Month: January 2025

Lionel Messi To Receive Presidential Medal Of Freedom From US President Joe Biden

January 4, 2025 admin

File photo of Lionel Messi.© AFP Argentina’s FIFA World Cup-winning star striker Lionel Messi will be receiving the highly-coveted Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden, confirmed the White House on Saturday, reported Goal.com. This is the country’s highest civilian honour and Messi, who plays for Inter Miami in the Major League…

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Erling Haaland Doubles Up In Manchester City Stroll As Spurs Fume

January 4, 2025 admin

Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City pummelled West Ham 4-1 in the Premier League on Saturday while in-form Newcastle inflicted another painful defeat on Ange Postecoglou’s struggling Tottenham. Chelsea’s recent woes continued with a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace, meaning they have taken just two points from four games over the festive…

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Cartoonist Quits Washington Post Over Rejected Sketch Mocking Owner, Trump

January 4, 2025 admin

Washington: An award-winning political cartoonist for The Washington Post has announced her resignation after a cartoon depicting the newspaper’s billionaire owner grovelling before Donald Trump was rejected.Ann Telnaes posted on Substack late Friday that this was the first time she “had a cartoon killed because of who or what I chose to aim my pen…

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Why is the rupee weakening against the dollar?: Explained

January 4, 2025 admin

The current bout of rupee depreciation is seen as driven primarily by the exit of foreign investors from India, which has put pressure on the rupee. | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: In the last week of December, 2024, the rupee breached the 85 mark against the U.S. dollar, touching an all-time low…

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Flu Rise Sharply In England’s Hospitals, NHS Issues Urgent Warning

January 4, 2025 admin

The UK is grappling with a sharp surge in flu cases, government health officials announced today. Surveillance data tracking the outbreak reveals that flu-related hospital admissions have soared, now standing at four times the level recorded just a month ago. According to BBC, latest data shows there were 5,000 patients with the virus being treated…

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Sunil Gavaskar Draws ‘Young Virat Kohli’ Comparison For Sam Konstas, Issues Major Warning To 19-Year-Old

January 4, 2025 admin

19-year-old Australia opener Sam Konstas has quickly become the talk of the town. Just two Test matches into his career, Konstas’ aggressive approach has seen him have both verbal and cricketing clashes with several India players. While Konstas and Virat Kohli clashed shoulders in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Melbourne,…

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Govt push for quality: Industry embraces QCO on plywood, MDF boards after initial resistance

January 4, 2025 admin

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: K. K. Mustafah After initial resistance, the plywood and MDF board industry has agreed to implement the mandatory quality control norms as they have recognised the long-term benefits of adhering to high-quality standards, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said. He said India is introducing modern standards that…

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DPIIT joins hands with Stride Ventures to help startups

January 4, 2025 admin

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on Saturday (January 4, 2025) said it has joined hands with venture debt firm Stride Ventures to support high growth potential startups in their funding requirements. It said this collaboration will be instrumental in creating enormous opportunities for startups by integrating financial support with strategic…

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Royal Nanny’s Stepson Among Those Killed In New Orleans Attack

January 4, 2025 admin

London: King Charles III was on Saturday said to be “deeply saddened” after police said a British relative of his sons’ former nanny was among the victims of the deadly truck-ramming attack in New Orleans. Edward Pettifer, 31, who died in the atrocity, was the stepson of Prince William and Prince Harry’s former nanny Tiggy…

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2nd Test: Pakistan In Trouble After Ryan Rickelton Leads South African Run Feast

January 4, 2025 admin

Pakistan were reeling in response to a relentless South African batting performance on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan at Newlands on Saturday. Pakistan were 64-3 at the close after double centurion Ryan Rickelton led South Africa to a first innings total of 615. Kagiso Rabada struck twice and Marco…

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