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Man Stabbed To Death After Refusing To Share Mobile Hotspot Connection In Pune

September 3, 2024 admin

The accused then attacked him with sharp weapons, police said (Representational) Pune: A 47-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death on the road after refusing to share mobile hotspot connection with strangers in Hadapsar area in Pune, police said. A man was arrested and three minors detained in connection with the incident that took place…

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Olympic Runner Rebecca Cheptegei Suffers 75 Per Cent Burns After Partner ‘Sets Her On Fire’

September 3, 2024 admin

A Ugandan Olympian is in intensive care in a Kenyan hospital after being doused with petrol and set on fire allegedly by her partner, officials said Tuesday, the latest horrific incident of gender-based violence in the East African country. Long-distance runner Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, was assaulted after her Kenyan partner Dickson Ndiema Marangach…

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TotalEnergies deepens ties with India’s Adani Green with $444 mln JV

September 3, 2024 admin

TotalEnergies deepens ties with India’s Adani Green with 4 mln JV

TotalEnergies will form a joint venture (JV) with India’s Adani Green Energy Ltd. in a deal in which the French oil giant will contribute an equity investment of $444 million, it said on Tuesday. The two firms had formed a JV in September 2023 worth $300 million, which gave Total “direct access to ownership of…

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Israel PM unbowed by pressure as Gaza war rages on

September 3, 2024 admin

Concerns grew on Tuesday (September 3, 2024) over the chances of securing a Gaza truce, a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected making any “concessions” in stalled talks towards a hostage release deal. Mr. Netanyahu told a televised press conference at the end of a day of nationwide protests that he would “not…

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Promised Job, Unemployed UP Man Framed In Rs 250-Crore GST Fraud

September 3, 2024 admin

The fraudsters also conned the man of Rs 1,750. Struggling with unemployment, a young man from Muzaffarnagar was in for the shock of his life when a team from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) department landed up at his doorstep and told him that a company was being run in his name and a…

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Make up for Q1, Q2 capex goals by December: FM

September 3, 2024 admin

With public capex taking a backseat in the first quarter of 2024-25 owing to the general election, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday kicked off an assessment of capital spending efforts by ministries as the Centre strives to meet its ambitious ₹11.11 lakh crore target through the rest of the year. The Minister began the…

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PM Modi, On Historic Visit To Brunei, Goes To Iconic Mosque, Meets Families

September 3, 2024 admin

PM Modi today visited the renowned Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque in Brunei. Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited the renowned Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque in Brunei, during his two-day visit to the nation. His visit to Brunei is aimed at bolstering bilateral ties between the two countries. PM Modi’s visit to…

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Paris Paralympics 2024: Avani Lekhara Finishes Fifth In Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Final

September 3, 2024 admin

Ace Indian shooter Avani Lekhara missed out on a second medal at the ongoing Paralympic Games and finished fifth after putting up a strong fight in the final of the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions SH1 competition on Tuesday. The 22-year-old Avani, paralysed waist-down owing to a car accident she suffered as an…

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‘About $4 bn imports so far under new import system’

September 3, 2024 admin

‘About bn imports so far under new import system’

With the deadline to review the ‘import management system’ for laptops and other IT products nearing, the firms which received authorisations have imported products worth more than $4 billion this fiscal, an official said seeking anonymity. Imports were at $8.4 billion in FY24, mostly from China, the official said. In October 2023, the Centre rolled…

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Mobile Phones And Brain Cancer Are Not Linked, Says WHO-Led Study

September 3, 2024 admin

The final analysis included 63 studies from 1994-2022. There is no link between mobile phone use and increased brain cancer risk, according to a new World Health Organization-commissioned review of the available published evidence worldwide. Despite the huge rise in the use of wireless technology, there has not been a corresponding rise in the incidence…

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