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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Tuesday his Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola was deliberately underestimating the English side’s hopes of reaching the Champions League last 16. European champions Madrid hold a 3-2 lead on City, who have struggled this season and are fourth in the Premier League, ahead of the play-off round…
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. File | Photo Credit: ANI Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he is not on a “witch hunt” over the controversy surrounding Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s British wife Elizabeth Colburn’s alleged links with the ISI. Reacting to a post on X by another Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi, Sarma…
New Delhi: Gyanesh Kumar, who was named as an Election Commissioner last year, has been appointed the next Chief Election Commissioner of India, replacing the outgoing Rajiv Kumar. Mr Kumar will oversee the conduct of the Bihar Assembly election later this year and the polls in Bengal, Assam, and Tamil Nadu next year. He took…
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New Delhi: Gyanesh Kumar assumed charge Wednesday morning as the new Chief Election Commissioner. Mr Kumar replaces Rajiv Kumar in the role and will oversee the conduct of nearly two-dozen elections, state and presidential, over the course of his four-year term. The new CEC is an ex-IAS officer from the Kerala cadre, and earlier served…
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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro arrives for a luncheon with senators from his support base, at the National Congress building in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, February 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Brazil’s prosecutor-general on Tuesday (February 19, 2025) formally charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022…
Washington DC: US President Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk sat down for their first joint interview with Fox News’s Sean Hannity during which the Republican and his adviser were full of praise for each other. The pair talked on various issues including Musk’s role as an advisor to the President and the…
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The Champions Trophy is back on the calendars of cricket enthusiasts as the extravaganza fest returns after over seven years of absence with a high-profile match between Pakistan and New Zealand beginning the tournament in the revamped Karachi Stadium on Wednesday. Cricket has been going through a phase where the ODI craves attention…
A woman checks her wedding dress at a bridal shop in Luliang, in northern China’s Shanxi province on February 11. | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: There has been a major decline in the number of couples who are registering to marry in China. As per the Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs, in…
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Dhaka: Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is currently in exile in India, called the South Asian nation’s interim government chief Muhammad Yunus a “mobster” and accused him of unleashing “terrorists” and fostering “lawlessness” in the country. In response, Dhaka reaffirmed its commitment to bringing her back from India and stressed securing Ms Hasina’s…
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Just days after a controversy was triggered due to the absence of India’s flat from Karachi’s National Stadium ahead of the start of the ICC Champions Trophy, amends seem to have been made. In the latest visuals that have been shared on social media from the venue, India’s flag has been placed alongside…
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