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Telangana Assembly polls

Election Commission orders suspension of three Telangana Police officers for allegedly diluting case in cash-seizure matter: Sources

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'Igas Bagwal' celebrations in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the 'Igas Bagwal' celebrations at his residence in Dehradun. He felicitated the family members of a few of the 41 workers who were trapped in the Silkyara tunnel. He also presented shawls to the rescued workers during celebrations. Talking to the media, he said "It was very painful for all of us to see our workers trapped inside a tunnel. Many festivals passed by as they remained stuck for 17 days. I had said we would celebrate all the festivals the day our workers are rescued safely. With God's blessings and the collective efforts of agencies, the workers were evacuated yesterday."

9:47 PM

Foot Locker to step into India, inks deals with Metro Brands, Nykaa

Foot Locker will enter the Indian market in 2024 in partnership with local peer Metro Brands and cosmetics-to-fashion retailer Nykaa, the U.S.-based athleisure chain said on Wednesday, giving it a much wider global footprint.

 

Metro Brands, which has over 700 stores across India, will exclusively own and operate Foot Locker stores in the country and focus on selling shoes from brands such as Nike and Adidas.

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50 years of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in electoral Politics

50 years is a long period in politics. Mallikarjun Kharge didn't just survive its unpredictable course, he continued to rise higher and higher throughout his political career. Not once did he compromise on his ideology, not once did he drift away from the cause or the poor," says Congress leader Sonia Gandhi at the launch of Congress President's biography named 'Mallikarjun Kharge: Political Engagement with Compassion, Justice, and Inclusive Development

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Report on Sony merger risks collapse incorrect. We are working towards closure of proposed merger, says Zee

Zee Entertainment on Wednesday called the news item captioned “Sony-Zee Merger Risks Collapse Over Eleventh-Hour CEO Drama: Report” "factually incorrect." The report was published by Bloomberg.

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India targeting enrolment of half million foreign students by 2047, says Niti Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam

India is targeting enrolling half a million foreign students by 2047, Niti Aayog CEO BVR Subrahmanyam said on Wednesday. Subrahmanyam made the comments while addressing the 18th FICCI Higher Education Summit. He also said technology is going to "blow up" the higher education sector and the universities have to embrace Artificial Intelligence in a big way to stay relevant and competitive.

 

"NITI Aayog is preparing a vision document for 2047 and education has a separate role in it. One of the important points in this include that, by 2047, we aim to target half a million foreign students in India. We should become the global provider of education by improving our quality, brand value and improve our rankings which are globally recognised," he said.

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Due to heavy rain, waterlogging witnessed in many parts of Chennai

6:23 PM

United National Liberation Front has signed a peace agreement in New Delhi

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Manipur's oldest armed group UNLF signs peace deal with Centre

Manipur's oldest armed group UNLF signs peace deal with Centre; "Welcome them to democratic processes," says Amit Shah.

 

4:47 PM

ISRO scientist VR Lalithambika conferred highest French civilian award

V R Lalithambika, former Director, Directorate of the Human Spaceflight Programme, ISRO, was conferred the top French civilian honour of Lgion d'Honneur for her engagement in space cooperation between France and India.

The award was given to her by Ambassador of France to India, Thierry Mathou, on behalf of the French government, here on Tuesday.

Created in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, the Lgion d'Honneur (the Legion of Honour) is the highest civilian award given by the French Republic for outstanding service to France, regardless of the nationality of the recipients.