International

November 12, 2024 9:54 PM

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US President-elect Donald Trump announces Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser

US President-elect Donald Trump announced Mike Waltz, a Congressman from Florida who is the co-chair of the India Caucus, as his new National Security Adviser yesterday. Waltz, 50, is a retired Army colonel who served as a Green Beret, in an elite special forces unit of the US Army. He has been a me...

November 12, 2024 9:39 PM

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Preparations for general election in Sri Lanka underway

Preparations for the general election in Sri Lanka are underway as the island nation prepares to vote to elect 225 members to the Parliament. Polling will commence at 7 am on Thursday and end at 4 pm at over 13,400 polling stations. Speaking to the media, Chairman of the Election Commission R. M. A....

November 12, 2024 9:20 PM

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Israel fails to meet US deadline to boost Gaza aid: UN agency

The main UN aid agency in Gaza said that Israel has failed to meet a US deadline to boost aid to the territory or risk a reduction in American military aid. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said the amount of aid getting into Gaza is at its l...

November 12, 2024 8:57 PM

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35 killed, 43 injured in China car ramming

At least 35 people were killed and another 43 injured after a car rammed into people exercising at a sports centre in southern China's Zhuhai city yesterday. According to police officials, the driver, a 62-year-old man, was detained. As per media reports, it is not clear whether it was an attack or ...

November 12, 2024 4:31 PM

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Devotees in Nepal celebrate Haribodhini Ekadasi

Haribodhini Ekadasi is a day when Lord Vishnu awakens from his four months of slumber. The Tulsi plant is worshipped on the occasion, and the Tulsi and Amla tree branches or Shaligram stones are unified by tying thread, indicating the unification of Vishnu and his consort, Lakshmi. This celebration ...