Month: October 2023

Sensex, Nifty rebound in early trade on firm global cues, foreign fund inflows

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Sensex, Nifty rebound in early trade on firm global cues, foreign fund inflows

The benchmark equity indices climbed in early trade on October 25 after facing a heavy drubbing in previous trade, amid positive trends in global markets and foreign fund inflows. | Photo Credit: Paul Noronha The benchmark equity indices climbed in early trade on October 25 after facing a heavy drubbing in previous trade, amid positive…

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Amazon River Drought Reveals 2,000-Year-Old Human Faces Sculpted In Stone

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Amazon River Drought Reveals 2,000-Year-Old Human Faces Sculpted In Stone

A view of ancient stone carvings on a rocky point of the Amazon river. Ancient human faces and other figures carved into stone have emerged from the Amazon River as a historic drought in the Brazilian region has brought water levels to record lows. The rock carvings depicting animals and other natural forms have been…

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Opposition in Kerala accuses Health department of palming off expired drugs to unsuspecting government hospital patients

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Opposition in Kerala accuses Health department of palming off expired drugs to unsuspecting government hospital patients

Kerala Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) has opened a new battlefront against the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government by accusing the Health department of imperilling public health by allegedly distributing medicines past their expiry date to commoners seeking medical care in public-funded hospitals….

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Nation

World Cup 2023 – Quinton De Kock ‘Must Be Allowed To Fly’: Aiden Markram On South Africa Star

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World Cup 2023 – Quinton De Kock ‘Must Be Allowed To Fly’: Aiden Markram On South Africa Star

South Africa stand-in skipper Aiden Markram believes the soon-to-retire wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock is a “free-spirited guy” who should be allowed “to fly”. The explosive lefthander smashed 174 off 140 balls, his third century in five innings, to propel South Africa to 382/5 against Bangladesh before the Proteas sealed a thumping 149-run win on Tuesday….

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Sports

Deal to force multinational companies to pay 15% minimum tax is marred by loopholes: EU Tax Observatory

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Deal to force multinational companies to pay 15% minimum tax is marred by loopholes: EU Tax Observatory

An ambitious 2021 agreement by more than 140 countries and territories to weed out tax havens and force multinational corporations to pay a minimum tax has been weakened by loopholes and will raise only a fraction of the revenue that was envisioned, a tax watchdog backed by the European Union (EU) has warned. The landmark…

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Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge Ahead Of Polls

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Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge Ahead Of Polls

He said that people in Madhya Pradesh are turning against the government. Kalaburgi (Karnataka): Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that the grand old party will form the government in all the five states, going to polls next month and that there is anti-incumbency in the Bharatiya Janata Party ruled Madhya Pradesh. While speaking…

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Ancient landscape cut by rivers found deep under Antarctic ice

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Ancient landscape cut by rivers found deep under Antarctic ice

An illustration shows how a landscape the size of Belgium located in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, would appear if the thick ice sheet covering it were lifted away. | Photo Credit: Stewart Jamieson, Durham University/Reuters Antarctica has not always been a desolate land of ice and snow. Earth’s southernmost continent once was home to rivers…

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Science

A new wave of artists plans to address global issues with public art

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A new wave of artists plans to address global issues with public art

Palestinian artist Nida Sinnokrot, one of 18 artists receiving the 2023 Soros Arts Fellowships from the Open Society Foundations on October 24, says that art provides hope and resilience, even in the midst of war. “It’s our duty to find the strength to keep the despair at bay in the face of the unimaginable,” said…

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World

Qatar’s mediator role critical as fate of Israeli hostages hangs in the balance

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Qatar’s mediator role critical as fate of Israeli hostages hangs in the balance

Orit Meir, the mother of Almog Meir Jan, speaks to Reuters about her efforts for the safe return of Almog Meir Jan, who was taken hostage by Hamas militants from Gaza while attending the Nova festival in southern Israel, in their family home in Or Yehuda, Israel October 24, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The…

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Rupee rises 5 paise to 83.11 against U.S. dollar in early trade

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Rupee rises 5 paise to 83.11 against U.S. dollar in early trade

The rupee appreciated by 5 paise to 83.11 against the U.S. dollar in early trade. File | Photo Credit: V. SUDERSHAN The rupee appreciated by 5 paise to 83.11 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Wednesday, tracking a weak America currency and softening crude oil prices in the overseas market. Some buying by…

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