Month: January 2025

Woman Tourist, Nepal Instructor Killed In Paragliding Accident In Goa

January 19, 2025 admin

Panaji: A 27-year-old woman tourist and her instructor were killed after they crashed into a ravine while they were paragliding in North Goa, police said on Sunday. The accident occurred at Keri village on Saturday evening, an official said. Shivani Dable, a resident of Pune, and her instructor, Sumal Nepali (26), a Nepalese national, crashed…

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Donald Trump’s Iconic Fist Pump Moment Captured In Giant Bronze Statue

January 19, 2025 admin

Ahead of Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony as the 47th President of the United States on Monday, an Ohio artist has unveiled a giant 15-foot-tall, $1 million bronze statute of the Republican leader. Titled “The Patriot Statue of Donald J. Trump,” the statue was created by sculptor Alan Cottrill. It depicts the Presdient-elect’s iconic moment from…

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Will the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip hold? | Explained

January 19, 2025 admin

Smoke rises inside the Gaza Strip, before a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas goes into effect, as seen from southern Israel, January 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: After 15 months of fighting, which was triggered by Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack in which about 1,200 people were killed, Israel…

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US Podcaster Lex Fridman Says Will Interview PM Modi Next Month

January 19, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Lex Fridman, a renowned artificial intelligence (AI) researcher and podcaster, on Sunday, said that he will visit India in February to host a podcast with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The podcaster mentioned that he is “excited” to experience India’s historic culture during his visit. “I will be doing a podcast with Narendra Modi…

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Conman trapped and escorted to Film Nagar Police Station by victim

January 19, 2025 admin

Image used for representation A conman’s scheme to sell fake gold backfired when his intended victim outsmarted him and led him straight to the Film Nagar police station, where he was handed over to the authorities. Abdallah Ibrahim, a 52-year-old businessman residing in Tolichowki, was persistently contacted by Inamul Hasan since January 6. His con…

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Fasting Farmer Leader Jagjit Dallewal Takes Medical Aid As Centre Agrees For Meeting

January 19, 2025 admin

Chandigarh: The Centre will hold a meeting with Punjab’s protesting farmers on February 14 in Chandigarh to discuss their demands, thus ending a stalemate over the resumption of a dialogue with the agitators, who have been demanding a legal guarantee on the MSP for crops. Following the announcement of the proposed meeting, farmer leader Jagjit…

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Indian-Origin Man, 40, Arrested In US For Kidnapping, Beating Alleged Shoplifter

January 19, 2025 admin

A 40-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested in the United States for allegedly kidnapping and viciously beating a man suspected of shoplifting from his convenience store in Kentucky. According to the New York Post, Kaushalkumar Patel was arrested on Thursday after he and several others allegedly carried out a deranged plot in October 2024, after…

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Ex-RCB Star Calls Out BCCI’s Hypocrisy For Champions Trophy, Says “Own Rule Of Domestic Cricket…”

January 19, 2025 admin

Team India announced their 15-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on Saturday, choosing to ignore Karun Nair despite his red-hot form in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Nair has slammed 752 runs in seven innings in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, and made a serious case to be a late inclusion. However, the…

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South Korean court orders formal arrest of impeached President Yoon over martial law decree

January 19, 2025 admin

Police officers stand guard at the front gate of the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was formally arrested early on Sunday (January 19, 2025), days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul. He faces possible…

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Saif Ali Khan Stabbing Case Accused Arrested From Thane

January 19, 2025 admin

Mumbai: A man was arrested from Maharashtra’s Thane early this morning for allegedly attacking Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan in his house. The accused, identified as Mohammed Aliyan, was caught near the Hiranandani Estate in Kasarvadavali, about 35 kilometres from Mr Saif’s residence. He said his name was Vijay Das because of his fear of…

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