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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran's hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash, had long been seen as a protege to Iran's supreme leader and a potential successor for his position within the country's Shiite theocracy.

New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): A recent Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) Australia survey reveals an overwhelming optimism among Indian small businesses, with 84 per cent anticipating continued growth in 2024, significantly surpassing the market average of 70 per cent. Despite global economic uncertainties, 80 per cent of Indian respondents remain confident about the local economy's prospects for 2024, well above t

Doha [Qatar], May 20 (ANI): Condolences from world leaders continue to pour in after Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were killed in a tragic helicopter crash on Sunday in northwestern Iran. Expressing his condolences on the demise of Iranian leaders, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz said, 'May God have mercy on them'. "As we send you and the brotherly people of the Islamic Republ

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 20 (ANI): The leader of the opposition in the Kerala Assembly, VD Satheesan, said that Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI (M) state secretary MV Govindan will inaugurate a memorial for its two workers killed in 2015 while making bombs. Hitting out at the state government in Kerala, Satheesan said that the CPI (M) is acting as an international terrorist group in the state. "The

New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections for 49 parliamentary constituencies saw a cumulative voter turnout of 56.68 per cent till 5 pm, as per the data shared by the Election Commission. According to the poll body, West Bengal recorded the highest voter turnout (73 per cent), followed by Ladakh (67.15 per cent), Jharkhand (61.90 per cent), Odisha (60.55 per cent), Uttar Pradesh (55.80 p

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [Mumbai], May 20 (ANI): The export of plain gold jewellery continues to soar, marking 27.45 per cent increase, reaching USD 342.27 million in April 2024, compared to USD 268.56 million in the same month the previous year. According to the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), this growth comes at a time when the overall exports of gems and jewellery declined by 11.37 per cent to USD 2074

Moscow [Russia], May 20 (ANI): World leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday expressed their deepest condolences over the tragic demise of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Russian President Vladimir Putin offered his deepest condolences to Iran's Supre

LUOYANG, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Luoyang, an ancient capital city in central China's Henan Province, has been a dazzling name amid the splendid Chinese civilization -- with over 4,000 years of history, the city served as the capital for 13 Chinese dynasties.

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In September 2023, China pledged at the first Africa Climate Summit that it would launch an Africa Solar Belt program to advance 100 million yuan (about 1

Lenders reportedly need to provide the regulator with an exit strategy as early as June over fears of US sanctions

Ebrahim Raisi, the leader of the Islamic Republic, has died in a helicopter crash; how will he be remembered?

New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections for 49 parliamentary constituencies saw a cumulative voter turnout of 47.53 per cent till 3 pm, as per the data shared by the Election Commission. According to the poll body, West Bengal recorded the highest voter turnout (62.72 per cent), followed by Ladakh (61.26 per cent), Jharkhand (53.90 per cent), Uttar Pradesh (47.55 per cent), Odisha (48.9

Kurukshetra (Haryana) [India], May 20 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday addressed a public rally in Haryana's Kurukshetra in support of BJP candidate Naveen Jindal and asserted that the June 4 result will come with the message of Satyamev Jayate. Speaking at the rally, the UP CM described Kurukshetra as a 'karmbhoomi' and said, "Kurukshetra is a karmbhoomi and apparently, it is the only land wh

Tehran [Iran], May 20 (ANI): Following the demise of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on Sunday afternoon, country's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has announced five days of national mourning in Iran, according to Press TV. Khamenei declared the same in a message on Monday, and stated that he received the "bitter news" of the death of his "companions with great sorrow.""Dear Raeisi di

Baku [Azerbaijan], May 20 (ANI): Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has written a letter to Iran Supreme leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei to offer condolences on the demise of Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, and other persons who were accompanying the leaders onboard the helicopter that crashed on Sunday. In the letter, Aliyev stated, "We were deeply shocked by the news of the tr

BEIJING, May 20 (Xinhua) -- With the U.S. dollar-denominated spot gold price hitting about 2,450 U.S. dollars per ounce, the RMB-denominated gold prices also shot up to new highs on Monday.

Islamabad - Authorities in Afghanistan said Monday that a bomb blast had killed at least one person and injured three others in the southern city of Kandahar, the political headquarters of the country's hardline Taliban rulers.

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FUZHOU, May 20 (Xinhua) -- Transformed by humming production lines and machines, tonnes of fresh sweet potatoes turn into packets of crispy sweet potato chips. Th

New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections for 49 parliamentary constituencies saw a cumulative voter turnout of 47.53 per cent till 3 pm, as per the data shared by the Election Commission. According to the poll body, Ladakh recorded the highest voter turnout (61.26 per cent) followed by West Bengal (62.72 per cent), Jharkhand (53.90 per cent), Uttar Pradesh (47.55 per cent), Odisha (48.95

Lenders reportedly need to provide the regulator with an exit strategy as early as June over fears of US sanctions

The leader of the group has been killed, according to the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran's first Vice President Mohammad Mokhber was appointed as acting president of the Islamic Republic on Monday after the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in the country's northwest.

RALEIGH, North Carolina: The betting public in North Carolina has spent over $1 billion on sports gambling during the first two months of legal sports gambling.

New York [US], May 20 (ANI): Moody's Analytics believes China has reasons to exercise restraint in announcing retaliatory tariffs against the US, at a time when the latter has imposed import tariffs on various critical goods from China. In a report, Moody's Analytics asserted that retaliatory action from China is likely, but a return to a full tit-for-tat trade war is unlikely. Describing the new measures as 'political ma

Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 20 (ANI/WAM): Alef Education Holding plc announced its intention to proceed with an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and listing of its ordinary shares for trading on the Main Market of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). Alef Education is indirectly majority owned by Abu Dhabi Capital Group (ADCG), one of the largest private institutional investment groups in the Middle East and North Africa with a