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Former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly wants India captain Rohit Sharma to play the 1st Test against Australia, starting November 22 in Perth. Rohit became a dad for the second time on Friday as his wife gave birth to a baby boy. Rohit didn’t travel to Australia with…
Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump nominated fracking magnate and climate change skeptic Chris Wright as energy secretary on Saturday, tasking him with “cutting red tape” which the new administration hopes will drive investment in fossil fuels. “As Secretary of Energy, Chris will be a key leader, driving innovation, cutting red tape, and ushering in a…
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Haji Salim is allegedly the leader of a massive smuggling syndicate. (Representational image) New Delhi: In a significant move, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of India launched a massive operation under ‘Operation Sagar Manthan’ to dismantle the large-scale drug cartel activities of wanted smuggler Haji Salim, also known as “Lord of Drugs.” According to officials,…
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It is around 10 a.m. in the morning and Manoj Mandal, 38, and about 50 other people are still waiting for the day’s job at a labour chowk in Bhogal in central Delhi. “Kaam down chal raha he (There is less work). It’s already 10 and now chances are less that anyone will come here…
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Security personnel take part in a drill in metro during a counter-terrorism exercise at the National Security Guard (NSG) Training Centre in Manesar in November 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI More than 650 commandos from the State police and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) participated in the National Security Guardâs (NSG) two-week counter-terrorism and…
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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is poised to kick off his second term at the White House, a four-year stint that will likely see major shifts in domestic and foreign policy and transform the functioning of a wide range of American public institutions. The fact that he defied the odds, as predicted by pollsters and some…
Shubman Gill of India badred the internal practice match between India and India A at the WACA on November 15, 2024, in Perth, Australia. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India were dealt a telling blow on Saturday (November 16, 2024) after star top-order batter Shubman Gill sustained a left thumb fracture, which is likely to…
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Palestinians warm by the fire in the rubble of destroyed buildings in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: Saudi Arabia hosted a summit of leaders from Arab and Islamic countries last week to discuss the Palestine question. The summit demanded…
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President-elect Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in a second Trump administration. Mr. Wright, CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, is a vocal advocate of oil and gas development, including fracking, a key pillar of Trump’s…
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U.S. President Joe Biden meets with China’s President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Lima, Peru, on Saturday (November 16, 2024). | Photo Credit: Reuters China’s leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday (November 16, 2024) but was already looking ahead to President-elect…
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