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A view of the Lala Lallia star dune of the Sahara Desert, in Erg Chebbi, Morocco, as seen in an undated handout image from 2008 and obtained by Reuters on March 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters They are among the wonders of our deserts: star dunes, the vaguely pyramid-shaped sand formations up to about…
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Maldivian Minister of Defence Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon and Major General Zhang Baoqun, Deputy Director at China’s Office for International Military Cooperation, held bilateral discussions on Monday. Days after a technical team from India arrived in the Maldives, to replace troops that President Mohamed Muizzu wanted removed, the Maldivian Defence Ministry announced signing a military pact…
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A rather bizarre incident took place in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 on Monday after UP Warriorz’ Chamari Athapaththu was controversialy dismissed LBW. Facing a leg-spinner, Athapaththu was hit on the pads by Georgia Wareham of Royal Challengers Bangalore. While the on-field umpire gave the decision in the favour of the batting team, RCB…
New business from abroad placed with services firms in India rose for the thirteenth successive month. Filephoto | Photo Credit: The Hindu The services sector growth in India moderated in February amid softer expansions in business activity, sales and jobs, a monthly survey said on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services…
Two people have been arrested in the gangrape case and one is on the run Ranchi: Days after a Spanish tourist was allegedly gangraped in Jharkhand’s Dumka, a stage performer has accused three men of spiking her drink and gangraping her in the state’s Palamu district. Police have arrested two accused and one is on…
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Zohaib Rasheed stole money and went missing in Italy© X (Twitter) A Pakistani boxer has disappeared in Italy after stealing money from a teammate’s bag, the Pakistan Amateur Boxing Federation said on Tuesday. Zohaib Rasheed has gone to Italy to take part in an Olympic qualifying tournament. A senior official of the federation said they…
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Permanent Representative of India to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj speaking at the UNGA informal discussions on the humanitarian situation prevailing in Gaza, in New York. File | Photo Credit: ANI India is “deeply troubled” by the conflict in Gaza that has raged on for nearly five months now, the country’s envoy to the U.N. has…
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A young female judoka has died in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after suffering head injuries during a competition bout. Fiza Sher Ali, a talented 20-year old student couldn’t recover from the head injuries she sustained while competing in the 44kg category fight during a Youth Talent Hunt program in Mardan. “She was a first year…
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Haitian soldiers patrol near the Toussaint Louverture International Airport following a gunfight with armed gangs on the surroundings of the airport, as the government declared state of emergency, amid violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 4. | Photo Credit: Reuters Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on March 4,…
A sharp mind with a penchant for trying out new things, senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is relentless in his bowling approach and always tries to keep himself one step ahead of opposition batters, his long-time national team-mate Cheteshwar Pujara said. Ashwin is set to play his 100th Test in the last game of the five-match…