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'India, Serbia have huge potential for trade & investment': President Murmu
Addressing the India-Serbia business forum in Belgrade, President Murmu said that both nations have had friendly relations since the days of the Non-Aligned Movement, and therefore, it is now time to build and strengthen the economic partnership as well as trade ties.
New York sets record for air pollution; Governor says it's 'emergency'
On Wednesday evening, at 7 p.m. (local time), New York was the city with the world’s worst air pollution, hitting 241 on the Air Quality Index (AQI), far higher than the 179 recorded by Lahore, which came next on the index. On Thursday morning at 10 a.m., it continued to hold the record of the most polluted city with a reading of 182, according to IQAir, which monitors air quality around the world in real time.
Philippines' Mayon volcano 'quietly erupting'
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology warned of a "potential explosive activity within weeks or even days" of the country's most active volcano located on the southernmost tip of Luzon island, raising the alarm over the 2,460-meter volcano to the third level in a five-step warning system, reports Xinhua news agency.
'Reckless' government spending pushes Pakistan closer to default
It seems the government is neglecting the revival of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme. It is spending money in complete breach of the understanding reached with the IMF in February this year, which aimed to restrict the primary deficit to just 0.5 per cent of the GDP.
Children, among 8, injured in mass stabbing attack in France
The panelists are Natasha, who works at a leading multinational corporation (MNC) in Chennai; Malini Jeevarathnam, filmmaker and founder of Veytikaari Productions; and Chethana, lawyer and founder of SWAN (Safe Workplace Network). Vasanth Venkatachari, Director at Cognizant Technologies, will moderate the panel.
China, Pakistan, Iran hold 1st-ever anti-terror talks
The Office issued a statement confirming the first meeting of Pakistan-China-Iran Trilateral Consultation on counter terrorism and security was held at Directors General level on Tuesday in Beijing, reports The Express Tribune.
In response to India's new map, Kathmandu Mayor places map of 'Greater Nepal'
Although the Nepal government as remained silent on the issue, the opposition parties, including the CPN-UML, have opposed the map which shows the Himalayan nation as part of the ancient Indian landmass. They have and asked the government to take up the matter with India. Mayor Shah, who is currently in Bengaluru for his wife.
Zelensky describes Ukraine dam breach as 'environmental bomb of mass destruction'
In a social media post on Wednesday, the President said: "The whole world knows about this Russian war crime, the crime of ecocide -- the deliberate destruction of the dam and other structures of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant by the Russian occupiers. "In fact, Russian terrorists have detonated an environmental bomb.
New Yorkers suffer from smoke, haze due to Canadian wildfires
The air quality index in New York City reached "hazardous" levels on Wednesday afternoon, reports Xinhua news agency. By 3 p.m., it was above 300, according to US government online platform AirNow, an air quality data site, which warned that at that level, "everyone should stay indoors and reduce activity levels".
Will evaluate each case: Trudeau on Indian students facing deportation
The remarks came as hundreds of Indian students, mostly from Punjab, have been taking on to the streets in Canada saying they were cheated by their immigration consultation agency in India that provided them fake documents, of which they were unaware of. "We are deeply aware of cases of international students facing removal orders.
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