Month: January 2025

CRICKET | Kohli unavailable for Delhi’s Ranji Trophy game against Saurashtra

January 18, 2025 admin

After including Virat Kohli subject to availability in Delhi’s 22-member provisional squad on Friday for the Ranji Trophy game against Saurashtra in Rajkot, the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) officially announced an updated list on Saturday that omits the star batter. It is understood that Kohli informed the Board of Control for Cricket in…

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70 Killed In Nigeria As Petrol Tanker Explodes

January 18, 2025 admin

Lagos: A petrol tanker truck exploded after flipping over in central Nigeria on Saturday, killing 70 people who had gathered to take the spilt fuel, the national road safety authority said. “The death toll stands at 70 so far,” Kumar Tsukwam, the head of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Niger State, told AFP…

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After Tejashwi Yadav’s Remark, Rahul Gandhi’s Big INDIA Bloc Endorsement

January 18, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The Congress will contest the Bihar assembly election as part of the Opposition bloc INDIA, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said at the party’s office in Patna today. Tejashwi Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), a member of the Opposition bloc, had said the INDIA grouping was meant to focus only on Lok…

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‘Mass Arrests Of Illegal Migrants Day After Trump’s Oath’: US ‘Border Czar’

January 18, 2025 admin

Washington: US immigration authorities will carry out mass arrests of undocumented immigrants across the country on Tuesday, a top border official in the incoming administration of Donald Trump has said. The move would be among the first by Republican Trump, who returns to the White House on Monday, to uphold a campaign pledge to deport…

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Guardian Ministers Appointed In Maharashtra: D Fadnavis Gets Gadchiroli

January 18, 2025 admin

Mumbai: NCP leader and Food and Civil Supplies minister Dhananjay Munde did not find a place in the list of guardian ministers released by the Maharashtra government on Saturday. Ministers in Maharashtra are given responsibility of one or more districts. The announcement was awaited after the formation of the new BJP-NCP-Shiv Sena government last month….

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Assam Launches Global Outreach Ahead Of Key Investment Summit

January 18, 2025 admin

Guwahati: Assam has launched a global investment drive in the run-up to the Advantage Assam 2.0, the state’s signature global investment and infrastructure summit, scheduled to be held in Guwahati on February 25 and 26. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to visit Japan and South Korea as part of a high-level delegation for…

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Won’t Challenge Court Verdict, Says Sister Of RG Kar Rape-Murder Convict Sanjay Roy

January 18, 2025 admin

Kolkata: Hours after a special court in Kolkata on Saturday found civic volunteer Sanjay Roy guilty of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the convict’s elder sister has made it clear that they will not challenge the verdict in any higher legal forum in the coming…

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Downgraded To Economy, Journalist Vir Sanghvi Hits Out At Air India, Airline Responds

January 18, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Journalist Vir Sanghvi on Saturday criticised Tata Group-owned Air India after the airline downgraded his cabin class on an upcoming flight, saying he has “lost count of the number of times” the airline has reassigned seats of passengers. The airline expressed regret over the inconvenience caused and assured it would provide compensation for…

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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty Lose In Semifinals As India Open Campaign Ends

January 18, 2025 admin

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (left) and Chirag Shetty in action.© X (formerly Twitter) Indian doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty’s campaign at the India Open Super 750 ended in the semifinals after they suffered a straight-game loss to Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin in New Delhi on Saturday. The 2022 champions were…

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Rajasthan Minister Claims “Love Affairs” Behind Some Student Suicides In Kota

January 18, 2025 admin

Kota: Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar on Saturday cited “love affair” as a cause of student suicides in the coaching hub of Kota, even as he urged parents to be attentive and not mount pressure on their children to study. Three students in Kota have died by suicide this year. The city, a prominent hub…

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