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      18 November

      Indian-American named president of Tufts University

      New York: Indian-American academician Sunil Kumar has been appointed the next president of Massachusetts-based Tufts University — the first person of colour to occupy the position. Kumar, Provost and Senior Vice President for academic affairs at Johns Hopkins University, succeeds President Anthony P. Monaco on July 1, 2023. “Sunil Kumar brings to Tufts a lifelong commitment to excellence in higher education and an exceptionally strong record as a leader, teacher, and colleague,” said Peter Dolan, Chair of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the presidential search committee. “He will be an outstanding successor to President Monaco, who has strengthened Tufts in so many ways in the past 11 years. Sunil’s commitment to research and learning, along with civic engagement and…

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    • 18 November

      As global population hits 8 billion, Twitter is flooded with memes

      Hyderabad: As soon as the global population officially hit the eight-billion mark on Tuesday, netizens took to Twitter to flood the micro-blogging site with several hilarious memes and messages. “While it took the global population 12 years to grow from 7 to 8 billion, it will take approximately 15 years — until 2037 — for it to reach 9 billion, a sign that the overall growth rate of the global population is slowing,” the UN said, on Tuesday. And naturally, like any news, this too took over the social media with netizens having a blast with memes and jibes. From imagining how planet Earth would be feeling to poking fun at people who are still single, here are a few amusing memes: The United Nations…

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    • 18 November

      Meta appoints Sandhya Devanathan as head for India biz

      New Delhi: Meta (formerly Facebook) on Thursday announced the appointment of Sandhya Devanathan as the Vice President of Meta India, as several key executives leave the company in recent days. She will start her new role on January 1, 2023 and will report to Dan Neary, Vice President, Meta APAC. Devanathan will be a part of the APAC leadership team and will move back to India to lead the country’s organisation and strategy. “Sandhya has a proven track record of scaling businesses, building exceptional and inclusive teams, driving product innovation and building strong partnerships. We are thrilled to have her lead Meta’s continued growth in India,” said Marne Levine, Chief Business Officer, Meta. Devanathan will focus on bringing the organisation’s business and revenue priorities…

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    • 18 November

      Finland needs 50,000 immigrants per year by 2050

      Helsinki: Finland needs over 50,000 immigrants a year for the next 28 years to fill job vacancies arising due to an ageing population, according to the country’s tech industry. Technology Finland said on Wednesday that the industry alone, the most significant export sector in Finland, will need 130,000 new experts in the next 10 years, reports Xinhua news agency. Only half of these will replace retirees, meaning there will be tens of thousands of job vacancies in the export industry in the next ten years. “Finland is getting older and more indebted, and our economical maintenance relationship is turning upside down,” said Jaakko Eskola, chairman of Technology Finland, an association of around 1,800 tech industry companies. If Finland does not have enough working-age people, the welfare…

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    • 18 November

      Saudi Arabia exempts Indian nationals from submitting police clearance certificate

      Jeddah: In a significant development, Saudi Arabia has exempted Indian nationals from submitting police clearance to travel to the oil rich country for employment. The Saudi Arabian Embassy in New Delhi has announced on Thursday that Saudi Arabia has exempted Indians from submitting a police clearance certificate (PCC). In a tweet it added that “In view of the strong relations and strategic partnership between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of India, the Kingdom has decided to exempt the Indian nationals from submitting a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC).” Indian Consul General Md. Shahid Alam confirmed the news. The mandatory PCC norm was first implemented in the Saudi Arabian Embassy in New Delhi then it was expanded to its consulate in Mumbai.…

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    • 18 November

      Part-time jobs, skipped meals: Indian students in UK battle to stay afloat

      “Even though this country is going through some sort of recession, the Pound still holds a lot of power as compared to Indian Rupee.”  The above comment by Kritin Pandita, an Indian student who went to Britain to pursue a Master’s in Data Science at the University of Nottingham a year ago, reflected the wider sentiment shared by Indians studying in Britain amid the ongoing cost of living crisis. “There always has been a struggle with the prominent difference between Indian Rupee and British Pound,” Aastha Chadha, a Masters’s student in Economics and Strategy for Business at London’s Imperial Business School told WION. Chadha added that the prevailing economic situation in Britain has upended the struggles of students in London…

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    • 18 November

      Imran Khan aides sold luxury watch gifted by Saudi Crown Prince, claims Dubai businessman

      ADubai-based businessman has claimed that the previous government in Pakistan sold a $2 million luxury watch gifted to former Prime Minister Imran Khan by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.  The Graff wristwatch was part of the gifts whose sale landed Imran Khan in a soup and subsequent politics ban.  The businessman Umar Farooq Zahoor claimed that Farah Khan, a close aide of Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi, met him in Dubai and was interested in luxury watches as they were rare and priceless, the Dawn reported. “They [the PTI] wanted to sell the watch for USD 4 to USD 5 million, but after negotiations, I purchased it for USD 2 million,” he said, adding that the payments were made…

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    • 18 November

      3 men were just given life sentences over the downing of passenger jet MH17 and the murder of 298 people, but they may never be caught

      A Dutch court sentenced three men to life in prison over the downing of passenger jet MH17 in 2014. The plane was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made missile, and nearly 300 people were killed. A Dutch court on Thursday sentenced two Russians and a pro-Moscow Ukrainian separatist to life in prison for their role in shooting down a passenger jet over eastern Ukraine in 2014 and the deaths of nearly 300 people. The Hague District Court convicted Russians Igor Girkin and Sergey Dubinskiy and Ukrainian Leonid Kharchenko, of murdering the 298 people who were aboard Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, according to multiple reports. Another Russian who was accused, Oleg Pulatov, was acquitted based on a lack of evidence. All four…

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    • 18 November

      Saudi Arabia Exempts Indians from Submitting Police Clearance Certificate for Visa

      The Saudi embassy in Delhi on Thursday announced that Indian nationals will no longer need to provide a police clearance certificate to apply for a visa. The decision was taken in view of the “strong relations and strategic partnership” between Saudi Arabia and India. This move will help to make the visa process faster, easier management by tour companies, and hassle-free process for tourists. Taking to Twitter, Saudi Embassy in Delhi said, “In view of the strong relations and strategic partnership between Saudi Arabia and India, the Kingdom has decided to exempt Indian nationals from submitting a Police Clearance Certificate (PCC).” In view of the strong relations and strategic partnership between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of…

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    • 17 November

      Candace Owens Slams Zelensky as ‘Fraud’ After Missile Hits Poland

      Conservative pundit Candace Owens has denounced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a “fraud” following reports that a missile fired from his country killed two people in Poland. In a series of tweets on Wednesday, Owens called the Ukrainian president a “dirtbag actor” and accused him of “trying to start World War 3” by attempting to pin blame for the missile strike on Russia. International concerns that the incident could force NATO to intervene in the Russia-Ukraine war emerged after initial reports suggested the missile that hit the Polish village of Przewodow on Tuesday might have come from the Russian military. While the missile was identified as Russian-made, U.S., Polish and NATO officials have since dismissed the notion that the weapon was launched from Russia. They have instead…

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