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New Delhi: Yemen President Rashad al-Alimi has approved the death sentence for Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who has been serving a prison sentence since 2017 for the murder of a Yemeni national. The execution sentence will be executed in a month’s time, according to media reports. Reacting to the development, the Ministry of External Affairs…
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JK Rowling has once again stirred controversy with her remarks on transgender issues. The Harry Potter author, in her latest post on X, claimed that transgender children “do not exist” and dismissed the concept of being “born in the wrong body.” The controversy began on Sunday when an X user criticised Rowling for allegedly not…
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Heritage and Tourism at St. Olav’s Church | Photo Credit: Mohit Ranadip The town of Serampore — which predates Kolkata by a few centuries and which was ruled by not one but two colonial powers, the Danes and the British — is finally flexing its heritage muscles by holding a festival that aims at promoting…
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Taipei: A new board game set against the backdrop of armed conflict around Taiwan is set to be released in January 2025, amid renewed threats from Beijing, inviting players to participate in an imaginary Chinese invasion 20 years from now. China has ramped up military activity close to democratically governed Taiwan in recent years, including…
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Image for representative purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Six people were shot at a New York City convenience store Monday (December 30, 2024), including a 12-year-old girl and her mother, as one of the intended targets used the woman as a shield, police said. The mother ended up shot in the stomach while…
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The 184-run victory over India at the Melbourne Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has improved the chances of the Pat Cummins-led Australian side of making it to the World Test Championship 2025 final, with the side now needing just one more Test win away from making it to Lord’s next year, according to…
Former Australian batter Simon Katich took a hard dig at Virat Kohli’s dismissal during India’s second innings of the Boxing Day Test, saying “The king is dead,” when India’s star batter fell cheaply to Mitchell Starc for 5 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday. Set a challenging target of 340…
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The aftermath of India’s loss in the Boxing Day Test against Australia has reignited debates over the Test careers of veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. While both batters have faced criticism following their lackluster performances, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has voiced strong opinions about the distinction in how their contributions to Test…
Sunil Gavaskar on Monday (December 30, 2024) lashed out at senior players such as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for letting the team down and blamed the Indian top-order for losing the Boxing Day Test against Australia in Melbourne. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Monday (December 30, 2024) lashed…
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Cooking is often called an art, and just like art can be incomprehensible at times, so can exotic cooking be inedible. But that just says more about the audience (or the designated eater) than the painter (or the cook). At least, this is what I told myself when, a few years ago, I had invited…
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