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The Karnataka Socio-Economic and Educational Survey report (caste census report) is likely to be discussed in the next State Cabinet meeting. A discussion on the report was deferred on Thursday and it would be taken up in the next meeting, said Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.K. Patil after the Cabinet meeting. Twin towers The…
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Israel delayed a Cabinet vote on Thursday (January 16, 2025) on the long-awaited ceasefire deal that would pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip and release dozens of hostages. Israeli airstrikes, meanwhile, killed at least 72 people in the war-ravaged territory. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed a last-minute dispute with Hamas for holding up the…
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Ottawa: Mark Carney, the former governor of Canada’s central bank, on Thursday launched his bid to succeed Justin Trudeau as Liberal Party leader and prime minister, immediately becoming a frontrunner in the race. The 59-year-old Harvard- and Oxford-educated economist kicked off his campaign at a hockey rink in Edmonton, Alberta where he grew up. “I’m…
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Nishant Kumar, Director, Excise and Prohibition. Nishant Kumar, Director of Excise and Prohibition, Manglagiri, and former District Collector of Parvathipuram, has been awarded the prestigious Prime Ministerâs Award for Excellence in Public Administration for 2023. This accolade recognises his exemplary leadership in implementing the PRISM 10 (Project to Reduce Infant Mortality Rate Below 10) initiative…
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Bande Mataram had featured the photograph of V.O. Chidambaram on April 26, 1908. Tirunelveli revolted against British rule after his arrest in March that year, and he was awarded a double life term in July. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement V. O. Chidambaram (VOC), the freedom fighter and Tamil scholar who dared take on the mighty…
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Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir . File | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said on Thursday (January 16, 2025) that he and his party colleagues would quit the cabinet if it approved a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, though they would not leave the country’s ruling…
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Los Angeles: David Lynch — the singular and surreal director of “Mulholland Drive” and television’s “Twin Peaks,” who depicted the darkness lurking beneath the wholesome surface of American life — has died. He was 78 years old. An enigmatic artist who turned his hand to arthouse and blockbuster film, television, painting and music, Lynch was…
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The U.S. imposed sanctions on the leader of Sudan’s military on Thursday (January 16, 2025), saying he was blocking humanitarian aid and bombing hospitals, schools and markets in a war against an armed rival that has created a widening famine and the world’s largest displacement crisis. The sanctions that the Treasury Department announced against Sudanese…
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Justin Trudeau. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday (January 16, 2025) the formation of a Canada-U.S. relations council to support the federal government as it deals with incoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 25% tariff on all imports from Canada. The 18-member council is composed…
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Jerusalem: Israeli far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir threatened on Tuesday to quit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government if he agrees to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal being negotiated at talks in Qatar. Ben-Gvir, whose departure would not bring down Netanyahu’s government, urged Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to join him in a last-ditch attempt…
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