Month: January 2025

Mortuary Worker In US Sentenced To 15 Years For Illegally Selling Body Parts Online

January 20, 2025 admin

A former Alabama mortuary employee was recently sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for illegally selling human remains, including fetal tissue, to an individual with extensive facial modifications, the New York Post reported. Candace Chapman Scott, 37, sold human remains from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Anatomical Gift Program to Jeremy Lee…

World

Muslim Man Converts To Hinduism To Marry Lover In UP

January 20, 2025 admin

Basti: A 34-year-old Muslim man converted to Hinduism to marry his girlfriend with whom he had an affair for the past 10 years, changing his name from Saddam to Shivshankar, police said on Monday. SHO of Kotwali police station Devendra Singh said that three days ago, the woman had lodged a case against Saddam and…

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India at forefront of age defined by tech evolution: WEF report

January 20, 2025 admin

A logo of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland | Photo Credit: Reuters In an era defined by technological evolution, India stands at the forefront as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and a global hub for startups and digital innovation, the World Economic Forum said on Monday (January 20, 2025). The Centre…

Business

Rohit Sharma To Play Ranji Trophy For 1st Time In Decade, Named In Mumbai Squad Alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal

January 20, 2025 admin

India captain Rohit Sharma will show up in a Ranji Trophy match for the first time in almost a decade after he and rising star Yashasvi Jaiswal were named in Mumbai’s squad for their fixture against Jammu and Kashmir, starting January 23 at MCA-BKC Ground in Mumbai. The team will continue to be…

Sports

“To Acquire Wisdom, One Must Experience Life,” Says Gautam Adani

January 20, 2025 admin

Ahmedabad: Billionaire Gautam Adani, a college dropout who built a multi-billion dollar infrastructure empire spanning ports to energy, on Monday revealed that he made a commission of Rs 10,000 from his first trade at the age of 19. Born in Ahmedabad, Gautam Adani, 62, moved to Mumbai at the age of 16 and joined a…

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Daily Quiz, January 20, 2025 | On David Lynch

January 20, 2025 admin

Daily Quiz | On David Lynch Jack Nance, who is a long time collaborator of Lynch. He played the lead Henry Spencer in Eraserhead. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | Lynch made his first experimental short while he was a student at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. The short is a continuously looping animation…

World

Stock markets rally on firm global trends, spike in Kotak Bank

January 20, 2025 admin

Zomato, Adani Ports, Tata Consultancy Services, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti and Tata Motors were among the laggards. File | Photo Credit: PTI Benchmark Sensex spurted by 454 points and Nifty closed above 23,300 on Monday (January 20, 2025) following gains in banking stocks, mainly Kotak Mahindra Bank, and firm global trends. The 30-share BSE…

Business

Day Inside ‘Akhadas’ At Maha Kumbh

January 20, 2025 admin

Mahakumbh Nagar: Their barely-clad bodies smeared in ash and long hair in deadlocks, seers at the Maha Kumbh begin each day at 4 am with a dip at the holy Sangam and a litany of rituals before proceeding to receive the pilgrims visiting them. Life in the ‘akhadas’ for these seers involves a bevy of…

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Rupee rises 5 paise to close at 86.55 against U.S. dollar

January 20, 2025 admin

On January 17, 2025, FIIs were net sellers in the capital markets, offloading shares worth ₹3,318.06 crore. File Photo: C. Venkatachalapathy The rupee appreciated 5 paise to close at 86.55 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Monday (January 20, 2025), as an overnight decline in crude oil prices and the U.S. dollar index supported investor…

Business

Soldier Dies In Action During Overnight Encounter With Terrorists In J&K

January 20, 2025 admin

Further details are awaited. (Representational) Srinagar: An Indian Army soldier was killed following an overnight encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore area, officials said on Monday. The soldier was injured in the exchange of fire with terrorists in a hideout at Zaloora Gujjarpati in Sopore police district and died as he was being…

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