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Latest News LIVE Updates: Israel`s Netanyahu adds rival to Cabinet, strengthens hold on office
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed a former rival, Gideon Saar, as a member of his Cabinet on Sunday, expanding his coalition and strengthening his hold on office. Under their agreement, Netanyahu said Saar would serve as a minister without portfolio and serve in the Security Cabinet, the body that oversees the management of the ongoing war against Israel`s enemies across the Middle East.
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Latest News LIVE Updates: Japan`s Nikkei index sinks 4.7 pc after ruling party chooses Ishiba as next prime minister
Japan`s benchmark Nikkei 225 index tumbled nearly 5 per cent early Monday after the country`s ruling Liberal Democrats chose Shigeru Ishiba, a former defence minister, as the next prime minister. Ishiba is due Tuesday to succeed current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who resigned as his popularity rating sank. After winning the party`s vote on Friday, Ishiba said he would mostly continue with Kishida`s approach to trying to revive Japan`s sluggish economic growth.
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Latest News LIVE Updates: 5-yr-old girl tells mother about `bad touch`; school watchman`s minor son held
Police have detained a teenage boy for allegedly sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl on the premises of a school in Madhya Pradesh`s Ratlam city, an official said. The incident came to light after the girl told her mother about "bad touch" by the boy, the official said on Sunday. The accused is the son of a watchman at the private school, where the victim is a UKG (upper kindergarten) student.
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Latest News LIVE Updates: Mumbai metropolitan region`s water needs will double in 25 years
The water requirement of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) is projected to double by 2050. Despite significant population growth over the last decade, it’s surprising to note that while the water requirement of Mumbai is expected to increase by 50 per cent, other cities in the MMR will need 100 per cent more water to support their populations....Read More