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Malawi's Climate Change Minister praises UAE's COP28 preparations
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Malawi's Minister of Natural Resources and Climate Change Michael Osei has praised the UAE's exceptional work in organising COP28, especially its inclusion of small island states and donors.
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Man posing as advisor to US President Joe Biden arrested in Dhaka
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A man who identified himself as an advisor to US President Joe Biden, was arrested on charges of cheating people with a false identity, reported Dhaka Tribune.
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US announces new nuclear bomb 24 times more powerful than one dropped on J
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The United States Department of Defence has announced that it will pursue a modern variant of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb, designated the B61-13, pending Congressional authorization and appropriation.
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"Something like this has never happened": NCP's PC Chacko on Kerala multip
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Calling the incident "shocking", Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction) PC Chacko on late Monday said that Kerala which was rocked by multiple explosions on Sunday morning is, unlike other states famous for "communal harmony" and such incident" has never happened in Kerala."
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Israel certainly making effort to minimize civilian casualties: White Hous
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
While addressing a press briefing on Monday (local time), he said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken about the efforts that they are making to try to avoid civilian casualties.
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Calls for ceasefire are calls for Israel to surrender to Hamas...this will
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
While addressing a press briefing, Netanyahu said, "I want to make clear Israel's position regarding the ceasefire. Just as the United States would not agree to a ceasefire after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, or after the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Israel will not agree to a cessation of h
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SC directs Centre, States to take steps to fill vacancies in CIC, SICs
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra observed that the 2005 law on the Right to Information (RTI) will become a "dead letter" if vacancies are not filled.
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National Games 2023: Beach football ready for next plunge
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Still outside the ambit of mainstream sports in India, beach football, however, has grown in the country in leaps and bounds over the years and even states that don't have a coast have sent a team to participate in the National Games
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Human shields do not 'lessen' Israel's responsibility to protect civilians
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The United States has emphasised that the fact that Hamas is using Palestinian civilians as human shields in Gaza, does not lessen Israel's responsibility of protecting the civilians, The Hill reported.
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Diesel buses from other states banned from entering Delhi-NCR from Novembe
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid deteriorating air quality in Delhi, Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday stated that all diesel buses running in Delhi-NCR which are coming from outside have been directed to stop using diesel from November 1.
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US has "absolutely no intention" of sending troops to Israel or Gaza: Kama
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Vice President Kamala Harris stressed the United States has "absolutely no intention" of sending troops to Israel or Gaza, when asked about the potential for US troops to be drawn into a war in the region.
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Biden speaks to Al-Sisi, appreciates Egypt's role in delivery of humanitar
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
United States President Joe Biden on Sunday spoke with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and appreciated Egypt's leading role in efforts to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the civilian population of Gaza.
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