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Representative image.© X (Twitter) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Wednesday brushed aside concerns that more doping cases could embarrass the country in future following closure of national camps, saying that it will continue to monitor the athletes and share relevant information with the NADA. The AFI decided to end national camps…
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah Endorsing the use of hybrid seeds to increase crop production and reduce import dependency, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister P.K. Mishra said here on Wednesday (January 8, 2025) that hybrid research has to produce products that have higher productivity than open-pollinated seed varieties. Inaugurating the three-day…
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New Zealand ripped through Sri Lanka’s top order Wednesday to win the rain-reduced second one-day international in Hamilton by 113 runs and clinch the series. Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana took a hat-trick as the home side posted 255-9 off 37 overs, but the tourists could only muster 142 all out off 30.2…
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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s Test future is now in the hands of selectors, said former India captain Sunil Gavaskar while advocating an honest deep-dive into the team’s downward spiral in the last six months. In an interview to PTI, Gavaskar spoke about India’s recent debacles, including the home whitewash by New Zealand,…
Explosions are seen in the sky over the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters More than 12,300 civilians have been killed in the Ukraine war since Russia invaded nearly three years ago, a U.N. official said on Wednesday, noting higher…
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People react during a gathering at Place de la République after it was announced that far-right politician Jean Marie Le Pen had died on January 07, 2025 in Paris, France. The poster reads, “Rest in Hell Facho (fascist).” | Photo Credit: Getty Images The co-founder of France’s main postwar far-right movement Jean-Marie Le Pen divided…
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Smoke billows as buildings lie in ruin in Beit Hanoun, in the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, on January 8, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli military strikes across Gaza killed at least 22 people on Wednesday (January 8, 2025), Palestinian medics said, as international…
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Billionaire Elon Musk has sparked controversy with a post aimed at former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. On Wednesday, Musk responded to Trudeau’s statement rejecting a Canada-US merger, saying, “Girl, you’re not the governor of Canada anymore, so it doesn’t matter what you say.” Musk’s comment was in response to Trudeau’s assertion that “There isn’t…
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A 52-year-old US man has been accused of stabbing his fiancee to death a day after he publically proposed to her in a video shared on social media. According to The Independent, the man, identified as Jose Melo, has been charged with first-degree murder after his 31-year-old fiance, Naket Jadix Trinidad Maldonado, was found dead…
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New Zealand opener Martin Guptill has confirmed his retirement from international cricket, bringing an end to a decorated 14-year career. Guptill, 38, has scored 23 international centuries across all three formats while playing 198 ODIs, 122 T20Is and 47 Tests for New Zealand. He last played for New Zealand in 2022 and now…
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