Month: January 2025

RCB Star Devdutt Padikkal Slams Ton In Vijay Hazare Trophy Quarter-Final For Karnataka

January 11, 2025 admin

File image of Devdutt Padikkal (centre).© BCCI/IPL Centuries from Arshin Kulkarni and Devdutt Padikkal guided Maharashtra and Karnataka to competitive totals in their respective Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) quarterfinal matches on Saturday. In the first quarterfinal, Maharashtra is facing Punjab at Vadodara’s Kotambi Stadium, while Karnataka is playing Baroda at Vadodara’s Moti Bagh…

Sports

Life insurers’ new premium slump second month in a row, down 22% in December to ₹30,218.71 crore

January 11, 2025 admin

New business of LIC for December was down more than 41% at ₹13,523.87 crore (₹22,981.28 crore), while for the nine months it was 7.16% higher at ₹1,57,955.95 crore (₹1,47,405.59 crore). File | Photo Credit: Reuters New business of life insurers declined almost 22% year on year in December to ₹30,218.71 crore on the back of tight…

Business

“Virat Kohli Was Frustrated With…”: On Shoulder Clash With Sam Konstas, Ex-Australia Star’s Other Reason

January 11, 2025 admin

The shoulder-barging incident between India star Virat Kohli and Australia’s teenage opener Sam Konstas was one of the most controversial moments of the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25. It was a moment that divided opinion between Indian and Australian fans, experts and media, and even led to Kohli being labelled a “clown” by an…

Sports

Thai suspect confesses to killing Cambodian ex-lawmaker Lim Kimya

January 11, 2025 admin

Ekalak Paenoi, a suspect in the assassination of a former politician with now-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Lim Kimya, is escorted by police officers as he arrives in Thailand following handing over from Cambodia to Thai authorities, in Bangkok, Thailand on January 11, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters “A Thai man suspected of killing…

World

Hollywood Stars Clear Their Closets For Aid Amid Raging Wildfires In Los Angeles

January 11, 2025 admin

Los Angeles, United States: When wildfires destroyed parts of Los Angeles this week, real estate agent Jenna Cooper started asking friends for clothing and other items to help people in need. Her request spread quickly through a network of powerful women. Actors including Sharon Stone and Halle Berry responded, providing sweaters, shoes, clothing, handbags, belts,…

World

BJP Attacks AAP Over ‘CAG Report’ On Liquor Policy Case, Party Responds

January 11, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The BJP today escalated its attack on AAP following findings from a leaked Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report regarding the city’s controversial excise policy. Questioning the authenticity of the report, AAP leader Sanjay Singh asked whether the alleged findings were made at the BJP office. The report, which allegedly outlines major lapses…

Nation

Pakistan Set To Take Massive Risk On Injured Star For Champions Trophy, ‘India Game’ The Target

January 11, 2025 admin

File image of Saim Ayub.© AFP Pakistan batter Saim Ayub on Saturday completed his assessments with orthopaedic surgeons in London for his ankle injury, but it will require a week to know if he can play in the next month’s ICC Champions Trophy. Saim was examined by two noted orthopedic surgeons in London,…

Sports

Sunita Williams To Go On Her First Spacewalk In 12 Years

January 11, 2025 admin

Sunita Williams is set to undertake her first spacewalk in 12 years. According to a statement from NASA, she will join fellow astronaut Nick Hague on a mission aboard (on January 16) the International Space Station (ISS) to repair the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) X-ray telescope.Â In addition to this, Sunita Williams will…

World

BJP Rolls Out Campaign Song ‘Bahane Nahi Badlav Chahiye’ For Delhi Elections

January 11, 2025 admin

New Delhi: BJP rolled out a campaign song for the Delhi Assembly polls ‘Bahane Nahi Badlav Chahiye’ rendered by party MP Manoj Tiwari on Saturday. The song “Bahane Nahi Badlav Chahiye, Delhi Mein BJP Sarkar Chahiye” (need change not excuses, Delhi requires BJP government) reflects the mood of the city to oust the Aapda (AAP)…

Nation

Afghan Taliban Refuses To Attend Muslim Girls’ Education Summit In Pakistan

January 11, 2025 admin

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai is attending the summit. Islamabad, Pakistan: The Afghan Taliban government is not attending a global summit on girls’ education in the Muslim world hosted by neighbours Pakistan, Islamabad said Saturday. “We had extended an invitation to Afghanistan but no-one from the Afghan government was at the conference,” Education Minister…

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