Month: June 2024

5 Women Killed After Speeding Truck Runs Over Them In Maharashtra’s Solapur: Cops

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5 Women Killed After Speeding Truck Runs Over Them In Maharashtra’s Solapur: Cops

All the vicitms were from farm workers, the police said. (Representational) Mumbai: Five women were killed and two others injured after a speeding truck ran over them in Maharashtra’s Solapur district on Tuesday, police said. The accident occurred in Bandgarwadi village on the Pandharpur-Atpadi Road around 3.45 pm, an official said. The victims, who were…

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Over 300 Egyptian Pilgrims Die In Hajj, Most From Heat: Diplomats

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Over 300 Egyptian Pilgrims Die In Hajj, Most From Heat: Diplomats

The new deaths bring the total reported so far by multiple countries to 577, according to an AFP tally. Jerusalem: Diplomats on Tuesday said at least 550 pilgrims died during the hajj, underscoring the gruelling nature of the pilgrimage which again unfolded in scorching temperatures this year. At least 323 of those who died were…

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Catalytic boost for cheaper biodiesel production

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Catalytic boost for cheaper biodiesel production

Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images GUWAHATI A team of scientists from Assam, Odisha, China, and the United Kingdom have developed a water-repellent catalyst that can cut the cost of producing “environmentally benign” biodiesel substantially from the current levels. The process of arriving at the “spherical superhydrophobic activated carbon catalyst” to…

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NATO worried Russia may support North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs

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NATO worried Russia may support North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits an exhibition of IT and creative industry at the Labour Quarter creative cluster in Yakutsk, republic of Sakha also known as Yakutia, Russia Far East, Russia, on June 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP NATO is concerned about support Russia could provide for North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs, the…

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Vladimir Putin Hails North Korea’s Support Or Ukraine War As Lands in Pyongyang

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Vladimir Putin Hails North Korea’s Support Or Ukraine War As Lands in Pyongyang

The trip is Putin’s first to the isolated nation in 24 years. Washington: Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in North Korea early Wednesday, the Kremlin said, kicking off a visit set to boost defence ties between the two nuclear-armed countries as Moscow pursues its war in Ukraine. Just after the pre-dawn touchdown, Russian TV showed…

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U.S. President Biden offers massive immigration relief to non-citizens ahead of election

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U.S. President Biden offers massive immigration relief to non-citizens ahead of election

 President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a massive immigration relief policy to non-citizens offering a path to citizenship to non-citizen spouses and children of American nationals, a move that will protect approximately half a million spouses of US citizens, several thousands of whom are Indian-Americans. “This action will protect approximately half a million spouses of…

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Euro 2024: Francisco Conceicao Snatches Portugal Comeback Win Over Czech Republic

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Euro 2024: Francisco Conceicao Snatches Portugal Comeback Win Over Czech Republic

Youngster Francisco Conceicao snatched Portugal a last-gasp 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in their Euro 2024 Group F opener on Tuesday just minutes after coming off the bench. The 21-year-old Porto winger capitalised from close range after the Czechs were unable to clear a cross, completing his team’s comeback. The Czechs went ahead against…

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Mumbai-Bound IndiGo Flight Receives Bomb Threat Message, Lands Safely

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Mumbai-Bound IndiGo Flight Receives Bomb Threat Message, Lands Safely

The flight landed safely at the Mumbai airport at 10.30 pm, he said. Mumbai:  A Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight from Chennai received a bomb threat message on Tuesday, but it landed safely here, an airport source said. The bomb threat message was received at the private airline’s call centre in New Delhi, the source said without…

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Boeing CEO apologizes to relatives of 737 Max crash victims during Senate appearance

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Boeing CEO apologizes to relatives of 737 Max crash victims during Senate appearance

U.S. lawmakers pressed Boeing’s chief executive on June 18 about the company’s plans to fix its manufacturing problems and its willingness to heed whistleblowers’ warnings, while relatives of people who died in two crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners were in the room to remind him of what was at stake. CEO David Calhoun appeared…

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Mumbai Civic Body, Prominent Hospitals, Colleges Receive Bomb Threat Emails: Cops

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Mumbai Civic Body, Prominent Hospitals, Colleges Receive Bomb Threat Emails: Cops

The emails were received on Monday and Tuesday from a single mail id, police said. Mumbai: More than 60 establishments in Mumbai, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), prominent hospitals and colleges received emails threatening bomb blasts, following which searches were carried out although nothing suspicious was found in them, a police official said on…

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