Month: January 2025

India Slams Pakistan’s Airstrikes On Afghanistan

January 6, 2025 admin

In response to media queries regarding Pakistan’s recent airstrikes on Afghan civilians, India’s foreign ministry has issued a statement “unequivocally” condemning any attack on innocent civilians. It also added that, “It is an old practice of Pakistan to blame its neighbours for its own internal failures”. Pakistani military aircraft bombarded Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province on…

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BCCI In A Fix Over Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli Retirement Decision? Report Makes Huge Claim

January 6, 2025 admin

Rohit Sharma (L) and Virat Kohli© AFP It was a horrible outing for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the recently-concluded Test series against Australia. Despite scoring a brilliant ton in the first Test match, Kohli finished the series with 190 runs at an average of 23.75 across eight innings. The star batter’s struggles…

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Bangladesh Court Issues Second Arrest Warrant For Ex-PM Sheikh Hasina

January 6, 2025 admin

Dhaka: A court in Bangladesh has issued a second arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of enforced disappearances during her rule, the chief prosecutor said on Monday. Dhaka has already issued an arrest warrant for Ms Hasina on charges of crimes against humanity. According to Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of the…

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Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government imposes section 144 in Kurram for 2 months

January 6, 2025 admin

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur. File | Photo Credit: AFP The provincial government of northwest Pakistan’s Khyber Pukhtunkhwa has imposed section 144 for two months in the violence-torn Kurram district to restore peace following an attack on a government convoy, which injured a top district official. The decision to impose section 144, banning…

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Harmanpreet, Renuka rested for India women’s home ODI series against Ireland, Smriti to lead

January 6, 2025 admin

Indian women team players celebrates the wicket of West Indies player during the 2nd ODI between India and West Indies at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Tuesday December 24, 2024. File | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and pacer Renuka Singh Thakur have been rested for India women’s three-match home ODI series against…

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Five Indian-origin men charged with murder of Indian man in U.S.

January 6, 2025 admin

Five Indian-origin men have been charged with murder in the U.S. in connection with the death of a 35-year-old man from India. Sandeep Kumar, 34, of South Ozone Park, New York, was charged with murder and conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the death of Kuldeep Kumar in Manchester Township around October 22, 2024,…

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West Indies Team Arrives For First Test Series In Pakistan In 18 Years

January 6, 2025 admin

Team West Indies in action© AFP The West Indies cricket team arrived in Islamabad on Monday for their first Test series in Pakistan in 18 years. The West Indies last toured Pakistan for a Test series in 2006 though they have been to the country for two white-ball rubbers in between. The visitors…

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Maruti Suzuki temporary workers demand permanent jobs, pay hike and creation of permanent posts

January 6, 2025 admin

A large number of erstwhile temporary workers of Maruti Suzuki held a meeting here on Sunday (December 5, 2024) seeking permanent jobs at the company’s upcoming Kharkhoda plant, creation of 30,000 permanent posts and 40% pay hike for the temporary workers among other things. The workers had travelled overnight from their villages in Bihar, Jharkhand,…

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Nirmala Sitharaman holds pre-Budget consultation with representatives of trade unions

January 6, 2025 admin

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the eighth Pre-Budget Consultation with the stakeholders and representatives from the trade unions for the Union Budget 2025-26, in New Delhi on January 6, 2025. Photo: X/@FinMinIndia via PTI Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, chaired the eighth Pre-Budget Consultation meeting with…

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Harmanpreet Kaur, Renuka Singh Rested For India Women’s ODIs Against Ireland, Smriti Mandhana To Lead

January 6, 2025 admin

Smriti Mandhana in action© BCCI Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and pacer Renuka Singh Thakur have been rested for India women’s three-match home ODI series against Ireland, the BCCI announced on Monday. Opener Smriti Mandhana will lead the side in the series, beginning on January 10 at Rajkot, in the absence of Harmanpreet. Harmanpreet had…

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