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The operation lasted for 40 hours. New Delhi: The Indian warship INS Kolkata successfully cornered and coerced all 35 pirates to surrender on Saturday, ensuring the safe evacuation of 17 crew members from the pirate vessel without any injury, the Indian Navy said in an official statement. In the rescue operation, which lasted for the…
Mamata Banerjee remained a six-term MP from Kolkata Dakshin seat from 1991-2011 (Representational) Kolkata: The political battleground of West Bengal looks all set for yet another high-octane face-off. Elections will be held in seven phases between April 19 and June 1. The following are the 12 key parliamentary seats of the state to watch out…
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Jammu and Kashmir is likely to see the second-highest deployment. New Delhi: The Election Commission is expected to deploy 3.4 lakh Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) personnel along with state police forces for the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections and the assembly polls in four states beginning April 19, officials said. A maximum of 92,000 personnel…
Rishabh Pant’s mental strength and his background in gymnastics has helped the dashing wicketkeeper-batter to make an early recovery. Fifteen months after Pant was involved in a horrific car accident on the Delhi-Dehradun highway in December 2022, the wicketkeeper-batter received a green signal to play in the IPL, starting March 22. “The mental strength and…
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The Tamilnadu Cricket Association felicitates cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin for taking 500 test wickets in 100 matches during the event held at MA Chidambaram Cricket Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: VEDHAN M Indian cricketer R. Ashwin was felicitated by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association in a glittering ceremony at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium…
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Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman on March 16 assured newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif full support for Pakistan which has been going through a tough economic phase. Riyadh has supported cash-strapped Pakistan in recent years by depositing and rolling over large sums of greenbacks to shore up the country’s low…
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Observers watch a live broadcast from polling stations at the Public election monitoring centre during Russia’s presidential election in Volgograd, Russia March 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukrainian bombardments killed two persons and set an oil facility ablaze in Russia on March 16, officials said, on the second day of elections guaranteed to cement…
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Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said the 2024 elections will open the door of Nyay (justice) for India. New Delhi: After the Election Commission declared that the Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases between April 19 and June 1, opposition parties have welcomed the announcement, but some have pointed out that the spread-out…
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Palestinian children wait to receive food during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip March 13, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem | Photo Credit: MOHAMMED SALEM One in three children under the age of two in northern Gaza is now acutely malnourished…
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At the graduate/postgraduate degree level, most girls opt for arts and science, or nursing and medicine. | Photo Credit: Getty Images International Women’s Day was celebrated on March 8, 2024. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in its ‘Gender Social Norms Index’ quantifies biases against women, capturing people’s attitude on women’s roles along four dimensions:…