LOS ANGELES, California: Lyft and driverless technology firm Motional have announced the joint operation of a robotaxi service for residents in Los Angeles, who will be able to book the robotaxi on the Lyft ride-hailing app. However, they did not announce when the service will begin. To date, the commercial adoption of autonomous vehicle technologies and the deployment of robotaxi services have been delay

Lyft to offer driverless taxis in Los Angeles

Lyft, Motional to launch robotaxi service in LA

Driverless taxi service to begin in Los Angeles

NEW YORK CITY, New York: New York state Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted final environmental approval for a new $4.2 billion terminal at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport.The construction will begin early next year on a 1.2 million-square foot, 10-gate terminal at JFK, she said.The new Terminal 6 will be built in two phase

Construction begins on 1.2 million-square foot terminal at JFK airport

New $4 billion terminal begins construction at New York's JFK airport

US approves new terminal at JFK Airport in New York

&copy; Provided by Xinhua Despite having a bumper harvest, Gazan fruit farmers, facing competition from cheaper Israeli produce, see only a bleak picture for their business this year.GAZA, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Despite having a bumper ha

Gazan fruit farmers losing out amid competition from Israeli produce

The latest State of the Climate report is out, and there's not much good news for Australians.Our climate has warmed by an average 1.47&#8451; since national records began, bringing the continent close to the 1.5&#8451; limit the Paris Agreement hoped would never be breached. When global average warming reach

State of the climate: what Australians need to know about major new report

Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 23 (ANI): Hitting out at the previous governments, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that those with a habit of dividing the state in the name of dynasty and caste will do it again if given the chance.
Addressing the 'Prabuddhjan Sammelan' in Ghaziabad, the Chief Minister said, "Those who used to divide the state in the name of 'parivarwad', and castei

Those who divided UP for family, caste will do it again if given chance: CM Yogi

Chitradurga (Karnataka) [India], November 23 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that the state government released Rs 738 crore grant for the desilting of Vani Vilas Sagara canals and its modernisation in order to help farmers of this region.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Jan Sankalp Yatra here, Bommai said Rs 20 crore has been reserved for the maintenance

Karnataka govt releases Rs 738 cr for modernization of Vani Vilasa canals

kyiv, ukraine - Ukrainians could face rolling blackouts from now through March amid frigid, snowy weather because Russian airstrikes have caused 'colossal' damage to Ukraine's power grid, officials said. To cope, authorities are urging people to stock up on supplies and evacuate hard-hit areas.Sergey Kovalenko, CEO of private energy provider DTEK Yasno, said the company is under instructions from Ukraine's state

&#039;Stock Up on Blankets&#039;: Ukrainians Brace for Horrific Winter

New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday participated in the 'Uttarakhand Day' celebrations at a cultural event organised on the occasion at the Uttarakhand Pavilion at the ongoing 41st India International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan in the national capital.
Colourful performances were staged by folk artistes from Uttarakhand at the Natyashala theatre, on the sidelines of the tr

New Delhi: CM Dhami participates in 'Uttrakhand Day' celebrations at 41st IITF

New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): The Ministry of Railways is participating in the 41st India International Trade Fair (IITF) - 2022 being organised from November 14 to 27, 2022 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
The Ministry has set up a pavilion in Hall no. 5 with the theme of 'Ayodhya Railway Station'.
Many facets of Indian Railways have been highlighted, where various themes have been displayed with their technological

Ministry of Railways showcasing its achievements, progress with theme of 'Ayodhya Railway Station' at IITF pavilion

On November 15 2022, a baby girl named Vinice Mabansag, born at Dr Jose F

The era of the megalopolis: how the world&#039;s cities are merging

A report by GOP lawmakers accuses the Pentagon of ?woke virtue signaling? and a lack of accountabilityThe US military and political leadership is weakening the country's combat capabilities "through a sustained assault that is fueled by woke virtue signaling," a <a href="https://www.rubio.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/ee1d7a86-6d0c-4f08-bd15-24e5b28e54b7/3756824FA9C21B819BB97AAB16221530.woke-wa

US Republicans slam woke military leadership

By Ayushi AgarwalNew Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): Leaving behind their bullet-proof vehicles, four US woman diplomats have taken to the streets of the capital with their "personalized auto-rickshaws" in their "out-of-the-box" diplomacy style.
Ann L Mason, Ruth Holmberg, Shareen J Kitterman and Jennifer Bywaters love to go with their Black and Pink three-wheelers by driving themselves for all their work including the 

Diplomacy On The Road: US woman diplomats break away from lavish lifestyles for personalised 'auto-rickshaws'

&copy; Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chen Dong has set a new record for the most cumulative days living and working in space by a Chinese taikonaut.The China Manned Space Agency said on Tuesday that the twice-time space traveler, who is o

Taikonaut Chen Dong sets China&#039;s record for longest stay in space

Art, in all its forms, has always been a powerful means of representing, resisting and remembering war. And the Russo-Ukrainian War is no different, with artists responding powerfully to Russian aggression through <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90754784/how-ukrainian-arti

Banksy in Ukraine: how his defiant new works offer hope

The UK has seen an autumn of strikes. Workers on the railways, at London Underground and at Royal Ma

Strikes: how do they work?

New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): To make Uttar Pradesh the growth engine of India's development, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has requested investors from all over the world to invest in his state.
He made this request just ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit-2023 while speaking at a large event held on Tuesday at Sushma Swaraj Pravasi Bhartiya Bhavan here in the national capital.
The meeting, a curt

Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit-2023: Adityanath welcomes investors to join hands for state's growth

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 22 (ANI): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that Uttar Pradesh, which is strategically located near the National Capital Region (NCR), is India's fourth largest state by area.
"Our state is home to 24 crore citizens, making it India's largest labour and consumer market," the Chief Minister said.
On Tuesday, Yogi Adityanath announced that Uttar Pradesh would host the G

UP's environment is most favourable for industrial development: CM Yogi

New Delhi [India], November 22 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra met senior leadership of Myanmar during his trip to the Southeast Asian country and raised the issue of human trafficking of Indians by international crime syndicates based in the Myawaddy area.
The Indian citizens fell prey to transnational crime syndicates in Myanmar. Reportedly, thirty-eight Indian nationals, who were duped of job offers in Myan

Foreign Secretary raises human trafficking issue during Myanmar visit: MEA

Karimganj (Assam) [India], November 22 (ANI): In a major drug haul, Assam police recovered over four quintals of 'ganja' (cannabis) from a truck at the Churaibari area along the Assam-Tripura border on Monday night, the police said on Tuesday.
The truck's driver and cleaner managed to flee from the spot before the vehicle was intercepted by the police in Assam's Karimganj district.
"Police seized a total of 410-kilogram g

Assam: Over 400 Kg of ganja seized from a truck in Karimganj, driver absconding

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 22 (ANI): Aaftab Poonawala, the accused in the murder of his live-in partner Shraddha Walker had shifted belongings from his flat in Maharashtra's Vasai flat to Delhi this June in order to give an impression that his girlfriend had left him and he needed all the household essentials, Delhi Police said on Tuesday.
According to the Delhi Police, it was part of "Aaftab's plan" after he 

Shraddha murder: Aaftab moved belongings in June from Maharashtra flat to Delhi

LONDON: In a bid to raise tens of billions of pounds to fill a major shortfall in public finances, the UK's finance minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, has announced an increase to a windfall tax on oil and gas companies, and also extended it to power generation firms.The measures were among a series of tax increases and public spending cuts announced by Hunt in parliament.Soaring oil and

UK to raise windfall tax on energy companies to 60-70 percent

Higher windfall tax imposed on UK energy companies

Jump in UK windfall profit tax on energy companies approved

New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI): Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority in association with the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras, developed a continuous marine water quality monitoring station (CMWQMS) and launched an electric environmental monitoring vehicle (EV) at the port site.
The monitoring station and vehicle were inaugurated by Sanjay Sethi, Chairman of the port in the presence of Unmesh Sharad Wagh, Depu

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority inaugurates continuous marine water quality monitoring station

Moscow - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday met with his Cuban counterpart in Moscow, where the two unveiled a monument to Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro and hailed the 'traditional friendship' between their sanctions-hit nations.A video published on the Kremlin's website showed Putin and the Cuban head of state, Miguel Diaz-Canel y Berm&uacute;dez, deliver speeches as Russian military guards f

Russia, Cuba Leaders Meet in Moscow, Honor Rebel Icon Castro

New York - U.N. Security Council members urged Yemen's Houthi rebels to renew a truce that expired in October and to engage in substantive talks to end the more than eight-year-old conflict.'I want the parties to the conflict to not only renew the truce but - crucially - to commit to taking steps towards a comprehensive resolution of the conflict,' Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special envoy for Yemen, told a meeting

UN Security Council Urges Yemen&#039;s Houthis to Extend Truce; Talk Peace

Abuja, Nigeria - Nigeria began drilling for oil and gas in the northeast on Tuesday, a first for the African oil giant, which has exploited large deposits in the south for decades and whose production is declining.President Muhammadu Buhari visited the Kolmani field, located in Gombe and Bauchi states and with estimated reserves of over 1 billion barrels of crude, to inaugurate the drilling site.'The succ

Nigeria Inaugurates First Oil and Gas Project in North

WASHINGTON D.C.: The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has proposed new rules aimed at making commercial air taxi operations possible by the middle of the decade. Electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, touted as future flying taxis, have drawn interest around the world, and many eVTOL companies have gone public. The FAA issued a proposal to update its air carrier definition to add "powered-lif

US expects flying taxis to begin operating by 2025

US proposes new flying taxi rules

US issues new rules for flying taxis, could begin operating in 2025

New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): A Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Monday sentenced life imprisonment to five terrorists of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) for recruiting and training youth across the country for terror activities in India.
Special Judge Shailender Malik on Monday sentenced five named Sajjad Ahmed Khan, Bilal Ahmed Mir, Muzaffar Ahmed Bhat, Ishfaq Ahmed Bhat and Mehraj-ud-din Chopan to li

NIA court sentences 5 JeM terrorists to life imprisonment

The Pentagon is reportedly considering a proposal to supply Kiev's forces with cheap precision munitionsThe Pentagon is reportedly considering an offer from Boeing to mass-produce cheap precision bombs for Ukraine using existing US stores, as Washington and its allies struggle to keep up with Kiev's military aid requirements.According to Reuters, Boeing has propose

Boeing offers to make bombs for Ukraine Reuters

By Ashoke RajNew Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): Minister of Civil Aviation (MoCA) Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday in an apparent swipe at Rahul Gandhi drew a parallel between Congress' 150-day long march and the air and rail connectivity of the northeast with the rest of the country, calling the latter as "real Bharat Jodo".
"Air and rail connectivity with the North Eastern (NE) region with all the states is the real 'B

Air, rail connectivity with Northeast region is real 'Bharat Jodo', says Jyotiraditya Scindia

New Delhi [India], November 28 (ANI): Bharti Airtel on Monday announced the launch of its high-speed 5G services in Patna.
Currently, 5G services are operational at Patna Sahib Gurudwara, Patna Railway Station, Dak Bunglow, Maurya Lok, Bailey Road, Boring Road, City Centre Mall, Patliputra Industrial Area and a few other select locations. Customers flying in and out of Patna can enjoy high-speed Airtel 5G Plus across the 

Airtel 5G services now available in Patna

Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 28 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday lauded the government headed by him saying that when triple engine government is at work, including at the center, state, and local level, development takes place at the speed of a bullet train.
During his address at an event held at Veer Bahadur Singh Sports College in Gorakhpur, CM Yogi said the city is witnessin

Triple engine government ensuring Gorakhpur's development at bullet train speed: CM Yogi

Free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was removed from a flight on Sunday morning, Miami-Dade Police said.

Officers responded to a medical emergency aboard an American Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles at Miami International Airport at about 9:30 a.m. after the crew became concerned about Beckham.

"As they tried to wake him to fasten his seat belt, he appeared to be coming in and out of consciousness, prior to 

Free agent WR Odell Beckham Jr. removed from flight

SHANGHAI - Protesters pushed to the brink by China's strict COVID measures in Shanghai called for the removal of the country's all-powerful leader and clashed with police Sunday as crowds took to the streets in several cities in an astounding challenge to the government.Police forcibly cleared the demonstrators in China's financial capital who called for Xi Jinping's resignation and the end of the Chinese Commun

Angry About Lockdowns, Chinese Protesters Call for Xi&#039;s Resignation

Chikmagalur (Karnataka) [India], November 27 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday lambasted former CM Siddaramaiah for allegedly enjoying political dividends on the policies of the Central government during his tenure.
During the Congress regime, Bommai said the rice for 'Anna Bhagya' scheme was given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi but it was filled in sacks and distributed by the then CM Siddaramai

Remove Congress from roots, throw it out: Karnataka CM

Rajgir (Bihar) [India], November 27 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday inaugurated Ganga Jal Apurti Yojana and performed Ganga aarti.
The Gangajal Aapurti Yojana, under the Jal Jeevan Hariyali mission, aims at storing floodwater received in the four monsoon months in huge reservoirs. The stored water will be processed and made safe for human consumption before being supplied to the homes of people and tour

Bihar CM inaugurates Ganga Jal Apurti Yojana in Rajgir; performs Ganga aarti

New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): French Minister for the Armed forces, Sebastien Lecornu, on Sunday reiterated that France and India are united in their desire to defend their maritime sovereignty and guarantee freedom of movement at sea in the Indo-Pacific zone.
Lecornu is on a visit to India to hold the Indo-French Annual Defence Dialogue and to strengthen the strategic ties, according to the statement released by 

France-India united to defend maritime sovereignty, freedom of movement in Indo-Pacific

New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): The state of Uttar Pradesh through the 'Global Investors Summit-2023' is expected to receive huge investment from the US, particularly in nine sectors including IT, agriculture sectors, electronics, food processing, defence and aerospace, pharmaceutical and medical devices, energy, retail and automobiles.
According to Invest UP, the nodal agency of GIS-2023, the state is eyeing massiv

Uttar Pradesh eyes huge investment from US firms in investors summit 2023

New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will co-chair the 4th India-France Annual Defence Dialogue with French Minister for Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu, according to the statement released by the Defence Ministry.
During his three-day visit, from November 26-28, the French minister will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.
This is the first v

Rajnath Singh to co-chair 4th India-France Annual Defence

New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): French Minister for the Armed forces, Sebastien Lecornu will visit India on Sunday to hold the Indo-French Annual Defence Dialogue and to strengthen the strategic ties, according to the statement released by French Embassy.
During his two-day visit to India, November 27-28, French Minister Lecornu will hold wide-ranging talks with his counterpart, Rajnath Singh, spanning all aspects o

France minister to visit India for defence dialogue

Belgrade is expected to sanction Russia over Ukraine's integrity, but give up its own in KosovoThe EU is making demands of Serbia that contradict each other when it comes to values and principles, Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said on Friday. While Belgrade is committed to joining the bloc, it's difficult to square the insistence of Brussels on Ukraine's territorial integrity while expectin

EU gives Serbia contradictory demands PM

One of the fundamental questions relating to the 2022 World Cup being hosted by Qatar is what message this gives to women and girls around the world. Fifa purports to uphold human rights. Its decisio

The Qatar World Cup is beaming misogyny around the world

By Ashoke RajNew Delhi, [India], November 25 (ANI): Chicago-bound United Airlines canceled its flight from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport after a major technical snag was detected in the aircraft.
UA-713 was scheduled for take-off at 1.10 am on Friday after being pushed back from the bay at Delhi airport... as pilot of United Airlines announced that the flight was facing some technical issues the plane is ret

United Airlines flight to Chicago canceled, 198 passengers stranded at Delhi airport

Indian tycoon Gautam Adani said Friday that media should have the 'courage' to support the government when warranted, after his hostile takeover bid for one of the country's top broadcasters sparked press freedom fears.Adani, 60, is the world's third-richest person, with an estimated net worth of $134 billion and interests ranging from Australian coal mines to India's busiest ports.He is also seen as a cl

India&#039;s Adani Defends Media bid After Press Freedom Fears

Firozabad/Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 25 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that the State Government plans to increase glass exports from Firozabad from Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 5,000 crore in future.
"We only need to attractive packaging along with designing to increase exports of glass bangles and artefacts, which have already got global recognition", the CM said while addressi

UP Govt plans to increase glass exports of Firozabad from Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 5,000 crore

New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): The BJP on Friday cited the vigilance directorate's report on the "grave irregularities and corruption" in the construction of classrooms in Delhi government schools and said it exposed Kejriwal-led government's "corrupt" character in front of masses.
"The classrooms that could have been made for 5-6 lakhs were constructed at Rs. 26 -Rs 30 lakh. This has been noted by the vigilance de

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