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At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened at 83.92, then gained ground to touch 83.88, registering a rise of 9 paise from its previous close. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The rupee appreciated 9 paise to 83.88 against the U.S. dollar in morning trade on Thursday (August 29, 2024), supported by…
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The protest call by Ajit Pawar’s NCP is politically significant ahead of the Maharashtra polls Mumbai: In signs of rumblings within the ruling coalition in Maharashtra months before state polls, the NCP faction led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has condemned the collapse of a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji and given the call for…
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Pakistan lost to Bangladesh in the first Test match by 10 wickets© AFP The disappointing loss against Bangladesh in the first Test match has sparked massive criticism for the Pakistan cricket team. It was the first time that Pakistan were defeated by Bangladesh in Test cricket and their performance has left both fans…
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Ravichandran Ashwin opens up about the speculations around Rohit Sharma leaving the Mumbai Indians camp for the upcoming season. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Star India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said that opener Rohit Sharma will not leave the Mumbai Indians franchise and will continue playing for the franchise in the upcoming Indian Premier League…
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building. | Photo Credit: PTI Equity benchmark indices declined in early trade on Thursday (August 29, 2024) amid weak trends from global markets but soon turned positive and were trading marginally higher. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 102.78 points to 81,682.78 in early trade. The NSE Nifty dipped 34.85 points to…
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The UPSC last month cancelled Puja Khedkar’s candidature New Delhi: Former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, who has been accused of cheating and wrongly securing OBC (Other Backward Class) and disability quota benefits, has told the Delhi High Court that the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) – which conducts the civil services exam – has no…
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Australia PM Anthony Albanese was caught speaking to Kurt Campbell with a coffee cup in hand. Nuku’alofa, Tonga: An unguarded exchange between Australia’s prime minister and a veteran US diplomat about a sensitive Pacific policing plan was caught on camera, causing blushes at a regional summit Thursday. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Deputy Secretary of…
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A quarter of all the energy China consumes now comes from clean sources. File | Photo Credit: AP A quarter of all the energy China consumes now comes from clean sources, according to research published Thursday (August 29, 2024), as Beijing rapidly pivots its huge economy to a greener footing. The country is the world’s…
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Lakshya Sen with Deepika Padukone© Twitter Lakshya Sen was India’s best-performing badminton star at the Paris Olympics 2024. He became the first Indian male shuttler to enter the semi-final of an Olympics. However, he missed the medal by a whisker. He went down to Viktor Axelsen in the semi-final and then also lost…
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Tim Walz has also faced a torrent of misinformation about his legislative record on trans rights (file). Washington: A barrage of attacks on Tim Walz fueled by misinformation over his support for LGBTQ communities has failed to dent the US vice presidential candidate’s surging poll ratings, suggesting that voters are wearying of some “culture war”…
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