US election: Trump says this was his best campaign; indicates it may be last
New York, Nov 6 (IANS) After voting in the presidential election, Republican candidate Donald Trump has said that this was the best campaign he has run and indicated that it may be his last. “I ran a great campaign. I think it was maybe the best of the three,” he said on Tuesday at a […]
Harris takes Vermont, Trump Kentucky, Indiana in first projections
Washington, Nov 6 (IANS) In the first results of the 2024 race for the White House, US Vice-President Kamala Harris was projected to win Vermont, a reliably Democratic state, and former President Donald Trump was projected to win Kentucky, a solidly Republican state. These projected results by US media outlets give Harris three electoral college […]
Israel Katz is new Israel Defence minister, Gideon Saar as Foreign minister
Tel Aviv, Nov 6 (IANS) Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed Foreign Minister Israel Katz to succeed Yoav Gallant as Defence Minister, while Gideon Saar becomes the new Foreign Minister, the Prime Minister’s office said on Tuesday in a statement. Earlier on Tuesday, Netanyahu sacked Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. Katz, the new Israel Defence […]
US election: Voting machine glitches disrupt polling in Pennsylvania, New York
New York, Nov 6 (IANS) Polling was disrupted on Tuesday in New York and Pennsylvania, because of problems with voting machines, according to officials. Glitches were reported in two counties in Pennsylvania, a key swing state, and in two places in New York’s Queens Borough. Pennsylvania’s Department of State, which oversees elections said in an […]
Netanyahu sacks Israel’s Defence minister Gallant, cites ‘lack of trust’ at time of war
Jerusalem, Nov 6 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday evening that he was removing Defence Minister Yoav Gallant from his position and replacing him with Israel Katz, citing a “crisis of trust” that “gradually deepened”. The move is a stunning shift after the Prime Minister nearly made a similar move in September […]
Collective efforts key to innovate, implement solar energy amid rising climate change: Pralhad Joshi
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Amid rising challenges posed by climate change, collective efforts are crucial to innovate and implement the sustainable solution of solar energy, said Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy. Joshi said this at the third edition of the high-level conference on New Technologies for Clean Energy Transition on […]
Day after expelling 30 leaders in Jharkhand, BJP ousts 40 in Maha
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) In a drastic move, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit of Maharashtra has expelled 40 of its workers and leaders from the party in 37 Assembly constituencies. The move comes a day after it expelled 30 leaders in Jharkhand. The workers and leaders were expelled for not following party discipline […]
Delhi-NCR’s air remains hazardous, ‘severe’ pollution levels in several areas
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Delhi-NCR’s air quality remained dangerously poor on Wednesday, nearing the ‘severe’ category in several locations across the region. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi’s average air quality index (AQI) stood at 358 as of 7:30 a.m. In Delhi, the AQI surpassed 400, marking ‘severe’ levels in areas […]
Badal’s woes: Crucial meeting of Akal Takht, Sikh scholars today
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The political future of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patron and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister, Sukhbir Singh Badal, will be discussed on Wednesday during a meeting called by the Akal Takht, the supreme Sikh seat of authority. This is not a meeting of Sikh High Priests but the Akal Takht […]
Delhi Govt’s anti-open burning campaign kicks off today to fight rising air pollution
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) As Delhi-NCR continues to witness a worsening air quality with the onset of winter, the month-long anti-open burning campaign is set to kick off in the national Capital from Wednesday. The decision to kick off the anti-open burning campaign was taken by the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi […]
