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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...

November 20, 2023 9:23 AM

ICC CWC23: Record-breaking Virat Kohli wins ‘Player of the Tournament

India's Virat Kohli was awarded the 'Player of the Tournament' for his extraordinary display in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, where he breached the 700-mark, breaking the record for the most runs by a batter in a single World Cup edition. Ko...

November 20, 2023 9:23 AM

Iran’s Khamenei urges Muslim states to cut political ties with Israel for ‘limited period’

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appealed to Muslim states with political ties with Israel to at least cut them for "a limited time", state media reported on Sunday, weeks after he called for an Islamic oil and food embargo on Israel. "S...

November 20, 2023 9:24 AM

New Delhi’s air quality improves to ‘poor’; expert warns of bad days ahead

Smog persisted in parts of New Delhi on Sunday (November 12) with air quality recorded as 'poor.' Experts warned of bad days ahead as forecasts warn of 'very poor' category air in the Indian capital. The SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather For...

November 20, 2023 9:24 AM

Chhat observed in Nepal today

Chhatt is popular festival among Tarai people of Nepal. In Tarai region as Janakpurdham, for chhat celebration several ponds and lakes as Gangasagar, Dhanush sagar, Angrajsar, Agni Kund, Gordhoi Pokhari, Nochcha Pokhari, Ratna Sagar, Dashrath lake ar...

November 19, 2023 5:48 PM

Biden says Palestinian Authority should ultimately govern Gaza and West Bank

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday the Palestinian Authority should ultimately govern the Gaza Strip and the West Bank following the Israel-Hamas war. "As we strive for peace, Gaza and the West Bank should be reunited under a single governanc...

November 19, 2023 3:14 PM

Biman Bangladesh to start Dhaka-Chennai flight from Dec 16

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to spread its wings to south Indian city Chennai from December 16, especially to facilitate Bangladeshi medical service seekers. Biman Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Shafiul Azim said that Dhaka-Chennai-Dhaka is ...

November 19, 2023 1:29 PM

Indian officials consider five new plans to rescue men trapped in tunnel

Indian authorities were exploring five new plans to rescue workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in the Indian Himalayas after a week of failed attempts. Forty-one men, stuck in the highway tunnel in Uttarakhand state since Nov. 12, are safe and...