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"India Greatly Supported Us": Sri Lankan Minister On "Difficult Years"
Speaking at the NDTV World Summit, Abeysinghe acknowledged India's role in helping Sri Lanka navigate the crisis that began in 2022.
Covid Hurt Us Much More Than Iran War: Raymond Chief Gautam Singhania To NDTV
Singhania said he is optimistic that businesses in India will be able to cope with the fallout of the war.
Chinese Woman Suffers Five Broken Ribs After Husband Hugs Her Tight
Medical staff pointed out that her bones were fragile due to severe osteoporosis, which made them snap under everyday pressure.
Indian Family In Australia Considers Returning To India After Racist Threats In Brisbane, Accused Arrested
The alleged threats have left the Indian-Australian family so frightened that it is considering ending its lease and moving back to India.
British MP Tables Parliament Motion Backing India's Sovereignty Over J&K
Conservative Party MP Bob Blackman tabled the Early Day Motion (EDM) last week to mark Jammu and Kashmir Accession Day, observed on October 26, in the House of Commons.
Will Deliver 3,200 Engines Over Next Decade: CEO Of GE Aerospace South Asia Vikram Rai To NDTV
Vikram Rai said that GE Aerospace's collaboration with India rested on engineering depth, manufacturing capabilities, skilled talent, and trusted partnership.
Zohran Mamdani Says It Was 'Honour' To Join Hindu New Yorkers Celebrating Navratri After Failed Temple Attack
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joins Hindu community celebrations in Queens in the backdrop of a foiled temple attack in Illinois.
Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing face losing prison privileges under new rules
England and Wales judges to be able to keep inmates in cells for longer or stop visits if they refuse to face victims’ families in courtOffenders who refuse to face their victims’ families in court for sentencing could be stripped of privileges or kept in cells for weeks under government changes granting wider powers to judges in England and Wales.The imposition of new prison sanctions, coming into effect next year, builds on existing laws that order offenders to attend sentencing or face a fine or be jailed for a further two years for contempt of court. Continue reading...
Shamonda virus detected in human for first time in France
Investigations under way to determine whether virus normally found in livestock contributed to man’s deathA man in France has become the first human known to have contracted Shamonda virus, with investigations under way to explore whether it contributed to his death.Shamonda virus is a type of bunyavirus and is spread by bites from infected midges. According to the Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety, in animals such as cattle, sheep and goats it can cause diarrhoea, lack of appetite and a decline in milk yield, “as well as abortions and congenital abnormalities in newborn calves, lambs and kids”. Continue reading...
Republican governor of Ohio calls on Vivek Ramaswamy to take down ‘deeply troubling’ campaign ad – US politics live
Mike DeWine, outgoing governor, says it was ‘wrong’ for campaign to have run ad featuring estranged mother of Ramaswamy’s Democratic opponentSign up for the Breaking News US emailHow will Trump’s mass deportation agenda shape the US midterm elections? Our reporters answer your questionsReporting from Anchorage, AlaskaMary Peltola’s campaign to represent Alaska in the US Senate has taken her to parts of the massive state’s interior that are inaccessible by road and on the frontlines of the cost-of-living crisis she hopes will make her the first Democrat to win the seat in nearly two decades. Continue reading...
Pete Hegseth’s staff break priceless historic globe he requested for office
Hegseth’s aides, who attempted to move 30in fragile globe themselves, dropped it during relocation, army officials sayA priceless pre-second world war globe coveted by the US defence secretary Pete Hegseth for his office in the Pentagon was damaged by his staff in a botched attempt to relocate it, army officials have admitted.Photographs published by the Washington Post on Thursday show the shattered 30-inch Eisenhower globe, said to have been used by Dwight D Eisenhower, the 34th US president, as he plotted the D-day landings as allied supreme commander. Continue reading...
Rocky campaign nears end as Serbia prepares for watershed election – Europe live
It’s the last day of the electoral campaign in Serbia today ahead of this Sunday’s closely contested parliamentary electionAs we are waiting for Macron, first details of the planned police response to this weekend’s protests are emerging.Junior interior minister, Jean-Didier Berger, said that the police presence will be “20% higher” than last weekend, with reinforcements from the army, elite police forces and gendarmerie. Continue reading...
