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Igbo-Ora: On a normal day, a visitor might pass Igbo-Ora with little more than a double take, wondering why so many pairs of residents wear matching clothes. But this weekend left nobody doubting what makes the town in southwest Nigeria special. With fanfare, pageantry, talent shows and even a royal visit, hundreds of people gathered…
Baba Siddique’s last rites were performed with full state honours in Mumbai at Bada Qabrastan. (File) Mumbai: Mumbai Police Crime Branch on Monday arrested Pravin Lonkar from Pune in connection with NCP leader Baba Siddique’s Murder case. According to Mumbai Police, Pravin is the brother of Shubuu Lonkar who posted on social media that the…
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Steve Smith in action© AFP Veteran Australia batter Steve Smith will return to his favoured number four position after a short stint as an opener in the upcoming Test series against India, national selector George Bailey confirmed on Monday. Post opener David Warner’s retirement earlier this year, Smith had willingly volunteered open the…
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India has a plan to carve out a beachhead in the battle for commercial space, officials say: crunching space data, building small satellites and launching them cheaply into orbit rather than challenging heavyweights such as SpaceX head-on. In particular, it is taking aim at providing cost-effective services and hardware to sectors such as communications, agriculture…
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Murari financed the bike from a local showroom, paying â¹20,000 upfront. Bhopal: In an unusual and headline-grabbing incident from Shivpuri, a tea seller financed a bike and paid a â¹20,000 down payment, but the real buzz came from how he celebrated bringing it home. Instead of quietly riding the bike back, he organised a lavish…
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In a crackdown on counterfeit products, Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force, Central Zone, along with copyright authentication field agents, conducted simultaneous raids on three general stores in Begum Bazaar and Erragadda. The operation led to the arrest of three individuals allegedly involved in illegally procuring and selling duplicate branded products. The accused, identified as Ramesh Kumar…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “Chinese premier Li Qiang could inaugurate operations at a Chinese-funded airport in Pakistan’s Balochistan province during his visit to the country in the coming week,” Information Minister Attaullah Tarar told reporters on Sunday (October 13, 2024). “The start of operations at the $200 million Gwadar International…
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A view of the the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). File photo | Photo Credit: REUTERS Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed in early trade on Monday (October 14, 2024) helped by buying in banking and financial stocks amid a positive trend in global equities. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 460.38 points or 0.57 per…
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Team India faced a shocking nine-run defeat against Australia in their last Group A match of the Women’s T20 World Cup on Sunday in Sharjah. This defeat has gravely dented India’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals. However, the result of the match between Pakistan and New Zealand will ultimately decide the fate of…
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Following her side’s narrow nine-run loss to Australia in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said that she and Deepti Sharma failed to punish a few balls from their opponents during their partnership, which ultimately contributed to their loss. A brilliant final over by Annabel Sutherland helped Australia survive…