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Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters An Illinois state judge on February 28 barred former U.S. President Donald Trump from appearing on Illinois’ Republican presidential primary ballot because of his role in the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but she delayed her ruling…
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UK PM Rishi Sunak held a meeting with police chiefs on Wednesday London: Britain is descending into “mob rule” and police will do more to protect the country’s democracy, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday, after the government announced extra funding to keep lawmakers safe. Many British lawmakers have said the abuse directed at…
A cricketing anthology usually offers multiple delights, delving into the sport’s history, offering nostalgia’s warm notes, and helping us deal with various perspectives, be it from players or journalists. Seen in that light, Indian Cricket: Then and Now, edited by former first-class cricketer Venkat Sundaram, ticks most of the boxes. Want to know the Parsi and royals’…
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File photo Thiruvananthapuram: Arguing that the BJP’s vote share in Kerala has reached its saturation point, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor dismissed the prospect of the party doing better in the upcoming Lok Sabha election on Wednesday. “I am afraid the only way they can get two digits is if it is two zeroes. The issue…
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The police said the motive for the crime is unknown (Representational) New Delhi: A 32-year-old Delhi woman missing since February 23 was allegedly strangled by her business partner, who is also suspected to have died by suicide in Haryana’s Sonipat, the city police said on Wednesday. The woman’s body was found on Wednesday at a…
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Kamal Nath was addressing a meeting of Congress workers on his home turf Chhindwara (File photo) Chhindwara: A day after dismissing the buzz about his BJP switch, Congress veteran Kamal Nath on Wednesday told the party workers that he would not “impose” himself on them and would “leave” if they want him to. Addressing a…
A view of Katchatheevu in Sri Lanka. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Katchatheevu islet, a part of Sri Lanka and located about 14 nautical miles from Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, is back in the limelight for the wrong reasons. On February 17, fishermen associations in Ramanathapuram district announced that they were boycotting the annual two-day…
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The Gender Budget Statement (GBS) released by the Tamil Nadu government shows a need for an intersectional and decentralised gender budgeting process, according to a fact file on the statement conducted by the Information and Resource Centre for the Deprived Urban Communities (IRCDUC). According to the GBS, Rs. 1.22 lakh crore was allocated for the…
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Red Bull team chief Christian Horner was cleared Wednesday of wrongdoing following an investigation into complaints of inappropriate behaviour against him made by a female team member. A statement from Austrian energy drinks brand Red Bull, the parent company of the world champion Formula One team, said the “grievance has been dismissed”. Horner, who has been…
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Geert Wilders said he hoped they will be extradited, convicted and jailed The Hague: Dutch prosecutors said Wednesday they were putting two Pakistani nationals on trial for incitement to murder anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders, asking Islamabad for legal help in the matter. Judges in September last year sentenced Pakistani cricketer Khalid Latif to 12 years…
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