Senjo M R

India

Journalist at Rediff.com

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Trump promises to delay TikTok ban but eyes 50% US stake

Jan 19, 2025 | rediff.com | Senjo M R

US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he plans to issue an executive order on Monday to delay the enforcement of the TikTok ban for 90 days. IMAGE: US President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, view fireworks at Trump National Golf Club Washington DC in Sterling, Virginia, US, January 18, 2025. The extension aims to facilitate negotiations for a solution that safeguards national security and allows the app to continue operating in the United States.
I am Arjun, can't be cornered like Abimanyu: Maha minister Munde

Jan 19, 2025 | rediff.com | Senjo M R

Embattled Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde on Sunday fell back on the Mahabharata to claim he cannot be cornered like Abhimanyu as he was ace archer Arjun. IMAGE: Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde. Munde is under attack from the Opposition as well the ruling Mahayuti leaders in connection with the December 9 abduction and murder of Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh. The police registered a murder case and an extortion case linked to the killing.
Hamas returns 3 hostages to Israel in first phase of ceasefire deal

Jan 19, 2025 | rediff.com | Senjo M R

In a major breakthrough, the first set of three Israeli hostages have been handed over to Israel on Sunday, in accordance with the hostage release framework for the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. IMAGE: The three Israeli hostages namely Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher released by Hamas, January 19, 2025.
Mysterious disease: Central team in Rajouri; toll rises to 17

Jan 19, 2025 | rediff.com | Senjo M R

A high-level inter-ministerial team Sunday reached Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district where a mysterious illness is wreaking havoc, killing another person on Sunday and taking the death toll to 17. IMAGE: Army personnel deploy in Budhal village to provide essential supplies, including food, water, and shelter, to the residents after the 16 deaths due to a mysterious illness, in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, January 19, 2025.
Dramatic scenes in court as 2 two lawyers clash over Saif suspect

Jan 19, 2025 | rediff.com | Senjo M R

The seriousness of the courtroom in Bandra, where a Bangladeshi man arrested for allegedly attacking actor Saif Ali Khan was presented on Sunday, momentarily dissipated when two lawyers jostled to represent him. IMAGE: Suspected man arrested in the Saif Ali Khan attack case being produced in a court, in Mumbai, January 19, 2025.
IIT Madras director's cow urine remark sparks row; apology demanded

Jan 19, 2025 | rediff.com | Senjo M R

The director of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, V Kamakoti, has sparked controversy after making a remark about the "medicinal value" of cow urine, or gomutra. IMAGE: IIT-Madras director V Kamakoti. Kamakoti, while speaking at an event celebrating Maatu Pongal (a festival dedicated to cows and bulls), cited an anecdote about a sanyasi who was cured of a fever by consuming gomutra.
Saif attack suspect slept at Mumbai bus stop after crime: Police

Jan 19, 2025 | rediff.com | Senjo M R

The man who was arrested on Sunday in the January 16 Saif Ali Khan attack case was in Bandra, where the actor resides, till 7 am on the day of the incident and slept at a bus stop, a police official said. IMAGE: The Mumbai police with the Saif Ali Khan attack case suspect, a Bangladeshi national Mohammad Shariful Islam Shahzad, in Thane, Maharashtra, January 19, 2025.
Sentence for RG Kar rape-murder convict to be pronounced on Monday

Jan 19, 2025 | rediff.com | Senjo M R

A Kolkata court will on Monday pronounce the quantum of punishment of Sanjay Roy, convicted of raping and murdering an on-duty doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. IMAGE: Police produce RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case accused Sanjoy Roy at Sealdah court, in Kolkata, November 4, 2024. The charges under which Roy has been convicted entail a minimum sentence of life imprisonment, while the maximum can be capital punishment.
Gaza ceasefire begins as Israel receives hostages' list

Jan 19, 2025 | rediff.com | Senjo M R

Following a delay over Israel demanding the list of hostages to be released by Hamas, the implementation of the first phase of the ceasefire-hostage deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, came into effect today. IMAGE: A drone view shows Palestinians walking at a street market, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, January 19, 2025.
Man detained in Saif attack case in Chhattisgarh released

Jan 19, 2025 | rediff.com | Senjo M R

A man who was detained in Chhattisgarh's Durg railway station in connection with the January 16 Saif Ali Khan attack case was released on Sunday, a police official said. IMAGE: A suspect in Saif Ali Khan attack case, Aakash Kanojia, was detained from Durg, Chhattisgarh, January 18, 2025. Mumbai police, earlier in the day, informed that they arrested a 30-year-old man from Thane near the metropolis in the case.