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A student said the firearms practice would “make life easier” for him in the future. (File) Vladikavkaz, Russia: Fourteen-year-old Russian schoolboy David learned something new this month: firing accurately with a Kalashnikov is trickier than with a pistol. With other pupils, he got to try out the weapons as part of basic military training –…
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Watch | 15 years on, justice and economic progress elude Sri Lanka’s Tamils The recent gathering of Sri Lankan Tamils in Mullaivaikkal, brought back traumatic memories of the devastating May 2009 civil war. Every year since, survivors observe ‘remembrance day’ on May 18, to pay homage to their loved ones killed in the war. Mullivaikkal…
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The United Nations approved a resolution Thursday establishing an annual day to commemorate the 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims by Bosnian Serbs, a move vehemently opposed by Serbs who fear it will brand them all as “genocidal” supporters of the mass killing. The vote in the 193-member General Assembly was 84-19 with…
Lewis Hamilton said he was grateful for a moment of reflection on Thursday morning when he recalled his first visits to Monaco and the realisation of his teenage dreams. Speaking ahead of this weekend’s 81st running of the Monaco Grand Prix, the seven-time world champion said he had a striking sense of the…
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Sean Kingston was arrested during his concert on a California army base. Rapper Sean Kingston was arrested on Thursday following a raid at his mansion in South Florida, ABC News said quoting Broward County Sheriff’s Office. The 34-year-old, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, was arrested “without incident”, the sheriff’s office further said. Mr Kingston…
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ZEEL has, on account of Culver Max’s and BEPL’s breaches under the Merger Cooperation agreement, terminated the MCA by issuing a letter dated May 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Zee Entertainment Enterprises has sought a termination fee of $90 million (around ₹748.7 crore) from the Sony Group for calling off the $10 billion merger…
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Mumbai: A security camera has captured the moments before and after a blast killed at least eight people at a chemical factory in Maharashtra’s Thane yesterday. Four workers were standing at a corner of the boiler plant just before the blast, showed CCTV footage. Then a loud thud occurred and glass shards flew. The workers…
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The skeleton of a Psittacosaurus dinosaur is displayed during the Collector Exhibition at the Grand Palais Museum in Paris September 10, 2009. | Photo Credit: Reuters A new fossil of the Cretaceous Period dinosaur Psittacosaurus, a dog-sized herbivore with a parrot-like beak, that was donated to a Chinese university came with a surprise – one…
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The court has said pleas over Form 17C data will be heard after the election (File). New Delhi: The Supreme Court has adjourned – till after the Lok Sabha election – pleas seeking release of voter turnout data, including votes polled and/or rejected, within 48 hours of end of polling at each booth. The pleas…
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Representational image of X logo | Photo Credit: Reuters An Australian judge has ruled that the social media platform X is subject to a state’s anti-discrimination law even though it does not have an office in Australia. Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Judge Ann Fitzgerald said in a decision made public Friday that her court…
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