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President Droupadi Murmu to address joint session of Parliament today

President Droupadi Murmu will address both Houses of Parliament on Friday, marking the beginning of the Budget Session. The President will address the joint sitting at 11 a.m. After her address, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table th...

January 30, 2025 10:48 PM

Amit Shah hails PM Modi’s decade of governance as a “turning point in India’s history”

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ten years in power as a turning point in India's history, asserting that it marks the end of one era and the beginning of another. Speaking at the launch of the book '...

January 30, 2025 10:45 PM

Virat Kohli meets Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar amid Ranji Trophy return

Senior India batter Virat Kohli and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Vice President Rajeev Shukla met Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday, January 30. Shukla took to social media platform X to express his happiness. "Love...

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 6:07 PM

Nitin Gadkari to discuss with oil companies to make ethanol rates reasonable

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, on Thursday said that he will hold a meeting with oil marketing companies (OMCs) after the Delhi elections to discuss bringing ethanol retail prices to a reasonable level. "On February 6...

January 30, 2025 5:32 PM

Govt prepares to launch GPU access portal as China’s DeepSeek escalates AI race

The Indian government will soon be hosting an open-source model like DeepSeek on Indian servers, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. "Already, the team has worked out the details of the servers required and how m...

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...

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