POLITICS
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Apr- 2023 -20 April
CPI(Maoists) call for 48-hr Bihar-Jharkhand bandh
The record has produced tracks such as ‘If Darkness Had a Son’, ‘Screaming Suicide’ and first single ‘Lux Æterna’. Produced by Greg Fidelman with Hetfield & Ulrich, and clocking in at over 77 minutes, the 12-track ‘72 Seasons’ is Metallica’s first full-length collection of new material since 2016’s ‘Hardwired…To Self-Destruct’. Patna: Enraged over the killing of five of its operatives in an encounter, Naxal group CPI(Maoists) has called for a 48-hour bandh in the Naxal dominated areas of Bihar and Jharkhand starting Thursday. The organisation claimed that the encounter took place in Chatra district on April 3 was “fake”. In the encounter five Maoists — Gautam Paswan, Amar Kumar, Nanu, Sanjit Kumar and Ajit Kumar — were gunned down by the security forces.…
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20 April
Surat court rejects Rahul Gandhi’s plea for stay on conviction in criminal defamation case
Rahul Gandhi will now have to appeal in Gujarat High Court or Supreme Court against the Surat court’s order. New Delhi: A Surat court on Thursday dismissed the application filed by Rahul Gandhi in which the Congress leader had sought a stay on his conviction in the 2019 criminal defamation case on the ‘Modi surname’ remark. Former Wayanad MP will now have to appeal in Gujarat High Court or Supreme Court against the Surat court’s order. Earlier on April 3, the Surat Sessions Court granted bail to the Congress leader, who had filed an appeal following his conviction in the case. While granting bail to the former MP, the court also issued notices to complainant Purnesh Modi and the state government on the Congress leader’s plea for a…
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20 April
ISRO set to launch PSLV C-55 satellite from SHAR in Tirupati
This launch will send Singapore’s 16 kg mini satellite called Lumilite-4 and the 741 kg Teleos-02 satellite into orbit. Hyderabad: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch PSLV C-55 from the center’s first launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Center SHAR on April 22 at 2.19 pm. According to their commercial agreements, ISRO’s New Space India Limited is carrying out the launch. This launch will send Singapore’s 16 kg mini satellite called Lumilite-4 and the 741 kg Teleos-02 satellite into orbit. The PSLV rocket’s PS-4 fourth stage will be used for this experiment. The rocket being used to launch the Orbital Experimental Module (POEM). In other words, this experiment aims to see how many more orbits satellite can be added to a polar orbit. Source.
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20 April
Sudanese army, its rivals announce another cease-fire
Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan. Terrified Sudanese are fleeing their homes in the capital Khartoum, witnesses say, after an internationally brokered cease-fire failed and rival forces battled in the capital for a fifth day. Khartoum (Sudan): Terrified Sudanese who have been trapped for days in their homes by fighting in the capital of Khartoum fled on Wednesday, hauling out whatever belongings they could carry and trying to get out of the city, as the military and its paramilitary rival made a new attempt at a 24-hour cease-fire after a failed truce the day before. The two sides separately announced that they would abide by the new halt in fighting that took effect Wednesday evening. Residents reported that sporadic sporadic gunfire…
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20 April
Stampede in Yemen at Ramadan charity event kills at least 78
People react during a stampede at a charity distribution event in Yemen’s capital Sanaa. More than 80 people were killed and hundreds injured in a crush at a charity distribution event in war-torn Yemen. Sanaa: A crowd apparently spooked by gunfire and an electrical explosion stampeded at an event to distribute financial aid during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan in Yemen’s capital late Wednesday, killing at least 78 people and injuring at least 73 others, according to witnesses and Houthi rebel officials. The tragedy was the deadliest in years that was not related to Yemen’s long-running war, and came ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramzan later this week. Armed Houthis fired into…
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20 April
Karnataka elections: Congress releases its final list of candidates
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with KPCC President D K Shivakumar and AICC general secretary Randeep Surjewala during a public meeting in Kolar, Karnataka (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Bengaluru: The Congress in the early hours on Thursday released its sixth and final list, announcing candidates for the remaining five constituencies for the May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka. Today is the last day for filing nominations. The Congress has nominated B V Rajeev Gowda from Sidlaghatta, replacing sitting MLA V Muniyappa. The other candidates announced are: Mohammed Shalam for Raichur, S Anand Kumar from C V Raman Nagar, H P Sridhar Gowda from Arkalgud and Inayath Ali from Mangalore City North. With this, the Congress has fielded candidates for all the 224 Assembly…
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20 April
Surat court junks Rahul Gandhi’s plea for stay on conviction in defamation case
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Ahmedabad: A sessions court in Gujarat’s Surat on Thursday dismissed the application filed by Rahul Gandhi in which the Congress leader had sought a stay on his conviction in the 2019 criminal defamation case on the ‘Modi surname’ remark. Former Wayanad MP will now have to appeal in Gujarat High Court or Supreme Court against the Surat court’s order. Earlier on April 3, the Surat Sessions Court granted bail to the Congress leader, who had filed an appeal following his conviction in the case. While granting bail to the former MP, the court also issued notices to complainant Purnesh Modi and the state government on the Congress leader’s plea for a stay on his conviction. It heard…
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20 April
MMTS service is now available across 90 route km in Hyderabad
The MMTS services which were being operated across 48 Rkms is now extended to nearly 90 Rkms and to cater to the passengers of the new sections, the number of services has also been increased and now stands at 106. Hyderabad: MMTS, the suburban rail service in the city is now available across nearly 90 route km (Rkms) with the new areas served being Secunderabad-Medchal and Umdanagar-Falaknuma. The MMTS services which were being operated across 48 Rkms is now extended to nearly 90 Rkms and to cater to the passengers of the new sections, the number of services has also been increased and now stands at 106. For the benefit of the suburban rail passengers in the twin city region, Indian Railways…
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20 April
Mohammed Siraj reports corrupt approach to BCCI’s ACU
India pacer Mohammed Siraj was approached during the ODI series between India and Australia in March and he immediately reported the matter to Anti-Corruption Unit officials on Wednesday. New Delhi: India pacer Mohammed Siraj has reported to BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) about a man who wanted inside information after losing money while betting. Siraj was approached during the ODI series between India and Australia in March and he immediately reported the matter to Anti-Corruption Unit officials on Wednesday. The BCCI has intensified its anti-corruption campaign ever since S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan, and Ajit Chandila–all bowlers for the Rajasthan Royals at the time–were detained on suspicion of spot-fixing, and former CSK official Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested for links to betting in May 2013. Players are required to attend an…
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20 April
US tracking over 650 potential UFO cases: Top official
The number of cases was up from the 350 reports referenced in an unclassified intelligence report on unidentified aerial phenomena released earlier this year. Washington: A top official of a US government body created last year to focus on sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFO) has claimed that Washington is tracking more than 650 such potential cases. Addressing a Senate Armed Services subcommittee on Wednesday, Director of the Pentagon‘s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) Sean Kirkpatrick said the number of cases was up from the 350 reports referenced in an unclassified intelligence report on unidentified aerial phenomena released earlier this year, reports CNN. “Of those over 650, we’ve prioritised about half of them to be of anomalous interesting value, and now we have to…
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