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Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi Passes Away at 84

November 23, 2020 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Nov 23: The former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi passed away on Monday after his health condition deteriorated. He was 84. Gogoi was admitted to Gauhati Medical College Hospital in Guwahati. He had tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on August 25 and had spent two months in hospital. Assam’s longest serving […]

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Global Indians: Why is Rahul Gandhi a comic relief in Indian politics?

November 23, 2020 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: One consistency that distinguishes Rahul Gandhi among all other Indian politicians is that he does not care about what others think of him or his statements. He just blurts out, come what may, without ever thinking of the consequences. He never refuses; he always amuses. And he does not remember! Why […]

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SEBI urges SC to ask Sahara chief to pay up $8.43 bn, or go to jail

November 20, 2020 virendra pandit

New Delhi: Controversial chit-fund scam accused Subrata Roy, who was profiled by the popular TV serial Bad Boy Billionaires: India, along with Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi, recently, hit the headlines again on Friday. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has urged the Supreme Court to direct Sahara Group Chairman Subrata Roy to […]

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Roving Periscope: POTUS polls from Watergate to Watermarks!

November 20, 2020 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Will Donald Trump have the last laugh? If so, what would be the fate of Joe Biden? If true, it may turn out as an even more sensational disclosure than Richard Nixon’s Watergate Scandal, and sink America’s hard-earned reputation as a model democratic nation worth emulation for the rest of the […]

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Politics: Now, UP lawyer sues Obama for his ‘remarks’ on Rahul!

November 20, 2020 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: As if the brickbats from post-election Bihar and the ‘G-23’ were not enough. A caricature of its former glorious self, the 135-year-old Indian ‘National’ Congress continues to follow the tragic Greek mythological character Tithonus: bestowed with the boon of immortality but not of eternal youth, he continued to grow older and […]

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China will change its development model from 2021: President Xi Jinping

November 20, 2020 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: China is set to change its development model from next year, relying more on domestic consumption than export-reliant growth which propelled it to become the world’s second-largest economy next only to the United States, The Chinese President Xi Jinping said in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) on Thursday. “From the next year, China will […]

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Bihar Minister facing Corruption Charges Resigns within Minutes after Assuming Office

November 19, 2020 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Nov 19: In a shocking development, within minutes after taking over the charge of the ministry and barely 72 hours after he was sworn-in on Monday, the Bihar education minister Mewalal Choudhary resigned from the cabinet and his resignation was promptly accepted by the governor Phagu Chauhan at the advice of […]

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પીએમ મોદીએ બાઇડન સાથે કોરોના મહામારી અને જળવાયુ પરિવર્તન પર ચર્ચા કરી

November 18, 2020 Vinayak Barot

પીએમ મોદીએ અમેરિકી રાષ્ટ્રપતિ બાઇડન સાથે કરી વાત પીએમ એ જો બાઇડન સાથે ફોન પર કરી વાત ઉપરાષ્ટ્રપતિ કમલા હેરિસને પણ આપ્યા અભિનંદન કોરોના મહામારી અને જળવાયુ પરિવર્તન પર કરી ચર્ચા દિલ્લી: વડાપ્રધાન નરેન્દ્ર મોદીએ અમેરિકાના નવા ચૂંટાયેલા રાષ્ટ્રપતિ જો બાઇડન સાથે ફોન પર વાત કરી હતી અને જીત બદલ અભિનંદન પાઠવ્યા હતા. વડાપ્રધાન મોદીએ સયુંકત […]

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Nitish Kumar-led 15-member Ministry Installed in Office in Bihar, Opposition RJD Boycott Ceremony

November 16, 2020 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Nov 16: The new NDA ministry headed by the JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar was installed in the office on Monday with Kumar taking oath as the chief minister for the fourth consecutive term and the senior partner BJP getting two deputy chief ministers posts. Along with Kumar, the two deputy chief […]

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Nitish Kumar to be Sworn-in as Bihar Chief Minister on Monday

November 15, 2020 Editor In Chief

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, Nov 15: Nitish Kumar will be sworn-in as the chief minister of Bihar for the fourth consecutive term on Monday. After being elected the leader of the NDA by all its partners, Nitish drove to the Raj-Bhavan to call on the governor Phagu Chauhan and staked his claim to form the […]