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In this photo released by Hualien County Fire Department, a blown roof destroyed by the wind of Typhoon Kong-rey lay across a road in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, on Thursday (October 31, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP A powerful typhoon made landfall in Taiwan on Thursday (October 31, 2024), killing one person and bringing high…
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An illuminated view of the BSE building ahead of the Diwali festival, in Mumbai on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty fell for the second day on Thursday dragged down by losses in IT stocks and relentless foreign fund outflows. Falling for the second day in a row, the BSE…
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Abhimanyu Easwaran was done in by swing while all-rounder Nitish Reddy perished due to extra bounce as India A batters’ inept technique was exposed during their shoddy effort of 107 all out on the opening day of the first ‘Unofficial Test’ against Australia A in Mackay Thursday. Seamer Brendan Doggett produced disconcerting bounce…
A view of a missile launcher as North Korea conducts what it says is a drill to launch a Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile at an unknown location. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) condemned North Korea’s firing of at least one ballistic missile northeastward from an area near the capital…
Chidimma Adetshina, the beauty queen of South Africa, is having a citizenship problem. The 23-year-old law student, who rose to fame as a Miss South Africa finalist, has come under scrutiny for her nationality. Given her Nigerian and Mozambican ancestry, there have been concerns expressed regarding her eligibility to represent South Africa. Concerns have been…
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Cricket fraternity including Rishabh Pant, Mohammed Shami, KL Rahul, Virender Sehwag and Irfan Pathan on Thursday extended best wishes on the ocassion of Diwali. Taking to his official X handle, star India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant wished everyone “happiness and joy” on Diwali. “Wishing everyone a Diwali full of light, happiness and joy. May…
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Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: iStockphoto The rupee settled on a flat note and rose 1 paisa to 84.07 (provisional) against U.S. dollar on Thursday, weighed down by persistent foreign fund outflows and month-end dollar demand from importers. Forex traders said suspected intervention by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) supported…
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India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday confirmed that uncapped seamer Harshit Rana will not take part in the upcoming third Test match against New Zealand in Mumbai. According to a report by ESPN on Tuesday, Harshit Rana was added to the India squad for the third Test match against New Zealand. However,…
Damaged cars are seen along a road affected by torrential rains that caused flooding, on the outskirts of Valencia, Spain, October 31, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Spain issued another storm warning on Thursday (October 31, 2024) for part of the Valencia region devastated by floods that have killed at least 95 people, as rescuers…
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Five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) have announced their list of retained players for the mega auctions of the upcoming editions of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Jasprit Bumrah received the highest retention price, with Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav all getting similar retention fees. All the ten franchises were asked to submit…
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