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Japan’s Space One Kairos rocket fails minutes after liftoff

Japan's Space One terminated the flight of its Kairos small rocket shortly after liftoff on Wednesday, marking the end of its second attempt in nine months to become the country's first company to deliver a satellite to space. It is the latest in a ...

December 18, 2024 12:37 PM

Gaza ceasefire talks gain momentum as officials push for deal

An agreement to halt the 14-month-old war in Gaza and free hostages held in the Palestinian enclave could be signed in the coming days with talks in Cairo making progress, sources briefed on the meeting said on Tuesday. The U.S. administration, join...

December 18, 2024 10:28 AM

Vice President Dhankhar meets Armenian delegation, discusses boosting trade and ties

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar met with Armenian National Assembly President Alen Simonyan in New Delhi on Tuesday, holding discussions aimed at strengthening bilateral trade, improving connectivity, and fostering deeper partnerships between India a...

December 18, 2024 11:06 AM

Delhi air quality remains ‘severe’; temperature drops to 5°C

Delhi's air quality continued to remain in the 'severe' category on Wednesday, with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) recording an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 442. A thin layer of smog blanketed parts of the national capital in the m...

December 18, 2024 9:03 AM

Vanuatu earthquake death toll rises to 14 as rescuers search for survivors

Rescuers in Vanuatu searched on Wednesday for people trapped under rubble a day after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific nation's capital Port Vila, killing 14 people and damaging commercial buildings, embassies and a hospital. More than ...

December 17, 2024 10:21 PM

Austrian far right to lead state government in Styria for first time

Austria's far-right Freedom Party, which won a state election in Styria last month, announced a coalition deal on Tuesday that will make its leader there governor of the southern state. It is the first time one of Austria's nine states will be led b...

December 17, 2024 9:30 PM

Sri Lanka can produce surplus energy, open to exporting to India: Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath

Sri Lanka has the potential to produce surplus energy and could export it to India and other neighbouring nations if new energy projects are initiated, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said on Tuesday. Speaking at the India Foundation Prog...

December 17, 2024 5:54 PM

Over 57,000 sewer and septic tank workers identified under NAMASTE scheme

The National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE) scheme has profiled over 57,758 Sewer and Septic Tank Workers (SSWs) across India, with 54,574 workers validated so far, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Ram...

December 17, 2024 5:43 PM

UK sanctions 20 ‘shadow fleet’ ships carrying Russian oil

Britain on Tuesday sanctioned 20 ships that it said were using illicit practices to avoid sanctions on Russian oil, its latest measures targeting Russia's so-called shadow fleet of vessels. "As (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's oil revenues conti...

December 17, 2024 4:51 PM

Israeli airstrikes kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza, tanks push south

Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 14 Palestinians on Tuesday, at least 10 of them in one house in Gaza City, medics said as tanks pushed deeper towards the western area of Rafah in the south. Medics said the Israeli airs...

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