Morning Digest | No place for those defaming Gujarat, says PM Modi; FIFA World Cup 2022 to kick off in Qatar, and more

Morning Digest | No place for those defaming Gujarat, says PM Modi; FIFA World Cup 2022 to kick off in Qatar, and more

Football fans gather at the Lusail Boulevard fan area ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at on November 19, 2022 in Doha, Qatar. | Photo Credit: Getty Images COP27 | U.N. climate talks poised for deal creating ‘loss and damage’ fund Delegates at the U. N. climate conference in Sharm El-Sheikh continue to […]

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Morning Digest | Rajnath Singh dismisses objections to lotus in G20 logo; India thwarts attempt to club it with historical polluters at COP27, and more

Morning Digest | Rajnath Singh dismisses objections to lotus in G20 logo; India thwarts attempt to club it with historical polluters at COP27, and more

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the lotus is not just a party symbol but connected to India’s cultural identity. | Photo Credit: PTI Amit Shah directs officials to identify 100 ‘infiltrators’ in every State and deport them Home Minister Amit Shah has asked top intelligence officials to make an example of “infiltrators” by detecting, detaining, […]

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Morning Digest: October 20, 2022

Morning Digest: October 20, 2022

Gyanvapi dispute: Allahabad High Court asks for entire records of Hindu worshippers’ suit by October 21 In a revision petition filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee challenging the Varanasi Court’s September 12 order in the Gyanvapi dispute, the Allahabad High Court has asked the Varanasi District Judge to send the entire records of Hindu […]

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Morning Digest: October 19, 2022

Morning Digest: October 19, 2022

Home Ministry seeks another three-month extension to frame Citizenship Amendment Act rules The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sought an extension of another three months to frame the rules of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, legislation that fast-tracks the citizenship of undocumented persons of six non-Muslim communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. PM […]

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Morning Digest: October 18, 2022

Morning Digest: October 18, 2022

Justice D.Y. Chandrachud appointed the 50th Chief Justice of India President Droupadi Murmu appointed Justice D.Y. Chandrachud as the 50th Chief Justice of India (CJI), Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on October 17. .Justice Chandrachud will take oath on November 9, a day after incumbent CJI Justice Uday Umesh Lalit demits office on attaining […]

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Morning Digest: October 16, 2022

Morning Digest: October 16, 2022

Fire reported at Iran’s Evin prison; state media says situation is ‘under control’ Fire and gunshots erupted at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison on Saturday night, an Oslo-based rights group reported, as the protest movement sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death in custody entered a fifth week .Flames and a plume of smoke could be seen billowing […]

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Morning Digest: October 12, 2022

Morning Digest: October 12, 2022

U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen to visit India in November Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held bilateral talks with her American counterpart, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, during which Ms. Yellen announced that she would visit India in November. “I am glad to announce today that in November ahead of the G20 meetings, I will take my first […]

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Big B @80 | Still a delight, keeps getting better, say directors

Big B @80 | Still a delight, keeps getting better, say directors

From Ramesh Sippy who directed him in the 1975 cult film Sholay to Ayan Mukerji who helmed his latest Brahmastra 47 years later, Amitabh Bachchan is the man for all seasons and all kinds of films From Ramesh Sippy who directed him in the 1975 cult film Sholay to Ayan Mukerji who helmed his latest […]

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