India

01 Aug

PM Modi is expected to preside over the meeting of the UN Security Council on August 9

editor0 CommentsIndia, PoliticalPrime Minister Narendra Modi

Syed Akbaruddin, India's former envoy to UN, said that For  the first time in over 75 years,  Indian political leadership has invested in presiding over an event of the 15-member UN body and this depicts that the country's leadership wants to lead from the front. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the first Indian PM to preside over a meeting during India's presidency of the United Nations Security Council. According to sources Akbaruddin, who is a former permanent representative of India to UN, said, "Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the first Indian Prime Minister, who has decided to preside over…

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31 Jul

BJP leader Babul Supriyo quits politics

editor0 CommentsIndia, SportsBabul Supriyo, BJP

BJP leader from West Bengal, Babul Supriyo, has hinted at quitting active politics. Calling himself a team player, the MP from Asansol in his Facebook post said that one doesn’t have to be in politics to do social work. “If you want to do social work, you can do it without being in politics,” he wrote. Clearing the air that he may join any other party, mainly the Trinamool Congress which is the arch-rival of the BJP in WestBengal, the banker-turned-singer-turned-politician said, “Alvida. Am not going to any other party – TMC, Congress, CPIM, nowhere. I am confirming that nobody…

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31 Jul

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu loses to Tai Tzu in semifinals, to fight for bronze now

editor0 CommentsIndia, SportsPV Sindhu, Tokyo Olympics

Reigning world champion P V Sindhu’s hopes of securing India’s first-ever Olympic gold in badminton came crashing down as she slumped to a straight-game defeat against world no.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the women’s singles semifinals here on Saturday. However, the 26-year-old silver-medallist from the Rio Games remained in the hunt for bronze and will be competing against China’s He Bing Jiao in the third-place play-off at Musashino Forest Plaza on Sunday. One of the most consistent players, who has claimed medals in all big-ticket events in the last five years, Sindhu couldn’t counter Tai Tzu’s deception…

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30 Jul

Mamata Banerjee wants Javed Akhtar to write a song on ‘Khela Hobe

editor0 CommentsIndia, PoliticalJaved Akhtar, mamata banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday requested noted lyricist-poet Javed Akhtar to write a song on "Khela Hobe," her poll slogan. Akhtar and actor Shabana Azmi today met Banerjee who is on a four-day visit to Delhi. After meeting Banerjee, the poet said there should be a parivartan (change) in the country and it is the history of Bengal that the state had led the revolutionary movements. Briefing media persons after his meeting Akhtar said, "It was a courteous meeting. This is the history of Bengal that it had led the revolutionary movements. Artists and intellectuals of Bengal…

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30 Jul

CCTV Of Jharkhand Judge’s Murder Spurs Outrage, Raised In Supreme Court

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A Jharkhand additonal district judge, who had been hearing some “sensitive cases”, was killed in an apparent road accident during his morning walk in Dhanbad on Wednesday. The Jharkhand high court on Thursday pulled up the state government over “delay” in filing of the FIR and said this incident and another — the alleged murder of an advocate in the Tamar area of Ranchi recently — were a direct attack on the “justice dispensation system.” Bar associations of the Supreme Court, the HC and Dhanbad courts demanded a CBI probe into the case. CCTV footage that has surfaced online shows…

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30 Jul

“Just A Minute Before Bout…”: Mary Kom Questions Change Of Ring Dress At Tokyo Olympics

editor0 CommentsIndiaMary Kom, Tokyo Olympics

India's boxing legend MC Mary Kom revealed that she was asked to change her ring dress just a minute before her quarter-final bout at Tokyo Olympics 2020. Taking to her official Twitter handle, Kom on Friday (July 30) wrote that she was surprised after the incident and appealed for an explanation. She even tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, current sports minister Anurag Thakur, former sports minister Kiren Rijiju, the International Olympics Committee also the official handle of Olympics. Boxing great MC Mary Kom made a heart-breaking exit from Tokyo Olympics after losing to Ingrit Victoria Valencia of Colombia in the…

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29 Jul

Pegasus snooping is treason; not going anywhere till it’s discussed: Rahul Gandhi

editor0 CommentsIndia, PoliticalBJP, congress, Trinamool

Amid ongoing parliamentary disruptions that seem here to stay, a united opposition on Wednesday said they would not relent until the government agreed to discuss Pegasus spyware issue in both Houses in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Union Home Minister Amit Shah and instituted a Supreme Court-led inquiry. Hardening their stance against the government, leaders of 14 opposition parties met and decided to submit similar adjournment notices on the Pegasus spyware issue. Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) was not present in the meeting. Talking to reporters in the presence of leaders of 13 other opposition parties after…

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29 Jul

Maharashtra govt to lift restrictions for fully vaccinated passengers

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Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Aslam Shaikh hinted that fully vaccinated passengers will be allowed to travel unrestricted in train services within two to three days. A detailed discussion took place over the opening of Mumbai local train and Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) buses for fully vaccinated individuals. "As a Minister, I am also of the view that person whose two doses are completed should be allowed to travel in Mumbai local, we have also informed Chief Minister about this. After studying the report by the task force, a decision on Mumbai local will be taken in next two to…

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28 Jul

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets PM Narendra Modi

editor0 CommentsIndia, West BengalMAMATA BANARJEE

On Tuesday West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. This is Mamata's first visit to the national capital since Trinamool Congress returned to power in the assembly polls earlier this year. Her visit has coincided with the Monsoon Session of Parliament in which the Opposition parties are protesting on a range of issues including the allegations of surveillance through Pegasus spyware, price rise. Sharma told the media that he and Mamata Banerjee have worked together for years. I appreciate her for how she fought the recent election and won. She has come to Delhi…

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28 Jul

OPPO launched Two New Smartphone

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaOPPO, SMARTPHONE, The Reno6 Pro 5G and the Reno6 5G

Taking the smartphone videography benchmark a notch ahead OPPO, the leading global smart device brand, announced the launch of the most awaited Reno series, the OPPO Reno6 Pro 5G along with Enco X True Wireless Noise Cancelling earphones in new blue color variant. The 5G superphone- Reno6 Pro 5G would be available on mainline retailers and Flipkart at INR 39,990and Reno6 5G would be available on Flipkart at INR 29,990. Both the Reno6 Pro 5G and the Reno6 5G feature a mighty AI 64MP quad-camera setup on the rear and a 32MP front camera. The Reno6 Pro 5G is bundled…

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