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President Joe Biden said Friday he is commuting the sentences of more than 2,000 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, cementing his legacy as the president who has issued the most individual pardons and commutations in U.S. history. Biden said in a statement that commuting the nearly 2,500 sentences would help "equalize" sentencing disparities. ...

NEW DELHI: After an exhilarating 2024, a new dawn awaits Indian chess. As it prepares for its first major event of 2025, the world's top Grandmasters have gathered in the Netherlands for the prestigious Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Hosted in the picturesque town of Wijk aan Zee, the event will run from January 17 to February 2. ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka stopped playing because of an injury after dropping the opening set of her third-round match against Belinda Bencic on Friday. ...

In breaking news for Manchester City and the footballing world, striker Erling Haaland has agreed to a new 10-year deal, securing his presence at the club until 2034. “I am really happy to have signed my new contract and to be able to look forward to spending even more time at this great Club,” stated Haaland in a release from the club. ...

Former first lady Michelle Obama has announced that she will not attend Donald Trump’s upcoming presidential inauguration on January 20, marking her second absence from a significant U.S. political gathering this month. The news comes as her husband, former president Barack Obama, is confirmed to attend alongside fellow former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. ...

On Thursday morning, Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was attacked by an intruder who broke into his Mumbai residence, leaving the industry in shock. While expressing her concern for the actor, Urvashi Rautela, in an interview with ANI, drew criticism for flaunting her diamond ring during the conversation, which many felt was tone-deaf given the gravity of the situation. ...

An 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Odisha allegedly hanged himself in his hostel room here, police said on Friday. Officials said that no suicide note was recovered from the room. The incident occurred in Ambedkar Colony, Vigyan Nagar area on Thursday night. ...

Chandra Arya, an India-origin Member of Parliament for Nepean, has officially entered the race for Prime Minister of Canada after filing his nomination and addressing the House in Kannada. Arya, who hails from Tumkur district in Karnataka, completed his MBA in Dharwad before moving to Canada. ...

New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Delhi High Court’s order directing signing an MoU between the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Delhi government for implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) scheme in the national capital. ...

News18 has accessed footage of Saif Ali Khan’s attacker entering the actor’s house in Bandra. The man stabbed the Bollywood actor six times, causing injuries to the actor’s hand, neck, and spine. ...

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has been given a 14-year jail sentence in a land corruption case, a defence lawyer has said. The verdict in the case came after allegations of possible bribery involving land in return for a £190m favour to a real estate tycoon. ...

The Union Cabinet has approved the formation of the 8th Pay Commission to revise the salaries of over 50 lakh Central government employees, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on January 16, 2025. The announcement comes just days before the 2025 Union Budget. ...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025, the largest mobility expo in India, which is expected to witness over 100 new launches across automobiles, component products, and technologies. ...

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment in the £190m Al-Qadir Trust case, while his wife Bushra Bibi has been awarded a jail term of 7 years. Bushra Bibi was arrested from Adiala Jail shortly after the verdict, where she was present to hear the decision. More to follow... ...

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan is out of the ICU (intensive care unit) and is recovering well, doctors who treated him after he was stabbed by an intruder at his Mumbai residence have said. Mr. Khan was stabbed six times, including in his neck, at his apartment in the posh Bandra West neighborhood around 2:30 am on Thursday. ...

New Delhi: Double Olympic-medallist shooter Manu Bhaker and teenage chess world champion D Gukesh received a euphoric round of applause as they walked up to receive the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna from President Droupadi Murmu in a glittering National Sports Awards ceremony here on Friday. ...

A house in Summit that sold for $4.5 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Union County in the past week. In total, 77 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $841,383. The average price per square foot ended up at $146. ...

A house in Sea Girt that sold for $7.5 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Monmouth County in the past week. In total, 149 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $900,731, or $459 per square foot. ...

Star Indian batter Virat Kohli is dealing with a neck sprain and could miss Delhi’s upcoming Ranji Trophy match against Saurashtra. Delhi is all set to face Saurashtra in the sixth Elite Group D match from January 23 to 26 in Rajkot. According to a report in the Times of India on Friday, Kohli had a neck sprain, and he even took an injection to help against it. ...

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposing that a 50 per cent concession must be given to students who commute in Delhi Metro. “To reduce the financial burden on students, I propose to give 50 per cent concession to students in Delhi Metro,” the letter read. ...

On the last day of Pongal festivities on Thursday, at least six people, including five spectators, were killed during jallikattu and manjuvirattu events held across Tamil Nadu. Several hundreds of people suffered injuries and two bulls also died in the various bull-taming competitions in the state. ...

A house in Lavallette that sold for $5.3 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Ocean County in the past week. In total, 162 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $614,181. The average price per square foot ended up at $361. ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Alex Turcotte scored twice and added an assist — all in the first 10 minutes — as the Los Angeles Kings thumped the struggling Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Thursday night. Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist. Warren Foegele also scored for the Kings (25-12-5). ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Delta Center became the 91st unique venue in which the Rangers have played a regular-season game Thursday night when they beat Utah Hockey Club, 5-3, for the first time. There’s always a sort of buzz to a team that’s competing in a new place, and the Blueshirts were no different. ...

VGChartz's Evan Norris: "Even if, as a remaster, Ys Memoire doesn't move the needle much, the base game is absolutely worth playing, both for admirers of action-RPGs and for newer Ys fans who want to experience Adol's earlier adventures. ...