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File photo New Delhi: Amid a ‘#MeToo’ storm in the Malayalam film industry, actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar on Wednesday said the Kerala government-appointed Justice K Hema Committee was “much needed” to break the abuse faced by female professionals in cinema. Taking to her official X account, she said the “MeToo” moment prevailing in “our industry breaks…
Shreyas Iyer copying Sunil Narine’s action© X (Twitter) The lack of all-rounders in the Indian cricket team has been highlighted by many over the years. Team India’s struggles at ICC events over the last decade has primarily been due to the absence of multiple genuine all-round options. However, the scenario is changing, with…
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An olive grove is watered through irrigation pipes from a container in the village of Nea Silata in northern Greece. | Photo Credit: AP Six weeks before harvest, there is no water left in the ground for farmer Dimitris Papadakis’s olive grove in northern Greece, so he has started a new morning routine. Joined by…
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Determined to return with their best-ever haul in the Paralympic Games, India’s biggest-ever contingent for the mega event will launch a historical campaign in French Capital on Thursday with action starting in badminton, archery and table tennis. India’s archers, shuttlers and paddlers will get into action on the opening day of competition, getting…
Vox populi: Judges would be elected by popular vote under the new judicial reforms. | Photo Credit: AFP Controversial judicial reforms promoted by Mexico’s outgoing president are straining diplomatic relations with the United States, its neighbor and key trading partner, while also rattling financial markets. U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar has warned that the…
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Solar installers from Baker Electric place solar panels on the roof of a residential home in Scripps Ranch, San Diego, California. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Jobs in the U.S. clean energy industry in 2023 grew at more than double the rate of the country’s overall jobs, and unionization in clean energy surpassed for the…
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Dragon dominates: Steel trade deficit for April to July widened to ₹11,592 crore, or 30% higher, for FY24. | Photo Credit: Reuters One out of every three steel products imported into India is from China, indicating continued pressure on the domestic market and exports. The steel trade deficit for the April-July period widened to ₹11,592…
Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech has turned Sept. 6 and Sept. 18 into the two most important dates for U.S. monetary policy in years, as events on both days center on the Fed’s new guiding light: the unemployment rate. The first marks the release of the August non-farm payrolls report, and the second will see…
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The report also showed that teens from low-income families were more likely to not use a condom. Copenhagen: Condom use among sexually active teens has declined significantly in Europe over the past decade, with rates of unprotected sex “worryingly high”, the World Health Organization said Thursday. “This is putting young people at significant risk of…
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Union Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya holds a meeting with trade union members on the proposed employment-linked incentive (ELI) scheme, on Wednesday (August 28, 2024). | Photo Credit: ANI Telegram founder-CEO Pavel Durov charged, banned from leaving France France on Wednesday (August 28, 2024) charged Pavel Durov, the founder and chief of Telegram, with a…
