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Representative image | Photo Credit: AP China hopes the United States will be able to continue to cooperate with other countries on climate change, whatever the outcome of the presidential election next week, a senior government official said on Friday (November 1, 2024) Cooperation between China and the United States, the world’s top two emitters…
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu. File | Photo Credit: PTI “The Maldivian government has estimated that India will provide MVR 1.6 billion in grant in aid to the archipelago nation in 2025, constituting 72% of the total foreign aid it will receive from friendly countries,” according to media reports. We hope to welcome more Indian tourists…
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Philadelphia: False claims about voter fraud in Pennsylvania have raised concerns that former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump may once again seek to overturn the vote there or in other battleground states likely to determine the winner next Tuesday. Opinion polls, both nationally and in the seven closely divided states, show Trump locked in a…
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Daily UPI transactions in October crossed 535 million in volume. New Delhi: The Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-based digital transactions continued to surge and in the month of October, the country saw 16.58 billion transactions worth Rs 23.5 lakh crore, the highest numbers since the UPI became operational in April 2016. According to data shared by…
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Formation Day: November 1 holds immense significance since many states were created on this day. Eight states and five Union Territories (UTs) are celebrating their formation day on Friday, November 1. These are Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Tamil Nadu (states), and Andaman and Nicobar Island, Chandigarh, Delhi, Lakshadweep, Puducherry (UTs),…
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Volunteers and locals walk with supplies to help places affected by heavy rains that caused floods, in Paiporta, near Valencia, Spain, November 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Three days after historic flash floods swept through several towns in southern Valencia, in eastern Spain, the initial shock was giving way to anger, frustration and a…
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Amid the frenzy of the Indian Premier League (IPL) retentions, Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) MS Dhoni spent an evening celebrating Diwali. Cricket collided with festivities on Thursday, October 31, and MS Dhoni was at the centre of the retention saga. However, the former India and CSK captain was captured celebrating Diwali, and attending a religious…
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Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images Gross GST collection grew 9% to over ₹1.87 lakh crore in October on higher revenues from domestic transactions. India’s Gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections surpassed ₹1.87 lakh crore in October, marking the second highest monthly collections on record, with growth rebounding to 8.9% in October from…
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Kenyan President William Ruto poses for a photo with Kenya’s new Deputy President, Kithure Kindiki | Photo Credit: AFP Kenya’s new Deputy President Kithure Kindiki was sworn in on Friday (November 1, 2024) after a court lifted orders barring his inauguration following weeks of legal challenges by his predecessor, who was impeached by parliament last…
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“Every reply from the ECI now seems to be laced with ad-hominem attacks,” the party wrote. New Delhi: Responding strongly to the Election Commission’s reply to its complaints about “irregularities” in the Haryana Assembly elections, the Congress has accused the poll body of attacking the party and its leaders and threatened to take legal action…
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