Month: April 2024

Did Umpires Cost RCB 2 Runs vs KKR? Fans Claim So, With Video Evidence

April 22, 2024 admin

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) match at Eden Gardens was full of controversy. The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 contest on Sunday saw Virat Kohli being given out on a delivery that looked like an above-waist-height no-ball to the naked eye. Though the umpires and the broadcaster justified the decision,…

Sports

Palestinian baby in Gaza born an orphan in an urgent caesarean section delivery after an Israeli strike

April 22, 2024 admin

A Palestinian baby girl, Sabreen Jouda, who was delivered prematurely after her mother was killed in an Israeli strike along with her husband and daughter, lies in an incubator in the Emirati hospital in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. on April 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Sabreen Jouda came into the world seconds after her…

World

NASA Posts Pics Of Flooded UAE Areas After 6 Billion Cubic Metres Of Rain

April 22, 2024 admin

Last week’s rain were Dubai’s heaviest in the last 75 years. American space agency NASA has released photos of areas that were flooded in the UAE after last week’s torrential rain. NASA said it was a “slow-moving storm” system that brought so much rain into the Gulf states and dropped more than a year’s worth…

World

North Korea fires missile into ocean in its latest weapons launch, South Korea says

April 22, 2024 admin

File picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervising artillery firing drills | Photo Credit: AP North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Monday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a recent series of weapons launches by the North. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch occurred…

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The View From India newsletter | Israel, Iran back off from a regional war, for now

April 22, 2024 admin

The remains of a rocket booster that, according to Israeli authorities critically injured a 7-year-old girl, after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, near Arad, Israel, April 14, 2024. (These article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every…

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US President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden Extend Greetings On Mahavir Jayanti

April 22, 2024 admin

US President Joe Biden and First Lady, Jill Biden, extended greetingson Mahavir Jayanti. Washington: US President Joe Biden and First Lady, Jill Biden, extended greetings to people of Jain faith on Mahavir Jayanti. In a post on X, Biden stated, “Jill and I wish a joyous Mahavir Jayanti to people of the Jain faith. Today,…

Nation

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Visits Siachen In Ladakh, Reviews Military Preparedness

April 22, 2024 admin

Rajnath Singh also interacted with the soldiers deployed in Siachen. New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday visited Siachen, the world’s highest battlefield, and reviewed India’s overall military preparedness in the region. Mr Singh’s visit to Siachen came over a week after the Indian Army marked the 40th year of its presence in the…

Nation

Magnus Carlsen Predicted Gukesh D Will Fail, Anand Mahindra’s “AI Post” Is A Lesson For All

April 22, 2024 admin

India achieved an all new high in chess on Monday morning as Gukesh D became the youngest player in the world to win Candidates tournament. Gukesh, at the age of 17, made history while also booking a spot in the final of the world championship. As entire India celebrates Gukesh’s triumph, industrialist Anand Mahindra gave…

Sports

What do countries and companies want in global plastic treaty talks? | Explained

April 22, 2024 admin

People participate in a ‘March to End the Plastic Era’ rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on Sunday, April 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Global leaders will gather in Canada’s capital this week to discuss progress in drafting a first-ever global treaty to rein in soaring plastic pollution by the end of the…

Science

Papua New Guinea PM Dismisses Biden’s Cannibalism Comment

April 22, 2024 admin

Papua New Guinea has tried to shed outdated tropes that paint it as a wild nation full of cannibalism. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: Papua New Guinea’s leader has dismissed Joe Biden’s unlikely suggestion that his uncle was eaten by cannibals as “loose” talk that does not reflect the US president’s feelings for the country. …

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