Month: October 2023

In Switzerland, a populist party rebounds, Greens sink after election

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In Switzerland, a populist party rebounds, Greens sink after election

Swiss People’s Party leader Marco Chiesa (left) smiles next to the president of The Centre Swiss political party Gerhard Pfister (right) prior to an TV interview during Swiss federal elections to elect a new Parliament, in Bern on October 22, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Switzerland’s anti-immigration populist Swiss People’s Party rebounded from searing losses…

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Even bad Constitution turns out to be good if those running it are good, says CJI; quotes Ambedkar

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Even bad Constitution turns out to be good if those running it are good, says CJI; quotes Ambedkar

Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud is felicitated with the ‘Award for Global Leadership’, at Harvard Law School, in Massachusetts, USA. | Photo Credit: PTI However bad a Constitution may be, it may turn out to be good if those responsible for its functioning happen to be a “good lot,” Chief Justice of India…

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Delhi Govt identifies eight more pollution hotspots; will use dust suppressants: Gopal Rai

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Water is being sprayed to control air pollution at ring road, In New Delhi on October 22, 2023. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The government has identified eight more pollution hotspots in addition to the existing 13 in the national capital, and special teams will be deployed there to check pollution sources, Delhi Environment…

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Bitcoin Nears $31,000 Mark. Here Are The Reasons For Its Recent Boom

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Bitcoin Nears ,000 Mark. Here Are The Reasons For Its Recent Boom

In the past month, the cryptocurrency behemoth gained 14.91 per cent in value. (Representational) Cryptocurrency Bitcoin is witnessing a boom and the coin managed to gain 2.19 per cent and traded at $30,543.48 on Monday. The value of the largest cryptocurrency by circulation went up by over 9.5 per cent in the past seven days…

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Cooperative export body NCEL gets ₹7,000 crore orders so far, to share profit with member farmers: Amit Shah

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Cooperative export body NCEL gets ₹7,000 crore orders so far, to share profit with member farmers: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah addresses during the National Symposium on Cooperative Exports organised by National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL), in New Delhi on October 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Cooperation Minister Amit Mr. Shah on October 23 said the newly established National Cooperative for Exports Ltd. (NCEL) has bagged…

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Cooperative export body NCEL gets ₹7,000 crore orders so far, to share profit with member farmers: Amit Shah

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Even bad Constitution turns out to be good if those running it are good, says CJI; quotes Ambedkar

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah addresses during the National Symposium on Cooperative Exports organised by National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL), in New Delhi on October 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Cooperation Minister Amit Mr. Shah on October 23 said the newly established National Cooperative for Exports Ltd. (NCEL) has bagged…

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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe effects first Cabinet reshuffle; changes Health Minister’s portfolio

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Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe effects first Cabinet reshuffle; changes Health Minister’s portfolio

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on October 23 effected the first reshuffle of his Cabinet, changing the portfolios of two Ministers, amidst criticism from the Opposition that he was planning to postpone elections that are due in the cash-strapped country next year. Significantly, Health…

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Family of Indian-American Jasmer Singh killed in attack in Queens want hate crime charge against accused

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Family of Indian-American Jasmer Singh killed in attack in Queens want hate crime charge against accused

An Indian-American man Jasmer Singh living in Queens, New York has died following an attack that followed moments after his car accident, as per the police, CBS News reported. CBS News is the news division of the American television and radio service CBS. The accident took place on Thursday while Jasmer was driving his wife…

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Congress attacks government on issue of income inequality

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Even bad Constitution turns out to be good if those running it are good, says CJI; quotes Ambedkar

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on October 23 charged that the gap between the ultra-rich and the middle class in the country is widening under the Modi government. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said an analysis of the publicly available data on income tax returns for the period…

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