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Ministry of Electronics and IT has been mandated to promote international cooperation (File) New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the country’s three separate memorandum of understandings with Papua New Guinea, France, Trinidad and Tobago in the field of digital technologies. The MoU (memorandum of understanding) with France intends to promote closer cooperation and…
44.6 overs (0 Run) OUT! LBW! Two in the over for Jasprit Bumrah and this is a big blow for Afghanistan! 44.5 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! Nicely done! Pace taken off again, on a length, around off, Mohammad Nabi waits for the ball to arrive and slices it neatly past backward point for a boundary….
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Wang Wenbin. File | Photo Credit: ANI Sri Lanka on October 11 welcomed China’s tentative agreement to a debt restructure, as the island nation works to restore its ruined finances after suffering its worst-ever economic crisis. The government defaulted on its $46 billion debt last year at a time when months of food and fuel…
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The rupee continued its gaining momentum for the second consecutive day and appreciated 7 paise to settle at 83.18 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on October 11 amid robust buying in domestic equities and a weak American currency overseas. However, unabated withdrawal of funds by foreign institutional investors weighed on the domestic currency, Forex analysts…
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Daily Quiz | On the Israel-Palestine conflict Smoke billows behind highrise buildings during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City on October 9, 2023. Israel relentlessly pounded the Gaza Strip overnight and into October 9 as fighting with Hamas continued around the Gaza Strip. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | This is an approximate historical…
Hyderabad: Puducherry’s lone woman legislator, S Chandira Priyanga, resigned as a minister from the AINRC-BJP government alleging gender and caste-based discrimination. Explaining her decision, the 34-year-old said that the ‘male-dominated’ political world does not let women flourish. “Women are treated only as women. You may be educated, even come from a privileged background but the…
The World Bank’s chief economist warned Wednesday that interest rate hikes could spell trouble for countries struggling to deal with debt. The U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central Banks and others have raised rates and warned that they could remain high longer than expected in order to bring down elevated inflation. The International Monetary Fund…
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At least 3,000 people have been killed in the war, which began on Saturday. As the war between Israel and Gaza entered its fifth day on Wednesday, a heartbreaking video has surfaced, showing how Hamas is using Israeli hostages – including children – as bargaining chips. The video, live-streamed by Hamas, shows a gunman ordering…
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European Space Agency’s French astronaut Thomas Pesquet addresses the Indian Space Conclave in New Delhi on October 9, 2023. | Photo Credit: File photo French astronaut Thomas Pesquet, who had two stints in the International Space Station (ISS), says, “Space stations sometimes are like a prison with a really nice view if you don’t keep yourself…
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Left to right: The chairman of the “Voice” party Peter Pellegrini, the Chairman of the Smer party Robert Fico and the chairman of the Slovak National Party Andrej Danko before signing an understanding to form a coalition government in Slovakia, on October 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP A former Prime Minister of Slovakia, who…
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