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Kamala Harris. File | Photo Credit: AP Vice President Kamala Harris is the only White House hopeful who has qualified to compete for the Democratic presidential nomination, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) said in a statement on July 30. Although no other major Democrat had indicated any plans to challenge Ms. Harris, the DNC’s announcement…
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh visited a theme park exhibition featuring ‘Axis of Resistance’ landmarks just hours before his assassination in Iran. He was seen alongside Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ziad al-Nakhaleh. The ‘Axis of Resistance’ is an Iran-led coalition of groups, including Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis and allied forces in Syria and Iraq. This coalition aims…
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Sreeja Akula in action© AFP Sreeja Akula rallied to enter the pre-quarterfinals after a hard-fought 4-2 win over Singapore’s Jian Zeng in a women’s singles round of 32 match as Indian table tennis continued to make history at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. On her 26th birthday, Sreeja won the match 9-11 12-10…
Adani Power reported a 30 per cent year-on-year continuing revenue growth New Delhi: Adani Power has announced its results for the first quarter of 2024-25 fiscal, reporting a 30 per cent year-on-year continuing revenue growth. Continuing EBIDTA, meaning earning before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, has grown 53 per cent. And the continuing Profit Before…
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The Union Budget has announced several changes to the tax regime for Long-term Capital Gains. The most controversial of them is the removal of indexation benefit for the calculation of long-term capital gains (LTCGs), which could have implications for tax obligations in real estate transactions. Many now fear that the tax obligations of ordinary investors…
It also came on the heels of another $1 billion share sale by Vedanta Ltd. Billionaire Gautam Adani’s power transmission unit, Adani Energy Solutions, has received bids that are more than three times the amount the company plans to raise from a share sale, signalling strong investor interest. Indian and international institutions have oversubscribed to…
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Jagdeep Dhankhar said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh “has unimpeachable credentials” New Delhi: Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar today doubled down on his comment in the Rajya Sabha that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) “has unimpeachable credentials”. Mr Dhankhar’s response came to a swipe by Samajwadi Party MP Lal Ji Suman over the…
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The selection of Puja Khedkar as a trainee IAS officer has been cancelled and she has been barred for taking the entrance exam for life after the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) found her guilty of faking her identity. The UPSC has said in a statement that Ms Khedkar has been found guilty of violating…
If there was an award for ‘Most Animated Coach of the Year’, Ashish Nehra would definitely be in the running. For, much like football’s Pep Guardiola of Manchester City, Nehra, currently the coach of Gujarat Titans, patrols the boundaries during IPL matches, constantly chatting and interacting with his players on cricket strategies. It is a…
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Huw Edwards resigned from BBC in April on “medical advice” (File) London: Former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards, one of the most recognisable faces on UK television, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children. The 62-year-old, who resigned from the BBC in April on “medical advice”, six months after…
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