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The last two weeks have seen the Middle East teetering on a knife’s edge. While tensions have been high since the Hamas attacks last October, the developments in the previous two weeks have been particularly concerning. Tensions began to rise on September 17 when the pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded all of a sudden,…
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File photo of Babar Azam© Twitter Premier batter Babar Azam had lost his interest in captaining the national white ball teams after a critical report submitted by the limited overs head coach Gary Kirsten to the Pakistan Cricket Board. In discussions with insiders in the cricket board and those close to the Pakistan…
File photo of fuel tanks at the edge of a miltary airstrip on Diego Garcia, largest island in the Chagos archipelago and site of a major United States military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean leased from Britain in 1966. | Photo Credit: Reuters Britain’s government said Thursday (October 3, 2024) it agreed…
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By Nidal al: Palestinians fear the crisis in Lebanon is diverting the world’s attention from Gaza, where Israeli strikes killed dozens more people this week, and diminishing already dim prospects for a ceasefire a year into a war that has shattered the enclave. An escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah…
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CSK can retain MS Dhoni for Rs 4 crore as an uncapped player ahead of IPL auction.© BCCI Former India all-rounder Ajay Jadeja feels Chennai Super Kings (CSK) icon MS Dhoni has no desire to be retained as the top pick ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction. The IPL…
The rainforests are really important for biodiversity as they are home to many unique species at risk of extinction, including lemurs such as the indri and black and white ruffed lemur. | Photo Credit: Shutterstock If tens of thousands of miners turned up in the middle of a protected rainforest to mine for sapphires, you might…
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Kolkata: A bust to honour the junior doctor raped and killed at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital in August has triggered a row, with many supporting its installation but others, including ruling Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh, calling it “disgusting”, “disrespectful” to the woman’s memory, and “the worst thing ever”. The fibreglass bust – titled ‘Abhaya: Cry…
Smoke rises over Dahieh in Beirut’s southern suburbs, after overnight Israeli air strikes, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces. | Photo Credit: Reuters Two Belgian journalists were injured in Lebanon while reporting on overnight air raids in Beirut, their employer said on Thursday (October 3, 2024), as fighting raged between Israel and Hezbollah….
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Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Rupee depreciated 14 paise to settle at 83.96 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, as volatile geopolitical situation triggered a surge in crude oil prices and weighed down by a steep fall of over two per cent in domestic equity markets. According to forex…
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Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tanked over 2% on Thursday (October 3, 2024), dragged by a decline in heavyweight stocks Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and spiralling conflict in the Middle East. Falling for the fourth day running, the BSE Sensex tumbled 1,769.19 points or…
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