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Pope Francis adjusts his zucchetto as he celebrates Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, on December 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Pope Francis kicked off the 2025 Holy Year on Tuesday (December 24, 2024), inaugurating a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims…
Banners showing Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year old hostage who died in Hamas captivity in Gaza, hang in Jerusalem. File. | Photo Credit: AP The actions of the Israeli military had a “circumstantial influence” on a decision by Hamas militants to kill six hostages in Gaza in August, according to a military investigation published on Tuesday…
Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday (December 24, 2024) in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and cheer that typically descends on the West Bank during Christmas week were nowhere to be found. The festive lights and giant tree that normally decorate Manger Square were…
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Syrian citizens gather outside Saydnaya Convent during the lighting of the Christmas tree, in Saydnaya town on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Sarah Latifa had feared that her Christian community in Syria may struggle to celebrate its first Christmas since Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad…
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New Delhi: The BJP attacked the ruling AAP on Tuesday accusing it of helping illegal Rohingyas and Bangladeshis in Delhi settle down by providing them official documents, and then use them as its vote bank. No immediate reaction was available from the AAP over BJP’s allegation. Former BJP MP Parvesh Verma told PTI “We all…
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Rajouri: Five doctors of the Government Medical College (GMC) Rajouri were suspended following the death of a pregnant woman that sparked concerns about alleged medical negligence, officials said on Tuesday. Razim Akhter (35) of Badhaal Kotranka died at the GMC Rajouri on Sunday afternoon. She was five-and-a-half months pregnant and had been admitted with complications….
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Coimbatore: The Tamil Nadu Police have seized Rs 2.25 crore in cash and 1,900 lottery tickets from the residence of Nagaraj (42), a cashier at a lottery agency in Walayar, Palakkad district. The raid was conducted on the orders of Coimbatore District Superintendent of Police, K. Karthikeyan. Karumathampatti Police carried out the operation as part…
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Retirements come in stages, that’s the modern way. Not surprisingly, it is the lucrative franchise cricket that is the last to be let go. Ravichandran Ashwin will be seen in action at the IPL, and possibly even tennis ball cricket back home. He is already speaking of taking cricket to the terraces in Chennai. He…
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Kottayam: The mandala pooja, a key ritual marking the conclusion of the first phase of the annual pilgrimage to the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple, will take place on December 26. The ritual will be carried out between noon and 12.30 pm on the day by temple tantri (head priest) Kandararu Rajeevaru, Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB)…
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New Year is always such a overwhelming time, full of anxieties regarding what’s about to come, what’s about to change, what’s the next thing to happen, however, it is important to hold a neutral position about what’s to come, and it would be even better if one finds things to look forward to. Here are…