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January 1, 2025 12:46 PM

Pentagon appeals Court upholds plea deals for 9/11 plotters

A Pentagon appeals court has upheld controversial plea deals for three men accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks, clearing the way for the US government to proceed with the agreements, reported The Washington Post. The court's unanimous ruling, ...

January 1, 2025 12:00 PM

Putin tells Russians at New Year that ‘everything will be fine’

President Vladimir Putin told Russians in a New Year address that the country would move forward with confidence in 2025, though he offered no specific promises on the economy or the war in Ukraine. At a time when many ordinary people are worried ab...

January 1, 2025 11:38 AM

Russia halts gas exports to Europe via Ukraine

Russia's energy giant Gazprom said on Wednesday that gas exports via Ukraine to Europe had been halted from 08:00 Moscow time (0500 GMT) as the transit deal has expired. The shutdown of Russia's oldest gas route to Europe ends a decade of fraught re...

January 1, 2025 11:55 AM

NIA arrests 210 accused, delivers record 100 per cent conviction rate in 2024

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday said that it achieved a record 100 percent conviction rate in 2024 following the arrest of 210 individuals. The NIA apprehended 27 absconding criminals during the year and registered 80 cases in tot...

January 1, 2025 11:25 AM

Vaishno devi shrine welcomes 94.83 lakh devotees in 2024, second-highest footfall in a decade

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a significant surge in pilgrim footfall in 2024, with 94.83 lakh devotees visiting the sacred site. This marks the second-highest number of visitors recorded in a decade, according to Anshu...

January 1, 2025 10:43 AM

Indian share market begins New Year on flat trajectory

The domestic benchmark indices opened flat on Wednesday as selling pressure was observed in the auto, PSU bank, financial services, pharma, and metal sectors on the Nifty. At around 9:35 am, the Sensex was trading at 78,054.12, down 84.89 points or ...

January 1, 2025 10:38 AM

Protesters in Bangladesh demand July uprising proclamation by January 15

Thousands of protesters gathered in Dhaka on Tuesday to demand justice for victims of the July uprising against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government. Organized under the banner of "Students Against Discrimination," the protest saw a massi...

January 1, 2025 10:35 AM

‘This doesn’t seem like suicide’: Elon Musk backs OpenAI whistleblower mother’s allegations on her son’s death

Elon Musk has expressed support for allegations of foul play in the death of 26-year-old former OpenAI researcher Suchir Balaji, who was found dead in his San Francisco apartment months after accusing OpenAI of copyright violations. Balaji’s mothe...

January 1, 2025 10:21 AM

After 40 years, ‘toxic waste’ at Bhopal’s Union Carbide Factory to be disposed after HC order; packing begins

The toxic waste at Bhopal's Union Carbide factory will be disposed of after 40 years, as per a directive from the Madhya Pradesh High Court, an official said. The process of packing the waste materials at the factory began on Tuesday under strict sa...

January 1, 2025 10:12 AM

Taiwan president wants exchanges with China, sees lack of goodwill

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday that he welcomed equal, dignified, healthy and orderly exchanges with China, but wondered whether there was goodwill from Beijing given what he said was their blocking of simple things like tourism. La...

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