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A 68-year-old man from Sydney has been arrested after 550 kg of cocaine was found concealed in banana pulp sacks which were smuggled from Brazil. On September 21, Australian Border Force officers had intercepted the package, inspecting approximately 2000 packages of banana fruit pulp from which 275 packages contained cocaine worth $248 million. If the man is found guilty, he could be sentenced for life.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was all praises for PM Narendra Modi and his Made-in-India initiative. Addressing the 8th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) at the Vladivostok port town in Russia, Putin asked the Russian automakers to follow India's… read-more
TAGS: Made in India, PM Narendra Modi, Russian President, Russian Automakers, President Vladimir Putin
After having participated in the G20 Leader's Summit in New Delhi, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud on… read-more
TAGS: Saudi Arabia, crown prince, PM Narendra Modi, Droupadi Murmu, G20 Summit
Ukraine's military said that Russia could launch a big mobilisation campaign soon to try to recruit hundreds of thousands of soldiers from inside Russia and occupied Ukraine. Without any evidence, the Ukrainian general staff said, “A mass forced… read-more
TAGS: Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, World news, International Politics
A 55-year-old Indian-origin man Ranjith Varma, died while attempting to hike the US' Grand Canyon rim-to-rim in a single day, media reports said. Varma of Virginia became unresponsive while hiking with a group of about six others at the national… read-more
TAGS: US Hiking, Indian Origin Man, Death, US Report, Travel
The European Union is to provide disaster response equipment and humanitarian funding to Libya, the European Commission said. The aid from Germany, Romania and Finland consists of “tents, field beds and blankets, 80 generators, food items, as… read-more
TAGS: EU, Libya Floods, International, Thousands died, Assistance
After a video showing a police officer laughing over the death of 23-year-old Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula by a speeding police patrol car in Seattle gained traction online, the Consulate General of India in San Francisco… read-more
TAGS: US Cop, killing, Indian Origin student, Indian Authority, action
