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How to strengthen your wrists

It is important to strengthen the wrist not just for push-ups, but it is integral to simple activities like picking up a cup of coffee and your phone

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CJP's Dipke joins Bombay HC clerk typing test protest; flags server glitches

CJP convenor Abhijeet Dipke joined a protest by Bombay High Court clerk recruitment candidates, who accused technical issues and server glitches of impacting their online exam. They called for a retest, claiming many were unfairly declared unsuccessful amid computer malfunctions.

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High time for India to conserve, promote talent

There are mainly two reasons for professionals leaving government institutions. The private sector pays two to five times more salary. In the government, regulations regarding retirement and other benefits remind you of the colonial times.

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At AI-fueled market party, Wall Street eyes the rates punch bowl

Technology companies are historically sensitive to Treasury yields because their high market valuations are based on growth estimates, with bigger profits anticipated sometime in the future

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ITR defective notice: Why you may receive it and what happens if you ignore it

A defective ITR notice under Section 139(9) can be issued when your tax return contains missing, inconsistent, or incorrect details. But how much time you have to respond and what could happen if you ignore it are important things taxpayers should know.

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Elon Musk vows to make government censorship requests more visible to users

Elon Musk announced that X will enhance visibility of government requests for content removal. This initiative reportedly aims to increase transparency in content moderation, alert users about such requests.

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Xi Jinping’s China Is Coming Closer To NATO With Russia’s Ally By Its Side

China and Belarus have revived their Swift Eagle airborne exercises as tensions remain high along NATO’s eastern borders. Chinese and Belarusian troops are training together in surveillance, urban warfare, seizing strategic objectives and defending captured positions. The drills follow China’s 2024 deployment to Brest, where troops trained less than five kilometres from Poland’s border. While Military Watch notes the exercises do not signal preparations for a joint conventional war, they significantly deepen Beijing’s military cooperation with Moscow’s closest European ally. Why is Xi Jinping expanding practical military ties so close to NATO territory?

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Covert Mideast oil flows are keeping global prices in check

The trade of ferrying oil through the Strait of Hormuz undetected to transfer the barrels onto tankers in the Gulf of Oman is running at full tilt, despite recent attacks on vessels, people with knowledge of the shipments said

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India’s $20 trillion economy by 2036: 5 growth engines can unlock its next leap

India's road to becoming a $20 trillion economy by 2036 can be achieved by adapting five growth engines — human capital, markets, services, governance and currency, according to an Equirus policy report.

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PM Tarique Rahman will not visit India until Hasina extradited, Bangladesh says

The reports of Rahman's first India visit came after Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi held a one-to-one meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on August 11, a day after the High Commissioner met Rahman in Dhaka.

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Christos Tzolis matches David Beckham's record with two assists

Christos Tzolis became the first player in 30 years to record two assists in a Community Shield match. The previous player to achieve the feat was David Beckham.

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