Month: August 2024

US Supreme Court Keeps Block On Rules Protecting Transgender Students

August 17, 2024 admin

The judges declined to take action while the legal process at the state level is still playing out (file) Washington: The US Supreme Court on Friday denied a request by the Biden administration to lift a block in several Republican states on expanding sex discrimination protection to transgender students. President Joe Biden’s administration moved in…

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Why Donald Trump Is Struggling

August 17, 2024 admin

Donald Trump is now is the oldest US presidential nominee in history (File). Washington: Donald Trump has never lacked for self-confidence, but his presidential campaign has been sent into a tailspin by the extraordinary events of the past month, and suddenly he appears older, more awkward and grasping for direction. An assassination attempt, the shock…

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Girl, 14, Raped By School Teacher In UP, Dies After Months Of Treatment

August 17, 2024 admin

The police have formed two teams to arrest the accused. (Representational) New Delhi: Amid a nationwide outrage over the rape and murder of a woman trainee doctor in Kolkata, a 14-year-old girl has died after allegedly being raped by her teacher in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra. The victim, a Class 8 student, was a resident of…

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Mpox outbreak, first neglected in Africa, could now turn into the next global pandemic

August 17, 2024 admin

The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be “someone else’s problem”, and affecting mainly poor, developing countries, may suddenly pose unexpected global threats. Mpox was discovered in 1958 (in captive monkeys, hence the original misnomer “monkeypox”) and the first human case was identified in 1970. Then for…

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Sabarmati Express Derailed Due To Object On Track, Says Ashwini Vaishnaw

August 17, 2024 admin

Twenty coaches of the Sabarmati Express passenger train derailed near Govindpuri station in Kanpur. New Delhi: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the engine of the Sabarmati Express train hit an “object placed on the track” and derailed near Kanpur at 2.35 am on Saturday. Twenty coaches of the Sabarmati Express passenger train derailed near…

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Trapped Miner’s Letter To Wife In 1902 Goes Viral

August 17, 2024 admin

The letter begins with the miner bidding a poignant goodbye to his wife and children. New Delhi: A farewell letter written by a miner trapped in one of the worst mining disasters in US history in 1902 went viral on the internet recently. The letter is signed by a man named Jacob Vowell, who wrote…

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IMF’s Gita Gopinath Goes Bullish On India’s Economic Growth

August 17, 2024 admin

IMF Deputy MD Gita Gopinath said India will likely become 3rd largest economy by 2027. New Delhi: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his Independence Day address to the nation, said the country is on its way to become the third-largest economy with big reforms across sectors, Gita Gopinath, Deputy Managing Director of the International…

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Vinesh Phogat Receives Hero’s Welcome From Fans At Delhi Airport, Breaks Down. Watch

August 17, 2024 admin

Former India wrestler Vinesh Phogat arrived in New Delhi on Saturday, following her disqualification from the just-concluded Paris Olympics 2024. Vinesh landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday, August 17, with thousands gathered outside to welcome her. Vinesh’s family members, including her mother, had arrived at the airport hours before the…

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Under Construction For 9 Years, Bridge In Bihar Collapses For 3rd Time

August 17, 2024 admin

No injuries were reported in the latest incident Patna: A section of the superstructure of the under-construction Sultanganj-Aguwani Ghat bridge collapsed and fell into the Ganga River in Bihar. Although no injuries were reported in the latest incident involving the bridge that has been nine years in the making, the repeated collapses of various sections…

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PM Narendra Modi Addresses 3rd India-Hosted Voice Of Global South Summit

August 17, 2024 admin

PM Modi today addressed the third edition of the Voice of Global South Summit. New Delhi: India today held the third edition of the Voice of Global South Summit today, an event underpinned by India’s philosophy of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’. The summit is as an extension of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka…

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