Month: March 2024

Days after PM congratulates him, Pakistan PM Sharif thanks him for the greeting

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Days after PM congratulates him, Pakistan PM Sharif thanks him for the greeting

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif. File | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his greetings on social media on Thursday, even as the two countries showed no signs of any thaw in ties at present. “Thank you [PM Modi] for felicitations on my election as the Prime…

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Sweden officially joins NATO after completing its accession process, ending decades of neutrality

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Sweden officially joins NATO after completing its accession process, ending decades of neutrality

Seamstress Tove Lycke works on NATO flags, at the flag manufacturer Flagghuset, in Akersberga, outside Stockholm, Sweden, on March 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Sweden on March 7 formally joined NATO as the 32nd member of the transatlantic military alliance, ending decades of post-World War II neutrality as concerns about Russian aggression in Europe…

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Court Extends Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh’s Judicial Custody In Liquor Policy Case

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Court Extends Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh’s Judicial Custody In Liquor Policy Case

The CBI arrested Manish Sisodia in February 2023 and he was taken in custody. New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday extended the judicial custody of Aam Aadmi Party leaders Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam. Special Judge M K Nagpal extended the custody of…

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Sweden Becomes NATO’s 32nd Member After Two-Year Wait

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Sweden Becomes NATO’s 32nd Member After Two-Year Wait

Sweden has not been involved in a war, including World War II, since the Napoleonic conflicts. Washington: Sweden on Thursday became the 32nd member of NATO in the shadow of the war in Ukraine, ending two centuries of official non-alignment and capping two years of torturous diplomacy. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Thursday hailed…

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Farooq Abdullah Slams PM Narendra Modi’s Remarks

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Farooq Abdullah Slams PM Narendra Modi’s Remarks

Srinagar: Farooq Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, took strong exception to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks today on Article 370 of the constitution and that it had only helped propagate dynastic rule in the erstwhile state. “If Article 370 was this bad, how did Jammu and Kashmir ever make progress,” he questioned….

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Max Verstappen Tops Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Opening Practice

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Max Verstappen Tops Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Opening Practice

Three-time world champion Max Verstappen shut out the noise surrounding his Red Bull team on Thursday to clock the fastest lap  in opening practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Verstappen topped the times in one minute and 29.659 seconds to finish ahead of two-time former champion Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin by 0.186 seconds. …

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China calls war in Gaza ‘a disgrace to civilisation’

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China calls war in Gaza ‘a disgrace to civilisation’

March 07, 2024 10:07 pm | Updated 10:07 pm IST – Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories China described the war in Gaza as a “disgrace to civilisation” and called on Thursday for an immediate ceasefire as the conflict stretched into its sixth month despite efforts by mediators to reach a truce. U.S. President Joe Biden has…

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Cabinet approves ₹10,372 cr. corpus for AI infrastructure

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Cabinet approves ₹10,372 cr. corpus for AI infrastructure

The Union cabinet on Thursday approved a ₹10,371.92 crore corpus to fund Artificial Intelligence computing infrastructure and start-ups in the AI space in India. This corpus would be used to provide viability gap funding, subsidising projects that may face steeper costs for setting up datacentres and other such facilities in India. The funds will also…

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WPL Season 2 | Mumbai Indians post decent score against UP Warriorz after early jitters

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WPL Season 2 | Mumbai Indians post decent score against UP Warriorz after early jitters

Mumbai Indian batter Natalie Sciver Brunt plays a shot during the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024, against UP Warriorz in New Delhi on March 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Mumbai Indians overcame early jitters to post a decent 160/6 against UP Warriorz in a Women’s Premier League match in New Delhi on…

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First Time In 92 Years: Ravichandran Ashwin Achieves Massive Feat In 100th Test

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First Time In 92 Years: Ravichandran Ashwin Achieves Massive Feat In 100th Test

It was a massive occasion for veteran Indian cricket team spinner Ravichandran Ashwin as he played his 100th Test match as India took on England in the final game of the five-match series in Dharamsala on Thursday. Ashwin recently became the second India bowler ever to take 500 wickets in the longest format of the…

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