
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British-Indian is Conservative parliamentary candidate for Oxford

London, Dec 12: British-Indian dental surgeon Vinay Raniga has been chosen as the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Oxford West and Abingdon, a constituency in the South East region of England. As a National Health Service (NHS) dentist, Raniga serves his local community by treating their...
Israeli Military Intelligence, Shin Bet interrogate arrested Hamas militants
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Israeli Military Intelligence, Shin Bet interrogate arrested Hamas militants

Tel Aviv, Dec 12: Officers of the Israeli Military Intelligence and Shin Bet are currently interrogating Hamas militants arrested from the Gaza Strip amid the raging war, sources told IANS. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sources, more than 500 Hamas men who were arrested from the...
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