Month: December 2024

“Shame Parliament Isn’t Able To Function”: Jayant Chaudhary Slams Congress

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Jayant Chaudhary was speaking at the NDTV Emerging Business Conclave. New Delhi: Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary has accused Congress of disrupting Parliament proceedings. The Opposition party has protested in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha this Winter session over several issues prompting frequent adjournments.  “The first week of the Winter Session was wiped out because…

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Nation

Giant Pink Cricket Ball Soars Over Melbourne Cricket Ground Ahead Of Women’s Day-Night Test

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Glimpse of the hot-air balloon of Women’s Ashes© X (Twitter) Excitement is building for the biggest Women’s Test match ever, with a giant pink cricket ball hot air balloon soaring over Melbourne and the MCG this morning, ahead of the Women’s Ashes Day-Night Test from Jan 30-Feb 2. The balloon will be tethered…

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Sports

Woman Kills Two Children In Pakistan: Report

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Nawabshah: In a disturbing incident in Nawabshah, a mother killed her two children by slitting their throats. The tragic event occurred in the jurisdiction of Airport Police Station, ARY News reported on Thursday. The mother, identified as Komal Sheikh, was taken into custody. During initial interrogation, the mother confessed to the crime, admitting that she…

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World

Israel hits Yemen’s ports, tells Houthis ‘will reach you’

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Emergency services personnel work near a damaged site after a projectile fired from Yemen was intercepted, in Ramat Gan, Israel December 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Israel said on Thursday (December 19, 2024) that it struck ports and energy infrastructure used by Houthi rebels in Yemen after intercepting a missile fired from the country,…

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Stock Market Today: Sensex, Nifty slump in early trade as U.S. Fed indicates fewer rate cuts next year

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An employee of a stock trading firm looking at a share price on his computer. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped in early trade on Thursday (December 19, 2024) following weak global market trends after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated fewer rate cuts next year. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex…

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Business

Adani, under bribery scrutiny, pressed by Bangladesh to reopen power deal

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Bangladesh’s interim government has accused energy supplier Adani Power of breaching a multi-billion-dollar agreement by withholding tax benefits that a power plant central to the deal received from New Delhi, according to documents seen by Reuters. In 2017, the Indian company controlled by billionaire Gautam Adani signed an agreement with Bangladesh to provide power from…

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Business

Rupee falls 12 paise to all-time low of 85.06 against US dollar in early trade

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Representational image. | Photo Credit: PTI The rupee dropped 12 paise to an all-time low of 85.06 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday (December 19, 2024), as a hawkish tilt from the US Federal Reserve sparked a broad dollar rally. Forex traders said the US Federal Reserve has adjusted its projections for…

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Brad Pitt’s Former Body Double Imprisoned For Sexual Offences

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Luke Ford, 35, an actor from Stirling, Scotland, has been given a 16-year sentence for a series of sexual and physical offences against women. Ford was found guilty of 19 charges that included violence, sexual assault, threats, and abusive behaviour. Ford, who said he was a body double for Brad Pitt in the 2013 filming…

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World

Verdicts are due in the historic French rape trial that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a feminist hero

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French judges plan to deliver hugely anticipated verdicts on Thursday (December 19, 2024) in a historic drugging-and-rape trial that has turned the victim, Gisèle Pelicot, into a feminist hero. Everything about the trial in the southern French city of Avignon has been exceptional, most of all Ms. Pelicot herself. She has been the epitome of…

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