UN chief Guterres to hold ‘no-nonsense’ climate summit in 2023

Washington DC, 20/12: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday announced that he will convene a “no-nonsense” climate ambition summit in September next year where countries will have to come with credible and new action plans, with no room for “back-sliders”, “blame-shifters” or repackaging of announcements of previous years.     Addressing journalists at his…

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Savarkar, Patel portraits unveiled in Belagavi’s Suvarna Vidhana Soudha amid protest

Bangalore, 19/12: Seven life-size portraits, including that of Hindu nationalist V D Savarkar, were unveiled in the Assembly hall of the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha on Monday.     Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, along with Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, unveiled the portraits even as the Congress staged a protest demanding the installation of photos of…

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Elon Musk’s team seeking new investors for Twitter: Report

Washington DC, 17/12: The managing director of Elon Musk’s family office is seeking new equity investors for Twitter, news platform Semafor reported on Friday, citing two people familiar with the fundraising effort.     Musk’s money manager, Jared Birchall, reached out to potential investors this week, offering shares of Twitter at the same price, $54.20,…

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Gill, Pujara hit tons as India declare 2nd innings at 258/2, set 513-run target for Bangladesh

Dhaka, 16/12: India set Bangladesh a massive victory target of 512 after declaring their second innings at 258 for 2, riding on maiden Test hundred from young Shubman Gill and the 19th ton from veteran Cheteshwar Pujara on third day of the opening match of the series.     In the morning, Bangladesh were dismissed…

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India test-fires Agni-V ballistic missile having range of 5,000 km

Balasore, 16/12: Amidst heightened military tension along the India-China boundary in Arunachal Pradesh, India on Thursday successfully conducted a full-range trial of the inter-continental range ballistic missile Agni-5 besides launching a major air combat exercise in the North East involving multiple critical air-bases.     Though the Defence Ministry is silent on the Agni-5 test,…

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