Month: December 2024

Trump picks billionaire Stephen Feinberg to be Deputy Defense Secretary

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Stephen Feinberg. File Photo: www.cerberus.com President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday (December 22, 2024) he would nominate billionaire investor Stephen Feinberg to serve as Deputy Secretary of Defense. Mr. Feinberg is the co-chief executive of Cerberus Capital Management LP, a private equity firm that has invested in defense contractors. He served on an intelligence advisory…

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Nara Devaansh sets world record in chess category

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IT Minister Nara Lokesh’s nine-year-old son Devaansh has reportedly set a world record in the category of ‘Fastest Checkmate Solver – 175 Puzzles’. The World Book of Records issued a certificate to that effect dated December 21. According to a press release, it was a record-making event that featured Devaansh tackling a sequence of progressively challenging…

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Trump says it could be worth keeping TikTok in U.S. for a little while

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President-elect Donald Trump speaks at AmericaFest, on December 22, 2024, in Phoenix. | Photo Credit: AP President-elect Donald Trump indicated on Sunday (December 22, 2024) that he favored allowing TikTok to keep operating in the United States for at least a little while, saying he had received billions of views on the social media platform…

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Weakened Iran could pursue nuclear weapon: White House’s Sullivan

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Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful, but it has expanded uranium enrichment. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Biden administration is concerned that a weakened Iran could build a nuclear weapon, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday (December 22, 2024), adding that he was briefing President-elect Donald Trump’s team on…

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Champions Trophy host Pakistan confirms UAE as neutral venue for India’s games at cricket tournament

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In this photograph taken on December 12, 2024, people walk past the ‘ICC Champions Trophy’ on display at a shopping complex in Dhaka | Photo Credit: AFP The Pakistan Cricket Board has chosen the United Arab Emirates as a neutral venue to host India’s games at next year’s Champions Trophy following a standoff between the…

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Netanyahu vows to act with ‘force, determination’ against Yemen’s Houthis

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed to retaliate against Yemen’s Houthi rebels after they fired a missile at Tel Aviv, warning that Israel would target what he described as the last remaining arm of “Iran’s axis of evil”. The Houthis struck Israel’s commercial hub on Saturday with what they claimed was a ballistic…

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Delhi’s Air Quality Turns ‘Severe’ Despite GRAP-4 Restrictions

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Some areas recorded AQI levels as high as 474. (File) New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality deteriorated on Sunday with the 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching the ‘severe’ category at 409 at 4 pm, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed. On Saturday, the AQI was recorded at 370, placing it in the ‘very…

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PM Modi Meets Yoga Practitioner, Other Influencers In Kuwait

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Shaikha A J Al-Sabah is the founder of the first licensed yoga studio ‘Daratma’ in Kuwait. Kuwait City: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Shaikha AJ Al-Sabah, an avid yoga practitioner and founder of the first licensed yoga studio ‘Daratma’ in Kuwait, and other influencers from the Gulf country. PM Modi, who arrived here…

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In Kuwait, PM Modi Reflects On India’s ‘Soft Power’

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Kuwait City: Prime Minister Narendra Modi underscored India’s historical and cultural ties with the Gulf region, and the significant contributions of the Indian diaspora in the Gulf nation. Highlighting India’s soft power, he emphasised its civilisational ethos, cultural influence through cinema and cuisine, and its tourism sector. In an interview with Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)…

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