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School students take part in an event marking the 150th anniversary of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Chennai. | Photo Credit: ANI On January 15, 2025, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) will turn 150 years old. The organisation was set up by the provincial British government in the country in 1875 and its first…
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The dollar index was up 0.2% at 109.9 while most Asian currencies weakened. Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was likely selling dollars to support the rupee on Monday (January 12, 2025), after the currency slumped to its all-time low as the dollar surged on expectations that the…
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Mumbai opener Ira Jadhav. Photo: X/@BCCIdomestic Fourteen-year-old Mumbai opener Ira Jadhav became the first Indian to score a triple hundred in Under-19 cricket, when she made a 346 against Meghalaya in the U19 Women’s One Day Trophy in Alur on Sunday (January 12, 2025). Ira, a student of the Sharadashram Vidyamandir, the alma mater of…
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Yograj Singh, the father of one of India’s finest cricketers Yuvraj Singh, has often triggered controversies with his debate-stirring remarks. In a podcast, Yograj made some over-the-top comments while also showcasing his misogynistic mindset. Yograj, a former cricketer himself, said that the Hindi language sounds as if a ‘woman is talking’. For Yograj,…
Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tanked in early trade on Monday (January 13, 2025) amid weak global trends and unabated foreign fund outflows. Brent crude rising to $81 a barrel and a strong US jobs data that dampened early rate cut expectations also dented…
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Britain’s Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has said that children should be allowed to use ChatGPT to help with their homework. During an interview on BBC, Mr Kyle was quizzed whether it was “okay for kids to use ChatGPT to do their homework?” as the UK attempts to build a framework regarding the future…
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At least 3,000 North Korean soldiers have died in Ukraine. (Representational image) Seoul, South Korea: North Korean soldiers fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine have been told by Pyongyang to kill themselves rather than be captured alive, a South Korean lawmaker said Monday after a briefing from the country’s spy agency. “Memos found on soldiers…
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For weeks, Ukrainian troops braced for an unfamiliar enemy: North Korean soldiers sent to bolster Moscow’s forces after Ukraine launched a lightning-fast incursion and seized territory in Russia’s Kursk region over the summer. Their arrival marked a new and alarming phase in the war. And while initially inexperienced on the battlefield, North Korean troops have…
Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee’s slide show went on for the second straight session on Monday (January 13, 2025) as it crashed 32 paise to hit a new lifetime low of 86.36 against the U.S. dollar, dragged down by a robust American currency amid volatile global cues. A…
Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee’s slide show went on for the second straight session on Monday (January 13, 2025) as it crashed 27 paise to hit a new lifetime low of 86.31 against the U.S. dollar, dragged down by a robust American currency amid volatile global cues. A…
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