Month: July 2024

Meeting in Beijing, China’s Xi and Italy’s Meloni discuss conflicts

July 29, 2024 admin

A handout photo made available by the Chigi Palace Press Office shows Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shaking hands with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (L) during their meeting in Beijing, China, on July 29, 2024 | Photo Credit: PTI Chinese President Xi Jinping and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni discussed the war in Ukraine…

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RBI’s Digital Payments Index increases across all parameters

July 29, 2024 admin

The Reserve Bank of India logo is seen inside its headquarters in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Reserve Bank of India’s Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) has increased to 445.50 as against 418.77 for September 2023. This was 395.57 in March 2023. The RBI had been publishing a composite Reserve Bank of India – Digital Payments Index since…

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French internet cables sabotaged, police say

July 29, 2024 admin

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Fibre-optic cables in several parts of France have been “sabotaged”, police said on Monday, three days after the rail system was hit by attacks that halted trains across the country. Friday’s disruption on the rail network came as Paris celebrated the opening of the Olympic Games, and wrecked…

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IND vs SL 3rd T20 I: Authoritative India will look to continue in its merry way

July 29, 2024 admin

T20 Captain Suryakumar Yadhav. File | Photo Credit: PTI It was expected for India to win the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, considering the chasm in quality between the two teams and the winning momentum brought in by the away side. But, the ease with which India outplayed the home team in the first…

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After Olympics Loss vs Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal’s Big Announcement On Retirement

July 29, 2024 admin

Rafael Nadal reacts after his defeat to Djokovic in Paris Olympics 2024.© AFP Rafael Nadal said he will make a decision on his future “after the Olympics” in the aftermath of a shattering straight-sets defeat to old rival Novak Djokovic at the Paris Games on Sunday. Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam winner and…

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5 Killed In Collision Between Autorickshaw, Truck In Bihar: Police

July 29, 2024 admin

Hajipur (Bihar): Five people were killed and five others seriously injured in a collision between an autorickshaw and a truck in Vaishali district of Bihar on Monday, a police official said. All the victims were travelling in the autorickshaw. According to Vaishali police station SHO Pravin Kumar, two persons were killed on the spot while…

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Bangladesh student protests: 150 people killed in student unrest; announces nationwide mourning

July 29, 2024 admin

Students clash with police during a protest over the allocation of government jobs, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP For the first time, the Bangladesh government on Monday officially acknowledged that 150 people were killed across the country during the students’ unrest over the quota system. Violence gripped Bangladesh recently…

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20 Coaching Centre Basements Sealed For Violating Norms After Delhi Tragedy

July 29, 2024 admin

Rau’s IAS Study Circle has already been sealed by the police New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has sealed the basements of six more coaching institutes in Central Delhi’s Old Rajinder Nagar and one in North West Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar in a crackdown on illegally run establishments following the tragedy on Saturday in…

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Iowa Becomes Latest US State To Adopt Near-Total Abortion Ban

July 29, 2024 admin

The Iowa law includes exceptions for cases of rape and incest. (Representational) Washington: After a year-long legal battle, Iowa became the latest US state to enact a near-total abortion ban on Monday, keeping the charged issue of reproductive rights at the forefront of November’s presidential election. The law prohibits terminating nearly all pregnancies after six…

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“No Second Chances. I’m Not Mungerilal”: Former Wrestling Body Chief

July 29, 2024 admin

Brij Bhushan Singh has been accused of sexually harassing several women wrestlers. Lucknow: Former MP from Kaiserganj and Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh – denied a ticket from Uttar Pradesh in this election amid glare over sexual harassment allegations against him — today said he would never get a second chance…

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