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Millions advised to wear masks as smoke from Canadian wildfires streams over US

Millions of people in North America have been advised to wear N95 masks outdoors as smoke from Canada's wildfires is blowing across the US,...

Indian-origin nurse charged in death of 7-year-old in UK hospital

An Indian-origin nurse appeared in court for allegedly killing a seven-year-old boy at a private children's hospital in Britain in 2016 by switching off...

Congress asks Jaishankar for decisive action on Brampton parade float

The Congress has called upon External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to take decisive action in response to a float that portrayed the assassination of...

Ritu Kalra named Harvard’s CFO

Ritu Kalra, an Indian-American investment banking and financial management expert, has been named Harvard University's vice president for finance and chief financial officer. Kalra currently...

Shah, Nadda hold meeting; BJP likely to make changes in party organisation

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President J.P. Nadda and BJP General Secretary (Organisation) B.L. Santhosh held a meeting on the third consecutive day...

New York tops New Delhi in air pollution level

The US financial capital's air hit the world's worst air pollution level for cities on Tuesday night topping New Delhi, prompting New York Mayor...

DeSantis closes in on Trump in early nominating state of Iowa

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is closing in on ex President Donald Trump in Iowa where the latter has virtually kicked off his race for...

Goods train wagons run over 8 workers in Odisha, 6 killed

Days after the horrific train tragedy in Odisha that stunned the entire world, rakes of a goods train ran over eight labourers, near Jajpur-Keonjhar...

Indian film ‘When Climate Change Turns Violent’ wins WHO award

A documentary titled 'When Climate Change Turns Violent' has won a special prize in the 'Health for All' category at the 4th Annual Health...

Indian-origin professor awarded ‘Dutch Nobel Prize’

Indian-origin professor Joyeeta Gupta has been awarded the Spinoza Prize, the highest distinction in Dutch science, for her scientific work focusing on a "just...