India has been invited to the oath-taking ceremony of Maldives president-elect Mohamed Muizzu on November 17. However, India has not yet decided who will represent the country at the ceremony. Muizzu, who is considered pro-China, has denied having a China bias in his foreign policy. India hopes to secure an early release for Muizzu’s...
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With the armed forces now recruiting women as soldiers, sailors and air warriors under the Agnipath scheme, the ministry of defence has approved a proposal to grant them the same maternity, child care and adoption leave as male officers. “Defence minister Rajnath Singh has approved the new rules to grant such leave to all...
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Delhi is experiencing its fourth consecutive “severe” air day, which could be one of the longest streaks in the city. The air quality is expected to remain in the severe category until November 8. The previous longest streaks lasted seven days. The Air Quality Index (AQI) has been consistently high, with readings of 392,...
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Virat Kohli’s childhood coach, Rajkumar Sharma, expressed his pride and nostalgia as Kohli scored his 49th ODI century, equaling Sachin Tendulkar’s record. Sharma recalled their first meeting and praised Kohli’s work ethic and determination. He highlighted the tour of Australia in 2011-12 as the point where he realized Kohli would become one of India’s...
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Home Minister Amit Shah criticized the Grand Alliance government in Bihar for manipulating the caste survey and underestimating the numbers of Extremely Backward Castes (EBCs) for political gain. Shah accused the government of inflating the numbers of Yadavs and Muslims under pressure and undercounting others, causing injustice to the EBCs. He emphasized that the...
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Virat Kohli celebrated his birthday by scoring his 49th ODI century, equalling Sachin Tendulkar’s record. Tendulkar was among the first to congratulate Kohli and encouraged him to break his record. Kohli battled hard on a difficult pitch and had to change his game plan to adapt. He was supported by Shreyas Iyer, who played...
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An assistant engineer of the state’s industries development body, MIDC, was arrested on Saturday and a deputy engineer has been booked for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 1 crore to clear a pending bill to a civil work contractor, reports Ahmed Ali. It is one of the biggest bribery traps unearthed this year...
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Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has stated that regional parties are better than national parties as they understand the pain of their states and people. He questioned the efforts of national parties like Congress and BJP in serving Telangana and urged people to choose a party that is good for the state. He...
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Australia’s federal court has ordered a former Indian high commissioner to pay AUD 136,000 to a former domestic help of Punjabi origin for unpaid wages and unfair working conditions. The complainant, Seema Sherghill, worked seven days a week, for 17.5 hours per day, and was only allowed out of the house to walk the...
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