Month: October 2024

Iran May Have Had Role In Israeli Embassy Attacks: Swedish Security Service

October 3, 2024 admin

Stockholm, Sweden: The Swedish intelligence agency Sapo said Thursday that Iran may have been involved in explosions and gunfire around Israeli embassies in Sweden and Denmark this week. In Denmark, police said they arrested three Swedish nationals on Wednesday after two blasts, likely caused by hand grenades, close to the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen. On…

World

“Virat Kohli’s Last Tour…”: 167-Test Veteran Predicts About India Star. It’s Only Nine Months Away

October 3, 2024 admin

The Indian cricket team is in the middle of a long Test season. After the series against Bangladesh, India will next face New Zealand in a three-Test series starting on October 16. Then in November, India will Tour Australia for the Border-Gavsakar Trophy. Next year, after the IPL, India will take on England…

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Sensex plunges 1,769 pts to 3-week low, investors lose ₹9.78 lakh crore in single day

October 3, 2024 admin

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI Benchmark BSE Sensex tanked 1,769 points to slide to a three-week low on Thursday (October 3, 2024) as a spiralling conflict in West Asia triggered selling in oil, banking and auto shares, wiping out ₹9.78 lakh crore investor money in a single day. Falling for…

Business

Tabraiz Shamsi Opts Out Of South Africa Central Contract To Focus On Franchise Cricket

October 3, 2024 admin

Tabraiz Shamsi says he will still be available to play for the Proteas in major events.© AFP Left-arm wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi on Thursday opted out of Cricket South Africa’s central contract pool to more actively pursue opportunities in T20 leagues across the globe. However, Shamsi will still be available to play for…

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New NATO chief Mark Rutte visits Ukraine in his first trip since taking office

October 3, 2024 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte shake hands during a press conference, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, on October 3, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visited Ukraine on Thursday (October 3, 2024) in his first official trip since taking office and pledging continued support…

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Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao Sparks Row With Beef Comment On VD Savarkar

October 3, 2024 admin

Mumbai: BJP icon VD Savarkar, a Chitpavan brahmin, not only was a non-vegetarian, “many say he even ate beef”, said Karnataka Health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao today, triggering off the next massive political controversy ahead of the assembly election in Maharashtra. He also said that Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, was not a…

Nation

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On the Cassowary bird

October 3, 2024 admin

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On the Cassowary bird In this June 30, 2015, file photo, an endangered cassowary roams in the Daintree National Forest, Australia. On Friday, April 12, 2019, a cassowary, a large, flightless bird native to Australia and New Guinea, killed its owner when it attacked him after he fell on…

Science

PM’s Final Pitch For Haryana Polls

October 3, 2024 admin

Voting will be held in all of Haryana’s 90 Assembly constituencies on Saturday. New Delhi: Upping the ante against the Congress less than two hours before campaigning ended for the Haryana Assembly elections, which will be held in two days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the party stands for corruption, casteism, communalism and…

Nation

Israel And Iran Wanted A Zero-Sum Game. Now Both Are Losing

October 3, 2024 admin

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,…

World

Ex-India Coach’s Damning Report Led To Babar Azam Quitting Pakistan Captaincy Suddenly: Report

October 3, 2024 admin

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…

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