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08 Apr

Bengal would have its own education policy

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The fight between the central government and Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal government has reached the education department. State Education Minister Bratya Basu on Thursday announced that the state government has decided to formulate its own state education policy and will not implement the central government's national education policy. Bratya Basu said, “The central government, like many other aspects, is trying to force the NEP on various state governments. However, we do not agree with this and therefore we have decided to formulate our own education policy for the state.” A committee of 10 members has been formed to report on…

07 Apr

Sri Lanka President Revokes State Of Emergency As Protests Spread

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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa revoked the emergency rule ordinance that had long past into effect on April 1 the day gone by as protests spread in the island united states amid the nation's worst economic disaster in decades. Earlier on Tuesday, Sri Lanka's President lost his parliamentary majority as former allies advised his resignation. Severe shortages of food, fuel and different necessities -- along with file inflation and crippling power cuts -- have inflicted large misery in the country's most painful downturn since 1948. Massive protests reflect public anger which is at a fever pitch in the united states…

07 Apr

Eyewitness of shootout that killed Bengal Congress leader in Jhalda found hanging at the residence

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A man, who witnessed the shooting that killed Tapan Kandu, a Congress councilor in Bengal's Jhalda municipality, remained at his residence on Wednesday, a day after the CBI began investigating the case. Eyewitness Niranjan Vaishnav's dead body was found with a handwritten notice. According to the note, the shock of the shoot out forced him to take this step. “Since the day the incident happened, I should not eat or sleep. I could not forget the incident even for a moment. Moreover, the police are constantly calling me to the police station. I never went to police station in my…

07 Apr

Chinese hackers break into India’s grid

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In an apparent cyber-espionage campaign in recent months, suspected state-sponsored Chinese hackers have targeted India's power sector. This was stated in a report published by the intelligence agency Recorded Future Inc. The hackers targeted at least seven load dispatch centers in northern India. In areas near the disputed India-China border in Ladakh, they focused on conducting real-time operations for grid control and power distribution. One of the seven load dispatch centers previously targeted by Radeco. It was another hacking group. According to Recorded Future, a hacking group called TAG-38 used a type of software called ShadowPad. It was previously affiliated…

07 Apr

KKR celebrates the performance of Pat Cummins

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Cricketer Pat Cummins has left the cricket world speechless. He played such a spectacular innings. The match was surprising as well as mind-blowing at the same time. Pat Cummins was playing his first innings in the tournaments. He performs a mesmerising performance in his first tournaments. After 13.1 overs Cummins came on the crease when his side was hanging there by a thread as the team had garnered 101 runs in the chase of 161 runs. He hits 50 runs off 14 balls. It is the fastest fifty in the history of IPL. It was matching the record of KL…

07 Apr

Bangladesh visa centre opens in Siliguri

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A center for Bangladesh visa is now in Siliguri. It was inaugurated on Wednesday, for the people of North Bengal who have been demanding such facilities for a long time. The center is located at International Market on Sevoke Road near Panitanki Junction in the city and will be operated by Du Digital BD Pvt Ltd, a Kolkata-based company. "It is the sole outsourced agency of the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata to accept Bangladeshi visa applications from Indians and other foreign nationals," a source said. Those seeking visas for travel to Bangladesh can apply at a Sonali Bank…

07 Apr

Shilpa Shetty grooves in the set with Shahid Kapoor and Mrubal Thakur

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentMrubal Thakur, shahid kapoor, Shilpa Shetty

'Jersey', actor Shahid Kapoor appeared on the sets of 'India's Got Talent' with his co-star Mrunal Thakur and grooved with actor Shilpa Shetty on his famous dance number 'Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai'. Taking to her Instagram, Shilpa Shetty, who is a of the judge on 'India's Got Talent' reality TV show, shared a video in which she could be seen dancing with Shahid Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur on Shahid Kapoor’s famous track 'Tu Mere Agal Bagal Hai' from his 2013 movie 'Phata Poster Nikhla Hero'. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shilpa Shetty Kundra (@theshilpashetty) Speaking about…

06 Apr

A Reboot of Takeshi’s Castle

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Takeshi’s Castle will be back very soon to refresh our childhood memories on Amazon Prime Video. The host/commentator of the show Jaaved Jaaferi recently tweeted about it. This hilarious Japanese obstacle game show became more funny for Indians because of actor Jaaved Jaaferi’s commentary. His legendary and ridiculous commentary made the childhood awesome for all Gen Z. Takeshi’s Castle is going to reboot our memories. Amazon Prime Video will relaunch the show from 2023.

06 Apr

Ex-Amnesty India chief Aakar Patel stopped at Bengaluru airport

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Former Amnesty chief of India Aakar Patel was stopped at the Bengaluru airport. He was about to boarding a flight to the United States. He was tagged the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). The activist said he was told by the immigration that he was on the list that made by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He shared on his twitter account that: https://twitter.com/Aakar__Patel/status/1511510982157213709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1511510982157213709%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hindustantimes.com%2Findia-news%2Fexamnesty-india-chief-says-stopped-at-bengaluru-airport-from-flying-to-us-101649219219110.html The agency raided Amnesty India’s office in Bengaluru. There were some accusations of irregularities in foreign funding in November 2019. Due to this the CBI said that the human rights body was in violation of the Foreign Contribution Regulation…

06 Apr

Ohio State Senate honours Vivek Agnihotri for The Kashmir Files

editor0 CommentsEntertainmentVivek Agnihotri

The Ohio State Senate awarded film director Vivek Agnihotri a citation in recognition of his film The Kashmir Files. Ohio, state senator Neeraj Atani said the citation honored Agnihotri for his work on The Kashmir File, which depicts the exclusion of Kashmiri scholars from their origins. Atani is the first Indian American and Hindu American state senator in Ohio history. The citation, which is jointly signed by Senator Matt Huffman, president of the Ohio Senate and Atani says, “The writer and director of The Kashmir Files, you are deserving of high praise for you have a special gift that has,…