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NASA's OSIRIS-REx set to return to Earth on Sep 24 with 1st-ever asteroid samples
OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer), the first US mission to collect a sample from an asteroid, will return with material from asteroid Bennu. It is carrying an estimated 8.8 ounces of rocky material collected from the surface of the asteroid Bennu in 2020.
Trudeau's India allegation based on 'shared intelligence from Five Eyes': US ambassador
"There was shared intelligence among Five Eyes partners that helped lead Canada to making the statements that the Prime Minister Trudeau made," Cohen said in an exclusive interview to CTV.
A vocal minority today, Indians first arrived in a hostile Canada in 1902
This development necessitates understanding how the Indian diaspora in Canada has evolved and come to affect not only bilateral associations, but also polarise the Canadian Indian community to the extent of inciting concern by governments.
Indian national in US gets 10 years in jail for money laundering conspiracy
Dhruv Jani was part of a conspiracy to launder funds obtained from a government official imposter scheme, starting in January 2020, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announced on Friday.
Powerful head of US Senate Foreign Affairs panel charged with corruption
The charges against Menendez, a Democrat who represents New Jersey, and also his wife Nadine, were filed in federal court in New York on Friday by Federal Prosecutor Damian Williams, an appointee of President Joe Biden.
Biden in tight spot with UAW asking him to join workers at picket lines
The UAW on Friday invited Biden to join the picket line in the union's strike against three Detroit automakers, thus putting the White House on the spot in an escalating dispute.
Nijjar Killing | Antony Blinken says US ‘deeply concerned’ over Justin Trudeau's allegations against India
“Let me say a few things about this. First, we are deeply concerned about the allegations that Prime Minister Trudeau has raised,” the top US diplomat said in response to a question on Trudeau’s allegations against India," Blinken said.
Ukraine cannot become NATO member until conflict ends: Stoltenberg
He made the remark during a public lecture at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Ukrinform reported on Friday.
India tells Pakistan to clear up its worst human rights record before pointing fingers
"As a country with one of the world's worst human rights records, particularly when it comes to minority and women's rights, Pakistan would do well to put its own house in order before venturing to point a finger at the world's largest democracy", Petal Gahlot, a first secretary in India’s UN Mission said on Friday exercising the right of reply to Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar’s speech.
Khalistani voices do not resonate with majority of Indo-Canadians
Canada is now home to the largest Sikh population outside India, with about 8,00,000 Sikhs calling Canada home, with roots of the first Sikh in the country dating back to the 1800s.
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