Road Accident

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5 Indian Students Die In Canada Road Accident; EAM Expresses Condolence

In a tragic incident, five Indian students were killed and other two students were injured in a road accident near Toronto in Canada at 3.45 am, on March 12. The accident happened when a passenger van and a tractor-trailer collided. The students have been identified as Harpreet Singh, Jaspinder, Karanpal Singh, Mohit Chouhan, and Pawan Kumar. EAM took to Twitter and said, "@IndiainToronto will provide all necessary support and assistance."… read-more

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 - 12:50 PM / by Madhvi Jha

Tags: indian, Canada, Toronto, died, S Jaishankar, Twitter

Courtesy: India Today

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UAE Is Most Popular Destination To Travel For Indians: V Muralidharan

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the most popular destination for Indians. On December 22, the Ministry of External Affairs Minister V. Muralidharan, released a data, which reveals 3,14,495 people, which is 50%, visited the UAE on tourist visas in first quarter of 2021. A major reason for the travelers visiting the UAE, amid the pandemic is due to the bubble agreement made between India and the UAE. 

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 - 09:25 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: UAE, indian, Ministry of External Affairs, Travel destination, parliament

Courtesy: The Siasat Daily

Sneha Murali

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26-Year-Old Girl Earns US Scholarship Program: Coimbatore

Sneha Murali hailing from Coimbatore has received the International Sustainable Academy (ISA) fellowship program in Germany, sponsored by the United States for her extraordinary idea where children would learn life’s lesson “not driven by textbooks or online.” The 26-year-old girl is the second youngest to have obtained the scholarship among a team of 12 all from developing countries. Besides, she is the only participant from India among 15,… read-more

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 - 09:08 PM / by Balaji L

Tags: Education, United Nations, Scholarship, indian

Courtesy: The Hindu

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Indian Fraudster Jailed In US; Sentenced To 2-Year Imprisonment

Telemarketing fraud scheme mastermind Manish Kumar has been sentenced to 24 months imprisonment in the US' federal prison. In 2020, Manish pleaded guilty on the grounds of perpetrating wire frauds and two counts of aggravated identity thief. Reportedly, Manish directed the call centres in India to mislead individuals into buying computer protection services. He fooled the individuals by making fake claims about the malware that affected the… read-more

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 - 04:34 PM / by Ronit John

Tags: indian, Fraud, fraudster, telemarketing fraud, United States, FBI

Courtesy: Hindustan Times

Advay Misra

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8-year-old Indian Shines In John Hopkins List Of Brightest Students

US’ Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) has recognized an 8-year-old New York-based Indian student Advay Misra among the world's 1,400 brightest students. Advay was honoured for his exceptional performance on the SAT, ACT assessment in the CTY’s Talent Search Program. While the tests were given by 15,000 students from 72 countries, only 1400 qualified in the top 9%. On his achievement, Advay has credited his mother behind his… read-more

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 - 07:48 PM / by Richa Nigam

Tags: New York, world's brightest student, Advay Misra, indian

Courtesy: Tribune India