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Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor arrives in Colombo on a two-day visit

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Ajit Doval, National Security Advisor arrives in Colombo on a two-day visit

Ajit Doval is scheduled to review deliberations of the Colombo Security Conclave, a regional initiative that began as a trilateral effort among India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.  | Photo Credit: PTI National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit K. Doval arrived in Colombo Thursday (August 29, 2024) morning, official sources told The Hindu, to follow-up on the ongoing Colombo…

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Major Glacial Lake Surveys In Eastern Himalayas In Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim Areas Bordering China

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Major Glacial Lake Surveys In Eastern Himalayas In Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim Areas Bordering China

Representational Image As a part of the national survey to preempt the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has started surveying the Eastern Himalayas to map all glacial lakes in the country and assess the feasibility of installing early warning sensors and other mitigation measures. The agency is conducting surveys…

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Typhoon Shanshan lashes Japan with torrential rain, strong winds; three killed

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Typhoon Shanshan lashes Japan with torrential rain, strong winds; three killed

Farmland along a river is flooded by heavy rains caused by a typhoon in Yufu, Oita prefecture, western Japan, on August 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A typhoon lashed southern Japan with torrential rain and strong winds on Thursday (August 29, 2024), causing at least three deaths as it started a crawl up the…

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U.S. national security adviser talks with a top Chinese military official in Beijing

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U.S. national security adviser talks with a top Chinese military official in Beijing

Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, second from right, holds a meeting with White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan, second from left. during a meeting at the Bayi building in Beijing, on August 29, 2024 | Photo Credit: AP United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Thursday (August 29,…

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Spanish actor’s son jailed for life for grisly Thai island murder

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Spanish actor’s son jailed for life for grisly Thai island murder

Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho, father of Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, talks to reporters arriving at Koh Samui provincial court in southern Thailand, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A Thai court on Thursday (August 29, 2024) jailed a famous Spanish actor’s son for life for the grisly murder of a Colombian plastic surgeon on…

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Mexico’s ruling party edges closer to a majority in both houses of Congress after 2 senators defect

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Mexico’s ruling party edges closer to a majority in both houses of Congress after 2 senators defect

Following a pair of defections by Opposition senators, Mexico’s ruling party said it is edging closer to a steamroller two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress. File | Photo Credit: AP Following a pair of defections by Opposition senators, Mexico’s ruling party said Wednesday (August 28, 2024) it is edging closer to a steamroller two-thirds…

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Former Bangladesh Speaker, former Commerce Minister arrested in murder case

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Former Bangladesh Speaker, former Commerce Minister arrested in murder case

Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Former Bangladesh Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and former Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi have been arrested over the killing of a goldsmith during the recent quota reform protests that led to the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led government, media reports said on Thursday (August 29, 2024.) Mr….

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OpenAI In Talks To Raise Funding At Over $100 Billion Valuation, WSJ Reports

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OpenAI In Talks To Raise Funding At Over 0 Billion Valuation, WSJ Reports

OpenAI backer Microsoft is also expected to put in money. OpenAI, the startup behind the popular ChatGPT, is reportedly in discussions to raise billions of dollars in a new funding round that could see it valued at above $100 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The funding round is expected to be led…

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to visit swing districts in Michigan and Wisconsin

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to visit swing districts in Michigan and Wisconsin

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the National Guard of the United States NGAUS General Conference in Detroit, Michigan U.S. | Photo Credit: Reuters Former U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign on Thursday (August 29, 2024) in Michigan and Wisconsin as the former president ramps up battleground state…

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Australian PMs Private Chat Caught On Camera In Awkward Summit Blooper

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Australian PMs Private Chat Caught On Camera In Awkward Summit Blooper

Australia PM Anthony Albanese was caught speaking to Kurt Campbell with a coffee cup in hand. Nuku’alofa, Tonga: An unguarded exchange between Australia’s prime minister and a veteran US diplomat about a sensitive Pacific policing plan was caught on camera, causing blushes at a regional summit Thursday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Deputy Secretary of…

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