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Morning Digest | Fourth flight with 274 Indians flies out from Israel; India will bid to host 2036 Olympics, PM Modi confirms, and more

October 15, 2023 admin

Indian nationals evacuated from war-hit Israel arrive at Indira Gandhi International Airport as part of ‘Operation Ajay’, in New Delhi on October 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Fourth flight with 274 Indian nationals flies out from Israel A special flight carrying 274 Indian nationals wanting to leave Israel amidst the Israel-Hamas conflict left for home on…

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Morning Digest | Finance Ministry says wrong to assess economic activity on GDP alone, number of Nipah virus cases rises to six in Kozhikode, and more

September 16, 2023 admin

Nipah outbreak | Number of cases rises to six in Kozhikode One more person tested positive for the Nipah infection in Kozhikode district of Kerala on Friday, taking the total number of infected persons to six now. Meanwhile, lab tests have proved that E. Mohammedali, the first patient who died on August 30, too was…

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Morning Digest | Central team of officials to visit Nipah-hit areas, Joe Biden’s son Hunter indicted on gun charges, and more

September 15, 2023 admin

Central team of officials to visit Nipah-hit areas A Central team of officials is expected to visit Maruthonkara and Ayancheri areas in Kozhikode district of Kerala on Friday where two persons died due to Nipah infection recently. Five people have so far tested positive for the virus, of whom two are dead. The others are…

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Morning Digest | Cauvery panel ‘directs’ Karnataka to continue water release, Kuldeep Yadav in the thick of it again as India wins spin test and reaches Asia Cup final, and more

September 13, 2023 admin

Court rejects Chandrababu Naidu’s plea for house arrest, finds central jail safe The ACB Court in Vijayawada on Tuesday dismissed former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s plea for house arrest. It was convinced that the central jail at Rajamahendravaram is safe for him in view of tight security provided by the State government….

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Morning Digest | China says New Delhi Declaration reaffirms G-20 is body for economic issues, ‘not geopolitics’, Congress slams Modi Government for exceeding G-20 budget, and more

September 12, 2023 admin

New Delhi Declaration reaffirms G-20 is body for economic issues, ‘not geopolitics’: China China on September 11 in its first official reaction to the G-20 Summit said it welcomed the New Delhi Declaration which had “reaffirmed” that the G-20 was a form for “economic cooperation” and “not a platform to resolve geopolitical and security issues.” Beijing said…

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Morning Digest | Djokovic downs Medvedev in U.S. Open to win record-tying 24th Slam; Turkey President says any grain initiative that isolates Russia is bound to fail, and more

September 11, 2023 admin

No relief for Chandrababu Naidu as court orders 14-day judicial remand A marathon session of arguments in the ACB court in Vijayawada over former Chief Minsiter N. Chandrababu Naidu’s alleged involvement in the skill development scam ended with the III Additional District and Sessions-cum-ACB Court Judge B.S.V. Himabindu ordering on September 10 that he should…

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Morning Digest | China backs New Delhi Declaration’s focus away from ‘geopolitics’ during G-20 summit; Ukraine says statement on Russian war ‘nothing to be proud of’, and more

September 10, 2023 admin

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hand with Chinese Premier Li Qiang upon his arrival at Bharat Mandapam convention centre for the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India, on Sept. 9, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP G-20 Summit | China backs New Delhi Declaration’s focus away from ‘geopolitics’ China, which had strongly opposed in…

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Morning Digest | PM Modi, President Biden welcome progress in defence ties; Ukraine war unlikely to end in immediate future: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, and more

September 9, 2023 admin

PM Modi, President Biden welcome progress in defence ties Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday welcomed the completion of the notification process in the U.S. Congress on August 29 for a commercial agreement between General Electric Aerospace and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) to manufacture GE F-414 jet engines in India…

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Morning Digest | African Union to join G-20 as Sherpas reach a deal; Delhi may turn venue for dialogue on reviving the Black Sea Grain Initiative, and more

September 8, 2023 admin

African Union to join G-20, as Sherpas reach a deal The African Union (AU) is set to join the G-20 as negotiators agreed on clearing its membership, according to sources privy to the discussions at the Sherpa meeting at a resort on the outskirts of Delhi. This will mean the 55-member AU will join the…

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Morning Digest | Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remarks require proper response, PM Modi tells Ministers at informal meeting; Ready to hold polls as per legal provisions, CEC on ‘one nation, one election’, and more

September 7, 2023 admin

Sanatana Dharma | Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remarks require proper response, PM Modi tells Ministers at informal meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday reportedly told his Ministerial colleagues that DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remarks on Sanatana Dharmarequired a “proper response” based on “facts of the issue” within the contemporary situation and emphasised…

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