Month: August 2024

Volodymyr Zelensky Says Ukraine Controls 74 Russian Settlements

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Volodymyr Zelensky Says Ukraine Controls 74 Russian Settlements

There are 74 settlements under the control of Ukraine,” Zelensky said. Kyiv: Ukraine now controls 74 settlements in Russia’s Kursk border region, the country’s president Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday. The governor of the Kursk region, where Ukraine is mounting a week-long incursion, previously said Monday that Ukraine controls 28 settlements. “There are 74 settlements under…

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Nirmala Sitharaman: Wish I could bring taxes to almost nil but India needs to fund research

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Nirmala Sitharaman: Wish I could bring taxes to almost nil but India needs to fund research

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the officers of the Income Tax department from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh region, in Bhopal. | Photo Credit: ANI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday that she wished she could bring down the taxes in the country to “almost nil” but India’s challenges are severe and they…

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Science

Wayanad Landsline Linked To 10% Heavier Rainfall Due To Climate Change: Study

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Wayanad Landsline Linked To 10% Heavier Rainfall Due To Climate Change: Study

The study said about 59 per cent of total landslides in Kerala have occurred in plantation areas. New Delhi: The deadly landslides in Kerala’s ecologically fragile Wayanad district were triggered by a heavy burst of rainfall, made 10 per cent heavier by climate change, according to a new rapid attribution study by a global team…

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Nation

Global Outrage Over Far-Right Israeli Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s Prayer At Al-Aqsa Mosque

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Global Outrage Over Far-Right Israeli Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s Prayer At Al-Aqsa Mosque

Ben Gvir’s latest visit drew sharp condemnation from both Muslim countries as well as Western powers. Jerusalem: A far-right Israeli minister drew international condemnation Tuesday by praying with thousands of Jews at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in annexed east Jerusalem, defying a ban on Jewish prayer at the flashpoint site. National Security Minister Itamar Ben…

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OPD Services Hit Across Country As Doctors’ Strike Continues

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OPD Services Hit Across Country As Doctors’ Strike Continues

Kolkata Rape: A widespread agitation by doctors crippled healthcare services across the country. New Delhi: OPD services in government hospitals of several states across the country remained affected on Tuesday as the resident doctors’ strike over the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee in Kolkata entered its second day, even as the CBI…

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Kamala Harris Campaign Says Targeted By Foreign Hackers

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Kamala Harris Campaign Says Targeted By Foreign Hackers

Kamala Harris’s campaign said Tuesday it had been targeted by foreign hackers. Washington: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s campaign said Tuesday it had been targeted by foreign hackers, days after rival Donald Trump’s campaign suggested that it had been hacked by Iran. “In July, the campaign legal and security teams were notified by the FBI…

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Amid War, US Approves $20 Billion Arms Package For Israel

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Amid War, US Approves Billion Arms Package For Israel

Nearly 40,000 people have been killed in Israeli bombardments in the Gaza Strip since war began. Washington: US President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday approved more than $20 billion in new weapons sales to Israel, brushing aside pressure from rights activists to stop arms deliveries over the humanitarian toll in Gaza. The sale comes as…

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Joe Biden Says Ukraine Incursion “Real Dilemma For Putin”

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Joe Biden Says Ukraine Incursion “Real Dilemma For Putin”

Biden said that US has been in constant touch with Ukrainians amid rising tensions. Washington: Ukraine’s cross-border incursion into Russia is giving President Vladimir Putin a “real dilemma,” US President Joe Biden said Tuesday in his first comments on Kyiv’s surprise attack. “It’s creating a real dilemma for Putin, and we’ve been in direct contact,…

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