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Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee fell 2 paise to settle at 83.26 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on surging crude oil prices overseas and a downward trend in the domestic equities. Forex traders said that positive macroeconomic data failed to rev up the local currency, which has been…
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Representational image only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined for the second straight session on October 13, following selling in banking, financial and select IT shares amid a weak trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped by 125.65 points or 0.19% to close at 66,282.74 as 16 of…
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. | Photo Credit: ANI The visit of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to Sri Lanka and his meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe has furthered bilateral cooperation and brought to the fore the wide scope and the agility of India’s development cooperation partnership with Sri Lanka, the Indian High Commission said…
This deal clears the way for the biggest deal in gaming history. The UK competition watchdog has cleared Microsoft’s $69 billion deal to buy ‘Call of Duty’ developer Activision Blizzard. According to the BBC, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said that Microsoft – the maker of the Xbox gaming console – could go ahead…
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The afterglow of a massive collision between two giant planets may have been detected for the first time. The wreckage of the collision could eventually cool and form an entirely new planet. If the observation is confirmed, it provides an amazing opportunity to watch the birth of a new world in real time and open…
Virat Kohli and Shardul Thakur© Twitter Team India continued with their fiery performance and registered their second win in the ongoing ODI World Cup, with a eight-wicket win over Afghanistan. Opting to bat first, Afghanistan posted a total of 272/8 in 50 overs with Jasprit Bumrah taking a four-wicket haul. Later, skipper Rohit Sharma hammered…
Virat Kohli is such a big-match player, be it against Pakistan, Australia, or England, you have to back him. He knows how to construct his innings in a high-pressure encounter. Be it while setting a target or chasing. Babar Azam is a marvelous player. Though he hasn’t scored big runs in the first two encounters,…
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Shubman Gill was named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for September 2023© AFP Indian batter Shubman Gill was named the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for September 2023 by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday. After accruing 480 ODI runs at an average of 80 in September, Gill overcame fast bowler…
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A base transceiver station (BTS) is a fixed radio transceiver in any mobile network. The Indian Army has established the world’s first mobile tower and base transceiver station (BTS) on the Siachen Glacier, the highest battlefield on Earth, with the help of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). The tower was inaugurated on October 6 and…
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