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The oldest known wild bird in the world has laid an egg at the ripe age of about 74, her first in four years, U.S. wildlife officials said. The long-winged seabird named Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge at the northwestern edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago and laid what experts…
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New Delhi: India on Friday announced that Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will travel to Bangladesh on Monday, a visit that comes amid increasing strain in ties between New Delhi and Dhaka over attacks on minorities, including Hindus, in the neighbouring country. It will be the first high-level visit from New Delhi to Dhaka after deposed…
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New Delhi: Concerned about the deteriorating situation in Syria, the Government of India put out a late-night advisory to all Indian nationals to completely “avoid all travel to Syria until further notice”. In the statement, which shared an emergency helpline number and an email ID, the Ministry of External Affairs appealed to all Indians currently…
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New Delhi: Concerned about the deteriorating situation in Syria, the Government of India put out a late-night advisory to all Indian nationals to completely “avoid all travel to Syria until further notice”. In the statement, which shared an emergency helpline number and an email ID, the Ministry of External Affairs appealed to all Indians currently…
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Burkina Faso’s junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta issued a decree Friday (December 6, 2024) dismissing Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and announcing the dissolution of the national government. The military’s leader, Ibrahim Traore, said officials in the dissolved government will continue to…
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Washington DC: Elon Musk spent over a quarter of a billion dollars to help Donald Trump win November’s presidential election, according to new filings, underscoring the influence one of the world’s wealthiest people had on this year’s White House race. The billionaire owner of electric car maker Tesla and SpaceX gave $259 million to groups…
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Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu also said government would fill 700 vacant Home Guard posts to strengthen force. Shimla: Women Home Guards would be provided 180 days of maternity leave while the daily allowance for Home Guards during deployment outside the State would be increased from Rs 60 to Rs 500, said Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu…
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Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has issued a warning of a civil disobedience movement following massive protests led by his party that were forcibly dispersed by the police. In a post on X on Thursday, the 72-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief announced a five-member committee to address political prisoners’ release and push for…
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Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. New Delhi: The ability to praise or see the positives is on a decline, noted Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, adding that the trend of criticism (ninda ras), on the other hand, is on the rise. The comment comes in the backdrop of the Opposition’s questions over the voting…
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Accused was arrested soon after and has been charged. (Representational) Thane: A 72-year-old woman was assaulted and robbed of gold ornaments allegedly by a man who came to her house in Thane’s Mira-Bhayander area posing as an electrician, a police official said on Friday. The incident took place two days ago, Naya Nagar police station…
