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Vadodara: A police sub-inspector, allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, knocked down a pedestrian and rammed his vehicle into another car on the Godhra-Lunawada highway near Bhayasar village in Lunawada taluka of Mahisagar district on Wednesday evening.The incident occurred when Mansukh Nayak (60), a caretaker of shops located along the highway, was returning to his room after finishing work. A compact SUV, reportedly being driven recklessly, hit Nayak, causing him to fall on the road.Nayak sustained injuries to his legs and was immediately rushed to a hospital for treatment.After hitting Nayak, the SUV also crashed into another car on…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A car allegedly driven by Malayalam film actor Maniyanpilla Raju was involved in a hit-and-run incident while exiting the Trivandrum Club late Thruday night, police said. The vehicle allegedly struck a two-wheeler and left the scene without stopping. Two persons riding the motorcycle were injured and admitted to hospital. Police said the actor has informed them that he will appear before investigators on Friday morning. Source link
Kolkata: On Thursday afternoon, while chief minister Mamata Banerjee was speaking against the BJP and central forces, accusing them of torturing people for speaking Bengali, she said, “they did not even spare a pregnant woman”, while referring to Sunali Khatun.Around the same time, Sunali, who was pushed into Bangladesh in June 2025 and returned in Dec last year on Supreme Court orders, was barely a kilometre away from the state Assembly, appearing for an Aadhaar deactivation hearing at Telephone Bhavan.Sunali said that she was served a hearing notice by the UIDAI on Jan 15, which she received on Jan 27.…
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In a report, she wrote: “The government should look closely at its plans for SEND funding, particularly the discrepancies between local authorities, the potential to ringfence budgets, and investment in early years to prevent children’s needs escalating.” Source link
The Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia and Angola have said they will cooperate on migrant returns. Source link
Anthony Joseph Mosca of Italy plays a shot during the ICC T20 World Cup war-up match against Canada at the MAC Stadium in Chennai on Monday, January 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU It is hard to measure what Italy’s history-making T20 World Cup qualification meant to everyone involved — players, coaches, and supporters scattered across continents. For Anthony Joseph Mosca, though, its weight settled in one simple truth: it made his mother happy. It brought pride to her voice, a smile to her face, and tears to her eyes. In that moment, history felt human.“At the qualifiers in…
Quick off the blocks: Manmeet’s two early goals put India in a comfortable position. | Photo Credit: G. MOORTHY India blanked Switzerland 5-0 in a contest between two unbeaten teams of the FIH Junior Men’s World Cup 2025 here to secure the Pool-B top spot.With nine points after three matches, head coach P.R. Sreejesh’s side also secured passage to the quarterfinals.Manmeet Singh sent the packed crowd at the Madurai International Hockey Stadium into raptures, opening the scoring within two minutes after a botched clearance from the Swiss defence.Manmeet scored his second with a deflection on the half turn, off a…
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after winning against Australia’s Alex De Minaur during their men’s singles quarter-final match on day ten of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP A supremely focused Carlos Alcaraz swept into the Australian Open semi-finals for the first time on Tuesday (January 27, 2026) and a clash with Alexander Zverev to take a step closer to tennis history.The Spanish world number one silenced a partisan Melbourne crowd in brushing aside outclassed home hope Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 at Rod Laver Arena.The 22-year-old Alcaraz is yet to…
The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics officially open with a star-studded opening ceremony at the San Siro Stadium on Friday (February 6, 2026).The most geographically dispersed Games in history will start in Italy’s economic capital at 1900 GMT with a three-hour extravaganza that takes in the three other sites spread across the Alps and the Dolomites.While details of the ceremony remain secret, the theme of harmony runs through it, threading together different elements from the financial hub of Milan to the snow-capped mountains of Cortina d’Ampezzo.And for the first time the 2,900 athletes will parade in the venues closest to where they…