Month: April 2024

The physics and maths of keeping elections fair and representative | Explained

April 30, 2024 admin

There are about 60 national elections in 2024 involving two billion people, including the biggest of them — the national elections underway in India — and the election to the U.S. presidency. Across the world, elections are a volatile mixture of emotions, aspirations, competing ideologies, and sometimes even violence. It might then surprise many that,…

Science

IMF approves immediate disbursal of USD 1.1 billion loan tranche to Pakistan

April 29, 2024 admin

The IMF has approved an immediate disbursal of USD 1.1 billion to Pakistan as part of a bailout package. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The International Monetary Fund has approved an immediate disbursal of USD 1.1 billion to Pakistan as part of a bailout package and said the country needs to take tough measures to bring…

World

9 Colombian Soldiers Dead In Chopper Crash

April 29, 2024 admin

9 Colombian soldiers died after helicopter crashed in the northern Bolivar department. (Representational) Bogot: Nine Colombian soldiers died Monday when their helicopter crashed in the northern Bolivar department, where the military is battling the biggest cocaine cartel, authorities said. The crash happened as the helicopter was delivering new troops for operations against the Gulf Clan,…

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Bomb Threat At Bhopal Airport, Police Launch Probe

April 29, 2024 admin

Acting on the complaint, the police registered a case and initiated an investigation. (Representational) Bhopal: Police on Monday said that the authorities at the Raja Bhoj International Airport in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh received a bomb threat email from an anonymous sender. Following the threat call, a case has been registered against an unknown person at…

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Supreme Court rejects Musk appeal over tweets that must be approved by Tesla

April 29, 2024 admin

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Elon Musk over a settlement with securities regulators that requires him to get approval in advance of some tweets that relate to Tesla. | Photo Credit: Bloomberg The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Elon Musk over a settlement with securities regulators that requires him to…

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At Least 25 Dead In Peru After Bus Plunges Into Ravine

April 29, 2024 admin

At least 25 people died after a bus plunged into a ravine from mountain in Peru. (Representational) Lima: At least 25 people died and more than a dozen were injured when a bus plunged into a ravine from a mountain road in northern Peru, local authorities said Monday. Local official Olga Bobadilla told RPP radio…

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Jailed Former J&K MLA Engineer Rashid Files Papers For Baramulla Seat

April 29, 2024 admin

Engineer Rashid is presently in Delhi’s Tihar Jail in connection with an alleged money laundering case. Srinagar: Nomination papers of former J&K legislator Engineer Rashid, presently in Delhi’s Tihar Jail, were filed for the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency on Monday. The nomination papers of Sheikh Abdul Rashid, alias Engineer Rashid, founder of the Awami Itihad…

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Actor Gérard Depardieu will be tried for alleged sexual assaults on a film set, prosecutors say

April 29, 2024 admin

French actor Gérard Depardieu will face a criminal trial in October over the alleged sexual assaults in 2021 of two women on the set of a film. File photo | Photo Credit: AP French actor Gérard Depardieu will face a criminal trial in October over the alleged sexual assaults in 2021 of two women on…

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In Major Op, Assam Rifles Recover Heavy Weapons In Nagaland

April 29, 2024 admin

The troops also arrested one individual during the raid. Assam Rifles on Monday recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition close to the Indo-Myanmar border in Mon district of Nagaland. Following inputs regarding the weapons near border area, the Assam Rifles troops launched the search operation and recovered a huge quantity of arms…

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Gurugram Man Killed After SUV Collides With Road Sweeping Machine: Cops

April 29, 2024 admin

His body was handed over to his family members after postmortem on Monday, police said.(Representational) Gurugram: A 32-year-old man was killed after his car collided with a road sweeping machine of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), police said on Monday. Abhinav Sharma, a resident of Malibu Towne and owner of a factory, succumbed to…

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