Friday, January 31, 2025

Economic Survey flags growing challenges in global trade

It says challenges remained due to elevated geo-political risks, high freight costs, and imposition of climate change-related non-tariff measures by European Union

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Fake Aadhaar cards used for property registration: Madras High Court directs Sub-Registrar to file police complaint

Justice P.T. Asha also decides to monitor the investigation and directs the Registration Department to make an entry regarding the fraudulent registration in official records

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Ukraine says North Korean may have pulled out of front line

Western officials say North Koreans have suffered heavy losses since being sent to fight for Russia.

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Thursday, January 30, 2025

Woman buys 42m chimney for husband's birthday

She says her husband always wanted to convert either a water tower or chimney into a home.

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Symphony cannot be explained, it should be experienced, says maestro Ilaiyaraaja

“A symphony is not composed for everyone. It is something different and you cannot expect equality in it,” says the music director

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Coraline play cancelled after Gaiman allegations

Author Neil Gaiman was accused of sexual misconduct by eight women - allegations he has denied.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Keep assisted dying laws simple, says Whitty

England's chief medical officer warns of "bureaucratic thicket" if safeguards made too complicated.

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'Feeding kids well is a high-wire act' - shoppers on the cost of healthy food

Low-income families are being priced out of being able to afford to eat healthily, a charity warns.

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Monday, January 27, 2025

Trump border czar defends school, church raids as agencies target Chicago

ICE later reported making 956 arrests on Sunday, the largest single-day number since Trump's inauguration. There were no details on where the arrests were made

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Zip World sold in £100m deal

The adventure company plans to open new sites as part of the deal with Dolphin Capital.

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Sunday, January 26, 2025

77,000 witness Republic Day parade; Delhi covered in thick security blanket

People of all age groups from different walks of life across the country witnessed the Republic Day parade on Kartavya Path in Delhi on Sunday as the national capital was secured by more than 15,000 security personnel and 2,500 CCTV cameras. A sense of pride pervaded the event with many having the national flag painted on their faces and many expressing their excitement of having watched the event in person.

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Saturday, January 25, 2025

14 TG police officers, 4 home guards share R-Day honours



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Streeting accuses Farage of 'miserabilist' vision for UK

The health secretary says Reform UK has a "poverty of ambition" for the UK that Labour "utterly rejects".

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Friday, January 24, 2025

'My songs are as real as it gets': Lola Young hits number one with Messy

The star discusses how she feels about blowing up on TikTok and the trademark honesty in her lyrics.

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Thursday, January 23, 2025

Brat to Brit Awards: Charli XCX leads nominations with five

The Cure have received their first nomination in two decades and The Beatles are up for song of the year.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Eleven killed after passengers fleeing rumours of fire were hit by another train

Another five people are injured after being hit by an express train on an adjacent track.

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Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Call for more female footballers on birthday cards

A lack of cards featuring female players undermines efforts to promote women's sport, says a group of MPs.

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Nearly half of toys sold under £15 as parents cut back

An "unsettled economy" is blamed for falling sales of toys for the third consecutive year.

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Monday, January 20, 2025

What lies ahead for the Trump family now

Catch up on where the various relatives are heading as Donald Trump prepares to return to power.

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Sunday, January 19, 2025

R.G. Kar rape and murder: quantum of sentence for convict on January 20

The mother of the former civic police volunteer who has been convicted of the gruesome crime said she has no problem if the court hangs him for the crime

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Watch: Cautious celebrations in Gaza as ceasefire begins

BBC Middle East Correspondent Rushdi Abualouf says people in Gaza are wary about what the future holds.

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Saturday, January 18, 2025

Cher Lloyd: 'After X Factor there's a lot I need to get off my chest'

The singer known to millions for her rebellious reality TV antics is back and ready to "spill the tea".

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Friday, January 17, 2025

West Bengal DGP visits Malda following attacks on Trinamool leaders

A Trinamool worker was shot dead on January 14, and a party leader was shot dead on January 2 in Malda district earlier this month

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Thursday, January 16, 2025

Cannabis grow worth £800k found in vacant building

Two men appear in court after police were called to a suspected cannabis farm in Grimsby.

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Sara Sharif's family court judges worried over naming

A decision not to name judges in historical family court cases about Sara's care is being appealed.

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Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Smriti Irani, Shekhar Kapur in reconstituted Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society

The executive council, which previously had 29 members, has now been expanded to 34 members.

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Composer Arnold Schoenberg's archive destroyed in LA fires

About 100,000 scores by the Austrian-American composer have been lost in the Pacific Palisade fires.

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Monday, January 13, 2025

Charity staff 'harassed' after Musk shares X post

Staff at the charity say some colleagues have had death threats after Musk shared the post on X.

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Sunday, January 12, 2025

Devotees gather to celebrate Guru Purab in Hyderabad



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India races to prepare world's largest religious gathering

The Hindu festival of Kumbh Mela, described as humanity's biggest gathering, begins in India's Prayagraj.

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Friday, January 10, 2025

Met officer sacked over racist and sexist messages

Charles Ehikioya says he is "dismayed" by the decision made by the misconduct panel.

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Elton John's hits album finally goes to number one

The star saw renewed interest in his back catalogue after a documentary was released at Christmas.

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Thursday, January 9, 2025

Mick Lynch announces retirement as head of RMT union

Mr Lynch steered the union through fierce pay strikes in 2022 and 2023 before securing a new deal.

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Politics content to be pushed to Instagram and Threads users

Users will no longer be able to opt out of political content from people they do not follow.

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Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Huge problems with axing fact-checkers, Meta oversight board says

The body's co-chair says moving to community notes could have a big impact on gender rights and minority groups.

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Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Apple urged to withdraw 'out of control' AI news alerts

Apple has pledged improvements to its news summarising tool, but critics say it is dangerous and needs to be withdrawn.

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Fury would be 'massive favourite' against Joshua - Jones

Tyson Fury would be a "massive favourite" against Anthony Joshua, says Barry Jones - who wants to see the fight happen this year.

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Monday, January 6, 2025

Gavin & Stacey attracts 19.1 million viewers

The Christmas Day episode figures make it one of the most watched scripted TV shows of the century.

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Saturday, January 4, 2025

Friday, January 3, 2025

Farm unions say new draft agri marketing policy is more dangerous than repealed farm laws

Farmer mahapanchayats to meet in Haryana, Punjab on January 4; SKM plans to launch fresh agitation on January 9 against draft National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing; calls on States to reject policy

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No progress on Liverpool contract - Salah

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah says there has been no progress on extending his contract - and a breakthrough is "far away".

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Thursday, January 2, 2025

Boy of eight survives five days in lion-inhabited game park

The young boy ate wild fruit and dug small wells in dry river banks to find drinking water in Zimbabwe.

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Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Girl trapped in borewell in Rajasthan pulled out after 10 days; declared dead

Chetna fell into the borewell while playing in her father’s farm at Badiyali Ki Dhani village; Kotputli-Behror Collector Kalpana Agrawal said this was the toughest rescue operation in Rajasthan

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Data extracted from first Jeju Air black box, South Korea says

A second black box, which was damaged in the crash, will be sent to the US for analysis.

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