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With the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ initiative completing 10 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said it has been instrumental in overcoming gender biases and creating the right environment to ensure that the girl child has access to education and opportunities to achieve her dreams. ...

Akshay Kumar, who featured in Priyadarshan's Bhool Bhulaiyaa, recently revealed why he was not a part of the sequels of the hit franchise. In an exclusive chat with Pinkvilla, a fan candidly shared he didn't watch Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 and 3 as Akshay Kumar was MIA from the films. Responding to his reaction, Akshay Kumar said, "Beta, mujhey nikaal diya tha. ...

Uttara Kannada: Ten people were killed and 15 injured after a truck carrying them met with an accident at Arebile area in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada on Wednesday morning, said the police. The victims were travelling to Kumta market from Savanur to sell vegetables. The injured were rushed to the nearest hospital, said the police. ...

MELBOURNE: Madison Keys is back into the Australian Open semifinals for a third time after her 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win Wednesday over Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. The 29-year-old Keys is on a 10-match winning streak after warming up for the year’s first major with a title at Adelaide, where she beat fellow American Jessica Pegula in the final. ...

The Donald Trump administration has ordered all federal employees in diversity, equity, and inclusion roles to be placed on paid leave, according to a new memo from the Office of Personnel Management sent to heads of departments and agencies. ...

The Bangladeshi national arrested for attacking Saif Ali Khan gained entry into the actor's building here by scaling its compound wall and went inside the main entrance after finding the security guards asleep, police said. The Mumbai police on Tuesday recreated the crime scene with the accused at the Satguru Sharan building in Bandra area, where the actor resides. ...

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned the creator of the Silk Road dark web marketplace Ross William Ulbricht and called his sentence "ridiculous." Trump criticised the severity of Ulbricht's sentence and said that "the scum" that worked to convict him were some of the "same lunatics" who were involved in the modern day weaponization of government against him. ...

It has been reported that historical properties linked to the Saif Ali Khan's family in Bhopal worth Rs. 15000 crore are one step away from being taken under government control. This comes as a result of the Madhya Pradesh High Court lifting a stay order imposed on these properties in 2015. ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha on January 28 to inaugurate the Utkarsh Odisha-Make In Odisha Conclave 2025 in Bhubaneswar. The PM's visit to the state will be his second in one month. On January 9, he was in Bhubaneswar to address the Indian diaspora at the 2025 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Sammelan. ...

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced private sector investment of up to $500 billion to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure. OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle plan a Texas-based joint venture called Stargate, committing $100 billion initially and up to $500 billion over the next four years. ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a major investment to build infrastructure for artificial intelligence led by Japanese giant Softbank, cloud giant Oracle and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. The venture, called Stargate, "will invest $500 billion, at least, in AI infrastructure in the United States," Trump said in remarks at the White House. ...

The nominations for the upcoming Oscars 2025 will be announced on January 23. Recently, The Academy announced the same on social media and revealed that the nominations will be presented by actors Rachel Sennott and Bowen Yang. ...

Washington: Day after assuming the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Russian President Vladimir Putin of imposing sanctions on Russia if it doesn't come to the negotiations table on the Ukraine issue. Trump also said he is ready to meet his Russian counterpart. Speaking to reporters, Trump said, "It sounds likely." ...

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was open to billionaire Elon Musk buying social media app TikTok if the Tesla CEO wanted to do so. ...

The Bangladeshi national who has been arrested for stabbing Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan entered the actor's building on January 16 by scaling its compound wall, and found the security guards sleeping at that time, police said. ...

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he likes both sides of the argument on H-1B foreign guest workers' visa, noting that he likes very competent people coming into the country and that he has used the program. ...

Washington: In a move sending a strong signal to China, foreign ministers from Quad countries -- India, Australia, Japan and the United States -- in a joint statement on Tuesday strongly opposed any unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo by force or coercion. ...

A coalition of Democratic-leaning states launched legal actions Tuesday seeking to block Donald Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship in the United States. ...

Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday attended the maiden Quad ministerial of the new Trump administration along with his counterparts from Australia, Japan, and the United States, besides holding meetings with newly-appointed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz. ...

Outgoing President Joe Biden took a final selfie at the White House with Jill Biden as President of the United States and First Lady. The couple clicked a picture in front of the White House which was posted by the President of the United States on X. Biden captioned the photo as, "One more selfie for the road. We love you, America." ...

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is carrying a letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for US President Donald Trump, sources said Monday. Jaishankar is representing PM Modi as his special envoy at President Trump’s inaugural function Monday, the sources said. Trump is taking charge as the 47th President of the US. ...

Coldplay's recent concert in Mumbai has taken the city by storm, with fans raving about the electrifying performance by the British band. However, what has gotten everyone talking is when lead singer Chris Martin gave a special shoutout to Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan during the concert. ...

President Joe Biden has pardoned Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, using the extraordinary powers of his office in his final hours to guard against potential revenge by the incoming Trump administration. ...

The Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) expressed disappointment after the RG Kar convict, Sanjay Roy was sentenced to life in prison earlier in the day. “A terrible judgement. We as a nation should be ashamed,” it said in strong disapproval of the verdict. ...

A 34-year-old Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti converted to Hinduism to marry his girlfriend with whom he had an affair for the past 10 years, changing his name from Saddam to Shivshankar, police said on Monday. ...