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New ZealandUS President Donald Trump congratulates Modi over election victoryUS President Donald Trump on Thursday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "big victory" in the general elections, saying "great things" were in store for the partnership between the two countries....
New ZealandMoU with Bihar Foundation signedThe India New Zealand Business Council signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bihar Foundation at the India Unplugged event in downtown Auckland on May 23....
New ZealandHindustani vocalist presents rare, memorable fareThis year’s annual concert in memory of samvadini doyen, the late Pandit Jayant Bhalodkar, featured Hindustani classical vocalist Shweta Jhaveri from India....
Verdict 2017National juggernaut comes to halt with Labour-Green block winning two seats in the final count.Now with the Labour-Green block at a new total of 54 seats, a likely coalition with the New Zealand First (9 seats) would result in a total of 63 seats in the parliament of 120 seats....
Verdict 2017Our health system needs a rebootThe queues in hospital waiting rooms are a nightmare. And even if you can afford to go see a GP then staffing shortages and rapidly rising costs mean you're in for a decent wait and a large bill....
Verdict 2017English agrees for Hindi in schoolsWe are ready to accommodate the Hindi language, and we are confident that it would be relatively easier to find teachers in the Hindi language as Indian community is a well-educated community,” Mr English concluded....
BusinessWhatsApp Business app available on iPhonesFacebook-owned WhatsApp Business, a free-to-download communication app specifically designed for small businesses, is now officially available for iPhone users in several countries, including in India....
BusinessApple CEO Tim Cook took home $15.7 mn in 2018The package included $3 million in base salary, $12 million in incentives awarded for performance and another $682,000 as "Other Compensation" (like personal security services and use of a private aircraft), the Cupertino-based company said in its fi...
BusinessUS dollar falls against most major currenciesIn late New York trading on Monday, the euro rose to $1.1417 from $1.1392 in the previous session, and the British pound was up to $1.3048 from $1.2964 in the previous session, Xinhua news agency reported....
SportsICC announces its commentators for Cricket World Cup 2019he International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced a stellar line up of commentators for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup along with detailed broadcast plans that will bring more than a billion fans closer to the action and players than ever befor...
SportsSri Lankan cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara set to become next MCC PresidentSri Lanka cricket legend Kumar Sangakkara will take over as MCC President on 1 October for one year....
Sports4th ODI -Dominant India inch closer to whitewashing New Zealandhe men in blue have been in great form recently. The Indian opening pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit will once again lead the Indian batting attack and the duo have been the leading run scorers of the rubber with 169 and 160 runs respectively....
IndiaTwitter records 400 mn tweets in 2019 LS pollsTwitter India on Thursday said conversations around the 2019 Lok Sabha elections grew 600 per cent from 2014 to reach 396 million tweets between January 1 and May 23....
IndiaBreaking News: Congress' Ratan Singh dies of heart attack at counting centerWhile the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rejoices amid yet another huge majority for them in the Lok Sabha elections, tragic news emerges from Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), where Sehore district chief of the Indian National Congress, Ratan Singh, died of a ...
IndiaBJP gaining big in Bengal: Leads in 17 seats, Trinamool in 24The BJP made stunning inroads in Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal, with the trends of the Lok Sabha elections on Thrusday showing that the saffron party was leading in 17 of the 42 seats, up from only two last time....
World newsInternet's popular meme cat 'Grumpy Cat' passes away at 7The family owning Grumpy Cat posted the news on Twitter earlier on Friday, stating “Grumpy encountered complications from a recent urinary tract infection that unfortunately became too tough for her to overcome.”...
World newsIndian origin team develops model for safer self-driving carsThe model developed by MIT and Microsoft researchers identifies instances in which autonomous systems have "learned" from training examples that don't match what's actually happening in the real world...
World newsAbout 8,000 Facebook users die daily, is your digital will ready?When someone dies leaving behind his email and social media accounts, the same are movable property and that being so, any heirs of the concerned person can seek right to access the same," says Pavan Duggal, one of the nation's top cyber law experts...
Fiji108 steps temple opens in LabasaA temple which has 108 steps leading to a hot spring below for Hindu devotees in Waiqele, Labasa, was opened on Sunday by prominent Labasa businessman Daya Singh....
FijiIt's party time as Fiji celebrates Olympic goldFiji is bracing for the celebration of a lifetime as the island nation awaits the return of its victorious sevens team after winning gold at the Rio Olympics....
FijiMinistry aims to better aid cluster systemThe government is committed to building and strengthening the Fiji humanitarian cluster system to improve humanitarian response in times of disasters....
Global IndiansYou are making Canada proud: Trudeau to Lilly SinghCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulated Canadian-born Lilly Singh, who goes by the stage name Superwoman, on bagging a late night show of a major TV network and said the YouTube sensation is making Canada proud....
Global IndiansEx-Indian diplomat elected to UN's socio-economic, cultural panelSaran will begin her four-year term on January 1, after another former Indian diplomat, Chandrashekhar Dasgupta, completes his third term on the CESCR at the end of this year....
Global IndiansSikh farmer inducted into Canadian Agricultural Hall of FameA Canadian Sikh farmer, who is the country's biggest cranberry grower, has made history with his induction into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame....
Wednesday, May 8, 2019New ZealandImmigration changes: Immediate skill shortage list gives way to new Regional Skill shortage List
Tuesday, May 21, 2019New ZealandGovernment declines plea to include café and restaurant managers on Immigration's ‘Skills Shortage List’
Tuesday, April 30, 2019New ZealandIncident at Phillipstown, Christchurch: Police request people to avoid the area
