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• US Govt Hacking into Huawei Servers since 2009, Accuses China
  
  As the US and China tussle escalates over technology, Beijing has accused Washington of allegedly hacking Huawei's servers and conducting cyber attacks to steal critical data since 2009, the media reported.According to Nikkei Asia, China's Ministry of State Security posted...
• Nestle Unlawfully Bottled Spring Water for over 100 Years: US
  
  The water regulator of the US state of California has said that the beverage corporate giant Nestle had illegally diverted and bottled water from mountain springs for over 100 years, the media reported.The bottled water is sold under Arrowhead, a household brand whose label...
• Bangladesh Records 21 Dengue Deaths, Highest in Single Day This Year
  
  Bangladesh has registered 21 dengue fatalities, highest in a single day this year, the Health Ministry said.Bangladesh reported 3,015 new dengue cases and 21 new deaths on Wednesday, taking the tally to 176,810 and the death toll to over 850 so far this year, the...
• Amazon Launches Multi-channel Fulfilment for Sellers, Retailers in India
  
  Amazon on Thursday launched multi-channel fulfilment (MCF) for sellers including direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands, retailers and manufacturers in India.With this, sellers can use a single inventory source which is in Amazon's fulfillment centres to fulfill all their...
• Collect More Taxes from Rich and Protect the Poor: IMF Tells Pakistan
  
  Cash-strapped Pakistan, which is surviving on an emergency financial arrangement by the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and trying to revive its crippling economy through taxes reform mechanism, has been told to tax the rich and protect the poor.IMF Managing Director...
• Now Indian States Can Do Direct Power Trade with Nepal
  
  In a bid that will bolster bilateral energy cooperation, now Indian states can directly buy electricity from Nepal.This agreement was reached during the 14th meeting of the Joint Technical Team ( JTT) on Wednesday in New Delhi, according to the Nepali side.Both sides also...
• Guterres Welcomes G20 Support for Boosting Financing for UN Development Goals
  
  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the G20's backing for financial steps to boost the UN's ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)."I welcome the G20's support for the SDG Stimulus, strengthening Multilateral Development Banks, and increasing...
• US Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
  
  The US Federal Reserve left the interest rate unchanged after the two-day meeting of its top decision making body on Wednesday. It's a pause and not the end of hikes that the Fed has been announcing for 18 months now to deal with inflation.A paper on the economic...
• Indian-origin MP Says Canadian Hindus 'soft Targets', Urges Them to Be Calm, Vigilant
  
  Stating that Hindu Canadians are 'soft targets', Indian-origin MP Chandra Arya on Thursday urged the community to stay calm, vigilant and report incidents of Hinduphobia in the face of a recent video by a Khalistani leader threatening and asking them to leave the...
• Punjab-origin NIA-wanted Gangster Shot Dead in Canada
  
  Punjab-origin NIA-wanted gangster Sukha Duneke was shot dead in Canada's Winnipeg in an inter-gang rivalry, police officials here said.Sukhdool Singh, alias Duneke, was part of Khalistan movement in Canada.Duneke, an associate of the Devinder Bambiha Gang in Punjab, escaped...
• 2 Indians Get 41 Months in Jail for Defrauding Elderly Victims in US
  
  Two Indian nationals were each sentenced to 41 months in prison for their roles in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud by accepting illegally obtained $1.2 million in wire transfers from victims across the US.Arushobike Mitra, 29, and Garbita Mitra, 25, had pleaded guilty...
• Biden Trails Haley, Leads Ramaswamy in 2024 Race: Poll
  
  Indian-American former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley leads President Joe Biden in hypothetical 2024 head-to-head matchups, according to a new poll.The Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll poll released this week found the US president trailing behind GOP candidates, Donald Trump, Haley and...
• Singapore Parliament Rejects Proposal to Suspend Indian-origin MP
  
  The Parliament in Singapore has rejected a motion by the opposition party requesting suspension of Indian-origin Transport Minister S. Iswaran, stating that it will consider the matter when corruption investigations against the MP conclude.During a two-hour debate on...
• Japan Records $6.3 BN Trade Deficit in August
  
  Amid drop in exports and imports, Japan recorded $6.3 biliion trade deficit in August, the government said in a report on Wednesday.According to the Finance Ministry, the country's trade deficit stood at 930.5 billion yen (6.3 billion US dollars) in the recording period, as...
• Mexico Spells Out Plan to Take Active Role in G77+China
  
  Mexico declared its intention to actively participate in the Group of 77 plus China (G77+China) to strengthen the bloc's negotiating position in the complex international scenario."Mexico will analyse the group's agenda to find those areas where it can contribute by joining...
• 3 Babies Found Dead in Poland: Man, Daughter Arrested for Incest, Murder
  
  A man and his daughter have been arrested after the decomposing bodies of three newborn babies were found from basement of their home, local media reported.The arrested have been identified as Piotr Gierasik, 54, and his daughter Paulina Gierasik, 20, who allegedly had an...
• India-Canada Row: Ottawa's Allies 'Not Keen' to Take Sides
  
  Canada's allies showed "little inclination" to wade into an escalating row between Ottawa and New Delhi over allegations that Indian agents were involved in the killing of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey on June 18, a media report said.Most opted to treat...
• How Canada Became a Safe Haven for Wanted Indian Gangsters
  
  Following the brutal killing of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala in May last year, the security agencies, including the Special Cell of Delhi Police, have raised concerns over Canada emerging as a safe heaven for Khalistani terrorists and gangsters involved with...
• Erdogan Again Raises Kashmir at UN; Calls for India-Pakistan Dialogue
  
  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again raised the Kashmir issue saying that resolving it through dialogue by India and Pakistan will lead to regional stability."Developments that will pave the way for regional peace, stability and prosperity in South Asia will be...
• China Activates Flood Emergency Response in Nine Regions
  
  China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has activated a Level-IV emergency response to flooding in nine provincial-level regions.These include Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Guizhou and Shaanxi, as well as southwest China's Chongqing and...
• British Indian among Panellists Named for Review into Leicester Unrest
  
  The UK government has appointed three expert panellists, including a British Indian, to sit on an independent review into a communal unrest that occurred in Leicester city between Hindus and Muslims, following an India-Pakistan cricket match in Dubai last year.UK...
• Indian-origin Man Tries to Sue Australian Hospital after Watching Wife's C-section
  
  An Indian-origin man tried to sue a hospital in Australia for $643 million (over Rs 5,000 crore) after watching his wife deliver a baby via cesarean-section birth in 2018, which was dismissed by a court.Anil Koppula said the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne "encouraged"...
• Vaping May Increase Asthma Risk in Adolescents, Says Study
  
  Vaping or the use of e-cigarettes increases the risk of asthma in adolescents who have never smoked conventional tobacco products, finds a new study.E-cigarettes have fewer toxins than regular cigarettes but still contain a mixture of harmful chemicals and raise the risk of...
• Pakistan Rejects Reports of Secret Arms Deal with Ukraine, Terms It Baseless, Fabricated
  
  Pakistan has rejected a report claiming that it entered into a secret arms deal with Ukraine in order to secure the IMF bailout programme, and termed it as "baseless and fabricated".A statement issued by the Pakistan Foreign office said the country stands by its policy of...
• Khalistan Referendum in Oct to Ask Sikhs If Indian Envoy Killed Nijjar: Report
  
  The second phase of referendum to weigh support for Khalistan, to be held in Canada next month, will now be asking voters whether the Indian high commissioner was responsible for the death of a radical Sikh leader in June, according to its organisers, media reports said.The...

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