Author: Pranay Lad
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Navratri 2022: History, significance, timeline and everything you need to know about this 9-day festival
Today is the opening day of the nine-day Shardiya Navratri festival, which is a celebration of Maa Durga and her nine incarnations (Kalash or Ghatsthapna). Hindus enthusiastically celebrate the event all around the nation. It is used to worship Maa Durga and her nine manifestations, known together as Navdurga. Sanskrit’s word for Navratri is “nine…
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Amid Internet rumours of Xi Jinping removed in coup, 6000 flights cancelled
Social media users said that 60% of flights in China were cancelled on Friday amid rumours that Chinese President Xi Jinping was placed under house arrest. However, the Chinese government has not provided any justification in this respect. The Chinese Army General Li Qiaoming is allegedly the next president, according to social media. Additionally, it…
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Mukul Rohatgi declines Attorney General’s post: ‘No specific reason’
In an unexpected, Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi has denied the government’s invitation to serve as Attorney General of India, despite learning that he had previously expressed his desire to do so. If chosen, Rohatgi would have been the 16th Attorney General, his second stint in the top position, with the current incumbent K K Venugopal’s…
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Amit Shah to address public rallies in J-K
Amit Shah, Union Home Minister, will visit Jammu and Kashmir from September 30 to October 2, according to BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh. Shah will be in the Union Territory for the second time since Article 370 was repealed. Following a rise in terrorist assaults in the Valley against members of minority communities, the Home Minister…
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India registers record-breaking 6-wicket win over Australia; seal T20I series 2-1
At the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday, India defeated Australia by six wickets to win the three-match T20 International series 2-1 thanks to blistering innings from Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, and Hardik Pandya. Kohli blasted 63 off 48 balls and Suryakumar hammered 69 off 66 to lead Men in Blue to a thrilling run…
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Shashi Tharoor to file nomination for Congress President on Sept 30
On September 30, senior Congressman and MP Shashi Tharoor would submit his nomination for the position of party president, according to sources. He will approach delegates from different states since he has five sets of nomination papers, and he will require 50 delegates to propose his candidacy, according to Tharoor. After Sonia Gandhi beat Jitendra…
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Ankita Bhandari murder case: Family refuses to perform last rites, demand post-mortem report first
A significant step in the Ankita Bhandari murder case occurred when the deceased’s relatives refused to carry out the final rites because they wanted the post-mortem report. On the other side, the government made an effort to persuade Ankita’s family. “Her post-mortem report won’t be released before we perform her final rites. Her interim report…
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Ghulam Nabi Azad likely to launch his party, reaches Jammu
Ghulam Nabi Azad, a seasoned Congress leader who quit his more than five-decade affiliation with the party last month, is set to start his party within the next few days. “Before the celebration starts tomorrow (Monday), I’m inviting the media. I’m here to speak with leaders and workers “Shortly after arriving from Delhi, Azad spoke…
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BJP’s Bharat Jodo Yatra swipe amid R’Than crisis: “Unite them first”
The BJP leaders have once again seized upon the infighting surrounding the grand old party’s much-publicised public outreach programme, “Bharat Jodo Yatra,” a foot march of Congress being led by party leader Rahul Gandhi. In an apparent jab at the Congress’s Kanyakumari to Kashmir Yatra, which the party has declared is intended to bring the country together,…
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“Not fooling anybody” Jaishankar responds to US F-16 package for Pakistan
The “merits” of the US-Pakistan relationship have come under scrutiny, according to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who also asserted that Washington’s interactions with Islamabad have not been in the “American interest.” At an event hosted by the Indian American community in Washington on Sunday, Jaishankar said, “It’s a partnership that hasn’t ended up serving…