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China’s Defence Minister Li Shangfu. File | Photo Credit: Reuters China on October 25 refused to explain why Defence Minister Li Shangfu was removed from office, a day after he was fired following weeks out of the public eye. In a major reshuffle of top leadership, Beijing announced on October 24 that Mr. Li and…
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The battle between Israel and Hamas now threatens to engulf the entire region. A major conference of international business and finance leaders in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh about economic transformation has been overshadowed by the only thing on everyone’s mind: war involving Israel. The battle between Israel and Hamas, the group that attacked…
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Senior Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Badal today objected to the proposed auction of a model of Golden Temple gifted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it was a “sacred symbol of the gift and blessings of the Akal Purakh and the Guru Sahibs and auctioning it would be grossly disrespectful”. “It would also hurt the…
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Glenn Maxwell is not impressed with the light show At Cricket World Cup.© AFP/Twitter Australia’s record-breaking batsman Glenn Maxwell blasted mid-match, nightclub-style light shows at the Cricket World Cup as “the dumbest idea” on Wednesday, claiming they cause “shocking headaches”. Maxwell struck the fastest World Cup century in just 40 balls to lead Australia to…
A NASA scientist told NDTV farm fires may increase in the next two weeks (File) New Delhi: Winter is approaching, so is bad air quality in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR). Crop-residue or stubble burning in neighbouring Punjab and Haryana is likely to add to the city’s worsening air quality index, or AQI….
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For irrigation projects, PM Modi advised that visits of stakeholders be organised New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a PRAGATI meeting to review the progress of eight key projects, spread across seven states and having a cumulative worth of around Rs 31,000 crore, his office said in a statement. PRAGATI is the…
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The story so far: The Periodic Labour Force Surveys (PLFS) have been monitoring the gender earnings gap across various forms of employment from April-June 2019 to 2023. This latest round has introduced a crucial focus on weekly hours worked, revealing that the inequality in total earnings might not capture the full picture. Women, on average, work…
Virat Kohli scored 95 against New Zealand© Twitter The Cricket World Cup 2023 showdown between India and New Zealand produced a fine contest between the top two sides of the campaign. Virat Kohli‘s 95 powered the Indian team to its 5th successive victory of the World Cup while New Zeland suffered their first defeat of…
Ppolice and others intervened and separated the two, the video showed Hyderabad: An open debate conducted by a Telugu news channel in connection with the November 30 Telangana Legislative Assembly election turned ugly here on Wednesday with a scuffle breaking out between a BRS MLA and his BJP rival. However, police and others intervened and…
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A probe revealed the accused allegedly assaulted her sexually, police said (Representational) Kawardha, Chhattisgarh: A three-year-old girl, who had gone to watch a cultural event on Dussehra along with her grandfather, was allegedly raped by a man in Chhattisgarh’s Kabirdham district on Wednesday, police said. The accused, identified as Durgesh Patel (40), has been arrested,…
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