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Baku climate talks: India not attending World Leaders Climate Action Summit

India is not attending the two-day World Leaders Climate Action Summit (WLCAS) beginning Tuesday with country statements at the 2024 UN climate conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan that is focussed heavily on securing a new climate finance target for countries most vulnerable to climate impacts.

Nov 12, 2024

'Kaala Kumaraswamy' remark: Minister Zameer Ahmad Khan must quit and apologise, JD(S) demands

Minister Zameer Ahmad's 'Kaala Kumaraswamy' remark draws flak; JD(S) demands apology, resignation

The Janata Dal (S) demanded public apology and resignation of Minister for Waqf and Tourism Zameer Ahmad Khan over his racist remarks against Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy.

Nov 12, 2024

55 held for attack on officials in Telangana

55 held for attack on government officials in Telangana

Police in Telangana's Vikarabad district on Tuesday arrested 55 people in connection with an attack on district officials during a public hearing for the proposed 'Pharma Village'.

Nov 12, 2024

ED raids multiple locations in Bengal over hawala case with Jharkhand links

The officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) are conducting raids at multiple locations in West Bengal since Tuesday morning.

Nov 12, 2024

Actor Manoj Mitra dies at 86; CM Mamata Bannerjee expresses condolences

Acclaimed thespian and actor Manoj Mitra, admired by critics for innovative theatrical productions and his innate acting style, passed away in Kolkata on Tuesday morning.

Nov 12, 2024

Woman injured in J&K's Sunday market grenade attack succumbs

The woman injured in the grenade attack by terrorists in Srinagar's Sunday market on November 3, succumbed to critical injuries in the hospital here on Tuesday.

Nov 12, 2024

Youth arrested in connection with rape and murder at Bengal's Krishnanagar

Ladakh: Kargil Police solve 26-yr-old quadruple murder case

The long arm of law has caught up with perpetrators of a quadruple murder committed 26 long years ago in Ladakh's Kargil district.

Nov 12, 2024

Disproportionate Assets: Lokayukta raids on govt officers across K'taka

Karnataka Lokayukta sleuths are conducting multiple raids across the state on residences and offices of government officers.

Nov 12, 2024

Six students killed, one injured in ghastly Dehradun road accident

In a tragic road accident in Uttarakhand's capital, six students lost their lives in a collision between a truck and an Innova car.

Nov 12, 2024

Centre releases funds for rural local bodies in Kerala, Meghalaya

The Centre on Tuesday said it has released 15th Finance Commission grants for FY25 for rural local bodies in Kerala worth Rs 266.8 crore, along with Rs 27 crore for rural local bodies in Meghalaya (for FY22), for addressing location-specific needs.

Nov 12, 2024

Trump names Lee Zeldin as Environmental Protection Agency administrator

US President-elect Donald Trump has selected former New York Representative Lee Zeldin to serve as his administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Nov 12, 2024

Yediyurappa urges people to ensure NDA candidate's victory in bypolls

Former Chief Minister and BJP Central Parliamentary Board Member B.S. Yediyurappa urged the people to teach CM Siddaramaiah a befitting lesson by securing victory for the NDA candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy in the high profile Channapatna Assembly constituency.

Nov 12, 2024