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Curtains fall on 2024
A look back at the year that was
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Future looks uncertain for struggling legends Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli
India’s loss to Australia in the Boxing Day Test has cast a shadow of introspection over Indian cricket.
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Gujarat: Recovered from canal, decomposed body taken to hospital in garbage van; video goes viral
After people raised objections, officials of the Kadi Municipality said the decision to send a garbage van to transport the body was taken by lower rank employees because the municipality does not have any mortuary van at present.
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Free bus ride for women in Andhra Pradesh likely from 'Ugadi'
Free bus rides for women were one of the 'super six' promises the TDP-Jana Sena combine had announced in the joint manifesto
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Renukaswamy murder case: Police doing a good job, no need for CBI probe, says Karnataka Home Minister
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday said there was no need to hand over the Renukaswamy murder case to the CBI as the police were doing a good job in their investigation without succumbing to any pressure.
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Cops involved in drug trade will be dismissed, smugglers' property attached, says Punjab CM
Any police official found involved in drug trade would be dismissed from service and the property of traffickers attached, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Tuesday while announcing tough steps to break the "nexus" between low-rank police officials and smugglers.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Priyanka's presence in Parliament is going to be a huge asset to Congress, says Tharoor
Priyanka Gandhi's presence in the Lok Sabha would strengthen the opposition benches and Wayanad would have a very strong person to represent them in Parliament, Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor said on Tuesday.
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Israeli forces deepen Rafah invasion, kill 17 in central camps
Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday killed at least 17 Palestinians in two of the Gaza Strip's historic refugee camps and Israeli tanks pushed deeper into the enclave's southern city of Rafah, residents and medics said.
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Kanchanjunga train accident: Railway unions rally behind deceased driver, say unfair to blame before probe
Various railway employee unions have objected to the railway ministry's initial response to the West Bengal train tragedy when it prima facie blamed the driver of the goods train that hit the Kanchanjunga Express from the rear for the accident.
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Actor Darshan fan murder case: Bengaluru police take two accused to Mysuru for spot inspection
Bengaluru Police on Tuesday took Nagaraj and Lakshman, the two accused in the murder case of Renukaswamy, in which actor Darshan Toogudeepa is also an accused, to Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel in Mysuru for a spot inspection.
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Priyanka's Wayanad entry could prove costly for CPI(M) in Assembly bypolls
CPI(M), despite being the coalition partner of Congress in the Lok Sabha, has reasons to worry over the entry of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi in the electoral fray from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat as it could hit the prospects of the ruling party in Kerala in the upcoming bypolls to two Assembly seats.
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China dismisses EU comments on human rights crackdown
China on Tuesday dismissed European Union calls for it to stop alleged human rights violations and said it opposed "double standards" and interference in its internal affairs.
The EU said on Monday after an EU delegation visited Tibet and met with Chinese officials last week that it was concerned about what it called the "very serious" human rights situation in China, in particular in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong.
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Facing the future: India's big challenges and opportunities in 2025
From delayed caste census to simultaneous polls, the new year brings a range of concerns
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House parties and high streets: Bengaluru welcomes New Year in style
]Revellers flocked to the Bengaluru’s popular party hotspots, aglow with dazzling lights.
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Karnataka disputes polluted river list, Central panel suggests joint survey
A committee of experts monitoring the pollution of rivers in Karnataka has directed a joint inspection by state and central agencies in January 2025 to resolve the conflicting claims over the number of polluted rivers in Karnataka.
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Mamata 'conspired to arrest women of Sandeshkhali before LS polls': Suvendu slams Bengal CM day after her visit
Adhikari vowed to constitute an inquiry commission to probe into alleged atrocities by local TMC leaders if the BJP comes to power in the 2026 assembly polls.
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Despite being castigated by courts repeatedly, Gujarat police continues parading suspects in public
The trend was noticed more when a group of Dalit protesters demanded similar treatment to those arrested for vandalising Baba Saheb BR Ambedkar's statue in Ahmedabad.
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BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj challenges Kejriwal to implement schemes announced by him
The BJP MP challenged Kejriwal to implement the schemes announced by him, including the 'Mahila Samman Yojna', saying there is no Model Code of Conduct in place.
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Space for all: Seats open on SERA-Blue Origin rocket ride
The possibilities in space exploration, increasingly equated with soft power and nationalist expression, are inspiring private missions to usher space enthusiasts into the crew capsule.
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JD(S) Kerala unit breaks away to form new party after H D Kumaraswamy's entry in Modi 3.0 government
The Kerala unit of the Janata Dal (Secular) on Tuesday decided to form a new party in the state to formally keep off from the JD(S) official party led by former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda at the national level. However, the two MLAs of the party in Kerala, including a minister, will not take membership in the new party to avoid disqualification.
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Karnataka High Court grants man accused of rape 15-day bail to marry survivor who turned 18
The Karnataka High Court has granted a 23-year-old man charged with the rape of a girl when she was 16 years and nine months of age, 15-day bail to marry her. The families of both parties are in favour of the marriage, especially since the girl, who recently turned 18, has given birth to a child.
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JUST IN | Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | Rahul Gandhi officially resigns as MP of Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi officially resigned as the Member of Parliament of Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, according to a Lok Sabha Secretariat notification.
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Williamson uncertain about his future in T20Is following New Zealand's World Cup exit
New Zealand will require some time to regroup after their shock early exit from the T20 World Cup, said skipper Kane Williamson, who was non-committal regarding his return for the 2026 edition of the marquee event
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Explained | What is China's panda diplomacy and how does it work?
Since its founding in 1949, the People's Republic of China has used panda diplomacy to boost its international image, either by gifting or lending panda to foreign zoos as goodwill animal ambassadors.
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'Unthinkable' normalised two years after US abortion ruling
Two years after a seismic US decision to end a woman's constitutional right to an abortion, the fallout keeps on falling as Americans grapple with the day-to-day legacy of the Supreme Court ruling.
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Four Indian spies trying to curb Khalistan movement in Australia were secretly asked to leave: Report
The Indian government's alleged actions against Khalistani separatists in foreign countries have ruffled feathers from Ottawa to Washington. To add to the woes of the Narendra Modi government, an investigative piece by Australian ABC News' Four Corners has now alleged that a similar plot had been brewing in the Quad partner country.
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