Month: September 2024

2 Climate Activists Jailed For Throwing Soup At Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers”

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London: A UK judge on Friday jailed two climate activists who threw soup at Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” at London’s National Gallery in 2022 for terms of two years and 20 months respectively. Just Stop Oil protesters Phoebe Plummer, 23, and Anna Holland, 22, were convicted at London’s Southwark Crown Court of criminal damage in…

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Chandrababu Naidu vs Jagan Reddy Over Cancelled Tirupati Temple Visit

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Chandrababu Naidu scaled up his attack on Jagan Mohan Reddy. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has hit back at YSR Congress president Jagan Mohan Reddy for claiming his government obstructed his visit to Tirumala. “He is spreading lies,” said Mr Naidu, adding no notices had been served to his predecessor blocking his temple visit. “Did…

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World No. 595 Zhang Shuai, Who Once Lost 24 Straight Games, Stuns US Open Semi-Finalist Emma Navarro In China Open

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Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev both won in straight sets to launch their China Open title bids Friday while 595th-ranked Zhang Shuai pulled off a big shock in the women’s draw. Four-time major champion Alcaraz defeated fellow 21-year-old Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-4, 6-4 and faces Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands in round two…

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Molested By Bus Driver, Thrashed By Principal, UP Student Jumps Off Roof

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The girl suffered severe injuries and has been hospitalised. A class 12 student attempted suicide by jumping off the roof of her junior college in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district after allegedly being beaten up and sexually harassed by a driver who drove one of the buses used to ferry the college’s students. The driver also…

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India vs Bangladesh “Attention-Seeker” – Report Makes Big Claim On Bangladesh Super Fan Amid Kanpur Test Row

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A well-known Bangladesh cricket team fan, who dresses as a tiger, had to be hospitalised during Day 1 of the second Test match between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur on Friday. Robi, who is often seen on camera waving a Bangladeshi flag with tiger make-up on his face, was in stand C of…

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Lessons from Ukraine war: Army outlines long range rockets, diversified vendor base for ammunition

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A view of Pinaka Multiple Launcher Rocket System is seen during the 75th Republic Day parade celebrations, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Building on the lessons from the Ukraine war and the offensive in Gaza by Israel, Indian Army is going for extended range rockets, which have proven to be decisive,…

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Cisco inaugurates manufacturing facility near Chennai, aiming to power more than $1.3 billion in revenue

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Cisco partnered with Flex to develop the manufacturing facility | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Networking giant Cisco inaugurated its first manufacturing facility in India on Friday (September 27, 2024), located in Sriperumbudur near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, that will produce routing and switching products. Cisco’s aim with the facility is to drive $1.3 billion in revenue,…

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Yemen’s Houthis Say Carried Out Missile, Drone Attack On Central Israel

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Tel Aviv: Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Friday said they had carried out a missile and drone attack on central Israel, after Israel’s military said air defences intercepted a missile fired from the country. The Iran-backed Houthis fired a ballistic missile at a “military target” in the Tel Aviv area, and also launched a drone towards…

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Obsessions Of Japan’s Next PM Shigeru Ishiba

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Tokyo: Shigeru Ishiba, the newly elected Liberal Democratic Party leader poised to become Japan’s new prime minister, often appears in photos with a furrowed brow, but his expression immediately clears when he talks about one of his true loves – plastic models. His office is stacked ceiling-high with books on politics and history, but the…

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