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Morning Digest | Mobile internet ban in Manipur extended till October 31; ED searches against Rajasthan Congress leaders kick up row ahead of Assembly polls, and more

October 27, 2023 admin

Elderly people take part in a ‘silent rally’ for peace and harmony in the violence-hit Manipur, at Khongjom War Memorial Complex, in Thoubal district. The Manipur government has extended mobile internet ban for another five days till October 31, officials said on October 26. | Photo Credit: PTI Mobile internet ban in Manipur extended till…

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NCERT Panel Chief On Bharat-India Row: Something New Is Essential

October 27, 2023 admin

Professor CI Issacs said they were not “removing” anything. New Delhi: The political row over proposal to refer to India as “Bharat” in NCERT textbooks snowballing, the man behind the proposal told NDTV today that it was only meant for students of CBSE and in classrooms. “At home they can say whatever,” retired Professor CI…

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai To Testify Next Week In US Google Antitrust Trial

October 27, 2023 admin

Google chief Sundar Pichai will testify on Monday. Washington: Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Alphabet and its subsidiary Google, will testify on Monday in the once-in-a generation antitrust fight over Google’s dominance of search and some parts of search advertising. The Take Mr Pichai, who is being called as a witness for Google, will likely…

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Probe Agency Arrests West Bengal Minister Jyotripriya Mallik In Alleged Corruption Case

October 26, 2023 admin

Kolkata: An Enforcement Directorate (ED) team late Thursday night arrested sitting West Bengal minister and Trinamool Congress leader, Jyotripriya Mallik, in connection with an alleged case of corruption in the public distribution system. The arrest came a day after the ED conducted searches at Mr Mallick’s residence in Salt Lake, on the outskirts of Kolkata….

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Delhi Court Dismisses Plea Challenging IAS Officer’s Appointment As CBSE Chief

October 26, 2023 admin

Judge said the petition by Independent School Federation of India was a “gross misuse of law”. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea challenging the appointment of senior IAS officer Nidhi Chhibber as the chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), saying she has the qualification for the post. The…

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Israel to pay compensation for ships damaged in Gaza war

October 26, 2023 admin

General view of Ashdod port, Israel October 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Israel will provide compensation for ships that are damaged due to the war in Gaza and the government is taking steps to minimise risks for vessels using the country’s ports, government advisories said. Israel has vowed to annihilate the Hamas Islamist group…

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Man Wanted For US Judge’s Murder Found Dead

October 26, 2023 admin

Law enforcement had been searching for Argote since Judge was shot dead. (Representational) Washington: A man wanted for the murder of a Maryland judge who ruled against him in a child custody case has been found dead, officials said Thursday. The body of Pedro Argote, 49, was found in a wooded area near where his…

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China Foreign Minister Calls For “Stable” US Ties

October 26, 2023 admin

The two countries need “in-depth” and “comprehensive” dialogue, China’s top diplomat said. Washington: China’s top diplomat voiced hope Thursday for more stable relations with the United States after months of turbulence as he paid a rare trip to Washington to prepare a potential visit by President Xi Jinping. President Joe Biden has invited Xi to…

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Afghan girls’ education activist released from detention: family

October 26, 2023 admin

(FILES) In this photograph taken on May 17, 2022, Matiullah Wesa, head of PenPath and advocate for girls’ education in Afghanistan, speaks to children during a class next to his mobile library in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar Province. | Photo Credit: AFP An Afghan activist who campaigned for girls’ access to education was released…

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10 PKK fighters killed as Turkey strikes northern Iraq

October 26, 2023 admin

Ten fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said Thursday, as Turkey said it launched renewed air strikes on northern Iraq. Turkey has intensified its cross-border air raids against Kurdish targets in northeastern Syria and northern Iraq in retaliation for an October 1 suicide bombing in Ankara which injured two…

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