Month: May 2024

China’s Xi Jinping meets Serbian President Vucic; hails ‘ironclad’ friendship

May 8, 2024 admin

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at the Palace of Serbia as part of the Chinese President’s two-day state visit in Belgrade, Serbia, May 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to meet Serbian officials on May 8 and he hopes his visit will further…

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HD Revanna Sent To Judicial Custody Till May 14 In Kidnapping Case

May 8, 2024 admin

HD Revanna was arrested by a Special Investigation Team on Saturday. Bengaluru: In more trouble for Karnataka MLA HD Revanna, he has been sent to judicial custody till May 14 after the Special Investigation Team’s custody in the case of allegedly kidnapping a woman ended on Wednesday. The Janata Dal (Secular) leader is also, along…

Nation

India contributes $5,00,000 to U.N. Counter-Terrorism Trust Fund

May 8, 2024 admin

India’s permanent representative to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj File | Photo Credit: ANI India has contributed $500,000 to the U.N. Counter-Terrorism Trust Fund, underscoring its unwavering commitment to support multilateral efforts in the global fight against the scourge of terrorism. India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj on May 7 handed…

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Rs 1 Lakh Penalty For Petition To Set Up Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Office In Jail

May 8, 2024 admin

PIL sought facilities for Arvind Kejriwal to set up chief minister’s office in jail to govern in custody. New Delhi: Rejecting it as ‘not maintainable’, the Delhi High Court today imposed a Rs one lakh penalty on a petitioner, who sought permission and facilities for Arvind Kejriwal to set up the chief minister’s office in…

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Bread Packets Recalled After Rat Body Parts Found Inside Packs In Japan

May 8, 2024 admin

“We would like to apologise deeply for causing trouble”, the company said. (Representational) Tokyo: More than 100,000 packets of sliced bread have been recalled in Japan after parts of a black rat’s body were discovered inside two of them, the manufacturer said Wednesday. Food recalls are rare in Japan, a country with famously high standards…

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Three Indians accused of killing Khalistan separatist Nijjar appear before Canadian court

May 8, 2024 admin

Three Indian nationals accused of killing Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year have appeared before a Canadian court through video for the first time to face homicide charges in a case that has soured Canada-India relations. Karan Brar, 22, Kamalpreet Singh, 22, and Karanpreet Singh, 28, all Indian nationals residing in Edmonton, were arrested…

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Hardik Pandya Shocked To Know Reason Behind Pat Cummins’ Chopped Finger. His Sister…

May 8, 2024 admin

Pat Cummins with Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav.© X (Twitter) Mumbai Indians kept their bleak playoffs qualification chances alive with a big victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL 2024 match on Monday. Chasing 174, MI completed the run chase in just 17.2 overs with star batter Suryakumar Yadav scoring 102* off 51 balls. This…

Sports

Israel bans Al Jazeera: A look at the history of its feud, the network’s coverage of Gaza & accusations

May 8, 2024 admin

Over 212 days have passed since Israel first attacked Gaza, killing over 34,000 Palestinians, including 14,000 children and 140 journalists, Qatar-based satellite news network Al Jazeera reported, titling its segment ‘Israel War on Gaza.’ Clamping down on the network, which has reported live from Gaza on the war since Hamas first attacked Israel on October…

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Pfizer reports patient death in Duchenne gene therapy study

May 8, 2024 admin

Pfizer’s gene therapy trial for Duchenne muscular dystrophy resulted in a young patient’s death. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A young patient died due to cardiac arrest after receiving Pfizer’s experimental gene therapy being tested in a mid-stage trial for a muscle-wasting disorder called Duchenne muscular dystrophy(DMD), the drugmaker told Reuters on May 7. “A…

Science

Scientists document remarkable sperm whale ‘phonetic alphabet’

May 8, 2024 admin

The various species of whales inhabiting Earth’s oceans employ different types of vocalisations to communicate. Sperm whales, the largest of the toothed whales, communicate using bursts of clicking noises — called codas — sounding a bit like Morse code. A new analysis of years of vocalisations by sperm whales in the eastern Caribbean has found…

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