Month: April 2022

Zelensky shares plight of Ukrainians in his first UNSC meeting since Russian invasion

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday addressed the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting for the first time since Russia unleashed a war on the neighbouring country. Addressing the UNSC meeting, Zelensky shared the plight of the citizens of Ukraine and alleged that civilians were crushed by tanks, women were raped and killed in front of their children by invading Russian forces. “What the Russian military did in Bucha is cruelty. The UN Charter has been violated literally. The massacre in Bucha is only one of many examples,” he alleged.On…

Shahshi Tharoor asks Govt to exert its influence in mediating truce between Russia, Ukraine

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Asking the government to use its influence, Congress’ Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that it should mediate a truce between Russia and Ukraine engaged in a war for over 40 days. Participating in a short discussion on the ‘Situation in Ukraine’ in the House, the MP said that India should not shy away from taking a morally correct position in line with its foreign policy. About the country’s foreign policy, Tharoor stressed, “it is neither Congress’ nor BJP’s foreign policy but it is Indian foreign policy.” “India…

Maharashtra MLAs to attend tea party at Sanjay Raut’s residence, dinner party at Sharad Pawar’s house today

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Maharashtra MLAs will attend a tea party at Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut’s house at 6 PM and later a dinner party at Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar’s house. A tea party has been organized at the house of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in Delhi with MLAs elected to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for the first time. After the tea party at Raut’s house, a dinner party has been organized for all these MLAs at the house of NCP leader Sharad Pawar. Talking to ANI, senior leaders…

Now or never’: Window to avoid 1.5 degree Celsius rise in temp closing, scientists call for drastic action

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The UN IPCC report on mitigation found that the world can afford to emit just 500 billion tonnes of CO2 from 2020 onwards. However, 50–80% of emissions from fossil fuels could still be avoided with currently available technologies. As the world suffers the catastrophic impact of climate change, scientists say that the window to avoid 1.5 degrees Celsius rise in temperature is fast closing unless drastic actions are taken. The Working Group-III of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change under the United Nations said that 50-80 per cent of emissions…

What measures UN IPCC report suggests to reduce emissions by 2030?

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Scientists part of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said that it’s now or never, if we want to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. While warning that the window to avoid the 1.5 degrees Celsius catastrophic rise in temperatures is fast closing, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) called for emissions reductions across all sectors. The panel pointed out that between 2010 and 2019 the average annual global greenhouse gas emissions were at their highest levels in human history, but the rate of…

Today at IPL 2022: Kolkata Knight Riders eye-table topping win over struggling Mumbai Indians

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KKR vs MI: Kolkata Knight Riders will look to ride on winning momentum as they take on Mumbai Indians at the MCA Stadium, Pune. Rohit Sharma’s men will be hoping to break the duck after a winless start to IPL 2022. All eyes will be on Andre Russell as Kolkata Knight Riders take on Mumbai Indians in the 14th game of IPL 2022 at the MCA Stadium, Pune. Five-time winners MI will be looking for their first win of the tournament as they face last season’s runners-up KKR, who are…

India’s dependence on Russian arms not in best interest, says US defence chief

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Speaking to US lawmakers, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin underscored America’s desire to see India scale down its dependence on Russian military equipment. It is not in India’s best interest to continue investing in Russian military equipment, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers on Tuesday, underscoring the American desire that New Delhi scales down its dependence on Russian military equipment. We continue to work with them (India) to ensure that they understand that it’s not in their — we believe that — it’s not in their best interest to continue…

Betrayed by BJP: Chirag Paswan on being evicted from Delhi bungalow

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Chirag Paswan said he was hurt by the way the team of central government officials evicted him from the bungalow and threw his father’s photo on the streets. Chirag Paswan, who was evicted from the government bungalow in central Delhi that was allotted to his father Ram Vilas Paswan, is hurt by the way he was evicted. “The BJP has betrayed me. I wanted to vacate the bungalow on March 19 (the deadline was March 20). But I was stopped by top BJP leaders,” he said. They threw my father’s…

Supertech’s twin tower demolition pushes buyers on backfoot again, under-construction projects hit

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Potential buyers are avoiding under-construction projects, and the ready-to-move properties are slowly going out of reach of many. The under-construction projects are affordable. But the trust deficit, deepened by the Twin Towers’ demolition orders, is taking a toll on the entire sector. The demolition orders of Supertech’s Twin Towers in Noida sent shockwaves in the realty sector with potential buyers going on the back-foot, putting several under-construction projects in limbo. Potential buyers are avoiding under-construction projects, and the ready-to-move properties are slowly going out of reach of many. The under-construction…

Parliament passes Bill to unify three civic bodies in Delhi

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The Rajya Sabha gave its nod to the Bill on Tuesday through a voice vote after negating all the amendments sought by the opposition, including a motion to send the proposed legislation to a select committee. While introducing the Bill, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that step is important in view of “step-motherly treatment” by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi, badly affecting the functioning of all three civic bodies. The home minister also took a dig at the AAP government for opening so many liquor stores…