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Can Nikki Haley give Trump a run for his money in one-of-a-kind NH primary?

T.N.Ashok | January 23, 2024 2:05 PM

New Hampshire, Jan 23 (IANS) Tensions run high in the camp of ex South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who is putting all her efforts and hopes on moderate conservatives and independents to vote for her in the first in the nation primary ballot for GOP nomination against the former president Donald Trump, whom all polls predict could be outright winner to seal the republican race for 2024.

'Scapegoated': Advocacy groups slam Canadian cap on international students

Meenakshi Iyer | January 23, 2024 12:51 PM

New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Migrant and student advocacy groups in Canada have slammed a two-year cap on new study permits for international students, saying that immigrants are being "scapegoated" for the country's aggravating housing crisis.

New York-bound flight cancelled after passenger spots missing screws on plane's wing

IANS | January 23, 2024 11:24 AM

London, Jan 23 (IANS) Moments before take-off, a New-York bound Virgin Atlantic flight from Manchester was cancelled after an alert passenger spotted missing bolts on plane's wing, the media reported.

Canada sets two-year cap on international student permits

IANS | January 23, 2024 9:13 AM

Toronto, Jan 23 (IANS) The Canadian government has announced a two-year cap on new study permits for international students, which is expected to result in approximately 3,60,000 approved study permits this year -- a 35 per cent reduction from 2023.

3 IDF soldiers killed as fighting intensifies in Gaza's Khan Younis area

IANS | January 23, 2024 8:16 AM

Tel Aviv, Jan 23 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has announced the death of three of its officers as fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas terrorists intensified in the Khan Younis region of southern Gaza, an IDF official said.

Singapore's top 3 ministers accused of graft in 2023 -- all of Indian-origin

Meenakshi Iyer | January 23, 2024 5:38 AM

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Lauded as the least corrupt country in Asia, Singapore saw three Indian-origin Ministers face graft charges in the year 2023 alone -- the same year an economist of Indian descent took over the reins of the city-state as its ninth President.

Tremors felt in Delhi-NCR as major quake jolts China's Xinjiang

IANS | January 23, 2024 12:29 AM

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR on late Monday as a strong earthquake jolted China's Xinjiang.

Pakistan, Iran to restore full diplomatic relations

IANS | January 22, 2024 8:12 PM

Islamabad, Jan 22 (IANS) Days after Pakistan and Iran were on the verge of a major conflict, the two countries decided on Monday to restore full diplomatic relations with the return of ambassadors to their respective capitals later this week, a medis report said.

Not easy to bring Pakistan back on track: Nawaz Sharif

IANS | January 22, 2024 7:54 PM

Islamabad, Jan 22 (IANS) With around two weeks left for the upcoming February 8 polls, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif lamented on Monday that it would not be an easy task to bring Pakistan back on track, according to a media report.

Meta to let EU users unlink their Instagram, Facebook, Messenger accounts

IANS | January 22, 2024 5:37 PM

London, Jan 22 (IANS) To comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Union (EU), Meta on Monday announced that the users will be able to unlink their Instagram and Facebook accounts as well as other services.