Month: January 2025

Daughter’s Video On Himachal Cancer Patient’s Death Sparks BJP-Congress Row

January 18, 2025 admin

Shimla: Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday lashed out at Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu over the death of a cancer patient at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) allegedly due to the unavailability of an injection. Mr Thakur demanded an investigation into the case and stern action against the guilty. He said it…

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Senior Himachal Officer, 7 Cops Convicted In Custodial Death Of Rape-Murder Accused

January 18, 2025 admin

Chandigarh: A Special CBI court in Chandigarh on Saturday convicted the Himachal Pradesh Inspector General of Police and seven other policemen in the custodial death of an accused in the gang rape and murder of a minor girl in Himachal Pradesh’s Kotkhai in 2017. The court of special judge Alka Malik will pronounce the quantum…

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“Someone From RCB”: IPL Franchise Fires Shots Back At CSK Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad

January 18, 2025 admin

Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) took to social media to continue a back-and-forth banter with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, following the latter’s dismissal in the Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-final on Thursday. Gaikwad – playing in the game for Maharashtra against Vidarbha – had to depart after…

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UP Man Goes To Police Over Stolen Temple Idols, Turns Out He Was The Thief

January 18, 2025 admin

Mirzapur(UP): A man who had lodged a complaint about the stolen ancient idols from the Ram-Janaki temple in the Padri police station area of Mirzapur has turned out to be the thief, police said on Saturday. On January 14, a man named Vanshidas reported the theft of valuable idols from the temple and based on…

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In New Congress Headquarters, Leaders Who Quit Party Also Find A Place

January 18, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Several leaders who left the Congress and even mounted stinging attacks on it find a place in the pictorial representation of the party’s history spread across the five storeys of its new 9A Kotla Road office. Ahead of a media tour of the office, Congress treasurer Ajay Maken Saturday told reporters at the…

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Gunman shoots dead two judges in Iran’s capital tied to 1988 mass executions

January 18, 2025 admin

A man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Iran’s capital on Saturday (January 18, 2025), officials said, both of whom allegedly took part in the mass execution of dissidents in 1988. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the shootings of the judges, clerics Mohammad Mogheiseh and Ali Razini. However, Razini’s involvement in the 1988…

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Jannik Sinner Surges Into Aus Open Last 16 On ‘Great Day’ For Happy Couple

January 18, 2025 admin

Defending champion Jannik Sinner raced to victory at the Australian Open on Saturday to sweep into the last 16 as Iga Swiatek demolished Emma Raducanu. Also into the second week is 38-year-old Gael Monfils after he stunned fourth seed Taylor Fritz — with the veteran’s wife Elina Svitolina also enjoying a shock win…

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India, England Arrive In Kolkata For T20I Opener At Eden Gardens

January 18, 2025 admin

The world champions, Team India, and the visiting England squad arrived in batches on Saturday evening ahead of their series-opening T20I here on Wednesday. With a slight nip in the air, cricket fever is set to grip Kolkata once again as the iconic Eden Gardens prepares to host its first T20 International in…

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Boy Dies After Falling Off Swing In Odisha School, Parents Allege Negligence

January 18, 2025 admin

Jajpur: A class 4 student died after falling off a swing on the school premises in Odisha’s Jajpur district on Saturday, police said. The deceased boy was identified as Soumyaranjan Sahu of Bagapatia Upper Primary school under Danagadi block. The 10-year-old boy was playing on a swing with some of his friends during school hours…

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Teen In Relationship With Minor Gets Pregnant, Throws Foetus Near Drain In Gujarat

January 18, 2025 admin

Ahmedabad: A foetus, nestled among an empty packet of cigarettes, balloons and dust, was abandoned near a drain in Gujarat’s Surat. Carrion-eating birds were hovering over it. A group of children threw stones to disperse the birds and raised an alarm when they realised that there’s an infant. The police were called in. The infant,…

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