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Pant climbs to 6th in ICC test rankings, Gurbaz breaks into ODI top 10
Dubai: India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has re-entered the top 10 Test batting rankings, cementing his return to form after a long gap as the latest ICC rankings across the format shake-up, with…
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Hollywood star Robert De Niro attacks Donald Trump in a fiery speech
Los Angeles: Veteran Hollywood star Robert De Niro has launched a scathing attack against the US Presidential runner from the Republican party, Donald Trump. The Hollywood legend has accused him of wanting…
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Bangladesh bans polythene bags at supermarkets
Dhaka: Polythene and polypropylene bags will be banned at all supermarkets from October 1 and in other markets from November 1 in Bangladesh. Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Bangladeshi interim government’s…
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WHO donates mpox sample collection kits to Uganda
Kampala: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has donated 5,000 mpox sample collection kits to Uganda to curb the spread of the disease. In a statement issued on Tuesday, WHO said that the…
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China test-fires ICBM into Pacific Ocean; says achieved ‘desired goals’
Beijing: The Chinese military on Wednesday test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) with a dummy warhead in the Pacific Ocean, the Defence Ministry announced. The launch tested weaponry performance and military training…
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India-China relationship key to Asia’s future: Jaishankar
New York: The India-China relationship is key to the future of Asia and it will influence not just the continent but the entire world, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, noting that…
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‘Biden will be most proud…’: White House on US-India relationship
New York: The India-US relationship is “strong and getting stronger”, the White House said, adding that President Joe Biden when looks back at his term will be most proud of deepening the…
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‘Already invited India’: Zelenskyy on 2nd peace summit to end Ukraine conflict
United Nations: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN Security Council that “we have to prepare” the second peace summit to end the Russia-Ukraine war “altogether” and he has invited India and…
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EAM Jaishankar meets global counterparts on UNGA sidelines
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held separate meetings with his counterparts from Spain, Cyprus and Moldova on the sidelines of the UNGA, discussing regional issues, including the ongoing conflicts in…
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US intelligence warns Trump on ‘real’ threat on his life from Iran
Washington: US intelligence agencies have briefed former president Donald Trump on the “real and specific” threat to his life allegedly from Iran to allegedly “sow chaos” in the country, according to his…
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Singapore’s population crosses 6 million mark
Singapore: Singapore’s population has reached a record high of 6.04 million, rising two per cent from last year, as the manpower-constrained city-state took in more foreign workers, according to an official report.…
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Sri Lanka’s President appoints 3-member cabinet
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake appointed a new Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday evening, with Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, lawmaker Vijitha Herath and himself taking on Cabinet portfolios. Dissanayake will…
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Will stand beside Yunus, come what may: Bangladesh army chief
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Chief of Army Staff, General Waker-Uz-Zaman has indicated for the first time that the interim government headed by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus could stay at the helm of affairs in…
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Which tune will Sri Lanka’s new President sing, Indian or Chinese?
Greetings poured in congratulating the newly elected President of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, popularly known as ‘AKD’. The Marxist-Leninist leader was sworn in on Monday as the ninth President by the…
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Harini Amarasuriya sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister
Colombo: Harini Amarasuriya was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister on Tuesday, September 24, becoming the first woman leader since Sirimavo Bandaranaike in the year 2000 to hold the post.…
