Negotiations on treaty to tackle plastic pollution end without agreement
Busan, Dec 2 (IANS) Countries negotiating an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, adjourned their fifth session early Monday with agreement on a ‘Chair’s Text’ that will serve as the starting point for negotiations at a resumed session in 2025. Over 3,300 delegates, including members representing more than 170 […]
Biden pardons son in cases related to arms and taxes
Washington, Dec 2 (IANS) US President Joe Biden on Sunday pardoned his son Hunter Biden of conviction in gun-related charges in Delaware and has pleaded guilty to tax evasion in California. Biden reversed his earlier pledge in doing that to not pardon his son. “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” Biden said […]
Mamata Banerjee seeks UN intervention in Bangladesh crisis
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Monday, sought the intervention of the United Nations (UN) in the ongoing crisis in neighbouring Bangladesh. She also floated a proposal for the Union government to consider peacekeeping forces in Bangladesh following the UN intervention. “These are my proposals. Let the Prime Minister give […]
Neighbour arrested for stealing Rs one crore and 300 gold sovereigns
Kannur, Dec 2 (IANS) The local police at Kannur on Monday arrested a person named Lijish after he admitted to robbing his neighbour of Rs one crore in cash and 300 sovereigns of gold. Lijish lives next door to Ashraf, a prominent rice wholesale merchant in Valapattanam near here. Two weeks back, after he returned […]
Choreographer, stock market trader held for drug peddling in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Dec 2 (IANS) Cyberabad Police have arrested a choreographer, a stock market trader and an architect for MDMA consumption and peddling. The Special Operations Team (SOT), Cyberabad and Gachibowli Police arrested four persons, including choreographer Kanha Mohanty, during a raid on a hotel room. Though the arrests were made on Saturday (November 30), this […]
Kejriwal vows education revolution as UPSC coach Avadh Ojha joins AAP
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The AAP is committed to follow its ideology to fight corruption and improve education and health services and for this it initiates experts from these fields into politics to serve society, said former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday. Addressing the media at a press conference to induct educationist […]
PM Modi to watch ‘The Sabarmati Report’, film based on Godhra train burning
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Days after praising the portrayal of the truth of Godhra train burning in 2002, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to watch the film ‘The Sabarmati Report’ on Monday at 4 p.m. PM Modi is expected to watch the film based on the Godhra train carnage at Balayogi Auditorium, […]
Cyclone Fengal impact: Bihar temperature likely to dip in next two days
Patna, Dec 2 (IANS) The impact of Cyclone Fengal is intensifying cold conditions across Bihar, with severe cold expected in the next two days, as per the Meteorological Department’s forecast. A significant weather change is anticipated over the next four-five days, with minimum temperatures likely to drop by three-four degrees Celsius. Authorities have issued alerts […]
Telangana woman constable murdered, honour killing suspected
Hyderabad, Dec 2 (IANS) In a suspected case of honour killing, a woman police constable was murdered allegedly by her brother for her inter-caste marriage in Ibrahimpatnam near Hyderabad on Monday. Nagamani was on her way to duty at Hayathnagar Police Station on Monday morning when her brother Pramesh allegedly knocked her bike with a […]
BJP issues show-cause notice to K’taka MLA for anti-party activities
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The BJP has issued a show-cause notice to Karnataka MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for making remarks against its state-level leadership and defying the official stand of the party on matters of political and public importance. Responding to the notice, Yatnal said on Monday that he would be presenting the facts […]
