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Massoud Pezeshkian. | Photo Credit: AFP Iranians broadly deplore Western sanctions that have battered the economy, but the country’s six presidential candidates offer differing solutions — assuming the winner gets a say on foreign policy. With the June 28 snap election fast approaching, debates between the candidates vying for Iran’s second-highest office have featured a…
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Afghanistan qualified for T20 World Cup 2024 semis by beating Bangladesh© AFP No longer the ‘minnows’, Afghanistan proved once again why they belong to the cricketing elite as they defeated Australia in T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8s to qualify for the semi-finals, for the first time in their history. Afghanistan first got…
Representational Image Dumka (Jharkhand): A woman Public Distribution System (PDS) dealer was paraded in a village with a garland of slippers around her neck by a mob in Jharkhand’s Dumka district, police said. The beneficiaries of subsidised ration alleged that she did not distribute PDS items for the past four months. The incident occurred on…
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Julian Assange is en route to a courtroom on the Pacific island of Saipan. SYDNEY: Julian Assange is en route to a courtroom on the Pacific island of Saipan where he is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday to a single criminal charge in a plea deal that will see him walk free and return…
The total quantum of spectrum being auctioned is 10,522.35 MHz in various bands. New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday announced it has begun the auction of spectrum worth Rs 96,238.45 crore for telecom services. The total quantum of spectrum being auctioned is 10,522.35 MHz in various bands, valuing Rs 96,238.45 crore at reserve prices, said…
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An earthmover at work levelling the area inside the buffer zone of the Lotus Pond in Hyderabad after breaking the boundary wall on Monday. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL The stone paved pathway moves up and down around the elliptical lake obscured by giant trees and thick growth of vegetation on both sides. The compound…
In this photo illustration, a WikiLeaks graphic is displayed on a laptop in a cafe on Dec. 1, 2010, in New York | Photo Credit: AP Julian Assange, founder of whistleblower media group WikiLeaks, is due to strike a plea bargain this week that would free him from jail and allow him to return home…
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New Delhi: The government has fielded Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju to build consensus on the choices for the Lok Sabha Speaker and Deputy Speaker post, sources have said. The senior BJP leaders, it is learnt, have spoken to top Opposition leaders — Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Samajwadi Party president…
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Ben Itzhak now protests on the streets against Netanyahu and his right-wing coalition government. Modiin, Israel: On a Tel Aviv overpass, former spy Gonen Ben Itzhak addresses a small gathering of flag-waving protesters worried about the future of Israel under longest-serving premier Benjamin Netanyahu. Motorists honk enthusiastically to the group from the road as they…
The India vs Australia T20 World Cup 2024 match will be remembered for a long time for Rohit Sharma‘s terrific hitting against the likes of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, and others. The Indian cricket team skipper struck eight sixes and seven fours on way to score a 41-ball 92. Though Rohit Sharma went…
