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Kandhamal (Odisha) [India], May 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday bowed down and sought the blessings of Padma Shri awardee tribal poet Purnamasi Jani during a public meeting in Kandhamal in Odisha. The 80-year-old poet and social activist She has composed over 50,000 devotional songs in Kui, Odia and Sanskrit, and she was awarded the Padma Shri honour in 2021. The Padma Awards, which were instituted in 1

Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): Warner Bros. has announced new movies in the 'Lord of the Rings' series, with an anticipated 2026 release and which will "explore storylines yet to be told."During Warner Bros. Discovery's first-quarter earnings conference call, CEO David Zaslav confirmed the news, as per The Hollywood Reporter. The first instalment of this new saga, titled 'Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum' (working t

Vikarabad (Telangana) [India], May 11 (ANI): Claiming that the Opposition bloc--INDIA--had no prime ministerial face, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said if there was anyone who could take the country forward, it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing a public meeting at Vikarabad in Congress-ruled Telangana on Saturday, the Union Home Minister said, "They (INDIA) have no consensus candidate for the prime minister...

Rafah, Gaza Strip - Israeli strikes hit Gaza on Saturday after renewed U.S. criticism over its conduct of the war and a U.N. warning of 'epic' disaster if an outright invasion of crowded Rafah city occurs.

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Varanium Cloud Limited, a technology company, and its promoter and managing director Harshawardhan Hanmant Sabale have been banned from the securities market with immediate effect, by the financial market regulator SEBI. The company was listed on NSE's SME Platform or NSE Emerge on September 27, 2022. As per the company's disclosures, it was incorporated on December 21, 2017, and was forme

Balangir (Odisha) [India], May 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the daughter of Odisha commands all three wings of the military, adding that they are the pride of the nation and shaping the direction of the nation. "Today, the daughter of Odisha commands all three wings of the military. The daughter of Odisha is the pride of the nation and shaping the direction of the nation. Today, a daughter of Odish

Muzaffarabad [PoJK], May 11 (ANI): The Awami Action Committee in Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) has vowed to continue protests amid a police crackdown on peaceful demonstrators in Muzaffarabad. Protests against inflation turned violent on Friday as police cracked down on demonstrators in the capital, Muzaffarabad. The city was brought to a standstill as a wheel-jam and shutter-down strike paralyzed normal activiti

Kanpur Dehat (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 11 (ANI): While addressing a public rally in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur Dehat Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a scathing attack against Samajwadi Party over Ram Temple in Ayodhya. "This new Bharat not only speaks but accomplishes. BJP said 'Ram Lalla hum aaenge mandir wahi banaege' but the Samajwadi party used to fire bullets at the Ram devotees," Yogi said. Lashing out furthe

Washington [US], May 11 (ANI/WAM): A new World Bank policy note presents latest evidence on how climate change is eroding education outcomes, including through increased school closures, and what to do about it. Over the past 20 years, schools were closed during around 75 percent or more of the extreme weather events that impacted 5 million people or more. It's now common for a country to close their schools multiple time

NEW YORK, New York - Nearly three-quarters of the 193 countries that make up the United Nations voted to support Palestinian statehood on Friday.

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 11 (ANI/WAM): Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi welcomed the United Nations General Assembly's adoption of a resolution supporting Palestine's right to full membership at the world body and the recommendation that the UN Security Council reconsider the Palestinian bid. The GCC secretary-general pointed out that the fact that the resolution received a vot

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 11 (ANI): Hamas's most wanted leader, Yahya Sinwar is not hiding in the Rafah region of Gaza, The Times of Israel reported citing two officials familiar with the matter. The report comes as Israel Defence Forces move to expand operations in Gaza's southernmost city. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has elevated a potential IDF operation in Rafah to the top of his public agenda, with the targeting o

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 11 (ANI): In a pivotal report submitted to Congress, the Biden administration conveyed its evaluation of Israel's use of American weapons during its conflict with Hamas in Gaza, The Times of Israel reported. The report, released on Friday, emphasised the importance of ensuring compliance with international humanitarian law while addressing the complexities of the ongoing conflict. Acknowledging Isra

Kandhamal (Odisha) [India], May 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an attack on Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar over his 'Pakistan has an atom bomb' remark and accused the party of "finding ways" of scaring the people, adding that 'yeh mare pade log, desh ke mann ko bhi maar rahe hain' (These dead people are also trying to kill the soul of the country). In an April 15 interview with 'Chill Pill' Aiyar, Aiy

Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): Spanish prosecutors have dropped the tax evasion case against pop sensation Shakira, citing a lack of evidence in their investigation. The case, which began in July, alleged that Shakira had evaded Euro 6.6 million in taxes in 2018 through the use of offshore companies and tax havens, according to The Hollywood Reporter. However, after a thorough examination, investigators concluded that the

Three out of four teachers in Brazil show support for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) as a teaching tool. They also say that the technology has impacted education both positively, with faster access to information, and negatively, as students lose their focus.

Washington [US], May 11 (ANI): Climate diplomats of the US and China held talks and confirmed bilateral cooperation in reducing greenhouse gases other than carbon dioxide, such as methane emitted from fossil fuel production, the State Department said. Biden administration's top climate diplomat John Podesta and China's special envoy for climate change Liu Zhenmin co-led the US-China Working Group discussions on Enhancing

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 11 (ANI): Post three consecutive weeks of decline, India's foreign exchange reserves rose again by USD 3.668 billion to USD 641.590 billion in the week that ended on May 3, RBI data showed. Prior to the reporting period, the country foreign exchange reserves declined for the third week, after having risen for the seventh straight week to hit an all-time high of USD 648.562 billion. Accord

GUIYANG, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Robobus, an unmanned minibus independently developed by a Chinese self-driving startup, is expected to hit the roads of the city of Turin at the foot of the Alps, and provide short-distance transportation services.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 11 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed R Lakshmi Kanth Rao as Executive Director (ED) with immediate effect. Before being promoted to ED, Rao served as Chief General Manager-in-Charge in the Department of Regulation. Rao has experience of over three decades in the Reserve Bank having worked in the areas of Regulation of Banks and NBFCs, Supervision of Banks, and Consumer

New Delhi [India], May 11 (ANI): Mallikarjun Kharge, the President of the Indian National Congress on Saturday said that the party resolves to make the country a manufacturing hub by raising the share of manufacturing from 14% to 20% of GDP in the next five years. Taking to his official X handle, Kharge tweeted, "Congress resolves to make India a manufacturing hub by raising the share of manufacturing from 14% to 20% of G

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 11 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, during a press meet, questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi about whether, as he had decided the age of retirement for an elected representative to be 75 years in the BJP, would that be applicable to him too. CM Revanth Reddy said, "He has decided 75 years as the age for retirement in the BJP for an elected representative. That is how he

TOYOTA CITY, Japan: In the fiscal year ending in March, Japanese automaker Toyota doubled its net profit due to strong sales and a favorable exchange rate.

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 11 (ANI): A day after uncovering a Pakistani link to the bomb threats that targeted at least 36 schools in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, police said that the intention behind could be to "create fear" during the Lok Sabha elections. Ahmedabad Crime Branch JCP Sharad Singhal told ANI, "On May 6, 36 schools in Ahmedabad received bomb threat emails... After immediate inspection, it was revealed that t

SAINT PAUL, Minnesota: This week, a Minnesota Senate ethics panel deferred further action until after the next court date on a complaint against Democratic Senator Nicole Mitchell, who has been charged with burglary for allegedly breaking into her estranged stepmother's house.