Month: December 2024

“What’s Wrong?”: Ex-India Star’s Retort At Australian Media Over ‘Hindi-English’ Row

December 23, 2024 admin

Ravindra Jadeja in a press conference© YouTube The row between Indian players and media and Australian media over Indian players answering questions only in Hindi and to Indian media has escalated significantly, and it all started when all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja did not take any questions in English in an on-field press conference on…

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17-Feet-Long Python, Weighing Nearly 100 Kg, Found In Assam

December 23, 2024 admin

Videos emerged showing several people attempting to corner and capture the snake. A 17-feet-long python, weighing nearly 100 kg, was found in Assam’s Silchar last week. The reptile was the largest ever to be discovered in human habitat in the Barak Valley. The snake was first seen near Assam University’s Silchar campus, near Girls Hostel…

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More Than Half Of Kolkata’s Iconic Yellow Taxis To Be Off Roads In 2025, Here’s Why

December 23, 2024 admin

The popularity of yellow taxis has been down for quite a few years now Over 64 per cent of the iconic yellow taxis in Kolkata will be off the roads by March 2025 due to the 15-year service limit imposed by the state transport department. As per records of the state transport department currently there…

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Data Exclusivity Anti Poor, Anti-Farmer, Anti Self-Reliance: Ashwani Mahajan

December 23, 2024 admin

India has consistently opposed data exclusivity in trade negotiations. New Delhi: Implementing data exclusivity could impact India’s pharmaceutical and agricultural sectors and public health, Ashwani Mahajan, the co-convenor of Swadeshi Jagran Manch, has said. In a blog post on data exclusivity, Mr Mahajan said the topic has been a point of contention since the General Agreement…

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Ignored India Star Lauds Mitchell Starc, Calls Him The “Best Bowler” For Australia

December 23, 2024 admin

Veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara showered praise on seamer Mitchell Starc and said that the 34-year-old has been the “best bowler” for Australia in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series, reported Star Sports. The series is currently tied at 1-1 after India secured a draw in the third Test in Brisbane. The Boxing Day…

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South Africa Great Calls Rohit Sharma ‘Unfit’, Takes Brutal Swipe At India Skipper

December 23, 2024 admin

India captain Rohit Sharma‘s fitness remains a hot topic of debate amid his lean patch with the bat in Test cricket. Recently, former South African cricketer Daryll Cullinan had taken a swipe at Rohit’s fitness, calling him “overweight” and unfit for the rigours of a five-match Test series. Cullinan had labelled Rohit a “flat track…

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Deepfake Video Of Sudha Murty Endorsing A Trading Platform Is Viral

December 23, 2024 admin

Claim: The video shows Sudha Murty promoting a trading platform.Fact: The claim is false. The video has been digitally manipulated and is a deepfake. In recent years, online trading, especially in cryptocurrencies, has gained immense popularity in India, attracting millions of users with promises of quick profits. In this context, a video allegedly showing Sudha…

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Who Is Asma Al-Assad, Syrian First Lady Seeking Divorce From Bashar Al-Assad

December 23, 2024 admin

New Delhi: In December 2010 and the following months, demonstrations against corruption, poverty and political repression took Egypt, Libya, Yemen, and Syria by storm. Around the same time in 2011, Vogue magazine published a profile on Asma al-Assad, the wife of then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. It was titled “A Rose in the Desert,” and in…

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Honda, Nissan Announce Launch Of Merger Talks In Joint Statement

December 23, 2024 admin

Tokyo: Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan on Monday agreed to launch talks on a merger seen as a bid to catch up with Chinese rivals and Tesla on electric vehicles. Their collaboration would create the world’s third largest automaker, expanding development of EVs and self-driving tech while coming to the rescue of struggling Nissan….

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Australia Great Devises Plan To Face Jasprit Bumrah Ahead Of MCG Test

December 23, 2024 admin

Former cricketer Simon Katich has advised Australian batters to concentrate on rotating the strike and maintaining a solid defence to succeed against the peerless Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah. Katich noted that since Bumrah rarely bowls loose deliveries, the Australians must be strategically good in their approach. “I know all the talk is around…

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