Month: December 2024

India-US Defence Ties Advancing In Exciting Ways: Pentagon

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India-US Defence Ties Advancing In Exciting Ways: Pentagon

India has been accorded the status of Major Defence Partnership by the United States. Washington: The defence relationship between India and the United States is accelerating and advancing in terrific and exciting ways, the Pentagon has said amidst the transition from the Joe Biden administration to that of President-elect Donald Trump. “The US-India defence relationship…

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Nation

Rajasthan Ex-BJP MLA Bhawani Singh Rajawat Jailed For 3 Years For Slapping Forest Officer

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Rajasthan Ex-BJP MLA Bhawani Singh Rajawat Jailed For 3 Years For Slapping Forest Officer

A video clip of the incident had gone viral that showed ex-BJP MLA slapping the government official. Kota, Rajasthan: A special court here on Thursday sentenced former BJP MLA Bhawani Singh Rajawat and his aide Mahaveer Suman to three years of imprisonment for slapping a forest officer in his office in 2022. The SC/ST court…

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What is the quantum satellite for India’s National Quantum Mission? | Explained

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What is the quantum satellite for India’s National Quantum Mission? | Explained

The story so far: On December 13, Ajai Chowdhry, chairman of the Mission Governing Board of the nascent National Quantum Mission, said India plans to launch a quantum satellite in “2-3 years for quantum communications”. What is the National Quantum Mission? The National Quantum Mission (NQM) is a Department of Science & Technology programme to…

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US Court Removes Georgia Prosecutor Fani Willis In Trump 2020 Election Case

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US Court Removes Georgia Prosecutor Fani Willis In Trump 2020 Election Case

Washington: In another legal gain for US President-elect Donald Trump, an appeals court threw out on Thursday the Georgia prosecutor on the case, accusing him of election interference. The state appeals court cited Fani Willis’ romantic link to a lawyer she hired to help prosecute the case and said that it created an appearance of…

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World

House rejects Trump-backed plan on U.S. government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain

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House rejects Trump-backed plan on U.S. government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain

The House rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan on Thursday (December 19, 2024) to fund federal operations and suspend the debt ceiling a day before a government shutdown, as Democrats refused to accommodate his sudden demands and the quick fix cobbled together by Republican leaders. In a hastily convened evening vote punctuated by angry outbursts…

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US House Rejects Republican Bill To Avert Government Shutdown

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US House Rejects Republican Bill To Avert Government Shutdown

Washington: The US House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected a Republican-led funding bill aimed at averting a government shutdown, with federal agencies due to run out of cash on Friday night and cease operations starting this weekend. The contentious legislation would have suspended the country’s borrowing limit for President-elect Donald Trump’s first two years…

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“President Musk” Makes His Presence Felt In Washington

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“President Musk” Makes His Presence Felt In Washington

Washington: Elon Musk’s role in wrecking a bipartisan Congress deal to avert a US government shutdown has underlined his extraordinary influence over the Republican Party and the incoming administration of Donald Trump. In addition to his usual title of the world’s richest man, Democrats are now describing him as “President Musk.” Musk has been tapped…

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CSK launches ninth edition of Junior Super Kings Inter-school T20 tournament

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CSK launches ninth edition of Junior Super Kings Inter-school T20 tournament

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) left-arm pacers Mukesh Choudhary (second from right) and Gurjapneet Singh (third from right) were the special guests at the launch of the ninth edition of the Junior Super Kings (JSK) inter-school T20 cricket tournament. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Chennai Super Kings (CSK) launched the ninth edition of the Junior Super…

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Sports

Trump backs new GOP plan to fund government and raise debt limit as shutdown nears

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Trump backs new GOP plan to fund government and raise debt limit as shutdown nears

President-elect Donald Trump announced “success” in coming up with a new plan to fund the government and lift the debt ceiling a day before a government shutdown, urging Congress to swiftly pass it in votes as soon as Thursday evening. Trump’s social media post landed as Republicans said they had narrowed in on a tentative…

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