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July 24, 2024 9:11 PM
Iraq has resumed rice cultivation after a two-year ban prompted by water scarcity, and is testing out a strain of the grain that consumes less water than traditionally planted versions. Deputy Minister of Agriculture Mahdi Sahar al-Jubouri told Reuters the country has earmarked 150 sq km (58 sq mil...
September 16, 2024 5:19 PM
The Supreme Court of India has directed the central and state governments to develop a rehabilitation scheme for residents facing eviction from railway land in Uttarakhand's Haldwani area. A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta, and Ujjal Bhuyan directed railway authorities and governments t...
September 16, 2024 5:19 PM
A Delhi court has granted bail to Mehrajuddin Bhatt, alias Juber, an accused in the 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast case, nearly three decades after the incident. Bhatt, who was declared a proclaimed offender in February 1997, was arrested on July 9, 2024. Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur grante...
September 16, 2024 5:19 PM
The United Arab Emirates has jailed 57 Bangladeshi expatriates for protesting against their home government while in the Gulf country where demonstrations are banned, state media reported on Monday. Three Bangladeshi expatriates were sentenced to life, 53 others to 10 years in prison and one to 1...
July 24, 2024 5:51 PM
Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it had removed about 63,000 Facebook accounts in Nigeria that attempted to engage in financial sexual extortion scams mostly aimed at adult men in the United States. Nigerian online fraudsters, known as "Yahoo boys", are notorious for scams that range from passing t...
September 16, 2024 5:19 PM
A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics suggests that combining meal-replacement therapy with financial incentives can lead to greater weight loss in adolescents with severe obesity. Researchers, including Dr. Justin Ryder from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, found that t...
October 24, 2024 9:34 PM
As part of its zero-tolerance policy against narco-terror, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has terminated four government employees from service, invoking Article 311 of the Constitution. This action marks the second phase of the union territory's war against terrorism and terroris...
September 16, 2024 5:19 PM
As part of its zero-tolerance policy against narco-terror, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has terminated four government employees from service, invoking Article 311 of the Constitution. This action marks the second phase of the union territory's war against terrorism and terroris...
September 16, 2024 5:20 PM
The Indian government has announced significant reforms to the country's financial regulatory framework. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during her presentation of the 2024-2025 Union Budget, outlined several key initiatives designed to strengthen the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) and i...
September 16, 2024 5:20 PM
Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday called for introspection among parliamentarians regarding the frequent use of Rule 267, terming it an "indiscriminate resort" to the provision. As the Upper House convened for its 265th session, Dhankhar announced the rejection of ...
