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File picture of Vietnamese President To Lam | Photo Credit: via Reuters Vietnamese President To Lam was named general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the nation’s top position, on Saturday, replacing Nguyen Phu Trong, who died two weeks ago. Mr. Lam took over the duties of party chief on July 18, a day…
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Russian citizens released after the Russian-US prisoner swap in Turkiye at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, on August 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: via PTI The Kremlin said on Friday that Vadim Krasikov, a hitman returned by Germany in the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War, was…
U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin. File | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday revoked plea deals agreed to earlier this week with the man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and two accomplices, who are held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The…
Simone Biles, of the United States, celebrates after performing in the floor exercise during the women’s artistic gymnastics all-around finals in Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. | Photo Credit: AP Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles entered the fray of the U.S. presidential race on Friday with…
Investor wealth eroded by Rs 4.46 lakh crore in a single day on Friday with the benchmark BSE Sensex tanking more than 1 per cent in line with global stocks rout. The 30-share BSE Sensex plunged 885.60 points or 1.08 per cent to close at 80,981.95 with 25 of its components declining and five ending…
Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at a Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority gathering in Houston, July 31, 2024, in Houston. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris effectively secured the Democratic party’s presidential nomination on August 2, confirming her remarkable rise to party standard bearer in November’s showdown against Republican Donald Trump. Harris…
This picture taken in Istanbul on August 2, 2024, shows the logo of the social network Instagram on a smartphone with the Turkish flag in the background. Turkey on August 2, 2024 blocked access to the Instagram social media network, the national communications authority said without explanation, following censorship accusations against the US company by…
This photo taken on May 21, 2024 shows people rebuilding temporary homes near a destroyed building following fighting between Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army (AA) ethnic minority armed group in a village in Minbya Township in Rakhine State. Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: AFP Myanmar military airstrikes hit a hospital…
A Pune court in Maharashtra on Friday granted bail to Manorama Khedkar, mother of former probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, in a criminal intimidation case connected to a land dispute, reported the PTI. Additional sessions judge AN Mare granted bail, Manorama Khedkar`s counsel advocate Sudhir Shah said, as per the PTI. Pune rural Police had…
