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“Mauritius Not Just Partner Country, It Is Family”: PM To Indian Community

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Invoking Mauritius’ historical connections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi implied that the country was more than just a partner—it was family. PM Modi recalled the strong ties between the two countries, which were established during the dark days of British rule, while in Mauritius on a two-day visit as the Chief Guest of the nation’s National Day, which was selected to honor the start of Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March.

“Mauritius is more than simply a partner nation. At an event organized by Indian expatriates, Prime Minister Modi declared, “Mauritius is family to us.”

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“This connection is profound and solid, originating from human nature, history, and legacy… India is the first to react when a problem arises in Mauritius. India is the first to rejoice when Mauritius prospers,” he continued.
The India-Mauritius relationship is strong, as many Mauritius residents are descended from indentured Indian laborers who were transferred there during the colonial era.

It was among the first nations with which India established diplomatic relations following its independence. In his speech today, which was heavily infused with Hindi and Bhojpuri, PM Modi reaffirmed it.

He recited couplets in Maithili, reminded them of Holi, the upcoming festival of colors, and disclosed that he had brought water from the Maha Kumbh for those who were unable to attend.

He talked about the progress made by Bihar, a state that many Mauritius people can trace their ancestry to.

He continued in Bhojpuri, saying, “I am aware of your strong emotional bond with Bihar. As a Purvanchal MP, I am aware of Mother Bihar’s capabilities. In the past, Bihar was the epicenter of global prosperity. We will now work together to restore its splendor.

He described the government’s initiatives in this regard, including the export of Makhana, or foxnuts, which he claimed “would soon become a part of snack menus globally” and the resuscitation of Nalanda University.

However, he asserted that the relationship between Mauritius and India looks both ahead and backward.

PM Modi Hands Over Overseas Citizen Card To Mauritius Counterpart, Wife

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Tuesday that his Mauritian counterpart Navin Ramgoolam and his wife Veena Ramgoolam would receive Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards as a special gesture.

More than 3,500 people, including members of the National Assembly, government representatives, and the Mauritius Cabinet, attended the community event when the announcement was made.

PM Modi gave First Lady Vrinda Gokhool and President Dharambeer Gokhool of Mauritius OCI cards earlier in the day. India’s dedication to its communal and bilateral ties with Mauritius was demonstrated by the transfer, which occurred on the first day of his state visit.

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In an effort to strengthen links with the Indian diaspora, India expanded eligibility for OCI cards to include Mauritius people of Indian ancestry traceable up to the seventh generation during President Droupadi Murmu’s state visit to Mauritius in March 2024.
The substantial presence of the Indian community in Mauritius is demonstrated by the fact that there are 22,188 Indian nationals living there and 13,198 OCI card holders.

The OCI card allows visa-free travel and other benefits, as well as the freedom to live, work, and study in India indefinitely.

Since enacting a visa-free policy for Indian tourists staying for up to a month in 2004, Mauritius has maintained a friendly attitude toward Indian tourists. In return, Mauritian citizens are eligible for free visas to India, which facilitates interpersonal interactions even further.

On the last day of PM Modi’s visit, which runs through March 12, significant announcements are anticipated, including the signing of at least eight Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) pertaining to topics like community development initiatives, marine security, and culture.

In addition, he will likely unveil new initiatives for the island nation in Southeast Africa and launch at least 23 projects supported by India.

Greenland’s Homeless Left Behind As Arctic Island Modernises

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One of the many homeless people left behind by a wave of modernization in Greenland, living rough in the bitter Arctic winter, has been living in a makeshift tent under a snowdrift for almost two years.

Anders Maqe uses cardboard boxes to insulate his tent, heats it “with one or two candles,” and then puts it inside a sleeping bag to be warm in an area where nighttime lows can reach -20 degrees Celsius (-4 degrees Fahrenheit) in the winter.

This 57-year-old man, who has a bushy beard, is originally from Tasiilaq, a small settlement in eastern Greenland. He has been homeless for a number of years after losing his job as town council treasurer and the accommodation that came with it.

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He set up his tent behind the Salvation Army headquarters in Nuuk, the island’s capital, one year and nine months ago.

When he told AFP, “I need it, I need it very much,”

“It hurts on the inside. “Inside, not in my head,” he remarked, gesturing to his heart.

According to a 2022 count, there are about 500 homeless individuals living in Greenland, an autonomous Danish region that US President Donald Trump has desired and that will vote in parliamentary elections on Tuesday. This is nearly one percent of the territory’s total population.

It is the result of the island’s fast urbanization and modernization in recent decades.

By 1980, Nuuk’s population had doubled to 19,000, and by 2030, the town hopes to have 30,000 residents.

It now has a golf course and, as of last autumn, an international airport, and is dotted with building cranes. There are 150 homeless persons there as well.

“What we call indirect or invisible homelessness is typically more prevalent throughout the Arctic,” said Steven Arnfjord, a social sciences researcher at the University of Greenland.

He told AFP that it can show up as “multigenerational families living together, congestion in typical dwellings.” Containers People who are dependent on others for assistance typically reside in shelters, stairwells, or, in rare instances, tents like Anders Maqe’s, which can at least offer some warmth.

The Salvation Army claims to feed between 50 and 110 individuals every day in its blue wooden building. Nathanael Munch, the leader of the organization’s local branch, emphasized that homelessness is a social issue as well as a financial one.

“Disputes arise when there is an issue, when a relationship splits up, when you lose children, and occasionally there are instances of incest.

Therefore, it is true that some people arrive with mental health conditions or challenging baggage,” he stated.

Even though there is a lot of building going on throughout the community, the new homes are too costly for others who are less fortunate.

In comparison to several European nations, Munch stated, “it is perhaps one of the largest distinctions between the situation for homeless individuals here.”

He claimed that a sizable portion of the homeless in this area are employed or occasionally work and would likely be classified as poor laborers in other nations.

The town council has started offering housing solutions for the most vulnerable people as a result of growing awareness of the issue.

Some of them currently live in barracks constructed from containers used during airport building a few kilometers (miles) outside town.

One of them, Aage, is outside his new home shoveling snow.

The 54-year-old, who was born and raised in the southwest town of Paamiut, received a present from heaven in the form of a tiny one-room apartment that is just 10–15 square meters (107–161 square feet) and has its own bathroom.

He was formerly a shelter resident.

He remembered, “I had to try to get some sleep if one of the five other guys in the bedroom where the bunk beds were snoring.”

“The next day, I might have had work. If I was exhausted in the afternoon, I would lie down and relax, but there was always someone playing a guitar or whatever else,” he remarked.

He proudly displayed his new home and remarked, “You do not have this kind of privacy when you live in a shelter.”

Actor Gene Hackman Spent Last Days In Isolation After Wife’s Death: Report

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According to a recent source, Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, passed away in their Santa Fe County, California, home one week prior to the actor’s passing, and he spent his last days in seclusion.

It is likely that Mr. Hackman, a two-time Oscar winner, was not aware of the death of his principal caretaker, Ms. Arakawa. He had advanced Alzheimer’s disease. She passed away with Hantavirus, a rare virus spread by mice.

Investigators believe Mr. Hackman survived for about a week before passing away from heart disease because he was too frail and disoriented to seek medical help, according to The Guardian. He needed his wife to take care of his medications, run errands around the house, and even do the most basic chores.

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According to his medical assessment, the actor had a history of heart illness and excessive blood pressure.

On February 26, a maintenance worker reported to the police that the couple’s front door was open, and they were discovered dead in their apartment. Another employee who arrived informed the authorities that they had not seen the homeowners very often and that they had last spoken to them roughly two weeks prior.
Their remains were discovered in different parts of the house by first-hand investigators.

The body of Ms. Arakawa and her dog, Zinna, were both lying in the bathroom. Her house was also claimed to have an open orange bottle with pills all over it. The body of Mr. Hackman was found close to the couple’s kitchen in a mudroom. He had his walking cane and sunglasses close at hand, and he was fully dressed.

Erin Phipps, a state public health veterinarian in New Mexico, said their dog Zinna may have perished from malnutrition and dehydration. The results of the dog’s necropsy are still pending.

Mr. Hackman’s prior marriage produced three children. Two of the three dogs he and Ms. Arakawa owned were at a shelter when they passed away.

31 Injured In N Korea Missile Attack, As S Korea Begins Drill With US

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South Korea’s military reported that North Korea fired “several unidentified ballistic missiles” on Monday, the same day that Seoul and Washington launched Freedom Shield, a significant yearly joint military exercise.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff stated, “Our military has detected at roughly 13:50 (0450 GMT) many unidentified ballistic missiles fired from Hwanghae province into the West Sea,” which is another name for the Yellow Sea.

“Under close collaboration with the United States, our military will boost monitoring and maintain a full readiness posture,” the JCS continued.

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Tens of thousands of US soldiers are stationed in South Korea, and the allies frequently conduct joint exercises that they characterize as defensive in nature.

Such drills, however, infuriate Pyongyang, which views them as invasion drills and frequently retaliates with its own weaponry tests.
The nuclear-armed North denounced the exercises earlier Monday as a “provocative conduct” and warned that “an inadvertent single shot” might start a war.

According to the Korean Central News Agency, Pyongyang’s foreign ministry stated that “this is a reckless provocative conduct of leading the tense situation on the Korean peninsula, which may spark off a physical clash between the two sides by means of an unintentional single shot.”

“Live, virtual, and field-based training” will be part of the joint US-South Korea “Freedom Shield 2025” exercise, which began Monday, according to a US statement.

According to the announcement, the drill will continue until March 20.

The most recent drill follows a March 6 joint training exercise with US forces in which two South Korean Air Force fighter planes unintentionally dropped eight bombs on a hamlet.
According to South Korea’s military, the event injured about 31 persons, including both military personnel and civilians.

Following a barrage of ballistic missile launches by the North last year in defiance of UN sanctions, relations between Pyongyang and Seoul have reached one of their lowest points in years.

Since the 1950–1953 battle between the two Koreas concluded with an armistice rather than a peace treaty, they are still officially at war.

One of the largest annual joint exercises between the allies is the massive Freedom Shield drills.

North Korea’s foreign ministry described the drills as “an hostile and provocative war rehearsal” in a statement released on Monday.

A US Navy aircraft carrier’s visit to the South Korean port of Busan last week drew criticism from Pyongyang for “political and military provocations.”

Thomas Markle Slams Daughter Meghan’s “Fake” Netflix Series: “Trying Too Hard”

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Following the premiere of her most recent Netflix series, Thomas Markle referred to his daughter as “unauthentic” and accused her of “faking” it on camera. The eight episodes of With Love, Meghan, which debuted on the streaming service earlier this month, feature Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, hosting and cooking for a number of her famous pals.

In response to the show, Mr. Markle laughed at her daughter’s “pre-planned” facial expressions.

Sadly, Meghan has never been true to herself. She needs to consider everything. According to Express, Mr. Markle stated, “She is not spontaneous.”

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“She has prepared and practiced every word she speaks. I giggle because I recognize all of her facial expressions and glances. When she is acting for the cameras, I can tell. She tenses up whenever the camera is on her because she is trying so hard to be flawless.”
According to Mr. Markle, cooking shows are “horrendously boring” and the audience will lose interest if the presenter is not passionate about what they are doing.

“You must appear to be enjoying yourself while filling the turkey’s ass. The best cooks are human, witty, and prone to mistakes. All she wants is to be flawless. She is making a lot of effort to maintain her prominence, which is terrible.

Additionally, he claimed that the way Ms. Markle cooked on the show was unrealistic for regular people who could not afford as much food as she did.

The majority of people nowadays, in my opinion, cannot afford to go out and spend $90 on fruit. She does not interact with everyday folks.
“My mum loved Meghan very much but she would be extremely upset to learn that Meghan no longer wants to use the name “Markle,” Mr. Markle said in response to a scene from the series in which the Duchess reprimanded her friend Mindy Kaling for referring to her as “Meghan Markle.” Being a Markle made my mother very proud. I am, too. Prior to meeting Prince Harry, Meghan had no issues with the Markle name.

“People would not believe that Meghan Markle ate at Jack in the Box,” Ms. Kaling said to the audience during one of the episodes. “That you keep saying Meghan Markle, You know I am Sussex now,” was Ms. Markle’s response. The Duchess also discussed the significance of giving children a family name.

Viewers have criticized the show, yet it has been renewed for a second season, with the Duchess already filming the episodes.

Sudiksha Konanki: All About Indian-Origin Student Who Disappeared In Caribbean Country

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Sudiksha Konanki, a girl of Indian descent, was on a spring break trip with her friends in the Dominican Republic when she vanished. Defensa Civil, a search and rescue organization in the Dominican Republic, reports that the local police have added “many brigades have been dispatched by sea and land” to their inquiry. Just before she vanished, she was last saw in Punta Cana with a male. According to the police, she was last seen on CCTV approaching the beach at the Riu Republica Hotel in Punta Cana after 4:15 a.m. on Thursday, March 6, together with seven other individuals. At 9:55 a.m., the man is seen on later surveillance footage leaving the beach area without Ms. Konanki.

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Ms. Konanki is a student at the University of Pittsburgh, according to the authorities. Prior to starting pre-med studies at Pittsburgh, her father informed CNN that his daughter had taken a spring break vacation to Punta Cana.

“My daughter is a lovely young woman. She has ambition. Subbarayudu Konanki stated that his daughter aspires to become a doctor and that she wanted to pursue a career in medicine.

Ms. Konanki attends the University of Pittsburgh to study biology and chemistry. According to her LinkedIn page, she graduated in 2022 with a degree in biological sciences from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology.

Originally from India, the Konanki family has been a permanent resident of the United States since 2006.

According to an Instagram flier, Ms. Konanki is 5′ 3″, has brown eyes and black hair. Her home is in Ashburn, Virginia.

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A Marylander has shared information on Ms. Konanki online and offered to assist in getting the word out. She was last saw sporting a brown two-piece bikini, large round earrings, a metal designer anklet on her right leg, steel and yellow bracelets on her right hand, and a multicolored beaded bracelet on her left, according to the post.

Anyone with information is encouraged to get in touch with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, according to the University of Pittsburgh.

Trudeau’s Successor, Mark Carney, Points To Big Diplomatic Shift In India-Canada Ties

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The next leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party, Mark Carney, is expected to succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister and wants to “rebuild” the country’s troubled relations with India. Additionally, the 59-year-old former central banker hopes to broaden Ottawa’s trading ties with New Delhi.

After receiving 85.9 percent of the vote in the Liberal Party leadership contest, Carney emerged victorious in the quest to succeed Trudeau as Canada’s top leader.

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“What Canada will be looking to do is to diversify our trading relationships with like-minded countries, and there are opportunities to rebuild the relationship with India,” Carney said in a recent media appearance in Calgary, Alberta, prior to his election, in response to the US tariffs on Canada.

“That commercial connection requires a common sense of values, and if I am prime minister, I look forward to the opportunity to establish that,” he continued.

Carney’s understanding of Ottawa’s economic relations with New Delhi would be an additional benefit for India with him leading Canada. In addition to serving as the board chairman of Brookfield Asset Management, which has made investments in India’s infrastructure, renewable energy, and real estate markets, he had previously served as the head of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England. In January, he left the role.

In light of US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats that affect both nations, New Delhi is likely to appreciate any attempt by Ottawa to strengthen bilateral ties. Since Canada is one of the most popular places for Indians to migrate overseas, New Delhi might also bring up the subject of Ottawa’s tighter visa requirements and immigration restrictions with the country’s new administration.

Canada-India Relations
After Trudeau claimed in September 2023 that Indians were responsible for the June 18 murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, relations between India and Canada fell to an all-time low. New Delhi called the accusations “baseless” and denied them on multiple occasions. The top diplomats from both nations were then expelled.

The Early Progress Trade Agreement, which was scheduled to be finalized in 2023, has also been put on hold by Ottawa.

Daylight Saving Time: Does Trump Want To End It? All About The Ongoing Political Debate

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For many Americans, daylight saving time has long been a source of annoyance due to frequent sleep disturbances and perplexing clock resets. Numerous politicians and leaders have demanded that this biannual custom be discontinued.

Daylight saving time has been a topic of discussion for many years. Elon Musk, a billionaire, and US President Donald Trump have expressed their thoughts on the issue. In the meantime, legislation to permanently end the twice-yearly clock-switch is being considered by the US Congress.

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Here is a look at the current controversy and the reasons why abolishing daylight saving time is so challenging.

Trump seemed to be in favor of abolishing daylight saving time at first, but his latest comments raise doubts about his commitment to the proposal.

“The Republican Party will utilize its best efforts to remove Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong support, but shouldn’t!” Trump said in a December social media post, criticizing the biannual clock shift. Daylight Saving Time is incredibly expensive for our country and cumbersome.

But a few months later, his position was less clear-cut. Trump recognized the lingering controversy during his signing of executive orders on Thursday, referring to it as a “fifty-fifty issue.” “A lot of people like it one way, a lot of people like it the other way,” he continued. “It is something I can do.”

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Sunrise and sunset are moved an hour later due to daylight saving time, which interferes with everyday schedules. “I assume some would prefer to have more light later, but some want more light sooner because they do not want to take their kids to school in the dark,” Trump said, highlighting the differing views.

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Trump’s shifting position indicates that any possible adjustment is still up in the air while the fight over daylight saving time rages on.

NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams Says This Is The “Hardest Part” Of Being Stranded In Space

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NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who recently completed nine months at the International Space Station (ISS) with follow astronaut Butch Wilmore, recently revealed the hardest part of being stranded in space. For Williams, whose eight-day mission extended to over 270-day stay in space, the most challenging part wasn’t lack of gravity or the confined quarters, but the uncertainty over the timeline of her return–for her and her family waiting for her back home on Earth.

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Addressing the press from the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, Williams said, “The hardest part is having the folks on the ground not know exactly when we’re coming back. It’s been a rollercoaster for them – probably more so than for us.”
Long-time NASA astronauts Wilmore and Williams embarked for the ISS on the Boeing Starliner on June 5, 2024, for an eight-day stay. However, their spacecraft suffered multiple technical issues en route to space. resulting in NASA declaring the Starliner too risky to carry astronauts back home. The spacecraft returned to Earth without its crew in September, leaving the two astronauts without a ride home.
Now, the American space agency is planning to bring both its astronauts back to Earth on March 19 or 20, but they will make their return with the help of billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX, aboard its Crew-9 return flight.
The astronaut’s prolonged stay has also sparked controversy on the ground, with Musk claiming the astronauts were being left in space “for political reasons.” US President Donald Trump also echoed the sentiment, suggesting that the former Biden administration was deliberately delaying their return.
However, both Williams and Wilmore gracefully sidestepped the political drama. When asked to comment on the matter, Williams on Thursday said, “We know what we’ve lived up here.”
“We have the utmost respect for everyone trying to get us home,’ she added.
Wilmore, meanwhile, said that he and Williams were left in the dark with “no information whatsoever” on what the Biden administration was doing to bring them back and therefore he believes Musk’s claim
“That’s information that we simply don’t have, so I believe him,” Wilmore said.