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Morning Digest | India-China ties seeing a positive impetus, says Chinese Ambassador; Salman Rushdie’s attacker pleads not guilty, and more

August 14, 2022August 14, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] India-China ties seeing a positive impetus, says Chinese Ambassador India and China are seeing a “positive impetus” to ties, given two meetings between the Foreign Ministers in the past few months and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attendance at the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit in June, Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong said […]

Morning Digest | Salman Rushdie stabbed on stage in New York; India tells China to not alter the status quo around Taiwan, and more

August 13, 2022August 13, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Salman Rushdie stabbed in the neck at New York lecture event Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck on Friday by a man who rushed the stage as he was about to give a lecture in western New […]

Morning Digest: August 12, 2022

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[ad_1] From IC-814 to Pulwama, India-U.S. proposal lists Rauf Asghar role in every JeM terror attack Rauf Asghar, the brother of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, organised, planned and executed the IC-814 hijacking in December 1999 that finally ended after the Vajpayee government agreed to release his brother Masood Azhar and two other major terrorists, India […]

Morning Digest | Centre releases ₹1.16 lakh crore to States to boost spending; Last-minute flights likely to get cheaper, and more

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Centre releases ₹1.16 lakh crore to States to boost spending The Centre on Wednesday released over ₹1.16 lakh crore to States, equivalent to two monthly instalments of tax devolution, to help front-load State governments’ capital spending abilities in this financial year. Centre says buying flag is voluntary The Union Culture Ministry had asked States […]

Morning Digest | Three LeT militants trapped in J&K’s Budgam, Chess Olympiad ends with glittering ceremony, and more

August 10, 2022August 10, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Three LeT militants 3 trapped in J&K’s Budgam, encounter on Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants, including a ‘wanted commander’, have been encircled and engaged in a gunfight in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, the J&K police said on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 UN’s terror sanctions regime at an ‘all time low’, says India The credibility of the United Nations’ […]

Morning Digest | India finishes 4th as Commonwealth Games closes; BJP says it will stand by ally JD(U), and more

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] CWG 2022 | Badminton, table tennis stars dazzle on final day; India finishes 4th with 22 gold Led by P. V. Sindhu, Indian shuttlers owned the badminton arena by winning all three titles on offer on the day while paddler Sharath Kamal yet again reminded everyone of his class and awe-inspiring longevity with a […]

Morning Digest: August 8, 2022

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[ad_1] Mobile internet suspended for five days in Manipur after riots Amid protests by tribal students, the BJP-led government in Manipur suspended mobile Internet services for five days across the State from Sunday morning. The authorities in Bishnupur and Churachandpur districts also clamped orders prohibiting the assembly of four or more people for two months. […]

Morning Digest | Jagdeep Dhankhar elected 14th Vice-President of India, Sri Lanka asks Chinese ship to stay away, and more

August 7, 2022August 7, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Jagdeep Dhankhar elected 14th Vice-President of India National Democratic Alliance candidate and former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will be the 14 th Vice-President of the country. He secured 528 votes out of the 710 valid votes in the 16 th Vice-Presidential election held in Parliament on Saturday. The Opposition candidate and Congress leader, Margaret Alva, got 182 […]

Morning Digest | Heartbreak for India in CWG women’s hockey; Jagdeep Dhankhar has the edge in Vice-President election to be held today, and more

August 6, 2022August 6, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Bajrang, Sakshi, Deepak make it a gold rush Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Bajrang Punia — spurred on by cries of “Bharat Mata ki jai” from a boisterous crowd — crushed Canada’s Lachlan McNeil 9-2 and defended his Commonwealth Games wrestling gold in the men’s freestyle 65kg category at the Coventry Arena on Friday. Lachlan […]

Morning Digest | Rain fury continues unabated in Kerala; India moves into hockey semifinals at CWG, and more

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Kerala stares at repeat of 2018 floods as rain fury continues Kerala once again stares at a flood-like situation with high intensity rain triggered by strong monsoon winds lashing central Kerala. In addition, a low pressure system is expected to form over the Bay of Bengal by Sunday, which is likely to aggravate the […]