POLITICS
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Jan- 2025 -25 January
TTD hands over cheque to Tirupati stampede victim’s family
The compensation cheque was presented to Mallika’s only son, Ramesh, by TTD Board members Naresh Kumar, Ramamurthi, Shantaram, and Krishnamurthy on Friday. Hyderabad: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) handed over compensation of Rs.25 lakhs to the family of Mallika, a resident of Mettu Salem in Tamil Nadu, who died in the stampede that occurred on January 8 in Tirupati. The compensation cheque was handed over to Mallika’s only son Ramesh, by TTD Board members Naresh Kumar, Ramamurthi, Shantaram and Krishnamurthy on Friday. As per the resolution of the TTD Governing Body, the compensation was provided. The Board members took the details of the family to offer a contractual job within TTD to one of the family members. To ensure the timely distribution of…
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25 January
YSRCP leader Vijaysai Reddy submitts resignation to Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar
Says that despite having three and half years left in his six-year term in Rajya Sabha, he has submitted his resignation due to personal reasons New Delhi: YSRCP leader V Vijaysai Reddy on Saturday resigned as a member of the Rajya Sabha citing personal reasons. He met Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and submitted his resignation. Reddy later told reporters that despite having three and half years left in his six-year term in Rajya Sabha, he has submitted his resignation due to personal reasons. “I have submitted my resignation to the vice president and chairman of the Rajya Sabha and he has accepted the same,” Reddy told reporters after meeting Dhankhar. Earlier, announcing this on X, he said: “I am quitting politics.…
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25 January
Police collects Saif’s blood sample, clothes in stabbing case
Besides, the clothes the accused, Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad, was wearing on the day of the crime were also seized. The accused’s clothes have blood spots which will be matched with the actor’s blood samples Mumbai: Mumbai Police has collected blood samples of actor Saif Ali Khan and the clothes he was wearing on January 16 in connection with the case related to the knife attack on him. Besides, the clothes the accused, Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad, was wearing on the day of the crime were also seized. The accused’s clothes have blood spots which will be matched with the actor’s blood samples, police sources said. Blood samples and clothes of the actor and the accused have been sent to the…
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25 January
Kerala man held for pronouncing triple talaq to wife over phone
Upon learning about his first marriage, Basith’s 20-year-old wife confronted him, which led to mental and physical abuse. Later on January 19, Basith reportedly called her and pronounced triple talaq over the phone, declaring that their relationship was over Kollam: A man has been arrested for pronouncing triple talaq to his wife over the phone, police said on Saturday. Abdul Basith, a native of Mynagappally in Kollam district, was arrested two days ago and remanded to judicial custody for 14 days, they said. Basith was booked under relevant sections of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act and other charges for abuse under sections of BNS. He is currently lodged in judicial custody at Chavara sub-jail. The arrest followed a…
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25 January
K’taka man dies after taking under trial medication
A 33-year-old man, who had been involved in a clinical trial conducted by a R and D company, was found dead at his brother’s home Bengaluru: A 33-year-old man, who had been involved in a clinical trial conducted by a R and D company, was found dead at his brother’s home in Jalahalli, said police. According to police, victim Nagesh Veeranna’s brother registered a complaint on January 22. Revana Siddappa said Veeranna’s death was a result of the side effects from the medicines administered during the trial. “We have registered a complaint under Section 194 (3) of BNSS as unnatural death. We have started the investigation,” a police officer at the Jalahalli Police Station said. According to Siddappa, Veeranna had no prior health…
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25 January
Gold prices touch record high, may continue to rise
Uncertainty surrounding US President Trump’s trade policies and a flight to safe-haven assets ahead of key central bank policy meetings are keeping the metal in high demand Mumbai: Gold prices continued to rise for the eighth day this week, increasing by Rs 200 to cross the Rs 83,000 mark per 10 grams for the first time in the national capital, as market concerns about policy uncertainty under US President Donald Trump pushed demand for the yellow metal. As per the All India Sarafa Association, gold with 99.9 per cent purity reached a new record high of Rs 83,100 per 10 grams on January 24, up from Rs 82,900 on Thursday (January 23). International gold prices also jumped to a near three-month high on…
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25 January
Scaling too fast is scary, says this salad startup founder
From receiving 12 orders a day to delivering over 14,000 a day, the food startup delivered its 5 millionth order last month Hyderabad: Expanding business can be scary too. As this founder of a salad startup just realised. “I’m writing this from our Bangalore central kitchen at 3 AM, looking at next month’s projections, and for the first time in 6 years, I’m scared. Not just for my business, but for everyone rushing to scale without questioning if they should.” His post on the downsides of scaling too quickly has gone viral. From receiving 12 orders a day to delivering over 14,000 a day, the food startup delivered its 5 millionth order last month. The story of his salad business started…
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25 January
4 Israeli female soldiers to be released from Hamas captivity on Jan 25
The list includes Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, and Naama Levy, army observers aged 19-20 who were abducted by Hamas from the Israeli army’s surveillance base at Nahal Oz on October 7, 2023, near the Gaza Strip border Jerusalem: The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said that it received from Hamas, through the mediating countries, the names of four Israeli female soldiers who will be released from Gaza on Saturday as part of a ceasefire deal. The list includes Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, and Naama Levy, army observers aged 19-20 who were abducted by Hamas from the Israeli army’s surveillance base at Nahal Oz on October 7, 2023, near the Gaza Strip border, Xinhua news agency reported. Israeli media…
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25 January
To end Ukraine war: Donald Trump leans in on targeting Russian oil revenue
“One way to stop it quickly is for OPEC+ to stop making so much money,” Trump said Washington: President Donald Trump is emphasizing that targeting Russia’s oil revenue is the best way to get Moscow to end its nearly three-year war against Ukraine. Trump, who pledged in the campaign that he’d broker a quick end to the grinding conflict, in his first days in office has leaned in on the idea that OPEC+, the alliance of oil producing nations, holds the key to ending the war by reducing oil prices. The President on Friday renewed his call on the group of oil producing exporters, led by Saudi Arabia, to reduce the price of oil. It’s a move he says would bleed Russia of much…
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25 January
Sudan’s largest oil refinery set ablaze
The attacks around the refinery, owned by Sudan’s government and the State-run China National Petroleum Corp., represent the latest woe in a war between the rebel Rapid Support Force and Sudan’s military, who blamed each other for the blaze Dubai: Fighting around Sudan’s largest oil refinery set the sprawling complex ablaze, satellite data analysed by The Associated Press on Saturday shows, sending thick, black polluted smoke over the country’s capital. The attacks around the refinery, owned by Sudan’s government and the State-run China National Petroleum Corp., represent the latest woe in a war between the rebel Rapid Support Force and Sudan’s military, who blamed each other for the blaze. International mediation attempts and pressure tactics, including a US assessment that the RSF and…
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