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Puducherry’s Lone Woman Minister S Chandira Priyanga Quits Cabinet

October 10, 2023 admin

Puducherry’s lone woman minister S Chandira Priyanga said she faced casteism, gender bias (File) Puducherry: Puducherry’s lone woman legislator and minister, S Chandira Priyanga, on Tuesday tendered her resignation from the AINRC-BJP coalition cabinet, alleging politics of conspiracy and money power, besides facing casteism and gender bias. Chief Minister N Rangasamy, however, declined to comment…

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35 Lakh Income Tax Refund Cases “Held Up” For Various Reasons: Tax Body Chief

October 10, 2023 admin

93.5 per cent of duly verified ITRs have been processed till now (Representational) New Delhi: Around 35 lakh cases for issuance of refunds are currently “held up” with the Income-Tax Department owing to mismatch and validation of the taxpayers’ bank accounts and the taxman is reaching out to such assessees via a special call centre,…

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Belgian Football Star Eden Hazard Announces Retirement

October 10, 2023 admin

Belgian attacking midfielder Eden Hazard announced his retirement on Tuesday after failing to find another club following his release by Real Madrid. The 32-year-old endured an injury-plagued spell at Real Madrid after his 89-million-pound (103 million euros, $110 million) move from Chelsea in 2019, playing just 76 matches in all competitions across four seasons. “You…

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Virat Kohli’s Selfless Act For Bumrah Involving Chepauk DJ Wins Hearts During Cricket World Cup 2023

October 10, 2023 admin

(L to R) Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah© AFP Virat Kohli impressed both experts and fans with his phenomenal knock to guide Indian cricket team to victory over Australia in their opening match of Cricket World Cup 2023 in Chennai on Sunday. Kohli ended with 85 off 116 deliveries as he stitched together…

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Jerusalem Deputy Mayor To NDTV

October 10, 2023 admin

New Delhi: The Israeli hostages taken by Hamas are “too valuable to kill” and Israel should do anything to get them back, Jerusalem Deputy Mayor’s Fleur Hassan Nahoum told NDTV in an exclusive interview today. Despite all their threats, Hamas, she said, “essentially want some of their own prisoners back”. Asked if it means…

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Cricket World Cup: Sachin Tendulkar ‘Surprised’ By This Decision Of Australia vs India, Underlines What They Missed

October 10, 2023 admin

India started their 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup campaign on a high with a six-wicket win over Australia. In a low-scoring match, where Indian bowlers first dismissed Australia for 199, the Indian batters had a horrible start. With the scoreboard reading just 2, three batters – Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan – departed….

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Second spaceport of ISRO to be set up in Tamil Nadu

October 10, 2023 admin

At present, ISRO has one space station — the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota — with two launch pads from where the rocket launching operations of PSLV and LMV3 are carried out. | Photo Credit: – The second spaceport of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which will be dedicated exclusively for Small Satellite Launch…

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In Q&A With Students, Rahul Gandhi Answers Why He Isn’t Married

October 10, 2023 admin

Rahul Gandhi interacted with students from Jaipur’s Maharani College. (File) New Delhi: His skin care regimen, his favourite food and that inevitable poser – why isn’t he married? Rahul Gandhi was subjected to a host of questions by women students in Jaipur and gamely answered them all, saying he remains a bachelor because he is…

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India’s space economy has potential to reach $44 billion by 2033 with about 8% global share

October 10, 2023 admin

The decadal vision addresses creation of demand, local manufacturing capabilities, infrastructure and provides a clear and comprehensive regulatory framework that will encourage and facilitate NGE (non-governmental entities) participation in the growth of the space sector. | Photo Credit: B Jothi Ramalingam Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) unveiled the decadal vision and strategy…

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Israel-Gaza war: Thousand dead, thousands displaced | Data

October 10, 2023 admin

People stand outside a mosque destroyed in an Israeli air strike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct.8, 2023. The Hamas militants broke out of the blockaded Gaza Strip and rampaged through nearby Israeli communities, taking captives, while Israel’s retaliation strikes levelled buildings in Gaza. | Photo Credit: Yousef Masoud Several Israeli media outlets reported…

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