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The second stage of Graded Response Action Plan remains in force in the national capital. New Delhi: A dense layer of smog enveloped Delhi and surrounding regions of Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad on Wednesday morning. Delhi’s air quality index was in the ‘Severe’ category breaching the 400 mark, while that of Gurugram, Noida and…
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Jharkhand Assembly Election: The votes will be counted on November 23. New Delhi: Forty-three of Jharkhand’s 81 assembly seats will go to polls in the first phase of election today. A handful of by-elections are also scheduled, the most prominent of which is Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s test in Kerala’s Wayanad. Here are top 10 points…
US President-elect Donald Trump announced that Elon Musk will lead the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ – a position Trump hinted at during his campaign trail. Musk will head the department alongside Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. “Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut…
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Humidity fluctuated between 64 per cent and 96 per cent during the day. (Representational) New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality remained “very poor” for a 14th consecutive day on Tuesday, with an AQI reading of 334, as vehicular emission was the biggest contributor to the city’s pollution, accounting for 15.4 per cent. The Air Quality Index…
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Mumbai women’s team with the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy | Photo Credit: PTI Mumbai produced an all-round show to thrash Bengal by 10 wickets and win the Senior Women’s T20 Trophy in Mumbai on Tuesday (November 12, 2024). In a one-sided contest played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai shot out Bengal for a meagre 85…
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At the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, synthetic biologist Sangram Bagh has a major and somewhat unusual goal: to build intelligent bacteria. Despite being single-celled, bacteria are very sensitive and responsive to their environments. Organisms that are generally called intelligent — including dolphins, chimpanzees, octopuses, crows, and humans — are on the other hand…
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New Delhi: India has ambitious plans to set up nuclear reactors across the country, especially in states where thermal power plants have either completed its life, or where access to coal is a challenge. With its focus on clean energy, India aims to reduce its dependence fossil fuels, and for this, the central government has…
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New Delhi: India has ambitious plans to set up nuclear reactors across the country, especially in states where thermal power plants have either completed its life, or where access to coal is a challenge. With its focus on clean energy, India aims to reduce its dependence fossil fuels, and for this, the central government has…
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A file image of John Ratcliffe, who has been picked as Director of CIA by President-elect Donald Trump | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday (November 12, 2024) that he had picked former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to serve as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Mr. Ratcliffe, a close…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted two U.S. Navy warships with multiple drones and missiles as they were travelling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, but the attacks were not successful, the Defense Department said Tuesday (November 12, 2024). Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary, said the Iranian-backed Houthis launched at least eight drones, five anti-ship ballistic…
