Month: January 2025

Curfew In Manipur’s Kangpokpi Amid Tension Between Naga, Kuki-Zo Communities

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Curfew In Manipur’s Kangpokpi Amid Tension Between Naga, Kuki-Zo Communities

Imphal: Curfew was clamped in a sub-division in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district on Saturday following tension between the Naga and Kuki-Zo community people while in a separate incident in Kamjong district, a mob on Saturday destroyed a makeshift camp of the Assam Rifles, officials said Officials in Imphal said that tension has been prevailing for the…

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Nation

Mayotte, Ravaged By Cyclone Chido In December, Braces For New Storm

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Mayotte, Ravaged By Cyclone Chido In December, Braces For New Storm

Mayotte was hit by Cyclone Chido in December. Paris: The French overseas territory of Mayotte, devastated by the passage of Cyclone Chido in December, will be placed on a red weather alert from 1900 GMT on Saturday, a top official said, as residents of the Indian Ocean archipelago brace for a new storm. “I have…

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World

Not Hardik Pandya: BCCI Name This Star As Vice-Captain For India vs England T20Is

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Not Hardik Pandya: BCCI Name This Star As Vice-Captain For India vs England T20Is

The return of Mohammed Shami was the biggest news that came out of the BCCI selection meeting for the India vs England five-T20I series that starts on January 22. Also, Jasprit Bumrah, who led India in the Perth and Sydney Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, has been rested for the forthcoming series against…

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Sports

Today’s Israel looks like South Africa at the height of the apartheid: David Shulman

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Today’s Israel looks like South Africa at the height of the apartheid: David Shulman

David Shulman, the Israeli Indologist, poet and peace activist, says the West Bank has witnessed enhanced settler violence ever since the latest war between Israel and Hamas broke out. Today’s Israel looks like the South Africa at the height of apartheid, “just a few years before the system collapsed,” he says, adding that the West…

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World

Shami returns to India squad for England T20Is; Axar appointed as Suryakumar’s deputy

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Shami returns to India squad for England T20Is; Axar appointed as Suryakumar’s deputy

It is also understood that Shami is set to be picked in the provisional squad for the Champions Trophy. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR Mohammed Shami will return to international cricket after a prolonged injury hiatus. The pacer was picked in India’s 15-member squad for the five-match T20I series against England, starting…

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Sports

Millions of diabetes, heart disease cases globally linked to sugary drinks

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Millions of diabetes, heart disease cases globally linked to sugary drinks

A new study estimates that in 2020, 2.2 million new cases of type 2 diabetes and 1.2 million new cases of cardiovascular disease occur each year globally due to consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, representing 9.8% and 3.1%, respectively, of all incident cases. The study estimated sugar-sweetened beverage-attributable type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease burdens across 184 countries in 1990 and 2020. As per the…

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Science

Zelensky Says 2 Captured North Korean Soldiers Being Probed

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Zelensky Says 2 Captured North Korean Soldiers Being Probed

Kyiv: Ukraine said Saturday that investigators were questioning two wounded North Korean soldiers after they were captured in Russia’s Kursk region, saying they provided “indisputable evidence” that North Koreans were fighting for Moscow. It is not the first time that Kyiv has claimed the capture of North Korean soldiers during its Kursk incursion but it…

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World