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: Reacting over a police complaint filed by a junior athletics coach against Haryana sports minister Sandeep Singh for alleged sexual misconduct, Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee president Udai Bhan on Saturday demanded that the minister should resign immediately on moral grounds. “The minister has no right to remain on his seat. He should resign immediately until the investigation is completed. If he does not resign, the chief minister should sack him for a fair investigation,” he said during a programme organised for the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kurukshetra. Congress’ Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Hooda said that a fair investigation was not possible without the resignation of the minister. The government should ensure that the woman gets justice, he added. The woman coach had on Thursday alleged that Singh, a former hockey captain and sitting BJP MLA from Pehowa in Kurukshetra, indulged in sexual misconduct when she visited his official residence in Chandigarh. SHARE THIS AR

Twitter CEO Elon Musk is cutting costs at his struggling new company right to the bone, even firing janitors, which is reportedly forcing some staffers to bring in their own toilet paper. Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters — and the company’s Seattle office — are getting smelly and gross after Musk boasted that he’s “cutting costs like crazy.” Workers now jammed onto two floors at Twitter headquarters after four other floors were shut down and moldy takeout food aren’t helping. “The smell of leftover takeout food and body odor has lingered on the floors ... bathrooms have grown dirty” and with janitors gone some “workers have resorted to bringing their own rolls of toilet paper from home,” The New York Times reported Thursday, citing accounts from employees. Musk suddenly canceled janitorial services early this month at the headquarters, NBC News reported. Janitors said they were locked out with no warning just weeks before the holidays after they had sought better wages, and

View gallery Image Credit: Lou Rocco/ABC Tributes poured in for Barbara Walters after her death at the age of 93 , including from her former co-hosts on The View . The late news anchor and host made television history in 1997 when she launched the daytime series   on ABC, marking the first-ever talk show with an all-female cast. Barbara served as co-host on the panel-style show from its inception through to her retirement in 2014, sharing the round table with many others over the decades. More About Barbara Walters Barbara Walters, the legendary TV personality and creator of ‘The View’ is dead at 93. (Dario Cantatore/Invision/AP/Shutterstock) Her passing was confirmed by her former employer, ABC News, online and on-air as well as in a statement from her rep. “Barbara passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones. She lived her life with no regrets. She was a trailblazer not only for female journalists, but for all women,” they said in st

Barbara Walters, the intrepid interviewer, anchor and program host who led the way as the first woman to become a TV news superstar during a network career remarkable for its duration and variety, has died. She was 93. Walters' death was announced by ABC on air Friday night. “Barbara Walters passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones. She lived her life with no regrets. She was a trailblazer not only for female journalists, but for all women,” her publicist Cindi Berger also said in a statement. An ABC spokesperson did not have an immediate comment Friday night beyond sharing a statement from Bob Iger, the CEO of The Walt Disney Company, which owns ABC. During nearly four decades at ABC, and before that at NBC, Walters’ exclusive interviews with rulers, royalty and entertainers brought her celebrity status that ranked with theirs, while placing her at the forefront of the trend in broadcast journalism that made stars of TV reporters and brought news programs in

The Fiesta Bowl is now less than 24 hours away — Michigan is set to square off against TCU in what should be a competitive game at State Farm Stadium. It’ll be the Big Ten going at it against the Big 12, and there will be an SEC officiating crew, per Football Zebras. Here’s a look at who will be officiating on Saturday. R- Jason Autrey U- Brent Sowell H- Nicholas Theriot L- Michael Taylor F- Daniel Gautreaux S- Sean Petty B- Martin Hankins C- Chris Garner Alternate- Scott Walker Replay- David Almand Communicator- Marc Gervais Autrey, Petty, Hankins, and Garner all officiated in New Year’s Six bowl games last season or the National Championship Game. Sowell and Taylor were both bowl game officials last season. There is something that’s certainly noteworthy and newsworthy about this officiating crew. A member of the crew is from a school that happens to be Michigan’s biggest rival. Center judge Chris Garner, an SEC official since 2015, is an Ohio State alum.

Image source, Reuters Image caption, Virginia Thomas is married to US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas By Kayla Epstein BBC News A Supreme Court justice's wife expressed regret for her texts fanning conspiracies about the 2020 presidential election - in one among dozens of witness transcripts rushed out in the final days of activity by a congressional inquiry into last year's riot at the US Capitol. The committee is racing to make the disclosures this week before it is expected to be disbanded by Republicans when they take over the House of Representatives in four days. Former President Donald Trump, a Republican, has called the investigation a "witch hunt". His son, Donald Trump Jr; his son-in-law Jared Kushner; former adviser Stephen Miller; his lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, and White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson were among the 56 witnesses featured in this week's disclosures. The committee placed the blame for the riot squarely on Mr

Controversial online influencer Andrew Tate has been detained in Romania as part of a human trafficking and rape investigation. Mr Tate - who was detained alongside his brother Tristan - had his house raided in the capital, Bucharest. A lawyer for the brothers confirmed their detention, Reuters said. The former kickboxer rose to fame in 2016 when he was removed from British TV show Big Brother over a video which appeared to show him attacking a woman. He went on to gain notoriety online, with Twitter banning him for saying women should "bear responsibility" for being sexually assaulted. He has since been reinstated. "The four suspects ... appear to have created an organised crime group with the purpose of recruiting, housing and exploiting women by forcing them to create pornographic content meant to be seen on specialised websites for a cost," prosecutors said, according to the Reuters news agency. The brothers have been under investigation since

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Here are our bold predictions for 2023 in sports. Please note the bold (or should that be bold? ) in bold predictions: these are to be taken with a pinch of salt. LeBron demands a trade back to Cleveland LeBron James is in hell. With Anthony Davis indefinitely encumbered and the Lakers front office indefinitely refusing to get him any additional help, what once seemed like a sunny and pleasant place to play his final few years in the league is now seeming like a very painful torture chamber where no matter how well he plays, they lose. James has hinted in the past that a return to the Land isn’t out of the question, and the dire circumstances in LA make it feel like it could be happening sooner rather than later. The future Hall of Famer wasn’t eligible for a trade this year due to an extension signed over the summer, but if the Lakers miss the playoffs for a second straight year, keep your eyes peeled for the trade rumblings to begin in the summer of 2023. Claire de Lune The Caro

CNN  —  A court in military-run Myanmar has sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi to seven years in prison for corruption, a source familiar with the case told CNN, bringing an end to a string of secretive and highly-politicized proceedings against the ousted former leader. Friday’s verdict is the final punishment meted out to the 77-year-old, a democratically elected figurehead of opposition to decades of military rule who led Myanmar for five years before being forced from power in a violent coup in early 2021. The ruling Friday found Suu Kyi guilty of corruption in relation to the purchase, repair and rental of a helicopter for use during natural disasters and state affairs, including rescues and emergencies, the source said. She now faces a total of 33 years in jail, including three years of hard labor, the source said, meaning she could spend the rest of her life behind bars. Suu Kyi has previously been convicted of multiple offenses, including electoral fraud and receiving bribes, ac

GSC Game World has released a new trailer and screenshots for open-world first-person shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl dubbed “Come to Me.” The trailer contains both cutscene and gameplay footage, and provides a better understanding of the adventure beyond. Here is an overview of the game, via GSC Game World: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is a brand-new entry in the legendary series, enjoyed by millions of players worldwide. The unique combination of first-person shooter, immersive sim, and horror is back. With unprecedented scale, advanced graphics, freedom of choices, and the thickest atmosphere of a deadly adventure, it’s going to be the ultimate S.T.A.L.K.E.R. experience Welcome to The Zone—an area of exclusion around the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Full of radiation, mutants, and anomalies, it keeps drawing adventurers from beyond the perimeter. Bounty hunters dwell deep into the Zone, driven by its treasures and mysteries. These people are known

View gallery Image Credit: splashnews.com “Let You Love Me” songstress  Rita Ora , 32, posted a series of sexy bikini snapshots to Instagram and TikTok while vacationing in St. Barts with her love, Taika Waititi , 47, on Dec. 29. “Hollilol’s,” she captioned the carousel of photos from her trip. Rita rocked a black string bikini complete with a knitted sheer dress that featured a plethora of cutouts. Her stunning look left little to the imagination and put Rita on full display on the social media platform. More About Rita Ora After posting the gorgeous photos, the hitmaker then took to TikTok to create a video of her beach look. “Holiday happiness,” she captioned the sexy clip. In both posts, the 32-year-old opted to wear her blonde tresses in natural curls , while she sported shimmering eyeshadow. Many of the starlet’s 16.1 million followers then took to the comments section of both posts to compliment her on the look. “Love you Rita, be happy and con