Month: January 2025

On Falling Birthrates, Chandrababu Naidu’s “Should Not Repeat Mistakes” Reminder

January 6, 2025 admin

Kuppam: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday once again flagged the falling birthrates and said India should not repeat the mistakes committed by other countries such as South Korea and Japan, where birthrates have plummeted. Naidu said there should be a discussion in every home from tomorrow over birthrate and population management….

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Pope Names First Woman To Head Major Vatican Office

January 6, 2025 admin

Vatican City: Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, appointing an Italian sister to take charge of the office that oversees the world’s Catholic religious orders. Sister Simona Brambilla, 59, will lead the Vatican’s Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. She replaces Cardinal…

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China says its world’s biggest dam over Brahmaputra will not impact water flows to India

January 6, 2025 admin

Brahmaputra River, also known as Yarlung Tsangpo River. File | Photo Credit: AP China on Monday (January 6, 2025) reiterated its plan to build the world’s biggest dam over the Brahmaputra River in Tibet near the Indian border, saying the planned project has gone through rigorous scientific verification and will not have any negative impact…

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“What Were They Doing?” Sunil Gavaskar Wants BCCI To Question Gautam Gambhir, Coaches Over India’s Losing Streak

January 6, 2025 admin

Team India’s dismal show in Australia has opened the Pandora’s box, with questions being raised over the place of multiple players in the team. Even skipper Rohit Sharma and batting icon Virat Kohli haven’t been immune to the criticism, with several pundits raising questions over their future in the Test team. Not just…

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Nepal Halts Helicopter Services in Everest Region After Protests

January 6, 2025 admin

Kathmandu: Nepal’s airlines have halted helicopter flights to the Everest region after locals angry at the environmental impact and loss of income from trekkers threatened landing sites, aviation officials said Monday. Helicopters are a key means of transport and crucial for emergency rescue in many of Nepal’s remote regions, often inaccessible by road. But they…

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Why Has EU Stripped Hungary Of 1 Billion Euro? The Confrontation Explained

January 6, 2025 admin

The European Commission has stripped 1.04 billion Euro in aid from Hungary in the latest phase of an ongoing political struggle with its errant member state. The amount of money lost is a blow for Hungary, but the decision also has wider economic and geopolitical implications. Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has consistently flouted EU…

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Watch: 12-Year-Old Sushila Meena, Who Impressed Sachin Tendulkar, Clean Bowls Rajyavardhan Rathore

January 6, 2025 admin

Sushila Meena bowls to Rajyavardhan Rathore© X (Twitter) Rajasthan Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore got the chance to witness shades of former India seamer Zaheer Khan when he turned up into the nets to face young sensation, Sushila Meena. Just a couple of weeks ago, Sushila was living a common life before a single…

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2 Women Die, 5 Injured On Way To Tirumala After Being Hit By Ambulance

January 6, 2025 admin

Police said that fog could be the reason for the early morning accident. (Representational) Chandragiri: Two women devotees on their way to Tirumala died here in Tirupati district in the early hours of Monday after being hit by an ambulance, said a police official. A 108-ambulance coming from Piler hit the devotees around 4 am…

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What Are South Korean Authorities Doing To Arrest Impeached President Yoon

January 6, 2025 admin

Seoul: Lawyers of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials (CIO) probing his short-lived martial law decree on December 3 are at odds over whether the CIO has the authority to arrest and pursue criminal charges against him. Here is what we know so far: WHO ARE…

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Archbishop of Canterbury’s tenure ends after resigning over failures in handling abuse scandal

January 6, 2025 admin

A file image of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby | Photo Credit: Reuters Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby’s tenure in office ends Monday (January 6, 2025), after an investigation found that he failed to tell police about serial abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as soon as he became aware of it. Archbishop…

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