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Representational image. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The CBI has arrested four officials of the Regional Passport Office in Kolkata in connection with a racket in which passports were issued to Nepalese citizens based on forged documents, officials said. The arrested officials — senior passport assistants Uttam Kumar, Debasis Bhattacharjee and Nishit Baran Saha and…
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Police fire tear gas to disperse supporters of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan protesting against the arrest of their leader, in Peshawar, Pakistan, on May 9, 2023. File | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s Supreme Court on October 23 declared the trial of civilians arrested following the violent protests on May 9 in military courts…
Daily Quiz | On United Nations Day The United Nations logo is seen inside the United Nations headquarters in New York City. File. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | Which country was the most recent entrant as a member of the United Nations in 2011? How many total member nations are part of the United Nations today? 2 / 5 | Name the country that remains the first and only…
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot meets supporters during his election campaign for Assembly polls in Jodhpur on October 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Calling Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat a “coward”, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday (October 23) said if he claims to be innocent in the alleged Sanjivani scam, why has…
Swiss People’s Party leader Marco Chiesa (left) smiles next to the president of The Centre Swiss political party Gerhard Pfister (right) prior to an TV interview during Swiss federal elections to elect a new Parliament, in Bern on October 22, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Switzerland’s anti-immigration populist Swiss People’s Party rebounded from searing losses…
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Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud is felicitated with the ‘Award for Global Leadership’, at Harvard Law School, in Massachusetts, USA. | Photo Credit: PTI However bad a Constitution may be, it may turn out to be good if those responsible for its functioning happen to be a “good lot,” Chief Justice of India…
Former left-arm spinner, Bishan Singh Bedi. File. | Photo Credit: V.V. Subrahmanyam Former India captain and legendary spinner Bishan Singh Bedi passed away on October 23. He was 77-years-old. Indian cricketer Bishan Singh Bedi during the cricket match. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives Born in Amritsar in 1946, Bedi played 67 Tests for India and took…
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Water is being sprayed to control air pollution at ring road, In New Delhi on October 22, 2023. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The government has identified eight more pollution hotspots in addition to the existing 13 in the national capital, and special teams will be deployed there to check pollution sources, Delhi Environment…
In the past month, the cryptocurrency behemoth gained 14.91 per cent in value. (Representational) Cryptocurrency Bitcoin is witnessing a boom and the coin managed to gain 2.19 per cent and traded at $30,543.48 on Monday. The value of the largest cryptocurrency by circulation went up by over 9.5 per cent in the past seven days…
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Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah addresses during the National Symposium on Cooperative Exports organised by National Cooperative Exports Limited (NCEL), in New Delhi on October 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Cooperation Minister Amit Mr. Shah on October 23 said the newly established National Cooperative for Exports Ltd. (NCEL) has bagged…