Washington: A federal judge on Thursday issued a temporary but significant legal setback to the Trump administration, moving to halt the deployment of National Guard troops for law enforcement duties in Washington, D.C., without the explicit approval of the city’s mayor. The ruling marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing power struggle between the White […]
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MOSCOW: Russia’s military claimed on Thursday that it has achieved the complete “liberation” of Kupiansk, a vital railway hub in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region, in what would mark a major strategic blow to Kyiv’s forces and a significant reversal of their past victories. The announcement, which Ukrainian officials have denied, was delivered directly to President […]
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New Delhi: The Indian stock market opened on a negative note on Friday, the final trading day of the week, as both major indices continued a downward slide. The decline signals a reversal from the previous day’s strong gains. At the opening bell, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex was trading at 85,390.15, reflecting a […]
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Delhi: In a significant move to protect endangered red sanders, the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) on Friday announced the release of ₹39.84 crore to Andhra Pradesh. This allocation designates ₹38.36 crore for the state’s Forest Department and ₹1.48 crore for the State Biodiversity Board, pushing the total funds disbursed under the Access and Benefit Sharing […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to travel to Johannesburg, South Africa, for a three-day visit from November 21st to 23rd to attend the 20th G20 Leaders’ Summit. The visit comes at the invitation of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and marks a significant milestone as the first G20 Summit to be hosted […]
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BELEM, Brazil,: Critical climate negotiations at the COP30 summit were thrown into disarray on Thursday after a fire broke out at the conference venue, forcing the evacuation of thousands of delegates. The incident occurred just as negotiators entered the final, high-stakes hours of the summit, imperiling an already precarious effort to forge a global agreement […]
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Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to speak with US President Donald Trump about a controversial 28-point peace plan that was drafted in secret consultations between American and Russian envoys, sidelining both Kyiv and its European allies. The proposal, which reportedly requires Ukraine to make significant territorial and military concessions, has been met with […]
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Delhi: A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a landmark opinion, ruling that a fixed timeline cannot be imposed on the President or state Governors for granting assent to bills passed by legislative assemblies. However, the court unequivocally stated that Governors cannot withhold bills indefinitely, and in cases of prolonged delay, […]
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Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, extended his congratulations on Thursday to Nitish Kumar, who was sworn in for a historic tenth term as the Chief Minister of Bihar following the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) decisive victory in the state elections. In a post on the social media platform X, Gadkari […]
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Delhi: The Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, held a series of high-level discussions with senior U.S. Navy and defense officials during an official visit to the United States, aimed at significantly strengthening maritime cooperation between the two nations. The talks, held from November 12 to 17, focused on enhancing collaboration in […]
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