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File image of Andy Murray© AFP Andy Murray will have an operation on his back on Saturday — nine days before the start of Wimbledon — after being forced to pull out of Queen’s earlier this week. The 37-year-old Scot, aiming to make a farewell appearance at the All England Club, where he…
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Snana Purnima is the ceremonial bathing of the deities Lord Jagannath and his siblings, Lord Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra. This event, held on the full moon day of the Jyestha month, is an important precursor to the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra. The rituals On Snana Purnima, the deities are brought out from the sanctum sanctorum…
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the pre-Budget meeting with Finance Ministers of all States and Union Territories in New Delhi on June 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a pre-budget meeting with Finance Ministers of all States and Union Territories on June 22 to take suggestions for the…
Paying a visit to the world’s most terrifying places may sound like a nightmare for many, but some globe-trotters consider it adventurous. If you are one of those, we have a list of 10 spine-chilling places that you might want to explore. Here are 10 of the world’s most terrifying places: 1. Nagoro, Japan Nagoro…
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te visits soldiers and air force personnel in Hualien, Taiwan May 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said on June 22 it had detected 41 Chinese military aircraft around the island in a 24-hour window, a day after Beijing said “diehard” advocates of Taiwan’s independence could face the death…
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The United Nations’ (UN) top official in Afghanistan defended the failure to include Afghan women in the upcoming first meeting between the Taliban and envoys from 22 countries, insisting that demands for women’s rights are certain to be raised. UN special envoy Roza Otunbayeva was pummelled with questions on June 21 from journalists about criticism…
New Delhi: The government has opted to not cancel the medical entrance examination NEET, despite a raging controversy and an ongoing investigation of the paper being leaked a day before the exam. Explaining their stand, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that the leak affected only a limited number of students, contrasting sharply with previous incidents…
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Former Indian cricket team batter Gautam Gambhir opened up about the only regret during his playing career. Gambhir played a brilliant knock of 97 in the 2011 ODI World Cup final but he was dismissed before finishing the game and then captain MS Dhoni ended up scoring the winning runs against Sri Lanka….
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South African Président Cyril Ramaphosa, right, greets opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) leader, John Steenhuisen, left, at the first sitting of Parliament since elections, in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, June 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP In a country where racial segregation was once brutally enforced, South Africa’s new coalition government has brought a Black…
Paramilitary police officers help transfer an elderly resident affected by the flood following heavy rainfall in Wuping county of Longyan, Fujian province, China June 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Six people have been found with no signs of life after going missing a week ago during landslides caused by heavy rainfall in China’s southeastern…
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