Month: February 2025

Australia to put two-year ban on foreigners buying existing homes amid housing crunch

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Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia will ban foreign investors from buying existing homes in the country for two years, its government said on Sunday (February 16, 2025), in an effort to boost under-pressure housing supply. “We’re banning foreign purchases of established dwellings from April 1, 2025, until March 31…

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Govt to set up deregulation commission to further reduce State’s role in governance: PM Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (February 16, 2025) said the government will constitute a deregulation commission to further reduce the role of the state in all spheres of governance. Speaking at an event, PM Modi said the government has ended hundreds of compliances and now through Jan Vishwas 2.0, more archaic compliances are being…

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Brazil to host next BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro in July

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The Brazilian government announced Saturday that the next BRICS summit will take place in Rio de Janeiro on July 6-7. File photo of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil | Photo Credit: ANI The Brazilian government announced Saturday that the next BRICS summit will take place in Rio de Janeiro on July 6-7….

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Israel and Hamas complete their latest exchange as ceasefire’s first phase has just 2 weeks left

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Israel and Hamas completed the sixth exchange of hostages and Palestinian prisoners on Saturday with just over two weeks remaining in their fragile Gaza ceasefire’s initial phase, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio landed in Israel to begin a Mideast tour. Israelis expressed relief as the three hostages — Argentinian-Israeli Iair Horn, 46; American-Israeli…

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Sneh Rana joins RCB as injury replacement for Shreyanka Patil

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday drafted in Sneh Rana as replacement for injured Shreyanka Patil for the remainder of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025. File photo | Photo Credit:  B. Jothi Ramalingam Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday drafted in Sneh Rana as replacement for injured Shreyanka Patil for the remainder of the Women’s Premier…

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1 Dead, 4 Injured In Knife Attack In Austria: Police

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Vienna: A 14-year-old boy died and four other people were injured in a knife attack in southern Austria on Saturday, police said, adding they have arrested a 23-year-old Syrian asylum seeker. “A man randomly attacked passers-by with a knife,” police spokesman Rainer Dionisio told AFP of the incident in the city of Villach. “One victim,…

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WPL 2025: Delhi Capitals Register Two-Wicket Win Over Mumbai Indians In Last-Ball Thriller

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Delhi Capitals produced a splendid bowling effort before their batters, led by Niki Prasad, survived some anxious moments to register a narrow two-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in a last-ball thriller in the Women’s Premier League in Vadodara on Saturday. Opting to bowl, DC bundled out MI for 164 in 19.1 overs, with…

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