Month: December 2024

Farmers’ Protest In Delhi Today. Here’s What Their Demands Are

December 2, 2024 admin

Bhartiya Kisan Parishad will press demands for compensation and benefits under the new agricultural laws. Farmers will march towards the Parliament complex on Monday to press five key demands, leading to increased security and route diversions in the Delhi-NCR regions. Here are the key developments: Bhartiya Kisan Parishad (BKP) leader Sukhbir Khalifa had announced on…

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Cyclone Fengal LIVE: Holiday declared in several T.N. districts; yellow alert in Telangana

December 2, 2024 admin

Army stepped in to evacuate stranded persons in inundated streets of Puducherry Source link

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UP Declares Prayagraj’s Maha Kumbh Area New District

December 2, 2024 admin

The newly formed district will be known as Maha Kumbh Mela. Prayagraj: Ahead of the upcoming Maha Kumbh Mela, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government in a landmark decision has declared the Maha Kumbh area in Prayagraj as a new district. The decision, taken on Sunday, which led to the formation of the new Maha…

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Ashok seeks Lokayukta probe into deaths of lactating mothers in Ballari

December 2, 2024 admin

Leader of the Opposition in Assembly R. Ashok during his visit to Ballari Medical College and Research Centre on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SRIDHAR KAVALI Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashok demanded a Lokayukta probe into the recent deaths of lactating mothers in the State-run Ballari Medical College and Research Centre (BMCRC) in…

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Joe Biden Pardons Son In 2 Criminal Cases

December 2, 2024 admin

Washington: US President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, who had been convicted of making false statements on a gun background check and illegally possessing a firearm and plead guilty to federal tax charges. “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. From the day I took office,…

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Shock diamonds: supersonic heat nuggets

December 1, 2024 admin

An SR-71 Blackbird takes off from the Dryden Flight Research Centre, California, on March 9, 1993. Shock diamonds are visible in its exhaust. | Photo Credit: NASA Sometimes when a rocket or a jet takes off, its exhaust has an alternating pattern of light and dark patches (see image). The bright patches in this formation…

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Senegal seeks answers 80 years after French massacre of African soldiers

December 1, 2024 admin

A retired soldier attends the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of a massacre of African soldiers who fought for France during WW2 and were gunned down by French troops in 1944 for demanding fair treatment and pay in Thiaroye, Senegal on December 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Senegal on Sunday (December 1, 2024) commemorated…

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Russia removes general in charge of Syrian operations, military bloggers say

December 1, 2024 admin

Syrian opposition fighters stand in front of the University of Aleppo, after rebels opposed to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad said they had reached the heart of Aleppo, Syria November 30, 2024. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian war bloggers reported on Sunday that Moscow has dismissed Sergei Kisel, the general in charge of its forces…

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Former Australia cricketer Ian Redpath dies at 83

December 1, 2024 admin

Former Australian cricketer Ian Redpath. File | Photo Credit: KRISHNAN VV Former Australia batter Ian Redpath died on Sunday at the age of 83, as reported by ESPNcricinfo. Redpath played 66 Tests and five ODIs in an international career that ran from 1964 to 1976.The former Australia cricketer made his Test debut against South…

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Spinners propel Pakistan to emphatic 57-run win over Zimbabwe in 1st T20

December 1, 2024 admin

Pakistan gather after taking a wicket during the first T20 cricket match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe on Sunday (December 1, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s spinners propelled their team to an emphatic 57-run win over Zimbabwe in the first Twenty20 cricket international on Sunday (December 1, 2024)….

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