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Superstar Rajinikanth Greets Fans Outside His House In Chennai On New Year

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Superstar Rajinikanth Greets Fans Outside His House In Chennai On New Year

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Chennai (Tamil Nadu):

Superstar Rajinikanth made a special appearance to greet his fans who gathered outside his Chennai residence to wish him on New Year. Several pictures and videos from his residence went viral on social media. Rajinikanth can be seen dressed in white Kurta Pyjama. He waved and blew flying kisses to fans eagerly waiting to get a glance of Thalaiva. Recently, Rajinikanth turned 73 on December 12.

On this special occasion, fans gathered in large numbers with gifts and posters of the actor to extend their wishes.

Rajinikanth’s fans have also wished ‘Thalaiva’ on social media. They flooded Twitter and Instagram with birthday wishes in the form of creative posters and videos.

Rajinikanth aka Thalaiva is a name that has enthralled the audience with various characters and films over the course of his career spanning several decades.

From children to the elderly, this legendary actor has fans across all age groups. His larger-than-life portrayal of characters and off-screen simplicity is what makes him stand apart from his peers.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Rajinikanth is basking in the success of Jailer. He plays a man seeking to avenge the death of his cop son in the movie. Mohanlal, Shivarajkumar, and Jackie Shroff were seen in important cameos in the film.

In the coming months, he will be seen sharing screen space with Amitabh Bachchan in Thalaivar 170. It is being directed by TJ Gnanavel. Bachchan and Rajinikanth last worked together in the 1991 film Hum, directed by Mukul Anand.

Hyderabad

Congress releasing only white papers, no efforts to fulfil 6 guarantees: Boora Narsaiah

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Addressing a press conference, Narsaiah said in the last 30 days, the Congress government just released White Papers and did nothing concrete to prove that the government was working

Published Date – 05:43 PM, Mon – 1 January 24


Congress releasing only white papers, no efforts to fulfil 6 guarantees: Boora Narsaiah

Addressing a press conference, Narsaiah said in the last 30 days, the Congress government just released White Papers and did nothing concrete to prove that the government was working

Hyderabad: Senior BJP leader and former MP Boora Narsaiah said the Congress government was just passing time by releasing White Papers on the financial health of the State and that it was not making any serious efforts to fulfil the six guarantees promised by it.

Addressing a press conference here on Monday, Narsaiah said in the last 30 days, the Congress government just released White Papers and did nothing concrete to prove that the government was working. “Revanth Reddy has inherited a crown of thorns. The government treasury is empty. There is no enthusiasm among the new government as they know that it cannot deliver,”he said.

Stating that BJP was the only hope for the people of Telangana, he said all the development that the State had witnessed in the last ten years was due to the BJP-led government at the centre. All the infrastructure developed in the State was funded by the Modi government, he said, adding that in the last 10 years, the Centre had granted Rs.9.36 lakh crore for various projects in the State.

Urging the people of the State to support BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Narsaiah said if the people send more number of BJP MPs to the Parliament, more funds would flow into the State and it would develop at a faster pace.

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"Happy To Be Alive": US Woman Loses Arms, Legs After Kidney Stone Surgery

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'Happy To Be Alive': US Woman Loses Arms, Legs After Kidney Stone Surgery

“It was a perfect storm – over a kidney stone,” the woman said.

A woman in the United States got the shock of her life after she woke up at a Kentucky hospital with both legs amputated and learned she would soon lose her arms too due to a kidney stone infection. According to the New York Post, 41-year-old Lucinda Mullins underwent treatment for a kidney stone just weeks ago. However, she later got to know that her kidney stone got infected and that she became septic.  “Quite rare,” she said of the life-altering turn of events. “It was a perfect storm – over a kidney stone,” she added. 

Ms Mullins was sedated for days at the hospital. Once she woke up, she learned that her legs were gone from the knees down. Doctors also explained that to save her life, her arms would also have to go. “I’ve lost my legs from the knees down bilaterally and I’m going to lose my arms probably below the elbow bilaterally,” Ms Mullins said, as per the outlet.”The doctor I used to work with, he kind of was like, ‘this is what they had to do to save your life, this is what’s happened,'” she added. 

However, even after learning life-altering news, Ms Mullins took the news in stride. She emphasised that this outcome now allows her the chance to spend more time with her husband DJ and young sons. “I’m just so happy to be alive,” she said. “I get to see my kids. I get to see my family. I get to have my time with my husband. Those are minor things at this point. I just said, ‘These are the cards I’ve been dealt and these are the hands I’m going to play,'” she added.

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“We started this fundraiser because we want to support our hero Cindy, as well as her husband DJ who has been by her side every step of the way,” a GoFundMe page for Ms Mullins read. “We started this fundraiser because we want to support our hero Cindy, as well as her husband DJ who has been by her side every step of the way,” loved ones wrote on the page.

“Cindy and DJ have two young children who are missing their mom and dad terribly. Sometimes life is hard and there’s no way around it. Cindy and DJ’s world has come to a complete stop, but the world around them continues to move forward,” it added. 

Hyderabad

Protocol violations witnessed across Medak district

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Protocol has become a major issue between the ruling Congress and the main Opposition, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in the erstwhile Medak district.

Published Date – 05:29 PM, Mon – 1 January 24


Protocol violations witnessed across Medak district


Sangareddy: Protocol has become a major issue between the ruling Congress and the main Opposition, the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in the erstwhile Medak district.

Since the BRS had won seven out of 10 assembly seats in the erstwhile Medak, the Congress has been finding it difficult to tackle the BRS in the district. The other day, when Forest and Endowment Minister Konda Surekha conducted a review meeting in Sangareddy, most of the MLAs who occupied the seats on the dais were BRS MLAs. Except for Narayankhed, Medak and Andole, the BRS had bagged the remaining seven seats in the district.

Since the BRS was also holding all three ZP Chairman posts and other protocol posts, there was little space for Congress leaders on the dais during government-organised programmes. However, Congress leaders who lost the assembly elections, were occupying the dais in violation of protocol. When Health Minister Damodara Raja Narasimha toured Patancheru, Congress leader Kata Srinivas Goud occupied the dais during the Praja Palana programme in Ameenpur, while the local BRS MLA Gudem Mahipal Reddy stayed away from the Minister’s programme.

As Endowment Minister Konda Surekha had invited Congress leader Kommuri Prathap Reddy onto the dais while reviewing the arrangements for Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple Komuravelly jatra, it sparked a row between the two parties. Though BRS MLA Palla Rajeshwar Reddy pointed out the violation of the protocol, she refused to send Prathap Reddy off the dais. Finally, Rajeshwar Reddy walked out of the meeting.

Meanwhile, BRS MLAs are alleging that the Congress government was not printing the pictures of BRS MLAs on flexies, posters and banners of government programmes. Narsapur MLA V Sunitha Lakshma Reddy also raised the issue of protocol violation in her constituency multiple times. She has complained that she was not being informed by officials about government programmes.

BRS legislators are now preparing to complain to the Assembly Speaker on the issue. With the Lok Sabha and local body elections fast approaching, both parties are not letting down their guard.

World

N Korea says armed conflict becoming reality because of US

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Kim said the danger of an armed confrontation on the Korean peninsula is fast becoming a reality because of hostile maneuvers by the enemies including the United States, requiring the country to “sharpen the treasured sword” to protect itself, Reuters reported.

“If the enemy opt for military confrontation … our army should deal a deadly blow to thoroughly annihilate them by mobilizing all the toughest means and potentialities without moment’s hesitation,” KCNA news agency quoted Kim as saying.

Kim made the comments as he hosted senior military leaders on Sunday at the ruling Workers’ Party (WPK) headquarters to congratulate them on the accomplishments made in 2023, the state news agency said.

North Korea in 2023 tested its largest ballistic missiles and launched its first military reconnaissance satellite, which Kim has called major advances in modernizing the country’s military.

The call to upgrade the country’s military readiness follows the pledge made at the conclusion of a five-day WPK meeting that ended on Saturday to boost its nuclear arsenal, build military drones and launch three new spy satellites in 2024.

The escalation of rhetoric from Kim comes as the United States increased drills with South Korea in the past year, deploying more strategic military assets, including a nuclear missile submarine, aircraft carriers and large bombers.

It also comes ahead of a year that will see pivotal elections in both South Korea and the United States, which Pyongyang likely sees as an opportunity to increase its leverage by stepping up a campaign of military pressure.

On Monday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged to accelerate work to complete a missile defense system and a system using US extended deterrence to “fundamentally deter any North Korean nuclear and missile threat.”

Extended deterrence refers to the strategy of using US military assets including nuclear weapons to deter and, in the event of an attack against an ally, respond.

SD/PR

Middle East

West Bank protests remember Gaza martyrs

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The marches took place in the cities of Ramallah and Jenin on New Year’s Eve as Israel’s devastating war on Gaza entered its 87th day.

In Ramallah, the protesters chanted slogans in solidarity with al-Qassam Brigades and Saraya al-Quds, the military wings of the Gaza-based Hamas and Islamic Jihad resistance groups.

The demonstrators cried, “The masses want the Al-Qassam Brigades!” “Let us see their body parts! These are the actions of Saraya! Saraya, O Saraya!”

Waving Palestinian flags, they also carried a long banner filled with the names of thousands of Palestinians, who were killed in the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza.

Early on Monday, as the world was celebrating a new year with fireworks and festivities, Israeli warplanes bombarded central Gaza.

There were also reports of street fighting between the occupation troops and Palestinian resistance fighters in the besieged territory’s central and southern cities.

Israel waged the bloody war on Gaza on October 7 after Hamas carried out Operation Al-Aqsa Storm against the usurping entity in retaliation for its intensified atrocities against the Palestinian people.

Since the start of the offensive, the Tel Aviv regime has killed at least 21,822 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured 56,451 others.

Thousands more are also missing and presumed dead under the rubble in Gaza.

The regime has further stepped up its violent raids across the West Bank since the beginning of the Gaza war, killing at least 315 Palestinians.

AMK/PressTV

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On Ajit Pawar's "Nonentity" Remark, Sanjay Raut's "Slavery" Retort

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On Ajit Pawar's 'Nonentity' Remark, Sanjay Raut's 'Slavery' Retort

Sanjay Raut’s remark came after Ajit Pawar dubbed him a “nonentity” (File)

Mumbai:

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday took a swipe at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, saying those who have accepted “slavery” should not comment on MVA leaders.

Mr Raut’s remarks come a day after Mr Pawar, who heads the Nationalist Congress Party faction, dubbed the former a “nonentity”.

“Those who chose slavery…those who are cowards should not comment on us. There is no need for me to speak more on this issue. Lok Sabha elections will show who is riff-raff,” Mr Raut told reporters when asked to comment on Pawar’s remarks.

Mr Pawar joined the Shiv Sena-BJP government last July with eight MLAs and staked claim to the NCP, founded by his uncle Sharad Pawar, and its poll symbol.

“Maharashtra is insulted consistently, but those in power are keeping mum. What right do they have to criticise others?” Mr Raut asked.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

World

Disturbing images, videos of devastating Japan earthquake flood internet

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A succession of 21 quakes, all over 4.0 magnitude rocked Japan in just over 90 minutes. The strongest of jolts was measured 7.6 magnitude on the Richter scale.

Updated On – 05:16 PM, Mon – 1 January 24


Disturbing images, videos of devastating Japan earthquake flood internet


Disturbing visuals including photographs and videos of the 21 earthquakes that struck the central part of Japan on New Year’s Day, have been flooding the internet on Monday.

A succession of 21 quakes, all over 4.0 magnitude rocked the country in just over 90 minutes. The strongest of jolts was measured 7.6 magnitude on the Richter scale.

The quakes have also triggered Tsunami warnings in Japan, South Korea and Russia.

Meanwhile, residents of the country have been sharing visuals of damaged buildings, roads and infrastructure on X (formerly Twitter).

Here are some visuals:

Middle East

Islamic Resistance in Iraq targets Eilat in occupied lands

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According to Al-Mayadeen TV network, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq issued a statement on Monday morning, declaring that their forces used appropriate weapons to target Eilat city in response to the Israeli regime’s war crimes against the Gaza residents.

This strike happened following a drone attack on Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights, a rocky plateau in south-western Syria, which is under the occupation of the regime.

Furthermore, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq targeted the Harir military base occupied by the United States military forces in Erbil province, northern Iraq, on Sunday.

Since early Sunday, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq intensified its strikes, hitting American military bases in Harir city of Iraq’s Erbil province, al-Ramilan military base in eastern Syrian governorate of Al-Hasakah, US base at Koniko natural gas field in the northeastern Syrian governorate of Deir Ez-Zor, a military base in the US-occupied Al-Omar oilfield, and Kharab Al-Jeer military base in Syria’s Al-Hasakah Governorate.

MNA/IRN

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Israeli strikes kill 300 people in 180 Gaza UN facilities

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Lebanese Al-Mayadeen TV network reported citing UNRWA Director of Communications Juliette Touma on Sunday in a post X social media platform that “1.4 million people in Gaza sheltering in UNRWA facilities and many more in the vicinity, sleeping outside.”

In the same context, Touma said on December 30, as quoted by BBC, that over 1.4 million people forcibly displaced by the Israeli aggression are currently residing in UNRWA facilities, primarily repurposed schools.

As the Israeli aggression persists, many have sought shelter anywhere available, including streets and overcrowded apartments housing up to 70 people, and those with financial means are renting rooms, she added.

Tragically, a significant number are forced to live in open spaces, parks, and even in their cars, as the quest for safety remains elusive due to the absence of secure zones in Gaza, as per Touma.

“Nowhere is safe in Gaza, not the north, not the middle, and not the south,” Touma said.

The UN agency said in another post on Sunday that “while the world is crowded with New Year’s celebrations, the streets of southern Gaza Strip are crowded with displacement.”

Revealing a concerning trend, UNRWA’s spokesperson disclosed that a significant portion of the Gaza population is being pushed towards the border city of Rafah, home to approximately 250,000 people. This demographic shift raises serious issues at multiple levels.

Children in Gaza are facing life-threatening risks from hunger and thirst, particularly in Gaza City and the Strip’s northern regions. Access to even one daily meal is becoming increasingly scarce, compelling families to resort to unsafe and unhealthy cooking methods.

AMK/PR