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November 20, 2023 1:26 PM

In Beijing, Arab and Muslim ministers urge an end to Gaza conflict

Arab and Muslim ministers called on Monday (November 20) for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as their delegation visited Beijing on the first leg of a tour to push for an end to hostilities and to allow humanitarian aid into the devastated Palestinia...

November 20, 2023 1:33 PM

India-Australia 2+2 Dialogue: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong lands in Delhi

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Monday arrived in the national capital to participate in the second India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue. Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles had already arrived in I...

November 20, 2023 12:35 PM

Head Coach Rahul Dravid applauds skipper Rohit Sharma’s leadership

Head coach Rahul Dravid lauded India skipper Rohit Sharma for displaying outstanding leadership abilities and demonstrating his dedication to leading by example throughout the ICC World Cup 2023 tournament. Despite being the marquee event favourites...

November 20, 2023 12:24 PM

Yemen’s Houthi forces claim to have seized Israeli cargo ship in Red Sea, Israel denies ownership

Yemen's Houthi forces claimed to have seized an Israeli cargo ship in the southern Red Sea on Sunday, but Israel denied ownership of the vessel and said there were no Israelis among its crew. "The Houthis conducted a military operation in the Red Se...

November 20, 2023 11:37 AM

Bollywood stars descend on Goa as 54th International Film Festival of India begins

Goa is all set to host the 54th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium from Monday. The nine-day cinematic extravaganza promises a captivating lineup with 13 world premieres, 18 internationa...

November 20, 2023 11:34 AM

Rescuers drill to send more food to trapped workers in Indian tunnel

Rescuers are trying to send cooked food and set up a phone connection to 41 workers trapped for eight days in a collapsed tunnel in the Indian Himalayas as they explore fresh rescue plans after previous attempts stalled, officials said on Monday. Th...

November 20, 2023 11:16 AM

CWC23: Mohammed Shami ends tournament as leading wicket-taker

Indian pacer Mohammed Shami ended the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India as the leading wicket-taker of the tournament. Shami, who had missed out on the first half of the tournament, made an entry in India's fifth league stage match against New Zea...

November 20, 2023 10:27 AM

Australia win sixth World Cup title after Head hundred sinks India

Australia won a record-extending sixth 50-overs World Cup title after opener Travis Head smashed a magnificent century to fashion their six-wicket victory in Sunday's final against the tournament's form team India. Put into bat, India rode battling ...

November 20, 2023 10:04 AM

Argentine libertarian Javier Milei pledges new political era after election win

Argentina elected right-wing libertarian Javier Milei as its new president on Sunday, rolling the dice on an outsider with radical views to fix an economy battered by triple-digit inflation, a looming recession and rising poverty. Milei, who rod...

November 20, 2023 10:06 AM

Dharmendra Pradhan launches 63 new schools

Union Minister for Education, Dharmendra Pradhan, inaugurated 37 PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalayas and 26 PM SHRI Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas. The launch event, attended by dignitaries, officials, academicians, and students, highlighted the commitment to a...