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For most Americans dreaming of a white Christmas, this year’s prospects aren’t good

Some California farming communities have been plagued for years by problems with their drinking water due to nitrates and other contaminants in the groundwater that feeds their wells

India has invited French President Emmanuel Macron to be the chief guest at the country’s national day celebrations next month

One of the world’s largest electrical vehicle manufacturers, China’s BYD, will open its first European EV production factory in Hungary, the country’s foreign minister said on Friday

Chinese automaker BYD plans to build a new electric vehicle plant in Hungary, its first car factory in Europe, as part of its rapid global expansion

A Nevada tribe is gearing up for a different kind of fight against the U.S. government as it tries to build more public support for protecting Native American sacred sites

GSP) are expected to figure in the meeting of India-US Trade Policy Forum (TPF) in January here, an official said. US Trade Representative Katherine Tai will be here for a meeting with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. «Both sides will discuss ways to increase trade and investments between the two countries during the two-day meeting from January 13, 2024.

rapport built by the Narendra Modi government with other countries after coming to power in 2014 helped in building ties and also in rescue operations abroad, Union minister General V K Singh (retd) said here on Sunday. Speaking at the Sagar Manthan conclave organised by Panchjanya magazine in south Goa, Singh referred to various rescue operations carried out by India in war zones to bring back its citizens. He said, unlike its predecessors, the Modi government sent delegations to the UN-affiliated countries in various regions, a move that helped change their perception of India.

Union Sports Ministry's action was not due to pressure from anyone and it followed due process. The Sports Ministry earlier in the day suspended the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) till further orders after it made a "hasty announcement" of organising the U-15 and U-20 nationals «without following due procedure and not giving sufficient notice to wrestlers» for preparations. The WFI elections were held on December 21 with former president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's loyalist Sanjay Singh and his panel winning the polls by big margins.

Amit Shah on Sunday expressed hope the 2036 Olympics will be held in the Sardar Patel complex coming up close to the imposing Narendra Modi cricket stadium here. In October, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said during an event in Mumbai that the country would submit a bid to host the Olympics that year. The Gujarat government has engaged the services of some of the finest firms to create sports infrastructure to ensure it can host the event.

COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of infections since the beginning of the spread of novel coronavirus to 81,72,135 nearly three years ago, said a daily bulletin by the health department. Of the fresh cases, nine were caused by JN.1, increasing the number of infections tied to the new sub-variant in the state to 10, it said. The JN.1 patients include five from Thane city, two from Pune city, and one each from a rural pocket of Pune district, Akola city and Sindhudurg district.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday signed a decree clearing the way for Rosbank to purchase stakes in leading Russian companies owned by Societe Generale (OTC:SCGLY).

The aim was to strengthen efforts, including information sharing, to counter extremism in the Indo-Pacific region. As part of the Quad Counterterrorism Working Group’s efforts, this multi-day event included presentations and a tabletop exercise focused on enhancing Quad cooperation in response to an overwhelming terrorist incident in the Indo-Pacific region, according to a US State Department statement. Discussions included exchanging information on ever-evolving terrorism threats, further developing regional coordination mechanisms, and countering terrorist use of emerging technologies. Participants explored what capabilities and support the Quad could offer, and how the Quad might coordinate in order to support the existing capacities of Indo-Pacific countries. Gregory LoGerfo, acting principal deputy coordinator for counterterrorism, led the US interagency delegation. The Quad convenes four like-minded regional partners—the US, Australia, India and Japan—to make tangible progress on pressing challenges within the region and support a free and open Indo-Pacific that is inclusive and resilient, the statement affirmed. During their meeting in September, the Quad foreign ministers held detailed discussion on counter-terror partnership. “We also discussed the recent Quad Counterterrorism Working Group’s Consequence Management Exercise, which explored the capabilities and support Quad countries could offer regional partners in response to a terrorist attack and look forward to the upcoming Quad Counterterrorism Working Group meeting and tabletop exercise in Honolulu, Hawaii in December, which will focus on countering the use of emerging technologies for terrorist purposes,” the Quad foreign minister’s statement

England have appointed former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard as an assistant coach for the Twenty20 World Cup next year, the country's cricket board (ECB) announced on Sunday. Pollard helped the West Indies win the World Cup in 2012 while the 36-year-old, who made a name for himself as a T20 specialist, won five Indian Premier League titles with the Mumbai Indians between 2013 and 2020. The 2024 World Cup will be held in the West Indies and the United States in June. «Pollard will join the England men's team specifically for the T20 World Cup as an assistant coach and to provide expertise of local conditions,» the ECB said in a statement. «Pollard was a part of West Indies' 2012 men's T20 World Cup success and has vast experience in the format having played more than 600 matches.» England are the defending champions having won their second T20 World Cup title in 2022 in Australia. (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; editing by Pritha Sarkar)

These companies — Facebook (Meta Platforms), Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Netflix and Google (Alphabet) -registered a 90% drop in active job postings in India in 2023 compared with the previous year, according to data put together for ET by specialist staffing firm Xpheno.

suspension of 146 MPs from the Parliament. "Whether Pratap Simha is a traitor or a patriot -- mother Goddess Chamundeshwari sitting on the hills of Mysuru, mother Goddess Cauvery who is sitting on Brahmagiri, my reader fans across Karnataka who have been reading my writings for the last twenty years, and people of Mysuru and Kodgu who have seen my work for 9.5 years and my conduct on issues related country, dharma and nationalism -- will give their verdict through votes in Lok Sabha polls to be held in April 2024," Simha said, reported PTI. "They (people) are the ones who have to ultimately give the judgment.

Vatry airport in France as the authorities received a tip-off that the passengers of the plane were “likely victims of human trafficking." The France regulations allow border police to detain foreign nationals for up to four days. The timeline of detention can be extended by four days, for a period not more than 26 days and that too with an order by a judge. As per the news agency AFP, at least 11 Indian passengers stuck at the Vatry airport have requested asylum in the country.

NEW DELHI : Playing real-money games such as rummy or poker might get more expensive as gaming startups scramble for ways to cope with the impact of higher taxes. Online gaming firms are staring at steep hits on their finances after tax authorities decided to bump up levies on the nascent sector to 28% of net revenue, from 18% earlier. “Of course, our operating margin will take a hit due to the increased tax rate.

Covid sub-variant JN.1, the Maharashtra government has ordered health officials to ensure the availability of ventilators, oxygen cylinders and other necessary equipment at government hospitals. In a meeting at Latur on Saturday, Maharashtra minister Sanjay Bansode said that the health department must take precautionary measures and ensure the availability of necessary equipment and medicines at all government-run facilities. Also Read: Covid-19 JN.1 Variant News Live Updates “The administration should ensure that necessary equipment and medicines are available at tehsil health centres.

Nvidia and its employees have donated $15 million to Israeli non-profit organisations that are supporting civilians affected by Israel's war with Palestinian militant group Hamas. Thousands of employees from more than 30 countries donated a total of $5 million, which the company matched and doubled to $10 million under a special programme introduced to help those affected by the war, Nvidia said on Sunday.

ground offensive and a sign that Hamas is still putting up a fight despite weeks of brutal war. The mounting death toll among Israeli troops is likely to play an important factor in Israeli public support for the war, which was sparked when Hamas-led militants stormed communities in southern Israel on Oct 7, killing 1,200 and taking 240 hostage. The war has devastated parts of the Gaza Strip, killed roughly 20,400 Palestinians and displaced nearly 85% of Gaza's 2.3 million people.