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From the 30 Sensex firms, Power Grid, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Larsen & Toubro, Adani Ports and UltraTech Cement were among the laggards. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty retracted from lifetime highs to settle lower on Friday (September 27, 2024) due to profit-taking in frontline…
A Bangladeshi cricket fan had to be hospitalised after “falling ill” while watching the second Test against India at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, an incident that was first suspected to be a case of heckling after he indicated being involved in a physical altercation. Self-proclaimed super fan Roby, who dresses in…
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Tehran: The United States has returned to Iran more than 1,000 clay tablets dating from the Achaemenid-era, official media said, reporting the sixth such handover of its kind. Iran’s official IRNA news agency said Thursday evening that the tablets, 1,100 in all, were returned with President Masoud Pezeshkian who had attended the United Nations General…
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A landslide triggered by torrential rains struck an unauthorized gold mining operation on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 15 people, officials said Friday (September 27, 2024). Dozens others were reported missing. Villagers were digging Thursday (September 26, 2024) for grains of gold in the remote Solok district of West Sumatra province when mud plunged…
Tottenham started their Europa League campaign with a 3-0 win against Qarabag despite playing more than 80 minutes with 10 men, but Son Heung-min gave the north Londoners an injury scare on Thursday. Radu Dragusin’s early dismissal was no obstacle for Ange Postecoglou’s side, who cruised to victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium…
In an unprecedented move, eight state tennis associations, affiliated with AITA, have proposed to move a no confidence motion against President Anil Jain and an Extra Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) has been called on September 28 in New Delhi for the purpose. Interestingly, the All India Tennis Association (AITA) has called the EGM…
Pacer Akash Deep was impressive in a probing opening spell while Ravichandran Ashwin removed the dangerous Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto before rain halted India’s progress in the second Test on the opening day, here Friday. Given the forecast, it was expected to be a weather-hit contest from the beginning. Only 35 overs…
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Pope Francis reacts during a meeting with Belgium’s authorities and civil society in Brussels, Belgium on September 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Francis said on Friday (September 27, 2024) that the Catholic Church must “seek forgiveness” over the “scourge” of child sexual abuse, during a visit to Belgium where the Church’s dark past…
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The video has now been removed from Flipkart’s social media platforms (Representational) New Delhi: E-commerce giant Flipkart has issued an apology for a promotional video, which sparked outrage among men’s rights groups and social media users. The animated video, promoting Flipkart’s ‘Big Billion Days Sale’, referred to husbands as “aalsi (lazy), kambakkht (wretched) and bewakoof…
Before the COVID pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) had made a list of priority infectious diseases. These were felt to pose a threat to international public health, but where research was still needed to improve their surveillance and diagnosis. In 2018, “disease X” was included, which signified that a pathogen previously not on our…
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