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Mahua Moitra, expelled from the Lok Sabha three months ago, has been fielded again by Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress in what is seen as a message of defiance to the BJP. Trinamool has fielded her from Bengal’s Krishnanagar — the very same seat she represented — thumbing nose at critics who had predicted an end…
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A man waves a homemade sparkler firework as displaced Palestinians prepare their tents for Ramadan, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip March 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Palestinians prepared for Ramadan in sombre mood with heightened security measures by Israeli police…
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The palace has faced multiple break-in attempts in the past. (File) London: Officers arrested a man who crashed a car into the gates of London’s Buckingham Palace over the weekend, police said on Sunday. The Metropolitan Police said the car “collided with the gates” of the royal residence at 02:30 GMT on Saturday. Armed officers…
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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, left, meets with newly elected Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, March 9, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Asif Ali Zardari took oath as Pakistan’s 14th President on March 10, a day after the veteran politician was overwhelmingly elected as the next head of country. Chief Justice…
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Former Indian cricket team batter Gautam Gambhir delivered a clear verdict on the decision taken by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to reward players for participation in Test cricket. The ‘Test Cricket Incentive Scheme’ is designed to encourage players to take part in the shortest format of the sport with an additional reward structure…
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The court directed that Sheikh Shahjahan be produced before it again on March 14. (File) Basirhat: A court in West Bengal’s Basirhat on Sunday extended the CBI custody of Shahjahan Sheikh, key accused in a mob attack on ED officials at Sandeshkhali, by another four days on a prayer by the central agency. The Central…
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Rashidat Hamza is in despair. All but one of her six children are among the nearly 300 students abducted from their school in Nigeria’s northwest, riddled with Islamic extremists and armed gangs. It has been more than two days after her children — ages 7 to 18 — went to school in the remote town…
As per custom, the lemon and other items including fruits were offered to Lord Shiva (Representational) Erode, Tamil Nadu: A single lemon fetched Rs 35,000 at an auction held at a private temple at a village near here, the temple authorities said. As per custom, the lemon and other items including fruits offered to Lord…
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Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: K. PIchumani The Telangana Government has decided to raise ₹2,000 crore open market borrowings through auction of securities. The government has submitted an indent to this effect to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) which will take up the auction process through its core banking solution e-Kuber…
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Shreyas Iyer‘s dismal form in domestic cricket continued as he was dismissed after scoring just seven runs for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy final against Vidarbha on Sunday. Iyer has struggled against the short ball in the past and that was exactly the strategy that his former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) teammate Umesh Yadav employed…