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Manama : The Council of Representatives has expressed pride in the Kingdom of Bahrain’s firm, unequivocal historical stance in support of the Palestinian cause and the legitimate rights of the brotherly Palestinian people. The Council of Representatives praised the statement issued by the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain, led by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, confirming the Council’s statement regarding the return of the Bahraini Ambassador to Tel Aviv to the kingdom, the departure of the Israeli Ambassador and the suspension of direct flights between the two countries. The…

Manama : Based on the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and the instructions of His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, Dr. Mustafa Al Sayed, Secretary-General of the Royal Humanitarian Foundation (RHF) and CEO of the Bahrain National Committee for Supporting the Palestinians in Gaza, held a meeting with Dr. Rami Jameel Al Nadher, CEO of the Egyptian Red Crescent. The two sides discussed the most important relief, medical and food needs of the Palestinians in Gaza during the current phase imposed by the…

Manama : The Ministry of Foreign Affairs evacuated six Bahraini citizens from the Gaza Strip, through Rafah border crossing, to Egypt. This came in implementation the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, with the follow up of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister and in line with the ministry’s commitment to attending to the interests of citizens abroad. Ambassador Dr. Mohammed Ali Bahzad, the Undersecretary for Consular and Administrative Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and head of the committee responsible for evacuation at the ministry,…

Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) The five-time champions Mumbai Indians have acquired the services of West Indies allrounder Romario Shepherd for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. In one of the first moves to bolster their side after failing to go all the way in the IPL 2023 season, Mumbai Indians have bought Romario Shepherd from Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) during the ongoing IPL trading window ahead of the IPL 2024.Shepherd, who has played four IPL matches, representing LSG and Sunrisers Hyderabad, was traded to MI for his existing fee of INR 50 lakh.Shepherd has represented West Indies in…

Panaji, Nov 3 (IANS) For Manipur’s Leimapokpum Sanatombi Chanu winning a gold medal is a routine affair. The veteran wushu player bagged her fourth gold, and fifth overall National Games medal on Thursday when she topped the standings in the Tai Chi event of Wushu’s Taolu division here.But what makes her gold at the Campal Open Ground special is that this is her first National Games gold after giving birth to a baby girl last year. Sanatombi returned to the mat within six months and made her way back to the National Camp in Patiala by clinching a gold at…

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Friday said that its new artificial intelligence (AI) company called xAI will release its first AI to a select group this week.”Tomorrow, @xAI will release its first AI to a select group,” Musk posted on X.He also mentioned that this AI is best in some important respects that presently exists.”In some important respects, it is the best that currently exists,” Musk added.Several users expressed their thoughts on this development.”I’m truly excited about this information. The fact that @xAI is releasing AI to a select group could represent a significant milestone…

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Online food delivery platform Zomato said on Friday that it registered Rs 36 crore as profit after tax (PAT) in the quarter ending September 30, as its revenues surged 71 per cent to Rs 2,848 crore. The online platform had registered a net loss of Rs 302 crore with revenues at Rs 1,661 crore in the same period last year.”We think that QoQ GOV growth in food delivery in the next quarter should be moderate — around high single digit which should translate to about 25-30 per cent YoY GOV growth,” Zomato CFO Akshant Goyal…

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has expressed interest in buying a multibillion-dollar stake in the Indian Premier League (IPL), international cricket’s most lucrative event, following a string of investments that have upended professional sports, including football and golf, a media report said.Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s advisors have spoken to Indian government officials about moving the IPL into a holding company valued at as much as $30 billion, Bloomberg reported.The talks were held when the Saudi Crown Prince visited India in September for the G20 Summit held under India’s Presidency, the report said.Saudi Arabia proposed investing…

In this phase, heavy fines will be imposed on those contributing to pollution, while construction and demolition activities have been banned by the Commission.Joint Commissioner Naresh Kumar, nodal officer of the Environment and Sustainability Wing of Municipal Corporation Gurugram (MCG), said that in the third phase of GRAP, except a few projects, all other types of construction and demolition activities have been banned.These include works related to railway services, metro services, airport, interstate bus terminal, national security, defence, hospitals, highways, road, flyover, overbridge, power transmission, pipeline, sewerage treatment plant, water supplies etc.”The projects which have been exempted have also been…

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Pankaj Mithal declined to entertain the review pleas, saying that there is no error apparent on the face of the record, adding that even otherwise, there is no ground for review. In its April 26 verdict, the top court had said that the emergency duty and trauma care that allopathy doctors are capable of providing, cannot be performed by ayurveda doctors. It had emphasised that while there is a need to promote alternative/indigenous systems of medicine, the court cannot be oblivious of the fact that both categories of doctors are certainly not…