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Market weekly round-up: Nifty logs best week in two months, led by IT stocks

Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) Indian equity indices witnessed a stellar rally this week. Due to strong domestic and global cues, Nifty and Sensex posted around 1.6 per cent gains between August 26 and August 30. In the last trading session, Nifty closed at 25,235.90 with a rise of 83.95 points or 0.33 per cent and […]

Drunk civic volunteer in Kolkata held for running bike into RG Kar protester

Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) A civic volunteer attached to Kolkata Police was arrested on Saturday for allegedly hitting a protesting student with his motorcycle in an inebriated state on Friday evening. The incident took place when a group of students were protesting against the rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical […]

Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner root for ‘incredible’ incarcerated firefighters

Los Angeles, Aug 31 (IANS) Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and her supermodel sister Kendall Jenner spent time with “incredible men who are incarcerated firefighters.” Kim took to Instagram, where she shared a string of pictures where the two sisters are joined by personality Olivia Pearson posing with the firefighters. Giving an insight into what […]

Varun Dhawan welcomes niece Anjini in the world movies

Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) As his niece Anjini Dhawan is all set to make her debut in Hindi cinema with “Binny and Family”, her uncle and Bollywood star Varun Dhawan said welcome to the movies. Varun, who attended the trailer launch, took to Instagram, where he dropped a handful of pictures sharing moments with Anjini […]

Ludacris says he feels like ‘superman’ after drinking fresh glacier water

Los Angeles, Aug 31 (IANS) Rapper and actor Ludacris said that he feels like superman after drinking fresh Alaskan glacier water after his fans expressed concerns over his health. Ludacris had posted a video on social media in which he drank fresh Alaskan glacier water without purifying it first. He was in Alaska for a […]

Everton sign Chelsea striker Armando Broja on season-long loan

Liverpool, Aug 31 (IANS) Everton have signed Chelsea striker Armando Broja on loan for the 2024/25 season with an option to make the move permanent next summer. The 22-year-old attacker, who has been capped 23 times by Albania, sealed a transfer deadline day move to Goodison Park after the Club submitted a deal sheet before […]

Yemen: Gas station explosion rocks Aden

Aden (Yemen), Aug 31 (IANS) A powerful explosion shook a residential neighbourhood in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden, according to the witnesses. The loud blast, originating from a gas station, sent shockwaves through the densely populated district of Mansourah in Aden, causing panic among the residents on Friday evening, Xinhua news agency reported, quoting […]

UNRWA suspends services in several West Bank camps amid Israeli military operation

Ramallah, Aug 31 (IANS) The UN agency for Palestine refugees announced that it has suspended its services in several refugee camps in the northern West Bank due to an ongoing Israeli military operation. “We’ve had to suspend UNRWA services to the communities in several camps,” Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works […]

Russia: 5 killed, 37 injured after Ukrainian attack on Belgorod

Moscow, Aug 31 (IANS) Five people were killed and 37 others injured after Ukrainian forces attacked Russia’s Belgorod region, regional Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on his Telegram channel. Gladkov said Ukrainian armed forces used cluster munitions from a Vampire multiple rocket launcher system to shell the city of Belgorod and its surrounding areas, causing significant […]