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“The membership of the International Solar Alliance is open to all member states of the United Nations and everyone is welcome to join,” Mr. Singh said. | Photo Credit: AP China was welcome to be part of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), as the membership of the 116-country compact was open to all, R.K. Singh,…
The Deep Ocean Mission (DOM) is India’s ambitious quest to explore and harness the depths of the ocean. As part of this initiative, India will, for the first time, embark on a journey to a depth of 6,000 metres in the ocean using an indigenously developed submersible with a three-member crew. The mission will require…
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The 200-member Rajasthan Assembly will go to polls on November 25. New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday released a fourth list of candidates for the Rajasthan assembly elections, naming 56 leaders including national spokesperson Gourav Vallabh from Udaipur and Manvendra Singh, son of the late BJP stalwart Jaswant Singh, from Siwana. The Congress has so…
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Israeli troops battled Hamas militants and attacked underground compounds on Tuesday with a focus on northern Gaza. An estimated 8,00,000 Palestinians have fled south, even though Israeli airstrikes have pounded the entirety of the besieged enclave. Buoyed by the first successful rescue of a captive held by Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected calls…
M.A. Chidambaram whose name was given to the M.A.C. stadium at Chepauk in Chennai | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Last week, I was at Chepauk for a delightful evening of cricket — Pakistan vs South Africa. The weather was warm but not blazing hot and what was more, the sea breeze set in early and…
The Gaza Strip has become a graveyard for thousands of children, the UN said. (File) Geneva: The Gaza Strip has become a graveyard for thousands of children, the United Nations said Tuesday, as it feared the prospect of more dying of dehydration. Israel has heavily bombarded Gaza since Hamas gunmen stormed across the border on…
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South African players are seen during a practice session ahead of their crucial ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match against New Zealand in Pune. | Photo Credit: PTI Even before the Men’s World Cup began, November 1 clash was supposed to be among the matches to watch out for in the league stage. The manner…
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The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees told a UN emergency meeting on Monday “an immediate humanitarian cease-fire has become a matter of life and death for millions,” accusing Israel of “collective punishment” of Palestinians and the forced displacement of civilians. Philippe Lazzarini warned that a further breakdown of civil order after…
Opener Fakhar Zaman capped his return with an attacking fifty after Shaheen Shah Afridi’s fiery spell as Pakistan knocked Bangladesh out of the Cricket World Cup 2023 with a seven-wicket win to keep their slim semifinal hopes alive in Kolkata on Tuesday. Shaheen spearheaded their three-pronged pace attack with splendid figures of 9-1-23-3 as Pakistan…
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Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma took to social media to share his concerns regarding the alarming air pollution in Mumbai. Indian cricketers reached Mumbai for their Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Sri Lanka and Rohit took a picture from the flight showing the deteriorating air quality in the city. “Mumbai yeh kya ho…