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India to oppose EU carbon tax at COP31, firms on fossil fuel use for its energy needs | India News

File photo: Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav NEW DELHI: India will remain committed to protecting interests of its domestic industry against unilateral trade barriers such as European Union’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) and won’t support any move to phase out fossil fuels, keeping in view the country’s energy requirement for its development goals, said…

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Trump unveiled the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool’s latest repairs on November 2 after the blue coating failed and algae spread; a project once estimated below $2 million has drawn over $14 million in contracts

Donald Trump unveiled the completed repairs to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on 2 November, ending months of work to fix a failed blue chemical coating that had caused widespread algae growth. The project required workers to drain the 2,000-foot-long pool, remove the damaged coating and apply a new sealant. The work has drawn strong…

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In 2012, a US student was forgotten in a DEA cell for five days without food or water; he drank his own urine to survive, and the government later paid him $4.1 million in a settlement | World News

A 23-year-old university student in the US was left inside a windowless Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) holding cell for nearly five days after agents decided he would not be charged in a drug investigation. With no food, drinking water or access to a toilet, he was forced to drink his own urine in a desperate…

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‘Islamic fundamentalists talking about secularism’: Kiren Rijiju hits out at Rahul Gandhi over ‘foreign help’ remark | India News

Rijiju’s remarks came a day after Rahul Gandhi launched an attack on the Prime Minister. NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday slammed Rahul Gandhi after the Congress leader accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of becoming PM with “foreign help”.Taking a swipe at Rahul, Rijiju compared his remarks to Islamic fundamentalists speaking about secularism,…

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A fourth-generation Utah rancher leased 1,100 acres of low-yield land for solar panels and says electricity now brings in more income than any agricultural use, helping him expand his family’s cattle and horse ranch

Clover Creek’s solar panels generate power while grazing sheep naturally manage vegetation beneath the array. For generations, ranching has meant working the land the traditional way: raising livestock, growing feed and making the most of every usable acre. For Greg Kesler, however, some of his Utah ranch has found an unexpectedly productive second life. On…

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‘Incompatible with secular character’: Centre tells Delhi HC mosque inside Krishi Bhawan must be demolished | India News

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday informed the Delhi high court that it is planning to remove a mosque situated within the Krishi Bhawan complex to facilitate the redevelopment and reconstruction of the Common Central Secretariat under the Central Vista project.In a status report filed through the Land and Development Office, the Centre also submitted…

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An Indiana doctor cut her hours to care for her newborn and reported earning $6,677 a week, but her divorce court calculated her earning capacity at $8,811 a week; an appeals court has upheld the ruling

Ashraf reduced her workload to three-quarters of a full-time schedule to look after their daughter (AI image) An Indiana doctor who reduced her working hours to care for her newborn daughter has lost her appeal against a divorce court’s decision to calculate her weekly earning capacity at $8,811, despite her reporting an income of $6,677…

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‘Gaddar’: BJP accuses Rahul Gandhi of treason, calls him ‘Bhasmasur’ | India News

Bhatia described Rahul Gandhi as a destructive force and accused him of promoting anarchy instead of respecting India’s democratic framework. NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of treason, promoting anarchy and attempting to undermine…

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A British man left his £180,000 estate to a diabetes charity in a will written on a frozen fish box and a mince pie packet; the High Court later ruled it was valid | World News

A British man’s handwritten will, drafted on the cardboard packaging of a frozen fish box and a mince pie packet, has been ruled valid by the High Court, clearing the way for a diabetes charity to inherit his estate worth approximately £180,000. Malcolm Roy Chenery, who lived in York, England, recorded his final wishes on…

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