crime, theft, rape

Delhi has a unique situation where the police report to the central government rather than the state government

10 yrs after Nirbhaya case, Delhi still most unsafe; are policies failing?

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According to Dindigul District Collector MN Poongodi, the patients have been rescued and admitted to other hospitals

Fire, Hospital fire

According to the SEC, in 2020 and 2021 a team of Cantor Fitzgerald executives managed and controlled two SPACs that raised $750 million from investors through IPOs ahead of the SPACs' eventual mergers

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is also meeting with Trump next week, the president-elect said Thursday, highlighting his contacts with tech titans

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Three schools in Delhi received bomb threats over email early on Friday, triggering a multi-agency search of the premises, officials said.
The latest threats come on the back of at least 44 schools receiving similar emails on December 9. Police had declared those threats as hoaxes.
A Delhi Fire Services official said, "We received calls (regarding the threat emails) from Bhatnagar International School in Paschim Vihar (4:21 am), Cambridge School in Shri Niwas Puri (6:23 am) and DPS Amar Colony in East of Kailash (6:35 am)."
The fire department, police and bomb detection teams, along with dog squads, have reached the schools and are conducting checks, he said.
The schools' authorities have sent messages to guardians to not send their wards for classes.
A police official said checks were underway.

National Security Guard (NSG) personnel conduct inspection at the site after a blast was reported at Prashant Vihar, near CRPF school in Rohini area of New Delhi, Sunday, Oct 20, 2024. (PTI Photo)

After Presidential election, thousands of protesters flooded the streets in cities like the capital Caracas, and the opposition released data it said showed Gonzalez won handily against Maduro

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro reacts after casting his vote during the presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela July 28, 2024. Photo: Reuters/Fausto Torrealba

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro reacts after casting his vote during the presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela July 28, 2024.

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Congress, Congress flag

At just 18 years old, Gukesh's triumph marks a historic milestone in chess, making him the youngest player to ever claim the World Chess Championship title.

D Gukesh, Gukesh

The new system will introduce dedicated PF withdrawal cards, functioning like regular bank ATM cards

ATM, Money, Transaction

HDFC Bank said that it will take necessary steps to address the concerns and directives mentioned in the letter

HDFC Bank

The 10-year agreement amounts to 0.5 per cent of global supply and is worth roughly $13 billion a year at today's prices

Reliance

The case weighed heavily on the future of some of the highest-profile media properties in the world

Rupert Murdoch

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday said Americans are beginning to wake up to the real reality that tariffs on everything from Canada would make life a lot more expensive" and said he will retaliate if Donald Trump goes ahead with them.
Speaking at an event put on by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, Trudeau also said dealing with Trump will be a little more challenging than the last time because Trump's team is coming in with a much clearer set of ideas of what they want to do right away than after his first election win in 2016.
The US president-elect has threatened to impose a 25 per cent tax on all products entering the US from Canada and Mexico unless they stem the flow of migrants and drugs.
Trump got elected on a commitment to make life better and more affordable for Americans, and I think people south of the border are beginning to wake up to the real reality that tariffs on everything from Canada would make life a lot more expensive," Trudeau said.
On the

Justin Trudeau, Canada PM

Over the years, as AI has improved, much of the simpler stuff is now automated. Demand has shifted to recruiting specialists and paying higher salaries and rates

iMerit, women, Bhutanese women

The provision is likely to become law given its inclusion in the bill, which is considered must-pass before Congress adjourns for the year

Huawei

air pollution, AQI

Highlighting the historical presence of Hindus in Bangladesh, stating, "We are vanished from Afghanistan. We are vanished from Pakistan. This is the high time. If we are not saved now, we will be

Protest, Delhi Protest, Bangladesh Protest, Hindu Protest

Despite the growth slowdown, a rate cut-cycle is unlikely to start anytime soon

Policy

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology alleges that the essay, titled 'On Pacifism', could be interpreted as encouraging violent protests on campus

MIT University

In the absence of meaningful private investment and job creation, India is slipping back into its pre-Covid-19 rut, and its economic czars are once again publicly refusing to acknowledge the slowdown

Gold

Sitharaman said that intergenerational debt is mounting on countries, and it is important for the government and industry to work together to manage debt at the national and sub-national levels

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