Taking a direct jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cricketer-turned-politician Manoj Tiwary challenged the opposition with direct remarks and said “Jhukega nahi sala”. His remarks came while addressing a TMC rally on Sunday. Tiwary, who is Minister of State for Sports in the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal, was seen encouraging the […]
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Selman, Chedean ruled out as West Indies announce squad for T20Is against England
West Indies pacer Shakera Selman and batter Chedean Nation have been ruled out of the first two T20Is against England due to injuries sustained in the ODI series. Djenaba Joseph and Trishan Holder, members of the West Indies Women U19 Rising Stars team have been called up as replacements. Holder and Joseph are currently in Antigua for […]
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Russia once again backs India’s permanent membership at UNSC
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has once again backed India for permanent membership at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) stating that New Delhi has added value to the Council with its stance on global and regional issues. “I think that India is currently one of the leading countries in terms of economic growth, […]
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Uttar Pradesh delegation to visit US for attracting investments under ‘Invest UP’
A Uttar Pradesh government delegation, led by state Finance Minister Suresh Khanna, along with the advisor to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Awanish Awasthi, will be visiting New York and San Francisco this week to attract investors for the state under ‘Invest UP’, stated a press release by the UP government […]
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Khattar debunks speculation on his replacement as Haryana CM
Refuting social media speculation about a change of Chief Minister in Haryana, CM Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said that such decisions in the BJP are not made through social media. The Chief Minister was speaking as a chief guest at “Bhagwan Parshuram Mahakumbh” held at Karnal Sunday. Speaking at the event, Khattar said, “Some people who have a hobby of […]
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Bhupendra Patel to take oath as Gujarat CM today
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bhupendra Patel will take oath as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for a second consecutive time in Gandhinagar on Monday. Patel will be administered the oath as the 18th Chief Minister by Governor Acharya Devvrat at the Helipad Ground near the new Secretariat in Gandhinagar […]
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Chhattisgarh: Elderly woman killed in leopard attack in Manendragarh
An elderly woman was killed in a leopard attack in Gadhaura village in the Kunwarpur forest area in the Manendragarh district of Chhattisgarh, said a forest officer on Sunday. The incident happened around 5 pm on Sunday. The victim has been identified as Fuljharia. “After the information about the incident […]
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Karnataka govt to double solatium for deaths due to elephant attack
Karnataka government has decided to double the solatium for deaths due to wild elephant attacks, said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. Accordingly, it will be hiked from Rs 7.5 lakh to Rs 15 lakh. This decision was taken in a meeting chaired by the Chief Minister held here on Sunday in which Excise and […]
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Shashi Tharoor an asset to party: Kerala state Congress chief
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President K Sudhakaran asserted that party MP Shashi Tharoor has always been an asset to the Congress and no one can single him out. His statement came in the wake of the reports of a tussle inside the Congress’ state unit after Shashi Tharoor actively started participating in events and […]
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Rajasthan: Specially-abled woman gang-raped in Barmer, 2 arrested
Rajasthan Police on Sunday arrested two persons in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a specially-abled woman in Rajasthan’s Barmer district last month. Barmer Superintendent of Police (SP) Deepak Bhargava said, on November 24, a 20-year-old deaf and mute Dalit girl was allegedly raped in the Barmer district while she went to graze goats. The accused have been […]