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NASA sacks Indian-origin DEI chief Neela Rajendra after US President Trump’s executive order.

ION correspondentApril 15, 2025April 15, 2025

In United States, NASA’s jet propulsion laboratory has sacked Neela Rajendra, the Indian-origin head of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) unit, from her position. The dismissal came in...

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Belgium police arrest fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi.

ION correspondentApril 15, 2025April 15, 2025

Fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi, wanted in connection with the Punjab National Bank loan fraud case, has been arrested by the police in Belgium, a report claimed. The 65-year-old...

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Earthquake measuring 6.3 strikes south of Fiji.

ION correspondentApril 14, 2025April 14, 2025

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on the Richter Scale struck South of the Fiji Islands early this morning. According to the National Center for Seismology, the quake occurred at...

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US to launch separate tariffs on electronics imports.

ION correspondentApril 14, 2025April 14, 2025

The US will impose separate tariffs on imports of smartphones, computers, semiconductors, and other components in the next one to two months. This was stated by US Commerce Secretary...

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Serbian Prez Aleksandar Vucic calls for restoration of order and peace in Balkan country.

ION correspondentApril 13, 2025April 13, 2025

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has called for the restoration of order and peace in the Balkan country, which has been rocked by months of large anti-corruption protests. Addressing a...

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INS Sunayna enters Port of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania.

ION correspondentApril 13, 2025April 13, 2025

INS Sunayna, designated as Indian Ocean Ship-IOS SAGAR ship, yesterday entered the Port of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania. The ship had sailed from Karwar, Goa, on 5th of this month...

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Technical faults at Adani’s Jharkhand plant lead to increased load-shedding in Bangladesh.

ION correspondentApril 13, 2025April 13, 2025

Bangladesh is facing increasing load-shedding amid shutdown of Adani Power Plant’s two units, each of 800 MegaWatt (MW) at Godda, Jharkhand due to technical glitches, according to officials from...

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UAE rejects Sudanese Armed Forces’ allegations before International Court of Justice.

ION correspondentApril 13, 2025April 13, 2025

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said that the allegations made by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) were baseless and firmly rejected them during a hearing before the International Court...

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Multilateral Naval Exercise AIKEYME 2025 to Begin Today in Tanzania.

ION correspondentApril 13, 2025April 13, 2025

Africa India Key Maritime Engagement (AIKEYME), a multilateral exercise, will begin tomorrow in Tanzania. This six-day exercise will conclude on the 18th of April. It aims to develop collaborative...

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US announces exemption from the latest tariffs, to Smartphones, Computers imported to country.

ION correspondentApril 13, 2025April 13, 2025

The US has announced to exempt smartphones and computers imported to the country from the latest tariffs. According to a US Customs and Border Protection notice, the smartphones and...