The world’s third-smallest country changed its name from Nauru to Naoero; its international code will shift from NRU to NRO

FILE – Nauru President David Adeang speaks at the opening ceremony of Boao Forum of Asia, in Boao in southern China’s Hainan province on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Tian Macleod Ji, File) FILE – Nauru President David Adeang speaks at the opening ceremony of Boao Forum of Asia, in Boao in southern China’s Hainan…

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India gets 101st ‘Ramsar’ site as Arunachal Pradesh’s Glaw Lake joins elite global list of protected wetlands | India News

Glaw Lake in Himachal Pradesh NEW DELHI: India’s one more wetland, Glaw Lake of Arunachal Pradesh, has entered the global list of protected wetlands as a Ramsar site. It is the country’s 101st such site and the state’s first to join the elite club for additional care and conservation.Located within the Kamlang Tiger Reserve and…

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Chennai entrepreneur shares how he started business with ₹90,000 after quitting ₹1 crore US job | World News

Vivek Thiruvengadam, the founder of Qubit Fitness. A Chennai-based entrepreneur has shared how he left a high-paying job in the United States, returned to India with his family, and started a business with savings of just ₹90,000. Vivek Thiruvengadam, founder and CEO of Qubit Fitness, shared the milestone in an Instagram post marking six years…

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TRAI revamps ‘TRAI MyCall’ mobile app to assess voice call quality | India News

TRAI MyCall app gives telecom service providers information on areas where network performance needs improvement NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has revamped the “TRAI MyCall’, a mobile application that enables telecom consumers to directly assess and report the voice-calling experience. A citizen-centric digital platform that allows telecom consumers to share real-time feedback…

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‘They’ll arrest us at hospitals’: PoK protesters risk death over electricity, flour demands

Dozens killed in PoK as protesters treating gunshot wounds in makeshift clinics avoid hospitals for fear of arrest A protest movement in PoK has escalated into deadly clashes between security forces and demonstrators, with dozens of people reportedly killed across the region in recent weeks, the BBC reported.The protests have been led by the Joint…

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Kevin Smith paid £5 after dropping off his son and another £5 when collecting him; East Midlands Airport still sent two £100 fines

East Midlands Airport. (Image: Joseph Raynor/ Reach PLC) Kevin Smith paid £5 after dropping off his son and another £5 when picking him up, but East Midlands Airport still sent him two £100 parking fines. The 68-year-old from Clifton was confused when the penalty notices arrived, even though the money for both visits had already…

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NEET (UG) protests: Gujarat latest BJP-ruled state to order withdrawal of FIRs against demonstrators | India News

Protests were held in various cities of Gujarat seeking the resignation of then education minister Dhrmendra Pradhan (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Gujarat government has directed the state police to withdraw all criminal cases registered against students, youths and others who took part in recent protests over the alleged NEET-UG examination paper leak, officials said…

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A seat for JSP’s ‘school bag’: Why Prashant Kishor’s Bankipur win is a warning for both BJP and RJD | India News

NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor has finally found a seat for his “school bag” in Bihar. The election strategist-turned-politician has flipped the Bankipur assembly seat, an unassailable bastion of the BJP for the last 30 years. Before today’s shock defeat, the BJP had registered 8 consecutive victories in Bankipur since 1995,…

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Kishor: From 2025 washout to historic sweep: How Prashant Kishor put Jan Suraaj on Bihar’s electoral map | India News

Jan Suraj party workers celebrated the victory of Prashant Kishor in Bankipur assembly byelection results (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Nearly nine months after Jan Suraaj failed to open its account in the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday secured his first electoral victory. He won the high-profile Bankipur bypoll, giving the fledgling…

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NEET (UG) protests: Gujarat latest BJP-ruled state to order withdrawal of FIRs against demonstrators | India News

Protests were held in various cities of Gujarat seeking the resignation of then education minister Dhrmendra Pradhan (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Gujarat government has directed the state police to withdraw all criminal cases registered against students, youths and others who took part in recent protests over the alleged NEET-UG examination paper leak, officials said…

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