Month: February 2025

“I Knew We Could Control…”: Suryakumar Yadav Breaks Silence On Concussion Substitution

February 1, 2025 admin

India skipper Suryakumar Yadav lauded his team’s resilience after a disastrous start, crediting Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube for steering the innings to a competitive total in their 15-run victory over England in the fourth T20I here on Friday. India found themselves reeling at 12/3 in the second over, but Pandya and Dube…

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Paraguay President Peña takes 2030 Youth Olympics bid to IOC in push to host more sports

February 1, 2025 admin

Paraguayan President Santiago Pena. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Pushing Paraguay to be a major international sports stage in 2030, President Santiago Peña came to IOC headquarters on Thursday (January 30, 2025) with his country’s bid to be an Olympics host. Paraguay wants to host the 2030 Youth Olympics in Asunción in the same year…

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Budget 2025 Stock market update: Markets open higher ahead of Budget presentation

February 1, 2025 admin

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended flat in a special trading session on Saturday (February 1, 2025) as investors saw little coming in from the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for retail investors and the overall markets in the Union Budget. But, buying in consumption-related sectors after Ms. Sitharaman exempted annual income of up to ₹12…

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Markets open higher ahead of Budget presentation

February 1, 2025 admin

A traffic signal in the foreground of the Bombay Stock Exchange’s on Dalal Street seems to reflect the mood of the stock markets in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: PAUL NORONHA Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied in opening trade on Saturday (February 1, 2025) ahead of the Union Budget presentation. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex…

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Serbian anti-graft protesters march to northern city, plan to block bridges

February 1, 2025 admin

Serbian university students arrive at the site of a fatal railway station roof collapse, which happened in November 2024 in the city of Novi Sad, after a two-day 80 km march from Belgrade, in Novi Sad, Serbia, January 31, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Hundreds of students protesting graft they blame for 15 deaths in…

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Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget Day Saree Is A Tribute To Madhubani Art

February 1, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s attire on Union Budget days has always gained attention for the past seven years. Her different coloured sarees with unique embroidering have told a different tale. This year, the minister’s record eighth consecutive Budget, she draped an off-white handloom silk saree with fish-themed embroidery and a golden border…

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UP Man Beats Peacock To Death

February 1, 2025 admin

The forest department has sent the carcass of the peacock for postmortem. Bhadohi (UP): A man beat a peacock to death with a stick in Poore Manohar village here, police on Saturday said. Suriyawan Police Station SHO Arvind Kumar Gupta said the incident happened Friday evening. He said a man named Gabbar Vanvasi killed the…

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Harshit Rana Concussion Substitute Controversy: Experts Feel “India Were Hugely Advantaged…”

February 1, 2025 admin

Harshit Rana had a fantastic T20I debut on Friday with the Indian cricket team pacer scalping three important wickets against England in the fourth T20I in Pune. However, Rana grabbed the spotlight after he came in as a ‘like-for-like’ concussion substitute for Shivam Dube. The latter, who scored 53, was hit on the helmet…

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Health data, entire pages wiped from federal websites as Trump officials target ’gender ideology’

February 1, 2025 admin

President Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: AP Public health data disappeared from websites, entire webpages went blank and employees erased pronouns from email signatures Friday (January 31, 2025) as federal agencies scrambled to comply with a directive tied to President Donald Trump’s order rolling back protections for transgender people. The Office of Personnel…

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India Coach Provides Fresh Update On Mohammed Shami’s Fitness: “Catching To Him…”

February 1, 2025 admin

India’s bowling coach, Morne Morkel is delighted at having Mohammed Shami back in the squad, hinting at a possible return for the veteran pacer in the upcoming game. Shami, who made his first appearance for India since the ODI World Cup 2023 final, played in the third T20I against England. Though he went…

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