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“Different From Delta”: Karnataka Minister On Positive Case At Airport

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Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said the samples have been sent for genome sequencing for further examination, he said. A passenger back from South Africa has tested positive for a Covid strain “different than Delta”, Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar said today and added that the state government is closely looking at the new ‘Omicron’ strain that has set off alarm bells across the country. The test samples, he said, have been sent for genome sequencing for further examination, he said. This comes after two South African nationals…

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TMC moves SC alleging violation of court orders for free and fair Tripura municipal polls

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The Trinamool Congress moved the Supreme Court on Friday seeking a probe by a court-monitored panel into the alleged large-scale violence during the municipal polls in Tripura. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna was told by senior advocate Kapil Sibal, who sought urgent listing of two applications filed by the party, that despite the court’s order of Thursday for providing unhindered access to the media to the election process, nothing was done. He said, There was absolute mayhem there. Even candidates were not allowed to vote. There…

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Govt can consider phased manufacturing plan for AC industry: Jain

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The government is willing to look at extending a phased manufacturing plan (PMP) for the AC industry to check imports and increase local value addition and employment, a top official has said. Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Anurag Jain said this while responding to suggestions made by some of the CEOs present in a roundtable to come out with a PMP for the AC industry on November 25. The government is willing to look at the PMP for the AC industry to check…

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Second group of Iraqis return after failed Europe gamble

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A second group of Iraqis returned home to northern Iraq on Friday after a failed quest to reach the European Union, citing maltreatment and abuse suffered at the hands of Belarusian authorities. Over 170 people returned on a flight that landed in Irbil International Airport after 2 a.m. in Iraq’s northern Kurdish-run region. A disproportionate number of repatriated Iraqis from Belarus have been Iraqi Kurds. It is the second repatriation flight to return from Minsk. On Thursday 430 Iraqis returned home. Another flight was expected to arrive at 7 a.m.…

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Delhi Assembly suspends 1, marshals out 2 BJP MLAs from special session

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The Delhi Assembly on Friday suspended BJP MLA Jitender Mahajan from its one-day special session and also marshalled out BJP legislators Anil Bajpai and Mohan Singh Bisht for allegedly disrupting the proceedings of the House. Other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs walked out of the House to boycott the proceedings in support of their suspended and marshalled out colleagues. As soon as the proceedings of the special session began, the BJP MLAs demanded to be heard on various issues such as the new liquor policy, rising air pollution in the…

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What the Peng Shuai saga tells us about Beijing’s grip on power and desire to crush a #MeToo moment

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Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s apparent disappearance may have ended with a smattering of public events, which were carefully curated by state-run media and circulated in online clips. But many questions remain about the three weeks in which she was missing, and concerns linger over her well-being. Peng, a former Wimbledon and French Open doubles champion, had been out of the public eye since November 2, 2021 when she penned a since-deleted social media post accusing former Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli of sexual misconduct. In the U.S. and Europe, such…

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My feelings for Hawkeye have only deepened: Jeremy Renner

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 It’s been a decade since Jeremy Renner took on the role of Hawkeye and the actor says he is grateful for all the experiences that came his way while playing the character in multiple Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films. Renner played Clint Barton aka Hawkeye, an expert marksman and archer, for the first time in 2011’s “Thor” before becoming one of the central figures of the MCU with “The Avengers” (2012). Since then, the 50-year-old actor has essayed the role in “Avengers: Age of Ultron”, “Captain America: Civil War” and…

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High time for taking initiative to have time frame in hearing of cases, says SC

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The Supreme Court Friday said it was high time to take initiative for having a time frame for hearing of cases as very limited time space” is available and same points are being sought to be argued by lawyers in one matter. The apex court said that when Justice M N Venkatachaliah was the Chief Justice of India (in 1993-1994), it was suggested that there would be a time frame for hearing of matters. We need to now think about it. Seriously think about it. That thinking has been going…

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Rupee slips 16 paise to 74.68 against US dollar in early trade

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The Indian rupee depreciated by 16 paise to 74.68 against the US dollar in opening trade on Friday, tracking the negative domestic equity market and a firm American dollar. Further, unabated foreign fund outflows weighed on investor sentiment, traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened on a weak note at 74.60, then lost further ground and touched 74.68 against the American dollar, registering a decline of 16 paise from the last close. On Thursday, the rupee had closed at 74.52 against the US dollar. The dollar index,…

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EU wants to stop flights from southern Africa over variant

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The European Union’s executive said Friday it wants to stop air travel from southern Africa to counter the spread of a new COVID-19 variant. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement that she proposes, in close coordination with the member states, to activate the emergency brake to stop air travel from the southern African region. A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng,…

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