INDIA
Rajasthan: Ruling Congress loses to BJP in Panchayat & Zila Parishad elections
BJP's winning streak continued with Panchayat Samiti elections where they have won the Zila Parishad elections where BJP won 353 seats while Congress was limited to 252.
Penguin to release 'VAJPAYEE: The Years that Changed India' on Dec 25
Devoid of any political pedigree or patronage, he harnessed his diplomatic acumen to transform India's relations with the United States, which had long been mired in misunderstandings rooted in the Cold War. His calculated decisions led to key strategic and economic policy achievements.
Bill Gates appreciates India for inclusive financial policies
As per Gates, the country has built a platform for money transfers and identification that includes Aadhar, the world's largest biometric database, and a system that is helpful in transactions between banks or smartphone apps. He said that the policies especially helped amid pandemic in reducing the cost and friction of money distribution to the poor in India.
Nirmala Sitharam, Kiran Mazumdar among world's most powerful women list of Forbes
The Forbes list also includes US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, HCL Enterprise CEO, and Roshni Nadar Malhotra. The women named in the list were born across four generations and belong to 30 countries.
Modi's '9 pm - 9 Minutes' tweet most retweeted post in politics
The Twitter post, which was made on April 5 at 9.34 pm, had a collage of four photos where Modi was seen lighting Diyas. The tweet has received over 1,18,000 retweets and 5,13,000 likes.
Farmers Protest: No breakthrough in talks between farmer unions and Amit Shah, protests to continue
A meeting of the farmers' union leaders would be held on the Singhu border at 12 noon on Wednesday to decide the way ahead.
India could have 8 vaccine authorised for future use
While some of these vaccines have entered phase II and III of clinical trials, three vaccines are still in their pre-clinical trial phases.
Bharat Bandh evokes mixed response across country, passes off peacefully
The farmer unions, however, claimed that the Bandh was a complete success. They claimed support from two more farmers unions and said now they are a total of 32 organisations.
Navy sailor Rajesh Kumar Kushwaha found dead at construction site in Goa, probe on
The body was found in the vicinity of a building under construction in the naval residential area. Goa Police is investigating the matter with the assistance of naval authorities.
Supporting Bharat Bandh shows hypocrisy of political parties, say centre's ministers
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar told the media: "Supporting the Bharat Bandh called in the name of farmers is nothing but hypocrisy by political parties.
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