Crude Oil Prices Surge Nearly 3%

August 26, 2024 6:30 PM

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Crude Oil Prices Surge Nearly 3%

Crude oil prices gained close to three per cent today on renewed concerns that an escalating Gaza conflict could disrupt regional oil supplies, extending gains from Friday when the prospect of US interest rate cuts lifted the global economic and fuel demand outlook.   The global oil benchmark B...

Polygraph Test Being Conducted on R G Kar Medical College Officials

August 26, 2024 6:24 PM

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Polygraph Test Being Conducted on R G Kar Medical College Officials

Polygraph test is being conducted on the former principal of the R G Kar Medical College and Hospital at CGO Complex of Kolkata. CBI is interrogating the former Medical Superintendent cum Vice Principal MSVP Dr Sanjay Vashist and Dr Debashis Som of the Forensic Department of the R G Kar Medical Coll...

Maharashtra Market Committees Call Off Bandh

August 26, 2024 5:58 PM

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Maharashtra Market Committees Call Off Bandh

All market committees across Maharashtra have called off the 'bandh' scheduled for tomorrow, August 27. This decision came after a meeting between merchants' representatives and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, which was also attended by Minister of Skills, Employment, Entrepreneurship, and ...

Archer Sheetal Devi, India’s Top Medal Hope for Paris Paralympics

August 26, 2024 5:54 PM

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Archer Sheetal Devi, India’s Top Medal Hope for Paris Paralympics

Asian Para Games gold medallist archer Sheetal Devi is one of India's top Medal Hopes at the Paris Paralympics, which is set to begin on 28 August.   The 17-year archer from Jammu district was born with phocomelia, a rare congenital disorder. She is the world’s first and only active female arch...

Asian Markets: Hang Seng & Straits Times Rise, Nikkei & Kospi Fall

August 26, 2024 5:47 PM

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Asian Markets: Hang Seng & Straits Times Rise, Nikkei & Kospi Fall

In the Asian market, three out of five indices are in green today. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index was up 1.05 per cent, Singapore's Straits Times index increased 0.24 per cent and China's Shanghai Composite Index marginally added 0.04 per cent. Conversely, Japan's Nikkei-225 slipped 0.67 per cent and S...

Prof Yunus’s speech lacks roadmap for transition to democracy: BNP

August 26, 2024 8:45 PM

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Prof Yunus’s speech lacks roadmap for transition to democracy: BNP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday voiced frustration that the Head of the Interim Government of Bangladesh Prof. Mohammad Yunus' address to the nation lacked a roadmap for transition to democracy.   Speaking at a discussion, Fakhrul hoped...

BJP Distances Itself from MP Kangana Ranaut’s Comments on Farmers’ Agitation

August 26, 2024 6:42 PM

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BJP Distances Itself from MP Kangana Ranaut’s Comments on Farmers’ Agitation

BJP has distanced itself from party MP Kangana Ranaut's comments on farmers' agitation saying she is not authorised to speak on policy issues. In a statement, the Party has asked Kangana Ranaut to refrain from making such statements in the future. The BJP said the party is determined to follow the p...

Japan on High Alert as Typhoon Shanshan Approaches

August 26, 2024 5:25 PM

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Japan on High Alert as Typhoon Shanshan Approaches

Japan is on high alert as Typhoon Shanshan nears and could make landfall in western Japan most likely from Tuesday through Wednesday.   Japan's weather agency warned today, urging residents to prepare for strong winds, high waves, and heavy rainfall. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency...