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Courtney Bass, Daniel Sherizen

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Ellie Krupnick, Daniel Aronhime

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Congress candidate Nana Patole set to be Maharashtra speaker as BJP nominee withdraws

Congress leader Nana Patole is all set to become speaker of the Maharashtra legislative assembly as BJP candidate Kisan Kathore withdrew his nomination on Sunday. The deadline to withdraw the nomination was 10 am on Sunday. Patole is the candidate of Maha Vikas Aghadi representing the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance in the state. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2R7xPkN

PM Modi wishes people on Nagaland Statehood Day

"Best wishes to my sisters and brothers of Nagaland on their Statehood Day. This state is known for its great culture. The people of Nagaland are compassionate and courageous. May Nagaland scale new heights of progress in the coming years," Modi tweeted. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/34FQdoQ

PM Modi extends greetings to BSF personnel on its Raising Day

Taking to Twitter, Modi on Sunday tweeted, "Greetings to all BSF personnel and their families on BSF's Raising Day. This force has been diligently protecting our borders. During natural disasters and crisis situations, BSF personnel have always worked hard to serve our citizens. Best wishes to the BSF family!" from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/360hdQv

Plane Crash in Blizzard-Like Conditions Kills 9 in South Dakota, Officials Say

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RBI consulted on electoral bonds, agreed to finalise

RBI consulted on electoral bonds, agreed to finaliseGarg said after initially asking that the electoral bonds be issued by RBI only and in physical form, the central bank later wanted to issue the bonds digitally. Then again consultations were held with RBI, and later it was agreed that electoral bonds should be issued through SBI. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/34y9mJo

No deputy CM for Congress, NCP gets most berths

No deputy CM for Congress, NCP gets most berthsA Congress politician said that after the speaker's post was allotted to Congress, CM Uddhav Thackeray agreed to grant an additional berth to NCP from Sena's quota. "The aim was to keep BJP out, but in the process Congress ended up being the biggest loser," he said. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2OYeiko

Trump’s Intervention in SEALs Case Tests Pentagon’s Tolerance

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Cooking Grease Down a Drain Eyed in Sewage Flood of 300 Homes, Officials Say

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Pilot flying as passenger asked to operate flight

Pilot flying as passenger asked to operate flightThe captain, originally rostered for 6E-6571, was not CAT III B-trained, while the co-pilot was. The airline realised that a CAT III B-trained captain was travelling as passenger on the flight. "The captain travelling as passenger was rostered to operate this flight after taking all required clearances," said sources. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/34CFXhg

Leonardo DiCaprio Responds to Brazil’s President About Amazon Fires

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Burn me, Pragya dares Congress MLA

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Mikaela Shiffrin Learns a New Way to Win: Without Her Mother as Coach

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Justin Fields Has ‘Heisman Moment’ in Ohio State’s Win Over Michigan

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A Leak-Prone White House Finally Manages to Keep a Secret

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Pakistan's proxy war will not succeed: Rajnath Singh

"Pakistan has chosen the path of proxy war in the form of terrorism. But I am saying it with full responsibility that Pakistan will get nothing except defeat in this proxy war," said Rajnath Singh. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Y1PbBc

Only 25% Indians trust police: Survey

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India, Japan to hold first 2+2 dialogue today

India, Japan to hold first 2+2 dialogue todayThe meeting is being held in pursuance of the decision taken by Modi and Shinzo Abe during the 13th India-Japan Annual Summit in Oct 2018, with an aim to institute a Foreign and Defence Ministerial Dialogue for further deepening bilateral security and defence cooperation, MEA said in a statement. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/35OwAeB

A battle of turncoats in phase I of Jharkhand polls

A battle of turncoats in phase I of Jharkhand pollsBhanupratap Shahi, who had won the Bhawanathpur seat as the nominee of a local political outfit in 2014, has now joined the BJP and is its nominee for the seat in this election. The BJP candidate whom Shahi had defeated five years ago, Anant Pratap Dev, is trying his luck to enter the state assembly as an independent. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2DyDjgo

Jharkhand polls: Amit Shah appeals voters to vote for 'stable decision-making govt'

Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday appealed the voters to vote for a "stable decision-making government" in poll-bound Jharkhand so as to defeat corruption and Naxalism and also to maintain the pace of development in the state. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/35XiAzp

CM Raghubar Das appeals voters to vote for 'new Jharkhand'

As the first phase of polling in 13 constituencies spread across six districts of Jharkhand commenced on Saturday morning, Das tweeted, "I appeal to youth voting for the first time to vote for new Jharkhand, to vote for unity, the integrity of the nation and for the prosperity and development of Jharkhand. #PehleMatdanPhirJalpan". from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2snBmRJ

Mood

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Chinese, Korean brands rule Indian market

Chinese, Korean brands rule Indian marketIndustry executives said these companies such as Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Realme, Motorola and Haier now control the largest chunk of the Indian market in certain categories such as smartphones, televisions and home appliances. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2DsdhLW

Techies take ‘fast’ lane on net highway

Tech workers finding ways to wean themselves off the internet, with a deliberate and phased fasting. Mental health professionals are urging people to put their phones aside during particular times of the day or on the weekends. Clinical psychologist Manoj Kumar Sharma said internet fasting is a conscious decision to turn off and tune out. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/37PzQZ1

Polling for first phase begins in Jharkhand

The first of the five-phase polling began in 13 assembly constituencies in Jharkhand on Saturday. A total of 37,83,055 electorate, including 18,01,356 women and five third-gender voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the first phase across six districts. The fate of 189 candidates, including 15 women nominees, will be decided in the first phase of the polling. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Y7O3fu

Seymour Siwoff, Master of Sports Statistics, Is Dead at 99

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Jitendra Singh announces pilot projects in J&K, Ladakh, NE for peaceful applications of nuclear energy

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11 of Our Best Weekend Reads

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3 Young People Stabbed on Busy Hague Street, Setting Off Alarm in Dutch City

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The Nets Win One for Their Culture

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Shmoo Cake, Persians and Spudnuts: Touring Canada’s Regional Cuisine

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Governance reforms take centre stage

Governance reforms take centre stageSGoS are also likely to recommend creation of an All India Judicial Service, a new modern and technology backed legislation on emigration, pre-departure orientation training for more than 500,000 Indian emigrant workers, a Bharat Drive on the lines of the Google Drive and dedicated central prabharis or in-charges for the Northeast. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2XYW4mB

Governance reforms take centre stage

SGoS are also likely to recommend creation of an All India Judicial Service, a new modern and technology backed legislation on emigration, pre-departure orientation training for more than 500,000 Indian emigrant workers, a Bharat Drive on the lines of the Google Drive and dedicated central prabharis or in-charges for the Northeast. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2XYW4mB

Uddhav Thackeray: From reluctant politician to Maha CM

Uddhav Thackeray: From reluctant politician to Maha CMTill 1996, Shiv Sena was assumed by all to be bequeathed to Uddhav Thackeray’s cousin Raj Thackeray. The latter had a penchant for fiery speechmaking, had a greater stylistic resemblance to uncle’s onstage persona and was a cartoonist like him. Uddhav, who graduated from the JJ School of Arts, preferred to stay in the background. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2P09JpM

Fantasy Concoction

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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's visit to India: All you need to know

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India slams Pak at UNHRC over its 'malicious propaganda' on Ayodhya verdict

ndia on Thursday lambasted Pakistan over its statement at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Supreme Court's verdict on Ayodhya land dispute case and asked the country to rather work constructively and positively for education and upliftment of its own minorities instead of spewing lies for a self-serving malicious propaganda. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OwKPyE

SBI refuses to fund Patanjali’s Ruchi Soya buyout on its own

SBI refuses to fund Patanjali’s Ruchi Soya buyout on its ownAs much as Rs 3,700 crore of the acquisition cost was supposed to have been funded by bank loans with Patanjali infusing Rs 600 crore from its own internal accruals. Bankers are also wary of funding the home-grown consumer goods company after rating downgrades by rating agencies Care and ICRA in October. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2DrzUjO

Critical test for nuclear submarine this weekend

Critical test for nuclear submarine this weekendThe 3,500-km range missile, designed for the Arihant class of nuclear submarines, will be tested from a fixed underwater pontoon as part of the developmental trials being conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). from Economic Times https://ift.tt/37N5gza

7 Killed in Plane Crash in Ontario

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Maltese Businessman Accuses Top Government Officials in Murder of Journalist

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Ice Sculpture Steals Show at U.K. Climate Debate That Boris Johnson Skips

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How KKR is betting on green future in India

How KKR is betting on green future in IndiaKKR alone is looking at deploying at least half of the amount involved as equity commitment in Mytrah while some existing lenders like Dutch pension fund manager APG Asset Management may join as coinvestors by converting a part of their exposure and rolling over the rest. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/34qNVd7

El encubrimiento fallido del dopaje en Rusia

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Air India pilot forced to remove turban at Madrid airport

The pilot, Captain Simranjeet Singh Gujral, was asked to remove his headgear by airport officials at Madrid airport, despite crossing the metal detector. The Madrid airport officials demanded him to remove his turban and asked for a manual check-up of his turban. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/33sSvXc

In a year and a half, this is how BJP's state count has shrunk

With Maharashtra too gone to the opposition alliance, the area under the control of the saffron party has witnessed a steep fall. In March 2018, when the party was at its peak, BJP and its allies controlled 76% of the country’s area and over 69% of its population. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/33sSsL0

UPS Employees Are Arrested in Scheme to Ship Drugs and Cash

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Ola, Uber fees may be capped at 10% of total fare

The final rules for cab aggregators, which will be notified under the Motor Vehicle Act, is likely to be formalised before the end of the year. The guiding document detailed the fee caps, apart from regulations on surge pricing, passenger and driver safety, penalties for drivers and aggregators, and licencing norms for aggregators. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/37GvROi

Japan keen to fix India’s RCEP issues

Tokyo’s eagerness to include India stems from the fact that it fears China setting the terms of the pact and also reap the benefits from easier origin rules that would allow it to sell goods coming from China to other RCEP countries at low duties. India opted out of the RCEP earlier this month after a 7-yr negotiation with 15 other Asia-Pacific countries. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/37JHgwG

Three Women Accuse Gordon Sondland of Sexual Misconduct, Report Says

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Messi Leads Barcelona, but Liverpool and Chelsea Settle for Ties

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University of North Carolina Gives ‘Silent Sam’ Statue to Confederate Group

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September

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Navy Drops Effort to Expel From SEALs 3 Officers Linked to Gallagher

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More Accusations Emerge Against Flames Coach Bill Peters

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July

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Asthma Control Is Critical During Pregnancy

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Pawar play makes Uddhav Thackeray Maha CM

Pawar play makes Uddhav Thackeray Maha CMUddhav Thackeray is likely to be sworn in as the CM on Thursday at Shivaji Park, Mumbai. Fadnavis’ resignation came within hours of the SC ordering that his government must submit itself to a floor test on Wednesday to be conducted by a pro tem Speaker. The BJP is the largest party with 105 members while Shiv Sena and NCP have 56 and 54 MLAs, respectively. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2KXNf7w

BPO firms left in the lurch over input tax refund

The Maharashtra Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling (AAAR) had held in a ruling in February that back-office support services did not qualify as “export of service” and were in the nature of arranging or facilitating supply of goods or services between overseas companies and customers. It said these services fell in category of intermediary services and were liable to GST. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/37IFRq7

'Chanakya' Sharad Pawar outwits BJP

'Chanakya' Sharad Pawar outwits BJPHaving brought his party out of a virtual existential crisis ahead of the Assembly polls, Pawar's efforts suffered a setback, albeit momentarily, when nephew Ajit Pawar shocked him by aligning with the BJP to form the government. That regime lasted just 80 hours, before Ajit quit as deputy CM citing personal reasons, leaving Devendra Fadnavis, into his second stint as the CM high and dry. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/37GCPTp

Industrial Relations Code: Non-renewal of contract won’t be retrenchment

The labour code on Industrial Relations 2019, cleared by the cabinet last week, also says that fixed-term employees will get all statutory benefits like social security, wages, etc. on par with the regular employees who are doing work of same or similar nature. The Bill is expected to be introduced in parliament on Wednesday. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2QTougv

Government may restrict import of all types of refined edible oils

A restriction will help India encourage import of more crude oils, facilitating better utilisation of the refining capacity of the domestic industry. Currently, both refined and crude edible oils are under the free category of foreign trade, resulting in an unrestricted inflow into the country. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2KXJEX4

Giuliani Represented Venezuelan Investor in Discussion With Justice Dept.

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Keylor Navas Stifles His Old Teammates in P.S.G.’s Draw With Real Madrid

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