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Japan’s military, among world’s strongest, looks to build

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Dozens of tanks and hundreds of soldiers fired explosives and machine guns in drills on Monday on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, a main stronghold for a nation that is perhaps the world’s least-known military powerhouse. Just across the sea from rival Russia, Japan opened up its humbly named Self Defense Force’s firing exercises to the media in a display of public firepower that coincides with a recent escalation of Chinese and Russian military moves around Japanese territory. The drills, which foreign journalists rarely have a chance to witness, will…

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CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, wife and 11 others killed in helicopter crash near Coonoor

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Gen Bipin Rawat, India’s first Chief of Defence Staff, his wife and 11 other armed forces personnel died on Wednesday after the military helicopter they were travelling in crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, the Indian Air Force said. The lone survivor, Group Captain Varun Singh, is currently under treatment at a military hospital in Wellington, it said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said he was “deeply anguished” by the sudden demise of Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 others in an “extremely unfortunate helicopter” accident. “Gen Bipin Rawat, Chief…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

J&K admin announces austerity measures to promote fiscal discipline

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Jammu and Kashmir administration has announced detailed austerity measures to promote fiscal discipline and ensure a balanced pace of expenditure without restricting operational efficiency. Financial Commissioner (additional chief secretary) in the Finance Department Atal Dulloo issued the guidelines in a three-page order addressed to government departments and autonomous bodies funded by the government and asked the administrative secretaries to ensure compliance with the measures. During the last quarter of the current financial year, the expenditure should be limited to 30 per cent of budget allocation and in the month of…

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Solomon Islands leader faces no-confidence vote after riots

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Lawmakers in the Solomon Islands debated on Monday whether they still have confidence in the prime minister, after rioters last month set fire to buildings and looted stores in the capital. China, meanwhile, said it was shipping in aid for its citizens caught up in the violence. Many businesses remained closed in Honiara ahead of the vote over concerns that violence could erupt again, leading to an eerie calm. Troops and police from Australia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and New Zealand are helping keep the peace at the request of…

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Opposition continues protest over suspension of 12 MPs

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Opposition parties continued their protest over the suspension of 12 MPs on Tuesday with a ‘dharna’ in Parliament premises that saw several leaders holding up placards demanding revocation of the action taken. Earlier in the day, Rajya Sabha resumed its proceeding at 11 am. Soon after, it was adjourned for almost three hours till 2 pm. Thereafter, some opposition members gathered at the place where the suspended MPs along with other colleagues were sitting on ‘dharna’ holding up placards with slogans such as ‘Save Democracy’, ‘Save India’ and ‘Revoke Rajya…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Sara remembers Sushant as Kedarnath’ completes 3 years: He was most helpful first co-actor

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As Sara Ali Khan’s debut Hindi film “Kedarnath” clocks three years, the actor recalls how her co-star, late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, was a constant support during the making of the Abhishek Kapoor-directorial. “Kedarnath”, set against the backdrop of the natural tragedy in the temple town of Uttarakhand, is a love story of a Hindu girl (Sara) and a Muslim porter (Sushant). The 26-year-old actor thanked her director Abhishek and Sushant for guiding her when she was “new and nervous”. From Gattu sir (Abhishek) I have learnt how to face…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

SC to hear plea challenging suspension of 12 BJP MLAs from Maha Assembly for one year

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The Supreme Court Monday agreed to list for hearing the plea of 12 BJP MLAs from Maharashtra challenging their one-year suspension from the state Legislative Assembly for allegedly misbehaving with the presiding officer. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana was told by lawyer Siddharth Dharmadhikari that the winter session of the state Assembly is likely to begin and the plea against the suspension of the MLAs needed an urgent hearing. All right, we will give a date (for hearing), said the bench which also comprised Justices Surya…

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Sensex drops over 300 pts in early trade; Nifty tests 17,100

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Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled over 300 points in early trade on Monday, tracking losses in index majors Infosys, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank amid concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant in the country and weak cues from global markets. The 30-share index was trading 311.11 points or 0.54 per cent lower at 57,385.35 in initial deals. Similarly, the Nifty fell 81.70 points or 0.48 per cent to 17,115. IndusInd Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding over 2 per cent, followed by Maruti, Bajaj Finance,…

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Anthony Fauci says early reports encouraging about omicron variant

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 United States health officials said that while the omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading throughout the country, early indications suggest it may be less dangerous than delta, which continues to drive a surge of hospitalisations. President Joe Biden’s chief medial adviser, Dr Anthony Fauci, told CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday that scientists need more information before drawing conclusion’s about omicron’s severity. Reports from South Africa, where it emerged and is becoming the dominant strain, suggest that hospitalisation rates have not increased alarmingly. Thus far, it does…

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India mentions “unprovoked” aggression by China along northern border at ‘2+2’ talks with Russia; inks AK-203 rifle deal, extends military cooperation till 2031

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India is faced with challenges arising out of “extraordinary militarisation” in its neighbourhood and “completely unprovoked aggression” on the northern border, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said at the inaugural Indo-Russia ‘2+2’ dialogue even as the two nations inked a pact for joint production of over six lakh AK-203 rifles and extended military cooperation till 2031. Besides Singh, the ‘2+2’ foreign and defence talks were attended by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and Russian Defence Minister Gen Sergey Shoigu. The ministers held comprehensive discussion on strategically…

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