Month: January 2025

Why Prashant Kishor Was Arrested And Why He Was On Indefinite Hunger Strike

January 6, 2025 admin

Patna: Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor was arrested early this morning, five days after he started an indefinite fast at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan. Police said they removed Mr Kishor and his supporters from the protest site as they were “illegally” holding the demonstration near a restricted area. #WATCH | BPSC protest | Bihar: Patna Police…

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France’s ex-President Sarkozy on trial over alleged Kadhafi pact

January 6, 2025 admin

France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi attend a ceremony for the signature of 10 billion euros of trade contracts between the two countries at the Elysee Palace in Paris, December 10, 2007. Libya and France signed contracts for the purchase of 21 Airbus aircraft during the start of the five day…

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“What Have You Done?”: Sunil Gavaskar Blasts India’s Coaching Staff After Australia Series Loss

January 6, 2025 admin

Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir© AFP Sunil Gavaskar took a brutal dig at the coaching staff after India slumped to a 3-1 loss in the recently-concluded five-match Test series against Australia. India’s World Test Championship (WTC) Final dreams were completely dashed following their loss in the Sydney Test on Sunday. Following…

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“Need Players Like…”: Sunil Gavaskar Namedrops Young Talents In Massive Verdict

January 6, 2025 admin

After India’s defeat in the final Test match and their inability to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar has assessed the team’s performance and opined that young players like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Nitish Reddy, who are “hungry to earn a name for India” are needed in the team. Jaiswal has amassed…

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Carter made sure he did not ‘ignore’ Africa like other American leaders

January 6, 2025 admin

File image of a girl holding a portrait of U.S. President Jimmy Carter in a market in Lagos, Nigeria, March 31, 1978, the day of his arrival for a state visit, the first to Africa by an American president. | Photo Credit: AP Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. President to make a state visit…

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US National Security Adviser Meets Foreign Minister S Jaishankar In Delhi

January 6, 2025 admin

New Delhi: US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who is in India to take stock of the India-US Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET), met Foreign Minister Dr S Jaishankar in Delhi on Monday. Mr Sullivan’s trip comes days after Mr Jaishankar concluded a six-day visit to the US. His trip was the last…

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Markets pare early gains amid foreign fund outflows, caution ahead of earnings season

January 6, 2025 admin

Image for representative purposes only | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty began the trade on an optimistic note on Monday (January 6, 2025) but soon turned negative amid fresh foreign fund outflows and caution ahead of the earnings season beginning this week. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 296.94 points to…

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India tour of Australia: India vs Australia Test series; Australia reclaims Border-Gavaskar Trophy; India to face tough decisions

January 6, 2025 admin

Australian team pose for a photo in the dressing room after reclaiming the Bordewr-Gavaskar trophy by defeating India 3-1 in Sydney. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Late on Sunday night, Mitchell Starc and some of his teammates got into a sports utility vehicle and left the Sydney Cricket Ground. The celebrations in the Australian dressing…

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Tamil Nadu Governor walks out of Assembly without reading address

January 6, 2025 admin

R.N.Ravi, Governor of TamilNadu. File | Photo Credit: Venkatachalapathy C Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on Monday (January 6, 2025) left the Assembly without delivering his customary address to the Assembly. His complaint was that National Anthem was not played after the Tamil Thai Vazhthu. He insisted the National Anthem be played, but that did…

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World’s Richest Man Sparks UK Row

January 6, 2025 admin

New Delhi: The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has sparked a political storm in the UK by launching a series of controversial posts targeting Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the Labour government. His comments have reopened discussions around the issue of child grooming gangs, sparking calls for fresh investigations. Musk’s Allegations Against Starmer On New…

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