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September 24, 2022 11:39 PM ISTRussia toughens penalty for voluntary surrender, refusal to fight
The changes come as the Kremlin seeks to bolster the ranks of its army fighting a military operation in Ukraine.
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September 24, 2022 11:27 PM IST Jaishankar and Russian counterpart Lavrov discuss bilateral cooperation, G-20
The meeting came just hours before Jaishankar's address to the high-level UN General Assembly's general debate.
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September 24, 2022 10:45 PM IST Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
Russia launched referendums on Friday aimed at annexing four occupied regions of Ukraine, drawing condemnation from Kyiv and Western nations who dismissed the votes as a sham and pledged not to recognise their results.
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September 24, 2022 10:44 PM IST Jupiter will make its closest approach to earth in 59 years on Monday
"Jupiter’s opposition occurs every 13 months, making the planet appear larger and brighter than any other time of the year. But that’s not all. Jupiter will also make its closest approach to Earth since 1963 – almost six decades ago!," NASA's blog said.
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September 24, 2022 07:16 PM IST Modi’s remarks not a sign of rift in Indo-Russia ties
Indian and Russian diplomats have stressed that despite Western propaganda, the PM’s remarks should not be seen as a rebuke as they were made in the context of rising food and energy prices. Moreover, Modi has tabled these concerns earlier.
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September 24, 2022 06:28 PM IST Storm Fiona hammers east Canada coast, knocks out power to many
The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the centre of the storm, now called Post-Tropical Cyclone Fiona, was now in the Gulf of St. Lawrence after racing through Nova Scotia.
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September 24, 2022 02:51 PM IST Pakistan seeking to reschedule USD 10 billion worth of debt owed to Paris Club: Report
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September 24, 2022 02:11 PM IST India, Nepal agree to take forward Sapta Kosi high dam project
Sapta Kosi High Dam is a multipurpose project proposed to be constructed on the Saptakoshi River of Nepal. The project is primarily aimed to control floods in south-east Nepal and northern Bihar and to generate hydropower.
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September 24, 2022 01:58 PM IST Russians strike Ukraine as Kremlin-staged votes continue
The British Defense Ministry said that Russia was targeting the Pechenihy dam on the Siverskyy Donets River in northeastern Ukraine following previous strikes on a dam on a reservoir near Kryvyi Rih, causing flooding on the Inhulets River.
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September 24, 2022 01:45 PM IST Ukraine ports have shipped around 4.7 million tonnes of food under grain deal: Ministry
The ministry said eight ships with 131,300 tonnes of agricultural products are due to leave Ukrainian Black Sea ports on Saturday.
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September 24, 2022 01:04 PM IST Quad members oppose any unilateral actions that seek to change status quo in Indo-Pacific
The Quad affirmed its support for a UN that solves the consequential challenges of our time and safeguards our shared and interconnected resources.
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September 24, 2022 12:50 PM IST UK says Russia struck dam this week on Siverskyi Donets river
Russian commanders may be attempting to strike sluice gates of the dams in order to flood Ukrainian military crossing points, the UK ministry said.
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September 24, 2022 12:26 PM IST Covid pandemic created immunisation gaps in Africa. Over half a million children are at risk: WHO
The repercussions of the pandemic on routine immunisation programmes in the African region are yet to be fully realised. What we do know so far is that the pandemic has resulted in substantial disruptions to national routine immunisation programmes.
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September 24, 2022 12:19 PM IST US presidential commission recommends military adopt standardised uniform policy to accommodate religious articles of faith
The President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders on Friday released its inaugural report detailing recommendations that were approved on May 12.
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September 24, 2022 12:10 PM IST Creditor cooperation a must for Sri Lanka IMF programme: Sri Lankan Government
At an online engagement with the creditors, the government on Friday said that assurances from bilateral creditors are required as a prerequisite to the IMF board adoption of the programme.
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September 24, 2022 11:45 AM IST Oscar winner Louise Fletcher dies at 88
The actress won the Academy Award for Best Leading Actress in 1976 for her portrayal of ruthless nurse Mildred Ratched in Milos Forman's adaptation of Ken Kesey's 1962 novel "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
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September 24, 2022 11:32 AM IST PFI spreads 'disaffection' against India by wrongful interpretation of government policies: NIA report
In near simultaneous raids across the country, a multi-agency operation spearheaded by the NIA on September 22 led to the arrest of 106 activists of the Popular Front of India in 11 States for allegedly supporting terror activities in the country.
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September 24, 2022 11:01 AM IST Solution to multilateralism is reformed multilateralism: EAM S Jaishankar
The solution to multilateralism is reformed multilateralism S Jaishankar said in conversation with UK's Minister of State for Development, Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Vicky Ford and World Economic Forum President Borge Brende in a discussion moderated by President of Observer Research Foundation Samir Saran.
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September 24, 2022 10:59 AM IST Canada braces for possibly historic storm in Hurricane Fiona
Experts predicted high winds, storm surges and heavy rainfall from Fiona, which was expected to weaken from its Friday night status as a Category 3 hurricane but remain a hurricane-force cyclone as it moves across Atlantic Canada.
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September 24, 2022 10:48 AM IST White House looking into recommendations to reduce Green Card adjudication and processing time
The recommendations were made in May this year by the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
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September 24, 2022 10:32 AM IST Part of me leaves with Roger Federer, says emotional Rafael Nadal
Pictures and videos of Federer and Nadal – who shared one of tennis’s most enthralling rivalries – crying together after combining for Team Europe in a doubles defeat at London’s O2 Arena went viral on social media, leaving their legions of fans highly emotional.
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September 24, 2022 10:11 AM IST China using civilian ships to enhance navy capability, reach
China’s navy is already the world’s largest by ship count, and has been rapidly building new warships as part of a wider military expansion.
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As Ukraine worries UN, some leaders rue what's pushed aside
In many years at the assembly, there’s a hot spot or news development that takes up a lot of diplomatic oxygen. As former U.N. official Jan Egeland puts it, “the world manages to focus on one crisis at a time.”
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September 24, 2022 09:38 AM IST US terminates designation of Afghanistan as major non-NATO ally
The change in Afghanistan's status follows Biden's withdrawal of US troops from the country last year, ending nearly 20 years of war.
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September 24, 2022 08:47 AM IST Typhoon lashes central Japan killing one
Typhoon Nanmadol, one of the biggest storms to hit Japan in years, killed at least two people and brought ferocious winds and record rainfall in Western Japan.
