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Clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s besieged city of Goma have killed at least 17 people and wounded nearly 370, hospital sources said on Monday (January 27, 2025), as the Congolese military fought to hold off M23 forces backed by the Rwandan army. Artillery fire and gunshots echoed across the major hub in…
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Scott Bessent is decided to serve as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday (January 27, 2025) to serve as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary, giving him the delicate balancing act of cutting taxes and curbing deficits while putting forward a plan…
File photo of AB de Villiers One of the greatest cricketers of his time, AB de Villiers is a name that terrorized opponent teams’ bowlers, no matter the format. Even after his international retirement, De Villiers played some extravagant knocks in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). However, the…
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Tilak Varma was player of the match for India in 2nd T20I© BCCI/Sportzpics Another rising star has emerged from India’s rich cricketing talent pool in the form of Tilak Varma. The middle-order batter dug deep to rescue his team in the 2nd T20I against England at Chepauk, producing the sort of knock that…
Rohit Sharma, along with several other top India stars like Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, made a return to Ranji Trophy after a considerable gap last week. The decision to play the Ranji Trophy matches, for their respective state teams, came after BCCI’s directive that domestic cricket is a must. However, Rohit…
In a series of successful joint operations, Indian Army including Assam Rifles in coordination with Manipur Police and other security forces, recovered 35 weapons, ammunition and warlike stores from both hill and valley regions in the districts of Thoubal, Tengnoupal, Bishnupur, Churchandpur, Imphal West, Noney, Jidribam and Kakching in Manipur. Acting on specific intelligence,…
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Kris Gopalakrishnan. File. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar A case was registered against Infosys co-founder Senapathy Kris Gopalakrishnan, former IISc Director Balaram and 16 others under the Prevention of SC/ST Atrocities Act on Monday (January 27, 2025). The case was registered at the Sadashiva Nagar police station based on the directions of the 71st…
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Palestinian Territories: Masses of displaced Palestinians streamed into the north of war-ravaged Gaza on Monday after Israel and Hamas reached a deal for the release of another six hostages. Also on Monday, the Israeli government said eight of the hostages held in Gaza who were due for release in the truce’s first phase are dead….
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Trump said Monday he would sign an executive order to start building an “Iron Dome” air defense system. Washington: President Donald Trump said Monday he would sign an executive order to start building an “Iron Dome” air defense system for the United States, like the one that Israel has used to intercept thousands of rockets….
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The Bengal Nagpur Railway had been tasked by the British Indian government with developing rail networks in eastern and central India. In 1900, when its workers were digging in Jharsuguda, now a district in Odisha, they stumbled upon large coal deposits. Nine years later, Jharsuguda’s first coal mine was established and a century later the…
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