Month: February 2025

Police Arrest 5 More Staffers Of Odisha KIIT For Attack On Nepalese Students

February 20, 2025 admin

Bhubaneswar: The police on Thursday arrested five more staff of the private engineering college KIIT here on the charge of assaulting Nepalese students while they were vacating the hostel following a direction of the institute authorities, police said. With this, the number of people arrested in the KIIT fiasco increased to 11 including an engineering…

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A Pakistani separatist group claims bombing that killed 2 Chinese near Karachi airport

February 20, 2025 admin

A Pakistani separatist group claimed responsibility for a late night bombing that targeted a convoy with Chinese nationals outside the country’s largest airport, killing two workers from China and wounding eight persons, officials and the insurgent group said on Monday. The attack by the Baloch Liberation Army outside the airport in the southern port city…

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Sanjay Manjrekar Raises Question On Pakistan Team After Shambolic Display In Champions Trophy Opener

February 20, 2025 admin

File photo from Pakistan vs New Zealand Champions Trophy game.© AFP Former cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar believes Pakistan’s next matches will shed more light on whether the “intent” of the defending champions is an issue or an “inherent ability.” Pakistan left the fans agitated with their lack of intent and laggard approach while pursuing…

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Israel grieves as Hamas turns over the bodies of four Gaza hostages

February 20, 2025 admin

A militant stands next to the coffins containing the bodies of hostages, from right to left, Shiri Bibas, her two children, Ariel and Kfir and Oded Lifshitz, who was 83 when he was abducted, before they are handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip on February 20, 2025. | Photo…

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“No Intention To Improve”: Shoaib Akhtar Blasts Babar Azam For Sluggish Knock In Champions Trophy Opener

February 20, 2025 admin

Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar criticised star batter Babar Azam for his slow and conservative knock against New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy opener, saying that the batter has “no intention to improve”. Babar’s sluggish approach in ODIs made headlines as he made a 90-ball 64 against NZ while chasing 321 in…

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Shami, Gill do the star turn as India trumps Bangladesh with ease

February 20, 2025 admin

Shubman Gill’s previous three scores coming into the Champions Trophy read: 87, 60 and 112 (all against England). On Thursday, the 25-year-old continued his purple patch as he smashed his eighth ODI hundred (101 n.o, 129b, 9×4, 2×6) to help India kickstart its Champions Trophy campaign with a six-wicket win over Bangladesh at the Dubai…

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Odisha Probe Panel Summons KIIT Founder Over Nepalese Student Death

February 20, 2025 admin

Bhubaneswar: Expediting its inquiry into the alleged suicide of a girl student and subsequent action against other Nepalese pupils, the Odisha government’s high-level committee summoned KIIT founder Achyuta Samanta for his personal appearance before it on Friday. The Higher Education Department, in a letter to Samanta on Thursday, said, “You are requested to appear before…

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Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami Shine As India Beat Bangladesh By 6 Wickets In Champions Trophy

February 20, 2025 admin

Shubman Gill was more artisan than artist en route to his eighth ODI hundred after Mohammed Shami’s satisfying five-wicket haul, propelling India to a workmanlike six-wicket win over Bangladesh in their Champions Trophy opener in Dubai on Thursday. Gill’s unbeaten innings (101, 129b, 9×4. 2×6) had a mirror image in Bangladesh innings through…

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How A Far-Right Leader Is Surging Ahead In France

February 20, 2025 admin

Paris, France: Europe’s far-right is rising at an unprecedented pace. With Italy already in the bag and Germany seemingly there as the country votes this Sunday, France is not to be left behind. While Marine Le Pen may still be the most dominant figure of the French far-right, another young woman is fast gaining ground….

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Sonia Gandhi Admitted To Hospital, Likely To Be Discharged Tomorrow: Report

February 20, 2025 admin

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi. New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi on Thursday. She is doing fine and is likely to be discharged on Friday, sources said. Ms Gandhi had turned 78 in December. While the exact time of admission could not be immediately known, a source…

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