India’s men’s badminton scripted a spectacular 3-0 victory over 14-time champions Indonesia in the Thomas Cup final in Bangkok on Sunday. Lakshya Sen got India off to a perfect start in the best-of-five match tie, winning his singles match against Anthony Sinsuka Ginting. Interestingly, this was Sen’s first victory in the opening match of a tie in the Thomas Cup. His previous losses meant India were trailing on each occasion. On Sunday, however, Sen came back strongly after losing the first game to defeat Ginting 8-21,21-17, 21-16. In the second match, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty overcame Mohammad Ahsan and…
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The Congress announced wide-ranging organisational reforms to make the party battle-ready for the next round of assembly and Lok Sabha polls, stressing on wider representation to those under 50 years of age and enforcing ‘one person, one post’ and ‘one family, one ticket’ rules with riders. However, enforcement of one family, one ticket’ rule will be with the exception to be made only when another family member has been working in the party for at least five years. The party also decided that no person should hold one party position for more than five years to give opportunity to new…
A day after the Jammu and Kashmir administration constituted a special investigation team (SIT) headed by a deputy inspector-general of police, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday has ordered an inquiry into the use of force against Kashmiri Pandits who were protesting against the killing of Rahul Bhat. On Friday, police used tear gas against the Kashmiri Pandit employees protesting at the Sheikhpora Pandit Colony against the killing of Rahul Bhat. Bhat, an employee of the revenue department, was shot dead by militants on Thursday inside the Tehsil office at Chadoora in Kashmir’s Budgam district. The protesting Kashmiri…
Rajiv Kumar assumed charge as the 25th Chief Election Commissioner of India on Sunday, at Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi in pursuance of the Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India’s Gazette Notification dated May 12. Rajiv Kumar has been serving in ECI as Election Commissioner since September 1, 2020. During his tenure as Election Commissioner, elections have been held for State Assemblies of Bihar in 2020, Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal amidst Covid concerns in March-April 2021 and also elections to Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh recently in early 2022. After assuming…
This week Uyghur Muslim refugees in Turkey organized a press conference in Istanbul to urge UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet to independently investigate “re-education camps” and allegations of massive rights abuses including forced labor, torture, and genocide when she finally visits China’s Uyghur Region later this month. International pressure is intensifying, and Michelle Bachelet must provide answers. The hashtag #UNRescueOurFamilies has multiplied on social networks and various Uyghur activists have raised their voices asking about their relatives who have disappeared. On Friday, Freedom United partner, the World Uyghur Congress, along with 20 other Uyghur, Tibetan and international rights organizations…
In a sudden move, BJP leadership has selected Rajya Sabha MP and BJP state president Dr. Manik Saha as the new Chief Minister of Tripura, replacing Biplab Kumar Deb. Just ahead of elections next year, Biplab Deb on Saturday submitted his resignation to the Governor. The developments came a day after he met Home Minister Amit Shah and party chief JP Nadda in New Delhi. Senior BJP leaders Bhupender Yadav and Vinod Tawde, who had been appointed as observers for the election of the legislature party leader, reached Tripura, soon after his resignation. Immediately, the legislature party `elected’ Dr Manik…
Noting that the disturbances and uncertainties caused due to COVID-19 reduced private consumption expenditures, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh asserted that the Government has initiated a number of steps to deal with these challenges and the results are visible. “According to surveys of many agencies, India continues to grow as one of the fastest growing major economies in the world. Our exports continue to set new records and are likely to increase further. A major free trade agreement has been signed with Australia and similar agreements with other partner countries as well,” he added. He was addressing a workshop on financial market…
Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu called for enhancing the quality and capacity of agricultural research in the country to achieve substantial gains in agri-productivity in the long term. Noting that no advanced country can improve agri productivity without extension activities, Naidu suggested increasing the R&D expenditure – which is ‘less than one percent of our agricultural GDP’, he said. Further, he called for ‘every effort by the agricultural researchers, policy makers, entrepreneurs and scientists to make agriculture climate-resilient, profitable and sustainable for farmers and to ensure nutritional security’. He was attending the Graduation ceremony of the Agri-Business Management programme of…
In line with the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & IT and Railways, has launched the “GatiShakti Sanchar” portal for Centralised Right of Way (RoW) approvals (www.sugamsanchar.gov.in) The event was also attended by various State Chief Secretaries and IT Secretaries along with other dignitaries from across the country; along with CEOs/CMDs/DGs/VPs/Presidents of various Telecom Service Providers (TSPs), such as BBNL, Bharti Airtel Ltd, BSNL/MTNL, COAI, DIPA, Indus Towers, ISPAI, Reliance JIO, Sterlite, Vodafone Idea etc. The portal has been developed keeping in view the vision areas of the National Broadband Mission at the core, which are,…
Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has asserted that Indian cruise market has the potential to grow 10 folds over the next decade, driven by rising demand and disposable incomes. “The government of India realizes this potential and is determined to position India as a global cruise hub with state-of-art infrastructure for both ocean and river cruises”, he said after inaugurating the 1st Incredible India International Cruise Conference 2022 in Mumbai. Stating that India is a magnificent cruise destination, Sonowal said several attractions of India along its 7,500 km long coastline and vast river systems are yet to…