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New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday appointed its former national general secretary Ram Madhav and Union minister G Kishan Reddy as in-charge for the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. A statement to this effect was issued by party national general secretary Arun Singh here. “BJP national president JP Nadda has appointed Ram Madhav,…
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Of the original 251 hostages taken on October 7, 116 have been released (File) More than 10 months after Hamas operatives attacked Israel and took 251 people hostage, 71 people believed to be alive are still being held in Gaza, according to an AFP database. A further 34 the Israeli military says are dead also…
The ICC on Tuesday (August 20, 2024) moved the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup from Bangladesh to the UAE, saying it “wasn’t feasible” to conduct the event there after governments of a number of participating countries advised against travelling to the unrest-hit nation. The event, which also features India and is scheduled to take place…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with representatives of the Association of Victims of Terrorist Acts “Mothers of Beslan”, in Beslan, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia, on August 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (August 20, 2024) likened Ukraine’s incursion into Russia to the 2004 Beslan school massacre, in which some…
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Jumaisi had appeared in a court in the Kenyan capital on Friday (File) Nairobi, Kenya: Kenyan police launched a major manhunt on Tuesday after a man they claim has confessed to murdering and dismembering 42 women escaped from a Nairobi police cell, along with a dozen other detainees. Collins Jumaisi, 33, described by police as…
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Assembly Speaker Gyan Chand Gupta has accepted Kiran Choudhry’s resignation. (File) Chandigarh: Four-time Congress legislator Kiran Choudhry, who joined the BJP along with her daughter Shruti Choudhry in June, on Tuesday resigned from the Haryana legislative Assembly and is likely to be the party’s nominee for the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Haryana. Assembly Speaker…
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Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto believes that his team can pull out some “special things” against Pakistan in the two-match Test series and change their dismal record against the opponents. Bangladesh have never defeated Pakistan in a Test match. In the 13 Tests against Pakistan, the visitors have drawn one and lost 12….
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Bangladesh’s cricket captain on Tuesday was confident that ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan will compete at his best in a Test against Pakistan this week, after protests over the former lawmaker’s inclusion. Shakib, 37, was a member of the now dissolved Bangladesh parliament led by ex-premier Sheikh Hasina, who was forced to flee…
File photo of Pakistan cricket team.© AFP Due to the ongoing renovations at the National Stadium in Karachi, the second Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh has now shifted the game to Rawalpindi, meaning that both Tests will be played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium. This comes after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had said…
Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters China warned the United States on Tuesday (August 20, 2024) that it has “no right to intervene” in its maritime disputes with the Philippines after another clash near a disputed reef in the South China Sea. China and the Philippines have had repeated confrontations in…
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