Cong president poll: K N Tripathi’s nomination rejected, Kharge & Tharoor in direct fight

New Delhi, 1/10: Former Jharkhand Minister K N Tripathi is out of the Congress presidential race after party’s election authority on Saturday rejected his nomination paper for irregularities. This has set the stage for a direct contest between senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor on October 17, if one of them do not withdraw…

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UNSC resolution on Ukraine annexation vetoed by Russia; India, China abstain

Geneva, 1/10: Russia on Friday vetoed a Western bid at the UN Security Council to condemn its annexations of Ukrainian territory but found no support, with China and India abstaining.     Russia’s veto was a certainty but Western powers hoped to show Moscow’s isolation in its war and will now take the condemnation effort…

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