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Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi Appointed India’s Ambassador To UN

October 16, 2023 admin

A file photo of Arindam Bagchi New Delhi: External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi was on Monday appointed India’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) and other international organisations in Geneva. Mr Bagchi, a 1995-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) official, took over as spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in March 2020…

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Ashok Gehlot To Court In Defamation Case

October 16, 2023 admin

Ashok Gehlot claimed that Mr Shekhawat suppressed the fact related to the notice. (File) New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday told a Delhi court that his allegations against Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in relation to the alleged Sanjivani scam were the “truth” and “cannot be termed defamation”. The counsel appearing for…

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LinkedIn Lays Off Over 500 Workers As Hiring Activity Slows: Report

October 16, 2023 admin

This was LinkedIn’s second round of job cuts this year. Microsoft-owned LinkedIn laid off more than 500 employees, including engineers, on Monday in its second round of job cuts this year as the social media network grapples with a slowdown in hiring, a person familiar with the matter said. The cuts, which affect 2.5% of…

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Monu Manesar Gets Bail In Nuh Riots Case, To Stay In Jail In Another Case

October 16, 2023 admin

Monu Manesar was arrested in connection with the abduction and killing of two men. Nuh: A court here on Monday granted bail to cow vigilante Monu Manesar in connection with the Nuh violence case, said his counsel. “Monu Manesar got bail and furnished Rs 1 lakh surety bond,” his counsel Kulbhushan Bhardwaj said. The bail…

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Petrol, diesel sales fall ahead of start of festive season

October 16, 2023 admin

Petrol sales dropped to 1.17 million tonnes during the first half of October from 1.29 million tonnes a year earlier. | Photo Credit: Manvender Vashist Petrol and diesel sales fell in the first half of October ahead of the start of the festival season that is expected to boost consumption, preliminary data of state-owned firms…

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BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh To Court

October 16, 2023 admin

Brij Bhushan Singh Saran has been accused of sexually harassing women wrestlers (File) New Delhi: The counsel for BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh argued on Monday that there is no basis for allegations levelled against the former chief of the Wrestling Federation Of India, or WFI. He also argued that Mr Singh, an accused…

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On Pakistan Team Director Mickey Arthur’s ‘Seemed Like BCCI Event’ Comment After World Cup Loss To India, ICC Responds

October 16, 2023 admin

The much-hyped India vs Pakistan clash at the Cricket World Cup 2023 was pretty much an one-sided affair with the Rohit Sharma-led hosts coming out victorious in Ahmedabad on Saturday. India were the dominant side both with the bowling and batting as Babar Azam‘s Pakistan showed no gumption to fight. Batting first, Pakistan were all…

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5 Points About Ex Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje

October 16, 2023 admin

The BJP is preparing to wrest power from Congress in the forthcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan. The BJP will rely heavily on Vasundhara Raje, a two-time Chief Minister and one of the party’s tallest leaders in the state. Here are five points about the senior BJP leader: Vasundhara Raje comes from the Scindia royal family,…

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Bhagwant Mann Meets Agniveer’s Family, Hands Over Rs 1 Crore Compensation

October 16, 2023 admin

Bhagwant Mann meeting the family of Punjab Agniveer Ensure their proper deployment or send them home, underscored Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann as he visited the family of 19-year-old Agniveer who died in Jammu and Kashmir last week, amid a row over the Army not according a military funeral to the soldier. The death of…

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"Would Like To Think The Sport Would Hold Permanent Place In Olympics"

October 16, 2023 admin

International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Greg Barclay on Monday expressed his hope that cricket would go on to hold a permanent place in the Olympics. After making its sole appearance in the 1900 Paris Olympics, cricket will be part of the Olympic Games after its inclusion at Los Angeles 2028 was formally ratified by the…

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