Month: October 2024

Navi Mumbai Airport Sees Successful Trial Landing, To Be Operational Next Year

October 11, 2024 admin

The IAF C295 received a water salute from the fire brigade and a flypast by Sukhoi 30 jets The Navi Mumbai International Airport saw its first successful trial landing on Friday after an Indian Air Force aircraft touched down on the runway, marking a major milestone in the airport’s journey towards becoming operational early next…

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Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma Deletes Post On Ratan Tata After Internet Calls It Disrespectful

October 11, 2024 admin

After removing the original post, Mr Sharma issued a revised statement. Paytm Chief Executive Officer Vijay Shekhar Sharma is being slammed online for his tribute to Ratan Tata, leading him to delete the post. Mr Sharma’s post was intended to honour the industrialist who died at 86 on Wednesday. However, it was met with criticism…

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2 Agniveers Killed As Field Gun Shell Explodes During Firing Practice In Nashik

October 11, 2024 admin

A team of Agniveers was firing an Indian field gun. (Representational) Nashik: Two Agniveers were killed when a shell from an Indian field gun exploded during firing practice at the Artillery Centre in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, police said on Friday. The incident occurred at the Artillery Centre in the Nashik Road area on Thursday afternoon,…

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Nuclear Weapons Don’t Bring Peace, Warns Nobel-Winning Atomic Bomb Survivor

October 11, 2024 admin

Nuclear weapons can be used by terrorists, Toshiyuki Mimaki said. (File) Tokyo: The idea that nuclear weapons bring peace is a fallacy, said the co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, a group of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki who won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. “It has been said that because of nuclear weapons,…

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Nobel Peace Prize will show that nuclear weapons can be abolished, winner says

October 11, 2024 admin

Toshiyuki Mimaki, president of Nihon Hidankyo. File. | Photo Credit: AP The head of Japan’s Nihon Hidankyo said on Friday (September 11, 2024) that the group’s win of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize would give a major boost to its efforts to demonstrate that the abolition of nuclear weapons was possible. “It would be a…

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Shan Masood Set To Be Sacked As Pakistan Test Captain After Multan Test Humiliation: Report

October 11, 2024 admin

Shan Masood set to lose Pakistan Test captaincy, as per a report© AFP Pakistan captain Shan Masood is all set to be sacked as the team’s Test skipper, a report has claimed. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly looking to replace Masood, under whose captaincy, Pakistan haven’t won a single Test at…

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Belgian Military Evacuates 100 Europeans From Lebanon

October 11, 2024 admin

More than 100 Europeans were evacuated from Lebanon on a Belgian military plane on Thursday evening, most of them from Belgium, the Netherlands and France, the government in Brussels said. The aircraft, which landed at Melsbroek military base near the Belgian capital was carrying “58 Belgians and dependents, 41 Dutch citizens, 11 from France and…

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SuperGaming Announces Indus International Tournament With INR 2.5 Crore Prize Pool

October 11, 2024 admin

SuperGaming, India’s leading game development studio, has officially unveiled its year-long esports roadmap, the ‘Clutch India Movement’. The initiative kicks off with the Indus International Tournament, featuring a massive prize pool of INR 2.5 crore (INR 2,50,00,000), which is the largest esports prize pool for a battle royale game in India. The tournament,…

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Hockey India League Will Revive India’s Golden Era: Legend Sardar Singh

October 11, 2024 admin

Over 1,000 players have registered for the HIL 2024-25 Players’ Auction.© AFP The revival of the Hockey India League will put the sport on a glorious path, feels former captain Sardar Singh. Over 1,000 players have registered for the HIL 2024-25 Players’ Auction. The men’s Auction is scheduled for October 13 and 14,…

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Russia’s Putin begins visit to Turkmenistan for forum with regional leaders, including Iran

October 11, 2024 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech at the International Forum “The Interconnection of Times and Civilizations – the basis of peace and development” dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Turkmen poet and thinker Magtymguly Fragi in Ashgabat on October 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP President Vladimir Putin began…

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