Trump chooses former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador
President-elect Donald Trump says he has chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect has expressed skepticism about for years.Mr. Trump, in a statement, said Mr. Whitaker was “a strong warrior and loyal Patriot” who “will ensure […]
U.S. vetoes U.N. resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza
The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in the war in Gaza on Wednesday (November 20, 2024) because it is not linked to an immediate release of hostages taken captive by Hamas in Israel in October 2023. The U.N. Security Council voted 14-1 in favor of the resolution sponsored by the […]
Hamas Says No Hostage-For-Prisoner Swap With Israel Unless Gaza War Ends
Hamas’ acting Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said in an interview with Al-Aqsa TV released on Wednesday that there would be no hostages-for-prisoners swap deal with Israel unless the war in the Palestinian enclave ended. “Without an end to the war, there can be no prisoner swap,” Hayya said in a televised interview with the group’s […]
Tamil Nadu Announces Compensation Of Rs 5 Lakh To Family Of Teacher Killed
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday announced Rs 5 lakhs ex gratia for family of a 26-year-old woman teacher who was hacked to death in the Thanjavur district of the state. The gratia would be given to the victim’s family from the Chief Minister’s Public Relief funds. The Chief Minister described the murder […]
GRAP Stages III & IV Revised, Stricter Measures Enforced In Delhi NCR
New Delhi introducing stricter measures to address escalating air pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR). According to the revisions, it will now be mandatory for NCR states to discontinue physical classes up to Class V under GRAP Stage III and up to Class XII under GRAP Stage IV. This marks a significant policy shift, […]
All Educational Institutions In Manipur’s Imphal Valley Shut Till November 23
Schools, colleges and universities in Manipur’s Imphal Valley would remain closed till November 23 for the safety of the students, teachers and staff, officials said on Wednesday. An order issued by Daryal Juli Anal, the Joint Secretary (Higher and Technical Education Department), said that in view of the curfew imposed by District Magistrates in many […]
Maharashtra Records 65% Voter Turnout In High-Stakes Assembly Elections
An estimated 65 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the Maharashtra assembly elections on Wednesday, where the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance is making a determined bid to retain power and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition is hoping to continue its good showing in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The figures are provisional, […]
India Slams Canadian Report On Nijjar Murder Plot, Calls It “Smear Campaign”
India on Wednesday strongly trashed as “smear campaign” a Canadian media report that claimed that the Indian prime minister was aware of the alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Referring to the report quoting an unnamed official, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said such “ludicrous statements” should be dismissed with the […]
MNS’s “Fake” Support Letter For Milind Deora Spooks Raj Thackeray
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray experienced tense moments when a purported letter ‘signed’ by him allegedly declared support to the Shiv Sena candidate in Worli, here on Wednesday. The Worli seat is witnessing a high-profile three-cornered contest between sitting MLA, Shiv Sena’s (UBT) ex-Minister Aditya U. Thackeray and rival MahaYuti’s Murli M. […]
Illicit Liquor Factory Busted In Uttarakhand’s Nainital
A joint team of Uttarakhand Police’s Special Task Force (STF) and Excise Department on Wednesday busted an illicit liquor factory being run in a house at Mukhani in Nainital district and arrested one person. A large quantity of illicit liquor, chemicals, raw material and equipment have been recovered from inside the factory, STF Senior Superintendent […]
Taliban Govt clearing ‘un-Islamic’ books from Afghanistan shelves
Checking imported books, removing texts from libraries and distributing lists of banned titles — Taliban authorities are working to remove “un-Islamic” and anti-government literature from circulation. The efforts are led by a commission established under the Ministry of Information and Culture soon after the Taliban swept to power in 2021 and implemented their strict interpretation […]
Google Told Employees To Destroy Messages To Avoid Antitrust Suits: Report
Even as Google, the internet giant, stored the world’s information, it kept a lid on its internal communications – telling employees to destroy messages and not use certain words – to avoid antitrust suits, claimed a report. The company has been deploying such strategies since 2008, when it faced antitrust scrutiny over an advertising deal […]