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Halal Meat Not On Menu, Afghanistan Cricketers Turn Chefs In Barbados

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Halal Meat Not On Menu, Afghanistan Cricketers Turn Chefs In Barbados

Halal meat is available in the Caribbean, but not at all hotels. Bridgetown (Barbados): For the Afghanistan cricketers, it was a meatball-sized problem to fork through! The non-availability of halal meat, a must-have in their menu, in their Bridgetown hotel forced them to temporarily wear a chef’s apron. For the Afghans, who descended to this…

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Benami Documents, Rs 19 Lakh Cash Seized After Raids On BRS MLA, Brother

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Benami Documents, Rs 19 Lakh Cash Seized After Raids On BRS MLA, Brother

Mobile phones “containing evidence related to cash dealings” were also seized. New Delhi: The ED said on Friday that it seized Rs 19 lakh cash apart from a “large number” of property documents in the name of Benami persons during raids on premises linked to BRS MLA Gudem Mahipal Reddy and his businessman brother Gudem…

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India’s Forex Reserves Drop By $2.92 Billion, Now At $652.8 Billion: RBI

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India’s Forex Reserves Drop By .92 Billion, Now At 2.8 Billion: RBI

Gold reserves decreased by USD 1.015 billion to USD 55.967 billion. Mumbai: India’s forex reserves dropped by USD 2.922 billion to USD 652.895 billion for the week ended June 14, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. In the previous reporting week, the kitty had jumped by USD 4.307 billion to USD 655.817 billion, a new…

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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Denies Quitting As Bengal Congress Chief

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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Denies Quitting As Bengal Congress Chief

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said it was surprising that the media made up stories that he has resigned (File) Kolkata: Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury rubbished reports that he has resigned as the president of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee. According to the Congress’ constitution, presidents of all state units have become temporary chiefs…

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Boy, 17, Emerges From Swimming Pool, Collapses And Dies After Few Steps

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Boy, 17, Emerges From Swimming Pool, Collapses And Dies After Few Steps

The family of the boy has not filed any police complaint. Lucknow: A 17-year-old boy had stepped out of a swimming pool and walked a little distance when he collapsed, showed a disturbing video from Uttar Pradesh. He was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead upon arrival. The incident, which took place…

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Patent filings credit Bharat Biotech as ‘inventor’ of Covaxin, omit ICMR

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Patent filings credit Bharat Biotech as ‘inventor’ of Covaxin, omit ICMR

The ICMR said that while it had not funded the Bharat Biotech for Covaxin development, one of its institutes — the ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune — had spent “funds for Covaxin development“. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s first indigenously developed coronavirus vaccine, Covaxin, was a joint collaboration between the Indian Council…

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Russia fires deputy defence minister jailed on bribery charges

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Russia fires deputy defence minister jailed on bribery charges

Timur Ivanov, Russian Deputy Defence Minister, who was dismissed from his post and taken into custody on suspicion of accepting bribes. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian authorities have formally dismissed a deputy defence minister jailed on bribery charges and accused by Kremlin critics of living a lavish lifestyle, Russian media reported Thursday. A court ordered…

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Seasoned Diplomat And India’s Envoy To Turkiye Virander Paul Dies

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Seasoned Diplomat And India’s Envoy To Turkiye Virander Paul Dies

Virander Paul was struggling with health issues for over one-and-a-half years. New Delhi: India’s ambassador to Turkiye Dr Virander Paul, known for his impactful professional contribution, died in Delhi on Friday following a prolonged illness. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar described Paul’s death as a “great loss” to the Indian Foreign Service (IFS). A 1991-batch…

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Hinduja family members get jail term for exploiting staff

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Hinduja family members get jail term for exploiting staff

Indian-Swiss billionaire family members Namrata Hinduja (L) and Ajay Hinduja (2ndR) arrive at the Genevas courthouse with their lawyers Yael Hayat (C) and Robert Assael (R) at the opening day of their trial for human trafficking on January 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP A Swiss court handed jail sentences to four members of Britain’s…

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