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August 17, 2025 6:42 PM
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Global crude oil prices declined last week. Brent crude oil futures dropped 1.7 per cent during the week to end at 65.85 dollars a barrel, while the US crude fell 1.1 per cent to close at 62.80 dollars per barrel. Weaker economic data from China also raised concerns over fuel demand. Chinese ...
August 17, 2025 6:14 PM
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A meeting of the BJP parliamentary board is underway at the party headquarters in New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP national president and Health Minister JP Nadda, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, along with other parliamentary board members, are attending the ...
August 17, 2025 5:47 PM
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US First Lady Melania Trump has written a heartfelt letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging him to end the war in Ukraine for the sake of children and future generations. The letter, delivered by President Donald Trump ahead of his summit with Putin in Alaska, highlights the severe impact...
August 17, 2025 6:21 PM
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Several European leaders will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House tomorrow. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Finnish President Alexander Stubb have confirmed their attendance. Th...
August 17, 2025 5:20 PM
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Russia is set to launch the Venera-D mission to revisit Venus before 2036. According to Oleg Korablev from the Space Research Institute (IKI), Preliminary design work will begin in January 2026 as part of the country’s new national space programme. The mission will include a lander, a balloon ...
August 17, 2025 4:44 PM
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In Sudan, at least 31 people, including seven children and a pregnant woman, were killed in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the Abu Shouk displacement camp in El Fasher, in the western region. Thirteen others were injured in the assault, which involved artillery shelling....
August 17, 2025 4:15 PM
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In tennis, Carlos Alcaraz reached his seventh consecutive tour-level final by defeating an injured Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-3 at the Cincinnati Open. Alcaraz will face Jannik Sinner in a rematch of this season's Rome, Roland Garros, and Wimbledon finals. Earlier, Sinner, the defending champion, beat ...
August 17, 2025 2:19 PM
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that under the guise of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), attempts are being made to steal votes in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections by deleting names of existing voters and adding new ones. Addressing a public meeting today at Suara Hawai Adda Maidan ...
August 17, 2025 2:14 PM
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Senior Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will launch the “Voters Rights Yatra” today from Sasaram, Bihar. Before commencing the yatra, Mr. Gandhi will address a public meeting at Suara Hawai Adda Maidan shortly, which is underway. The 16-day-long yatra wi...
August 17, 2025 1:44 PM
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India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall over Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat during the next 7 days. Met department said there is likelihood of extremely heavy falls over Konkan and Goa, Ghat area of Madhya Maharashtra till the 19th of this month. Heavy to very heavy...
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