INDIA
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar allocates portfolios, keeps home, gives Dy CM Tarkishore finance
Tarkishore Prasad, one of the two deputy chief ministers, has been given the crucial finance portfolio while Renu Devi, the other Dy CM, has got industry along with other departments.
Gangrape victim commits suicide
The 19-year-old victim has left behind a suicide note. According to the suicide note, the victim was kidnapped by a youth named Kamruddin and his three friends kidnapped her on October 3. She alleged that she was gangraped by them.
No Chhath Puja rituals in public places: Odisha Govt
The government has warned that any person found violating the order would be punished under the Disaster Management Act of 2005 and other relevant laws. Special Relief Commissioner's notification has advised people to perform religious rituals at home and avoid any congregation.
Rename JNU as Swami Vivekananda University, demands BJP leader
Just four days ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had virtually unveiled a statue of Swami Vivekananda on the JNU campus and asserted that people may have ideological differences, but ideology should be seen supporting and not opposing the nation in matters of national interest.
Rahul Gandhi’s priority was picnic: Shivanand Tiwari
Accusing Rahul Gandhi of not sparing enough time for electioneering, Tiwari said: “Elections were in full swing in Bihar and Rahul Gandhi was on picnic at Priyanka Ji's place in Shimla”.
Poll shows Congress is not the choice of people: Kapil Sibal
According to Sibal, the dismal show in Bihar elections proves that people of the country no longer
consider Congress as an effective alternative. Unhappy with the party’s current situation, Sibal asserted that Congress has even ignored the suggestions made by senior leaders of the party.
Malabar 2020: 2nd phase of naval exercise with aircraft carriers kicks off on Tuesday
The exercise will witness joint operations, centred around the Vikramaditya Carrier Battle Group of the Indian Navy and the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group of the US Navy.
RJD to boycott Nitish Kumar's swearing-in ceremony
The RJD tweeted from its official Twitter account, saying, "RJD rejects the swearing-in ceremony of the NDA government since the mandate of the people is against the NDA. Instead the people's mandate has been turned into a 'government order'."
Obama praises Manmohan, unleashes Western stereotype about India
“A gentle, soft-spoken economist in his seventies, with a white beard and a turban that were the marks of his Sikh faith but to the Western eye lent him the air of a holy man, he had been India’s finance minister in the 1990s, managing to lift millions of people from poverty," writes Obama praising the former Indian PM.
No force in world can stop Indian soldiers from protecting border: Modi
While noting some historical facts, the Prime Minister said, "The history of the world tells us that only those nations have remained safe, only those nations have moved forward, which had the ability to fight the invaders".
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