After Vietnam, Thailand, and Sri Lanka, now Malaysia has declared that they will scrap entry visa requirements for citizens of India visiting the nation beginning 1 December, according to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. The move comes as the nation looks to boost its tourism industry and Indians and Chinese form the largest chunk of tourists …
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As part of the advocacy, the government also plans to light up the iconic Burj Khalifa with ‘GBA’, said two people aware of the development. The marquee alliance with India, the US and Brazil as its founding members was launched at the G20 summit hosted by New Delhi in September, and has grown rapidly, with …
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NEW DELHI : Halloumi, the globally renowned, distinctive variety of cheese produced in Cyprus, had the country’s government saying there’s no moving their cheese. Cyprus successfully restrained an Indian entity from getting Halloumi registered as a trademark in India. The government of Cyprus objected to Ahmedabad-based Flavi Dairy Solutions’ application to register a figurative trademark …
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The head of Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS) said in a statement on Sunday that Egypt has received lists of 13 Israelis and 39 Palestinians scheduled for release on Sunday. This will be the third batch in the four-day truce deal brokered by Egypt and Qatar. “The truce is proceeding without roadblocks,” the statement said, …
An oil tanker linked to Israel has been seized off the coast of Aden, Yemen, by an unknown force, a private security firm said Sunday. The Central Park, managed and owned by Zodiac Maritime, was seized in the Gulf of Aden, private intelligence firm Ambrey said. It wasn’t immediately clear who was behind the attack. …
The PM Modi will reach the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on November 30, at the invitation of H.H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, to attend the UN climate talks, the statement read. The World Climate Action Summit is the High-Level Segment of the 28th Conference of …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians living in the country to stop relying on cash for transactions and instead pay digitally, a habit the government has been seeking to inculcate in citizens as part of its digital economy efforts. In the 107th edition of his public outreach programme ‘Maan ki Baat’, Modi urged citizens to …
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Former Masterchef Australia judge Gary Mehigan visited Bengaluru famous Rameshwaram cafe to gorge on the deletable dosas aoffered by the popular food chain. Mehigan who has been in India for over a month now, also attended the UNESCO heritage tagged Durga Puja in October in West Bengal. Gary Mehigan shared a short video of his …
Residents wearing masks pass by a children’s hospital in Beijing. File | Photo Credit: AP A surge in respiratory illnesses across China that has drawn the attention of the World Health Organisation is caused by the flu and other known pathogens and not by a novel virus, the country’s health ministry said on November 26. …
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The fate of 41 workers trapped inside the Silkyara tunnel remained uncertain on Sunday as rescuers began the somewhat riskier process of vertical drilling. Hope of an immediate rescue has faded after the auger machine encountered obstacles and broke down during horizontal drilling. Without impediments it will take around 100 hours to reach the trapped …