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2 Indian-origin authors shortlisted for British Academy Book Prize

September 12, 2023 admin

India-born Nandini Das is in the running for ‘Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire’ and Caribbean-born Manjapra of mixed African and Indian parentage has been shortlisted for ‘Black Ghost of Empire: The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation’. File Two authors of Indian heritage, UK-based Nandini Das and…

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5 Facts About The Battle

September 12, 2023 admin

Battle of Saragarhi: The battle inspired the 2019 Bollywood film Kesari. Today marks the 126th anniversary of the Battle of Saragarhi, a heroic battle fought by 21 brave Sikh soldiers against over 10,000 Afridi and Orakzai tribals in 1897. The event has inspired films, books, and countless people. Here are five facts about the Battle…

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Nearly 80 Students Hospitalised Due To Suspected Food Poisoning In Telangana

September 12, 2023 admin

All are now stable and undergoing treatment, the official added. (Representational) Hyderabad: As many as 78 students of a residential girls school in Nizamabad district in the state took ill after having their meals and were hospitalised, an official said on Tuesday. Several students of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) in Bheemgal town of the…

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BJP On Sonia Gandi’s “Silence” On Sanatan Dharma Row

September 12, 2023 admin

Ravi Shankar Prasad also sought to explain Sanatan Dharma by quoting the Rig Veda. New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad today questioned why was Congress leader Sonia Gandhi “silent” on the controversy surrounding remarks on ‘Sanatan Dharma’. Calling her alleged silence “an indication of approval” to what is being said by some Opposition…

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Indian-Origin Cop Dismissed For Use Of Unreasonable Force During Arrest In UK

September 12, 2023 admin

It was alleged that Police Constable Dharni failed to use the appropriate force. London: An Indian-origin police officer has been dismissed from Scotland Yard after a misconduct hearing found she had used “unreasonable force” on duty while arresting a man in north London two years ago. Police Constable (PC) Mandeep Dharni, attached to the Metropolitan…

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G20 Summit Delhi News Hotels Joe Biden Rishi Sunak Code Words:

September 12, 2023 admin

The G20 Summit was held in Delhi as India holds the bloc’s presidency for 2023 (File). New Delhi: “Pandora”… “Samara”… “Paramount”… and the G20 Summit in Delhi. What is the connection? According to Delhi Police sources, these are a few of the hotels G20 leaders and their entourage stayed in during the three-day meeting of some…

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Israeli Supreme Court hears first challenge to Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul

September 12, 2023 admin

All 15 of Israel’s Supreme Court justices appear for the first time in the country’s history to look at the legality of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul, which the government pushed through parliament in July, in Jerusalem, on Sept. 12, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Israel’s Supreme Court on September 12 opened the…

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How India-Middle East-Europe Corridor Will Connect Continents

September 12, 2023 admin

The corridor is a major deal signed by India during the G20 summit. At the recently-concluded G20 summit, India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced the launch of a new trade corridor connecting India to the Middle East and Europe through land and sea routes. The ‘India-Middle East Europe Economic Corridor’ is part of…

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Injured Pak pacers Rauf, Naseem doubtful for remainder of Asia Cup; Dahani, Zaman added as back-ups

September 12, 2023 admin

Pakistan’s Naseem Shah completed his quota of 10 overs but the pacer left the field in the 49th over of India’s innings in the Asia Cup encounter on September 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan pacers Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah’s participation in the remainder of the Asia Cup has been rendered doubtful after…

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Indian Football Team Picked On Basis Of Astrologer’s Suggestions To Coach Igor Stimac: Report

September 12, 2023 admin

A sensational claim has rocked the Indian sporting fraternity, with a report claiming that the national football team’s squad was picked by head coach Igor Stimac on the basis of an astrologer’s suggestion. Stimac is said to have shared players’ data with an astrologer, who responded by picking the names of players who were recommended…

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