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Iranians follow a truck, centre, carrying the coffins of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard during their funeral ceremony at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) Square in Tehran, Iran, on Aug. 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Iran on Tuesday (August 13, 2024) rejected Western calls to stand down its threat to retaliate against Israel for…
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After winning successive bronze medals at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics, the Indian men’s hockey team has shown their strong foundation and they have it in them to go for a gold in four years’ time in Los Angeles, feels the world renowned explorer Mike Horn. The Swiss motivational coach’s intense three-day mental…
Air India Express has launched six new daily flights. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Air India Express has launched six new daily flights, including from Chennai and Kolkata, as the airline strengthens its domestic network. While three new flights have been launched from Chennai, two services have been started from Kolkata and one on the…
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Mr Lugner was a successful entrepreneur who built his fortune in construction and real estate Richard Lugner, an Austrian billionaire known for bringing celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Pamela Anderson to the Vienna Opera Ball, has died at 91. According to People, he died at his villa in Vienna on Monday, just two months after marrying…
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Only a ceasefire deal in Gaza stemming from hoped-for talks this week would hold Iran back from direct retaliation against Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on its soil, three senior Iranian officials said. Iran has vowed a severe response to Haniyeh’s killing, which took place as he visited Tehran late last…
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Indian doubles badminton specialist Ashwini Ponnappa on Tuesday said she received little to no individual financial assistance from the sports ministry in the build up to Paris Olympics and even her request for a coach was turned down ahead of the just-concluded Games. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) had come out with…
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Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: ANI Equity benchmark BSE Sensex tumbled nearly 700 points to sink below the 79,000 level on Tuesday (August 13), extending its losses for the second straight day due to selling pressure in HDFC Bank, SBI and ITC amid fresh foreign capital outflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex…
Suvendu Adhikari had filed a PIL in the high court, seeking a CBI probe into the case New Delhi: The BJP has welcomed the Calcutta High Court’s order to transfer to the CBI the investigation into the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The horrifying incident has…
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Students chant slogans as they protest to demand accountability and trial against Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. | Photo Credit: AFP Reaching out to the distressed Hindu community members at the famous Dhakeshwari Temple here, Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday (August 13) urged the people to “exercise patience” before judging his government’s…
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Jaffna MP M.A. Sumanthiran. File | Photo Credit: R. Ragu The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK), a prominent political party representing Tamils of Sri Lanka’s north and east, has said it would consider backing a presidential aspirant who agrees to its demand for a governance structure based on a federal model. The party’s position, which…
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