Days after the electoral debacle in Madhya Pradesh, Congress on Saturday replaced Kamal Nath with OBC leader Jitu Patwari as state Congress chief, marking a generational shift. Patwari, who has been MLA twice, lost the polls this time. Tribal leader Umang Singhar, seen as a rival of Digvijaya Singh, will head the legislature party....
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Facebook-owner Meta and China’s TikTok restricted a record number of social media posts and accounts in Malaysia in the first six months of 2023, data published by the firms showed, amid a jump in government requests to remove content. Malaysia PM Anwar Ibrahim’s administration, which came to power in November 2022 on a reformist...
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US warns of risks to civilians and aid efforts in recent clashes between Sudan’s army and RSF in Gezira State. Nearly half a million displaced people in Al-Jazirah state, with over 86,000 in Wad Madani. UN halts aid operations. Conflict between army chief al-Burhan and former RSF commander Daglo resulted in 12,190 deaths. Over...
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This article discusses the tradition of Indian carols in celebrating Christmas in India. It mentions the Punjabi communities’ Christmas tappe, which are folk songs sung in the tappe-boliyan style. The article also highlights the singer Romika Masih, who gives Christmas a bhangra vibe, and the choir director Rajinald Vijay Milton, who composes original Hindi...
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Cash-strapped Congress to launch ‘Donate for Desh’ crowdfunding campaign ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Party aims to generate resources by appealing to adult Indians to donate minimum of Rs 138 or multiples of the amount. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘Tilak Swaraj Fund’ launched in 1920-21. Campaign will be launched by Congress president Mallikarjun...
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India’s ambition to march into `Amrit Kaal’ by 2047 is an important one but the current pace of growth is not enough to get us there as we will still remain a lower middle-income economy by then, former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan said here on Saturday. Speaking at an interactive session organised by Manthan,...
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Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis criticized NCP Chief Sharad Pawar for opposing the Maratha reservation demand. Fadnavis stated that Pawar never wanted to grant reservation to Marathas despite having the power to do so. He mentioned the missed opportunities during the Mandal Commission era. Fadnavis also highlighted that the BJP granted and defended the...
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A 33-year-old cancer patient with metastatic gallbladder carcinoma decided not to proceed with her plea for medical termination of her 28-week pregnancy after a Bombay HC panel deemed it highly risky. The woman’s husband accepted the medical committee’s opinion that the procedure posed a high risk due to the terminal stage of her disease....
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