February 2025

Australia looks at improving air connectivity with South India to boost business

Australia is hoping that the increased air connectivity between South India and the country will improve the business and investment opportunities in the region. Speaking to businessline on the side-lines of the Invest Kerala Global Summit in Kochi on Saturday, Australian Consul General in Chennai Silai Zaki said the major Indian and Australian airlines are

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SLBC Tunnel mishap in Telangana: 8 workers trapped, 13 injured

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Eight workers, including two engineers, are trapped under the debris of a part of the tunnel of Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLNC) in Telangana on Saturday. A three-meter stretch of the roof of the tunnel, which is under construction, caved in this morning when 50 workers were busy working in their morning shift today. According to

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Israel delays release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners after 6 hostages freed

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Israel says the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners is delayed “until the release of the next hostages has been assured, and without the humiliating ceremonies” at handovers of Israeli captives in Gaza. The statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office came early Sunday local time as military vehicles that normally move in advance of

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Piano Songs – 4 – Mehfil Mein Meri

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(300th Post on the Blog) I hope you all enjoyed the piano songs with a female pianist last Sunday. It’s time now for the male pianist songs from the Hindi films of the 60s (1961 to 1970).As I said in the introduction of the last part, the number of songs was more than I expected,

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The unabashedly provocative youths driving Germany’s far right

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The Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, with its anti-immigrant and nationalist platform, has long been the pariah of German politics. Its members have been fined for Nazi slogans and labeled extremist by the government. Ahead of Sunday’s national parliamentary election, a new band of influencers has found a voice among voters by bringing a

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Independent Spirit Awards 2025: Oscar favorite ‘Anora’ sweeps top honours; Shuchi Talati’s ‘Girls Will Be Girls’ and Baby Reindeer win big |

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Sean Baker’s “Anora” won best film, best director and best actor for Mikey Madison at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday in what could be a preview of next Sunday’s Oscars: The film about a Brooklyn sex worker and her whirlwind affair with a Russian oligarch’s son has emerged in recent weeks as an awards

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Keir Starmer and Donald Trump are the latest leaders to try to make the so-called special relationship between the UK and US work

Starmer’s challenge is to see if usual rules of special relationship still apply under Trump after years of love bombing | Politics News

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Visits by prime ministers to the American president matter much more to us “Brits” than they do to them. Donald Trump spelt this out in the off-hand way he announced that he had granted Sir Keir Starmer the coveted appointment in his busy schedule. “We have a lot of good things going on,” the president

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Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder and assault

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Watch: Hadi Matar found guilty in the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie A New Jersey man who stabbed renowned British-Indian author Sir Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage has been convicted of attempted murder and assault. Hadi Matar, 27, now faces a sentence of more than 30 years in prison. The

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Nicole Kidman says health struggle left her ‘terrified’ after giving birth

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Nicole Kidman is speaking out about the fear she experienced when she discovered she was unable to breastfeed days after giving birth. During a recent interview with Time magazine, the 57-year-old actress opened up about her initial struggles with nursing her newborn and how she leaned on the support of younger sister Antonia Kidman at

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How was ‘Vikatan’ made inaccessible? | Explained

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The Vikatan magazine’s website was blocked following publication of a cartoon featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: vikatan.com The story so far: The website of the Tamil magazine, Vikatan, was rendered inaccessible for several readers on February 15, after the BJP’s Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai sent a letter to L. Murugan, the Minister of

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Australia looks at improving air connectivity with South India to boost business

SLBC Tunnel mishap in Telangana: 8 workers trapped, 13 injured

Piano Songs – 4 – Mehfil Mein Meri

Independent Spirit Awards 2025: Oscar favorite ‘Anora’ sweeps top honours; Shuchi Talati’s ‘Girls Will Be Girls’ and Baby Reindeer win big |

Starmer’s challenge is to see if usual rules of special relationship still apply under Trump after years of love bombing | Politics News

Salman Rushdie attacker found guilty of attempted murder and assault

How was ‘Vikatan’ made inaccessible? | Explained

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