Month: November 2024

PM Modi Makes ‘9 Requests’ For Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami Replies

November 11, 2024 admin

PM Modi appealed to the tourists visiting Uttarakhand to avoid single-use plastic. Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said the state government will make the ‘nine requests’ made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the people and tourists of the state on Uttarakhand Foundation Day the basis of development. The chief minister said…

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Russia’s First Deputy PM on India visit, to take part in key bilateral meeting

November 11, 2024 admin

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister. File | Photo Credit: PTI Russia’s First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will jointly hold on November 12 a key session of the intergovernmental Russian-Indian commission on trade, economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation during his “working visit” to…

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Justice Sanjiv Khanna To Take Oath Today As 51st Chief Justice Of India

November 11, 2024 admin

Justice Khanna, 64, is the son of former Delhi High Court judge Justice Dev Raj Khanna. New Delhi: Justice Sanjiv Khanna will take oath as the 51st Chief Justice of India at the Rashtrapati Bhavan today. He succeeds Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, who retired on Sunday. Here is all you need to know about Justice…

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Trump Speaks To Germany’s Scholz, Discusses “Return Of Peace In Europe”

November 11, 2024 admin

Donald Trump is set to return to the White House after his emphatic victory over Kamala Harris in the November 5 US presidential elections. While the final results have not yet been declared, Trump has so far won 312 electoral votes, well past the 270 needed for victory. His Democratic rival, Harris, is lagging behind…

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Trump speaks to Putin, warns against escalating in Ukraine: report

November 11, 2024 admin

A file image of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin | Photo Credit: AFP U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin and urged him not to escalate the war in Ukraine, the Washington Post reported Sunday (November 10, 2024). “Mr. Trump held the call from his Mar-a-Lago estate…

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Israel Strike Kills Hezbollah Commander, 8 Others In Syria: War Monitor

November 11, 2024 admin

Israel struck an apartment belonging to Hezbollah in a stronghold of pro-Iran groups south of Damascus on Sunday, killing nine people including a commander, a war monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said one of the dead was a Lebanese commander of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group in Syria. Israel has increased strikes on…

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Mpox clade Ia has evolved to jump from humans to humans: new study

November 11, 2024 admin

Since the world eradicated smallpox in 1980, scientists have known that the battle against poxviruses was far from over. Of the multiple types that exist, scientists have been wary of one in particular: mpox. In fact, one of the points in the World Health Assembly’s post-eradication policies was the “continuation of monkeypox surveillance in West…

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Congress Suspends 7 More Rebel Candidates Ahead Of Maharashtra Polls

November 10, 2024 admin

The suspended candidates are contesting against official nominees of Maha Vikas Aghadi (Representational) The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Sunday night intensified disciplinary actions by suspending seven additional rebel candidates for anti-party activities ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. The newly suspended leaders include — Shamkant Saner, Rajendra Thakur, Aba Bagul, Manish Anand, Suresh…

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Haiti replaces Prime Minister, marking more turmoil in the democratic transition process

November 10, 2024 admin

Haiti interim Prime Minister Garry Conille has been replaced with Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, a businessman who was previously considered for the job | Photo Credit: AP A transitionary council created to reestablish democratic order in Haiti signed a degree Sunday (November 10, 2024) firing interim Prime Minister Garry Conille and replacing him with Alix Didier…

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Indian Students After Canada Discontinues Popular Student Visa Scheme

November 10, 2024 admin

Canada’s move has left many aspiring students worried about their academic future (Representational) Indian students have expressed concerns following Canada’s recent decision to end its fast-track Student Direct Stream (SDS) visa program. The program, which allowed eligible students to obtain study permits more quickly, has been a popular choice for those seeking to study in…

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