POLITICS
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Jan- 2025 -19 January
Will Nara Lokesh be elevated to Deputy CM position?
Growing demand within ruling TDP for Nara Lokesh’s elevation to Deputy CM of Andhra Amaravati: There is growing demand within the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) for Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s son and Minister Nara Lokesh to be elevated to the position of Deputy Chief Minister. Lokesh currently oversees the Human Resources Development and IT portfolios, while Janasena Chief Pawan Kalyan is the only Deputy CM in the Chandrababu-led government. AP Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker K Raghu Rama Krishna Raju said there is growing demand among party leaders for the “elevation” of Lokesh. “To my knowledge, the TDP cadre is very keen to see the party’s general secretary (Lokesh) appointed as Deputy CM. This is the opinion of the party cadre…” Raju said.…
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19 January
Is it okay to dump seawater to extinguish wildfires
Faced with limited supply of freshwater, firefighter are scooping gallons of seawater and dumping it on the wildfires in Los Angeles area as a last resort. However, seawater has its drawbacks Hyderabad: Battling the deadly wildfire in Los Angeles area, the firefighters, who are facing limited supply of freshwater, are now scooping gallons of seawater and dumping it on the fires. Using seawater to fight wildfire sounds a simple and quick solution in the emergencies like what Southern California is facing, and the Pacific Ocean has endless supply of water. However, seawater also has drawbacks. Saltwater corrodes firefighting equipment and may harm ecosystems, especially those like the shrub lands around Los Angeles. Excessive salts can stress and kill plants. Sea-level rise has…
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19 January
Jharkhand Forest dept plans to revive dwindling Bison population at PTR
Once Bisons were abundant in Jharkhand’s forests. But, they went extinct from across the State. Palamu Tiger Reserve, mainly Betla range, is the last destination where it is surviving but numbers are on the decline Ranchi: The Jharkhand Forest Department has initiated a study to revive the dwindling population of Bison, popularly known as Gaur, at Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR), an official said. The bovine, a food source for big cats, has already gone extinct from across Jharkhand, excluding the PTR where merely 50-70 bison are surviving, he claimed. According to wildlife experts, poaching, infection and habitat disturbance by local cattle have been the major reasons for the vanishing of bison from Jharkhand. “Once Bisons were abundant in Jharkhand’s Saranda, Dalma,…
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19 January
‘Mann Ki Baat’: This Republic Day is very special, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi
‘Mann ki Baat’ first episode of 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished all countrymen a happy Republic Day in advance and said it was special this time New Delhi: In his first ‘Mann ki Baat’ episode of 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wished all countrymen a happy Republic Day in advance and said it was special this time. The Prime Minister started his address by paying homage to the great leaders of the nation and their contributions towards the country. He said, “You must have noticed one thing, Mann Ki Baat takes place on the last Sunday of the month…But this time, we are meeting a week earlier, on the third Sunday of the month, instead of the fourth month,…
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19 January
CM Atishi claims BJP trying to eliminate Kejriwal, one of attackers on his car associated with Parvesh
The BJP is unable to defeat us in the assembly polls, so they are resorting to such tactics to remove Arvind Kejriwal from their way.” The alleged attack has sparked a heated exchange between the two parties as the capital gears up for the February 5 elections: Sanjay Singh New Delhi: The BJP is conspiring to “eliminate” Arvind Kejriwal as they cannot defeat him, the AAP alleged on Sunday, claiming that one of the persons involved in an alleged attack on his car last evening is “frequently seen” with Parvesh Verma, who is contesting the Delhi assembly polls against the AAP convener. This comes a day after the AAP alleged stones were thrown at Kejriwal’s car while he was campaigning in…
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19 January
Man and his son killed in sloth bear attack in Chhattisgarh’s Korar forest range
The bear first attacked and killed Suklal Darro, later it attacked again killing his father Shankar Darro Kanker: A man and his son were killed, and two others sustained injuries when a sloth bear attacked them in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district, officials said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday on a hill near Dongarkatta village under the Korar forest range, a forest official said. He said the bear first attacked Suklal Darro (45) and Ajju Kureti (22) when they had gone to collect wood in the forest on Jailnkasa Hill. While Darro died on the spot, Kureti sustained serious injuries, he said. The official said forest and police personnel reached the spot, and the injured man was shifted to a hospital, he said.…
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19 January
Thousands protest in Washington DC against Donald Trump ahead of inauguration as 47th President
Displaying anti-Trump posters and banner, the protestors raised slogans against the next President, people have gathered in Washington Washington: Thousands of people have gathered in Washington to protest against Donald Trump’s policies ahead of his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States on January 20. Trump, 78, succeeds Joe Biden, 82, on Tuesday as the new occupant of the White House. A coalition of nonprofit bodies, including Sakhi for South Asian Survivors, under the banner of People’s March, held the demonstration here to protest against the policies of Trump. The People’s March – previously known as the Women’s March – has taken place every year since 2017. Displaying anti-Trump posters and banner, the protestors raised slogans against the next…
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19 January
Ceasefire will not begin until Hamas provides hostage list: Netanyahu warns Gaza
Hamas blamed the delay in handing over the names on “technical field reasons.” It said in a statement that it is committed to the ceasefire deal announced last week Gaza Strip: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early on Sunday that the ceasefire in Gaza will not begin until Israel has received a list of the hostages set to be released from Hamas.He reiterated the warning in a statement barely an hour before the ceasefire was set to begin at 8:30 a.m. local time. Hamas blamed the delay in handing over the names on “technical field reasons.” It said in a statement that it is committed to the ceasefire deal announced last week. The exchange raised doubts about whether the ceasefire…
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19 January
Scientists discover new superconductor material for wider use
They combined iron, nickel, and zirconium, to create a new transition metal zirconide with different ratios of iron to nickel. Tokyo: Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered a new superconducting material which can be more widely deployed in society. They combined iron, nickel, and zirconium, to create a new transition metal zirconide with different ratios of iron to nickel. While both iron zirconide and nickel zirconide are not superconducting, the newly prepared mixtures are, exhibiting a “dome-shaped” phase diagram typical of so-called “unconventional superconductors,” a promising avenue for developing high temperature superconducting materials, according to the study published in the Journal of Alloys and Compounds. Superconductors already play an active role in cutting-edge technologies, from superconducting magnets in medical…
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19 January
Taliban deputy urges leaders to scrap education ban on Afghan women, girls
Sher Abbas Stanikzai, political deputy at the Foreign Ministry, says there is no reason to deny education to women and girls, just as there was no justification for it in the past and there shouldn’t be one at all Kabul: A senior Taliban figure has urged the group’s leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy. Sher Abbas Stanikzai, political deputy at the Foreign Ministry, made the remarks in a speech on Saturday in southeastern Khost province. He told an audience at a religious school ceremony there was no reason to deny education to women and girls, “just as there was no justification for…
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