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Home grown less than 50 rupees’ test aiding fight against Sickle Cell Disease

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Sickle Cell Disease, a genetic blood disorder, leads to severe health complications such as anaemia, frequent pain episodes and other debilitating symptoms, affecting millions worldwide, especially…

“Yoga has become global brand”: Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], June 21 (ANI): Union Minister of State (MoS) Railways and Food Processing Ravneet Singh Bittu on Saturday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Yoga becoming a “global brand”. “With…

Indian Ambassador Leads International Day of Yoga Celebrations at Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC

Posted on June 20, 2025June 27, 2025 by T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman, South Asian Herald

Yoga enthusiasts performing yoga at the historic Lincoln Memorial on June 19, 2025, to celebrate the 11th International Day of Yoga. PHOTO: T. Vishnudatta Jayaraman, SAH On a bright, sunny morning, more…

Warplane maker HAL wins bid to make India’s small satellite launch rockets

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Reuters

By Nivedita Bhattacharjee BENGALURU (Reuters) – State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has won a bid to commercially make India’s small satellite launch rockets, in the government’s biggest move yet to open its fast-growing…

Many flights to Indonesia’s Bali cancelled after volcano eruption

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Reuters

JAKARTA (Reuters) -More than 20 flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali were cancelled or delayed and three airports in East Nusa Tenggara province were closed due to the…

Pakistan’s army chief to meet Trump after conflict with India defused

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Reuters

WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to have lunch with Pakistani armed forces chief Asim Munir at the White House on Wednesday, according to Trump’s official schedule. The rare one-on-one…

India’s Modi tells Trump there was no US mediation in ceasefire with Pakistan

Posted on June 18, 2025June 27, 2025 by Reuters

By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi told U.S. President Donald Trump late on Tuesday that a ceasefire between India and Pakistan after a four-day conflict in May…

India regulator says no ‘major safety concerns’ on Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Reuters

(Reuters) -India’s aviation safety watchdog said on Tuesday surveillance conducted on Air India’s Boeing 787 fleet did not reveal any major safety concerns, days after one of its jets crashed, killing at…

Harvard secures extension of court order blocking Trump’s international student ban

Posted on June 16, 2025June 16, 2025 by Reuters

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A federal judge said on Monday that she would issue a brief extension of an order temporarily blocking President Donald Trump’s plan to bar foreign nationals from…

Anger and grief in Ahmedabad after India’s deadliest crash in decades

Posted on June 16, 2025June 16, 2025 by Desi Talks Chicago

AHMEDABAD, India – Nayan Vagadaya had driven more than three hours to the hospital when he heard his uncle was among the victims of the Air India plane crash, which has traumatized…