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2024 'certain' to be hottest year on record: EU monitor

PARIS: This year is \"effectively certain\" to be the hottest on record and the first above a critical threshold to protect the planet from dangerously overheating, Europe's climate monitor said on Monday.

S Korea's prez banned from foreign travel

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been banned from leaving the country over a failed attempt at imposing martial law, a justice ministry official said on Monday, amid growing calls for him to step down and a deepening leadership crisis.

Netanyahu set to take witness stand in corruption trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to take to the witness stand on Tuesday for the first time in his trial on corruption allegations, a pivotal point in the drawn-out proceedings that comes as the leader wages war in Gaza and faces an international arrest warrant for war crimes charges.

BIDEN: ASSAD'S FALL IN SYRIA IS A 'FUNDAMENTAL ACT OF JUSTICE'

US President Joe Biden said on Sunday that the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a \"fundamental act of justice\" after decades of repression, but it was \"a moment of risk and uncertainty\" for the Middle East.

China vows to 'firmly defend' sovereignty as Taiwan launches drills

BEIJING: China vowed on Monday to \"firmly defend\" its sovereignty and insisted Taiwan was an \"inalienable\" part of its territory, after the island said it had detected Chinese warships and coast guard vessels in its waters.

FLASH FLOODS HIT INDONESIA'S JAVA ISLAND, AT LEAST 10 DEAD, 2 MISSING

Indonesian rescuers recovered 10 bodies that were swept away in flash floods or buried under tons of mud and rocks that hit hilly villages on the country's main island of Java, officials said on Monday.

BIDEN: ASSAD'S FALL IN SYRIA IS A 'FUNDAMENTAL ACT OF JUSTICE'

People in Israel have welcomed the fall of Assad, who was a key ally of Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group

184 killed in Haiti capital violence over weekend: UN

GENEVA: At least 184 people were killed in brutal weekend violence in Haiti's capital, the United Nations said on Monday, with reports that a gang boss orchestrated the slaughter of voodoo practitioners.

Progress in immunisation coverage a result of health care investment

t 350 million, India is projected to have the largest share of the 2.3 billion population of children globally in the next 25 years, according to a recent Unicef report.

Speech that doesn't befit a judge's office

When they're sworn in, high court judges take an oath to bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India.

On the road to Damascus

Assad's fall and the rise of Islamists in Syria is a momentous event for West Asia

Arab Spring in Syria marks a power shift

The collapse of the Assad regime has far-reaching consequences. There is genuine fear that Syria could become a safe haven for extremist groups

Why children in schools take to physical violence

What made a 12-year-old strangle his classmate over a minor incident in New Delhi? In another city, a class monitor, in his enthusiasm to maintain discipline in the classroom, kicked a student in the groin who succumbed to his injuries on the way to the hospital.

Can ICJ deliver climate justice to Global South?

After the battle at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague has now become the battleground for the developing and the developed worlds to face off on the climate issue.

Cyber fraud probe unearths illegal SIM card ring, 8 held

Arrested accused include 5 sales agents with mobile service providers, 2 mobile shop owners

Chandigarh shares data on 3 laws

The Chandigarh police have registered at least 1,179 first information reports, filed charge sheets in 245 cases and got four convictions since July 1 when the three new criminal laws came into force, senior officials said on Sunday, days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the successful implementation of the new justice delivery system in the Union Territory.

TN HOUSE ADOPTS RESOLUTION AGAINST MINING OF TUNGSTEN IN MADURAI

The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Monday passed a resolution in the state Assembly urging the Centre to immediately cancel tungsten mining rights granted to Hindustan Zinc Limited in the state, following an intense debate in the House.

SC dismisses plea to remove blockades due to farmers' stir

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking directions to the Centre and other authorities to immediately clear blockades on national and state highways in Punjab where farmers are staging protests.

Indian agencies' over 550 LRs are pending with foreign nations: Data

DATA REVEALED THAT 562 LRS ARE PENDING WITH OTHER COUNTRIES, OUT OF WHICH 315 PERTAIN TO CBI CASES

SC grants permanent posting to woman officer; slams army

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday took a firm stance against the Indian Army for compelling officers to seek judicial intervention for relief they are entitled to, emphasizing that such practices undermine fairness and equity in service matters.

MCD begins adorning Capital's heritage sites with blue plaques

NEW DELHI: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has begun installing blue oval plaques on heritage buildings across the Capital, under a project to mark the historical nature of these buildings and sites — a historical marker similar to London's iconic blue plaques.

DDA blames Delhi jal board for sewage in pond

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has blamed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for failing to take over sewerage and piped water supply services in two Vasant Kunj blocks, stating that a lack of action by the water utility agency has led to sewage entering a pond in the area.

'SUMMIT LAID THE FOUNDATION OF NEW ERA OF TECH DEVELOPMENT'

JAIPUR: The Rising Rajasthan Investment Summit has laid the foundation for a new era of technological innovation and sustainable development in the state.

Believe in your capabilities and dreams will come true: Ex-Union min tells youth

From above: Former Union minister Smriti Irani addresses students; Irani with MGD school principal Archana Mankhotia, during the LEAD programme in Jaipur on Monday. HT

COPS SEIZE 227KG CANNABIS IN CHITTORGARH, ONE ARRESTED

JAIPUR: The anti-gangster task force of Rajasthan Police seized over 227kg of cannabis valued at over ₹1.14 crore in Chittorgarh district, officials said.

Cop killed, two injured after car rams into bike

Bharatpur: A head constable of Rajasthan police was killed when a car rammed into the motorcycle he was riding in Sawai Madhopur, police said.