Month: January 2025

Bangladesh revokes Sheikh Hasina’s passport – The Hindu

January 7, 2025 admin

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh on Tuesday (January 7, 2024) revoked the passport of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 96 others in connection with their role in the crackdown against protesters during the uprising of July-August 2024. “The Passports Department cancelled passports of 22 people involved in enforced disappearances…

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Not Rohit Sharma: AB De Villiers Namedrops Five Indian Players He Wants To See Play In SA20

January 7, 2025 admin

South African great Ab de Villiers hopes the BCCI will allow Indian players to take part in the SA20 in the near future as it will only raise the profile of the young franchise-based league. Dinesh Karthik is set to become the first Indian cricketer to compete in the SA20 but that was…

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Indian Navy Provides Assistance To Sailing Vessel With 5 Chinese Nationals

January 7, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The Indian Navy on Tuesday provided urgently needed fuel to a Malaysian-flagged sailing vessel with five Chinese nationals onboard in the Indian Ocean. Indian naval ship INS Kirch provided 1,000 litres of fuel to the vessel, enabling it to safely resume its voyage to its next port of call, the Indian Navy said….

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MobiKwik reports loss of ₹3.6 cr in Q2 on higher investment

January 7, 2025 admin

MobiKwik logo. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Digital wallet provider MobiKwik, listed last month, on Tuesday (January 7, 2024) reported a loss of ₹3.59 crore during the second quarter that ended September 2024 as against ₹6 crore standalone profit recorded in the same quarter a year ago. This is the first quarterly announcement after One…

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Accused In Elgar Parishad Case Gets Interim Bail To Appear For Law Exam

January 7, 2025 admin

Mumbai: More than four years after his arrest, a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai on Friday granted interim bail to Sagar Gorkhe, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist link case, to appear for his law degree exam. The 22-day temporary bail was granted on a PR (personal recognizance) bond of Rs 50,000…

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India’s fuel demand in December rose 2.1% y/y

January 7, 2025 admin

Image used for representational purposes. File Photo S.S. Kumar India’s fuel demand rose 2.1% in December compared with the same month in 2023, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the oil ministry showed on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Consumption of fuel, a proxy for oil demand, totalled 20.67 million metric tons,…

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Erratic Lakshya Sen Commits Several Errors, Crashes Out Of Malaysia Super 100 In 1st Round

January 7, 2025 admin

An inconsistent Lakshya Sen faltered in his opening match, while HS Prannoy endured a frustrating start to the season-opening Malaysia Super 100 badminton tournament as his opener against Canada’s Brian Yang was suspended midway due to a leaking roof at the Axiata Arena on Tuesday. Lakshya, coming off a title win at the…

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U.N. says Iran executed over 900 people in 2024, including dozens of women

January 7, 2025 admin

At least 31 women were executed in 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The number of people executed in Iran rose to 901 last year, including 31 women, some of whom were convicted of murdering their husbands to fend off rape or after being forced into marriage, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday. Most…

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Mediator Qatar confirms ‘technical meetings’ on Gaza truce ongoing

January 7, 2025 admin

Smoke rises over the northern Gaza Strip following an explosion as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on January 7, 2025 in Southern Israel, Israel. Israel and Hamas resumed indirect ceasefire talks through mediators in Qatar, as Israel continued airstrikes in Gaza over the weekend. | Photo Credit: Getty Images…

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Water Level Rises To 100 Feet In Assam Coal Mine, 9 Labourers Still Trapped

January 7, 2025 admin

Guwahati: The water level has increased in the coal mine where at least nine labourers got trapped in Assam’s Umrangso locality and deep divers of the Indian Navy were called to assist the rescue operation, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday. The divers of the Indian Navy have flown from Visakhapatnam and are…

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