Ukraine introduces financial incentives to boost military enlistment among men aged 18-24, offering signing bonuses and monthly salaries. The initiative aims to address troop shortages amid ongoing conflict with Russia and includes benefits like 0% mortgage rates and scholarships. Concerns arise over the disparity in pay for existing personnel in non-combat roles.
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The National Medical Commission (NMC) has shifted responsibility for enforcing stipend payments to MBBS interns and post-graduate medical students to state authorities, despite having extensive penal powers. This follows a Supreme Court mandate for medical colleges to pay stipends and recent advisories and show cause notices from the NMC. Many colleges are failing to comply.
Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj, wicketless in the third Test against Australia, was seen engaging in gamesmanship by flipping the bails at Marnus Labuschagne's end. Labuschagne promptly reversed the action. Flipping bails is a cricketing superstition believed to bring luck and wickets, with past examples including Stuart Broad, Virat Kohli, and Nathan Lyon employing the tactic.
MS Dhoni celebrated Christmas with his family, dressed as Santa Claus. Photos shared by his wife Sakshi captured the festive setting with a decorated tree and gifts. Dhoni remains a cricket legend, being the only captain to win all three ICC trophies and leading Chennai Super Kings to multiple IPL championships. He retired from international cricket in 2020.
Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid has announced an indefinite hunger strike from Tihar jail to protest his inability to attend the upcoming Budget session due to incarceration. Despite his election in June, he was denied bail to represent his constituency. Rashid calls this a deprivation of his democratic rights.
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In an effort to maintain cleanliness and safeguard the welfare of its temple elephant, the centuries-old Virupaksha Temple in Hampi has banned bananas on its premises. Increased tourist activity, which includes feeding bananas to the temple's elephant, Laxmi, has led to leftover bananas and plastic bags littering the area. The ban aims to ensure the sacred site remains clean and to protect Laxmi from distress.