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File photo of BCCI Secretary Jay Shah© X (Twitter) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah said that India turned down the request from Bangladesh Cricket Board to host the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in October. The political unrest has resulted in question marks over whether the…
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The Indian rupee turned flat at 83.94 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday (August 16, 2024) amid concerns over elevated crude oil prices and the outflow of foreign capital from domestic equity markets. However, a positive sentiment in the domestic as well as global equity markets and a weak American currency supported…
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A screen displays stock numbers outside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building, in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: PTI Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged in early trade on Friday (August 16, 2024) following a sharp rally in global markets along with buying in IT stocks and Reliance Industries. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 805.96…
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Andrew Flintoff revealed that he is struggling to ask for help.© X (Twitter) Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff spoke in depth about his horrific car crash while filming for BBC’s Top Gear in 2022, with the incident leaving him with significant facial injuries that required surgery. Following the incident involving Flintoff, BBC suspended…
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday launched its Earth Observation Satellite-8 (EOS-8) on a small rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) carried an experimental earth imaging satellite named EOS-8 and SR-0 Demo Sat which was made by a Chennai-based start-up Space Rickshaw. The mini…
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Shamar Joseph marked his first taste of Test cricket on home soil with a five-wicket haul but South Africa hit back in kind as 17 wickets tumbled on a dramatic opening day of the second and final Test on Thursday. Fast bowler Joseph’s haul of five for 33 led the rout of the…
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech to the displaced residents from the flood-hit areas, on their arrival in Pyongyang, North Korea on Aug. 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed a pledge to deepen cooperation with Russia in a message to President Vladimir Putin as Pyongyang…
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Derek O’Brien has clarified why Mamata Banerjee will hit the streets today. Kolkata: Amid nationwide uproar over the Kolkata hospital rape-murder, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced a rally this evening to demand death penalty for the accused. She has given a Sunday ultimatum to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the central…
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The objectives of the mission include designing and developing a microsatellite Sriharikota: ISRO today successfully placed an Earth observation and SR-O DEMOSAT satellites into intended orbit. The space agency launched its third and final developmental flight, Small Satellite Launch Vehicle-D3, carrying Earth Observation Satellite EOS-08. The rocket lifted off majestically from the first launch pad…
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Parents said they hurried the marriage of their daughters to save them from poverty. Dadu, Pakistan: As monsoon rains were about to break over Pakistan, 14-year-old Shamila and her 13-year-old sister Amina were married off in exchange for money, a decision their parents made to help the family survive the threat of floods. “I was…
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