Month: December 2024

Andaman and Nicobar police to query Starlink over device used by drug smugglers

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Indian Coast Guard personnel apprehend a Myanmarese fishing boat with more than 6,000 kg of methamphetamine on November 25, 2024. Photo: X/@IndiaCoastGuard via PTI Andaman and Nicobar police will seek details from Elon Musk’s Starlink, they said on Tuesday (December 3, 2024), in a bid to hunt down drug smugglers who used its satellite internet…

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Hamas, Fatah agree to create joint committee to run post-war Gaza

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People chant slogans during a pro-Palestinian protest | Photo Credit: AP Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas’s Fatah party have agreed to create a committee to jointly run post-war Gaza, negotiators from both sides said Tuesday (December 3, 2024). Under the plan, which needs Abbas’s approval, the committee would be composed of…

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World

Indian Envoy Summoned By Bangladesh As Tensions Simmer Between Neighbours

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Dhaka: Bangladesh today summoned India’s envoy to Dhaka amid tensions between both countries over the surge in violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh. Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma arrived at the Foreign Ministry Office in Dhaka at 4 pm local time. Apart from the violence against the Hindu minority in Bangladesh, that New Delhi has…

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Biden Administration’s Game-Changing Defence Deal With India

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Washington: Mere weeks before the completion of his Presidential term, outgoing president Joe Biden approved a crucial sale of defence equipment to India. He notified the Congress about the decision on Monday. The US has authorised the sale of MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter Equipment and related ones at the cost of USD 1.17 billion. This will…

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Another CPI(M) Leader Madhu Mullassery Exits Party, Joins BJP

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“He (Mullassery) was in consensus with them (BJP) on some matters,” district secretary V Joy claimed. Thiruvananthapuram: Days after a CPI(M) leader from Alappuzha quit the party and joined the BJP amidst reports of factional feuds in its conferences, another party leader on Tuesday took the same route. Even as Madhu Mullassery announced his exit…

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Nation

Yashasvi Jaiswal Looks To Shatter Sachin Tendulkar’s All-Time Record As India Gear Up For 2nd Test

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As India gears up for the pink-ball Test against Australia at Adelaide, Indian batting stars Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli will have some records worth looking upto that can witness them climb up over legendary Sachin Tendulkar and Don Bradman. The Adelaide test will kickstart from December 6 onwards, with India heading into…

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Sports

Amit Shah Praises Chandigarh For Becoming First City To Fully Enact New Criminal Laws

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Chandigarh: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday congratulated Chandigarh,which became the first in the country to fully implement the landmark three criminal laws in the country, and said that the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) would be implemented fully across…

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How Beijing Reduced Air Pollution By Up To 89% In A Decade

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China was once nicknamed as the “Kingdom of Bicycles” because of the widespread practice of cycling in this densely populated nation. There was a time when a bicycle was one of the “three rounds” every Chinese house desired, together with a wristwatch and a sewing machine. However, the country has faced many challenges since it…

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Saurashtra’s batters fire in big win over Tamil Nadu

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Harvik Desai’s quickfire half-century helped Saurashtra post a huge total against Tamil Nadu in a Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 match in Indore on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Disappointment was writ large on the faces of Tamil Nadu’s players at the Holkar Stadium on Tuesday after suffering a fourth straight defeat in Group…

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Cyclone Fengal was unusually hard to predict and track | Analysis

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As of December 2, Cyclone Fengal was still alive and kicking, and was predicted  to soak parts of north Kerala and south Karnataka (including Bengaluru) in the following days. It appeared to have retained its identity in the forecasts as it crossed peninsular India en route to the Arabian Sea. It may not reorganise into…

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