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Iran says it conducted a successful space launch in a program long criticized by West

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Iran says it conducted a successful space launch in a program long criticized by West

A handout picture provided by the Iranian Defence Ministry on December 6, 2024 shows Iran’s two-stage Simorgh (Phoenix) satellite carrier being launched from a platform at the Imam Khomeini spaceport in city of Semnan. – Iran on December 4 successfully launched on its heaviest space payload, which includes a satellite and a space tug, using…

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Prithvi Shaw Called “His Own Enemy” By Ex-Coach: “He is God-Gifted But…”

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Prithvi Shaw Called “His Own Enemy” By Ex-Coach: “He is God-Gifted But…”

File photo of Prithvi Shaw© X (Twitter) Out-of-favour Indian cricket team batter Prithvi Shaw has been in the headlines lately for all the wrong reasons. Prithvi was dropped from the Mumbai team due to his fitness and the batter did not find any buyer in the IPL 2025 auction. Released by Delhi Capitals,…

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Hong Kong Court Dismisses First Legal Challenge To New National Security Law

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Hong Kong Court Dismisses First Legal Challenge To New National Security Law

Hong Kong: A senior Hong Kong judge sided with the government on Friday and dismissed the first legal challenge to the city’s newly enacted national security law, which had been brought by a jailed protester. Ma Chun-man — known as “Captain America 2.0” for carrying a replica of the Marvel superhero’s shield during democracy rallies…

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India Left 26/11 Unanswered. We Answered Pakistan With Uri, Balakot Strikes, Says S Jaishankar

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India Left 26/11 Unanswered. We Answered Pakistan With Uri, Balakot Strikes, Says S Jaishankar

S Jaishankar speaks at NDTV Indian of the Year Awards 2024 New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today said India is no longer what it used to be on the issue of defending herself. At NDTV ‘Indian of the Year Awards 2024’, Mr Jaishankar recalled how the then government did not respond after the…

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India Boosts Counter-Measures Along Eastern Border To Tackle Drone Threats

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India Boosts Counter-Measures Along Eastern Border To Tackle Drone Threats

The BSF chief assured that India’s security grid is robust and capable of thwarting such attempts. Jodhpur: India’s Border Security Force (BSF) is stepping up its use of advanced surveillance and counter-drone measures to tackle increasing drone activity along the eastern border with Bangladesh. In an interview with NDTV, BSF Director General Daljit Singh Chaudhary…

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Markets snap five-day rally; settle marginally lower in highly volatile trade after RBI policy

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Markets snap five-day rally; settle marginally lower in highly volatile trade after RBI policy

In the past five trading days, the BSE benchmark jumped 2,722.12 points, or 3.44%. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended marginally lower in a highly volatile trade on Friday (December 6, 2024), snapping their five-day rally, after the Reserve Bank of India kept the policy rate unchanged but sharply…

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Syria Rebel Leader Says Goal Is To “Overthrow” Assad Regime

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Syria Rebel Leader Says Goal Is To “Overthrow” Assad Regime

Beirut: Rebel forces pressing a lightning offensive in Syria aim to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, their Islamist leader said in an interview published on Friday. The Islamist-led rebels were at the gates of Syria’s Homs, a war monitor said, after wresting other key cities from government control. In little over a week, the offensive…

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Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: After IPL snub, Urvil Patel shows his worth

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Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: After IPL snub, Urvil Patel shows his worth

Gujarat batter Urvil Patel hammered two centuries in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy to underline his abilities in the shortest format. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR In his first 43 T20s, Urvil Patel had never reached the three-figure mark. And then in his next three matches, within the span of a week, Patel achieved…

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Rupee settles on a flat note, rises 1 paisa to 84.70 against U.S. dollar

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Rupee settles on a flat note, rises 1 paisa to 84.70 against U.S. dollar

Forex traders said an overall decline in the U.S. dollar and crude oil prices supported the rupee. However, weak domestic markets capped sharp gains. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The rupee settled on a flat note and appreciated by just 1 paisa to close at 84.70 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Friday (December…

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