Month: July 2024

SCO countries hold first joint live anti-terror drills with all member states

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SCO countries hold first joint live anti-terror drills with all member states

Image for representational purposes only. The SCO member states have a long history of effective cooperation in counter-terrorism | Photo Credit: Reuters Security officials from the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held the first joint anti-terrorism drill in China focussing on live drills and specialised operations such as “the eradication of terrorist…

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Om Birla vs Abhishek Banerjee In Lok Sabha As Trinamool Shreds Budget 2024

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Om Birla vs Abhishek Banerjee In Lok Sabha As Trinamool Shreds Budget 2024

Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee hit out at the Centre today during the discussion on Budget New Delhi: The discussion on Budget 2024 in Lok Sabha today witnessed a sharp exchange between Speaker Om Birla and Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, when the latter claimed that the House did not discuss the three farm laws that…

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WHO sees ‘high risk’ of polio virus spreading across Gaza, assessment underway

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WHO sees ‘high risk’ of polio virus spreading across Gaza, assessment underway

Tents are set up as temporary shelters for displaced Palestinians on a street covered with stagnant wastewater in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Polio has been detected in samples of sewage | Photo Credit: AFP The World Health Organization said on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, that there was a high risk of the…

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Bangladesh Eases Curfew, Garment Factories And Banks Reopen After Protests

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Bangladesh Eases Curfew, Garment Factories And Banks Reopen After Protests

The student group which led this month’s protests has suspended demonstrations until at least Friday. Dhaka, Bangladesh: Garment factories and banks reopened in Bangladesh Wednesday after authorities eased a curfew imposed to contain deadly clashes sparked by student protests over civil service employment quotas. Last week’s violence killed at least 186 people, according to an…

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Asitha Fernando Likely To Replace Injured Dushmantha Chameera For White-Ball Series vs India

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Asitha Fernando Likely To Replace Injured Dushmantha Chameera For White-Ball Series vs India

File photo of Asitha Fernando.© X (formerly Twitter) Ahead of the T20I and ODI series against India, Sri Lanka pacer Dushmantha Chameera has been ruled out from the white-ball series due to injury. As per multiple Sri Lanka media reports, Chammera has been ruled out and Sri Lanka Cricket will soon announce the…

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Stock markets fall for 4th day on selling in banking shares, STT hike

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Stock markets fall for 4th day on selling in banking shares, STT hike

Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: PTI Benchmark BSE Sensex declined for the fourth day in a row on July 24 due to selling in financial and banking shares and the government’s move to hike securities transaction tax and short term capital gains tax. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 280.16 points or 0.35%…

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Zubin Bharucha Helping Us, Sri Lankans Should Take Advantage Of Indian Retirements: Sanath Jayasuriya

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Zubin Bharucha Helping Us, Sri Lankans Should Take Advantage Of Indian Retirements: Sanath Jayasuriya

Sri Lanka’s interim head coach Sanath Jayasuriya on Wednesday revealed that IPL side Rajasthan Royal’s high performance director Zubin Bharucha has helped his batters prepare for the upcoming T20 series against India where he expects them to take advantage of the recent retirements by stars like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Rohit, Kohli…

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Donald Trump Planning To Stop Holding Outdoor Rallies After Shooting: Report

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Donald Trump Planning To Stop Holding Outdoor Rallies After Shooting: Report

Mr Trump’s team has said that campaigning will be held indoors for security reasons. Former US President Donald Trump is planning to stop holding campaign rallies outdoors in the wake of the 13 July assassination attempt, as per a report in Newsweek. The team of the Republican contender for 2024 has stated that campaigning will…

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Minister Nityanand Rai On Jammu And Kashmir Terror Attacks

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Minister Nityanand Rai On Jammu And Kashmir Terror Attacks

People in Jammu and Kashmir are now living in a peaceful environment, said Nityanand Rai New Delhi: Terrorists active in Jammu and Kashmir will either land in jail or be sent to ‘jahannum’ (hell), Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday while asserting that the Modi government…

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