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Canadian academia should stop hosting major international conferences until the federal government can sort out visa problems that are preventing some of the world’s best and brightest from showing up and taking part.That’s the contention by a group of six dozen scholars who say they’ve been ashamed and frustrated ...

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, tens of thousands of people have been killed and maimed on Ukrainian soil, many Ukrainian cities have been reduced to rubble, and their inhabitants forced to flee; UN investigations have found evidence of war crimes. Throughout the year, UN ...

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh chairing and addressing the G20 meeting of "Anti Corruption Working Group" (ACWG) at Gurugram on Wednesday. Excelsior Correspondent GURUGRAM (Haryana), Mar 1 : Addressing the G20 meeting here today, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth ...

The U.S. and Canada issued orders this week banning the use of TikTok on government-issued mobile devices as privacy and cybersecurity concerns about the video-sharing app grow. TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company Bytedance, has long maintained that it does not share data with the Chinese government ...

CHENNAI: India imposed the highest number of internet shutdowns globally in 2022, a new report by digital rights advocacy firm Access Now shows. Out of the 187 internet shutdowns recorded globally by Access Now in the year, 84 took place in India, including 49 in Kashmir. India also topped ...

More than half of those shutdowns were recorded in Kashmir as India leads the Access Now list for a fifth consecutive year.Authorities last year shut down the internet at least 187 times in a record 35 countries – the highest number ever in a single year. India leads the ...

Washington: India’s role on the global stage continues to grow and the India-US ties are one of the consequential relationships, a senior State Department official has said. Speaking to community leaders and local ethic Indian media reporters during a trip to the Silicon Valley last week, Deputy Assistant Secretary ...

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) , February 26 (ANI): Congress party on Saturday moved its 'economic resolution' at the 85th plenary session in Chhattisgarh's Raipur. The party pledged on multiple economic fronts, which they believe would help in boosting the country's economy. In its economic resolution, the party resolved to invest in ...

By Shiva Rajora   India is expected to contribute 15 per cent to the global growth in 2023, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said on Tuesday. “Both India and China are expected to contribute 50 per cent of the global growth in the upcoming year (2023). “However, the ...

BENGALURU, Feb 22:Union Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Wednesday said the G20 can contribute significantly to find solutions to global challenges such as climate change and geo-political tensions.Speaking at the inaugural session of the G20 Second Finance and Central Bank Deputies (FCBD) Meeting here, he noted that the theme ...