Month: February 2025

Pregnant UK Woman Awarded Rs 1 Crore After Being Fired For Requesting Work From Home

February 18, 2025 admin

A UK employment tribunal has awarded a pregnant employee 93,000 pounds (around ₹1 crore) in compensation after her boss unfairly dismissed her. According to the Independent, the woman’s employer, Ammar Kabir, terminated her via text, citing business difficulties and the need for an in-office worker. The message, which abruptly ended her employment and was punctuated…

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Double Olympic Medallist Manu Bhaker Opens Up On Coach Jaspal Rana’s Future

February 18, 2025 admin

Double Olympic medallist shooter Manu Bhaker said Jaspal Rana will continue to be her “coach” despite the Dronacharya awardee being roped in as the High Performance trainer for pistol discipline by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) earlier this month. Rana, a four-time Asian Games gold medallist, had a fall-out with Manu…

Sports

Tamil Nadu Cops Arrest School Teacher In Yet Another Sexual Assault Case

February 18, 2025 admin

Chennai: Police in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district have arrested a government school teacher for allegedly sexually abusing girl students. Investigators say a parent filed a complaint over the incident that reportedly took place during a special coaching camp for high-achieving students. A senior police officer told NDTV at least 20 girls had confirmed ‘bad touch’,…

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Zomato Launches AI Platform Nugget

February 18, 2025 admin

Zomato has introduced Nugget, an AI-powered customer support platform, to help businesses automate and manage customer interactions without coding. The announcement was made by Deepinder Goyal, CEO of Eternal (Zomato’s parent company), through an X post on Monday. “More exciting launches coming soon,” he added. ???? Introducing Nugget—an AI-native, no-code customer support platform. Nugget helps…

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Supreme Court Junks Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar’s Plea To Change Jail

February 18, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Calling it an abuse of the process of the law, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea of alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar to shift him from Mandoli Jail in the national capital to any other prison, except ones in Punjab and Delhi. A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and P B…

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“Virat Kohli Never Said…”: Haris Rauf Dismisses Rumours Over His Chat With Kohli

February 18, 2025 admin

Ahead of the much-awaiting clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan in the Champions Trophy on Sunday, pacer Haris Rauf said that he is ready to face legendary batter Virat Kohli in the encounter, who smashed famous consecutive sixes against him in the 2022 T20 World Cup at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Kohli’s unbeaten 82…

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“He Outbowled Jasprit Bumrah…”: Ex-India Star Says Rohit Sharma Has Ace Up His Sleeve

February 18, 2025 admin

Team India will miss the services of Jasprit Bumrah in the Champions Trophy 2025 after the pacer was unable to recover in time from a back injury. However, India will enjoy the return of fellow pacer Mohammed Shami, who has successfully returned to action over the T20Is and ODIs against England. Shami was…

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Turkiye detains 282 in raids on PKK suspects, including opposition figures

February 18, 2025 admin

Members of the left-wing nationalist Turkish Youth Union (TGB) shout slogans during a protest against the new solution process to be carried out with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), in Istanbul. File | Photo Credit: AFP Turkish police detained 282 suspects accused of ties to the Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, militant group, Interior Minister…

World

Trump’s Blunt ‘No’ To Europe Can Change Everything

February 18, 2025 admin

It’s a new phase in the Ukraine war as the Trump administration moves to hold talks with Russia without the presence of Ukraine or Europe. The Saudis will be in the mediating role, and the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, Trump’s Middle East special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, all…

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Economy expected to grow 6.4% in Q3: ICRA

February 18, 2025 admin

Representational image only. Photo: wikimedia.org Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency (ICRA) on Tuesday (February 18, 2025) projected India’s GDP to grow 6.4% in the December quarter on account of enhanced government spending amid uneven consumption. The Indian economy grew at 6.7% in April-June, but it slowed to a seven-quarter low of 5.4% in September…

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