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Australian court asks ex-Indian envoy to pay compensation 136,000 dollars plus interest to former employee within 60 days

New Delhi, Nov 6 (PTI) An Australian court has ordered India’s ex-high commissioner to Canberra Navdeep Singh Suri to pay a former domestic employee thousands of dollars in compensation after she accused him of unfair working conditions, according to Australian media reports. People familiar with the case in New Delhi said it was an ex-parte proceeding in the Australian court and filing of the case by the employer was an “after-thought”. Justice Elizabeth Raper of the federal court ordered Suri to pay Seema Sherghill more than 136,000 dollars plus interest within 60 days, ABC News said. Sherghill had travelled to

Trump’s decades of testimony provide some clues about how he’ll fight for his real estate empire

NEW YORK (AP): Donald Trump has testified in court as a football owner, casino builder and airline buyer. He bragged in a deposition that he saved “millions of lives” by deterring nuclear war as president. Another time, he fretted about the dangers of flung fruit. Conditioned by decades of trials and legal disputes, Trump is now poised to reprise his role as witness under extraordinary circumstances: as a former Republican president fighting to save the real estate empire that vaulted him to stardom and the White House. Trump is set to testify Monday at his New York civil fraud trial,

Giraffes could go extinct – the 5 biggest threats they face

University Park, (PTI) :Giraffes are the world’s tallest mammals and an African icon, but they are also vulnerable to extinction. Giraffe populations have declined by 40% in the last 30 years, and there are now fewer than 70,000 mature individuals left in the wild. What are the causes of this alarming decline, and what can be done to protect these gentle giants? The five biggest threats to giraffes are habitat loss, insufficient law enforcement, ecological changes, climate change, and lack of awareness. Below, I will tell you about these threats and what is being done to save them. I will

Maratha quota: District authorities in Thane set up special cell for verification of caste records

Eknath Shinde

The administration in Thane district has set up a special cell as per the directions of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to verify caste records for issuing Kunbi caste certificates to eligible persons from the Maratha community, an official said on Sunday. District Collector Ashok Shingare will monitor the work of the cell, which was set up on Saturday, and report the progress to the state authorities, a release stated. The cell has been set up on the lines of the one in the Marathwada region and will verify the caste records based on which Kunbi caste certificates can be

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