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June 15, 2024 4:47 PM

Kate, Princess of Wales, makes first public appearance since cancer diagnosis

Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, made her first public appearance on Saturday since surgery five months ago revealed the presence of cancer. Kate, wearing a pale outfit, rode in a carriage with her three children before the "Trooping the Colour", ...

June 15, 2024 3:32 PM

PM Modi to release Rs 20,000 crore under PM KISAN scheme in Varanasi on June 18

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Varanasi on June 18 to release Rs 20,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme. During this visit, PM Modi will also present certificates to over 30,000 self-help groups...

June 14, 2024 2:46 PM

WPI Food Index increased from 5.52 pc in April to 7.40 pc in May

Wholesale food prices have skyrocketed month-on-month in May, with official data showing that the Whole Price Index for food rising from 5.52 per cent in April to 7.40 per cent in May. In the food basket, cereals, paddy, pulses, vegetables, potato, ...

June 13, 2024 9:38 PM

Euro 2024: Germany begins their quest for redemption against the Scots

By: Aditya Ahuja Germany begins their pursuit of a first major title in ten years as the hosts of Euro 2024, launching their Group A campaign against Scotland on Friday. Boasting four FIFA World Cups and three European Championships, Germany has ...

June 13, 2024 1:34 PM

Climate change funding talks stuck ahead of COP29 summit

With just five months to go before this year's U.N. climate summit, countries cannot agree on the size of a global funding bill to help the developing world fight climate change - let alone how to split it. The decision is set to dominate the COP29 ...

June 12, 2024 9:57 PM

Palestinian detainees say they faced abuse in Israeli jails

Palestinians held in Israeli detention since the start of the war in Gaza said they faced systematic ill-treatment by prison authorities whom they accused of deliberately withholding vital medical treatment. Human rights groups and international org...

June 12, 2024 9:42 AM

China hit by searing temperatures, India in the middle of a prolonged heat wave

Temperatures are hitting record highs in parts of north and central China this week, while a severe drought in the east is also threatening crops, as countries across Asia brace themselves for another summer of extreme weather. China is facing sever...

June 11, 2024 9:42 PM

Fleeing the Taliban, Afghan b-girl prepares for breaking debut at Paris Olympics

Afghan refugee b-girl Manizhan Talash is ready to shine on her debut at the Paris Olympics, where breaking will be held for the first time. After fleeing the Taliban three years ago, Talash, 21 now, trains in Madrid to prepare to compete in the Refu...

June 11, 2024 11:54 AM

South Africa’s unity government must harmonise wildly different visions

Talks to forge South Africa's post-election unity government will need to bring together parties with goals as contradictory as seizing white-owned farms and mines, ditching Black empowerment policies and tearing up the constitution. How well the Af...

June 10, 2024 10:57 PM

Good things happen to good people: The Jasprit Bumrah phenomenon

By: Aditya Ahuja In the world of sports, where emotions often run high and tempers flare, true character is revealed in moments of adversity. Jasprit Bumrah, the ace Indian fast bowler, has shown that his greatness lies not only in his beautiful ski...

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