Month: July 2024

In an electric vehicle, what is regenerative braking? | Explained

July 8, 2024 admin

Two people ride past the Red Fort in New Delhi on March 25, 2022, on Ather electric scooters. Representative image. | Photo Credit: Ather Energy/Unsplash The impulse to be sustainable — driven by the incessant pressure to lower our emissions — often manifests as lowering consumption and increasing reuse alongside reforms like tweaking consumer behaviour….

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Joe Biden Stands Firm, Says “Running Race To End” Despite Criticism

July 8, 2024 admin

Washington: US President Joe Biden has vowed he will be “running this race to end “of the November election, despite private calls from Democrats to drop out. Biden stood firm and told congressional Democrats in a letter on Monday that he would continue his election bid despite mounting concerns about his mental fitness. Biden said…

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Biden To Meet New British PM Starner Starmer Tomorrow

July 8, 2024 admin

Joe Biden will hold his first face-to-face talks with Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer. New Delhi: U.S. President Joe Biden will hold his first face-to-face talks with Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Wednesday, the White House said on Monday. Biden also will host an event on Thursday with…

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Joe Biden Is Not Being Treated For Parkinson’s: White House

July 8, 2024 admin

She said Biden had seen a neurologist three times connected to Biden’s annual physical exams. Washington: U.S. President Joe Biden is not being treated for Parkinson’s disease, the White House said on Monday, after reports surfaced that a doctor specializing in the malady had visited the White House eight times over the past year. Concerns…

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Kenya starvation cult leader goes on trial on terrorism charges

July 8, 2024 admin

Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Nthenge Mackenzie (C) walks surrounded by Kenya Police Officers as he appears at the Shanzu Law Courts in Mombasa on January 18, 2024. The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult went on trial on July 8, 2024 on charges of terrorism over the deaths of more than 400 of his followers in…

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Iran President-Elect Masoud Pezeshkian Reiterates Support For Hezbollah

July 8, 2024 admin

Iran President elect said he was confident the “resistance movement” would stop Israel’s “warmongering”. Tehran: Iran’s president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday reaffirmed the Islamic republic’s support for Lebanon’s Hezbollah group and condemned Israel’s actions against Palestinians. The statement, issued to Hezbollah’s chief Hassan Nasrallah on the IRNA official news agency, was one of the first…

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Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government

July 8, 2024 admin

One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic minority groups battling the military government said it captured an airport serving the country’s top world-class beach resort, marking the first time resistance forces have seized such a facility. Residents of the area in the southern part of the western state of Rakhine, along with local media, also reported…

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US Urges PM Modi To Raise Ukraine “Sovereignty” With Vladimir Putin During Meet

July 8, 2024 admin

Prime Minister Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday. Washington: The United States called Monday on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to emphasize Ukraine’s territorial integrity as he met in Russia with President Vladimir Putin on the eve of a NATO summit in Washington. “We would urge India, as we do any…

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Sanath Jayasuriya named Sri Lanka’s interim coach

July 8, 2024 admin

Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Sanath Jayasuriya. File | Photo Credit: VIBHU H Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya was on Monday named the interim head coach of Sri Lanka’s cricket team ahead of this month’s white-ball home series against India with the country’s board saying that he is “well-positioned” to guide the side till a “permanent…

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Spartans delight the locals with a seven-wicket win

July 8, 2024 admin

Giving it the treatment: Vivek’s no-holds-barred approach took Salem Spartans home quite easily. | Photo: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN There were no Monday Blues for the home fans as they relished host SKM Salem Spartans’ commanding seven-wicket win over Dindigul Dragons in a Tamil Nadu Premier League fixture at the Salem Cricket Foundation Ground. Spartans were…

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