Month: October 2023

Russia is defeated in its bid to regain a seat on the U.N.’s top human rights body

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Russia is defeated in its bid to regain a seat on the U.N.’s top human rights body

UNITED NATIONS Russia was defeated in its bid to regain a seat in the U.N.’s premier human rights body by a significant majority in October 10th’s election in the General Assembly, which voted last year to suspend Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine. Russia was competing against Albania and Bulgaria for two seats on the…

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Facing Fire Over Resolution On Hamas, Congress’ Vajpayee Reminder To BJP

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Facing Fire Over Resolution On Hamas, Congress’ Vajpayee Reminder To BJP

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said there are no differences in the party on the CWC resolution on Hamas and reminded the BJP of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee favouring the cause of Palestinian people, after the ruling party slammed it for not referring to the terror attack on Israel in its resolution….

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“If I Scored Ton, We Would’ve Lost”: Sachin Tendulkar’s Fascinating 2011 World Cup Chat with Virender Sehwag

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“If I Scored Ton, We Would’ve Lost”: Sachin Tendulkar’s Fascinating 2011 World Cup Chat with Virender Sehwag

File photo of Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag© AFP Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag revealed a conversation he shared with iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar after the ‘Master Blaster’ failed to score a century against Pakistan in the semi-final of the 2011 World Cup. Sachin opened with Sehwag and played a magnificent knock of 85 before…

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Sports

Net Direct Tax Collections Rises 21.8% To Rs 9.57 Lakh Crore

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Net Direct Tax Collections Rises 21.8% To Rs 9.57 Lakh Crore

Refunds amounting to Rs 1.50 lakh crore have been issued from April 2023 to October 9, 2023. New Delhi: The net direct tax collection increased by 21.82 per cent to over Rs 9.57 lakh crore till October 9, helped by good inflow from corporates and individuals, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday. The net collections…

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Business

The tale of two American auto giants and their former Indian workers

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The tale of two American auto giants and their former Indian workers

For over a week now, the General Motors Employees Union, comprising of a little over 1,000 retrenched workers from American automobile major General Motors India’s Talegaon plant in Maharashtra, are on an indefinite relay hunger strike. The workers are seeking reinstatement and are attempting to catch the attention of the state government. They allege that…

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Lidia makes landfall as Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds near Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta resort

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Lidia makes landfall as Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds near Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta resort

Men walk at an ocean pier as Hurricane Lidia barrels towards Mexico’s Pacific coast, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico October 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Hurricane Lidia made landfall as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm on October 10 evening with winds of 140 mph (220 kph) near Mexico’s Pacific coast resort of Puerto Vallarta….

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Was There Tampering With Boundary During Pakistan’s World Cup match vs Sri Lanka? Internet Alleges

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Was There Tampering With Boundary During Pakistan’s World Cup match vs Sri Lanka? Internet Alleges

The Cricket World Cup 2023 saw a high-scoring thriller between the Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team and the Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka cricket team. Sri Lanka, boosted by centuries from Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama, put a massive 345-run target for Pakistan. Though the likes of Babar Azam failed, Pakistan fought back well with Abdullah…

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India’s Predicted XI vs Afghanistan, Cricket World Cup 2023: R Ashwin Out, Shardul Thakur In?

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India’s Predicted XI vs Afghanistan, Cricket World Cup 2023: R Ashwin Out, Shardul Thakur In?

After starting their ODI World Cup campaign with a six-wicket win over Australia, India will aim to continue the momentum when they take on Afghanistan in the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023 on Wednesday. The match that is set to take place at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium will see India missing the services of opener…

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US Ignored Palestine’s Interests, Their Need For Independent State: Putin

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US Ignored Palestine’s Interests, Their Need For Independent State: Putin

Putin made no mention of Russia’s own role in the Middle East peace process. (File) Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said the explosion of violence between Israel and the Palestinians showed the US policy had failed in the Middle East and taken no account of the needs of the Palestinians. Putin’s spokesperson, Dmitry…

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World

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes northwestern Afghanistan

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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes northwestern Afghanistan

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck northwestern Afghanistan on October 11, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ)said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said.  Two 6.3 magnitude earthquakes killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on October 7, the country’s national disaster authority said. Death toll from strong…

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