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Devendra Fadnavis Says “Performance Review” Of New Ministers Soon, Adds A Warning

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Portfolios will be allocated in the next two to three days, the Chief Minister said. (File) Nagpur: A total of 39 legislators from Mahayuti allies were sworn in on Sunday in the first cabinet expansion of the 10-day-old Devendra Fadnavis-led ministry including 16 new faces, while 10 former ministers were excluded. Portfolios will be allocated…

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Niger ministry says 39 killed in attacks near Burkina Faso

December 15, 2024 admin

The “barbaric acts” saw 21 people killed in Libiri and 18 in Kokorou, including children, the Niamey’s Defence Ministry said. File | Photo Credit: AP “Thirty-nine people have been killed in two attacks in recent days in western Niger, near the border with Burkina Faso,” Niamey’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday (December 14, 2024). “Two…

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Congo and Rwanda say peace talks in Angola will not take place

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Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame (L) and President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi (R). File | Photo Credit: AFP A meeting between the presidents of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will not take place as planned on Sunday (December 15, 2024), both countries said, dashing hopes of a deal to…

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"His Tabla Spoke Universal Language": Leaders, Fans Mourn Zakir Hussain

December 15, 2024 admin

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain – the eldest son of legendary tabla player Allah Rakha – died in the US today of a heart disease. He was 73. Leaders and fans across India and the world posted condolences on social media. “The news of the death of renowned tabla player Padma Vibhushan Ustad Zakir Hussain is…

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Students Faint As Fumes Engulf Jaipur Coaching Centre

December 15, 2024 admin

The students outside the coaching centre in Jaipur. Jaipur: Nearly a dozen students fainted after fumes engulfed a coaching institute in Jaipur on Sunday evening. According to the police, the cause of the fumes that enveloped Utkarsh Coaching Centre, in Gopalpur, could not be immediately ascertained. A possible gas leak, toxic fumes from a gutter…

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Tabla Legend Zakir Hussain Critical, “Pray For Him”, Says Family

December 15, 2024 admin

Zakir Hussain, the peerless tabla player and multiple Grammy award winner, is critical and in a US hospital over serious heart-related ailments, his family said on Sunday. His manager, Nirmala Bachani, said the artist he has been in a San Francisco hospital for the last two weeks. “My brother is deeply ill at this time….

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Tabla Maestro Zakir Hussain Dies At 73

December 15, 2024 admin

Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, battling heart-related problems, died at a US hospital today. He was 73. His manager, Nirmala Bachani, said he was admitted to a hospital in San Francisco. “Zakir Hussain, the peerless North Indian tabla player, favors an impish strain of virtuosity. He’s a fearsome technician but also a whimsical inventor, devoted to…

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“Rightly Went Unsold”: Prithvi Shaw Once Again Under Fire After Disappointing Show

December 15, 2024 admin

Prithvi Shaw once again came under a lot of fire after he failed to score big for Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final against Madhya Pradesh on Sunday. While Mumbai ended up clinching the trophy quite easily, Prithvi was dismissed for 10 off 6 deliveries. It has been a tough year…

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Extremely happy to be picked by Mumbai Indians, says Kamalini

December 15, 2024 admin

Tamil Nadu all-rounder G. Kamalini, who was signed by Mumbai Indians for ₹1.60 crore in the WPL mini auction in Bengaluru on Sunday, said she didn’t expect to go for such a hefty amount. Speaking to The Hindu from Kuala Lumpur, an excited Kamalini said, “I am extremely happy to be picked by the Mumbai…

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Brazil’s Lula to leave hospital, speaks publicly for first time since surgeries

December 15, 2024 admin

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, waves while leaves the Sirio-Libanes Hospital after a surgery in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday (December 15, 2024). | Photo Credit: Reuters Doctors discharged Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from the hospital on Sunday (December 15, 2024), his medical team told reporters, after a pair of…

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