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People and members of the media gather along a street in a Christian neighbourhood, a day after the church buildings and houses were vandalised by protesters in Jaranwala, Pakistan on August 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Last month’s mob attacks on churches and homes of Christians in eastern Pakistan erupted after three Christians threw…
White-collar hiring in India witnessed a 6% year-on-year decline in August following cautious sentiment in IT, insurance, auto, healthcare and BPO sectors, a report said on Monday. In August this year there were 2,666 job postings, as against 2,828 job postings in the year-ago period. On a sequential basis, hiring went up by 4% in…
The United Arab Emirates has created a federal authority to potentially run a national lottery and what it describes as “commercial gaming,” likely a sign that it is on the verge of allowing gambling as major casino operators flock to the Gulf Arab nation. The state-run WAM news agency carried an announcement late on Sunday…
Russian defence ministry said that it thwarted an attempt to penetrate the territory of the its border. Moscow: The governor of Russia’s western Bryansk region said border guards and security forces had “thwarted” an attempt by a Ukrainian sabotage group that tried to cross into Russia. Russia has this year repeatedly reported Ukrainian sabotage…
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The number is trending upward, along with the bill for damage multiplying fourfold. (Representational) Paris: Invasive species that wreck crops, ravage forests, spread disease, and upend ecosystems are spreading ever faster across the globe, and humanity has not been able to stem the tide, a major scientific assessment said Monday. The failure is costing well…
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SpiceJet’s shareholders on Thursday passed a number of resolutions (Representational) Bengaluru: Low-cost carrier SpiceJet on Monday said it allotted over 4.8 crore shares to nine aircraft lessors to clear outstanding dues worth nearly Rs 231 crore, as the troubled airline looks to return to full operations. The carrier’s shareholders had on Thursday passed a number…
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The accused were accessing the government database. (Representational) Surat: Two persons were arrested in Surat in Gujarat for allegedly forging documents like Aadhaar and PAN cards as well as voter IDs using a website, in the process posing a serious threat to national security, a police official said on Monday. The accused forged around two…
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India hit the top gear through Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, who made polished unbeaten fifties, to post a 10-wicket win over Nepal that also ensured them an Asia Cup Super Four berth on Monday. Amidst frequent rain interruptions, Nepal posted an impressive 230 after being asked to bat first. India, required to score 145…
The G20 Leaders’ Summit is scheduled to be held from September 9-10. New Delhi: To avert any waterlogging or flooding situation during the G20 Summit, the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) will deploy four heavy-duty Mobile Dewatering Trucks, Raj Niwas officials said on Monday. The equipment, specially borrowed from Ahmedabad, have been deployed at ITPO and…
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Kyiv said Iranian-made Russian drones fell and detonated on Romanian territory. (Representational) Kyiv: Kyiv on Monday said Iranian-made Russian drones fell and detonated on Romanian territory during an overnight strike on the Ukrainian port of Izmail, a claim that NATO member Romania denied. “According to the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Russian ‘Shaheds’ fell…
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