Month: October 2024

Biden lands in South Carolina to view Hurricane Helene damage, deploys 1,000 troops

October 2, 2024 admin

Marine One carrying U.S. President Joe Biden flies, as Biden visits North and South Carolina to survey storm damage and meet with officials in the wake of Hurricane Helene. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris travelled on Wednesday (October 2, 2024) to South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia…

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Who Won The ‘Minnesota Nice’ US Vice Presidential Debate? Analysts Say…

October 2, 2024 admin

New York: Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz and his Republican rival JD Vance debated each other on Wednesday as millions of Americans tuned in to the first, and most-likely, only vice-presidential debate before the country votes on November 5. Unlike the presidential debate, which saw personal attacks by the contenders, the vice presidential debate…

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‘Sickening cycle of escalation’ in Mideast must stop, says UN chief Antonio Guterres

October 2, 2024 admin

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. File | Photo Credit: Reuters UN chief Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for an end to the “sickening cycle of escalation” in the Middle East, while specifically condemning Iran over its latest missile attack after facing harsh criticism from Israel. The secretary-general was speaking at an emergency meeting of the UN…

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U.S. prosecutors detail evidence in Donald Trump election subversion case

October 2, 2024 admin

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP A U.S. judge on Wednesday made public a court filing in which federal prosecutors laid out their evidence accusing former President Donald Trump of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. The 165-page filing is likely the last opportunity for prosecutors to…

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3 Killed After Blast In UP Cracker Factory: Cops

October 2, 2024 admin

Three people have died and at least as many injured in an explosion, police said. (Representational) Bareilly, UP: At least three persons were killed and as many injured following a blast at a firecracker manufacturing unit in a village here on Wednesday, police said. The explosion, which took place in the Sirauli police station area,…

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Climate Activist Sonam Wangchuk Released From Detention, Breaks Fast

October 2, 2024 admin

A police officer confirmed that Mr Wangchuk and all other ‘padayatris’ were released in the evening. New Delhi: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and several others from Ladakh paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial Rajghat on Wednesday evening and later said they have been released from police detention and ended their fast. The group…

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Activist Sonam Wangchuk, Other Ladakhis Taken To Rajghat By Police

October 2, 2024 admin

Sonam Wangchuk had begun his journey with 170 Ladakhis from Leh a month ago. New Delhi: Climate activist Soman Wangchuk and 170 Ladakhis under police detention for the past two days for violating prohibitory orders have been taken to Rajghat, an officer said on Wednesday. Mr Wangchuk, who was leading ‘Delhi Chalo Padyatra’, had gone…

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Eight Israel soldiers dead as Hezbollah claims to repel incursion

October 2, 2024 admin

People stand on top of the remains of an Iranian missile in the Negev desert near Arad, on October 2, 2024, in the aftermath of an Iranian missile attack on Israel. | Photo Credit: AFP Hezbollah said it repelled an Israeli infiltration into southern Lebanon on Wednesday (October 2, 2024) as Israel reported eight soldiers…

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Nitin Gadkari’s ‘Click Pic’ Solution For Those Spitting Pan Masala

October 2, 2024 admin

Nitin Gadkari emphasised on maintaining cleanliness to protect the ecology (File) Nagpur: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday suggested photos of people spitting on roads after eating pan masala should be clicked and published in newspapers for the public to see. Addressing a ‘Swacch Bharat Abhiyan’ event organised by the Nagpur civic body, Nitin Gadkari…

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