Month: February 2024

Belarusians vote in tightly controlled election amid opposition calls for its boycott

February 25, 2024 admin

Polls opened on February 25 in Belarus’ tightly controlled parliamentary and local elections that are set to cement the steely rule of the country’s authoritarian leader, despite calls for a boycott from the opposition, which dismissed the balloting as a “senseless farce.” President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus with an iron hand for nearly…

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PM Modi Dives Down To Submerged City Of Dwarka To Offer Prayers

February 25, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dived into the Arabian Sea off the coast of Gujarat to perform an underwater puja at the ancient site of Dwarka. Dwarka, known for its connection with Lord Krishna, was once a thriving city that is now believed to be submerged under the sea centuries ago. Scuba diving…

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Women Take Part In Japan’s 1,250-Year-Old Naked Festival For First Time

February 25, 2024 admin

Despite its name, those taking part in the festival are not naked Inazawa, Japan: Women officially joined a so-called “naked festival” at a shrine in central Japan on Thursday for the first time in the event’s 1,250-year history, donning purple robes and chanting excitedly as they bore a large bamboo trunk as an offering. Seven…

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Australia Win Rain-Hit Third T20 Against New Zealand By 27 Runs

February 25, 2024 admin

A “clinical” Australia beat New Zealand by 27 runs in the rain-shortened third Twenty20 in Auckland on Sunday to complete a clean sweep of the series. Responding to Australia’s 118-4 from 10.4 overs, New Zealand scored 98-3, falling short of a target adjusted to 126 off 10 overs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method. The…

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Pakistan’s poll body gears up to hold President’s election by March 9

February 25, 2024 admin

The six-party alliance, set to form a coalition government at the Centre under the PML-N Shehbaz Sharif, has already announced Asif Ali Zardari as its consensus candidate for the country’s top constitutional office. File | Photo Credit: PTI Still struggling to address the rigging allegations after general elections in the country, Pakistan is now gearing…

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Fact-Finding Team Led By Retired Judge Stopped By Cops On Way To Sandeshkhali

February 25, 2024 admin

The committee is slated to submit a report to the constitutional authorities. Kolkata: Six members of an independent fact-finding committee, led by former Chief Justice of Patna High Court L Narasimha Reddy, were stopped by police as they were proceeding to the trouble-torn Sandeshkhali area in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district to probe alleged…

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2020 Karachi Plane Crash That Killed 101 Blamed On Human Error By Pilots

February 25, 2024 admin

The board has held the failure of the two pilots as the main reason for the fatal crash. (File) Karachi: A Pakistan International Airlines plane crash that killed 101 people near the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi in May 2020 was a result of “human error” by the two pilots, according to the investigation report…

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India vs England, 4th Test: Son Of Kargil War Veteran, Dhruv Jurel’s Gesture Viral After First Fifty

February 25, 2024 admin

Dhruv Jurel dedicated the knock to his father, who is a Kargil war veteran.© X (Twitter) A fighting half-century by wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel got India within touching distance of England’s first innings total of the fourth Test in Ranchi on Sunday. Jurel missed out on his maiden Test century by 10 runs as…

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Mobile Internet Back In 7 Haryana Districts As Farmers Suspend Protest

February 25, 2024 admin

Officials said no fresh order has been issued to extend the suspension of the mobile services. (File) Chandigarh: Mobile internet services were restored in seven Haryana districts on Sunday, almost two weeks after they were suspended in the wake of farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation, officials said. The services were suspended in Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind,…

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“Next MS Dhoni In Making”: Sunil Gavaskar’s Sensational Praise For Dhruv Jurel

February 25, 2024 admin

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar reserved massive praise for wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel after the youngster scored a gritty 90 in the first innings of the 4th Test against England in Ranchi. Resuming from his overnight score of 30, Jurel added another 60 in the first session on day 3, and was only a…

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