Thu, 24 Jun 2021 20:02:28
Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday asked MLAs not to project him as the Chief Ministerial face for the 2023 Assembly polls, amid widening fissures within the party on the issue, that has triggered a game of one-upmanship between him and state unit President D K Shivakumar.
His statement came amid a growing list of MLAs who openly favoured him as CM face despite diktat from the part
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Thu, 24 Jun 2021 20:00:32
The Shiv Sena on Thursday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should join hands with NCP chief Pawar to align all opposition parties together to take on the ruling BJP at the Centre.
"Gandhi attacks the Centre and its policies regularly, but that is on Twitter," an editorial in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' said.
The Sena, which shares power with the NCP and Congress in Maharashtra, further cl
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Thu, 24 Jun 2021 19:57:41
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly feels if a player wants to be successful, he has to perform at the 'biggest stage' -- Test cricket.
The former Indian skipper explained why Test is the ultimate format of the game and said people remember those players who make runs in the longest format of the game.
"When we started playing cricket in our childhood, T
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Thu, 24 Jun 2021 18:56:25
Samajwadi Party chief Akhlilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the BJP of ruining the economy and said its short-sighted policies were responsible for the rising unemployment.
Hitting out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, he said despite holding investors' summit, nothing has happened on the ground.
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Thu, 24 Jun 2021 18:54:20
India reported 54,069 new cases of COVID-19 in a day which took the infection tally to 3,00,82,778 while 1,321 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 3,91,981, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Thursday.
The number of active cases has declined to 6,27,057 and is 2.08 per cent of the total infections.
The national COVID-19 recovery rate has also improved to 96.61 per cent, the
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Thu, 24 Jun 2021 18:51:58
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday lauded all government staff involved in timely issuance of passports to citizens notwithstanding the coronavirus pandemic.
In an address at an event to mark 'Passport Seva Divas', Jaishankar particularly mentioned maintenance of "high standards" of passport services by the Ministry of External Affairs and other agencies during the second wave
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Thu, 24 Jun 2021 18:49:57
Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has hailed the Kane Williamson-led side for winning the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship (WTC).
McCullum's remarks came as New Zealand defeated India by eight wickets in the finals of the World Test Championship (WTC) on Wednesday here at the Ageas Bowl.
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Thu, 24 Jun 2021 18:46:54
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said the party must play an active role in ensuring full COVID-19 vaccination coverage and address vaccine hesitancy wherever evident.
She also said that the country needs to prepare for the possible third wave and take proactive measures so that children are spared this calamity.
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Thu, 24 Jun 2021 18:41:05
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the state boards to declare internal assessment results of Class 12 examination by July 31, making it clear that there can't be a "fit-all" scheme and each board was autonomous and free to formulate its own evaluation method for students.
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