Month: November 2024

Rishabh Pant Labelled ‘Ego Buy’ For LSG, Owner Sanjiv Goenka Clarifies Rs 27 Crore Bid

November 28, 2024 admin

File photo of Rishabh Pant.© AFP Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after being bought by Lucknow Super Giants for a whopping sum of Rs 27 crore during IPL 2025 mega auction. There was a massive bidding war between LSG and Sunrisers Hyderabad…

Sports

Canada is already examining tariffs on certain U.S. items following Trump’s tariff threat

November 28, 2024 admin

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. | Photo Credit: AP Canada is already examining possible retaliatory tariffs on certain items from the United States should President-elect Donald Trump follow through on his threat to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products, a senior official said Wednesday (November 27, 2024). Mr. Trump…

World

Norway Diplomat On Adani Case

November 28, 2024 admin

“It’s time to put a stop to American overreach!” Erik Solheim said. New Delhi: Norwegian diplomat and former UN Environment Programme Executive Director Erik Solheim has questioned the US government report on the Adani Group, calling it a case of “American overreach.” Speaking out on global media coverage of the report, Mr Solheim asked, “When…

Nation

Rapper “Diddy” Denied Bail In Sex Trafficking, Racketeering Case

November 28, 2024 admin

New York: A judge denied the rapper known as “Diddy” bail on Wednesday, according to a court filing, after he was charged with sex trafficking and racketeering. Judges had already denied bail twice for the rapper — real name Sean Combs — and prosecutors alleged in opposing the third bid that the rapper and producer…

World

Joe Biden Preparing $725 Million Weapons Package For Ukraine: Report

November 28, 2024 admin

Joe Biden Preparing 5 Million Weapons Package For Ukraine: Report

Washington: U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is preparing a $725 million weapons package for Ukraine, two U.S. officials said on Wednesday, as the outgoing president seeks to bolster the government in Kyiv before leaving office in January. According to an official familiar with the plan, the Biden administration plans to provide a variety of anti-tank…

World

New moiré superconductor opens the door to new quantum materials

November 28, 2024 admin

Scientists are constantly engineering new materials that exhibit exotic properties. Moiré materials are a deceptively simple. Take a material made of a single type of atom, like a block of graphite. Slice off a thin layer from the top so that you have a two-dimensional sheet of carbon atoms bonded together (graphene). Place one sheet…

Science

Attacks on minorities in Bangladesh: Indian-American body urges Biden, Trump to intervene

November 27, 2024 admin

Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu leader associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), who faces several charges, is escorted by the police at the Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Court. File | Photo Credit: Reuters An influential Indian-American organisation has urged U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump to call on the government of…

World

Bihar Couple Sell Daughter, 4, For Rs 40,000 In Odisha, 6 Arrested: Cops

November 27, 2024 admin

Further investigation into the matter is underway. (Representational) Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a 4-year-old girl was rescued by Badagada police in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar after being sold by her parents for Rs 40,000. The accused couple, who are from Bihar, along with four other individuals involved, have been arrested, according to the police. According to…

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Centre Approves Rs 28,229 Crore For 1,637 Km Arunachal Frontier Highway Along LAC

November 27, 2024 admin

The highway is being constructed along the ‘India-Tibet-China-Myanmar’ border (Representational) Aalo: The Centre has sanctioned Rs 28,229 crore for constructing the 1,637 km Arunachal Frontier Highway connecting 12 districts of the state along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on the India-China international border, a top official said. The ambitious project to be built at…

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4 Killed After Fire Breaks Out At Noida Factory, Owner Charged: Cops

November 27, 2024 admin

Further investigation is underway, say cops (Representational) Noida: A factory owner has been booked after a fire broke out in his factory here and three workers were charred to death, police said on Wednesday. A fire broke out in a sofa manufacturing factory on Tuesday morning. Five fire brigades were rushed to the spot and…

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