Month: January 2025

Jimmy Carter’s 6-day funeral begins with a motorcade through south Georgia

January 4, 2025 admin

Mourners gather to pay their respects as the hearse containing the casket of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter passes through Byron, Georgia, on January 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Jimmy Carter’s long public goodbye began Saturday (January 4, 2024) in south Georgia where the 39th U.S. President’s life began more than 100 years ago….

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Waker-uz-Zaman: The General behind the throne

January 4, 2025 admin

The year 1985 was a difficult one in the chequered history of Bangladesh. It was a decade since the father of the nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was assassinated, and almost a decade and a half had passed since the deadly Cyclone ‘Bhola’ that devastated the country before it got independence from Pakistan. But despite the…

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T.N. government announces awards – The Hindu

January 4, 2025 admin

Tamil Nadu government on Saturday announced the Anna Award, Mahakavi Bharathiyar Award, Thanthai Periyar Award, Annal Ambedkar Award, Muthamizh Arignar Kalaignar Award for 2024 and Ayyan Thiruvalluvar Award for 2025. Chief Minister M.K Stalin will present the awards on January 15. According to the press release, M. Padikkaramu has been selected for Ayyan Thiruvalluvar award;…

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T.N. BJP womenâs wing leaders meet Governor, submits petition on women safety

January 4, 2025 admin

Former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and BJP womenâs wing leaders submits a petition to Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Former Telangana Governor and senior BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan, along with the partyâs womenâs wing executives, on Saturday met Governor R.N. Ravi at Raj Bhavan and submitted a petition…

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Austrian Chancellor Nehammer says he will resign after talks on forming a new government fail

January 4, 2025 admin

Head of Peoples Party (OEVP) and Chancellor Karl Nehammer. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday (January 4, 2024) he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time. The announcement came after the People’s Party and the Social Democrats continued coalition talks a…

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Visakhapatnam has all the trappings of being the maritime gateway of Andhra Pradesh, says Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu

January 4, 2025 admin

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Eastern Naval Command, during the special operational demo organised in Visakhapatnam on January 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on January 4, 2025 (Saturday) stressed the need to transform Visakhapatnam into…

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Bradman and Bowral — an enduring legacy

January 4, 2025 admin

Don lives on: The Bradman Museum is a treasure trove for cricket fans. | Photo Credit: K.C. Vijaya Kumar The journey to Bowral is a leap back in time. The train swerves past rolling hills, scythes through jungle, slithers into tunnels, weaves across undulating plans with cattle grazing and horses stomping, tiny stations blur on the…

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Bag it: tackling pervasive plastics in T.N.

January 4, 2025 admin

The Koyambedu Wholesale Market in Chennai, one of Asia’s largest wholesale flower and vegetable markets, hums with activity on a busy weekday morning. Truckloads of goods pour in as workers unload bags of vibrant flowers in bright blue plastic covers. Elsewhere, as evening falls, people head home after work. Along the way, many stop at…

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La Liga: Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior Faces Possible Suspension For 12 Matches For Misconduct

January 4, 2025 admin

Real Madrid striker Vinicius Junior risks a suspension of four to 12 matches for pushing the opposing team’s goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski during the 79th minute of the La Liga match against Valencia, which ended 2-1 at the Mestella. After the incident, the Brazilian player was sent off. According to Spanish La Liga regulations,…

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Kozhikode Corporationâs Samanvaya project to be launched on January 15

January 4, 2025 admin

Samanvaya, a pilot project of the Kozhikode Corporation aimed at eradicating extreme poverty and to make the city elderly- and differently-abled friendly while ensuring total cleanliness, will be launched on Kerala Palliative Care Day on January 15. The project involves amalgamating the services of various government departments and institutions, peopleâs representatives, and the public to…

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