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Will West Bengal Be ‘Divided’ Further? Mostly Not, Despite The TMC-BJP Rhetoric

July 31, 2024 admin

When Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India in 1905, announced the partition of Bengal on religious lines, the decision was met with stiff resistance from a section of people. Bengalis, mainly from the Hindu-dominated western part of the province, alleged that the step was part of the British colonial policy of divide and rule. Among…

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France Captain Kylian Mbappe Buys Ligue 2 Club SM Caen

July 31, 2024 admin

Kylian Mbappe’s close friend Ziad Hammoud will take over as chairman of the club.© AFP France captain Kylian Mbappe has taken over as majority shareholder of Ligue 2 club Caen, Mbappe’s company Interconnected Ventures announced in a statement on Wednesday. The new Real Madrid player, who came close to signing for Caen when…

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Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka To Visit Landslide-Hit Wayanad On Thursday: Report

July 31, 2024 admin

Landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad district has claimed at least 132 lives (File) New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit landslides-hit Wayanad on Thursday and meet several families affected by the natural calamity, sources said. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were scheduled to…

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France, Britain Win Triathlon Golds As LeBron James’ USA Eye Olympic Quarters

July 31, 2024 admin

France’s Cassandre Beaugrand and Britain’s Alex Yee won gold as the Paris Olympics triathlon went ahead Wednesday in a huge relief for organisers, and the star-studded USA chased a spot in the men’s basketball quarter-finals. Hazardous pollution levels in the River Seine in recent days had threatened to cause chaos to the triathlon…

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ISIL-K seeks to recruit lone actors through India-based handlers: U.N. report

July 31, 2024 admin

“Despite not being able to conduct large-scale attacks in India, ISIL-K seeks to recruit lone actors through their India-based handlers and released a booklet in Urdu magnifying Hindu-Muslim antagonism and outlining its strategy as regards India,” U.N. reports said. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Terror group Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant — Khorasan…

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India’s fiscal deficit for April-June at 8.1% of 2024/25 target

July 31, 2024 admin

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The fiscal deficit for the first quarter of the financial year that started in April was ₹1.36 trillion ($16.25 billion), or 8.1% of the estimate for the whole year, government data showed on July 31. Net tax receipts in April-June were ₹5.5 trillion, or 21%…

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US Not Involved In Assassination Of Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh: Antony Blinken

July 31, 2024 admin

Hamas has vowed the “cowardly” killing of their veteran leader “will not go unanswered”. (File) Singapore: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the United States was “not aware of or involved in” the killing of Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. “I can’t tell you what this means. I can tell…

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IPEF elects India as Vice-Chair of Supply Chain Council

July 31, 2024 admin

The SCC adopted Terms of Reference and discussed initial work priorities, to be further explored at its first in-person meeting to be held in Washington in September 2024 on the margins of the Supply Chain Summit. File | Photo Credit: AP “India has been elected as Vice-Chair of the Supply Chain Council — one of…

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Rupee closes 1 paisa higher at 83.72 against U.S. dollar

July 31, 2024 admin

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The rupee consolidated in a narrow range and settled for the day higher by 1 paisa at 83.72 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, as the support from positive domestic equities was negated by month-end Dollar demand from importers. Forex traders said significant foreign…

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FM Nirmala Sitharaman on Budget 2024: Union Budget strikes a fine balance between growth, employment, capital investment, and fiscal consolidation

July 31, 2024 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon session of Parliament on July 31, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 31said the Union Budget strikes a fine balance between growth, employment, capital investment, and fiscal consolidation, among others. Replying to the discussion on the Union…

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