Jasleen Kaur Gulati

27-year old Iranian man shot dead for celebrating team’s exit from the World Cup

December 1, 2022

An Iranian activist was shot dead by the authorities in the city of Bandar-e Anzali for celebrating the team's loss to the United States and exit from the World Cup, said a rights group. According to the human rights group, Mehran Samak, 27, was shot dead while he was honking his...

India to receive over record USD 100 billion in remittances in 2022: World Bank

December 1, 2022

As India retains the top spot as the world’s top recipient of remittances migrant workers from India are set to send home a record USD 100 billion in 2022, despite global headwinds like rising prices. The latest Migration and Development Brief, World Bank states that remittance flows to India will...

US special representative for Afghanistan to visit India

December 1, 2022

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West will travel to India this month to consult on humanitarian and economic crises in Afghanistan, the State Department said on Wednesday. State Department spokesperson Ned Price in a statement said West's trip will be part of a three-nation tour including visits to Japan...

These are “semi-finals” for 2024 Lok Sabha elections: Gujarat Finance Minister

December 1, 2022

These 2022 assembly polls in Gujarat are the "semi-finals" for Lok Sabha elections 2024 in the country, state Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai said after casting his vote on Thursday. "After the country accepted Gujarat's model of development in the year 2014, these 2022 assembly elections are the semi-finals for...

India’s G20 presidency set to start from today, 100 monuments to be illuminated

December 1, 2022

India is all set to assume the presidency of the G-20 grouping, the premier forum for international economic cooperation, starting today. To commemorate the occasion, 100 monuments including the UNESCO world heritage sites bearing the G20 logo will be illuminated for seven days starting from 1 December to 7 December....

Foreign Secretary Kwatra receives extension for 16-months

November 30, 2022

Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra's tenure has been extended for 16 months beyond his date of superannuation on December 31 this year, a government order said. Kwatra, on May 1 assumed charge as the new Foreign Secretary of the country, informed Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi. "Vinay Kwatra...

Nadav Lapid defends his ‘Kashmir Files’ remark following criticism

November 30, 2022

Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid whose remarks on Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files created a furry, has now defended his criticism and said 'someone needs to speak up'. Lapid said that the row over his remarks ‘crazy’ and that he had been left shocked by the 'transparent combination between propaganda and...

Air India and Vistara to merge by March 2024, confirms Singapore Airlines

November 30, 2022

Air India and Vistara airlines will be merged by March 2024. Currently Singapore Airlines owns minority share in Vistara and in its joint venture with Tata it will own 25 per cent of the enlarged Air India into which it'll infuse over 2,000 crore whereas Tata Sons will hold around 74.9...

US Senate passes bill granting protections to same-sex, interracial marriages

November 30, 2022

The United States Senate has passed the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would revere protections for same-sex and interracial marriages in federal law. The bill was passed with the vote of 61-36. The bill requires the US federal government to recognize a marriage between two individuals if the...

US singer Jake Flint passes away hours after his wedding

November 30, 2022

Oklahoma country music singer and songwriter Jake Flint died few hours after he got married, his wife and manager both said on social media. Brenda Cline, Flint's manager, wrote on Facebook "With a broken heart and in deep grief I must announce that Jake Flint has tragically passed away." Cline...

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