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April 11, 2024 2:56 PM

Dazzling Dubai fireworks cap off joyous Eid Al Fitr celebrations

Dubai, UAE – Thousands thronged Dubai’s streets and beaches for Eid Al Fitr celebrations, culminating in a breathtaking fireworks display that illuminated the night sky. The celebratory spirit was palpable across the city, with families gathering for prayer, feasting, and festivities. Eid praye...

April 11, 2024 2:08 PM

WTO forecasts rebound in global trade in 2024

Global goods trade is expected to pick up gradually this year following a contraction in 2023 that was driven by high energy prices and related inflation, World Trade Organization (WTO) economists said in a new forecast. The volume of world merchandise trade is expected to increase by 2.6% in 2024 ...

April 10, 2024 7:25 PM

China’s Xi says nobody can stop ‘family reunion’ with Taiwan

Chinese President Xi Jinping told former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou on Wednesday that outside inference could not stop the "family reunion" between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, and that there are no issues that cannot be discussed. Since the defeated Republic of China government fled to T...

April 10, 2024 7:10 PM

Billie Jean King Cup 2024: India suffer 3-0 loss to China

The Indian women's tennis team slumped to a 3-0 defeat against hosts China in their second Billie Jean King Cup 2024 Asia/ Oceania Group I match at Moon Island Clay Park in Changsha on Wednesday. In a match that lasted one hour and thirty-three minutes, China's Wang Xinyu, ranked 43rd in the world ...

April 10, 2024 5:35 PM

Confidence in Indian stock market firm, Sensex bull run now eyes 100000

India's stock market benchmark, Sensex, which has touched the 75,000 mark this week, has now set its eyes on 100000 landmark. According to Santosh Meena, Head of Research at Swastika Investmart Ltd, the Sensex now reaching 100000 seems like a realistic possibility in the near future. "Currently, I...

September 16, 2024 4:37 PM

Wearing traditional ‘veshti’, PM Modi campaigns in Vellore

Senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chose to wear a ‘veshti’ while campaigning for NDA candidates in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore. Addressing a public rally in Vellore, PM Modi said, "...Our New Year is starting from 14th April. I wish you all a very very Happy New Year." ...

April 10, 2024 4:47 PM

Delhi Mayor, Deputy Mayor elections to be held on April 26

Elections for the post of mayor and deputy mayor of Delhi will be held on April 26, stated an official notice issued on Wednesday.  "The Ordinary April (2024) Meeting of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi will be held on Friday the 26th April, 2024 at 11.00 am at Aruna Asaf Ali Sabhagar A-Block, 4...

April 10, 2024 2:33 PM

South Koreans vote for new parliament after campaign focused on economy, graft

South Koreans voted to elect a new parliament on Wednesday in a bitterly fought race seen by some analysts as a referendum on President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose popularity has suffered amid a cost-of-living crisis and a spate of political scandals. Nearly 25 million people, or 56.4% of eligible voters,...