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President Nicolás Maduro on July 31 asked Venezuela’s high court to conduct an audit of the Presidential election after opposition leaders disputed his claim of victory, drawing criticism from foreign observers who said the court is too close to the government to produce an independent review. Mr. Maduro told reporters that the ruling party is…
New Delhi: A seven-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court today okayed sub-classification within Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories to provide reservation in jobs and education for the more marginalised among backward communities. The landmark verdict was passed by the bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud by a 6:1 majority, with…
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New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will introduce a bill to amend the Disaster Management Act, 2005, in both Houses of Parliament on Thursday. Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will move the statutory resolution regarding Section 8A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and Deputy Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha…
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The 193-passenger flight made a safe, “in line with procedures” landing in Portugal. An co-pilot was hospitalised after he fainted on a flight from London to Portugal on July 27. He became ill during the approach to Lisbon Airport on easyJet Flight EZY2459 from Luton. Upon landing, he was attended to by paramedics at the…
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GST authorities have slapped a ₹32,403 crore notice on Infosys for services availed by the company from its overseas branches for five years. File | Photo Credit: Reuters GST authorities have slapped a ₹32,403 crore notice on Infosys for services availed by the company from its overseas branches for five years starting in 2017. Infosys,…
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Paris Olympic Games Live: A Look At India’s Schedule Today Here’s how India’s schedule looks like on Day 6 of Paris Olympics: 11am- Athletics – Men’s 20km Race Walk Final- Akshdeep Singh, Vikas Singh, Paramjeet Bisht 12:30pm- Golf – Men’s Round 1- Gaganjeet Bhullar, Shubhankar Sharma 12:50pm- Athletics – Women’s 20km Race Walk- Priyanka Goswami…
Southern yellow-billed hornbills struggle to breed at high temperatures. | Photo Credit: Nicholas B. Pattinson, Special arrangement Rapid climate change has the potential to strongly influence the physiology, behaviour and breeding success of animals. Research is showing that increasing temperatures, for instance, are having negative effects on animals. These range from mass die-off events during…
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Joaquin Guzman, one of the most consequential traffickers, was arrested last week by US Agents (file). Mexico City: The son of jailed Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman did not kidnap drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the Guzman family’s lawyer said on Wednesday, following reports Guzman’s son had betrayed Zambada to the United…
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Veena George described Amit Shah’s statement as “unfortunate and misleading”. New Delhi: In a rebuttal to Home Minister Amit Shah’s statements in Parliament, Kerala Health Minister Veena George told NDTV that no red alert for landslides was issued by the Centre. This clarification comes in the wake of Mr Shah’s remarks suggesting that the Kerala…
Budget 2024-25 promised that “a policy for promoting pumped storage projects will be brought out for electricity storage and facilitating smooth integration of the growing share of renewable energy with its variable and intermittent nature.” Why pumped storage India has planned to create an ambitious 500 GW of non-fossil power by 2030. In around two…
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