Month: January 2025

Water Level Rises To 100 Feet In Assam Coal Mine, 9 Labourers Still Trapped

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Water Level Rises To 100 Feet In Assam Coal Mine, 9 Labourers Still Trapped

Guwahati: The water level has increased in the coal mine where at least nine labourers got trapped in Assam’s Umrangso locality and deep divers of the Indian Navy were called to assist the rescue operation, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday. The divers of the Indian Navy have flown from Visakhapatnam and are…

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India Expresses Condolences Over Loss Of Life In Tibet’s Earthquake

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India Expresses Condolences Over Loss Of Life In Tibet’s Earthquake

New Delhi: India on Tuesday expressed condolences on the deaths and destruction caused by a devastating earthquake in the Tibet Autonomous Region. At least 126 people were killed and dozens wounded in the 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Tibet. Interestingly, India’s message of condolences did not mention China. “Government and people of India express condolences on the…

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Hundreds of Afghans detained in Pakistan: Afghan embassy

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Hundreds of Afghans detained in Pakistan: Afghan embassy

Afghanistan’s embassy in Pakistan said around 800 Afghans living in the capital have been detained by authorities, including some who are registered with the UN’s refugee agency. It warned in a statement late on Monday (January 7, 2025) that uncertainty around the visa process for Afghans in Pakistan has caused “troubling cases of arbitrary detention…

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Sri Lanka President Dissanayake to visit China from January 14

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Sri Lanka President Dissanayake to visit China from January 14

File picture of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. | Photo Credit: PTI President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will visit China from January 14 to 17, the Cabinet Spokesman announced on Tuesday (January 7, 2025), confirming the Sri Lankan leader’s second state visit abroad, a month after he visited India. President Dissanayake will be accompanied by…

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Patna High Court’s Chief Justice Recommended For Supreme Court Judge

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Patna High Court’s Chief Justice Recommended For Supreme Court Judge

New Delhi: The Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday recommended Patna High Court Chief Justice K Vinod Chandran to be appointed as a judge of the top court. The five-judge collegium led by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna in a meeting held on Tuesday recommended the name of Justice Chandran, who was appointed as a…

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From Aryna Sabalenka To Mirra Andreeva: 5 Women To Watch Out For At Australian Open 2025

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From Aryna Sabalenka To Mirra Andreeva: 5 Women To Watch Out For At Australian Open 2025

World number one Aryna Sabalenka will be hot favourite to secure an Australian Open hat-trick, having won the past two years at Melbourne Park. In-form Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek are her biggest threats, but Zheng Qinwen could be primed for a Slam breakthrough after a stellar 2024, while emerging talent Mirra Andreeva…

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Biden Promised A Peaceful Transition Of Power But Trump Thinks Otherwise

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Biden Promised A Peaceful Transition Of Power But Trump Thinks Otherwise

On January 6th, the outgoing president Joe Biden condemned the Capitol attack which happened the same day in 2021. “We should be proud that our democracy withstood this assault…And we should be glad we will not see such a shameful attack again this year,” Biden wrote, in an opinion post in The Washington Post. Biden…

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Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Ends 5-Year Relationship With Rapper Cordae Ahead Of Australian Open 2025

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Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Ends 5-Year Relationship With Rapper Cordae Ahead Of Australian Open 2025

File image of Naomi Osaka and Cordae.© X (Twitter) Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka says she and her American rapper boyfriend Cordae have split up just days ahead of the Australian Open. The couple have been together since 2019 and share a young daughter, Shai. “Hi everyone, just wanted to say that Cordae…

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World No. 1 Jannik Sinner Kicks Off Australian Open 2025 With Doping Cloud Still Hanging Above

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World No. 1 Jannik Sinner Kicks Off Australian Open 2025 With Doping Cloud Still Hanging Above

File image of Jannik Sinner.© AFP World number one Jannik Sinner said Tuesday his “amazing” 2024 was history as he warmed up for the defence of his Australian Open title with a tough exhibition match victory on Melbourne’s centre court. The Italian is coming off a breakthrough year in which he backed up…

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How Was 60-Kg Bomb Missed? After Bastar Maoist Attack, Questions On ‘Lapses’

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How Was 60-Kg Bomb Missed? After Bastar Maoist Attack, Questions On ‘Lapses’

New Delhi: The use of an improvised explosive device by Maoists to kill eight police personnel and a civilian driver –  carrying out their largest strike in two years and the first major assault of 2025 – has raised a series of questions about possible lapses in compliance with the standard operating procedure (SOP).  The…

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