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offshore oil fields were discovered in the Essequibo region and it came as a game changer to poverty-stricken Guyana. The picture of the country is changing since the discovery of oil reserves in 2015 after which they are earning around $1 billion in annual government oil revenue. The money is being used for massive infrastructure projects in the country.

cricket team has made significant changes in administration, captaincy, and player composition. The team is now being scrutinized from a fresh perspective in all aspects. Despite their setback in the World Cup, Pakistan still holds the top position in the World Test Championship. With a series scheduled between December 14 and January 7, some Pakistani players have already arrived in Sydney for pre-game practice.

Animal Box Office collection Day 3: Ranbir Kapoor-starrer ‘Animal’ hit the big screens on December 1 and its collection has crossed ₹200 mark at the Indian Box Office within 3 days. According to reports of industry tracker Sacnilk the film raked in ₹201.53 crore net in India within three days of its release. On its third day that is Sunday the film collected ₹71.46 crore at the Indian box office.

Stocks gained ground on Wall Street as the market comes off its best month in more than a year

A mother and her 14-year-old daughter are advocating for better protections for victims after AI-generated nude images of the teen and other female classmates were circulated at a high school in New Jersey

KCR-led BRS has been ruling the state since 2014 when Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh. 2. Telangana Congress party chief Revanth Reddy who won from Kodangal constituency with a margin of over 32,000 votes defeating his nearest BRS rival Patnam Narender Reddy addressed a press conference and said that the national party's responsibility has increased.

Swaminathan Aiyar, Consulting Editor, ET Now, says: “While others may disagree that there was some communalism in the state elections, I would say basically no. It was an argument about development. And we saw this in the Uttar Pradesh election when we went out there. I attended many of those rallies of Modi, of Adityanath. There was no communal message going out. The whole thing was, have we not performed well enough to be re-elected? And the electorate said yes. I think the same thing has happened in the state elections. So I imagine that is going to be the approach of the BJP in the general election too.” Looking at how things have moved post the state elections, it looks like it is going to be a new sunrise. Yes, I would say that global investors are not particularly interested in the state elections. They look at the larger picture. I think they have already assumed that Mr Modi is going to win in 2024. This is a confirmation of what they were going to do, but I do not think it changes their view that Modi is going to win in 2024. And whether he wins by another 10 votes or 10 less votes, I do not think is the key thing.

Myanmar, China’s gateway to the Bay of Bengal region, has emerged as a headache for Beijing in the backdrop of recent conflicts along the common land border. On November 24, there was an attack on a convoy of trucks bringing goods into Myanmar from China and this was followed by live-fire drills by the Chinese PLA along the China-Myanmar border on the very next day. These developments coincided with China’s Ambassador Chen Hai’s meeting with Myanmar’s Foreign Minister Than Swe.

RBI) own estimate of 6.5%, in the shade. At 7.6%, Q2 growth came on the back of buoyancy in manufacturing (at 13.9%) and construction (13.3%). Gross value added (GVA), often seen as a better estimate of the true level of activity, grew 7.4%.

Israeli military has said that its ground forces were operating against Hamas across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, its clearest indication yet that a planned ground offensive in the enclave's heavily crowded south had begun as Israeli bombing killed and wounded dozens of Palestinians. The Israeli military earlier ordered people to evacuate some areas in and near the city, but made no announcement of any new southern ground assault. 2.

Myanmar, China’s gateway to the Bay of Bengal region, has emerged as a headache for Beijing in the backdrop of recent conflicts along the common land border. On November 24, there was an attack on a convoy of trucks bringing goods into Myanmar from China and this was followed by live-fire drills by the Chinese PLA along the China-Myanmar border on the very next day. These developments coincided with China’s Ambassador Chen Hai’s meeting with Myanmar’s Foreign Minister Than Swe.

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BJP winning 115 seats in a bitterly-fought election. The perceived lack of anti-incumbency in Rajasthan, however, did not shield Ashok Gehlot from the state's dreaded five-year electoral itch as the Congress was restricted to a modest 69 seats. Several ministers, including Disaster Management Minister Govind Ram Meghwal, who was also the Congress' campaign committee chief, was defeated by BJP's Vishwanath Meghwal on Khajuwala seat.

BJP made a decisive comeback in Chhattisgarh's Assembly polls on Sunday, winning 54 of the 90 seats in the fray, leaving the Congress with 35 seats in the head-on contest. The BJP's return to power in the state was powered by a well thought out populist election manifesto that had anti-corruption as its main poll plank. BJP won its highest-ever seat tally as it overtook its own performance in 2008 when the party had won 50 seats.

Congress alliance partners in Maharashtra reacted differently to the yearend assembly results. While INDIA bloc architect Sharad Pawar said the results were on expected lines, the Shiv Sena (UBT) blamed Congress leaders Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath for the defeat in MP. Pawar said the results would not impact the Lok Sabha polls.

Congress party's 0-3 defeat to BJP in the Hindi heartland not only marred the party's hopes in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan but also hit at the very heart of Congress' preparation for the Lok Sabha polls. The failure also clouds Congress' quest to position itself within the INDIA bloc as it can make the party prone to the pulls and pressures from regional biggies, who have already made taunting noises on the Congress' poor show. Whither INDIA? After not convening any INDIA meeting since mid-September by hoping it will do so from a position of strength after winning some states, Congress on Sunday advertised its resolve to convene an alliance meet.

Israel's military increased airstrikes on Hamas targets in southern Gaza, a widening front in the war, as each side ruled out further talks toward a renewed cease-fire. Israel pulled its negotiating team from Qatar, denting hopes that a seven-day cease-fire, accompanied by exchanges of hostages and prisoners, would be extended.

Hamas fighters seized around 240 Israelis and foreign hostages, according to Israeli authorities. Around 110 have since been freed, mainly during a recent week-long truce. Israel's military said on Friday it had resumed fighting in the besieged Palestinian territory, blaming Hamas.

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections Results 2023: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday registered its biggest-ever victory in Chhattisgarh assembly elections 2023. As per the latest data on the Election Commission of India (ECI) website, the BJP has won 54 assembly constituencies out of a total of 90. The Congress has bagged 35 assembly seats.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tightened its grip over India’s heartland with emphatic victories across three major states on Sunday, boosting the ruling party’s prospects of prevailing in next summer’s general election. The results also ring alarm bells for the Opposition, specifically the Congress party, which was outgunned and now faces uncomfortable seat-sharing talks with potential allies in the INDIA bloc.