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Established in 1991, the V4 consists of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, Xinhua news agency reported.Calling “V4 Citizens” as its main motto, the Czech presidency will focus on three pillars — a safe and advanced society, an innovative and interconnected economy and the Russia-Ukraine war and its impacts, according to its presidency programme on Saturday.The Czech Republic continues to regard the V4 format as “a traditional, Central European platform for cultivating good neighbourly relations through dialogue and practical human-centered cooperation, to bring specific benefits for the citizens of the V4 countries,” said the programme.The Czech presidency will also…

During the phone call, Putin extended Eid al-Adha greetings and wishes to Abbas and the Palestinian people, said the report on Saturday.Being briefed on the latest developments of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Putin affirmed Russia’s unwavering support for the Palestinian people in achieving their aspirations for freedom and independence by establishing an independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital, it added as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.Abbas, for his part, expressed his keenness to restore stability to Russia and wished the country further progress and prosperity.–IANSint/khz

Makkah : Bahrain has won the award for the best office for pilgrims’ affairs, among three countries that received the highest satisfaction rate from their pilgrims for the Hajj season 1444, as part of “Labbaytum” Award granted by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah Saudi Arabia. Nawaf bin Mohammad Al Maawda, Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments, Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Hajj and Umrah Affairs, said that this honouring comes to embody the great care for the pilgrims, which His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, has insisted on. The minister noted the support for the…

This is the second season that Rabindra is representing the Racing Spirit of Leman along with his Belgian teammate, Rodrigue Gillion as he drives the Aston Martin Vantage AMR in this season.Akhil began the round with P8 in Qualification 1 where he finished two laps with a timing of 2:31.348. While his team member Gillion managed secure P11 in Qualifying 2 for the team with a timing of 2:35.008 finishing three laps.In the main races of the series, Rabindra started Race 1 at P8 in the Pro-AM category and 27th overall in the grid and Gillion finished the race on…

Manama : Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA) inaugurates Bahrain Summer Festival, in its 15th edition, on Sunday. This year’s edition will embrace a new identity inspired by the nature of Bahrain and its ancient cultural heritage. The festival presents an extensive programme of cultural activity, which includes a series of workshops presented by artists, craftsmen and specialists in cultural centers around the Kingdom. The cultural hall performances will start on July 6 with the circus show coming from Australia to Bahrain, “All Stars”, at 8:0pm. The event will be held over three consecutive days will and admission will…

The victory booked the hosts their spot in the summit clash of the competition, where they will meet Kuwait.India will defend their SAFF Championship title against Kuwait at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Tuesday.Gurpreet saved the first penalty for Lebanon by Maatouk, giving the Indian penalty takers the confidence to put their spot-kicks into the back of the net. Chhetri, Anwar, Mahesh and Udanta converted their first four penalties for India, while Walid Shour and Mohamad Sadek netted their kicks for Lebanon. Khalil Bader sent the fourth and last penalty for Lebanon into the stands, sending India into the final.Lebanon…

“One terror associate of LeT namely Yasir Ahmed Ittoo S/o Ab Rashid Ittoo R/o Gulshanabad, Qaimoh arrested with 4 perfume IEDs from Batmaloo Bus Stand,” Police said.Police said that FIR No 77/2023 under sections 3/5 of Explosive Substances act, 7/25 of IA Act & 13,23 of ULAP Act has been registered.–IANSzi/dan

In their second innings, Australia were well-placed at 187/2, before falling prey to England’s short-ball ploy and slipping to 264/9 in the final session of day four’s play.Very few people expected Lyon to walk out to bat after leaving the field on Thursday, with Cricket Australia confirming that the premier off-spinner has suffered a significant right calf strain which could rule him out for the rest of the Ashes, and him arriving at the ground in crutches.But after Josh Hazlewood fell, broadcast visuals showed Lyon struggling to come down the pavilion steps before limping out to bat. Lyon’s commitment to…

The rainfall will be accompanied with thunderstorms and lightning, it cautioned.For several areas of the Lower Assam region, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) at Guwahati has issued an orange alert, while for other districts, a yellow alert has been issued. The RMC cautioned the locals to brace themselves for a challenging weather.The Met department said that the very heavy rainfall may cause flash floods in several cities of the state. Uprooting of trees may happen due to strong winds which may lead to disruption in power supply. Moreover, the chances of landslides are high in several places. The weather department…

According to outage monitor website ‘Down Detector’, more than 7,000 users reported issues with Twitter.“Someone wake up Elon and tell him his $44 B app isn’t working!” a Twitter user posted.”Me coming to twitter to see why it says ‘rate limit exceeded’ #TwitterDown,” another user wrote.The hashtags #TwitterDown and #RateLimitExceeded were trending on Twitter.Earlier on Saturday, Twitter stopped browsing access on its web platform for people without accounts, as Musk said this drastic action was necessary due to “extreme levels of data scraping”.It was unclear if the latest outage was a result of backend changes to perform the earlier move.Musk…