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Handout picture released by Minas Gerais Fire Department shows firefighters and other rescue teams working on the site of a crash in Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais state, Brazil on December 21, 2024. An accident involving a car, a truck and a bus, killed 22 people at BR-116 highway according to a press release by Minas…
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It was not immediately known what triggered the collapse. Chandigarh: Rescue operations were underway after a multistorey building collapsed in the Sohana village of Punjab’s Mohali district on Saturday, officials said. Locals said some people were feared trapped under the debris. The district authorities launched a rescue operation. Two excavators were pressed into service as…
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A.K. Joti, Electoral Officer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has said the final list of candidates for the secretary and treasurer’s posts in the by-election will be announced on January 7 at 5 pm. The nomination window for the candidates is slated for January 3 and 4. IANS…
File image of Vaibhav Suryavanshi.© AFP 13-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi continues to topple more records. The left-handed batter – who became the youngest-ever player to be sold in an Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in November when he was sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.1 crore – has now become the…
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Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images Since the COVID-19 pandemic, India is witnessing a surge in health care cost inflation making assured and standardised health care unviable for several sections of the society and pushing up health insurance premiums. Last year the country witnessed a health care cost inflation of 14% even while general…
Although President-elect Donald Trump had made mass deportations the cornerstone of his incoming administration, he might have to reign in on his plans since Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director P.J. Lechleitner told the NBC News that they are “chronically underresourced” and need more funding. ICE is currently reeling under a $230 million budget shortfall,…
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KL Rahul copped a blow to his right hand while batting in the nets at the MCG.© X (Twitter) India batter KL Rahul copped a blow to his right hand while batting in the nets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Saturday. If serious, this could be a huge blow to India’s…
A court case triggered the amendment, according to Law Ministry and EC officials New Delhi: The government has tweaked an election rule to prevent public inspection of certain electronic documents such as CCTV cameras, webcasting footage, and video recordings of candidates to prevent their misuse. This has led to the Opposition accusing the government of…
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Wrecker-in-chief: Porel took apart the Delhi attack with ease. | Photo Credit: V.V. Subrahmanyam It was Abishek Porel show! The 22-year-old Porel served another reminder of his growing reputation with a brilliant, unbeaten 170 (130b, 18×4, 7×6) to fashion Bengal’s six-wicket win over Delhi in the Group-E match at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here on Saturday….
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Boys carry bags of bread as people line up on the street to buy in a bakery near Bab Touma, a neighbourhood of the Old City of Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Syria’s new rulers have appointed a Foreign Minister, the official Syrian news agency (SANA) said on Saturday (December…