Month: January 2025

At Davos, Smriti Irani On Perils Of Not Seeing Productivity From Health Perspective

January 21, 2025 admin

Davos/New Delhi: One of the key themes of the World Economic Forum (WEF), year after year, is the theme of inclusion. When the world talks about inclusion, diversity is critical, but also the role of women. Former Union Minister Smriti Irani spoke to NDTV at Davos on a wide range of issues linked to women….

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“Loaded Question”: Team India Gears Up For Reduced Time With Family After BCCI Diktat, Jos Buttler Gives Blunt Take

January 21, 2025 admin

As Indian players gear up for reduced time with families during lengthy tours abroad owing to a BCCI diktat, England captain Jos Buttler on Tuesday said having partners and children on long overseas assignments is “really important” and does not affect the game “too much”. Limited time with family members on tours was…

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Rupee falls 14 paise to close at 86.59 against U.S. dollar

January 21, 2025 admin

According to exchange data, FIIs were net sellers in the capital markets on January 20, 2025, offloading shares worth ₹4,336.54 crore. Photo: V.V.Krishnan/The Hindu The rupee pared initial gains and settled for the day lower by 14 paise to 86.59 (provisional) against U.S. dollar on Tuesday (January 21, 2025), tracking heavy sell-off in the domestic…

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Sensex crashes 1,235 pts to 7-month low amid massive selling in heavyweight stocks

January 21, 2025 admin

Image for representative purposes only Benchmark Sensex tanked 1,235 points to settle at more than seven-month low due to an across-the-board selloff triggered by global trade war worries after U.S. President Donald Trump announced tariffs on neighbouring countries on his inauguration day. The 30-share BSE Sensex plummeted 1,235.08 points or 1.60% to settle at 75,838.36…

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Ranji Trophy: Virat Kohli to play for Delhi after 13 years

January 21, 2025 admin

Star batter Virat Kohli will play for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy fixture against Railways from January 30 to February 2 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Star batter Virat Kohli will play for Delhi in the Ranji Trophy fixture against Railways from January 30 to February 2 at the Arun…

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Sri Lankan media spotlights Dissanayake’s ‘balancing act’ with India and China

January 21, 2025 admin

Photograph of a cartoon by Awantha Artigala, published in Sri Lanka’s Daily Mirror newspaper recently. FollowingSri LankanPresident Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s recent, four-day visit to China, analysis and commentary in local media pointed to the leader’s “balancing act” with Beijing and New Delhi, Colombo’s two key partners vying for greater strategic influence on the island. During Mr. Dissanayake’s…

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England’s Playing XI vs India In 1st T20I: Major Warning By ECB – “Firepower With…”

January 21, 2025 admin

England cricket team practices ahead of 1st T20I.© X/Twitter England Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday announced their Playing Eleven of the first T20I match against India at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The first T20I match between England and India will be played on Wednesday at Eden Gardens at 7 pm IST….

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Mahakumbh Is The Story Of The Resilience Of Hinduism

January 21, 2025 admin

The sheer diversity of Hinduism and its inherent contradictions may appear baffling to an outsider. It doesn’t tick any of the boxes that would define a religion if we apply the Western definition of religion to Hinduism. There is no single holy book, no single god, no concept of blasphemy or a centralised church or…

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Avanti Fellows’ Akshay Saxena, RCRC’s Ved Arya among Schwab Foundation Awards recipients

January 21, 2025 admin

Hilde Schwab, Chairperson and Co-Founder, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship during the ceremony for the Crystal Awards at the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland. | Photo Credit: AP The World Economic Forum on Tuesday (January 21, 2025) announced Schwab Foundation Awards for 18 social entrepreneurs and innovators from…

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Will Jeet Adani’s Wedding Be A Celeb Maha Kumbh? What Gautam Adani Said

January 21, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Adani Group Chairman, Gautam Adani, attended the Maha Kumbh festival today with his wife, Priti Adani, and elder son Karan Adani in Prayagraj. At the event, Mr Adani said his youngest son, Jeet Adani, will get married on February 7. “Jeet’s marriage is on 7th February. Our activities are like common people. His…

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