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Hardeep Singh Puri held a meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources. New Delhi: Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri held a meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Geoffery Pyatt on the sidelines of GasTech 2024 in Houston. The two leaders reviewed the existing…
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Law enforcement agencies have seized Rs 26.82 crore worth of drugs. Chandigarh: Law enforcement agencies have seized Rs 26.82 crore worth of drugs, liquor and unaccounted-for cash in Haryana since the Model Code of Conduct for the state assembly elections came into effect on August 16. To ensure that the October 5 Haryana assembly elections…
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Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters The government on Tuesday (September 17, 2024) slashed windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil to ‘nil’ per tonne with effect from September 18. The tax is levied in the form of special additional excise duty (SAED) and is notified fortnightly based on average oil prices in two…
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Top officials of ICC’s Events and Security Departments and the General Manager Cricket and Production Manager are part of the delegation. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters A five-member delegation of the International Cricket Council (ICC) will land in Karachi on Tuesday (September 17, 2024) for an inspection visit for next year’s Champions Trophy in Pakistan….
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At least 2,800 people injured in pager explosionsacros in Lebanon on Tuesday Beirut: The United Nations said pager explosions that killed nine people and wounded 2,800 across Lebanon Tuesday marked “an extremely concerning escalation” nearly one year into the Gaza war. “The developments today mark an extremely concerning escalation in what is an already unacceptably…
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Kamala Harris called on Tuesday for an end to the Israel-Gaza war. Philadelphia: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris called on Tuesday for an end to the Israel-Gaza war and said that Israel must not reoccupy the Palestinian enclave once the nearly year-old conflict comes to an end. Speaking in Philadelphia to the National Association…
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Kamala Harris had a “cordial and brief” phone conversation Tuesday with Donald Trump. Washington: Democrat Kamala Harris had a “cordial and brief” phone conversation Tuesday with US election rival Donald Trump to express relief that he is safe after an apparent assassination attempt, the White House said. “Vice President Harris called former President Trump this…
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Ahead of an international series in Australia, their players traditionally target the opposition verbally. Nathan Lyon once said before the Ashes that they were looking to end some England careers. He and others have called the opposition “scared’’ and worse. Ahead of the 2014 tour, Virat Kohli was called a “spoilt brat.” Four years later, Ricky Ponting said…
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A lawyer for Maxwell signaled she will appeal the decision to the US Supreme Court. (File) A US appeals court on Tuesday upheld Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction for helping the disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. The decision by the Manhattan-based 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals means the British socialite will remain…
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To enhance voter participation, there will be 24 polling booths managed by women. (Representational) With the stage set for the first phase of the J&K Legislative Assembly scheduled for September 18, the fate of 219 candidates will be determined by over 23.27 lakh voters. The first phase of the Legislative Assembly Elections 2024 will cover…
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