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Australian university denies ban on applications from Indian students
New Delhi, April 20 Australia's University of Wollongong (UOW) said on Thursday that it has not placed any ban or restriction on applications from Indian students, nor on students from any specific Indian states or regions. It was reported that UOW was one of the five universities that had placed ...Missing for 3 days on Mt. Annapurna, Indian climber rescued alive
Kathmandu, April 20 Indian climber Anurag Maloo, who went missing after falling into a deep crevasse on Mt. Annapurna, was been rescued alive, an official confirmed on Thursday. A team of rescuers found the 34-year-old in the crevasse below Camp III of the world's 10th highest peak, Thaneshwor Guragain of ...‘Big news’ is India’s population growth is below replacement level: UN expert
United Nations, April 20 While India's population at 1.4 billion has surpassed that of China's, the "latest big news" is that the population growth is below the replacement fertility rate in India and it has a "window of opportunity", according to Rachel Snow, the lead demographer of the UN Population ...Body of missing Indian-American software engineer found
New York, April 20 The body of a 30-year-old Indian American software engineer, who went missing on April 9, has been recovered from a small lake in Maryland, police said. The deceased, Ankit Bagai, was found in Lake Churchill on Tuesday by officers who were called to the area after ...Brampton honours Canada’s first turbaned Sikh MP Gurbax Malhi
Toronto, April 19 Gurbax Singh Malhi, the first turban-wearing Sikh elected to the House of Commons in Canada, was awarded the Key to the City of Brampton for his outstanding achievements as a trailblazer for the Sikh and South Asian community. The Key to the City is a symbolic honour ...52 migrants caught in truck trying to illegally cross border in Romania
Bucharest, April 19 Romanian border police apprehended 52 migrants at a border crossing as they attempted to enter the Schengen area hidden in a trailer truck loaded with metal profiles. According to local Arad border police, the migrants were trying to cross the Romanian-Hungarian border in their bid to enter ...Poland, Ukraine agree to restart transit of grain
Warsaw, April 19 Grain transports from Ukraine via Poland will resume on Friday, Polish Agriculture Minister Robert Telus has said, after two-day talks here with the Ukrainian side. The transports will be escorted and monitored by a specialized electronic system while passing through Poland to make sure "that not one ...Student from Gujarat dies in tragic car crash in Australia
Melbourne, April 18 A woman, who had arrived on a student visa to Australia from Gujarat, died on the spot following a car crash on the Sydney's south-western outskirts, police said. Riya Ramjibhai Patel, believed to be in her twenties, was travelling from Sydney to Wollongong with her friends on ...Police arrest 17 Sikhs for California gurdwara shootings
New York, April 18 Police have arrested 17 Sikh men from rival criminal syndicates for their alleged involvement in mass shootings across Northern California, including Sikh temples in Stockton and Sacramento, which occurred between 2022 and 2023. In a joint law enforcement operation, 41 firearms were seized from suspects responsible ...Russia’s Pacific Fleet conducts anti-submarine exercises in Sea of Japan
Moscow, April 17 Combat ships of Russia's Pacific Fleet conducted anti-submarine exercises in the Sea of Japan, as well as artillery firing at sea and air targets during a sudden readiness check, state media reported on Monday. The vessels had departed from home bases early morning and arrived in the ...