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2024 is warmest since 1901

The year 2024 has been recorded as the warmest year in India since 1901, with average minimum temperatures rising 0.90 degrees Celsius above the long-period average.

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January 02, 2025
Stray Tiger From Sariska Attacks Three In Dausa
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Stray Tiger From Sariska Attacks Three In Dausa

A tiger from Sariska Tiger Reserve attacked three people, including a woman, in Dausa district of Rajasthan on Wednesday morning.

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January 02, 2025
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Agra youth kills mother, 4 sisters to 'protect honour'

While the world welcomed the New Year with celebrations, a horrifying tragedy unfolded in Lucknow. A young man, Arshad, killed his mother and four sisters, claiming he took this extreme step to \"protect their honour.\"

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January 02, 2025
A Son's Grief Turns Deadly
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A Son's Grief Turns Deadly

Murders his parents owing to pressure on him to abandon his engineering course and pursue some other career

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January 02, 2025
Ten NY Revelers Die As Driver Runs Amok
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Ten NY Revelers Die As Driver Runs Amok

Hell-Bent | Killer rams into crowd in New Orleans street, then gets out and starts firing from an assault rifle

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January 02, 2025
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Why abuse me, Kejri asks BJP

Taking to X, Kejriwal stated that BJP members have been criticising him since the scheme's announcement and questioned whether the country would benefit from such criticism.

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January 01, 2025
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Musk changes his name on X FPJ News Service

Elon Musk has sparked fresh controversy and attention by changing his name on X (formerly Twitter) to \"Kekius Maximus and updating his profile picture to the viral meme character, Pepe the Frog.

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January 01, 2025
Beed murder sparks Maharashtra political and credibility crisis
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Beed murder sparks Maharashtra political and credibility crisis

Beed murder exposes governance lapses, lawlessness and challenges government integrity and stability

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January 01, 2025
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Andhra tourist killed in Calangute shack brawl

An altercation over ordering of food turned fatal for a tourist from Andhra Pradesh after he was brutally assaulted at the Marina Shack on Calangute Beach in the wee hours of Tuesday.

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January 01, 2025
It's a Fateh-ful homecoming for Sonu Sood
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It's a Fateh-ful homecoming for Sonu Sood

Punjab roared with pride and emotion as its beloved son, Sonu Sood, returned to his homeland to promote his upcoming cybercrime-based action thriller, Fateh.

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January 01, 2025
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Anurag Kashyap to leave Mumbai

Filmmaker announces he'll leave Mumbai in 2025, criticizing Bollywood for stifling creativity and experimentation

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January 01, 2025
Kriti's emotional breakdown on set
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Kriti's emotional breakdown on set

Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon, who carved a niche for herself with the 2021 film Mimi, shared that it was the first time when she continued to cry even after the director ended the shot.

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January 01, 2025
Didn't want to live'
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Didn't want to live'

Tannaz Irani reveals how she 'freaked' out after hip replacement surgery left one leg longer than other

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January 01, 2025
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SRK Lauds Modi's WAVES

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan says he is looking forward to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's WAVES Summit 2025, an initiative aimed at making India a hub of global creation.

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January 01, 2025
Star Wars actor Angus MacInnes no more
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Star Wars actor Angus MacInnes no more

Canadian actor Angus MacInnes, best known for his roles in Star Wars: A New Hope and Rogue One, has passed away at the age of 77.

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January 01, 2025
Anuj Singh scalps eight in Anjuman Allana's big win
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Anuj Singh scalps eight in Anjuman Allana's big win

Anjuman-I-Islam Allana English School's right arm medium pacer Anuj Singh claimed eight wickets to help his team win their Giles Shield MSSA U-14 inter-school match against MKVV International Vidyalaya Borivali by nine wickets on Tuesday.

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January 01, 2025
Jay Bajrang Champs in Kabaddi Spardha
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Jay Bajrang Champs in Kabaddi Spardha

Siddharth and Mahatma Gandhi SC win the men's and women's category finals in Parle Mahotsav 2024

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January 01, 2025
Vaishali wins qualifier
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Vaishali wins qualifier

Indian GM enters quarters, surprises herself with an unexpected win; Humpy makes early exit

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January 01, 2025
McDonald backs under-fire Marsh for the fifth Test
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McDonald backs under-fire Marsh for the fifth Test

Australia coach remains optimistic about Starc's availability for the Sydney Test, crucial for both teams

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January 01, 2025
Darren Lehmann feels Indian cricket has depth
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Darren Lehmann feels Indian cricket has depth

Indian cricket has produced a generational superstar in Yashasvi Jaiswal and will remain in good health even when Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma decide to call time on their careers, feels former Australia head coach and two-time World Cup winner Darren Lehmann.

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January 01, 2025
Mhatre becomes youngest to score 150 in List A cricket
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Mhatre becomes youngest to score 150 in List A cricket

The Mumbai opener breaks Jaiswal's world record

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January 01, 2025
Can Rohit Fit in Gill for Must-Win SCG Clash?
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Can Rohit Fit in Gill for Must-Win SCG Clash?

The question that arises now is how does Rohit accommodate Gill in the playing XI for the Sydney game, which India need to win at all costs to keep alive their slim chances of qualifying for next year's World Test Championship (WTC) Final.

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January 01, 2025
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Manjrekar defends beleaguered Pant

Ex-India cricketer says criticise Pant for failure, not manner of dismissals

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January 01, 2025
Houthis Risk Same Fate as Hamas, Hezbollah
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Houthis Risk Same Fate as Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, has issued what he called a \"final warning\" to Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militants to halt missile attacks on his country, saying they risked the same \"miserable fate\" as Hamas, Hezbollah, and Syria's Bashar al-Assad if they persisted.

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January 01, 2025
Pelicot rape case: 17 men to appeal against convictions
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Pelicot rape case: 17 men to appeal against convictions

Dominique Pelicot, the 72-year-old man who drugged and raped his wife Gisele Pelicot and recruited dozens of men to rape her over a decade, will not appeal against his 20-year jail sentence, his lawyer Beatrice Zavarro said.

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January 01, 2025
Arrest Warrant Against Prez Yoon
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Arrest Warrant Against Prez Yoon

A South Korean court gave authorities approval on Tuesday to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol in a criminal investigation into his martial law decree, marking the first time that a sitting president of the country has faced arrest.

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January 01, 2025
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Germans Will Decide Polls

German chancellor Olaf Scholz has urged voters not to let the \"owners of social media channels\" decide next year's snap election after Elon Musk repeatedly endorsed the far-right party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD).

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January 01, 2025
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All Views in ‘Proclamation of July Uprising’

The interim government of Bangladesh announced plans to draft a \"proclamation of July uprising,\" aiming for consensus among students, political parties, and other stakeholders.

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January 01, 2025
Major Changes Coming For Bangla, English Textbooks
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Major Changes Coming For Bangla, English Textbooks

Content related to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be dropped, account of student uprising will be added

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January 01, 2025
Russia and Ukraine Swap 339 POWs
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Russia and Ukraine Swap 339 POWs

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners of war in the latest such swap that saw the release of hundreds of captives and was brokered with the help of the United Arab Emirates, officials said on Monday.

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January 01, 2025