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London, JUN 27: Eight Indians were among the 240 influential change-makers, representing 53 Commonwealth countries, who received the prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders Awards from Queen Elizabeth on Tuesday. Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle were among those who greeted the winners of the Special Youth Leadership Award. Aditya Kulkarni, Deane De Menezes and Trisha Shetty were the

Mumbai, JUN 28: The rupee collapsed to a lifetime low of 69.10 against the US dollar by plunging 49 paise in early trade on Thursday as rising crude oil prices deepened concerns about the country's current account deficit and inflation dynamics. Consistent dollar demand from banks and importers, mainly oil refiners, following higher crude oil prices kept the rupee under pressure. At the interbank

New Delhi, JUN 28: The Congress on Thursday accused the Modi government and the BJP of politicising the September 2016 surgical strikes after a video of the same was released and said the blood and sacrifice of the country's brave soldiers cannot be a political vote garnering tool for them. Addressing a press conference, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala charged that while on the one

New Delhi, Jun 27: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has visited Akshardham temple, in the Indian capital New Delhi, as part of his official visit to India. During the tour, Sheikh Abdullah was briefed on the historical artefacts of the temple and its architecture, heritage, traditional culture and unique arts, as well as the

Srinagar, Jun 27: Three persons involved in the killing of veteran journalist Shujaat Bukhari have been identified by the Jammu and Kashmir Police and one of them is escaped Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Naveed Jatt, a Pakistani national, police officials said. Two locals were also identified by the police and are believed to be from one of the villages in south Kashmir. Police was trying to

Jeddah, Jun 27: Now that the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia has been lifted, there will be no turning back as the Kingdom moves forward to a more inclusive future, Princess Reema bint Bandar said in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. “It’s a relief and now, honestly, the onus is on us to take the next step forward in the growth of the inclusion of women in our community,” the

Jeddah, Jun 27: Now that the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia has been lifted, there will be no turning back as the Kingdom moves forward to a more inclusive future, Princess Reema bint Bandar said in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. “It’s a relief and now, honestly, the onus is on us to take the next step forward in the growth of the inclusion of women in our community,” the

New Delhi, Jun 27: United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley said freedom of religion is as important as freedom of rights. Haley, who is in India from June 26-28, said she looks forward to the inter-faith tour she will be taking on Thursday. "I look forward to the inter-faith tour we are going to take tomorrow because we think freedom of religion is just as important as freedom

Oslo, Jun 27: Facebook and Google are pushing users to share private information by offering "invasive" and limited default options despite new EU data protection laws aimed at giving users more control and choice, a government study said today. The Norwegian Consumer Council found that the US tech giants' privacy updates clash with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which forces

Ahmedabad, Jun 27: Stating that his ministry had created four crore jobs, Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh on Wednesday took a swipe at the Congress, saying "those who eat pizzas worth Rs 30,000 cannot see a Rs 12,000 job". "I want to show how a job is created to those who cannot see one. Those who have not seen poverty and go to learn about it at