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06 Nov

US Election: Trump clinches win in three swing states

Washington, Nov 6 (IANS) Republican candidate Donald Trump has clinched three out of seven key swing states and is leading in three others, giving him a critical advantage over Democrat Kamala Harris in the closely watched US presidential election, according to the latest trends. The seven decisive swing states -- Arizona, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, and Nevada -- are pivotal as they lack consistent Democratic or Republican dominance, often determining the outcome of the election. Trump narrowly claimed victory in North Carolina, where he received 2,852,981 votes compared to Harris's 2,676,410, and in Georgia, winning 2,643,396 votes against…

28 Oct

तेजस के लिए जीई के इंजन की तारीख और आगे बढ़ी

अमेरिकी इंजन निर्माता कंपनी जनरल इलेक्ट्रिक (जीई) ने भारत को एफ404-आईएन20 इंजन की नई डिलीवरी की तारीख दो महीने और बढ़ा दी है। नए आश्वासन के अनुसार इनकी आपूर्ति इस साल नवंबर से शुरू होगी। यह इंजन तेजस मार्क-1ए विमान में लगाया जाएगा। रक्षा प्रतिष्ठान के सूत्रों ने बताया कि जीई की ओर से यह प्रतिबद्धता तब सामने आई जब रक्षामंत्री राजनाथ सिंह ने पिछले महीने अपनी अमेरिका यात्रा के दौरान यह मामला उठाया था। एक उच्च पदस्थ सूत्र के अनुसार, जीई ने नया शिड्यूल दिया है...वे नवंबर से इंजनों की डिलीवरी शुरू करेंगे। सूत्रों ने आगे बताया कि जीई…

28 Oct

Trump attacks China, says US has greatest military

New York, Oct 28 (IANS) In a confrontation with China, “we will kick their ass”, Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump has said at a campaign rally, asserting, “We have the greatest military in the world”. Speaking out against what he asserted was the weakening of respect for the US under President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, he said on Sunday, “A report that they issued that if we end up in a war with China, we cannot win. We're not strong enough”. “We have the greatest military in the world,” he declared. “You don't put out reports like…

25 Oct

Georgia prepares for parliamentary elections 2024

Tbilisi, Oct 24 (IANS) Georgia will hold its parliamentary elections under a fully proportional system for the first time on October 26, and the winning party will govern for the next four years. There is a high probability that Georgia will see its first coalition government instead of one-party rule for the first time in Georgian history, according to media reports. These are the first fully proportional parliamentary elections to be held in Georgia and the parliament will be composed of 150 members, Xinhua news agency reported. For the first time in the history of the country, Georgia will hold…

18 Oct

कैलिफोर्निया में हुआ तीसरा इंडस-एक्स शिखर सम्मेलन

इंडस-एक्स शिखर सम्मेलन का तीसरा संस्करण अमेरिका में संपन्न हुआ, जो भारत और संयुक्त रक्षा नवाचार इकोसिस्टम के विकास में हुई प्रगति का प्रतीक है। 9-10 सितंबर 2024 को यूएस-इंडिया स्ट्रैटेजिक पार्टनरशिप फोरम (यूएसआईएसपीएफ) और स्टैनफर्ड यूनिवर्सिटी द्वारा संयुक्त रूप से आयोजित, यह शिखर सम्मेलन एक ऐतिहासिक कार्यक्रम था। इस शिखर सम्मेलन के दौरान, रक्षा नवाचार में सहयोग बढ़ाने और विभिन्न हितधारकों के बीच उद्योग, अनुसंधान एवं निवेश संबंधी साझेदारी को सुविधाजनक बनाने के लिए सहयोग को घनिष्ठ बनाने हेतु आईडेक्स और अमेरिकी रक्षा विभाग के तहत डिफेंस इनोवेशन यूनिट (डीआईयू) के बीच एक समझौता ज्ञापन (एमओयू) पर हस्ताक्षर किए…

17 Oct

नई टेक्नोलॉजी से लैस अग्नि-4 का सफल परीक्षण

गत 6 सितंबर को भारत ने ओडिशा के चांदीपुर में एकीकृत परीक्षण रेंज से मध्यम दूरी की बैलिस्टिक मिसाइल अग्नि-4 का सफल प्रक्षेपण किया। प्रक्षेपण ने सभी परिचालन और तकनीकी मापदंडों को सफलतापूर्वक सत्यापित किया। यह सामरिक बल कमान के तत्वावधान में आयोजित किया गया था। इससे पहले इसका परीक्षण 6 जून 2022 को किया गया था। अग्नि-4 के सफल परीक्षण से भारत की मिसाइल शस्त्रागार को आधुनिक बनाने की प्रतिबद्धता की पुष्टि की है, जो बढ़ती क्षेत्रीय सुरक्षा चुनौतियों को देखते हुए एक आवश्यकता है। खासतौर से चीन की बढ़ती सैन्य और मिसाइल क्षमताओं के प्रकाश में। मिसाइल प्रौद्योगिकी…

17 Oct

Japan’s LDP may struggle to retain majority in election: Poll

Tokyo, Oct 17 (IANS) Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is facing a tough challenge in the upcoming general election, with its majority in jeopardy due to the slush fund scandal, according to a local media poll. The projections, based on a telephone survey of 156,000 eligible voters and additional data gathered by Kyodo News, suggest a difficult path ahead for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's LDP, despite his efforts to restore the party's reputation and regain public trust, reports Xinhua. Nearly 30 per cent of respondents in the poll remain undecided on their choice of candidate in the single-seat districts,…

17 Oct

Canadian MPs intensify demand for Trudeau’s resignation, assert his time is over

Ottawa, Oct 17 (IANS) As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to walk on thin ice, both at home and abroad, many leaders from his own party and several Members of Parliament are now planning to go beyond just publicly expressing dissatisfaction with his leadership and officially demand his resignation in the coming days. On Thursday, Canada's leading daily The Globe and Mail reported that at least 20 MPs have agreed to put their names on a demand to oust Trudeau - a move which it said appears to be "quickly snowballing into a serious effort" to force him out.…

16 Oct

Islamabad disappointed to see real democracy in Kashmir: India

United Nations, Oct 16 (IANS) In a stinging retort to Pakistan, India has said that because of its commitment to sham elections, Islamabad is disappointed that the people of Kashmir freely exercised their right to vote and elected their leaders. “Sham elections, incarceration of Opposition leaders, and suppression of political voices are what Pakistan is familiar with. It is natural that Pakistan must be disappointed to see real democracy at work,” Eldos Mathew Punnoose, a counsellor at India’s United Nations Mission said on Monday. “Given their tainted democratic record, Pakistan considers real democratic exercises as a sham, as reflected in…

16 Oct

Omar Abdullah takes oath as J&K CM, no Congress in 5-member cabinet

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah, on Wednesday, took oath as the Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. With this, he became the first CM of the J&K UT which lost its statehood after the reorganisation and the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha administered the oath of office to Omar Abdullah at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar. Along with him, five MLAs, including an Independent, took oath as Cabinet Ministers while there was no Congress representation in the new government. The Independent MLA…