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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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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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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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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, 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…
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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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 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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Actor Allu Arjun was released from jail on Saturday morning Was there a gross misuse of power by the Telangana government in arresting Telugu superstar Allu Arjun in connection with the death of woman at the premiere of his ‘Pushpa 2’ movie? 34% of the people or 843 out of 2,502 people answered in the…
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Centre has formulated a rehabilitation policy for surrendered insurgents and maoists (File) Jagdalpur: “Nasbandi (vasectomy)” is a very common word in Maoist lexicon. Cadres who wish to get married are forced to undergo the procedure on the directive of senior CPI (Maoist) leaders. A former Maoist insurgent from Telangana was instructed to undergo the procedure…
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