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XI MULLS PYROTECHNICS TO INFLUENCE 2024 TAIWAN POLL

The worry in the minds of voters is whether the US and Europe will have the resolve to challenge China should Xi start to carry out his threat of unification by force.

BJP REBEL IN BARMER POSES A CHALLENGE TO CONGRESS

Congress' Mewaram Jain is eyeing a fourth consecutive win in Barmer, but is facing a tough challenge from Dr Priyanka Choudhary, a BJP candidate in the 2014 elections, but this time as an independent candidate.

DAMAGED HOUSEBOATS AWAIT AUTHORITIES' PERMISSION FOR REPAIRS

In a recent devastating fire several houseboats were reduced to ashes in Dal Lake of Srinagar, bringing focus back on the growing number of damaged houseboats and delay over their repairs and reconstruction.

GOVT GETS SUGGESTIONS ON ACCREDITATION OF CARBON VERIFICATION AGENCIES

Power ministry is getting suggestions from stakeholders over the draft procedure for accreditation of agencies.

MCD's 10-point plan to ensure smooth conduct of 'Chhath'

Even as the war of words continues between the Aam Adami Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with each party blaming the other for not adequately preparing for the Chhath festival, the AAP-led Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has made a 10-point plan for the Chhath preparations to ensure smooth conduct of the festival.

Smog towers ineffective, pollution control body tells green tribunal

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that smog towers are not a \"practical solution\" to curb pollution in the national capital mainly due to their enormous cost and they could be used as a museum piece for dissemination of technical information about the control of air pollution.

SPACEX'S STARSHIP LOSES CONTACT

SpaceX's Starship encountered a setback in its test flight this morning as the automated flight termination system activated following a loss of communication with the spacecraft approximately 10 minutes into its mission.

Sam Altman ousted from OpenAI

In a surprising move, Sam Altman, CEO and co-founder of OpenAI, the organisation behind ChatGPT, has left the artificial intelligence company and resigned from its board with immediate effect.

BJP FOCUSES ON WOMEN, POOR IN RAJASTHAN MANIFESTO

Through its poll promises, BJP aims to make use of the perceived anti-incumbency against the Gehlot government and offer a solution to checking crimes against women.

BENIWAL'S RLP COULD HURT BJP, CONGRESS IN RAJASTHAN

Beniwal may have impact in the Jat dominated districts of Barmer, Jaisalmer, Nagaur, Jodhpur, Churu, Ajmer and Udaipur.

Kamareddy to be major battleground between Congress and BRS

The two main leaders in Telangana, K. Chandrashekhar Rao and Revanth Reddy from the two major parties Bharat Rashtra Samithi and Congress respectively, are set to lock horns on the Assembly seat of Kamareddy.

BJP slams AAP over Yamuna toxic froth formation

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has slammed Delhi's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led government over the formation of toxic froth in different parts of the Yamuna in Delhi.

CENTRAL POLICE UNIT LIKELY TO DEAL WITH CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CASES

Similar cells dedicated to preventing the menace may also come up in every state.

Unfiltered Rashid Latif: Betting websites cast shadow on Pakistan cricket's ecosystem

In a surprising twist of fate, Pakistan's cricketing landscape is undergoing a seismic shift following the announcement of star batter Babar Azam's resignation as captain, just days after the team's disappointing exit from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

Sacred songs: The many Gitas of the Mahabharata

In this book, Bibek Debroy has selected 25 Gitas, excluding the Bhagavad Gita, from the Mahabharata.

THREE UPCOMING EVENTS THAT COULD TORPEDO PACIFIC PEACE

Three things are going on that could turbocharge Chinese strategic expansion in the Pacific.

BSF INCREASINGLY USING DRONES TO COUNTER NEW-AGE CHALLENGES

Drones are increasingly becoming a part of the BSF's daily operations, be it for intercepting intruder flying machines or using these hitech night-vision gadgets to outsmart smugglers.

CBI probes racket offering 'Central government jobs' against bribes

Job aspirants in Maharashtra have allegedly paid bribes to conmen who promised them jobs in Central government departments, an incident that has raised suspicion about the existence of a nationwide racket whose investigation has now been taken over by the Central Bureau of Investigation.

SP SURVEY SHOWS MUSLIM VOTERS DRIFTING AWAY FROM PARTY

The Samajwadi Party (SP), the main Opposition party in Uttar Pradesh, has conducted a survey, according to which the majority of Muslim voters in the state are drifting away from the party and going to the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, say party insiders.

India focuses on assisting the Global South

Beijing's outreach to the Global South is driven by ulterior motives and strategic agendas.

XI-BIDEN SUMMIT ENDS UP AS LOSE-LOSE FOR BOTH

San Francisco was just another link in a long chain of events that are resulting in a multiplying of frictions between Beijing and Washington.

COP28 to reinforce Paris Agreement to boost climate action

The unprecedented heat waves that hit different parts of the world in July and August of last year caused widespread disruptions in many countries, leading to forest fires, water and food shortages, and hurricanes that killed thousands of people.

President Joe Biden to meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping

US President Joe Biden is set to meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next Wednesday in the San Francisco Bay Area, CNN reported citing senior US administration officials.

Protesters raise issue of Pak's religious freedom violation

The European Pakistani Christian Action Committee held a protest outside the European Parliament, raising issues including the abuse of blasphemy laws, a culture of impunity, discrimination, incitement of violence in the name of religion, coerced faith conversions and forced child marriages of Christian and Hindu girls in Pakistan, news portal The White Post Pakistan reported.

ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTERS TARGET GRAND CENTRAL

Hundreds of anti-Israel demonstrators, part of a \"Flood Manhattan for Gaza\" protest, stormed Grand Central Terminal, prompting its closure.

FIRST-TIME VOTERS MAY IMPACT KEY SEATS IN MP ELECTIONS

It has become crucial for all the parties to woo these voters.

PM MODI'S PLEDGE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE ECHOES AT MADIGALA VISHWAROOP SABHA

The PM addressed the emotional concerns of the Madiga community.

OPDS FLOODED WITH POLLUTION-HIT PATIENTS

Hospitals are facing a spike in 30-50% patients with breathing issues.

The paradoxical war in Gaza

One can well imagine the battle for the tunnels and rubble of Gaza, where IDF's technological edge will reduce Hamas' ability to fight overland, while the Hamas might draw the IDF into bitter and isolated tunnel battles.

CLOSE BJP-CONGRESS CONTEST EXPECTED IN RAJASTHAN

All predictions are likely to fall flat on result day.