Month: August 2024

6, 6, 6, 6, 6: Kieron Pollard Smashes Rashid Khan To The Stands In The Hundred 2024

August 11, 2024 admin

Kieron Pollard in action at The Hundred.© X (Twitter) West Indies’ T20 great Kieron Pollard has smashed Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan for five consecutive sixes in The Hundred Men’s Competition 2024. Playing for Southern Brave, Pollard’s late onslaught ensured that his side got over the finish line, chasing a tricky target of 127 in…

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Protesters Outside UK Parliament Condemn Violence Against Bangladeshi Hindus

August 11, 2024 admin

Protestors chanted slogans demanding peace and equality amidst the recent surge in violence. London: A large crowd gathered outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Saturday to protest the alleged violence against minority Hindus and other groups in Bangladesh following the resignation and departure of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier this week. Protesters…

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Hindus, Facing Violence, Hold Massive Rally In Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus Responds

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Minority communities in Bangladesh have faced more than 205 incidents of attacks since August 5. New Delhi: Lakhs of Hindus took to the streets in Bangladesh on Saturday to protest against the ongoing attacks on the community after Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled to India. Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and Chittagong, the second-largest…

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Delhi Court Acquits Man Of Dowry Death Citing Insufficient Evidence

August 11, 2024 admin

The court said that fights between husband and wife are a normal part of everyday life (representational) New Delhi: Delhi’s Dwarka Court recently acquitted a man of charges related to dowry death, citing benefits of the doubt. There is a long distance between “may be true” and “must be true”, the court said in the…

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India operationalises mission in Albania

August 11, 2024 admin

India on Saturday (August 10, 2024) opened its resident mission in Albania as part of efforts to expand its footprint in the Balkan peninsula. “India has operationalised its new resident mission in Tirana, Albania with effect from August 10,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. It said the operationalisation of the mission in Albania…

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Rescuers retrieve remains of all 62 passengers in Brazil plane crash, families gather in Sao Paulo

August 11, 2024 admin

Brazilian rescue teams Saturday (August 10, 2024) retrieved the remains of all 62 passengers from the wreckage of a plane crash in Sao Paulo state as families started gathering in the metropolis to identify and bury their loved ones. Local airline Voepass’ plane, an ATR 72 twin-engine turboprop, was headed for Sao Paulo’s international airport…

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Accused in doctor’s murder case arrested; Mamata vows to seek death penalty

August 11, 2024 admin

Police on Saturday (August 10, 2024) arrested the accused involved in the brutal sexual assault and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at a State-run hospital here, following which West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee vowed to seek death penalty for the perpetrator. Her announcement came shortly after the accused, who was reportedly an outsider…

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This Is Narendra Modi’s India

August 11, 2024 admin

File photo Jodhpur: Hitting out at those who are “anticipating” a Bangladesh-like situation in India, Union Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that this is not Bangladesh, this is Narendra Modi’s India. Speaking to reporters at Jodhpur airport on Saturday, Union Minister Shekhawat said it is unfortunate that some people have made comments that a…

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Anti-Racism Protesters Continue To Rally Across UK After Far-Right Riots

August 11, 2024 admin

Around 5,000 anti-racism demonstrators rallied in Belfast on Saturday, said the police. London: Thousands of anti-racism demonstrators rallied across the UK on Saturday to protest recent rioting blamed on the far-right in the wake of the Southport knife attack that killed three children. Crowds massed in London, Glasgow in Scotland, Belfast in Northern Ireland, Manchester…

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Donald Trump’s campaign says its emails were hacked

August 11, 2024 admin

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said that it had been hacked and suggested Iranian actors were involved in stealing and distributing sensitive internal documents. | Photo Credit: AP Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said on Saturday (August 10, 2024) that it had been hacked and suggested Iranian actors were involved in stealing and distributing sensitive…

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