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For the first time since the fall of Kabul by the Taliban, Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised questions expressed concern over the “acceptance” of the new “system” in Afghanistan and that the transition to power there was without negotiation, and was not inclusive. In his intervention at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe, Modi called on the international community to decide “in a thoughtful and collective manner” the crucial question of “recognition” of the new order in Kabul.
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The Supreme Court Collegium under the leadership of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana has formed Recommendations for appointment of eight new Chief Justices of High Courts, and to transfer 28 Judges of High Courts, including five Chief Justices, Indian Express has learned. Important transfers recommended by the collegium include transfer of Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court Rajesh Bindal as Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court and Tripura High Court Chief Justice Aqeel Qureshi as Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court.
The BCCI is set to get in touch with Ravi Shastri, bowling coach Bharat Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar coming to an end after the World T20, starting next month. Anil Kumble to play the role of head coach Once again, The Indian Express has learned. Former captain and leg-spinner Kumble was the head coach of the team before deciding to step down in 2017 after reports of serious differences with Kohli surfaced.
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2.5 crore Kovid-19 vaccine dose In a push announced on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, January 16 was the most administered nationwide since the campaign began in India. A large proportion of vaccines were administered on a large scale BJP-Government states, Karnataka, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat have more than 20 lakh doses each.
cut rates for many cancer and change in tax payment liability for restaurant delivery aggregators like Swiggy, Zomato and cloud kitchen operators instead of Covid-related medicines and restaurants, Two major decisions taken by the Goods and Services Tax Council At his meeting in Lucknow. The council, which held a personal meeting after 20 months, also decided to continue levying compensation cess only for repayment of borrowed amount beyond June 2022.
Cabinet Secretariat has asked the Ministry of Railways to take action on this Series of recommendations including merger Rail Vikas Nigam Limited’s in IRCON, Rail Telephone IRCTC, and acquisition of Braithwaite & Co Ltd by RITES. These proposals are part of a report on rationalization of government bodies prepared by Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Adviser to the Ministry of Finance, after studying the structure and distribution of the Ministry of Railways.
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In a pamphlet distributed recently in its branch and local level committee meetings, Kerala’s ruling CPM has cautioned its cadres about the efforts being made on the premises of professional colleges. “Greed” educated young women to extremism. The pamphlet highlighted the threat posed by Islamic extremist organizations, “support for the Taliban”, and a “trend of sectarian influence” among Christians. This comes amid controversy over claims of “love jihad” and “narcotic jihad” targeting the youth of Kerala.
The items include the boxing gloves of Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain and the javelin of gold medalist Neeraj Chopra. Who got the highest bid in the e-auction of gifts and mementos received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gloves with a base price of Rs 80 lakh got a bid of Rs 1.92 crore. Chopra’s spear, which had a base price of Rs 1 crore, received a bid of Rs 1.5 crore.
A Dainik Bhaskar journalist Sunil Brar arrested by Ambala Police and filed an FIR against the news editor Sandeep Sharma On the charge of “referring to the wrong place of arrest of a suspected terrorist”. Opposition leaders attacked the BJP-led Haryana government over the arrest, saying the police had brought Sharma’s 70-year-old father to the police station after the journalist was not found in his office.
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it’s been more than a week Vinod Kumar lost his Paralympic discus throw (F52) bronze After being reviewed by a panel and found ineligible for the F52 category, his daughter still believes her father is a Paralympic medalist. Seven-year-old Sakshi saw her father coming third in the live stream, but the furore that followed is yet to be known. “No matter how tough you are at the end of the day, you are human. I am still scattered,” says Vinod.
Delhi Confidential: Praising Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar at a function, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that soon after marriage, it came to his notice that a house of his in-laws was coming in the way of road construction. He said that he had ordered the demolition of the house for the road project. Similarly, they came to know that a house belonging to the family of Khattar’s wife had been demolished after a highway project came in the way.
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