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China Hits Back At G7 Statement, Says Its Full Of “Arrogance, Prejudice And Lies”

June 17, 2024 admin

China’s foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said the G7 statement had “slandered and attacked” China. Beijing: China hit back on Monday after G7 leaders warned Beijing to stop sending weapons components to Russia, saying their end-of-summit statement was “full of arrogance, prejudice and lies”. When Group of Seven leaders met last week in Italy, souring…

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7 Deadliest Train Accidents In India In Past 3 Decades

June 17, 2024 admin

Nearly 300 people were killed in the triple-train crash in Balasore, Odisha. At least eight people died in a two-train collision near West Bengal’s iconic hill station of Darjeeling, reflecting the need for upgraded safety systems. Kanchanjunga Express, which was on its way from Assam to Kolkata, was rammed from behind by a goods train…

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Ex-Player, Banned By Chess Body, Sends Legal Notice To AICF. Demands Rs 1 Crore

June 17, 2024 admin

Perhaps for the first time in its history, All India Chess Federation (AICF) has been served with a legal notice demanding Rs.1 crore as compensation by Karun Duggal, a player whose playing career was cut short by the chess body’s decision of banning him during his career peak. “A legal notice has been…

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Neeraj Chopra Set To Resume Olympic Build-up At Paavo Nurmi Games In Finland

June 17, 2024 admin

Forced into a short break to mend a niggle, Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will return to competitive action at the Paavo Nurmi Games here on Tuesday against a stellar field, hoping to continue his build-up to Paris Games with renewed vigour. The 26-year-old superstar, the lone Indian in the…

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IRDAI’s revised norms for those looking to surrender a life insurance policy: Explained

June 17, 2024 admin

The story so far: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) on June 12 introduced provisions that would guarantee a better exit payout for life insurance policy holders unwilling or unable to continue paying for their insurance. Providing higher ‘surrender value,’ or the exit payout, was also discussed in a consultation paper floated…

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BJP Preps For State Elections, 2 Ministers To Be In Charge Of Maharashtra

June 17, 2024 admin

New Delhi: It hasn’t even been two weeks since the Lok Sabha polls concluded, after which PM Narendra Modi took the oath of office for a third consecutive term, but the BJP has already begun preparing for Assembly polls later this year, naming its in-charges for Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir. For the…

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Passenger plane lands safely in New Zealand after a fire shuts down an engine

June 17, 2024 admin

A Virgin Airlines plane takes from Melbourne Airport in Melbourne. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP A passenger plane landed safely at a New Zealand airport on June 17 after a fire shut down one of its engines, the nation’s fire service said. The Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 jet bound for…

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Loco Pilot, Assistant Among 3 Railway Staffers Killed In Bengal Collision

June 17, 2024 admin

The Kavach anti-collision system has been implemented on 1,500 km of tracks so far. Three railway staff members were among eight people killed when a goods train rear-ended the Silchar-Sealdah Kanchanjunga Express at 8.55 am today, railway officials have said. The goods train, which reportedly jumped a signal, collided with the passenger train on the…

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Chahat Fateh Ali Khan Wants To Be PCB Chairman, Says Current Chief To…

June 17, 2024 admin

File photo of Chahat Fateh Ali Khan.© X (formerly Twitter) Singer Chahat Fateh Ali Khan, whose song ‘Bado Badi’ has become an internet sensation, wants to become the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board in order to bring the team on the “right track”. Notably, the current PCB chief is Mohsin Naqvi, who…

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