Month: October 2023

3400Km Travel For Nothing! India Enter Cricket World Cup 2023 With No Warm-Up Games

October 4, 2023 admin

India’s superstar cricketers endured a 3,400km (2,170 miles) cross-country journey to play a Cricket World Cup warm-up only for the match to be abandoned without a ball being bowled on Tuesday. India were to face the Netherlands in Thiruvananthapuram, on the southern tip of India, but they were left kicking their heels due to torrential…

Sports

U.S. “strongly supports” media’s role in democracy: State Dept.

October 4, 2023 admin

Reacting to the news of arrests of journalists and personnel associated with NewsClick, the U.S. State Department reiterated its support for the media. Responding to a question on the arrests as well as the report (from the New York Times) that alleged NewsClick was part of a Chinese influence operation, Principle Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel…

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Asian Games 2023 October 4 Latest Updates: India Enter Archery Mixed Team Semis

October 4, 2023 admin

Asian Games 2023 Live: India Eye Their Best Ever Medals Haul In History© AFP Asian Games 2023 October 4 Latest Updates: World Champion Neeraj Chopra will be defending his men’s javelin throw gold medal and Lovlina Borgohain will compete in the women’s 75kg boxing category final against China’s Li Qian on Wednesday (October 4). India currently…

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8.75 Crore People Participated In Cleanliness Drive On October 1: Centre

October 4, 2023 admin

PM Modi and fitness influencer Ankit Baiyanpuriya participated in a cleanliness programme on 1 October. New Delhi: A nationwide cleanliness drive conducted on October 1 in response to an appeal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw the participation of 8.75 crore people at over nine lakh sites across the country, the Union Housing and Urban…

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Canadian allegations against India ‘serious’, need to be fully investigated: U.S.

October 4, 2023 admin

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP The Canadian allegations regarding India’s involvement in the killing of a pro-Khalistan leader are “serious” and need to be investigated fully, the White House has said. Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the chief of the…

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U.S. keeps distance on Muiz’s plan to end Indian military presence in Maldives

October 3, 2023 admin

“This is a matter between the Maldives and India of course,” the U.S. State Department’s Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said at the daily press briefing. File | Photo Credit: X: Vedant Patel/@StateDeputySpox The U.S. government, on Tuesday, did not weigh in on Maldives president-elect Mohamed Muiz saying he would fulfil his election promise and…

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UP On Brink Of Ending Encephalitis, Formal Announcement Soon: Yogi Adityanath

October 3, 2023 admin

Yogi Adityanath said that formal announcement of ending encephalitis will be made soon. Gorakhpur: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the state is now on the brink of ending encephalitis and a formal announcement regarding the same will be made soon. CM Adityanath inaugurated the Special Communicable Disease Control Campaign at the…

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Meta Plans To Charge Europeans For Ad Free Facebook, Instagram: Report

October 3, 2023 admin

According to reports, Europe could pay $10.50 a month for a desktop version of Instagram or Facebook. Washington: Meta is proposing to offer European users a subscription-based version of Instagram and Facebook if they would rather not be tracked for ads, a source said on Tuesday. The idea, first reported by the Wall Street Journal,…

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New York Judge Issues Gag Order On Trump After His Comments On Court Staff

October 3, 2023 admin

Judge Arthur Engoron imposed gag order on Tuesday against Trump for commenting on her court staff. New York: The New York judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial slapped a limited gag order on the former president after he insulted a court clerk in a social media post on Tuesday. “Personal attacks on members of…

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Joe Biden Urges New Speaker Elected Quickly To Face “Urgent Challenges”

October 3, 2023 admin

Kevin McCarthy Ousted: Joe Biden said that House must elect a new speaker to face new challenges. Washington: President Joe Biden wants the US House of Representatives to swiftly choose a new speaker after Republican Kevin McCarthy was axed by his own party, the White House said Tuesday. “Because the urgent challenges facing our nation…

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