BJP Central Election Committee to meet on September 30-October 1

New Delhi, 29/8: The BJP’s Central Election Committee is expected to meet on Saturday and Sunday to finalise its candidates for the upcoming state elections, with the party looking to conclude much of its deliberations on the contestants before the poll process formally begins. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and several other…

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Modi govt crushed dreams of India’s youth leading to rising suicides: Cong

New Delhi, 28/9: The Congress on Thursday targeted the Narendra Modi government over the issue of unemployment alleging that it has crushed the hopes and dreams of India’s youth, leading to rising suicides among them. Congress general secretary communications Jairam Ramesh alleged that the government, instead of dealing with the crisis of demographic dividend turning…

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ED summons Abhishek Banerjee on October 3, same day TMC is slated to hold protests in Delhi

Kolkata, 28/9: The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday summoned Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee for questioning on October 3. Banerjee, the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has been summoned in a money-laundering case. Banerjee has taken to social media to lash out against the central agency for inviting him on the day when his…

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Southern states can’t open new medical colleges, thanks to new NMC guidelines

Bangalore, 28/9: None of the five states in South India will be able to open new medical colleges or add more MBBS seats in existing institutions if the guidelines framed by the National Medical Commission (NMC) for undergraduate courses come into force from the next academic year. The new guidelines published in the extraordinary gazette…

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Meta unveils AI assistant, Facebook-streaming glasses

Washington DC, 28/9: Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday rolled out new AI products for consumers, including smart glasses that can answer questions and stream directly on Facebook, as well as bots that create photo-realistic images and an updated virtual-reality headset. Zuckerberg described the products as bringing together virtual and real worlds, and…

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EAM Jaishankar to meet US Secretary Blinken amid India-Canada diplomatic row

Washington DC, 28/9: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is scheduled to meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken here on Thursday, amid the diplomatic rumpus between India and Canada stirred over the killing of a Khalistani separatist. Although officials from both sides are tightlipped about the agenda of the meeting, the latest diplomatic crisis between…

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