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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi (C) attends a military parade alongside high-ranking officials and commanders during a ceremony marking the country’s annual army day in Tehran. File. | Photo Credit: AFP Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on April 19 hailed Tehran’s unprecedented retaliatory attack on Israel almost a week ago but did not mention explosions heard in…
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Rocky Flintoff, the 16-year-old son of England cricket icon Andrew Flintoff, scored a half-century during his team, Lancashire’s second XI Championship game against Durham. Rocky scored 50 in 78 balls, with two fours and three sixes. His three sixes, including a classy pull shot, looked quite similar to the way his father used to attack…
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A bird quenching the thirst as Ambadevanahalli lake dried up in Ambadevanahalli at Tumakuru District in Karnataka. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: K . BHAGYA PTAKASH Professional franchise cricket team Royal Challengers Bengaluru has restored three lakes in Bengaluru, a city grappling with a severe water crisis. RCB launched the Lake…
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File photo of Myanmar’s Rakhine state showing Rohingya refugees gathering behind a barbed-wire fence in a temporary settlement setup. | Photo Credit: AFP Intense fighting in Myanmar’s Rakhine State poses a grave threat to civilians, the United Nations warned on April 19, as it urged international pressure to prevent more “horrendous persecution” of ethnic Rohingya….
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Mumbai Indians Jasprit Bumrah in action during the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Former Australian all-rounder Tom Moody feels Mumbai Indians did not use pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah optimally during the IPL clash against Punjab Kings which allowed them…
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He served as the first vice chairman of the NITI Aayog between January 2015 and August 2017. New Delhi: Sixteenth Finance Commission Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Friday said that he would be casting his vote for the first time when Delhi goes for poll on May 25. “The young are not the only first-time voters….
Chinese Maritime Militia vessels are pictured near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Amidst ongoing tensions in the South China Sea, Liu Xiaoming, Governor of Hainan province — the southernmost and the only tropical island province of China in the South China Sea — said that the…
UAE President has ordered at-risk families to be moved to safety When record downpours sent water flooding into his Dubai home, Riaz Haq expected the levels to drop once it stopped raining. But instead of falling, the water kept rising higher. “We went to bed, the water was half-a-metre (half-a-yard),” the British lawyer said, recalling…
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PM Narendra Modi said the response on the first phase was excellent New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the BJP has received a “great response” in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, which saw a national average voter turnout of 60 per cent. In a post on the microblogging website X,…
Punjab Kings’ Ashutosh Sharma plays a shot during their match against Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, in Chandigarh on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI Punjab Kings’ batting sensation Ashutosh Sharma said he lived a “dream” when he swept “world’s best fast bowler” Jasprit…