Labh Singh Ugoke, an Aam Aadmi Party candidate who sent the state politics into a tizzy by defeating Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, will remember his humble roots, courtesy of his mother. Labh Singh has emerged as the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) giant slayer by defeating the Congress’ CM candidate by a comprehensive margin of …
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Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur scored fine centuries as India produced a splendid batting display to notch up a comprehensive 155-run win over West Indies and bring their campaign back on track at the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup. AFP Jump To Shining stars India in top four Rock solid Shining stars While Mandhana smashed her fifth ODI hundred, a sensational 119 off 123 balls …
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If you have a dream and passion to do something extraordinary then no one can deter you, believe me. This is the story of 40-year-old Kashmiri entrepreneur Tariq Ahmad Bhat, the owner of Amgio’s- the valley’s popular and first local brand of pizza. Tariq is known as the ‘pizza man of Kashmir’ for introducing the Italian food in the valley …
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Ukrainian authorities have claimed that Russia’s military has shelled a mosque sheltering more than 80 people in the besieged city of Mariupol. A government statement issued did not have any immediate reports of casualties. The Ukrainian Embassy in Turkey reported earlier that a group of 86 Turkish nationals, including 34 children, were among those seeking refuge from an ongoing Russian …
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By confessing in front of the Madras high court that he had ‘rigged’ the election of a candidate due to “tremendous pressure”, a returning officer left Tamil Nadu State Election Commission’s head hanging in shame, as per TNN. Though a woman independent candidate in T Kallupatti near Madurai was declared the winner after drawing lots in the recent urban local …
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The painful wait of Shekarappa Gyanagaudar and his family for the body of Naveen Shekarappa Gyanagaudar, the Indian student who was killed in Ukraine is continuing. Even after a week of his death, the family has not been able to say the final goodbye and perform Naveen’s last rites. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday stated that the authorities …
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The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has instructed the field directors of all 51 tiger reserves in India to ban tourist activities in core areas without an approved tiger conservation plan (TCP) in place, as per TOI. There are nearly a dozen tiger reserves that have not got their TCPs approved. This includes the Rajaji Tiger Reserve and newly added …
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President Joe Biden’s administration is going to grant temporary deportation relief and work permits to several Ukrainians who are already in USA but cannot return to their homeland due to the Russian invasion, as per Reuters. The news was confirmed by DHS. What it means This means Ukrainians in USA as of March 1 can work legally for a period …
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Turkey’s Ilker Ayci has declined to be the chief executive officer (CEO) of Tata Group’s Air India, just two weeks after the announcement of his appointment led to opposition in India. Last month, Tata Sons, which recently took over debt-laden Air India in a $2.4 billion equity and debt deal, had announced the appointment of the former chairman of Turkish …
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An Indian student was killed on Tuesday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city that is being battered by heavy shelling by Russian forces. The student has been identified as Naveen Shekhararappa Gyanagoudar, a native of Haveri district in Karnataka. He was a student of Kharkiv National Medical University. According to reports, Naveen was heading towards …
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