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Why is NATO’s Steadfast Defender 2024 military exercise significant? | Explained

February 27, 2024 admin

A truck transports a military vehicle towards Warsaw in Poland, on February 20, 2024. There has been a significant increase in the movement of military equipment on almost all roads in Poland due to NATO’s largest military exercise in decades, Steadfast Defender-24. | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: The North Atlantic Treaty Council…

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What is China’s panda diplomacy? | Explained

February 27, 2024 admin

File photo: Pandas Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing move around in their enclosure at the National Zoo in Washington on one of the days they spent together, on May 6, 1975. | Photo Credit: AP Photo The story so far: China may be renewing its panda diplomacy project as the country is planning to loan the San…

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ISRO’s Gaganyaan mission: PM Modi announces Indian astronaut designates

February 27, 2024 admin

February 27, 2024 12:41 pm | Updated February 28, 2024 12:13 am IST – THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Gaganyaan astronaut-designates Group Captain Prashanth Balakrishnan Nair, Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap, and Wing Commander Subhanshu Shukla received ‘astronaut wings’ from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: Video grab India on Tuesday announced…

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The Competition Regulator’s latest addition to the ‘whisteblower’ mechanism to trace cartels | Explained

February 27, 2024 admin

The story so far: Striving to strengthen the existing ‘whistleblower’ mechanism in the Competition Act, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) notified the ‘Lesser Penalty’ Regulations, 2024 to introduce the ‘Lesser Penalty Plus’ regime. It incentivises existing industry participant(s) turned ‘whistleblowers’ to present “full, true and vital disclosures” about another cartel in the ecosystem which is unknown…

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PM Narendra Modi’s Special Message For Mohammed Shami After India Pacer Undergoes Surgery

February 27, 2024 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday wished a speedy recovery to India’s star speedster, Mohammed Shami, who underwent an operation on his Achilles Tendon. The right-arm pacer took to X, on Monday to share an update about his successful heel operation on his achilles tendon. PM Modi took to X to wish a quick recovery…

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Israel ready to halt war in Gaza during Ramadan if hostage deal is reached: Biden

February 27, 2024 admin

File picture of U.S. President Joe Biden, who said Israel could agree to ceasefire during Ramadan | Photo Credit: AP United States President Joe Biden said Israel would be willing to halt its war on Hamas in Gaza during the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan if a deal is reached to release some of…

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Early jacaranda bloom sparks debate about climate change in Mexicoca

February 27, 2024 admin

Jacaranda tree blooms in the Condesa neighborhood in Mexico City, Mexico. February 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Every spring, the streets of Mexico’s capital are painted purple with the flowering of thousands of jacaranda trees. Their spectacular colours not only attract the eyes of residents and tourists but also birds, bees and butterflies that…

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Real-Life Thugs ‘Bunty-Babli’ Arrested By Cops After Car Theft In Delhi’s Janak Puri

February 27, 2024 admin

Delhi Police arrested a couple who tried to imitate the movie characters Bunty and Babli New Delhi: A couple was arrested by the police today for stealing a car in a Bunty and Babli-style theft in Delhi’s Janak Puri area, a police official said. The accused were identified as Sandeep Munna, and Reena, both 27…

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Pentagon On Why US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin Hid Cancer From President Joe Biden

February 27, 2024 admin

The White House was not informed about Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization until January 4. (File) Washington: The Pentagon said Monday that privacy concerns contributed to the secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s cancer treatment, but that it found no evidence of intentional wrongdoing or obfuscation. Austin controversially kept US President Joe Biden in the dark about…

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Karnataka Rajya Sabha Polls Amid Resort Politics, Cross-Voting Worry

February 27, 2024 admin

The voting began at 9 am and will go on till 4 pm before the counting begins at 5 pm. New Delhi: Voting for four Rajya Sabha seats in Karnataka is on today amid suspense over potential cross-voting, which drove the Congress to move all its MLAs to a private resort on Monday. Five candidates…

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