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  United States: Massive truck-bus collision leaves at least 6 dead, 3 injured in upstate New York

  World | January 29, 2023 7:55 IST

  United States: As many as 15 people were aboard the bus that was travelling on State Highway 37 near the town of Louisville.

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  Wells Fargo sacks employee accused of 'urinating' on co-passenger in Air India flight

  India | January 07, 2023 6:12 IST

  Air India passenger urinating case: The accused, Shankar Mishra, had been in an allegedly drunken state when the incident took place. The company's statement came after Delhi Police reached out to Wells Fargo to cooperate with investigations against accused S Mishra.

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  Was Bilawal Bhutto arrested in New York? Here's what Pakistan's foreign ministry says

  World | December 22, 2022 21:57 IST

  Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto is on an official visit which the Foreign Office termed as "very productive" and "another important step towards further strengthening Pakistan's broad-based bilateral ties" with the US.

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  'Pakistan not good at taking good advice': EAM Jaishankar's new taunt at neighbour over terrorism

  India | December 16, 2022 6:16 IST

  India at UNSC: They're ministers in Pakistan who can tell how long Pakistan intends to practice terrorism. World isn't stupid, it increasingly calls out countries, organisations indulging in terrorism, EAM S Jaishankar said at UNSC.

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  EAM S Jaishankar slams Pakistan in United Nations, says 'Hosting Osama Bin Laden...' | WATCH

  World | December 15, 2022 7:31 IST

  EAM address in UN: Speaking in his national capacity, Jaishankar said the credibility of the UN depends on its effective response to the key challenges of our time be it pandemic, climate change, conflicts or terrorism.

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  Diwali to be public school holiday in New York City starting 2023

  World | October 21, 2022 7:05 IST

  According to New York State education laws, there must be a minimum of 180 days of school instruction. However, in order to meet this 180-day minimum requirement, no more holidays could be instituted in the school calendar.

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  Bed Bath & Beyond CFO plunges to death at New York's Jenga tower, say Reuters

  World | September 04, 2022 20:57 IST

  Bed Bath & Beyond CFO plunges to death at New York's Jenga tower, reports quoted Reuters as saying.

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  Starbucks names Indian-origin Laxman Narasimhan as new CEO

  Business | September 02, 2022 9:54 IST

  Laxman Narasimhan, 55 was previously the CEO of UK-based Reckitt Benckiser, a multinational consumer health, hygiene and nutrition company.

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  Gandhi statue outside Hindu temple in New York vandalised in possible hate crime: Reports

  World | December 15, 2022 17:58 IST

  In a possible hate crime, unidentified persons have destroyed a handcrafted statue of Mahatma Gandhi with a sledgehammer at a Hindu temple here after vandalising it earlier this month, media reports said on Friday.

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  Judge denies bail for Salman Rushdie’s attacker, bars interviews

  World | August 19, 2022 8:43 IST

  Salman Rushdie news: Dressed in a black and white jail uniform, Matar stayed quiet during the hearing while his lawyer unsuccessfully tried to persuade the judge that he should be released while he awaited trial.

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  Salman Rushdie stabbing: Iran denies being involved in attack

  World | August 15, 2022 13:12 IST

  Salman Rushdie, 75, was stabbed Friday while attending an event in western New York. He suffered a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye, his agent said. He was likely to lose the injured eye.

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  Salman Rushdie could lose an eye due to attack; suspect charged with attempted murder | 10 points

  World | August 13, 2022 22:53 IST

  Salman Rushdie, who won the Booker Prize for his novel "Midnight's Children" is still unable to speak after he was stabbed in the neck and abdomen by a man who apparently sympathised with Shia extremism and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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  Polio detected in NYC's sewage, suggesting virus circulating

  World | August 13, 2022 3:00 IST

  New York City is being forced to confront polio as city health officials are struggling to vaccinate vulnerable populations against monkeypox and adjusting to changing COVID-19 guidelines.

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  New York: Polio fears rise amid possible community spread

  World | August 05, 2022 8:39 IST

  Polio New York cases: The polio virus has now been found in seven different wastewater samples in two adjacent counties north of New York City, health officials said.

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  New York declares public health emergency as 'monkeypox' infections spread

  World | July 31, 2022 8:24 IST

  Monkeypox news: The announcement on Saturday by Mayor Eric Adams and health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan said as many as 150,000 city residents could be at risk of infection.

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  10 dead as heavily armed teenage opens fire at New York supermarket, live streams incident

  World | May 15, 2022 6:24 IST

  The suspected gunman was identified as Payton Gendron, of Conklin, a New York state community about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of Buffalo, two law enforcement officials said.

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  Brooklyn subway shooting suspect in custody, but motive remains unclear

  World | April 14, 2022 12:30 IST

  In recent months, James railed in videos on his YouTube channel about racism and violence in the U.S. and about his struggles with mental health care in New York City.

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  New York: Suspect in Brooklyn subway shooting arrested

  World | April 14, 2022 0:07 IST

  Frank R. James, 62, was taken into custody in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood, law enforcement officials who weren’t authorized to discuss the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity told The Associated Press. Further details weren’t immediately available.

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  Two Sikh men attacked, robbed in New York; second such assault in 10 days

  World | April 13, 2022 17:49 IST

  The Consulate General of India in New York said in a tweet that the “assault on two Sikh gentlemen in Richmond Hills, New York” is deplorable.

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  New York Police Department names 'person of interest' in Brooklyn subway station shooting

  World | April 13, 2022 12:24 IST

  Frank R James has been named as the "Person of Interest" and the police said it is “endeavouring to locate him to determine his connection to the subway shooting if any.”