Pre-wedding social media posts go missing from Smriti Mandhana’s account

New Delhi, 25/11: Indian women’s cricket team batting star Smriti Mandhana has deleted social media posts related to her pre-wedding celebrations with music composer Palash Muchhal after the main ceremony was indefinitely postponed due to her father’s hospital admission. Smriti and Palash were due to tie the knot on November 23 in her home town…

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BJD Leader Debashish Samantaray Resigns From Senior Citizen Cell VP Post

Bhubaneswar, 25/11: In a major political developments, Rajya Sabha MP and senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Debashish Samantaray has resigned from the post assigned to him in the party’s latest restructuring, triggering internal debate within Odisha’s main opposition outfit. Debashis Samantaray, who was recently named “Vice President of Senior Citizens Cell,” conveyed his decision…

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Ethiopia volcanic eruption: Ash cloud to clear India by 7:30 pm, says IMD

New Delhi, 25/11:The ash clouds from the volcanic eruption in Ethiopia are set to drift towards China after moving away from India by 7:30 pm on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The ash plumes, that resulted from the eruption of the Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia, disrupted several flights across India on Monday…

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Suspense lingers as Siddaramaiah, D K Shivakumar keep fingers crossed

Bengaluru, 25/11: Having asserted that he would present next year’s Budget, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday pointed to the Congress high command when asked if there was a midterm power-transfer agreement.   “We’ll abide by the high command’s decision,” Siddaramaiah said in Chikkaballapur when asked about the rumoured power-sharing deal. “If they (high command) decide…

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Sonam Wangchuk’s arrest under NSA ‘illegal, violates his fundamental rights: Supreme Court

New Delhi, 24/11: The Supreme Court termed activist Sonam Wangchuk’s arrested under National Security Act as “illegal, and an arbitrary exercise violating his fundamental rights as it heard the plea filed by his wife. The apex court adjourned to December 8 further hearing of the plea A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V…

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Supreme Court seeks Centre, Election Commission’s response on plea against cash donation to political parties

New Delhi, 24/11: The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Central government and others on a plea challenging the validity of a provision of the Income Tax Act which allows political parties to receive “anonymous” cash donations below Rs 2,000. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice also to…

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