World’s narrowest island capital just 150 metres wide could disappear beneath rising seas, World Bank warns | World News

Image Credit: By Christopher Michel from San Francisco, USA – JJ7V2741.jpg, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34439858 Majuro Atoll, the capital of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is often described as a narrow coral ribbon situated between the vast Pacific Ocean and a serene lagoon. To a casual observer, it is a tropical heaven of stunning…

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TCS Q2 results: Net profit rises 15% to Rs 13,884 crore, revenue up 11%

TCS said growth during the quarter was broad-based across international markets, with BFSI, manufacturing and technology services among the key contributors. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT services company, on Thursday reported a 15 per cent rise in consolidated net profit to Rs 13,884 crore for the September quarter, aided by broad-based growth across…

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‘They offered namaz at Hanumangarhi’: CM Yogi attacks SP, Congress for ‘appeasement politics’ amid Ayodhya donation row | India News

Yogi accuses Samajwadi Party, Congress of insulting Hindu faith NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday targeted the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress, accusing them of disrespecting Hindu faith and practising ‘appeasement politics’ by allegedly allowing namaz to be offered at Hanumangarhi in Ayodhya during their tenure.Addressing a public meeting in…

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Man sells ancestral agricultural land for Rs 8 crore, buys two properties and claims LTCG exemption; faces Rs 6.36 crore tax additions, why ITAT Chandigarh gave relief under Sections 54B and 54F

The ITAT Chandigarh eventually ruled substantially in the man’s favour on both questions. (Image for representative purpose only) When selling assets and claiming long-term capital gains, it is important to understand if you are eligible and under what conditions can you claim LTCG.A man sold his family’s ancestral agricultural land and claimed long-term capital gains…

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‘I’m used to it. I’ve been living alone since 1987’: Usha Nadkarni gets honest about solitude, career sacrifices and facing life | Hindi Movie News

‘I’m used to it. I’ve been living alone since 1987’: Usha Nadkarni gets honest about solitude, career sacrifices and facing life Veteran actress Usha Nadkarni has been working across Marathi and Hindi cinema, television and theatre for nearly seven decades. The 80-year-old cinema veteran recently opened up about the personal struggles behind her illustrious career….

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In 1964, a 27-year-old woman bought an abandoned 18 acre island off Maine and built a small house to live there alone; 22 years later the island was donated to become a wildlife sanctuary

Before it was a wildlife sanctuary, it was a woman’s abode. Witch Island is an approximately 18-acre land area off the coast of South Bristol, Maine, United States. Named after the woman who used to live there, it was sold off to another who donated it to become a wildlife sanctuary, as per a report…

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UK brothers sentenced to life for 1984 murder of civil servant Anthony Littler after decades-long cold case | World News

Anthony Stewart and Michael Stewart. Two UK brothers have been sentenced to life in prison for the 1984 murder of a civil servant in north London, more than four decades after the killing remained unsolved.Anthony Stewart, 60, and Michael Stewart, 57, were convicted of murdering 45-year-old Anthony Littler, who was attacked while walking home in…

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