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Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee rebounded from its all-time low levels and appreciated 12 paise to 83.49 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on April 18, supported by a firm trend in domestic equities and tracking gains in Asian currencies. Forex traders said the local unit gained ground…
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New Delhi: In a significant development in the murder case of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Vikas Bagga in Punjab’s Nangal, police have unearthed a plot involving Pakistan’s intelligence agency, ISI. Vikas Bagga, the president of VHP’s Nangal unit, was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen at his shop near the Rupnagar railway station on…
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The Opposition parties have demanded a probe and impeachment of Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu following the leaked report of his alleged corruption from 2018. File | Photo Credit: AP Ahead of the parliamentary polls in the Maldives, the Opposition parties have demanded a probe and impeachment of President Mohamed Muizzu following the leaked report of…
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England’s star pacer Jofra Archer acknowledges he may not be able to deal with any further injury concerns but hopes to be fit to play in front of his family for the Three Lions’ opening T20 World Cup match in Barbados. Archer has struggled with fitness issues since making his international debut in 2019, but…
Equity benchmark indices rebounded in early trade on Thursday, April 18, 2024, after falling for the past three days amid a rally in Asian markets along with buying in index majors State Bank of India and Reliance Industries. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 310.82 points to 73,254.50 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went up…
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The five days of extreme heat was a once-in-a-200-year event. Dakar: The deadly heatwave that hit Africa’s Sahel region in early April would not have occurred without “human-induced” climate change, according to a study by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group published Thursday. The West African nations of Mali and Burkina Faso experienced an exceptional…
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A poll official works on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) at a distribution centre in Coimbatore on April 11, 2024, ahead of the country’s upcoming general elections. | Photo Credit: R. SATISH BABU An analysis of economic, social and environmental indicators of Tamil Nadu, which is headed to the national polls this Friday, shows that the…
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Former India leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan took a sly dig at renowned cricket commentator and analyst Harsha Bhogle over his remarks on the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). For the unversed, Bhogle put out a post saying that CSK were 20 runs short of the par score during their IPL 2024 match against the Mumbai Indians (MI)…
A counter-protester holding an Israeli flag walks into the parking lot near a protest at Google Cloud offices in Sunnyvale, California, U.S. on April 16, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino | Photo Credit: REUTERS Several Google employees in the U.S. were placed on leave and/or arrested after they carried out a sit-in protest at company offices in…
The national selection committee is unlikely to blood any rookie IPL performer during the upcoming T20 World Cup in the Americas but a couple of tried-and-tested faces might have to brace up for disappointment when the squad is finalised by the end of this month. With the ICC making it mandatory to announce the provisional…