Written by Dipankar Ghose | Muzaffarpur | Updated: October 29, 2020 8:13:45 am In his field in Siswan village, Thakur says he received no aid funds. (Express photo: Dipankar Ghose) Behind Ram Pukar Thakur, there is what appears to be a pond, with some green shoots poking out. Around, as …
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By: Education Desk | New Delhi | October 28, 2020 1:17:36 pm MP CM Manish Sisodia has ruled out reopening schools for now. Proceedings In view of the coronavirus situations in Delhi, MP CM Manish Sisodia announced today that schools will remain closed in the national capital. In an online …
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By: Express News Service | Patna | Updated: October 29, 2020 8:08:12 am Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during an election rally at the Patna Veterinary Camp on Wednesday. (PTI) MARKING full circle from the moment he refused to share the stage with Prime Minister …
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Written by Shubhajit Roy | New Delhi | Updated: October 29, 2020 7:22:42 am Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said Macron was encouraging anti-Muslim sentiments and provoking Muslims; Iran and Saudi Arabia condemned the cartoons. (Abdulmonam Eassa, Pool via AP) In a rare move, India rallied on Wednesday in support …
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Written by Iram Siddique | Gwalior | Updated: October 28, 2020 8:28:18 am Pilot is said to have met Scindia from BJP after her arrival. (Proceedings) On a stage set in front of the iconic Gwalior Fort, Congressional Leader Sachin Pilot confronted Madhya Pradesh Prime Minister Shivraj Singh on Tuesday, …
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By: PTI | New Delhi | Updated: October 28, 2020 2:20:13 pm Pinjra activist Tod Devangana Kalita On Wednesday, the High Court dismissed the AAP government’s appeal against bail granted to Pinjra Tod activist Devangana Kalita in a case of violence in northeast Delhi. A bank headed by Judge Ashok …
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Written by Janardhan Koushik | Chennai | Updated: October 28, 2020 3:31:15 pm Several political leaders took to Twitter on Wednesday to express their dissatisfaction with the appointment, with some asking if the appointment was an endorsement of indecent behavior. ABVP National Chairman DR Subbiah Shanmugam was appointed to the …
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Written by ZEESHAN SHAIKH, edited by Explained Desk | Mumbai | Updated: October 28, 2020 2:56:52 pm Members of the Popular Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration (an alliance of political parties that includes the National Conference, PDP, CPI, CPM, and Popular Conference) at a meeting on October 24, 2020 (Express …
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Written by Om Marathe, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | October 28, 2020 10:30:54 am Palestinian protesters burn a photo of French President Emmanuel Macron during a protest against the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that they consider blasphemous, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, …
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Written by Shubhajit Roy, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | October 28, 2020 12:10:18 pm Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in New Delhi (PTI) India and the United States signed on Tuesday (October 27) the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA), that, …
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