Month: December 2024

Devendra Fadnavis Keeps Home, Eknath Shinde Gets 3 Maharashtra Ministries

December 21, 2024 admin

Mumbai: Nearly two weeks after the Maharashtra oath ceremony, the cabinet portfolios were announced Saturday, with Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, the Chief Minister in the last government, landing three ministries – Urban Development, Housing and Public Works – but not the Home portfolio, which he was reportedly keen on. Ajit Pawar, the second Deputy…

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Ex-India Coach Backs Virat Kohli Ahead Of Boxing Day Test, Calls Him “Difference Maker”

December 21, 2024 admin

Former India head coach Sanjay Bangar believes that the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is the perfect opportunity for Virat Kohli to rise to the occasion and reestablish himself as the fulcrum of India’s batting lineup. With the Border-Gavaskar Trophy locked at 1-1, this match is crucial for India’s hopes…

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Does 2022 H5N1 bind, replicate better in the respiratory tract?

December 21, 2024 admin

Since the first case of H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b in a farm worker in Texas was reported in April this year, the number of confirmed H5N1 cases in humans as of December 20 has shot up to 64 in the U.S., with 34 cases in California alone. Yet, despite H5N1’s high fatality of 52% since 2003,…

Science

ISRO Drafts Its First ‘POEM’ To Study How Life Works In Space

December 21, 2024 admin

PSLV that will fly the biology experiments and the SPADEX mission New Delhi: India for the very first time is flying biological experiments into space using a homegrown rocket. The next launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will see not one, but three biological experiments with living cells being rocketed into space. Keeping…

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Ex-India Star, A T20 World Cup Winner, Speaks Up On Arrest Warrant Over Fraud Case

December 21, 2024 admin

After facing an arrest warrant over an alleged provident fund (PF) fraud, former India player Robin Uthappa has broken his silence into the matter. An arrest warrant has been issued against the ex-India star for the alleged fraud in connection with the PF contributions of employees at a clothing company run by him….

Sports

“Marriage Built On Trust, Companionship, Shared Experiences”: Supreme Court

December 21, 2024 admin

Both husband and wife have been living separately for two decades now. (Representational) New Delhi: “Marriage is a relationship built on mutual trust, companionship and shared experiences,” the Supreme Court has said as it upheld a Madras High Court decision granting divorce to an estranged software engineer couple. A bench of justices Vikram Nath and…

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Ravi Shastri Hits Bulls Eye As He Explains What Made R Ashwin Stand Out From The Rest

December 21, 2024 admin

As fans all across India come to terms with Ravichandran Ashwin‘s retirement, the team’s former head coach Ravi Shastri has paid a beautiful tribute to the spinner. Shastri, who worked with Ashwin in close quarters, lauded the veteran spinner’s willingness to keep up with the time and reinvent himself as per the requirements…

Sports

55th GST council meeting in Jaisalmer on December 21, 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman media briefing

December 21, 2024 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the 55th meeting of the GST Council, in Jaisalmer, on December 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday (December 21, 2024) said that States did not agree on bringing aviation turbine fuel under the ambit of Goods and Services Tax. “States did not feel…

Business

Actor Allu Arjun On Stampede Row

December 21, 2024 admin

The “allegations against me are humiliating”, said Telugu superstar Allu Arjun Saturday, adding that a “lot of misinformation” is going around in the Hyderabad stampede case in which a woman died. “A lot of misinformation is going around. I am not trying to blame anyone, any department or political leader…It is humiliating and feels like…

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Crisis-Hit Manchester City Slump To 2-1 Defeat At Aston Villa

December 21, 2024 admin

Aston Villa beat crisis-hit Manchester City 2-1 on Saturday to heap more misery on floundering manager Pep Guardiola, who has now suffered nine defeats in his past 12 matches. Jhon Duran finished off a fine team move to give the home side an early lead and Morgan Rogers doubled Villa’s advantage in the…

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