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January 3, 2025 11:54 AM

South Korean authorities fail to arrest impeached President Yoon due to security stand-off

South Korean authorities failed to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday over his martial law declaration, after evading a crowd of protesters outside his compound but coming to a standoff with presidential security forces inside. Yoon ...

January 2, 2025 4:04 PM

World Introvert Day celebrates the unique strengths of introverts

Introversion is one of humanity’s greatest virtues, allowing individuals to strengthen themselves, cultivate creativity, and nurture personal growth. World Introvert Day, celebrated annually on January 2, honours this often-underappreciated qualit...

January 1, 2025 4:29 PM

Cabinet approves continuation of PM Fasal Bima Yojana, weather crop insurance scheme

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and the Restructured Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) until 2025-26, with an overall outlay of Rs. 69,515 crore for the period 2021-2...

January 1, 2025 4:29 PM

One Nation One Subscription Scheme: empowering India’s research ecosystem

In a move to strengthen India's research capabilities, the Union Cabinet approved the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) scheme on November 25, 2024. The first phase, launching on Wednesday, will grant access to over 13,000 international journals for...

December 31, 2024 3:31 PM

Maha Kumbh 2025: A digital confluence of devotion and technology

The upcoming Maha Kumbh 2025, set to take place in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, promises to be a unique fusion of spirituality and cutting-edge technology. This iconic festival, which attracts millions of devotees from across the globe, will embrace mod...

December 31, 2024 10:48 AM

Questions over airport embankment, bird strikes as South Korea air crash probed

Questions grew on Tuesday over the crash of a Jeju Air jetliner as police rushed to identify victims and as families of those killed in the deadliest plane crash on South Korean soil pressed authorities for more information. The National Police Agen...

December 31, 2024 10:49 AM

Israel, at UN, warns Houthis risk sharing same fate as Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's ambassador to the United Nations issued on Monday what he called a final warning to Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militants to halt their missile attacks on Israel, saying they risked the same "miserable fate" as Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria's Ba...

December 31, 2024 10:49 AM

Syria eyes ‘strategic’ ties with Ukraine, Kyiv vows more food aid shipments

Syria hopes for strategic partnerships with Ukraine, its new foreign minister told his Ukrainian counterpart on Monday, as Kyiv moves to build ties with the new Islamist rulers in Damascus amid waning Russian influence. Russia was a staunch ally of ...

December 31, 2024 8:46 AM

Trump loses appeal of E. Jean Carroll $5 million defamation, sexual assault verdict

A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a $5 million verdict that E. Jean Carroll won against Donald Trump when a jury found the U.S. president-elect liable for sexually abusing and later defaming the former magazine columnist. A unanimous three-ju...

December 30, 2024 11:39 AM

Trump wants control over Panama Canal to counter China threat

After threatening China, Canada and Mexico with tariffs, Donald Trump wants the U.S. to take back control of the Panama Canal. As if on cue, Trump's son, Eric, posts an image on X that shows the U.S. adding Greenland, the Panama Canal and Canada to a...

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