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One year of Operation Sindhoor | PM Modi...

One year of Operation Sindhoor | PM Modi says Indian forces gave fitting re...

One year of Operation Sindhoor | PM Modi says Indian forces gave fitting response to terrorism ## India’s Unwavering Stance Against Terror: A Year of Vigilance and Resolve **New Delhi** – Marking the first anniversary of “Operation Sindhoor,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi... read more »

Protests erupt over Israeli settlement s...

Protests erupt over Israeli settlement sales in New York

Protests erupt over Israeli settlement sales in New York ## Demonstrators Voice Opposition to West Bank Settlement Activity at New York Real Estate Forum **New York, NY** – A significant demonstration unfolded in New York City recently, as hundreds of individuals gathered to express their strong... read more »

Statehood will be achieved soon: Puduche...

Statehood will be achieved soon: Puducherry CM Rangasamy

Statehood will be achieved soon: Puducherry CM Rangasamy **Puducherry CM Expresses Optimism on Union Territory’s Statehood Aspirations** **Salem, Tamil Nadu** – Puducherry Chief Minister N. Rangasamy has reiterated his administration’s commitment to achieving full statehood for the... read more »

Woman found in tent with dead baby after...

Woman found in tent with dead baby after secret birth as family hit out

Woman found in tent with dead baby after secret birth as family hit out **Tragedy Unfolds in Encampment: Infant Death Highlights Housing Crisis Impact** A devastating incident has brought the stark realities of the ongoing housing crisis into sharp focus, as a mother residing in a makeshift... read more »

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Eight killed, 24 missing after rainstorms, landslides hit China

Eight people were killed and 24 others went missing after rainstorms and landslides hit China’s southwestern Chongqing Municipality. More than 500 professional rescuers, including fire-fighters and... read more »

I will neither resign nor go on leave: Nawaz Shari...

Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said he will neither resign nor go on leave, even as anti-government protesters led by Imran Khan and... read more »

Americans held by North Korea implore U.S. to send an e...

In a rare opportunity to speak with foreign media, the three Americans being detained by North Korea implored the United States to send someone to negotiate... read more »

23 people killed in Afghanistan crash

KABUL: An Afghan spokesman says 23 people were killed when a passenger van and a fuel tanker collided in western Afghanistan. Raouf Ahmadi, a spokesman for... read more »

Israel claims nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land near...

JERUSALEM: Israel laid claim on Sunday to nearly 1,000 acres of West Bank land in a Jewish settlement bloc near Bethlehem — a step that could herald... read more »

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'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

Attend Geneva-II conference: Arab League urges Syrian opposition

Cairo – Arab League foreign ministers meeting here have called on the Syrian opposition to attend the Geneva-II conference on restoring peace in the troubled country and form a delegation as... read more »

Syrian Army captures strategic town at approaches to Aleppo

Syrian Army captures strategic town at approaches ...

Beirut – Syria’s armed forces said on Friday they had captured a strategic northern town at the eastern gates of Aleppo, the former... read more »

Foreign powers must end rebel support: Bashar Al Assad

Foreign powers must end rebel support: Bashar Al Assad

The Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, has said he is open to peace talks but insisted that they would not go ahead unless foreign nations stopped supporting... read more »

Syria’s future must be determined by Syrians: Ass...

Syria's future must be determined by Syrians: Assad

Damascus – Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad said Wednesday that the future of Syria must be determined by the Syrian people only, noting that any... read more »

Syrian president grants general amnesty

Syrian president grants general amnesty

Damascus – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad granted a general amnesty, covering crimes committed before Oct 29, a media report said The new presidential... read more »

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Maldives presidential candidates want election Nov 2

Maldives presidential candidates want election Nov 2

Male – All three presidential candidates in the Maldives have agreed to hold presidential election a week early on Nov 2 to avoid a constitutional crisis, media reports said here Monday. The... read more »

12 dead in Bangladesh violence

12 dead in Bangladesh violence

Dhaka – Anxieties mounted across Bangladesh over deadly political violence which has left 12 people dead and hundreds injured since... read more »

Nepal poll panel to monitor election code of conduct

Nepal poll panel to monitor election code of conduct

Kathmandu – Nepal’s Election Commission has formed a high level committee to effectively monitor the election code of conduct, an official said... read more »

Pakistan supports Saudi Arabia rejection of UN seat

Pakistan supports Saudi Arabia rejection of UN seat

Islamabad – Pakistan has supported Saudi Arabia’s rejection of its non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council, praising its call for reform, the... read more »

Pak court extends Musharraf’s custody in 2007 Lal...

Pak court extends Musharraf's custody in 2007 Lal Masjid case

Islamabad – A Pakistani court has extended the custody of former President retired General Pervez Musharraf in the 2007 Lal Masjid raid case, banning him... read more »

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Car ploughs into pedestrians in central Leipzig, Germany

Car ploughs into pedestrians in central Leipzig, Germany ## **Tragedy in Leipzig: Vehicle Collision Claims Two Lives, Injures Multiple** **Leipzig, Germany** – A devastating incident... read more »

has commissioned a red mud powder producing unit at Lanjigarh refinery in Odisha, describing it as first of its kind in alumina industry tackling major environmental hazards. “The unique project of producing red mud powder has been commissioned in a fully mechanised and automatic plant. The system has been developed in-house after continuous research for more than three years,” a senior company official said in a statement on Tuesday. Giving details of the project, Mukesh Kumar, president and COO of VAL said the project which was commissioned last week is the first of its kind in the world and has been set up with a capital expenditure of around Rs. 50 crore. This will have advantages like savings in caustic consumption by 10-15 kg per tonne of alumina, minimising land requirement by 50 to 60 per cent, and doing away with wet red mud storage thereby eliminating environmental hazards, he said. The powdery red mud can easily be utilised in cement industry as well as in other Industries, Mr. Kumar said. Red mud is a waste from alumina industry and its disposal and utilisation has always been a matter of concern for environmentalists as well as alumina industry. Although, the alumina technology is more than 100 years old but no solution could be evolved by the industry to avoid storage of red mud slurry, sources said. As the slurry is alkaline in nature and its generation is nearly one and a half times of alumina, world over millions of tonnes of red mud is lying in various red mud ponds except in some countries where it is discharged into the sea. In any alumina refinery, a major portion of land is used for handling this waste. Although, red mud is rich in iron and titanium, no use could be made till now mainly due to presence of caustic soda. Looking into the serious nature of hazard such red mud ponds may have, MoEF has formed a special project only few months back as National Mission for Red Mud to sponsor and promote research in red mud utilisation, sources said.

Tackling methane emissions key for climate change and energy security: IEA

Tackling methane emissions key for climate change and energy security: IEA ## Methane Mitigation: A Dual Solution for Climate and Energy Stability **International Energy Agency Highlights... read more »

Second Brit needs 'urgent care' after 'hantavirus outbreak' on MV Hond...

Second Brit needs 'urgent care' after 'hantavirus outbreak' on MV Hondius cruise ship ## Cruise Ship Illness Raises Health Concerns: Three Fatalities, British Passenger... read more »

Travel company confirms 23 Brits on board MV Hondius cruise ship amid hantavirus outbreak

Travel company confirms 23 Brits on board MV Hondius cruise ship amid hantavirus outbreak **British Nationals Among Those Affected by Hantavirus Outbreak on Expedition Vessel Near Cape... read more »

Husband accused of brutally murdering Miss Switzerland finalist s...

Husband accused of brutally murdering Miss Switzerland finalist says he 'loved her' **Accused in Beauty Queen’s Death Claims Devotion in Court** A man facing charges in connection... read more »