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Jammu and Kashmir players celebrate the wicket Mumbai batter Rohit Sharma during the first day of the Ranji Trophy cricket match between Mumbai and Jammu and Kashmir, in Mumbai, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The much-anticipated return to domestic cricket for India captain Rohit Sharma and his opening partner in Tests Yashasvi…
According to a media report, permit fees for climbing Mount Everest, previously valid for 75 days, will now be limited to 55 days. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Nepal has sharply increased permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by 36 per cent and also introduced a slew of measures aimed at controlling garbage pollution on…
California Governor Gavin Newsom. File | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump on Wednesday (January 22. 2025) threatened to withhold federal disaster aid for wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles unless California leaders change the state’s approach on its management of water. In a Fox News interview, Mr. Trump repeated false claims that the state’s fish conservation efforts…
Rohit Sharma in action for Mumbai in Ranji Trophy© X (Twitter) Rohit Sharma‘s dismal run continued on Thursday as the Indian cricket team star batter was dismissed for just 3 during the Ranji Trophy match between Mumbai and Jammu and Kashmir. Rohit came under a lot of fire following his disappointing outing during…
U.S. President Donald Trump is assisted by the Secret Service after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. Mr. Trump has appointed Sean Curran (R) as Director of the U.S. Secret Service. | Photo Credit: REUTERS U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday…
The 30-share BSE Sensex opened on a negative note to plunge 202.87 points, or 0.26%, to 76,202.12 in the morning trade. File | Photo Credit: PTI Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty pared all the losses to trade higher early on Thursday (January 23, 2025) following buying in IT stocks and a rally in Asian…
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Washington, United States: The gesture was controversial enough, but now come the sub-controversies: Elon Musk is trolling Wikipedia and encouraging its defunding after a description of his recent flourish, seen by some as a Hitler salute, appeared on the encyclopedic website. The fight pits two of the internet’s best-known tech giants against each other —…
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LGBTQ+ couples wait to receive official marriage certificates, as the country’s marriage equality bill comes into effect following a royal endorsement which effectively makes Thailand Asia’s third territory to legalise same-sex unions, in Bangkok, Thailand, January 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand are expected to make their wedded status…
The rupee declined 5 paise to 86.40 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday (January 23, 2025) amid a strengthening greenback. While a drop in crude oil rates and an upward trend in the domestic equity markets prevented further decline in the local currency, forex traders expected it to remain volatile throughout the…
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China’s relations with Japan, India and other countries are improving as former U.S. President Joe Biden courted, just as Donald Trump brings his more unilateralist approach back to the White House. The change of leadership in Washington on Monday could be an opportunity for China, which has long railed against Biden’s strategy of building partnerships…
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