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The final result of a vote during the emergency session on the legal consequences of Israel’s actions in the Palestinian territories is shown at United Nations Headquarters on September 18, 2024 in New York. | Photo Credit: AFP The UN General Assembly strongly supported a nonbinding Palestinian resolution Wednesday (September 18, 2024) demanding that Israel…
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar The Centre said on Wednesday (September 18, 2024) that it does not expect an increase in prices of essential commodities such as sugar and edible oils during the festival season. Talking to reporters on decisions taken by the Food Ministry in the first 100 days of…
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From left, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are greeted by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, during their arrival to the Quad leaders summit in 2022. File. | Photo Credit: AP China will be “high on the agenda” at the summit-level meeting of the Quadrilateral…
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Former Australian player Ricky Ponting. File. | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters Australian great Ricky Ponting was on Wednesday (September 18, 2024) appointed head coach of Punjab Kings, replacing compatriot Trevor Bayliss in the under-performing IPL franchise. The former Australian captain has made the switch to Punjab Kings from Delhi Capitals, a team he…
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Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto speaks during a press conference ahead of the first cricket test match between India and Bangladesh, in Chennai, on September 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto felt that as players gain experience, they can control their emotions better, and not let the moment overwhelm them….
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India’s Jasprit Bumrah participates in a training session ahead of their first test match between India and Bangladesh in Chennai. File. | Photo Credit: AP India head coach Gautam Gambhir hailed Jasprit Bumrah as the best pacer in international cricket across formats and was happy that bowlers are getting the spotlight they deserve. “Bumrah is…
The Indian Premier League’s adrenaline surge and the historic ICC T20 World Cup triumph infused energy into the nation’s leading cricketers over the last few months and now it is time to embrace Test cricket’s slow-burn intensity. Searing heat A searing heat has descended upon this southern metropolis but for once Chennaiites would prefer excess…
Brazil’s shutdown of X infuriated Elon Musk and has fueled a fierce debate on freedom of expression. Rio de Janeiro: Elon Musk’s X social network carried out an automatic update overnight on phone applications that allowed it to bypass a ban in Brazil, an association of internet providers said Wednesday. Some Brazilian users were surprised…
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The Dali lost power while leaving the port of Baltimore for Sri Lanka and struck the bridge. (File) Washington: The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking more than $100 million from the Singapore owner and operator of a cargo ship that destroyed a Baltimore bridge. The 1,000-foot (300-meter) M/V Dali collided with…
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Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani’s father served as Iran’s president from 1989 to 1997. (File) Tehran: The daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was released on Wednesday after two years behind bars in Tehran’s Evin prison, media outlets in the Islamic republic reported. Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani, 61, was arrested in September 2022 for allegedly inciting…
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