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Odisha CM reduces number of vehicles in ...

Odisha CM reduces number of vehicles in his convoy by half

Odisha CM reduces number of vehicles in his convoy by half ## Odisha Chief Minister Streamlines Convoy, Promotes Public Transport Amidst Energy Concerns **Bhubaneswar, Odisha –** In a significant move to align with national efforts towards responsible energy consumption, Odisha Chief Minister... read more »

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Three held; security beefed up in Bhopal as Muslim community protests assau...

Three held; security beefed up in Bhopal as Muslim community protests assault on man over love jihad ## Bhopal on Edge: Community Protests Erupt Over Alleged Inter-Faith Assault, Security Heightened **Bhopal, India – May 13, 2024** – The city of Bhopal experienced heightened tensions and... read more »

How the anti-defection law is going to o...

How the anti-defection law is going to operate in the AIADMK case?

How the anti-defection law is going to operate in the AIADMK case? **Navigating the Anti-Defection Law: A Crucial Test for Party Discipline** The integrity of political parties and the stability of legislative bodies are often tested by the intricate provisions of anti-defection laws. In the... read more »

Assam ships first legal agarwood chips t...

Assam ships first legal agarwood chips to West Asia

Assam ships first legal agarwood chips to West Asia **Assam Embarks on New Era of Economic Growth with First Legal Agarwood Export to West Asia** **Guwahati, Assam** – In a landmark development poised to significantly bolster the state’s economy, Assam has successfully dispatched its... read more »

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China Develops Laser System Against Drones

Chinese engineers have successfully tested a laser weapon that can shoot down low-flying, slow-moving drones, state media reported Tuesday. The Low Altitude Sentinel system can detect a small... read more »

9 killed in landslides in southwest China

Nine people have been killed inlandslides that struck southwest China’s Yunnan province last week. Nine people were buried as the disasterhit... read more »

Six killed in China bus accident

Beijing: At least six people were killed and 40 injured Monday when a passenger bus overturned in China`s Shanghai city. The accident occurred on a road... read more »

Israel beefs up security in East Jerusalem

JERUSALEM : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that security forces have been increased significantly in East Jerusalem to prevent further... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 14

KATHMANDU: An overloaded bus plunged down a hill in central Nepal on Friday, killing at least 14 people including three foreigners, police said.   The bus... read more »

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Hyundai registers record sales in Middle East

MANAMA: Hyundai Motor Company has announced record sales across the Middle East region last year, for the second year in succession. The world’s fourth largest automotive manufacturer said it... read more »

Ford Middle East Reports 12% Rise In 2013

Ford Middle East recorded a year-on-year sales rise of 12 per cent in 2013, selling over 85,000 vehicles. The American car manufacturer, which also... read more »

Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka sign labour pact

Saudi petrochem giant opens tech centre in Bangalore

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka have signed a landmark labour pact in a renewed bid to regulate hiring of domestic workers from the island nation and... read more »

5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zone

5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zone

Damascus – Over 5,000 afflicted people were evacuated Sunday from a rebel-held Damascus suburb by the army, the Syrian government said Sunday. “The... read more »

Lebanon rocket fire draws Israeli artillery strike

Lebanon rocket fire draws Israeli artillery strike

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Rockets launched from south Lebanon struck northern Israel on Sunday and Israel responded with artillery shells across a border... read more »

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New Zealand committed to Commonwealth: PM John Key

New Zealand committed to Commonwealth: PM John Key

Wellington – New Zealand Prime Minister John Key Monday defended his decision to travel to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka this week after two lawmakers from... read more »

Bangladesh ministers quit for poll-time government formation

Bangladesh ministers quit for poll-time government...

Dhaka – Bangladesh government ministers have submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ahead of the cabinet reshuffle as... read more »

Hurriyat leaders meet Aziz; Mirwaiz supports border cea...

Hurriyat leaders meet Aziz; Mirwaiz supports border ceasefire

New Delhi – Kashmiri separatist leaders met Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz here Sunday and pressed for... read more »

Complete Maldives presidential election: UN chief

Complete Maldives presidential election: UN chief

United Nations – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Sunday called on all parties concerned in the Maldives to complete the presidential election process... read more »

Maldives SC puts off presidential poll run-off

Maldives SC puts off presidential poll run-off

Male – The Maldives Supreme Court Sunday blocked a second-round run-off to elect the new president of the republic and postponed it till Nov 16 as the... read more »

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Supreme Court summons Kochi ACP over FIR delay

Supreme Court summons Kochi ACP over FIR delay **Supreme Court Directs Kochi Assistant Commissioner to Appear Over Delayed FIR** **New Delhi, India** – The Supreme Court of India has... read more »

New York - Silvio Berlusconi’s bunga bunga bombshell, Nicole Minetti, was seen sunning herself, in pink thong bikini, over Christmas on a Miami beach, despite her 5-year sentence behind bars. The 28-year-old had been convicted in July for supplying prostitutes for the Berlusconi’s notorious bunga bunga orgies. Currently, she remains free while she appeals her sentence. The former dental hygienist had once served as a regional councilor for the disgraced former Italian leader’s People of Freedom party. She was accused of getting the Moroccan-born exotic dancer known as Ruby the Heart Stealer for Berluscone, at the time, Ruby was just 17.

MP Shabari appeals to Chief Minister to release funds for land acquisition

MP Shabari appeals to Chief Minister to release funds for land acquisition **Urgent Funding Sought for Crucial Land Acquisition Project** **[City, State] – [Date]** – A prominent Member... read more »

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Israel approves law on public trials, death penalty for October 7 detainees

Israel approves law on public trials, death penalty for October 7 detainees ## Israel Enacts Controversial Legislation on Terror Suspect Trials and Capital Punishment **Jerusalem, Israel**... read more »

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US moves to release more oil stockpiles under IEA agreement

US moves to release more oil stockpiles under IEA agreement **United States Authorizes Significant Release of Strategic Petroleum Reserve to Stabilize Global Oil Markets** **Washington... read more »

Global energy crisis highlights meagre oil buffers in developing ...

Global energy crisis highlights meagre oil buffers in developing world ## Developing Nations Face Heightened Vulnerability Amidst Global Energy Volatility **The escalating geopolitical tensions... read more »