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Mumbai Pickle Power take on Pune United in World Pickleball League curtain-raiser

23 Jan, 2025 10:07 PM

Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Mumbai Pickle Power will take on Maharashtra rivals Pune United in the opening match of the World Pickleball League (WPBL) at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) on Friday, kick-starting the India leg of the mega event that will have a total of 15 ties comprising five matches each.

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Saif Ali Khan assault: Father of accused claims CCTV footage doesn’t match his son (IANS Exclusive)

23 Jan, 2025 10:03 PM

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) Md Ruhul Amin Fakir, father of Mohammed Shariful Islam, the man accused in the recent attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, spoke his mind out during an exclusive conversation with IANS on Thursday. He defended his son and called into question the allegations. Fakir insisted his son had been wrongfully implicated in the incident.

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BSP would not have emerged had Congress worked on Ambedkar’s ideas: Uma Bharti

23 Jan, 2025 10:03 PM

Bhopal, Jan 23 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti on Thursday hit at Congress, saying if the grand old party had worked on Ambedkar's ideas, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) would not have emerged.

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MMRDA inks MoUs worth 3.5 lakh crores at Davos

23 Jan, 2025 10:00 PM

Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) during its golden jubilee celebrations has signed 11 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) worth USD 40 billion (Rs 3.5 lakh crore) at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos in the presence of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Metropolitan Commissioner Sanjay Mukherjee.

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LG Electronics Q4 loss deepens on FX translation losses

23 Jan, 2025 9:56 PM

Seoul, Jan 23 (IANS) LG Electronics, South Korea's leading home appliance maker, said on Thursday its fourth-quarter net loss deepened from a year earlier as a weak won pushed up foreign exchange translation losses.

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Australian Open: Madison Keys saves match point, stuns Swiatek in semifinals

23 Jan, 2025 9:50 PM

Melbourne, Jan 23 (IANS) Madison Keys of the United States saved a match point on her way to stunning No.2 seed Iga Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(8) in the Australian Open semifinals, advancing to the second Grand Slam final of her career following the 2017 US Open. Keys had won just one of five previous meetings with Swiatek, with all four losses coming in straight sets.

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97th Oscar nominations: ‘Emilia Perez’ leads the pack with 13 nominations

23 Jan, 2025 9:48 PM

Los Angeles, Jan 23 (IANS) The Spanish-language musical crime film ‘Emilia Perez’ is a top contender for the recently announced Oscar nominations.

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Medical leader urges caution amid reports of Indians seeking early C-Sections to beat Trump citizenship order

23 Jan, 2025 9:45 PM

New York, Jan 23 (IANS) Amid reports of Indians in the US on temporary visas requesting early C-Sections to speed up the birth of babies to beat President Donald Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship, a leader in the Indian medical community has expressed scepticism about the feasibility.

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Third single from Naga Chaitanya-starrer Thandel released

23 Jan, 2025 9:44 PM

Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS) The makers of director Chandoo Mondeti’s Thandel, featuring Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi in the lead, on Thursday released ‘Hilesso Hilessa’, the third single from the film much to the delight of fans and film buffs.

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Kerala pitches for pursuing development goals in sustainable manner at Davos

23 Jan, 2025 9:36 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 23 (IANS) At the ongoing 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos in Switzerland, Kerala Industries Minister P Rajeeve made a strong pitch for pursuing development goals in a sustainable and inclusive manner.

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