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Volker Turk cited an opinion released by the U.N. top court in July that called Israel’s occupation illegal. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.N. human rights chief said on Monday (September 9, 2024) that ending the nearly year-long war in Gaza is a priority and he asked countries to act on what he called…
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A child receives a vaccination for polio at a make-shift camp for people displaced by conflict in a school run by the UNRWA in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on September 5, 2024 amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. | Photo Credit: AFP The new school year…
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“With Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) growing 47.8% to $16.17 billion during April-June 2024, India is expected to see further acceleration in the inflow on account of a potential Fed rate cut, modest growth outlook in the U.S., and the country’s favourable economic outlook,” experts say. They also said that investment destinations have changed over the…
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Pakistan athletes at Wagah border© X (Twitter) A 12-member Pakistan contingent on Monday left for Chennai to take part in the South Asian Athletics Federation Junior Championships after getting visas from the Indian High Commission. An official confirmed that the athletes and officials had left for Chennai after visas were approved on Saturday….
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The fresh focus on the role of police following today’s hearing of the Kolkata hospital rape-murder case in Supreme Court has escalated the BJP demand for the dismissal of the city’s police chief Vineet Goyal. Chief Minster Mamata Banerjee has played for time. The police chief, she said, cannot step down immediately in view of…
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Kunal Ghosh has been articulating the Trinamool’s position in the sensitive case New Delhi: Amid the bitter exchanges between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the ruling BJP over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a Trinamool spokesperson has come up with a humourous response to…
File image of Iftikhar Ahmed.© AFP Pakistan’s white ball specialist Iftikhar Ahmed at times has “felt like a tailender” when the team management has asked him to bat as low as number 7 and 8 in limited over games for the national team in the recent past. In an interaction with the media…
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File photo of Rahul Dravid© AFP Rahul Dravid ended his tenure as the Indian cricket team head coach on the best note possible as the Rohit Sharma-led side clinched the T20 World Cup 2024 title. Dravid played a key role in shaping the team and it was also the perfect way to remedy…
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP Ukraine’s air force said on Monday (September 9, 2024) it shot down six out of eight Russian-launched drones and two out of three missiles during an overnight attack over four Ukrainian regions. Kyiv authorities said an attack on the city, the fifth in September, had…
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New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party has released a first list of 20 candidates for next month’s Haryana Assembly election, including naming 11 to contest seats against the Congress. A second list will be released soon, the AAP’s state chief, Sushil Gupta, said, suggesting the end of any alliance with its INDIA bloc ally. Last…
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