Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 4 (ANI): In response to Nationalist Congress Party- Sharad Pawar faction leader Jitendra Awhad’s recent statements on Lord Ram, Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra chief priest, Acharya Satyendra Das, strongly r…
Grantchester Parish Council claims it was ‘given assurances’ about Haslingfield greenway route through village
Grantchester Parish Council is objecting to a new cycle route through its village – and has claimed it was given reassurances that an alternative path would be taken if a majority of those consulted in the village objected. The Haslingfield Greenway wa…
Pistons score season-high 148 points, but lose to Jazz in overtime
SALT LAKE CITY — All hope seemed lost for the Pistons when Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen sent the fans inside Delta Center into an uproar as he nailed a 3-pointer with 4.4 seconds left in regulation. That was the biggest shot of the night until Ale…
Global stocks look up, but yields rise on tight U.S. labor market
By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) -Bonds sold off and global equity markets tried to shake off New Year blues on Thursday after U.S. unemployment data indicated a still resilient U.S. labor market that tempered expectations of Federal Reserve interest…
El Salvador’s president has memorial to civil war dead torn down
The government of El Salvador has ordered the demolition of a monument commemorating the civil war (1980-1992). The monument is not only aesthetically terrible, but also glorifies the “pact between the murderers” of the Salvadoran people, wrote Preside…
Chinese balloons over Taiwan for third day in a row before election
Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that three Chinese balloons were detected on Wednesday after they crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and one of them flew over the Taiwan island. It was the third straight day that Chinese balloons w…
YS Sharmila arrives at AICC headquarters in Delhi ahead of YSRTP’s likely merger with Cong
New Delhi [India], January 4 (ANI): YSR Telangana Party chief YS Sharmila reached the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Delhi on Thursday morning, ahead of YSRTP’s likely merger with the grand old party. Sharmila earlier on Wednesday …
CBN slams fresh restriction on Cryptocurrency transaction
The Central Bank of Nigeria has slammed restrictions on cryptocurrency transactions. The apex bank disclosed this in recent guidelines on its website for operating cryptocurrency accounts known as Virtual Assets Service Providers. According to the guid…
No PMQs and stop showing off: New Year’s resolutions for political junkies
By John Oxley With elections coming left and right, John Oxley suggests how to make it through the year as a political junkie, while maintaining your sanity. 2024 will be a huge year for politics. Around the world there will be more than 70 major elect…
J-K: Fire breaks out at Dar Gali Bus Stand in Kupwara, no casualties reported
Kupwara (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 4 (ANI): A fire broke out in the Dar Gali Bus stand area in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district in the early morning hours today. Around 15 shops and one residential house were gutted in fire. Locals and police…