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Ensure a ‘spotless’ election, Chief Election Commissioner tells State ballot officers
Kickstarting preparations for the final election to be held this yr, the Election Commission on January 11 held a brainstorming session with the Chief Electoral Officers of all States on varied points, together with digital voting machines, electoral rolls and expenditure monitoring.
Sheikh Hasina shakes up Bangladesh Foreign Ministry, picks shock selection Hasan Mahmud
The Government of Bangladesh beneath the management of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina introduced Cabinet posts for Ministers on Thursday. The greatest names to have made it to the record are Asaduzzaman Khan, and Obaidul Quader, two heavyweights who’ve retained their respective Ministries – dwelling and street transport.
The U.S. authorities has objected to offering defence supplies to Indian nationwide Nikhil Gupta, detained in a Czech jail on murder-for-hire expenses in a foiled assassination try on a Khalistani separatist, saying it can present the knowledge solely upon his look in a New York courtroom and arraignment within the case.
Donald Trump defies decide, offers courtroom speech on tense last day of New York civil fraud trial
Barred from giving a proper closing argument, Donald Trump nonetheless seized a possibility to talk in courtroom on the conclusion of his New York civil fraud trial Thursday, unleashing a barrage of assaults in a six-minute speech earlier than being lower off by the decide.
Supreme Court questions Centre on GM mustard
The Supreme Court on January 11 questioned the federal government on whether or not the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) had thought-about the experiences of the court-appointed Technical Experts Committee (TEC) on the biosafety of transgenic mustard hybrid DMH-11 earlier than approving it for environmental launch.
Mamata asks PM to formally record Bengali as ‘classical language’
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday requested the central authorities to formally record Bengali as a “classical language”. Ms. Banerjee identified, that contemplating the truth that six Indian languages have already been notified as Classical Languages, “I would be grateful if you kindly issue necessary instructions to the Ministry of Home Affairs so that the claim of Bengali as a Classical Language is accepted at the earliest”.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was ranked ninetieth amongst 446 city native our bodies within the the Swachh Survekshan Awards-2023, the outcomes of which have been introduced by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on Thursday. The 446 city native our bodies are those that span areas having a inhabitants of multiple lakh. The MCD, nonetheless, ranked twenty eighth amongst 45 cities with a inhabitants of greater than 10 lakh.
Israel strikes southern Gaza as Blinken in Egypt for talks
Israel bombarded the southern Gaza Strip on January 11 as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Egypt on the ultimate leg of regional talks aimed toward stopping the Israel-Hamas conflict from spreading.
Microsoft overtakes Apple as world’s most beneficial firm
Microsoft overtook Apple because the world’s most beneficial firm on Thursday after the iPhone maker started 2024 with its worst begin in years as a result of rising demand issues. Shares of Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft rose 1.5%, giving it a market valuation of $2.888 trillion as its early lead within the race to earn money from generative synthetic intelligence helped draw buyers.
Infosys Q3 web declines 7.3% to ₹6,106 cr. as a result of worker absence, holidays
Bengaluru-based Infosys Ltd. on Thursday reported a 7.3% fall in its third quarter web revenue at ₹6,106 crore over ₹6,586 crore a yr earlier. On a sequential foundation, Q3 web revenue dropped by 1.7%. The firm’s year-on-year income grew marginally by 1.3% to ₹38,821 crore, up from ₹38,318 crore a yr earlier. On a quarter-on-quarter foundation, income barely decreased by 0.4%.
IND vs AFG first T20I | Shivam Dube shines on comeback to script snug win for India
India’s fringe gamers, led by Shivam Dube, made the chance rely to arrange a six-wicket win over Afghanistan within the first T20 of the three-match sequence right here on Thursday. Dube (60 not out), taking part in his first T20 because the Asian Games, and Tilak Varma (26 off 22) shared a 44-run stand off 29 balls to offer Indian innings momentum after shedding the openers inside 4 overs.
