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Devindya Oshini becomes first Sri Lankan to reach No. 1 in World Chess Rankings

Sri Lanka, Dec. 12 -- Sri Lanka's rising chess star, W.I.M. Devindya Oshini Gunawardhana, has made history by climbing to World No. 1 in the Under-13 Girls' Chess Rankings, becoming the first Sri Lank... Read More


J&K sees rise in health grants for SCs and STs

Srinagar, Dec 12, Dec. 12 -- Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed a significant increase in central health grants for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) under the National Health Mission (NHM)... Read More


Israeli TV channel host mocks Gaza's winter hardships

Hyderabad, Dec. 12 -- In a disturbing incident, an Israeli TV channel has mocked people in Palestine suffering due to severe cold during winter. A participant on the show said, "If we survive till Su... Read More


Fresh crisis looms in Rivers as Speaker accuses Fubara of dishonesty

Nigeria, Dec. 12 -- The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, Thursday, accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of "deliberately lying" about his engagement with the state's lawm... Read More


Tyler Robinson case update: Judge allows cameras in Charlie Kirk shooting hearing; courtroom rules explained

India, Dec. 12 -- Judge Tony F. Graf, Jr., presiding over Tyler Robinson's hearing, delivered a massive update on December 11. He allowed cameras inside the Utah County courtroom during the trial. How... Read More


Bahrain pacer Ali Dawood etches name in history books with record spell

Gelephu (Bhutan), Dec. 12 -- Bahrain pacer Ali Dawood recorded the second-best figures in men's T20I cricket, with his remarkable spell of 7/19 becoming only the second instance of a bowler taking sev... Read More


Pakistan: School blast in North Waziristan destroys building, disrupts education for 600 students

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dec. 12 -- A devastating explosion late Thursday night destroyed a government primary school in the Mir Ali tehsil of North Waziristan, leaving over 600 children without a place to... Read More


"Madhya Pradesh becomes naxal-free," says CM Yadav

Bhopal, Dec. 12 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said that the state has now become completely free from Naxal violence and it shall be recorded as a golden chapter in the state's hist... Read More


Rosmah's corruption appeal on hold as she pushes to oust the judge who convicted her

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 12 -- Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's appeal against the High Court's 2022 decision to convict her of all three corruption charges in a case involving a solar project for Sarawak schools... Read More


Shashi Tharoor criticises India's stance on marital rape, calls exception a 'violation'

New Delhi, Dec. 12 -- Senior Congress leader and former diplomat Shashi Tharoor expressed profound shock on Thursday that India remains one of the few democracies globally where the issue of marital r... Read More