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Mumbai: Once or twice a month, the then Governor of the Reserve Bank of India would walk to Mumbai’s famous Strand Book Stall in the Fort area to check out the latest arrivals. Little did the bookstore’s staff know that this soft-spoken book-lover would become the country’s prime minister. A former staff member of Strand,…
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New Delhi: The American Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defence system was used to intercept a ballistic missile launched at Israel from Yemen yesterday. The missile was reportedly fired by the Houthi rebels, a group backed by Iran. The THAAD system, deployed in Israel by the United States in October, was activated to…
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Himachal Pradesh has been witnessing heavy snowfall this month, turning the state into a winter wonderland but has also brought many miseries to locals and tourists. Many people recently have experienced the perils of driving on icy mountain roads as their vehicles skid out of control. One such video doing rounds shows a small truck…
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Prince William has shared the details of a gift he once gave Princess Kate early in their relationship – one that has since become a source of playful teasing. Prince William and Kate Middleton, both 42, met in 2001 at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. “I did get my wife a pair of…
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A police officer walks past debris outside the building of Sanaa Airport, one day after Israeli airstrikes hit the airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, December 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s main airport as a civilian Airbus 320 with hundreds of passengers on board was landing and a U.N. delegation was waiting…
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A bodycam footage released on Friday shows the correctional officers at a New York prison facility beating a handcuffed inmate, who died the following day. Robert Brooks, 43, was declared dead at a hospital on December 10, a day after the incident at the Marcy Correctional Facility in New York. New York Attorney General Letitia…
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Nitish Kumar Reddy, with the Indian cricket team in dire straits against Australia on the third day of the fourth Test in Melbourne, turned out to be India’s saviour with a gritty half-century at the No. 8 position on Saturday. In the course of the innings, Reddy achieved a mega first in Indian…
This image provided by the New York State Attorney General office shows bodycam footage of correction officers beating a handcuffed man, Robert Brooks, 43, at the Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County, N.Y., on Dec. 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Newly released video of a fatal New York prison beating shows correctional officers repeatedly…
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The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) President Fred Oldfield on Saturday reflected on legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar being honoured with Honorary Cricket Membership of MCC. Oldfield confirmed that Tendulkar accepted the membership. He added that they couldn’t be more pleased that the former cricketer is a part of the honoured group. Earlier on Friday,…
Hyderabad: Two people, a rider and the pillion, died after their bike crashed into a divider, throwing them off on the road in Hyderabad’s Madhapur district. The incident took place on Friday night when the rider, supposedly under the influence of alcohol, was speeding on a 100-feet road near Ayyappa Society. A CCTV in the…
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