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Lewis Hamilton to join Scuderia Ferrari in 2025, will replace Carlos Sainz

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According to a report from Sky Sports, the British Grand Prix driver will replace Carlos Sainz in Ferrari, whose contract will end in 2025.

Published Date – 1 February 2024, 07:22 PM


Lewis Hamilton to join Scuderia Ferrari in 2025, will replace Carlos Sainz


New Delhi: Legendary Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton is set to leave Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team in 2025 to join Scuderia Ferrari, according to Sky Sports.

According to a report from Sky Sports, the British Grand Prix driver will replace Carlos Sainz in Ferrari, whose contract will end in 2025.

Recently, Hamilton signed a two-year contract with Mercedes which was supposed to end after the 2025 season, however, the seven-time world champion will likely leave in 2024 to replace Sainz in Ferarri.

In the 2023 season, the 39-year-old had a sloppy run with Mercedes and failed to win a single race. However, he ended the last season in third place with 234 points. Only Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez were ahead of the British driver in the standings.

On the other hand, Ferarri and Mercedes fought hard to get hold of the second spot in the 2023 constructor standings, however, Hamilton’s current side won by a difference of 2 points. Mercedes had 409, while, Ferrari had 406 points by their name.

In 2023, Red Bull won the Constructor championship with 860 points.

The British driver has failed to get a top place on the podium of a race since December 2023. The 39-year-old arrived at Mercedes in 2013 after leaving McLaren and won six world titles with the team.

Hamilton is considered the most successful driver in F1 history, with seven world championships, 103 race victories, 104 pole positions, 197 podium finishes, and over 4,600 points.

The upcoming 2024 F1 season is to begin on March 2, with the Bahrain Grand Prix.

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NMDC Records Best Ever Cumulative Volumes upto January 2024

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Foraying towards historic volumes this fiscal, the cumulative production and sales stood at 36.32 MnT and 36.49 MnT respectively, upto January 2024

Updated On – 1 February 2024, 07:16 PM


NMDC Records Best Ever Cumulative Volumes upto January 2024

NMDC CMD Amitava Mukherjee.

Hyderabad: Navratna mining company, NMDC produced 4.54 million tonnes and sold 4.56 million tonnes of iron ore in January 2024. With an 8 per cent growth in production and 19% uptick in sales from January 2023 volumes, NMDC has achieved its best ever January month sales since inception.

Foraying towards historic volumes this fiscal, the cumulative production and sales stood at 36.32 MnT and 36.49 MnT respectively, upto January 2024. From the corresponding period last year, the cumulative production is 17% higher while the cumulative sales figure climbed by 23%. This also marks the highest ever cumulative production and sales in company history during a ten month period, a corporation press release said on Thursday. CMD Amitava Mukherjee congratulated the NMDC team for the record production.

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U19 World Cup 2024: India scripts history with three consecutive 200+ run wins

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The Indian squad is set to face Nepal in their next encounter scheduled for February 2 at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein.

Published Date – 1 February 2024, 07:10 PM


U19 World Cup 2024: India scripts history with three consecutive 200+ run wins


Hyderabad: In a remarkable display of dominance, the Indian Under-19 cricket team has etched its name in the annals of the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2024, becoming the first team ever to secure three consecutive victories by a margin of over 200 runs.

The young Indian talents showcased their prowess by overpowering Ireland, USA, and New Zealand with commanding victories of 201, 201, and 214 runs respectively.

This unprecedented feat has pushed India to the forefront of the tournament. Remaining unbeaten in the ICC Under-19 World Cup, the Indian squad is set to face Nepal in their next encounter scheduled for February 2 at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein.

The team’s stellar performance has not only established them as formidable contenders but also created a buzz of anticipation for their upcoming matches.

In their World Cup opener, India set the tone by defeating Bangladesh with an 84-run victory, laying the foundation for their subsequent record-breaking spree.

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Telangana: 7 organs of brain dead electrician donated

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The surgeons retrieved 7 organs in total including 2 kidneys, liver, heart, lungs and 2 corneas and allocated them to needy patients based on organ donation guidelines

Published Date – 1 February 2024, 06:30 PM


Telangana: 7 organs of brain dead electrician donated

Organ Donor Mr. Mulkoju Thirumala Chary

Hyderabad: Relatives of a 43-year-old electrician, Thirumala Chari Mulkoju from Mancherial, who was declared as brain dead by attending doctors have given consent to donate his organs as part of State-run Jeevandan organ donation initiative. The surgeons retrieved 7 organs in total including 2 kidneys, liver, heart, lungs and 2 corneas and allocated them to needy patients based on organ donation guidelines.

At around 6 pm on January 24, Chari had a sudden fall from the first floor of his workplace at Mancherial. Family members first took him to Government Hospital, Mancherial and then later shifted him to Yashoda Hospitals, Somajiguda, where he was on ICU care 5-days. With no improvement in his health status, the attending team of doctors declared him as brain dead at around 5.37 pm on January 31.

The grief counselling team of Jeevandan and the hospital conducted counselling sessions with family members of the brain dead victim, who gave consent to donate the organs.

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Bagheri raps US for hypocrisy in countering terrorism

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Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani met with the head of the Executive Committee of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)’s Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure Ruslan Mirzayev in Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent, a report by the Iranian foreign ministry’s website said.

During the meeting, they discussed and exchanged views about ways for effective and efficient interaction.

Bagheri said Iran’s membership in the SCO proves Tehran’s determination for a collective cooperation within the framework of multilateralism.

He added, “At a time when the US unilateralism has failed to establish peace in the world, the only way for human beings is multilateralism, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has proven effective in confronting terrorism.”

Bagheri noted that drawing a line between “good and bad terrorism” by the US based on Washington’s interests causes insecurity in the world.

Meanwhile, Mirzayev described the three ominous phenomena of terrorism, extremism and separatism as ‘the biggest threats to the world.’

He further said, “The SCO is the only organization that is operationally fighting terrorism.”

Mirzayev termed Iran’s experience in fighting the scourge as valuable and stressed on the importance of exchanging views and cooperation.

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Sports Ministry Gets Rs 45 Crore Boost In Union Budget

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The Sports Ministry was on Thursday allocated Rs 3,442.32 crore, a hike of Rs 45.36 crore as compared to last year, in the interim Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. In the previous budget, the Sports Ministry had got a revised allocation of Rs 3,396.96 crore. The Olympic Games in Paris, to be held from July 26 to August 11, will be the country’s main focus during the 2024-25 financial year. The ministry’s flagship programme, Khelo India, was allotted Rs 900 crore, an increase of Rs 20 crore from the previous budget.

The Sports Authority of India (SAI), which organises national camps, provides infrastructure and equipment to athletes, appoints coaches among others, saw Rs 26.83 crore increase in its budgetary allocation from the previous year’s revised expenditure of Rs 795.77 crore.

The National Sports Federations (NSFs) will receive Rs 15 crore more this time, as compared to the 2023-24 revised budget of Rs 325 crore.

The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) too got a raise with the government allocating Rs 22.30 crore in the interim budget as compared to Rs 21.73 crore in 2023-24.

The National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL), which conducts the testing of dope samples, will receive Rs 22 crore, Rs 2.5 crore more than the previous budget.

The budget for National Centre of Sports Science and Research has been reduced to Rs 8 crore from Rs 10 crore previously, while the National Sports University will get an increased allocation of Rs 91.90 crore from Rs 83.21 crore of 2023-24 budget.

The budget for giving incentives to sportspersons saw a significant reduction from Rs 84 crore to Rs 39 crore.

The allocation for National Sports Development Fund was also reduced to Rs 18 from Rs 46 crore. The Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare for Sportspersons scheme got Rs 2 crore.

The allocation for ‘Enhancement of Sports Facility in Jammu and Kashmir’ was also brought down to Rs 8 crore from previous budget allocation of Rs 20 crore.

In the previous budget, the allocation for Commonwealth Games was Rs 15 crore, which was brought down to Rs 0.01 crore this time.

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Lakshmi Parvati calls Revanth Reddy ‘politically immature’; praises KCR

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She praised former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao saying Telangana had witnessed development on all fronts during his rule.

Published Date – 1 February 2024, 06:58 PM


Lakshmi Parvati calls Revanth Reddy ‘politically immature’; praises KCR


Suryapet: Andhra Pradesh Telugu Academy chairperson N Lakshmi Parvati on Thursday said the people of Telangana would face difficulties during the rule of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, whom she called ‘politically immature’ and ‘inexperienced’.

Speaking to the media after visiting the Nadigudem Fort here, she said Chief Ministers in Congress-ruled States would not be able to take decisions on their own and would have to depend on the party high command at New Delhi. She praised former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao saying Telangana had witnessed development on all fronts during his rule. The policies of the KCR government, including investment support to farmers, had turned out to be role models for the entire country, she said.

Appreciating the restoration of irrigation tanks under Mission Kakatiya and drinking water supply under Mission Bhagiratha by the BRS regime, she exuded confidence that YSRCP would retain power in Andhra Pradesh. She also said N Chandrababu Naidu would be taught a lesson by the people of Andhra in the coming elections.

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SC asks Gyanvapi Mosque committee to approach Allahabad HC against order to allow puja

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Lawyers representing the Masjid Committee moved the Supreme Court Registrar requesting for urgent hearing of its application seeking status quo at the mosque site.

Updated On – 1 February 2024, 05:00 PM


SC asks Gyanvapi Mosque committee to approach Allahabad HC against order to allow puja

Gyanvapi Mosque

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Masjid Intezamia Committee of Gyanwapi mosque of Varanasi to approach Allahabad High Court against the Varanasi District Court’s order which allowed Hindus to perform prayers of deities inside the southern celler of Gyanvapi mosque.

Lawyers representing the Masjid Committee moved the Supreme Court Registrar requesting for urgent hearing of its application seeking status quo at the mosque site.

The lawyers said the Registrar conveyed to them that Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud had asked them to approach the High Court.

The Mosque committee filed an urgent application seeking status quo at the mosque site contending that the administration was acting in ‘hot haste’ soon after the Varanasi Court’s order to perform the “Puja” at night.

The application said that these actions, occurring in the middle of the night, aimed to preempt any legal challenge by the mosque managing committee.

On January 31, the Varanasi district court allowed the Hindu side to offer prayers in the southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque. The court directed the Varanasi district magistrate to make arrangements within seven days for “puja” to be performed by the Hindu side and a poojari nominated by Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Trust.

After the order of the court, “puja” and “aarti” were performed in the early hours.

The district court has issued the order on the plea of the head priest of Acharya Ved Vyas Peeth temple, Shailendra Kumar Pathak Vyas, seeking worship of Shringar Gauri and other visible, and invisible deities in the cellar of the mosque. Vyas is the scion of the family which was performing “puja” in this cellar till December 1993.

The plea says Vyas’s maternal grandfather, priest Somnath Vyas, used to perform prayers there till 1993 when the cellar was closed by the authorities.

The ASI survey, ordered by the same court, in connection with a related case, suggested that the mosque was constructed during Aurangzeb’s rule over the remains of a Hindu temple.

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Deutsche Bank To Lay Off 3,500 People After Drop In 2023 Profit

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Deutsche Bank To Lay Off 3,500 People After Drop In 2023 Profit

Deutsche Bank employed around 85,000 people globally in 2022. (Representational)

Frankfurt, Germany:

Germany’s biggest lender Deutsche Bank on Thursday announced plans to slash 3,500 jobs as part of a major cost-cutting drive after its net profit fell in 2023.

The group reported a net profit attributable to shareholders of 4.2 billion euros ($4.5 billion), a 16-percent drop on the year before when profits were boosted by a one-off tax benefit.

Costs related to the company’s savings and efficiency programme also weighed on net profit, with Deutsche spending 566 million euros on restructuring and severance expenses.

Revenues, however, jumped six percent year-on-year to 28.9 billion euros thanks to the European Central Bank’s higher interest rates.

Chief executive Christian Sewing praised the bank’s performance in “an uncertain environment” and highlighted that Deutsche had achieved a pre-tax profit of nearly 5.7 billion euros, the highest “in 16 years”.

The group also “maintained our focus on cost discipline”, he said, as Deutsche presses ahead with a 2.5-billion-euro efficiency push aimed at improving profitability.

As part of those efforts, Deutsche said it plans to cut around 3,500 jobs over the next two years, “mainly in non-client-facing areas”.

The bank employed around 85,000 people globally in 2022.

Deutsche also unveiled new targets for 2025, saying it would aim to achieve revenues of 32 billion euros and operate with total costs of around 20 billion euros.

For 2023, the group will propose shareholder dividends of 0.45 euros per share, a 50-percent increase on 2022.
 

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