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Somali capital holds first direct electi...

Somali capital holds first direct election in five decades

Somali capital holds first direct election in five decades ## Mogadishu Goes to the Polls in Landmark Local Elections, Despite Opposition Absence Mogadishu, Somalia – Residents of Somalia’s capital city participated in direct local elections on Sunday, marking a significant milestone in the... read more »

Photos: Global stories of 2025 in pictur...

Photos: Global stories of 2025 in pictures

Photos: Global stories of 2025 in pictures ## 2025: A Year in Retrospect – Defining Moments Captured in Visual Narrative The year 2025 will be remembered as a period of profound transformation, marked by geopolitical shifts, technological breakthroughs, and escalating environmental concerns. A... read more »

'Dropped on Christmas Day and redem...

'Dropped on Christmas Day and redemption in Durban'

'Dropped on Christmas Day and redemption in Durban' ## Finn Reflects on Peaks and Valleys of England Career Former England fast bowler Steven Finn has offered a candid retrospective on his international career, a journey punctuated by both crushing setbacks and moments of exhilarating... read more »

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Take on our BBC Gameshows ultimate football quiz

Take on our BBC Gameshows ultimate football quiz ## BBC Launches Ultimate Football Trivia Challenge for Dedicated Fans The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has unveiled a comprehensive online football trivia challenge designed to test the knowledge of even the most ardent supporters. The... read more »

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Radia tapes: Centre, CBI asked to file replies

Radia tapes: Centre, CBI asked to file replies

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file replies on a plea seeking to direct the government to take action on findings of Serious Fraud... read more »

Bulldozers enter illegal Mumbai Campa cola Complex

Bulldozers enter illegal Mumbai Campa cola Complex

Mumbai – A demolition squad of the civic corporation, escorted by a massive police force, bulldozed into an illegal building complex in south... read more »

Modi or Mahatma, who would prevail in 2014?

Modi or Mahatma, who would prevail in 2014?

By Arun Kumar Washington – Describing Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi as the “poster child for... read more »

Campa Cola Society row: SC stays demolition after takin...

SC to hear Campa Cola illegal flats case Jan 6

New Delhi/Mumbai – The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed further demolition of illegal flats in the Campa Cola Compound in South Mumbai’s posh... read more »

PM did not boycott CHOGM, had assembly elections in min...

PM did not boycott CHOGM, had assembly elections in mind: Khurshid

Gurgaon – India clarified Tuesday that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not going for the 53-nation Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Colombo was... read more »

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Hindus not regarded warmly by Americans: Pew poll

Hindu-Americans are not regarded as warmly as Jewish people, Catholics, Evangelical Christians and Buddhists, according to a recent poll by the Pew Research Centre, which noted that Hindus here were... read more »

U.S. lawmakers ask FIBA to review its policy on Si...

Appalled by reports that Sikh players from India were asked to remove their turbans at an international basketball match, top U.S. lawmakers have... read more »

MH17 crash: victims’ bodies arrive in Netherlands

Two planes carrying 40 coffins bearing victims of the downed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 landed on Wednesday in the southern city of Eindhoven, and pro-Russian... read more »

39 killed in Nigeria bomb blasts

At least 39 people were killed in twin bomb blasts in Nigeria’s northern city of Kaduna on Wednesday, security sources and eyewitness said. In the first... read more »

Gaza death toll tops 700, medical authorities say

The death toll in the Israeli military campaign in the Gaza Strip has reached 707 with more than 4,500 people wounded, the Health Ministry in Gaza said early... read more »

Cambodia garment workers injured in clashes with police

Cambodia night bus plunges off a bridge, killing 16 passengers

Cambodia night bus plunges off a bridge, killing 16 passengers ## Sixteen Dead in Cambodian Bus Accident, Driver Fatigue Suspected **Phnom Penh, Cambodia** – A tragic accident in Cambodia... read more »

White House unaware that US ambassador to Israel met with convicted spy

White House unaware that US ambassador to Israel met with convicted spy ## Ambassador’s Meeting with Convicted Spy Raises Concerns Within Intelligence Community Washington D.C. – A... read more »

BJP under the leadership of Narendra Modi is expected to sweep Gujarat

Tussle for leadership change in Karnataka intensifies as MLAs loyal to D. K. Shivakumar mo...

Tussle for leadership change in Karnataka intensifies as MLAs loyal to D. K. Shivakumar move to Delhi to put pressure on Congress high command ## Karnataka Congress Leadership Speculation... read more »

Two killed, six injured as two cars collide head-on in Moinabad

Two killed, six injured as two cars collide head-on in Moinabad ## Fatal Collision Claims Two Lives, Injures Six Near Moinabad **Moinabad, Telangana –** A devastating head-on collision on... read more »

Allahabad High Court refuses to quash FIR against accused in Bare...

Allahabad High Court refuses to quash FIR against accused in Bareilly violence case ## Allahabad High Court Upholds FIR in Bareilly Assembly Case **Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh** – The Allahabad High... read more »