The German government on Wednesday, November 24 announced that the election to pick Chancellor Angela Merkel’s replacement would be held on September 26, 2021. A government spokesperson confirmed that the election for the 20th Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, would be held next year. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is yet to officially approve the election date and it remains to be seen, who would be picked by Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to lead them into the polls. Merkel, who governed Germany for 16 years, has confirmed that she would not seek a fifth term and would retire from her celebrated…
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Wednesday, November 25 that the country would “rebuild” and “revive” the Kalbajar region after Armenian troops left the territory. Aliyev, while addressing the nation, promised to return normalcy in the region and said that he have ordered the authorities to start preparing for “reconstruction” as soon as possible. Armenia ceded the region to Azerbaijan after a month-long battle that ended with a Russia-brokered ceasefire agreement. Azerbaijan had given the Armenian troops time until November 25 to leave the Kalbajar region. Azerbaijan has been taking control of the ceded territories by Armenia as on Friday…
Incumbent US President Donald Trump, on November 25 (local time), granted “full pardon” to his former national security advisor Michael Flynn. In a tweet made ahead of Thanksgiving, the Republican leader mentioned that it was his “honour” to pardon Flynn and congratulated the lieutenant General and his family. Flynn had, in 2017, testified about lying to FBI during a probe into Russian meddling in 2016 Presidential elections.Later, Flynn, who was a part of trump administration for 22 days, took to Twitter to thank the American president. In a Twitter statement, the Flynn family said that “they believe in the constitution of the United States…
US swimmer Caeleb Dressel lived up to his tag of the next Michael Phelps as he wrote his name into the record books in the space of just 40 minutes last weekend. The 24-year-old helped his team Cali Condors to a win in the International Swimming League’s second season’s grand final in Budapest. In the process, Dressel broke two world records inside an hour, showcasing his credentials as one of the finest swimmers on the planet. Caeleb Dressel had an eventful weekend as he reinforced his credentials as one of the best swimmers on the planet by helping his side win the…
Former Indian cricket captain Sachin Tendulkar remained a mainstay of India’s batting order for 24 years. The cricketer entertained fans and single-handedly won matches for his country with his batting grace, all while maintaining a humble persona that served as an inspiration for generations of cricketers. While fans hardly get to see him bat again (barring occasional exhibition matches), the 2011 World Cup-winner continues to win hearts over by displaying his down-to-earth personality. On Wednesday, November 25, Sachin Tendulkar shared a one-and-a-half-minute video of himself where he can be seen driving in the suburbs of Mumbai. The video, recorded back…
PCB Dynamites Women will face PCB Blasters Women in Match 4 of the Women’s T20 Championship on Thursday, November 26. The match will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium at 1:00 pm IST. Here is a look at our DYA W vs BLA W match prediction, probable DYA W vs BLA W playing 11 and DYA W vs BLA W Dream11 team.This is the second time that these two teams are facing each other in the tournament. Coming into this match, the Dynamites will have an edge over the Blasters after beating them in the opening match. They won…
Argentina football legend Diego Maradona died of a heart attack on Wednesday at the age of 60, triggering an outpouring of emotional tributes from people across the globe. Former England Striker and football pundit Gary Linekar paid tribute to the legendary footballer but was criticised by several fans over what was a clear and cheeky reference to Maradona’s “hand of God”.By some distance the best player of my generation and arguably the greatest of all time. After a blessed but troubled life, hopefully, he’ll finally find some comfort in the hands of God. #RIPDiego,” Linekar tweeted. His tweet did not go well with…
The Thanksgiving game between Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers has been postponed. As per a statement from NFL, the game will now be played on Sunday at 1:15 PM EST (11:45 PM IST). The reason was cited as coronavirus issues, for which the Ravens stated that they have disciplined a staff member. Fans and some players expressed disappointment over the move, upset over a prime-time Thanksgiving game being postponed. Players were unhappy with the move, as JuJu Smith-Schuster and Eric Ebron took to Twitter to express their disappointment. “First the NFL takes away our bye week because another team can’t get…
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has tested positive for coronavirus. Rai took to Twitter to announce this. Rai is the Minister for Employment, Development, Labour, General Administration and Irrigation in the Arvind Kejriwal government. “I got a coronavirus test was done after experiencing initial symptoms. My report shows I am Covid-positive. I urge all those who came in contact with me over the last few days to get tested and please take care of themselves,” Mr Rai wrote in Hindi. Earlier, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Health Minister Satyendar Jain had been infected with the coronavirus. Delhi reported 5,246…
On the 12th anniversary of Mumbai terror attacks, political leaders and people on Thursday paid tributes to victims and security personnel who lost their lives in the siege on India’s financial capital. The ghastly attacks, which began on November 26, 2008, lasted for four days, leading to the death of 166 people and injuring over 300. While paying tribute, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that the nation will be eternally grateful to all the security forces personnel who made the supreme sacrifice. “Heartfelt tributes to the victims & martyrs of 26/11 #MumbaiTerrorAttack & salute to the strength & resilience of…