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Starlink must resolve all concerns, says Scindia
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Starlink must resolve all concerns, says Scindia

NEW DELHI: The government is \"happy to give\" a licence to Elon Musk's Starlink as long as it complies with the conditions laid down for offering services in India and addresses security concerns, telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday.

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November 13, 2024
Germany headed for Feb 23 snap polls
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Germany headed for Feb 23 snap polls

Germany, mired in political crisis, is headed for February 23 elections, the main parties agreed on Tuesday, aiming to form a stable government after Chancellor Olaf Scholz's threeparty coalition collapsed last week.

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November 13, 2024
TRUMP PICKS PRO-INDIA LAWMAKER WALTZ AS NSA
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TRUMP PICKS PRO-INDIA LAWMAKER WALTZ AS NSA

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Michael Waltz a House representative from Florida and a colonel in the US Army National Guard, and a man who has called for a formal security alliance with India as his national security adviser (NSA).

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November 13, 2024
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Rubio likely to be selected US's next Secretary of State

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pick Marco Rubio, a Senator from Florida, to be his Secretary of State, The New York Times reported on Monday evening eastern time. Trump hasn't formally announced his decision yet.

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November 13, 2024
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‘World's carbon budget for 1.5 C likely to exhaust in six years’

The world will exhaust in about six years, the remaining before the 1.5°C warming threshold is breached consistently, the Global Carbon Project's science team has projected.

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November 13, 2024
Developing countries reject draft text on climate finance
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Developing countries reject draft text on climate finance

Negotiations at COP29 summit in Baku hit a roadblock on Tuesday, after a delayed start to talks on the first day of the two-weeks-long summit on Monday, with developing countries unanimously rejecting a draft of the new collective quantified goal (NCQG) and seeking a new text to be drawn up.

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November 13, 2024
Top media outlets sue X over unpaid content
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Top media outlets sue X over unpaid content

Several leading French media groups said on Tuesday that they are suing social media platform X, accusing it of running their content without payment.

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November 13, 2024
Rubio likely to be selected US's next Secretary of State
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Rubio likely to be selected US's next Secretary of State

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pick Marco Rubio, a Senator from Florida, to be his Secretary of State, The New York Times reported on Monday evening eastern time.

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November 13, 2024
35 killed, dozens injured in south China car ramming
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35 killed, dozens injured in south China car ramming

A driver has killed 35 people and wounded 43 others in southern China, police said on Tuesday, a day after the car ploughed down people exercising in a sports centre in the city of Zhuhai.

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November 13, 2024
India needs to leverage Trump's China antipathy
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India needs to leverage Trump's China antipathy

The electoral victory of Donald Trump, and his comeback as the United States (US) President, has led to speculation as to the contours of his administration's policies with respect to the Indo-Pacific region.

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November 13, 2024
Fault lines underpinning politics in Maharashtra
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Fault lines underpinning politics in Maharashtra

After witnessing numerous political upheavals, vertical splits, crossovers of prominent leaders, and a constant tug of war for power, six prominent parties will undergo a litmus test on November 20 as Maharashtra goes to the polls.

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November 13, 2024
Expect trade turmoil with Trump comeback
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Expect trade turmoil with Trump comeback

A promised protectionist turn, expected weakening of the rules-based multilateral trade order, and the likelihood of the US pulling out of strategic alliances, all have worrisome implications for the global economy

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November 13, 2024
Top court to issue rules on demolition activities today
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Top court to issue rules on demolition activities today

The Supreme Court will on Wednesday set down nationwide rules for regulating demolition activities, aimed at avoiding arbitrary actions, often referred to as \"bulldozer justice\".

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November 13, 2024
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Centre releases funds as Punjab agrees to remove CM pics

A long-standing deadlock between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led government in Punjab and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government over the name of the state's health and wellness clinics (HWCs) finally came to an end with the Union government on Tuesday releasing the first instalment of 123 crore from the National Health Mission (NHM) funds.

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November 13, 2024
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LAKHIMPUR KHERI CASE: HC GRANTS BAIL TO 12 ACCUSED

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Tuesday granted regular bail to 12 accused in the October 3, 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people, including four farmers, a journalist and three BJP workers were killed and several injured.

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November 13, 2024
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SC criticises Centre for delay in forming panel to tackle sex trafficking

The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised the Union government over its failure to establish a dedicated Organised Crime Investigative Agency (OCIA) for tackling sex trafficking a promise made to the court in 2015.

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November 13, 2024
Long-range missile successfully test-fired
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Long-range missile successfully test-fired

India on Tuesday successfully carried out the test flight of a Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile from an integrated test range off the coast of Odisha.

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November 13, 2024
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BHU STUDENT MOLESTED ON CAMPUS, 2 HELD

Two men were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly molesting a 20-year-old student in the premises of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi on Monday night, police said, adding that they were on the hunt to nab another accused in the case.

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November 13, 2024
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SC issues mandatory guidelines for airports

THE SUPREME COURT STRESSED ON SENSITISING AIRPORT STAFF TO BE MORE COMPASSIONATE TOWARDS NEEDS OF PEOPLE USING WHEELCHAIRS

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November 13, 2024
Police arrest lawyer in connection with threat call to Shah Rukh Khan
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Police arrest lawyer in connection with threat call to Shah Rukh Khan

The Mumbai police on Tuesday arrested a Raipur lawyer whose phone was used to allegedly threaten actor Shah Rukh Khan with physical harm last week if he did not pay the caller ₹50 lakh.

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November 13, 2024
Building a Stronger International Mechanism to Combat Terrorism
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Building a Stronger International Mechanism to Combat Terrorism

In an increasingly divided world, few topics ignite as much passion and debate as terrorism.

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November 13, 2024
‘We all toe PM’s line on being united’
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‘We all toe PM’s line on being united’

In his first newspaper interview since the Lok Sabha elections, Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya predicted a strong Bharatiya Janata Party showing in the upcoming by-elections to nine assembly seats in the state, targeting opposition leaders Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi as \"feudalist\" and \"power-hungry\".

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November 13, 2024
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Taliban name Ikramuddin Kamil as first acting consul in Mumbai

The Taliban have appointed Ikramuddin Kamil as the acting consul in Mumbai, the foreign ministry in Kabul announced on Tuesday, marking the first such appointment in India by the regime.

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November 13, 2024
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CONSULAR EVENT AT CANADA TEMPLE CALLED OFF AMID THREATS OF STIR

The Brampton Triveni temple in Canada has cancelled a consular event amid an \"extremely high and imminent\" threat level of violent protests.

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November 13, 2024
EAM: Confident of achieving trade target with Russia
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EAM: Confident of achieving trade target with Russia

India is confident of achieving commerce worth $100 billion with Russia before the target date of 2030, though the two sides need to address constraints to ensure trade is more balanced, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday.

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November 13, 2024
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PM MODI TO VISIT NIGERIA, GUYANA; ATTEND G20 SUMMIT IN BRAZIL

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a three-nation tour from November 16 to participate in the G20 Summit in Brazil and to bolster bilateral ties with Nigeria and Guyana.

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November 13, 2024
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Parliament nod to Waq bill soon: Shah in J'khan!

Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that the Waqf Amendment Bill will soon be passed by Parliament as he accused the Waqf Board of grabbing land of temples, villagers and others.

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November 13, 2024
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Parliament nod to Waqf bill soon: Shah in J'khand

Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that the Waqf Amendment Bill will soon be passed by Parliament as he accused the Waqf Board of grabbing land of temples, villagers and others.

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November 13, 2024
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War of words continues between Yogi, Kharge on 'batenge' slogan

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday took a swipe at senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge for \"unnecessarily\" targeting him in poll rallies, claiming that the Congress president should instead direct his anger at the Nizam of erstwhile Hyderabad state whose Razakars burnt his village that left his mother and sister dead.

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November 13, 2024
Modi sharpens attack, says MVA fighting over CM post
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Modi sharpens attack, says MVA fighting over CM post

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed three public meetings in Maharashtra, accusing the Congress of speaking the \"language of Pakistan\" by seeking to restore Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir, and the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) of being the \"biggest player of corruption\" and of stalling development in the poll-bound state.

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November 13, 2024