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Police identify body delivered in parcel to family in West Godavari
3 hours, 17 minutes ago

Police identify body delivered in parcel to family in West Godavari

Deccan Chronicle  

West Godavari: The police on Monday established the identity of a decomposed body of a man that was dispatched in a box to a family in West Godavari district. On December 19, the corpse of the 45-year-old man was delivered to Mudunuri Rangaraju's home at Yendagandi village in the district in a wooden box, with a ransom letter demanding over …

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Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza
10 hours, 22 minutes ago

Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza

Associated Press  

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927. “Last year before Christmas, we had more hope, but now again we are close to Christmas and we don’t have anything,” said Rony Tabash, the third-generation owner of Nativity Store. A …

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Seahawks’ loss to Vikings sends their playoff chances tumbling
12 hours, 58 minutes ago

Seahawks’ loss to Vikings sends their playoff chances tumbling

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — For the Seattle Seahawks, there is now no easy path to the postseason. According to the NFL, the Seahawks’ probability of making the playoffs fell to 24% after Sunday’s 27-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, who pulled ahead on a late touchdown pass from Sam Darnold to Justin Jefferson and held on thanks to a game-sealing interception of …

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How Bengal Police rescued kidnapped girl, 7, in less than 5 hours
15 hours, 30 minutes ago

How Bengal Police rescued kidnapped girl, 7, in less than 5 hours

India Today  

A seven-year-old girl, who was kidnapped for ransom from outside her home in West Bengal's Malda district, was rescued by police after an operation of four-and-a-half hours. The girl's father also received a call from the kidnappers, threatening harm should the police be informed. Upon receiving a complaint from the girl's father, who is a business person in the city, …

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Pak-trained terrorist's arrest sparks political row over border security in Bengal
15 hours, 30 minutes ago

Pak-trained terrorist's arrest sparks political row over border security in Bengal

India Today  

The arrest of Javed Munshi, a senior member of the banned terrorist organisation Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen, in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district has triggered a political row. Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim blamed Union Home Minister Amit Shah, by saying, “The Border Security Force is responsible for border security. If the central government ensures proper sealing of the border, such incidents would …

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Javon Small, Toby Okani help West Virginia beat Mercyhurst 67-46 for 5th straight victory
18 hours, 19 minutes ago

Javon Small, Toby Okani help West Virginia beat Mercyhurst 67-46 for 5th straight victory

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Javon Small scored 19, Toby Okani added a double-double and West Virginia breezed to a 67-46 victory over Mercyhurst on Sunday. Small had 12 points by halftime and Andre scored nine as West Virginia took a 35-22 lead. Small answered with five …

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Efforts Underway to Tranquilize Tigress Zeenat and Bring her Back to Similipal
21 hours ago

Efforts Underway to Tranquilize Tigress Zeenat and Bring her Back to Similipal

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Efforts are in full swing to tranquilise and relocate tigress Zeenat, who strayed into the forests of West Bengal from Odisha's Similipal Tiger Reserve. With no signs of the tigress returning to her habitat on her own, Baripada Regional Chief Conservator of Forests Prakash Chand Gogineni confirmed plans to tranquilize the big cat to ensure her safe return. Four …

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Half of MGNREGS sites inspected in Bengal showed flaws, says RTI reply
22 hours, 51 minutes ago

Half of MGNREGS sites inspected in Bengal showed flaws, says RTI reply

The Hindu  

OnDecember 26, 2024, it will be three years since the Centre sent the last tranche of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to West Bengal in 2021. A series of RTIs filed by Chakradhar Buddha from the National Campaign for People’s Right to Information reveals that the Centre undertook three field visits to the State — …

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Tigress from Odisha’s Similipal strays into West Bengal’s Purulia
22 hours, 57 minutes ago

Tigress from Odisha’s Similipal strays into West Bengal’s Purulia

The Hindu  

A three-year-old tigress has strayed into the Bandwan area of West Bengal’s Purulia district from the Similipal Reserve Forest in Odisha. A senior State government official said the West Bengal Forest Department was trying to drive the tigress back to Similipal by the same route. Efforts are also being made to capture the animal and release it into a wild …

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Indian women vs West Indies women first ODI: Smriti, Renuka power India to huge win
23 hours, 16 minutes ago

Indian women vs West Indies women first ODI: Smriti, Renuka power India to huge win

The Hindu  

There’s no stopping Smriti Mandhana. Despite a quick turnaround time after a hectic T20I series, she swiftly changed formats and continued her fine form with a classy 91 as India piled up 314 for nine — its second-highest total in ODIs — before Renuka Singh Thakur’s maiden fifer powered India to a 211-run win against the West Indies in the …

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J&K Terror Suspect Held in Bengal, Wanted to Visit B’desh
1 day ago

J&K Terror Suspect Held in Bengal, Wanted to Visit B’desh

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: A suspected member of Tehreek-e-Mujahideen, a banned terror outfit in Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested by the special task force of the West Bengal Police in a joint operation with J&K police from South 24 Parganas in West Bengal early Sunday. Munshi however admitted to having visited Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan many times using fake Pakistani passports following instructions …

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The women who took on organic rice growing, and patriarchy
1 day, 2 hours ago

The women who took on organic rice growing, and patriarchy

The Hindu  

Panchabati Baske, 50, does not mind snakes in paddy fields. “There are 118 women farmers here who are growing organic paddy,” she says. Freedom from control Rekha Sinh, 42, a farmer who has been instrumental in getting 102 women farmers at her village, Biriberia, to join Aamon, says organic farming has been about breaking barriers. The lyrics go: “Keetnasake desh …

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IND vs WI, 1st ODI: India Women registers its second-highest ODI total at home
1 day, 3 hours ago

IND vs WI, 1st ODI: India Women registers its second-highest ODI total at home

The Hindu  

India Women registered its second-highest ODI score at home during the first match against West Indies at the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium in Vadodara on Sunday. FOLLOW LIVE: IND-W vs WI-W 1st ODI After being put to bat, openers Smriti Mandhana and debutant Pratika Rawal put up a 110-run first-wicket partnership. The left-handed batter also stitched a 50-run partnership with …

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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 22 as Vatican envoy visits Christians for pre-Christmas Mass
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1 day, 6 hours ago

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 22 as Vatican envoy visits Christians for pre-Christmas Mass

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 22 people, including five children, Palestinian medical officials said, while Gaza’s small Christian community celebrated a pre-Christmas Mass. One of the latest Israeli strikes hit a school housing displaced people in Gaza City and killed at least eight, including three children, according …

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West Bengal, Bihar most impacted by arsenic contamination: Centre tells NGT
1 day, 8 hours ago

West Bengal, Bihar most impacted by arsenic contamination: Centre tells NGT

The Hindu  

West Bengal and Bihar are impacted the most by arsenic contamination of groundwater, the Centre has informed the National Green Tribunal. "States of West Bengal and Bihar are reported to be most affected by arsenic contamination of groundwater irrigation by contaminated groundwater is the major route for arsenic entry into agricultural soil which ultimately leads to its entry into the …

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Supreme Court Monthly Digest- October 2024 With Statute And Subject Wise Index
1 day, 8 hours ago

Supreme Court Monthly Digest- October 2024 With Statute And Subject Wise Index

Live Law  

Advocate Supreme Court deprecates practice of litigant engaging new lawyer to reargue case after court expressed dissatisfaction on merits. Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India v. Delhi International Airport, 2024 LiveLaw 812 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 11 - Arbitration Clause in Public Premises Disputes – Applicability of the Public Premises Act, 1971 vis-à-vis the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, …

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Frida Formann, Lior Garzon, Jade Masogayo rally Colorado women past No. 14 West Virginia 65-60
1 day, 11 hours ago

Frida Formann, Lior Garzon, Jade Masogayo rally Colorado women past No. 14 West Virginia 65-60

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! BOULDER, Colo. — Frida Formann made four 3-pointers and scored 22, Jade Masogayo added 18 points and Lior Garzon scored 12 of her 14 in a pivotal fourth quarter as Colorado rallied to beat No. The Buffaloes pulled within a point to begin the third …

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to launch 'Pragati Yatra'; Tejashwi calls it his 'Alvida Yatra'
1 day, 15 hours ago

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to launch 'Pragati Yatra'; Tejashwi calls it his 'Alvida Yatra'

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is set to launch his 'Pragati Yatra' from West Champaran district on Monday, days after leader of Opposition in the state assembly Tejashwi Prasad Yadav took a potshot at the CM's yatra, accusing him of wasting public money. Tejashwi, mocking Nitish’s tour, referred to it as the CM’s 'Alvida Yatra', alleging that the people …

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Famous sports stars who died in 2024: Beckenbauer, OJ, West, Mays, Kiptum
1 day, 15 hours ago

Famous sports stars who died in 2024: Beckenbauer, OJ, West, Mays, Kiptum

Al Jazeera  

A look back at the superlative sporting careers of some of the all-time greats who passed away in 2024. Kiptum exploded onto the marathon scene in October 2023 when he ran a scintillating two hours and 35 seconds in Chicago, taking 34 seconds off fellow Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge’s previous world record. All that changed after his former wife Nicole Brown …

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After decades on the San Pedro waterfront, famous fish market signs lease for decades more
1 day, 15 hours ago

After decades on the San Pedro waterfront, famous fish market signs lease for decades more

LA Times  

Rendering of planned new home for the San Pedro Fish Market at the West Harbor attraction in San Pedro. Owners of the San Pedro Fish Market and Restaurant, a top-grossing restaurant that once sprawled across a wooden pier in the Port of Los Angeles, have signed a 49-year lease to rebuild at their historic waterfront home. For decades the Fish …

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Renuka Singh joins Jhulan Goswami in elite list with 5 wicket haul vs West Indies
1 day, 15 hours ago

Renuka Singh joins Jhulan Goswami in elite list with 5 wicket haul vs West Indies

India Today  

India’s right-arm seamer Renuka Singh has joined an elite list of players after her five wicket haul in the 1st ODI against the West Indies on Sunday, December 22 at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara. India Women vs West Indies Women 1st ODI Highlights Renuka started with the new ball and gave away just one run in her first over as India …

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Who is Pratika Rawal? Psychology student becomes India Women's 150th ODI cricketer
1 day, 15 hours ago

Who is Pratika Rawal? Psychology student becomes India Women's 150th ODI cricketer

India Today  

Pratika Rawal became India Women’s 150th ODI cricketer when Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. took the field for the first ODI against the West Indies on Sunday, December 22 at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. India vs West Indies, 1st Women's ODI Updates In fact, it was Smriti who gave Rawal her maiden ODI cap before the series opener. Rawal first …

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Smriti Mandhana misses out on hundred in 1st ODI, enters all-time unlucky list
1 day, 15 hours ago

Smriti Mandhana misses out on hundred in 1st ODI, enters all-time unlucky list

India Today  

Indian batter Smriti Mandhana missed out on a well-deserved century in the 1st ODI against West Indies on Sunday, December 22. This marked the fourth time Mandhana was dismissed in the nervous nineties in ODIs, joining West Indies’ Stafanie Taylor as the women’s batter with the most dismissals in the nineties. India vs West Indies, 1st Women's ODI Updates The …

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2 months, 6 ODI debuts: India Women continue experimenting with eyes on World Cup
1 day, 15 hours ago

2 months, 6 ODI debuts: India Women continue experimenting with eyes on World Cup

India Today  

Since failing to qualify for the semi-final of the Women’s T20 World Cup in the UAE, the Indian women’s team is on an experimentation spree. In ODIs, Minnu Mani, Tejal Hasabnis, Pratika Rawal, Titas Sadhu, Saima Thakor and Priya Mishra got their maiden India caps. Bist’s domestic teammate Nandini Kashyap, who was the top run-scorer in the Senior Women’s One-Day …

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