Venugopal, Satheesan or Chennithala? Suspense on Kerala CM to end today | India News

VD Satheesan, KC Venugopal, Ramesh Chennithala NEW DELHI: After nine days of intense lobbying that fuelled rumours, Congress will end the suspense Thursday morning by naming Kerala’s next chief minister, with leader of opposition V D Satheesan, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal and veteran Ramesh Chennithala in contention.All three aspirants strongly pressed their claims…

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‘Entirely unfounded’: UAE denies reports of secret visit by Israel PM Netanyahu during Iran conflict

The United Arab Emirates has denied reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret visit to the country during the recent Israel-US conflict with Iran, rejecting claims that it hosted either the Israeli leader or an Israeli military delegation.In a strongly worded statement, the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said reports circulating about…

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Nearly 70 lakh women found ineligible under Ladki Bahin scheme after e-KYC drive | Pune News

Minister of state for Women and Child Development (WCD) Meghana Bordikar PUNE: Nearly 70 lakh beneficiaries under the state govt’s flagship Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana have been found ineligible following a large-scale e-KYC and eligibility verification exercise.The move has led to a sharp decline in the number of women receiving the monthly financial assistance…

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‘Accept with a grin’: Sanctioned by US, Chinese satellite firm turns blacklist into hiring pitch

Image credit: MizarVision Chinese satellite imagery firm MizarVision has taken its inclusion on a US sanctions list in stride, turning the move into part of a recruitment campaign on social media.The company, formally known as Meentropy Technology Hangzhou Co Ltd, was added to the US Treasury’s Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list last week over allegations…

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Karnataka government withdraws 2022 hijab ban order in educational institutes, permits ‘limited’ religious symbols | India News

The Karnataka government on Wednesday withdrew the February 5, 2022 order issued by the previous BJP government that had effectively banned the hijab in educational institutions, and released fresh guidelines allowing students to wear “limited traditional and faith-based symbols” along with prescribed uniforms in schools and pre-university colleges across the state.The new order, which came…

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