Month: October 2023

Antony Blinken To Travel To Israel Today As War Intensifies

October 10, 2023 admin

Israel-Palestine war: Blinken would be arriving in Israel on Thursday amid fierce fighting with Hamas. Washington: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be traveling on Wednesday to meet with senior Israeli leaders, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday, in a solidarity visit with Israel following an unprecedented Hamas attack that killed…

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Ajit Pawar Quits as Director Of Cooperative Bank

October 10, 2023 admin

Mr Pawar cited increased responsibility in the party as one of the reasons for resigning. Pune: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has resigned as a director of the Pune District Central Cooperative (PDCC) Bank, said a statement released by the bank on Tuesday. Mr Pawar decided to step down as a director citing increase…

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Joe Biden Condemns Hamas Attacks On Israel

October 10, 2023 admin

Biden also confirmed that at least 14 Americans had died in Hamas attack on Israel. Washington: President Joe Biden condemned the attacks by Hamas on US ally Israel as “sheer evil” in an emotional speech Tuesday and said Washington is ready to deploy more military assets to the region. The Palestinian militant group had carried…

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Cricket at the Olympics – good news all around for a sport going global

October 10, 2023 admin

For the average cricket fan, the news that the sport will be featured at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 is welcome, even inspiring. Modern players from Steve Smith and Trent Boult to Ravichandran Ashwin and Shubhman Gill have said they are all for it. An Olympic gold is the most coveted honour in international…

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“India A Global Bright Spot, Powerhouse Of Growth”: PM Modi

October 10, 2023 admin

India’s growth is projected to be higher than China’s. (File) New Delhi: With the IMF forecasting robust economic growth in India amid concerns about the global economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the country is a global bright spot and powerhouse of growth and innovation. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday raised…

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Points Table: India Rise To Top 4 in World Cup Standings After Favourable Results

October 10, 2023 admin

The Cricket World Cup 2023 saw two high-scoring matches on Tuesday. While England beat Bangladesh in the first match of the day, Pakistan chased down a record target of 345 against Sri Lanka in the second match of the day. The two results have seen some major shuffles in the Cricket World Cup points table….

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Man Allegedly Harasses Woman On Pune-Nagpur Flight, Arrested

October 10, 2023 admin

The alleged incident took place on Monday, said official. (Representational) Nagpur: A 32-year-old man was arrested by police here on Tuesday for allegedly molesting a woman co-passenger on a Pune-Nagpur flight of a private airline, an official said. The alleged incident took place on Monday, he said. The accused was identified as Feroze Shaikh, resident…

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4 Accused In Vivo Money-Laundering Case Sent To Probe Agency’s Custody

October 10, 2023 admin

Four accused were taken into custody under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act New Delhi: A court here Tuesday sent four persons, including the managing director of Lava International mobile company and a Chinese national, to three-day Enforcement Directorate custody in a money-laundering case against Chinese smartphone-maker Vivo. Additional Sessions Judge Devender…

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Supreme Court Restores Fraud Charges Against Rajinikanth’s Wife Latha

October 10, 2023 admin

The dispute started in 2014 over the movie ‘Kochadaiiyaan’. (File) New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday restored the alleged criminal charges against Latha Rajinikanth in a matter pertaining to the Tamil film ‘Kochadaiiyaan’. A bench of Justice AS Bopanna and MM Sundresh passed the order while hearing petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court judgement….

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Artist Chintan Upadhyay Gets Life Imprisonment For Conspiring To Kill Wife Hema Upadhyay

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Chintan Upadhyay has spent nearly six years in jail before being granted bail in 2021 (File) Mumbai: A sessions court here on Tuesday sentenced artist Chintan Upadhyay to “rigorous imprisonment for life” for conspiring to kill his estranged wife Hema Upadhyay. Rejecting the prosecution’s demand for a death sentence, the court, in the judgment, noted…

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