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Dhankhar acting like govt spokesperson for next promotion, says Kharge

New Delhi, 11/12 I.N.D.I.A bloc parties on Wednesday intensified the attack on the Rajya Sabha Chairman with Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge claiming that Jagdeep Dhankhar has become a “spokesperson of the government” for his “next promotion” . A day after they submitted a notice to remove him as Vice President, most of the I.N.D.I.A….

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Madras High Court Dismisses Case Against Chennai Press Club Elections

Chennai:  The Madras High Court has dismissed a case challenging the conduct of elections to the Chennai Press Club.On Wednesday, Justice G. Jayachandran, a single-Bench judge, declined to entertain a suit filed by T.M. Viswanaath, a member of the Chennai Press Club.The elections, scheduled for December 15, will take place after a 25-year gap, the last…

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Trump Names Harmeet Dhillon, Critic Of India, Supporter Of Farmers’ Protest, As Top Civil Rights Official

New York: President-elect Donald Trump has named Republican Party activist Harmeet Dhillon, who is a supporter of the farmers’ protest in India and raised aallegations of “Indian death squads”, to be the assistant attorney general for civil rights.“In her new role at the DOJ (Department of Justice), Harmeet will be a tireless defender of our Constitutional…

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65 Civilians Killed In Paramilitary Forces Attack In Sudan’s Omdurman City

Khartoum: At least 65 civilians were killed in an artillery attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Omdurman city, north of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, Khartoum State government announced.“The terrorist militia committed today (Tuesday) the largest human massacre through artillery shelling targeting citizens in Karari locality, killing over 65 people and injuring hundreds of…

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National capital of Delhi shivers as temperature dips down to 5.6 degrees Celsius

New Delhi: Delhi on Wednesday experienced further dip in the temperature and a thin layer of fog covered parts of the city. At 5.30 am, 5.6 degrees Celsius was recorded at the city.As temperature continues to remain in the single digit in the national capital more homeless people have taken refuge in the night shelters. At…

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Bangladesh’s unpaid electricity bill: Rs. 161 crore debt to India sparks tensions

Bangladesh: Bangladesh owes the Indian state of Tripura an astonishing Rs. 161 crore in unpaid electricity bills. The amount has piled up over a few months, increasing by Rs. 135 crore.NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN) is a government of India undertaking, which supplies electricity to Bangladesh under a bilateral agreement signed in 2010 with…

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