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Singapore ex-deputy PM Shanmugaratnam elected president: official results

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September 01, 2023 10:31 pm | Updated September 02, 2023 01:33 am IST – Singapore According to official results, Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected as the President of Singapore, on September 1, 2023. Here he is seen meeting his supporters. | Photo Credit: Reuters Singapore’s former deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected president Friday, earning…

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Neeraj Chopra’s Preparatory Camp In Switzerland Gets Ministry Approval

September 1, 2023 admin

Neeraj Chopra in action© AFP Reigning Olympic and world champion Neeraj Chopra’s preparatory camp in Switzerland on Friday got the nod from the Mission Olympic Cell (MOC), which also announced other approvals. Chopra will undergo a 12-day training camp in Magglingen, Switzerland ahead of the Diamond League final to be organised in Eugene, USA, later…

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Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank raid: ministry

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September 01, 2023 10:29 pm | Updated 10:29 pm IST – Al Aqaba, Palestinian Territories Palestinian gunmen wait to escort the body of Abdulrahim Ghannam, 36, during his funeral in the West Bank town of Aqaba, near Tubas, on September 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli forces on Friday killed a Palestinian in the…

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Retail Inflation Expected To Come Down From This Month: RBI Chief Shaktikanta Das

September 1, 2023 admin

According to government data, retail inflation rose to a 15-month high of 7.44 per cent in July. Indore: Reserve Bank governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said the central bank expects retail inflation to start declining from this month. He was referring to the central government’s steps to check prices of vegetables like tomatoes, restrictions on…

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“India Offers Tremendous Possibilities For Aerospace Players”: Jyotiraditya Scindia

September 1, 2023 admin

The minister was speaking at the International Aerospace Conference Gwalior: Highlighting the growth potential of India’s aviation sector, Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday said now is the time for aerospace players to look at leveraging the opportunities in the country. Amid the global aviation segment facing headwinds of geopolitical issues and supply chain woes,…

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India vs Pakistan In Asia Cup 2023 Final? Rohit Sharma’s Interesting Reply

September 1, 2023 admin

File photo of Babar Azam (left) and Rohit Sharma.© AFP India are set to take on Pakistan in their Asia Cup 2023 campaign opener on September 2 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Sri Lanka. Rohit Sharma will be the captain of the Indian side against the Babar Azam-led team. This will be the first game…

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Denmark demands Russia limit embassy staff

September 1, 2023 admin

Denmark said Friday that it had told Russia to reduce the number of staff at its Copenhagen embassy following Russian requests for visas for “intelligence officers”. Denmark’s ministry of foreign affairs said the Russian mission would need to reduce its staff to match the level of the Danish embassy in Moscow, and that it had…

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RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Ranked Top Central Banker Globally

September 1, 2023 admin

He has been rated ‘A ‘ in the Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023. Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has been ranked as the top central banker globally by US-based Global Finance magazine. He has been rated ‘A ‘ in the Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023. Mr Das has…

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Singapore’s Former Indian-Origin Minister Wins Presidential Election

September 1, 2023 admin

Former Singapore deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected president. (File) Singapore: Former Singapore deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected president Friday, according to official results, in the city-state’s first contested vote for the largely ceremonial position in more than a decade. The Elections Department declared the 66-year-old economist as the winner over two…

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Sri Lanka ends fuel rationing imposed at height of economic crisis

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People queue up to buy kerosene for domestic use at a supply station in Colombo on May 26, 2022. | Photo Credit: AFP Sri Lanka has formally announced an end to the fuel rationing scheme imposed one year ago during the height of the unprecedented economic crisis, a senior minister said on Friday, hinting at…

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