August 16, 2023 7:18 PM

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FIFA Women’s World Cup: Spain to meet England in final on 20th August in Sydney

In FIFA Women’s World Cup Football, Spain will meet England in the final on the 20th of August in Sydney. This will be Spain’s first Women’s World Cup championship Final. Spain defeated Sweden 2-1 in the semifinal yesterday.   In another semi-final, England beat tournament co-host Australia 3-1...

August 16, 2023 7:13 PM

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PM Modi welcomes WHO Director-General in India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today, welcomed the Director General of the World Health Organisation, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who arrived in India to attend the WHO-global Summit. Mr Modi used the name 'Tulsi Bhai' for Dr. Tedros, a name the Prime Minister gave to the Director Gener...

August 16, 2023 6:12 PM

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US pushes Tehran to stop selling armed drones to Russia

In a major attempt to de-escalate tensions between the United States and Iran, Washington is reportedly pushing Tehran to stop selling armed drones to Russia. This is America's one of the demands as part of ongoing discussions with Iran to ease tensions and revive broader talks over Tehran&#039...

August 16, 2023 6:10 PM

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Gold prices decline Rs 130, trades at Rs 58,845/ 10 grams

Gold prices today declined 130 rupees at Multi Commodity Exchange for October contracts. The precious metal was trading at 58,845 rupees per 10 grams. On the other side, silver gained 245 rupees to trade at 70,200 rupees per kilogram for September Contracts when reports last came in.   In the g...

August 16, 2023 6:08 PM

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Asian stock markets ended with losses

Asian stock markets today ended with losses. South Korea's Kospi tumbled 1.8 percent, Japan's Nikkei-225 plunged one and a half percent and Hong Kong's Hang Seng index declined 1.4 percent. China's Shanghai Composite index slipped 0.8 percent and Singapore's Straits Times in...

August 16, 2023 6:03 PM

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Pakistan: Muslim crowd attacks Christian community after blasphemy accusation

In Pakistan, a Muslim crowd attacked a Christian community setting afire several churches and houses in Faisalabad after accusing its members of desecrating the Koran. The incident took place in Jaranwala town of Faisalabad after two Christians were accused of blasphemy. According to reports, the lo...

August 16, 2023 6:01 PM

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Rupee closes at 82.95 against US dollar

In the forex market, the rupee closed at 82 rupees and 95 paise against the US dollar.   The dollar index, which indicates the US currency's strength against a basket of six other leading currencies, was at 103.10 in intra-day trade.