Month: July 2024

Russia Working Hard To Reverse “Terribly Low” Birth Rate, Says Kremlin

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Russia Working Hard To Reverse “Terribly Low” Birth Rate, Says Kremlin

“Anyone with many children is a hero,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov (File) Moscow: The Kremlin said Friday that it was “working hard” to reverse declining birth rates in Russia, warning that “disastrous” demographic trends were putting the country’s future at risk. Russia has faced a myriad of demographic challenges since the collapse of the…

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Sri Lanka Edge Out Pakistan By 3 Wickets, To Face India In Women’s Asia Cup Final

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Sri Lanka Edge Out Pakistan By 3 Wickets, To Face India In Women’s Asia Cup Final

Sri Lanka will face India in the final of Women’s Asia Cup T20.© X/@OfficialSLC Skipper Chamari Athapaththu’s diligent fifty propelled Sri Lanka to a thrilling three-wicket win over Pakistan in the second semifinal of the women’s Asia Cup in Dambulla on Friday, setting up the title clash against India. In the first semifinal…

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Whether To Continue Pregnancy Or Not Is A Woman’s Decision: Allahabad High Court

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Whether To Continue Pregnancy Or Not Is A Woman’s Decision: Allahabad High Court

Prayagraj: It is a woman’s decision whether to continue the pregnancy or go ahead with medical termination, the Allahabad High Court observed while hearing a 15-year-old rape victim’s plea for abortion at 32 weeks. The court also said even if she decides to go ahead with the pregnancy and put the child up for adoption,…

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Case Of Indian Nurse’s Death Sentence With Yemeni President, Providing Assistance: Centre

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Case Of Indian Nurse’s Death Sentence With Yemeni President, Providing Assistance: Centre

The government said the payment of ‘blood money’ is a matter between the two families. New Delhi: Yemen’s Supreme Court pronounced death sentence to an Indian nurse on charges of murdering a Yemeni national and the case is currently with the President of the ruling dispensation of Sana’a, the government said in Lok Sabha on…

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Israel Army Preparing For “Decisive Offensive” Against Hezbollah

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Israel Army Preparing For “Decisive Offensive” Against Hezbollah

Hezbollah says it is acting in support of Hamas with its attacks on Israel since October 8. (File) Jerusalem: An Israeli military commander said Friday that troops in the country’s north were preparing for “a decisive offensive” against Lebanon’s Hezbollah after months of deadly cross-border exchanges. Israeli forces have traded near-daily fire with Hamas ally…

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Mamata Banerjee Can Make Any Comment Against Governor Within Laws: Calcutta High Court

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Mamata Banerjee Can Make Any Comment Against Governor Within Laws: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed that Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is free to make any statement concerning Governor C V Ananda Bose, not crossing the contours of freedom of speech and public duty. “Otherwise, the appellants run the risk of being exposed to a claim for heavy damages and other retaliatory actions,”…

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India, US Sign First-Ever Cultural Property Agreement For Antique Objects Retrieval

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India, US Sign First-Ever Cultural Property Agreement For Antique Objects Retrieval

The US-India Cultural Property Agreement was negotiated by the State Department. (Representational) New Delhi: India and the United States on Friday their first agreement to prevent illegal trafficking of cultural property and return of antiquarian objects to their place of origin, the Ministry of Culture said. The US-India Cultural Property Agreement was signed by Union…

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Shiv Sena Approaches High Court Again Over Disqualifying Team Uddhav MLAs

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Shiv Sena Approaches High Court Again Over Disqualifying Team Uddhav MLAs

The Assembly speaker had refused to disqualify MLAs from both Shiv Sena factions. Mumbai: The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena has filed a fresh petition in the Bombay High Court urging it to take an early decision on its plea for the disqualification of Shiv Sena (UBT)’s 14 MLAs before the Maharashtra Assembly elections slated for…

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Mexican Drug Lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Pleads Not Guilty To US Charges

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Mexican Drug Lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Pleads Not Guilty To US Charges

Zambada co-founded the Sinaloa Cartel with El Chapo. (File) Mexico City: Alleged Mexican kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has pleaded not guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges, court records showed on Friday, after he and a son of another drug lord were arrested on Thursday in El Paso, Texas. Court records showed that Zambada on…

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