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U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. File | Photo Credit: AFP In a first, a migrant whose asylum application was rejected by the United Kingdom was sent to Rwanda under a voluntary scheme, according to reports in the British press. The unnamed man, who was relocated under a scheme that pays migrants £3,000 to leave, took…
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Revenues from domestic transactions grew 13.4%, the Finance Ministry said, while goods imports yielded an 8.3% uptick in the indirect tax collection. File | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Year-end compliances lifted India’s gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues past a record ₹2.1 lakh crore in April, reflecting a 12.4% growth over the previous record…
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Women protesters surround army soldiers in Manipur’s Bishnupur district Imphal/Guwahati/New Delhi: An army patrol that found 11 armed men in police uniform in Manipur’s Bishnupur district was surrounded by a group of women protesters after the soldiers detained the men and seized their weapons, the police said. The women protesters, part of a cultural movement…
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Match 49 of the Indian Premier League, 2024, has Chennai Super Kings taking on Punjab Kings. The match will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on Wednesday. Chennai Super Kings have played nine matches so far. They are ranked third on the points table with 10 points. Punjab Kings have also played nine…
Legendary India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar feels there is no reason to get overly worried about Hardik Pandya‘s bowling form going into the T20 World Cup, saying the all-rounder will be a “different player” in national colours. Pandya was retained as vice-captain of the 15-member squad announced by the BCCI on Tuesday despite his ordinary form…
30 people have been admitted to hospital (File photo) Beijing: At least 19 people died when part of a highway collapsed in southern China’s Guangdong province on Wednesday, state media reported. State broadcaster CCTV said a stretch of road between Meizhou city and Dabu county in Guangdong province caved in at around 2:10 am (1810…
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A dramatic scene unfolded late April 30 at 9 P.M. as the New York Police Department brought in a military-grade vehicle with an extendable ramp to gain entry to a window of Hamilton Hall, the campus building occupied by student protestors since April 30 midnight. | Photo Credit: Anisha Dutta A dramatic scene unfolded late…
Australia’s Mitch Marsh. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA Mitch Marsh will captain Australia at the Twenty20 World Cup next month, leading a national cricket squad that is missing ex-skipper Steve Smith and up-and-coming batter Jake Fraser-McGurk. Marsh, who is recovering from an injured hamstring, was confirmed as T20 captain on Wednesday after sharing the duties…
Sisir Radar has deployed high-end hyper-spectral imaging technology in this venture. New Delhi: An Indian start-up has modified sophisticated spy and surveillance satellite technology and tweaked it to detect mosquito breeding. Mosquitos are a menace of unparalleled proportions during the summer and monsoon months. Mosquitos breed in water and are hard to detect using satellites…
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Australia captain Mitchell Marsh© X (Twitter) Australia have unveiled their jersey ahead of the forthcoming ICC T20 World Cup this year, to be held from June 1 onwards in the West Indies and the USA. The official X (formerly Twitter) account of cricket.com.au revealed the jersey on Wednesday. This will be the first time that…
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