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There is nothing quite like a diamond. For many they are the ultimate “I love you” gift, and jewellers will tell you the ultra-hard stones have unmatched “fire” and “brilliance”. The sentimental and aesthetic value of the gems is matched by their price, which can run to tens of thousand dollars per carat – and…
Xi Jinping is scheduled to open proceedings of the 19th Asian Games in front of dignitaries Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will declare the Asian Games open at a ceremony in Hangzhou on Saturday, launching a two-week sporting extravaganza that boasts more athletes than the Olympics. After being delayed by a year because of China’s…
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Critical patients in Manipur’s Churachandpur district need urgent intervention Imphal/New Delhi: Critical patients in Manipur’s violence-hit Churachandpur district need urgent transport to specialist hospitals amid lack of supplies, facilities and medical professionals, a top doctor in the district told NDTV. Those suffering from serious cardiac problems and conditions like brain haemorrhage need fast intervention, which…
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Columbian President Gustavo Petro. File | Photo Credit: AP The Colombian government manipulated a video to alter the applause received by President Gustavo Petro during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The Associated Press reviewed the video and was able to verify that it was altered. The recording released by…
Asian Games 2023 Opening Ceremony Live Updates Asian Games 2023 Opening Ceremony Live Updates: The opening ceremony of Asian Games 2023 has kicked off. The Asian Games 2023 opening ceremony has been primarily divided into three components, namely the artistic program, athlete parade of all participating nations, and the ceremonial lighting of the flame. The…
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Ms Sule said her comments were against the statements made by PM Modi and Amit Shah. (File) Pune: NCP working president Supriya Sule said on Saturday that she has never said anything against her politically estranged cousin Ajit Pawar. Ms Sule, who represents the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency, was in Pune to pray to various…
Andrei Medvedev escaped Russia in January via its Arctic border with Norway Norway: Norwegian police have arrested a former commander of the Wagner mercenary group on suspicion that he tried to illegally cross the border back into Russia after seeking asylum in Norway earlier this year, the man’s lawyer said on Saturday. Andrei Medvedev, who…
The Vande Bharat Express train will run on the Kasaragod-Trivandrum route. New Delhi: Kerala is set to receive its second Vande Bharat Express train on September 24, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate nine Vande Bharat trains. The first orange-coloured Vande Bharat Express will run on the Kasaragod-Trivandrum route. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw posted…
Gertie, an endangered Bolson tortoise, is shown to a group of state and federal wildlife officials during a trip to Ted Turner’s Armendaris Ranch in Engle, N.M., on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. The Turner Endangered Species Fund has been working to build a population of the tortoises for more than two decades in hopes of…
Professor Rahile Dawut, a Uyghur intellectual has been sentenced to life “for endangering state security”. Photo courtesy Lisa Ross/Dui Hua | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “There are so few of us left,” Ilham Tohti reflected during a walk through the lush grounds of Beijing’s Minzu University, which specialises in the study of China’s ethnic minorities, during…
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