Month: January 2025

PIA resumes operations in Europe after four-year suspension

January 10, 2025 admin

The state-run Pakistan International Airlines plane prepares to take off for Paris after the airline resumes direct flights to Europe after the EU lifted a four-year ban, at the Islamabad International Airport in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, January 10, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s national flag carrier resumed its operations in Europe on Friday…

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The Congress Is Fast Losing Friends

January 10, 2025 admin

Barely six months after its forceful rise on the national political horizon, the Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), formed by diverse parties united by the sole ideological adhesive—an anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sentiment—is now tottering on the verge of disintegration. The outcome of the general elections, where the alliance fell 60 seats short of…

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Centre releases ₹1.73 lakh crore towards tax devolution to states

January 10, 2025 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman | Photo Credit: ANI The Centre on Friday (January 10, 2025) released tax devolution of ₹1.73 lakh crore to the state governments to accelerate capital expenditure and finance welfare activities. “A higher amount is being devolved this month to enable states to accelerate capital spending and finance their development and…

Business

BSF Jawans Attacked By Cattle Smugglers At India-Bangladesh Border

January 10, 2025 admin

Kolkata: BSF jawans were attacked by Bangladeshi cattle smugglers on the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Thursday night, a statement from the paramilitary force said. In a retaliatory action carried out in self-defence, the jawans successfully foiled the smuggling attempt and recovered 10 bulls, it added. The incident took place…

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India Star With 0 ODIs, Coached By Gautam Gambhir At KKR, Set For Champions Trophy Selection: Report

January 10, 2025 admin

Gautam Gambhir was KKR’s mentor in 2024© BCCI/Sportzpics In a rather surprising development, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spinner Varun Chakravarthy seems to be high up in the race for a spot in Team India’s ICC Champions Trophy 2025 squad. With the deadline to announce the provisional squad on January 12, reports have suggested…

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Trudeau says Trump talk of annexing Canada is a distraction tactic

January 10, 2025 admin

President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump arrive before the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, as Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (seated in the middle of the first row) watches | Photo Credit: AP The Canadian PM said that Ottawa would impose countermeasures against the U.S. if Donald…

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PM On Handling Restlessness, Anxiety

January 10, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Offering a very different mantra for handling anxiety, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that while he does feel anxious, he is in a position where he has to control his emotions and one way of doing that is to counter restlessness by going along with one’s mission. In a podcast with Nikhil…

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What PM Told Scientists After Chandrayaan-2 Setback

January 10, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a candid chat with Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath, making his podcast debut on the entrepreneur’s People by WTF series. During the podcast, he spoke about his unexpected journey in politics and how he deals with failures among other things. “I am not someone who will spend his life…

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Industrial output grows 5.2% in November

January 10, 2025 admin

Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s industrial production growth accelerated to 5.2% in November this year, mainly due to good show by manufacturing sector, according to official data released on Friday (January 10, 2025). The factory output, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), witnessed a…

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Varun Aaron, former India pacer retires from ‘representative cricket’

January 10, 2025 admin

File photo of Varun Aaron. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Injury-prone India pacer Varun Aaron on Friday (January 10, 2025) announced retirement from “representative cricket” after his home State Jharkhand’s campaign ended in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. The 35-year-old, who made his international debut in 2011, played nine ODIs and as many Tests for…

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