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Morning Digest | Army officer injured in ‘grenade accident’ at a post in J&K’s Rajouri; supply copy of FIR to NewsClick founder, court tells Delhi Police, and more

October 6, 2023 admin

Army says officer injured in ‘grenade accident’ at a post in J&K’s Rajouri The Army on October 5 evening said one officer has been injured in a likely grenade accident at a post in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri sector. “The officer was evacuated and stable post initial treatment. Further investigation of the incident in progress,”…

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Morning Digest | 10 civilians dead, 22 army men still missing in Sikkim, rescue operations on; Media bodies write to CJI, call for norms on interrogation of journalists and more

October 5, 2023 admin

A flood affected locality at Singtam, in Gangtok district, Wednesday, October. 4, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI 10 dead, 22 army men among 82 missing as flash flood wreaks havoc in Sikkim; PM Modi dials CM At least ten people died and 80 others, including 22 army personnel, went missing on Wednesday after a cloudburst…

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Morning Digest | AFSPA extended in four districts of Assam; CBI arrests four for abduction, killing of two Meitei students, and more

October 2, 2023 admin

Women take part in a candlelight vigil against the “killing” of two missing students by unknown miscreants and demand peace in Manipur, Imphal. File | Photo Credit: PTI Four arrested in Manipur for abduction, killing of two Meitei students The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested four people, including two women, for their…

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Morning Digest | Afghanistan Embassy in India to cease operation from today; Threat of government shutdown ends as Congress passes a temporary funding plan and sends it to Biden

October 1, 2023 admin

The U.S. House approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open as Speaker Kevin McCarthy dropped demands for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic votes for passage to send the package to the Senate. | Photo Credit: AP Afghanistan Embassy in India announces decision to cease operations from October 1 The Afghanistan…

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Morning Digest | India is non-Western, not anti-Western, says Jaishankar in Washington; New York flooded by heavy rains, subway partly paralysed, and more

September 30, 2023 admin

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar attends an interactive session at the Hudson Institute, in Washington, D.C. on September 29. | Photo Credit: ANI Afghan consulates counter embassy’s decision to shut down As Afghanistan’s last remaining diplomats in Delhi plan their exit, citing a resource crunch and lack of support from the Ministry of External Affairs, the…

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Morning Digest | EAM Jaishankar meets Blinken amid India-Canada diplomatic row; three killed in Rotterdam twin shootings, and more

September 29, 2023 admin

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar say a few words to the news media as they meet at the State Department in Washington, U.S. on September 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Jaishankar meets Blinken, Sullivan in Washington Kicking off the Washington segment of his U.S. trip, External…

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Morning Digest | India’s elderly population to double to over 20% by 2050, says UNFPA report; EPFO likely to give employers extension to validate joint forms, and more

September 28, 2023 admin

The United Nations Population Fund, India (UNFPA) in its 2023 India Ageing Report has said that by 2046 it is likely that the elderly population will have surpassed the population of children (aged 0 to 15 years) in the country. Image for representation purpose only. File India ageing, elderly to make up 20% of population…

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Morning Digest | Photos of bodies of two Meitei students who went missing in July surface on social media; Government rebuffs Moody’s Aadhaar views, and more

September 26, 2023 admin

Women form a human chain to protest against the ethnic violence between Meitei and Kuki community people in Manipur, in Imphal. Image for representation purpose only. File | Photo Credit: PTI Tibetans want more autonomy, not freedom or political separation from China: Dalai Lama Tibetans are asking for more autonomy, but not political separation, asserted…

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Morning Digest | Canada’s Defence Minister describes relationship with India ‘important’; Aadhaar unreliable in ‘hot, humid’ India, says Moody’s, and more

September 25, 2023 admin

Members of the United Hindu Front stage a protest against Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the India-Canada issue at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on September 24. | Photo Credit: ANI Aadhaar unreliable in ‘hot, humid’ India: Moody’s Global rating major Moody’s Investors Service has flagged concerns about security and privacy vulnerabilities in centralised…

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Morning Digest | India says no specific information shared by Canada on Nijjar killing; Kovind-led panel to seek political parties’ views on simultaneous elections, and more

September 24, 2023 admin

A photograph of Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen on a banner outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey, British Columbia. File. | Photo Credit: AP Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing | No specific information shared by Canada, says India “No specific information has been shared by Canada on the [Hardeep Singh Nijjar killing case],…

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