In the leafy heart of New Delhi, behind old trees and colonial-era walls, sits one of India’s most exclusive institutions: the Delhi Gymkhana Club. For decades, it has symbolised privilege, influence and access, a gathering place for diplomats, senior bureaucrats, military officers, industrialists and political elites. Now, the club has …
Read More » A strip of Democratic-led states, have filed two lawsuits in federal courts in Boston and Seattle. 22 states along with the District of Columbia and the city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit in federal court in Boston challenging the Republican president’s effort to end birthright citizenship is a blatant …
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Sai Varshith Kandula, a 20-year-old man of Indian descent from Missouri, was sentenced on Thursday in U.S. District Court for attempting an attack on the White House using a rented truck on May 22, 2023. Kandula received a sentence of 96 months (8 years) in federal prison for the attempted …
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A tragic airplane accident at Muan International Airport in South Korea has resulted in the loss of 179 lives, leaving only two individuals as survivors. The airliner veered off the runway and erupted into a fireball as it slammed into a wall at South Korea’s Muan International Airport on Sunday, the …
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Bangladesh has formally requested that India extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India following her removal during widespread student-led protests. This request presents a diplomatic dilemma for New Delhi, according to analysts. Since Hasina’s departure, she had been a close ally of New Delhi during her 15-year …
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The Malaysian government has given the green light for a new search effort to locate missing flight MH370, a decade after the aircraft mysteriously disappeared. The government confirmed it has accepted a “no find, no fee” offer from a US-based company to resume the search for the missing flight. The …
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Jet lag can be the unwelcome side effect of long-haul flights, leaving travelers feeling fatigued, disoriented, and generally out of sync with their destination’s time zone. However, with careful planning and a few simple strategies, you can minimize the impact of jet lag and make the most of your trip …
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The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday called on the U.S. government to urge India to end a media crackdown and release six detained journalists. A statement from CPJ President Jodie Ginsberg ahead of a state visit to Washington next week by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said there had …
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Relatives and neighbours of the Indian family who froze to death near the US-Canada border last week said the father repeatedly failed to secure better paid jobs in recent years, prompting them to take a risky trip aided by an illegal migrant network. The deaths amid sub-zero temperatures, described as …
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In the streets around a revered religious site in the Indian city of Mathura where a temple and mosque stand side-by-side, the handful of Muslim restaurants that remain are mostly empty or shuttered. A ban on meat last year by the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh state, a Hindu monk …
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