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Before the 1970s OPEC crisis, a powerful cartel of just seven oil companies (dubbed the “Seven Sisters”) controlled nearly 85 percent of the world's petroleum reserves. 

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Public universities: Can UGC enact uniform financial policies to end graft?

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has backtracked from the decision to implement uniform financial policies and manuals even though it was ready to do so from July 1.

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Wagner chief vows to topple Russian military leadership

The head of the Wagner mercenary group vowed Saturday to "go to the end" to topple the Russian military leadership, whom he accused of launching strikes on his men, while the country's prosecutor general said he was under investigation for "armed rebellion".

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Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin vowed to "go to the end" to oust Russian top brass amid crisis AFP

Police taking updates on 53 ‘disappearance' cases

Police recently started scrutinizing the cases of "enforced disappearance" by individuals claiming to be members of law enforcement agencies with an aim to get a clear idea about who actually detained them. 

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Prime accused Babu confesses over journo Nadim murder

Suspended Union Parishad chairman Mahmudul Alam Babu, the prime accused in the case filed over the killing of journalist Golam Rabbani Nadim, gave a confessional statement before a Jamalpur court.

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