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Magnitude 8 earthquake hits Mexico

A strong earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale jolted Mexico, near the border with Guatemala on Friday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quake, which was felt as far Guatemala City, had a preliminary magnitude of 8.0 and depth of 33...

Two New Zealand universities improve their global rankings

Two New Zealand universities – the University of Waikato and the Auckland University of Technology have slightly improved their global rankings in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2018, the results of which were announced yesterday The rankings list the top 980 universities from...

Indian overstayer in NZ gets deportation order on wedding day

Sukhwinder Singh who came to New Zealand in 2014 to study, was served a deportation order by Immigration NZ the day he was getting married to 30-year-old Carolyn Macey in Christchurch. Two days back, on Tuesday, August 22, Immigration NZ officials knocked on the...

Punjab CM Inaugurates World’s 1st Partition Museum, Dedicates it to the Nation.

Calls for Learning Lessons from History to Prevent Repetition of Such Sad Events Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday inaugurated the world’s first Partition Museum as a tribute to the sacrifices of the millions of people who lost their lives and homes in...

Wellington’s Manraj to learn international diplomacy in Global Development Tour 2018

Manraj Singh Rahi, a 17-year old final year school student of Wellington, New Zealand, has been selected for the Global Development Tour 2018 by the UN Youth New Zealand, a non-profit organisation that provides civics education outside the traditional classroom context. Manraj is one...

NZ visa rule changes to affect ‘low-paid’ potential migrants

The New Zealand government has made some changes to the temporary migrant worker rules under the Skilled Migrant Category (SMC) residence visa that were earlier proposed in April this year. In the earlier plan, there were only two remuneration thresholds - $48,869 and $73,299...