Month: January 2025

Driver ‘hellbent on carnage’ kills 10, injures 30 on New Year’s Day in New Orleans

January 1, 2025 admin

Police attend the scene where a pickup truck drove into a large crowd on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. January 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters A driver in a pickup truck who officials said was “hell-bent on carnage” sped through a crowd of pedestrians in New Orleans’ bustling…

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M&M overall auto sales up 16% at 69,768 units in Dec

January 1, 2025 admin

The logo of Mahindra and Mahindra. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. on Wednesday (January 1, 2025) reported a 16% rise in overall auto sales at 69,768 units in December 2024. The company had posted an overall sales of 60,188 units in December 2023. Passenger vehicle sales stood at 41,424 units last…

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Bumrah eclipses Ashwin’s rating-point record in latest ICC rankings

January 1, 2025 admin

Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah. File | Photo Credit: PTI India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah on Wednesday (January 1, 2025) bettered spin stalwart Ravichandran Ashwin’s all-time rating-point record by an Indian in the latest ICC rankings when he touched the 907-point mark. Ashwin’s highest rating was 904, achieved in December 2016. The 907 ranking points also…

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India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations

January 1, 2025 admin

Photo used for representation purpose only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters India and Pakistan on Wednesday (January 1, 2024) exchanged a list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral pact that prohibits the two sides from attacking each other’s atomic facilities, in continuation of an over-three-decade practice. The exchange of the list took place under…

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Gautam Adani’s New Year Message

January 1, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Gautam Adani today extended his warm wishes for the New Year to the Adani Group employees. “As we step into 2025, I extend my warm wishes to each of you and your families for a year filled with prosperity, health, and remarkable achievements,” the Adani Group chairman said. Reflecting on the past year,…

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2024 Is India’s Warmest Year On Record Since 1901: Weather Office

January 1, 2025 admin

2016 recorded a mean land surface air temperature 0.54 degrees Celsius above normal. (Representational) New Delhi: The year 2024 was the warmest on record in India since 1901, with the average minimum temperature settling 0.90 degrees Celsius above the long-period average. The annual mean land surface air temperature across India in 2024 was 0.65 degrees…

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Rupee ends flat at 85.64 against U.S. dollar

January 1, 2025 admin

Image used for representation. Photo: V.V. Krishnan The rupee settled flat at 85.64 against the U.S. dollar in the first session of 2025 on Wednesday (January 1, 2025), as gains from positive domestic equities were offset by unabated foreign fund outflows. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 85.63 and touched an…

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Iranian Footballer Faces Questioning Over Controversial ‘Hug’ With Female Fan

January 1, 2025 admin

Iran’s theocratic government summoned a high-profile footballer for interrogation after footage appeared online showing a male player embracing a female fan following a controversial incident. Ramin Rezaian, a defender for Tehran’s Esteghlal FC-the oldest professional football club in Iran-was reportedly seen embracing a female supporter in footage that surfaced online. The embrace took place in…

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Ex-Australia Star Backs ‘Genius’ All-Rounder Nitish Reddy For Promotion In Sydney Test

January 1, 2025 admin

File photo of Nitish Reddy.© AFP Former Australia captain Michael Clarke believes India’s young all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been underrated throughout the BGT series and rooted for his promotion in the batting order. Nitish has introduced himself to the world with swagger in style in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In the first…

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“Everyone Afraid Of Virat Kohli”: Team India Told To Make Big Change In 5th Test At SCG

January 1, 2025 admin

File photo of Virat Kohli© IANS With just one Test to go and the series on the line, Team India could spring a few surprises in team selection in the final match of the series against Australia. Skipper Rohit Sharma‘s batting position has already been altered once, but former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali…

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