After closing the curtain on his 18-year professional cricket career, Parthiv Patel has paid a rich tribute to its first captain, Sourav Ganguly, saying the latter showed immense faith in him. Parthiv Patel (top left) with former Indian cricketers (Image by Reuters) HIGHLIGHT Parthiv Patel announced its retirement from all …
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MUMBAI: In an interim order, the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed 18-year-old Siddhant Batra, who had earned a 270 rank across India at JEE, to join and follow classes for a BTech electrical engineering course at IIT Bombay. A fortnight ago, the Bombay High Court had rejected his request to …
Read More »Farmers Reject Draft Government Proposal, Promising To Intensify Agitation | India News
NEW DELHI: Farmers unions on Wednesday rejected the Center’s draft proposal to amend the three new farm laws and also announced to intensify their agitation. Peasant leaders declared that they will hold protests throughout the country and demonstrate in Bjp offices across the country on December 14. They also threatened …
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In an attempt to provide a public Wi-Fi service, the Union Cabinet decided on Wednesday to launch a PM-Wi-Fi access network interface to unleash a massive WIFI network in India. With this, public data centers will be opened across the country, says Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. “There will be …
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Eshed emphasized that aliens exist and humans are trying to learn about them. For years, the existence of aliens has been debated and, although there have been some cases that could indicate their presence in the universe, many believe that it is not true. Making an unprecedented claim, Israel’s former …
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No emergency use authorization has been granted to the Serum Institute of India (SII) or Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccines for lack of data, sources told News18 on Wednesday. Bharat Biotech had on Monday applied to the Controller General of Drugs of India (DCGI) for an emergency use authorization for COVID-19 …
Read More »FC Barcelona News: December 9, 2020; Barça lose to Juventus, Darwin Núñez last
FC Barcelona 0-3 Juventus: It is not our night – FC BarcelonaA double by Cristiano Ronaldo on his return to the Camp Nou, and a volley by Weston McKennie saw Juventus close out the group stage ahead of Barça Umtiti returns after 164 days of absence – FC BarcelonaThe French …
Read More »Agitating farmers unions receive preliminary proposals from government | India News
NEW DELHI: As thousands of farmers continue to protest at various borders in the national capital demanding the repeal of three new farm laws, a representative group of their unions received a Wednesday draft proposal from the government on some key concerns raised by protesters. The draft proposal has been …
Read More »Too much democracy in India makes tough reforms difficult, says Niti Aayog boss Amitabh Kant | India News
In a controversial statement, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Tuesday (December 8) that “tough” reforms are “very difficult in the Indian context” as “we are too democratic”. However, he added that the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Center has shown “courage” and “determination” in …
Read More »Who is Vivek Murthy, the Indian-born physician appointed Surgeon General by Joe Biden?
By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | December 9, 2020 3:56:19 pm Vivek Murthy. (Source: Bloomberg) Dr. Vivek Murthy, of Indian-American descent, will reprise his role as Surgeon General under the Joe Biden administration after serving under former President Barack Obama. US President-elect Joe Biden announced his elections to …
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