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Moscow concert hall attack: Nine detained in Tajikistan, Russian state media reports

March 29, 2024 admin

People gather near a makeshift memorial near the Crocus City Hall following a deadly attack on the concert venue outside Moscow, Russia, March 29, 2024. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina | Photo Credit: EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA Nine persons have been detained by Tajikistan’s state security service over suspected contact with the perpetrators of last week’s attack by gunmen on…

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PV Sindhu Goes Down Fighting, Sikki-Sumeeth Enter Semifinals Of Spain Masters

March 29, 2024 admin

India’s PV Sindhu fought her heart out before going down narrowly to Thailand’s Supanida Katethong in the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Madrid Spain Masters Super 300 badminton tournament on Friday. Sindhu, who had finished runner-up in 2023, recovered from an early 4-8 deficit and saved multiple game points to grab the opening game, but…

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Five dead and over 100 hospitalised from recalled Japanese health supplements

March 29, 2024 admin

Akihiro Kobayashi, president of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. | Photo Credit: AP Five persons who took a Japanese health supplement have died and more than 100 have been hospitalised as of March 29, a week after Osaka-based Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co issued a recall of the products, officials said. The pharmaceutical company came under fire for not…

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Moscow to begin spring military draft amid mobilisation fears

March 29, 2024 admin

Russian President Vladimir Putin | Photo Credit: AP Russia will begin calling up tens of thousands of soldiers next week in a conscription drive to replenish its armed forces and build up its military reserves. Moscow says conscripts are not sent to fight in Ukraine but the draft — which happens twice a year —…

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The Retired Railway Employee Who Took On Gangster-Politician Mukhtar Ansari

March 29, 2024 admin

Harish Chandra Vishwakarma, an ex railway employee, who fought against Mukhtar Ansari Mau: The stealing of 2,000 bricks was the first trigger. The second was the land grab. Both allegedly by gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s men. He had retired in 2003 but there was no rest period. Harish Chandra Vishwakarma, a former railway employee, filed a…

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Centre mandates weekly reporting on wheat stocks to prevent hoarding

March 29, 2024 admin

Traders, retailers and food processors must declare wheat stocks every Friday from April to prevent hoarding and price spikes, the government said on Friday. The second biggest global wheat consumer after China has been trying to contain wheat prices after heat waves hit production for two straight years, forcing the government to sell record volumes…

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Zee Reduces Staff By About Half At Bengaluru’s Tech And Innovation Centre

March 29, 2024 admin

Zee is locked in legal battles over the failed Sony and cricket deals (Representational) Bengaluru: Zee Entertainment on Friday said it has reduced the workforce at its Technology & Innovation Centre in Bengaluru by about half, following recommendations by a company-formed review panel to cut costs. The decision was made by the managing director and…

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Over 79,000 Model Code Violations Reported through Poll Body’s C-Vigil App

March 29, 2024 admin

C-VIGIL app marks a significant leap forward in electoral oversight (Representational) The C-Vigil app of the Election Commission of India has become an effective tool in the hands of people to flag election code violations. Since the announcement of General Elections 2024, over 79,000 complaints have been received as of Friday, said an official press…

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Watch | Ukrainian FM in India | Could it change India’s position on the war?

March 29, 2024 admin

2 years After the Russian war in Ukraine began, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba is finally invited to India- does the visit signify a u turn, a rethink or simply rebalancing by New Delhi and Kiev? And given close India Russia ties, What is on the Ukrainian wishlist for India? This week New Delhi had…

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RCB vs KKR – ‘Moment Of The Day’: Virat Kohli Hugs Gautam Gambhir Mid-Match, Internet Can’t Keep Calm. Watch

March 29, 2024 admin

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders clash at the IPL 2024 had two men, who have been known to share a bit of history, on the opposite side – Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir. The last time the duo faced each other at the IPL 2023, it made for one of the lasting images…

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