Month: January 2025

RINL to play a role towards achieving Indiaâs 300 MT steel target: Kumaraswamy

January 31, 2025 admin

Union Minister of Steel, HD Kumaraswamy was accorded a rousing reception at Visakhaptnam Airport upon his arrival on Thursday. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU Union Steel Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy along with his Cabinet colleague, Union Minister of State for Steel & Heavy Industries Bhupathiraju Srinivasa Varma visited RINL-Visakhapatnam steel plant…

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BJD reiterates its demand for special category status for Odisha ahead of central budget

January 30, 2025 admin

Former Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President Naveen Patnaik. | Photo Credit: ANI The Biju Janata Dal on Thursday (January 30, 2025) reiterated its demand for special category status for Odisha, calling it a just and rightful claim. “In its 2014 election manifesto, the BJP pledged to grant Odisha special category status…

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Hamas Confirms Death Of Military Chief Mohammed Deif

January 30, 2025 admin

Gaza: The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has announced that its military chief, Mohammed Deif, was killed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Thursday, Abu Obeida, spokesperson for the brigades, also confirmed that Marwan Issa, Al-Qassam’s deputy chief of staff, had been killed, Xinhua news agency reported….

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Trump’s FBI chief pick, Kash Patel, insists he has no ’enemies list’ and won’t seek retribution

January 30, 2025 admin

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s choice to be director of the FBI, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, insisted to deeply skeptical Democrats on Thursday (January 30, 2025)…

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OpenAI Seeking $40 Billion In New Fundraising Round: Report

January 30, 2025 admin

OpenAI Seeking Billion In New Fundraising Round: Report

San Francisco: OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is seeking to raise $40 billion in a fresh round of funding that would value the startup at a staggering $340 billion, the Wall Street Journal Reported on Thursday. Japan’s SoftBank is leading the investment round and is in talks to invest $15-25 billion in the deal that…

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Syria’s New Leader Pledges “National Dialogue Conference”

January 30, 2025 admin

Damascus: Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, promised Thursday to hold a “national dialogue conference” in his first address to the nation since the fall of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad. Sharaa, who was appointed interim president a day earlier for an unspecified transitional period, vowed to preserve “civil peace” and Syria’s territorial unity. “We will announce…

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Sri Lanka on the ropes after Australia batting blitz rewrites records

January 30, 2025 admin

Australia’s Usman Khawaja leaves the ground after losing his wicket during day two of the first test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Galle, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka was staring down the barrel at 44-3 after Australia achieved its largest ever total in Asia —…

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Trump Interest In Buying Greenland “Not A Joke”, Says Marco Rubio

January 30, 2025 admin

Washington: President Donald Trump’s interest in buying Greenland is “not a joke,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview on Thursday, adding that acquiring Greenland was in U.S. national interest and needs to be solved. Trump has expressed interest in making Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, a part of the U.S. since…

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English Singer Marianne Faithfull Dies At 78: Report

January 30, 2025 admin

British singer and actress Marianne Faithfull died at the age of 78. London: English singer and actress Marianne Faithfull, best known for her 1960s hit “As Tears Go By”, has died aged 78, British media reported on Thursday. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne…

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Top Naga Body Holds Tripartite Talks On Rollback Of 7 New Districts In Manipur

January 30, 2025 admin

Imphal/Guwahati: A key tripartite meeting was held on Thursday between the Centre, the Manipur government, and the United Naga Council (UNC) over the Naga body’s demand for rollback of “arbitrarily created” seven districts. A senior Manipur Home Department officer said that after the threadbare discussion in the meeting, it was mutually agreed that a proposal…

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