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V.K Pandian, private secretary to Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, takes voluntary retirement

October 23, 2023 admin

File photo shows Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is seen with his private secretary V.K. Pandian. | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout V. K Pandian, the all powerful private secretary to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has taken voluntary retirement from All India Civil Services, fueling speculation for his full-time plunge into State politics. Mr. Pandian…

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Off-Duty US Pilot Tried To Shut Down Plane’s Engines Mid-Flight

October 23, 2023 admin

The plane, which was carrying 80 passengers, was diverted. (Reopesentational) Washington: An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who was sitting in a cockpit jump seat on a US commercial flight has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly trying to shut down the plane’s engines in flight. The Horizon Air Embraer E-175 was on a flight…

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Congress Names Candidate For Last Remaining Madhya Pradesh Seat

October 23, 2023 admin

Congress Names Candidate For Last Remaining Madhya Pradesh Seat. (Representational) Bhopal: The Congress on Monday night declared its candidate for the last remaining assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh, Amla in Betul district, but with a bureaucrat who was tipped to be the party nominee not getting government’s nod in time to quit service, the ticket…

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ICC World Cup: PAK vs AFG | Our bowling was not up to the mark, says Babar Azam

October 23, 2023 admin

Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam reacts after his team’s defeat during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Afghanistan in Chennai on October 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP A disappointed Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Monday admitted that his side’s bowling attack was not up to the mark after Afghanistan beat them by eight…

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TDP-Jana Sena alliance is a vaccine to eliminate pest called YSRCP, says Pawan Kalyan

October 23, 2023 admin

Jana Sena president Pawan Kalyan. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Jana Sena Party Chief K. Pawan Kalyan has stated that the alliance, forged between TDP and Jana Sena parties in Rajamahendravaram on October 23, is a vaccine to eliminate the pest called YSR Congress party in the next assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh. The TDP…

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Cricket World Cup 2023: Afghanistan Beat Pakistan By 8 Wickets As Babar Azam And Co Stare At Elimination

October 23, 2023 admin

A spirited Afghanistan team continued its giant-killing spree to literally push Pakistan on the brink of elimination with a eight-wicket victory in a Cricket World Cup game on Monday. On a challenging Chepauk track, a target of 283 was certainly not the easiest of chases but Kolkata Knight Riders’ Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65 off 53 balls)…

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EU’s Borrell Calls for ‘humanitarian pause’ to Israel-Hamas war

October 23, 2023 admin

European Union’s (EU) top diplomat Joseph Borrell called for a “humanitarian pause” to Israel-Hamas war to allow aid to enter the Gaza strip. | Photo Credit: AFP The European Union’s (EU) top diplomat Joseph Borrell on Monday (October 23) called for a “humanitarian pause” to allow aid to enter the Gaza strip, which is the latest…

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Cricket World Cup 2023 Points Table: How Does Pakistan’s Loss To Afghanistan Impact Its Semi-final Chances

October 23, 2023 admin

World Cup 2023 Points Table: Pakistan got a heavy jolt in the Cricket World Cup as they slumped to their third straight loss in Chennai on Monday. Coming into the match against Afghanistan, Pakistan were reeling after defeats against the Indian cricket team and the Australian cricket team. Against Afghanistan, they needed a win to…

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Naveen Patnaik’s Secretary VK Pandian Takes Voluntary Retirement, May Join Politics

October 23, 2023 admin

VK Pandian was a 2000-batch IAS officer of the Odisha cadre Bhubaneswar: IAS officer VK Pandian, the private secretary of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, took voluntary retirement from government service, officials said on Monday. Mr Pandian whose rose to prominence as the close aide of the chief minister has often landed him in controversies, with…

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