Forever’ cruise ship Odyssey seized in Singapore, days after leaving passengers stranded in Cambodia

Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Burea The luxury cruise ship Odyssey, which asked more than 200 passengers to disembark at a Cambodian port last month, has been seized in Singapore. CBS News reported the seizure, citing court records that name Singapore-based law firm Helmsman LLC as the solicitor involved in the ‘arrest’ of the ship. It remains…

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Agniveers set to join services by Dec 31 as Centre prepares to rollout 2-year extension

Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Burea The latest batches of Agniveers from the army, navy and air force will pass out of their training establishments between November 13 and December 31 and join service, officials said, as the Centre implements a revised Agnipath framework offering those who miss out on retention two additional years in uniform and…

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Delhi’s air quality ‘very poor’ morning after Diwali, capital chokes with AQI at 376

Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Burea Delhi continued to battle toxic air on Monday, a day after Diwali, with several areas recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) above the 400 mark as firecracker emissions added to the national capital’s already deteriorating air quality. The city’s average AQI stood at 376 in the ‘very poor’ category at 7…

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Diwali is Diwali, Eid is Eid’: BJP slams Mallikarjun Kharge over festival remark

Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Burea The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress leadership, accusing party president Mallikarjun Kharge of appeasement politics and of hurting Hindu sentiments by calling Diwali the “Eid of happiness”. The row stems from Kharge’s remarks when he extended his Diwali greetings to people on Saturday,…

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Electricity as the new geography of economic power

Himalaya Harbinger, Rudrapur Burea What if the countries with the greatest reserves of labour are no longer the obvious destinations for the world’s factories? For generations, developing economies have pursued a familiar route to prosperity: educate workers, attract manufacturers and export their way into higher-value industries. That strategy rests on an assumption that may become…

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