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US President-elect Donald Trump delivered a fiery 90-minute speech at a conservative conference in Phoenix, Arizona, outlining his vision for a "common-sense revolution" under his administration. Promising a "golden age in America," Trump pledged to tighten borders, reduce federal regulations, lower taxes, prosecute political rivals, and eliminate what he called “transgender lunacy.” He vowed to […]

Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei shocks the world with his bold denial of using proxy forces like Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthis in the Middle East. In a fiery statement, he dismissed Western claims, asserting that these groups fight independently due to faith, not under Iran’s control. This declaration comes amid scrutiny over Iran’s role in regional […]

With frequent hoax bomb threats triggering panic among school authorities, Delhi Police on Monday trained teachers and school staff in dealing with such crises, an official said. Police organised a seminar in collaboration with the Education Department for teachers of all government and private schools, the official said. “This seminar was all about how to […]

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on December 22 inspected Hezbollah weapons seized by his military during the ground invasion in Lebanon. Netanyahu also tried his hands on what appeared to be a small rifle during the inspection near the Lebanon border. The Israeli PM then held a security meeting amid the ongoing ceasefire between Israel […]

The Kremlin on Monday rejected Turkish media reports which suggested that Asma al-Assad, the British-born wife of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, wanted a divorce and to leave Russia. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov also rejected Turkish media reports which suggested that Assad had been confined to Moscow and had his property assets frozen. Asked on […]

The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K), has reported impressive results in the first phase of campus placements for the 2024-25 batch, with a total of 1,109 job offers made between December 1 and 15. The offers, which include both campus placements and Pre-Placement Offers (PPOs), span multiple roles across diverse industries. International job offers […]

“Bihar will emerge as an investment destination.” That was the statement made by the late Ratan Tata, then chairman of Tata Sons and the Centre’s Investment Commission, in September 2006. Around the same time, Mahindra & Mahindra chairman Anand Mahindra promised that his group would enter the state in a “big way”. The slew of […]

Social media is abuzz with memes and debates about the recently announced clarification about the taxation of different types of popcorn. On December 21, it was confirmed that popcorn will be taxed not only on the basis of whether it is packaged/labelled but also on the basis of sugar and spice content. “Ready-to-eat popcorn”, which […]

Switzerland adopted the latest EU sanctions package on Russia and Belarus, the government said on Monday. The move came one week after the European Union targeted Moscow’s vessels and Chinese entities found to have traded with the Russian military. The Swiss government listed 54 persons and 30 companies and organisations, freezing their assets as of […]

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will pay a six-day visit to the US beginning Tuesday. It will be the first high-level visit from India to the US after Donald Trump won the presidential election. “External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit the United States of America from December 24-29,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) […]

Researchers in Siberia are conducting tests on a juvenile mammoth whose remarkably well-preserved remains were discovered in thawing permafrost after more than 50,000 years. The creature, resembling a small elephant with a trunk, was recovered from the Batagaika crater, a huge depression more than 80 metres (260 feet) deep which is widening as a result […]

A senior Maoist leader, carrying a reward of Rs 25 lakh on his head, has been arrested by security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district, a senior police official said on Monday and termed it as a significant success in fight against Left-wing extremism. Prabhakar Rao alias Balmuri Narayan Rao, a Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee Member […]