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Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the sixth Pre-Budget Consultation with experts and representatives from the health and education sector for the forthcoming Union Budget 2025-26, in New Delhi on Monday. ANI Photo

January 31, 2025 9:36 AM

Budget Session 2025-26 begins today; Finance Minister Sitharaman to present Economic Survey at noon

The Budget session of Parliament kicks off today, beginning with President Droupadi Murmu's address to the joint sitting of both Houses at 11 am. After the address, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Economic Survey at noon i...

January 30, 2025 8:43 PM

Authorities confirm no survivors in mid-air collision over Potomac river

Following the mid-air collision over the Potomac River in Washington, authorities have announced that they no longer expect to find any survivors. Efforts have now shifted to a recovery mission, according to DC Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly, as re...

January 30, 2025 5:03 PM

Man shot dead in Sweden ahead of court verdict over Koran burning; five people arrested

An Iraqi refugee and anti-Islam campaigner was shot dead in Sweden hours before he was due to receive a court verdict following a trial over burning the Koran, and five people were arrested over the shootingon Thursday. The five were arrested in con...

January 30, 2025 3:26 PM

105 Colombian deportees land in Bogota from the US

A Colombian Air Force plane landed in Bogota with 105 Colombian nationals deported from the United States, marking the third such flight this week, the Colombian Foreign Ministry said. "Deportees arrived in the morning from San Diego, California," t...

January 30, 2025 2:46 PM

Air traffic controller audio captures moments before and after Washington plane crash

Air traffic control audio recorded the moments before and after an American Airlines regional passenger jet crashed with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter in a midair collision over Washington on Wednesday night. Audio from LiveATC.net, a respected ...

January 30, 2025 4:42 PM

Palestinian militants begin handover of three Israeli hostages in latest stage of ceasefire deal

Palestinian militants began handing over three Israeli hostages in Gaza on Thursday in return for 110 Palestinian prisoners to be freed under a phased agreement that halted fighting in the shattered coastal territory earlier this month. An Israeli s...

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa (C-L) is welcomed by the Syria's new administration leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (C-R) during an official visit in Damascus, Syria on January 28, 2025. Photo by Palestinian Prime Ministry/ Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images

January 30, 2025 1:35 PM

Syria’s Sharaa declared president for transition, consolidating his power

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared president for a transitional phase on Wednesday, tightening his hold on power less than two months after he led a campaign that toppled Bashar al-Assad. Sharaa was also empowered to form a tempora...

January 30, 2025 4:48 PM

India-Oman cultural fusion at Republic Day celebration in Muscat

A remarkable cultural fusion marked India's Republic Day celebrations in Muscat as traditional Kerala percussion merged with Omani violin artistry in a unique musical presentation titled 'Sur Sandook.' The event, hosted by the Indian Embassy at Mus...

January 30, 2025 12:45 PM

Where do the legal cases against Trump’s executive orders stand?

Donald Trump's flurry of executive orders has sparked lawsuits seeking to stymie the U.S. president's plans for cracking down on immigration, shaking up the federal bureaucracy and reversing protections for transgender people. Here is a look at the ...

January 30, 2025 11:55 AM

Trump to prepare facility at Guantanamo for 30,000 migrants

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he will order the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a migrant detention facility at Guantanamo Bay for as many as 30,000 migrants. The U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a...

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