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13 Indians Among 16 Crew Members Missing After Oil Tanker Capsizes Off Oman

July 16, 2024 admin

The vessel has now been identified as Prestige Falcon. (Representational) New Delhi: An oil tanker’s entire crew of 16, including 13 Indians, went missing after it capsized off the coast of Oman on Monday, the sultanate’s Maritime Security Centre (MSC) said. The other three crew members were Sri Lankans. A Comoros-flagged oil tanker capsized 25…

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Bengal Governor Meets Voters Not ‘Allowed To Vote’ In Recent Key Polls

July 16, 2024 admin

He personally interacted with them and assured them of looking into the matter. Kolkata: Around 100 voters who were allegedly not allowed to vote by Trinamool Congress workers in the recent elections in West Bengal called on Governor CV Ananda Bose and sought his intervention on the matter. Led by Leader of the Opposition in…

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Russia gives cautious reaction to Zelensky’s summit offer

July 16, 2024 admin

In this image made from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on July 16, 2024, a Russian tank fires toward Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location. | Photo Credit: AP The Kremlin on July 16 gave a cautious reaction to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s apparent invitation to a future peace summit, saying that Russia…

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Byju’s Faces Insolvency Proceedings For Failure To Pay BCCI Rs 158.9 Crore

July 16, 2024 admin

Byju’s had previously sponsored the Indian cricket team. Bengaluru/New Delhi: Edtech company Byju’s, which was once India’s most valuable start-up worth an estimated USD 22 billion, will face insolvency proceedings for failure to pay Rs 158.9 crore to cricket board BCCI. The Bengaluru bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday allowed bankruptcy…

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India Reaffirms “Consistent” Support To Mauritius On Chagos Islands Issue

July 16, 2024 admin

Indian-origin people comprise nearly 70 per cent of the island’s population. Port Louis: India on Tuesday reaffirmed its support to Mauritius on the issue of the Chagos Archipelago, a gesture which was swiftly appreciated by the island nation in the Indian Ocean. India’s explicit public support regarding the Chagos Archipelago was conveyed by External Affairs…

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The problem with billionaire consumption

July 16, 2024 admin

A decorated Rolls-Royce car carrying guests leaves Antilia, the house of Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani, on the day of his son Anant’s wedding in Mumbai, on July 12. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The lavish and extended wedding celebrations of billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s youngest son has brought to the forefront the question of “conspicuous consumption” of…

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England Cricketer James Vince’s House Attacked. Shocking CCTV Footage Emerges – Watch

July 16, 2024 admin

England cricketer and Hampshire captain James Vince has made a public appeal regarding persistent attacks on his property that resulted in his family being forced to leave his hometown in Southampton. For nearly eight years, Vince and his family enjoyed the tranquility of their home in a village east of Southampton. That peace…

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Joe Biden Makes First Campaign Trip Since Donald Trump Assassination Attempt

July 16, 2024 admin

Biden narrowly won Nevada in his 2020 election victory over Trump. (File) Las Vegas: President Joe Biden hits the campaign trail Tuesday for the first time since the assassination attempt against Donald Trump, seeking a balance between criticizing his rival while heeding his own calls to cool down American politics. As Trump rides a wave…

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Gold Prices Surge To Record High Amid Rate Cut Expectations

July 16, 2024 admin

Ricardo Evangelista saw gold benefiting “from the weakening of the dollar” (Representational) London: The price of gold soared Tuesday to a record peak, propelled by trader expectations of falling US interest rates in September as inflation cools. In late afternoon London deals, gold soared 1.7 percent to touch $2,463.80 per ounce, crushing its previous pinnacle…

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Kenya Man Who Allegedly Killed 42 Women To Be In Police Custody For 30 days

July 16, 2024 admin

“We are dealing with a vampire, a psychopath,” Mohamed Amin said. (Representational) Nairobi: A Kenyan court on Tuesday ordered a man who police said has confessed to murdering and dismembering 42 women to be detained for 30 days as they pursue their investigations. Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, 33, described by police as a “vampire, a psychopath”,…

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