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U.S. keeps distance on Muiz’s plan to end Indian military presence in Maldives

October 3, 2023 admin

“This is a matter between the Maldives and India of course,” the U.S. State Department’s Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said at the daily press briefing. File | Photo Credit: X: Vedant Patel/@StateDeputySpox The U.S. government, on Tuesday, did not weigh in on Maldives president-elect Mohamed Muiz saying he would fulfil his election promise and…

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UP On Brink Of Ending Encephalitis, Formal Announcement Soon: Yogi Adityanath

October 3, 2023 admin

Yogi Adityanath said that formal announcement of ending encephalitis will be made soon. Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the state is now on the brink of ending encephalitis and a formal announcement regarding the same will be made soon. CM Adityanath inaugurated the Special Communicable Disease Control Campaign at the…

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Meta Plans To Charge Europeans For Ad Free Facebook, Instagram: Report

October 3, 2023 admin

According to reports, Europe could pay $10.50 a month for a desktop version of Instagram or Facebook. Washington: Meta is proposing to offer European users a subscription-based version of Instagram and Facebook if they would rather not be tracked for ads, a source said on Tuesday. The idea, first reported by the Wall Street Journal,…

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New York Judge Issues Gag Order On Trump After His Comments On Court Staff

October 3, 2023 admin

Judge Arthur Engoron imposed gag order on Tuesday against Trump for commenting on her court staff. New York: The New York judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial slapped a limited gag order on the former president after he insulted a court clerk in a social media post on Tuesday. “Personal attacks on members of…

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Joe Biden Urges New Speaker Elected Quickly To Face “Urgent Challenges”

October 3, 2023 admin

Kevin McCarthy Ousted: Joe Biden said that House must elect a new speaker to face new challenges. Washington: President Joe Biden wants the US House of Representatives to swiftly choose a new speaker after Republican Kevin McCarthy was axed by his own party, the White House said Tuesday. “Because the urgent challenges facing our nation…

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‘Kerala yet to receive Linezolid, Cycloserine MDR-TB drugs’

October 3, 2023 admin

On October 1, the Health Ministry issued a press release for the second time in five days stating that “media reports claiming shortage of anti-TB medicines are false, motivated and misleading”. Since June this year, there has been a stockout of Linezolid, Clofazimine, and Cycloserine, three important medicines used for treating MDR-TB. “The CTD [Central…

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21 Killed After Bus Falls From Venice Bridge, Catches Fire In Italy

October 3, 2023 admin

Italian Prime Minister expressed her “profound condolences” after the incident. (Representational) Venice: At least 21 people, including two children and foreigners, were killed Tuesday and several others wounded when a bus running on methane plunged off a bridge in Venice and caught fire. “A tragedy has struck our community this evening”, mayor Luigi Brugnaro wrote…

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Kevin McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a U.S. House vote

October 3, 2023 admin

Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history that was forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and threw the House and its Republican leadership into chaos. McCarthy’s chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, forced the vote on the “motion to vacate,” drawing…

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Chinese President Xi vows to deepen ties with Maldives; congratulates Muizzu on his election as President

October 3, 2023 admin

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday pledged to deepen bilateral ties with the Maldives as he congratulated President-elect Mohamed Muizzu, whose party campaigned for forging close ties with Beijing. Mr. Muizzu, from the People’s National Congress and a close associate of former Maldives President Abdulla Yameen who forged close ties with China during his Presidency…

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Maldives president-elect says he’s committed to removing the Indian military from the archipelago

October 3, 2023 admin

Maldives’ President-elect of the Maldives’ Mohamed Muizzu (C) of the People’s National Congress (PNC) party delivers a speech during a gathering with supporters following the country’s presidential election, in Male on October 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP The President-elect of the Maldives said he will stick to his campaign promise to remove Indian military…

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