The voting for Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections in Delhi is to be held on December 4. “The issue of notification will be on Nov 7 and will end on Nov 14. The last date of withdrawal of candidature is November 19. Voting for the polls will be on December 4 and the results […]
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Joe Biden seeks expeditious Senate confirmation of Garcetti as US envoy to India
The United States continues to seek the expeditious confirmation of Eric Garcetti, as the ambassador to India, the White House has said while adding that it is a key issue for the Biden administration. White House Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made these remarks in response to a question on President Biden’s support for the nomination of Garcetti’s ambassadorship of […]
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BJP alleges corruption in registration of construction workers in Delhi
Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday alleged corruption in the registration of construction workers in Delhi and said that fraud took place in the registration of nearly 2 lakh construction workers between the period of 2018 and 2021. Addressing a press conference, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra alleged that 2 lakh […]
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Punjab: Faridkot farmers hold Patwari hostage for over 24 hours for inspecting stubble burning
A revenue official (Patwari) who was out to inspect stubble burning was held hostage by farmers for over 24 hours at the Jeewan Wala village of the Faridkot district in Punjab. The farmers demanded a written assurance of no challan over the burning of their stubble and said that the […]
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Isudan Gadhvi to be AAP’s Chief Minister candidate for Gujarat Assembly elections
Aam Aadmi Party on Friday announced Isudan Gadhvi, the party’s National Joint General Secretary as its chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections. Gadhvi is also a member of AAP’s National Executive. The party made this announcement following a crowdsourcing campaign under which the people of the state […]
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Bank of England raises bank rate, the highest in 30 years, to combat inflation
After US Federal Reserve hikes key interest rates by 75 basis points, the Bank of England raised bank rate by 75 basis points — the highest since 1992 — to 3 per cent for combatting inflation growing in double digits and to curb the energy price crisis in the country. The updated projections of the […]
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ED attaches J-K separatist leader Shabir Shah’s Srinagar house in terror funding case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached Jammu and Kashmir’s separatist leader Shabir Ahmad Shah’s Srinagar-based house valued at Rs 21.80 lakh under anti-money laundering law in a case linked to the funding of terror activities, the agency said on Friday. Situated at Botshah Colony in Srinagar’s Sanat Nagar area, the property is in the name of Shabir […]
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768 entities register on Indian Railways Innovation Portal to participate in innovation challenges
As many as 768 entities have registered on the Indian Railway Innovation Portal that was launched in June this year, to participate in innovation challenges floated by Railways. According to an official release, 13 innovation challenges have been uploaded against which good responses in the form of 311 offers have […]
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Hang rapists at crossroads, let them rot: Madhya Pradesh minister
Madhya Pradesh Tourism and Culture Minister Usha Thakur has said that the rapists should be hanged publicly at the road crossings and should not be cremated. The corpses should be left for the eagle and crows, she added. The minister’s remarks came after she met the family of four-year-old rape victim […]
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T20 World Cup: Afghanistan opt to bowl against Australia
Afghan captain Mohammad Nabi invited Australia to bat in their final Super-12 encounter in the ongoing T20 World Cup. It will be the first time that Australia and Afghnaistan will meet in the shorter format of the game. The Aussie team have been dealt a huge blow with Aaron Finch missing out on the playing […]
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T20 World Cup: New Zealand team defeated Ireland by 35 runs to qualify for the semi-finals
All round New Zealand powered by performances from skipper Kane Williamson and bowlers finished their group stage campaign on top of Group 1 table after a 35-run win over Ireland in Adelaide on Friday. New Zealand have finished their group-stage campaign with three wins in five matches and a total […]
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T20 World Cup: Ireland’s Joshua Little takes second hat-trick of tournament, becomes sixth bowler to do so
Ireland medium-pacer Joshua Little on Friday became the second Irish player and sixth overall to take a hat-trick in an ICC T20 World Cup match. The bowler accomplished this landmark during his side’s Group 1, Super 12 match against New Zealand in Adelaide. In the 19th over of New Zealand’s […]
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Uttarakhand: Court seeks all evidence related to scene of Ankita Bhandari murder case
The Nainital High Court has sought all evidence related to the scene of the Ankita Bhandari murder case. The court has given the Special Investigation Team (SIT) time till November 11 to present all the evidence in the court. A single bench of Senior Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra heard the petition […]
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SC to hear on November 10 plea on worsening air pollution in Delhi-NCR
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on November 10 a plea seeking measures to curb worsening air pollution in Delhi-NCR. A bench of Chief Justice of India UU Lalit and Bela M Trivedi posted the case for hearing on November 10 after an advocate mentioned the matter for […]
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Bihar: CRPF jawan tries to shoot himself with his service weapon, rushed to hospital
A CRPF jawan was rushed to a hospital after trying to shoot himself with his service weapon at his camp in Bihar’s Gaya on Friday. The CRPF personnel was identified as Manoj Ram. “We received an alert this morning that a CRPF jawan had tried to shoot himself with his service weapon. He was admitted to a hospital. An […]