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August 18, 2023 6:44 PM
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In Punjab, the flood fury continued on 18th August 2023 giving no respite to people of about eight districts. In the Gurdaspur district, a small bridge over a drain in Chakksharif - Bhaini Miyan Khan has collapsed and vehicular traffic has been stopped. Similarly, traffic movement is strictly prohib...
August 18, 2023 6:35 PM
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Indian wrestler Priya Malik secured a gold medal at the ongoing U20 World Wrestling Championships being held in Jordan on Thursday, becoming the second Indian woman ever to clinch a gold in the competition. Priya won the gold in the 76 kg category, defeating Germany's Laura Kuehn 5-0 in the gol...
August 18, 2023 6:28 PM
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Oil prices fell today as China's economic woes results in signs of tight supply. In intra-day trade, Brent crude was trading at 83 dollars and 77 cents per barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude price was at 80 dollars and 10 cents per barrel when reports last came in.
August 18, 2023 6:26 PM
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi India became the world leader in the fight against climate change and global warming. Addressing the gathering after planting the 4 Croreth saplings at Central Reserve Police Force Group Center in...
August 18, 2023 5:21 PM
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Wall Street's main indexes closed lower yesterday as losses in healthcare stocks outshined the gains in Cisco and energy stocks. The Nasdaq Composite index depreciated 1.2 percent, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.85 percent while the S&P 500 index plunged 0.8 percent.
August 18, 2023 5:20 PM
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has posted on the social media site Linkedin about how India is making remarkable progress in achieving equitable and collective prosperity. He shared interesting snippets from two research works. One from SBI Research and another by noted journalist Anil Padmanabhan. Th...
August 18, 2023 5:07 PM
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In the forex market, the rupee closed at 83 rupees and 10 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 103.50 in intra-day trade.
August 18, 2023 5:05 PM
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In Malaysia, a private jet crashed into a car and a motorbike on a highway, killing at least 10 people. Police said all eight people on the aircraft died along with two motorists on the ground. The jet exploded into a fireball on impact, with thick black smoke seen rising from the site. It was...
August 18, 2023 5:02 PM
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The United Nations Security Council has held an open debate on the human rights situation in North Korea. It is the Council's first such debate since 2017. The US Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, said the meeting on Thursday was long overdue. She added that authorities in the Nort...
August 18, 2023 5:00 PM
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Union Minister and senior BJP leader Anurag Singh Thakur on 18th August 2023 hits out at the Congress for using alleged remarks against the people by its leader Randeep Singh Surjewala. Talking to reporters at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, Mr Thakur termed it as unfortunate and said that this refl...
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