Politics
October 18, 2024
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Consumer affairs ministry cancels e-gaming study planned for framing new rules

New Delhi: The department of consumer affairs (DoCA) has decided to withdraw from framing guidelines for e-gaming and cancelled a planned study for protecting the growing number of online gamers, two people aware of the developmen said, after draft rules were issued by the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY). Bengaluru’s National Institute of […]

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October 17, 2024
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Lebanon under siege: Bombed but not broken

The sun sets over the Mediterranean, casting a golden hue over the Lebanese coastline: but this idyllic scene belies the turbulent reality unfolding just a few miles away. In the Lebanese capital of Beirut, the air is thick with sea salt and tension, as warplanes reverberate relentlessly over ancient streets. This is not just another […]

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October 17, 2024
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Simultaneous elections will boost GDP growth, curb populism: NK Singh

New Delhi: Simultaneous polls will diminish non-quantifiable impacts on Indian gross domestic product (GDP), including uncertainty in planning and decision-making, and reduce populism, said former bureaucrat and economist N.K. Singh, a member of the high-level committee on ‘One Nation, One Election.’ Singh told Mint that frequent elections can slow down decision-making and implementation of projects. “Taking […]

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October 17, 2024
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Govt mulls banning hoax threat culprits from flights, examines global practices

New Delhi: Concerned over an alarming rise in the number of bomb hoaxes, the government is discussing multiple solutions to check this nuisance by adopting the best global practices and banning people making such threats from flying. The civil aviation ministry is studying the best model available globally and it’s also in talks with the […]

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October 17, 2024
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Sameer Wankhede, who arrested Aryan Khan, to contest Maharashtra assembly elections? What we know

The Shiv Sena insisted on Thursday that former NCB chief Sameer Wankhede will not be contesting the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections on a party ticket. The assertion came amid speculative reports suggesting that he would be fielded as a candidate from Dharavi in Mumbai. “The news reports about Sameer Wankhede contesting the upcoming Maharashtra assembly […]

Politics
October 17, 2024
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Meet Europe’s unelected, de facto ‘president’, Ursula von der Leyen

Amid the doleful chorus of Western leaders embellishing the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks with fresh layers of piety, distortion and one-sided sorrow, one voice stands out. Outperforming pretty much every other contender for the title of chief apologist for the Zionist state of Israel—on the day that is fast acquiring sacred overtones—was […]

Politics
October 17, 2024
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This mandate is against New Delhi’s unilateral changes in Jammu and Kashmir since 2019: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

LISTEN | Amit Baruah in conversation with Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Mirwaiz Umar Farooq says this election was a vote against the BJP and the policies of Narendra Modi’s government.  | Video Credit:  Interview by Amit Baruah; Editing by Samson Ronald K.; Supervising producer: Jinoy Jose P. Hurriyat Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the religious head […]