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In a Press note, the party said that it appreciates the contribution of the outgoing PCC President Brijlal Khabri, ex-MP, and all the zonal Presidents.Khabri, incidentally, will be the UPCC President with the shortest tenure — he lasted only 10 months in office.Ajay Rai began his political career as a member of the BJP’s youth wing.In 1996, Rai contested the Assembly elections from the Kolasala seat on a BJP ticket.He defeated the nine-time CPI MLA Udal by a narrow margin of 484 votes. He went on to retain the seat in the 2002 and 2007 elections, defeating Awadhesh Singh of…

The study from University of Eastern Finland found improved overall diet quality and reduced consumption of red meat, as well as increased time spent in reading and organised sports enhanced reasoning skills among children over the first two school years.On the other hand, excessive time spent on a computer and unsupervised leisure-time physical activity were associated with poorer reasoning skills.Screen time, active school transportation, recess physical activity, and physical activity intensity were also not associated with reasoning skills.”Children with healthier eating habits showed greater cognitive development than other children. Specifically, better overall diet quality, lower red meat consumption, and higher…

A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) initiated by it in 2012, following the tragic gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman in a moving bus in December 2012.The court was told that these cameras are being monitored through 50 master control rooms.During the hearing, an additional proposal was discussed regarding the installation of panic buttons on the poles supporting these CCTV cameras.The suggestion aimed at assisting women in distress, was put forward by Advocate Meera Bhatia, who was appointed as an amicus curiae to aid the court in…

A video had gone viral on social media in which the driver can be seen kneeling before the Tamil Nadu Transport Minister Sivasankaran during a public function.The driver Kannan had knelt before the minister along with his six month old daughter.Kannan has been pursuing his transfer from Coimbatore to Theni after his wife passed away recently due to dengue fever. In his transfer application to the department he had requested that he had to be in his native place to look after his aged parents as well as his two daughters who are six years and of six months of…

She also said that during peace committee meetings held before the yatra, the organisers were also urged not to carry any kind of weapons during the yatra.In her complaint, Kundu said, “I was on law and order duty with my team 300 meters from the Nalhar temple at around 12.30 p.m. on July 31. We saw a mob of around 15-20 people carrying swords and trishuls marching to Nalhar temple. To maintain law and order, my team had tried to snatch swords and trishuls but they became furious and they started raising slogans against the police. They manhandled my team…

In letters addressed to Swimming Australia president Michelle Gallen, World Aquatics detailed a series of concerns regarding the management of the sport in recent years, a Xinhua report said.A second letter published by News Corp Australia on Thursday, dated August 7, cautioned that without timely intervention, World Aquatics would consider instituting its own stabilization committee and contemplate the “withdrawal of recognition of Swimming Australia as a Member of World Aquatics”.”Swimming Australia must take steps to broaden its membership base to make it more representative and inclusive of its athletes,” the letter stated.”With this, we urgently request that you present a…

As per the cause list published on apex court’s website, a bench comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and S.V.N Bhatti will hear the matter. On Monday, the top court had adjourned the hearing and directed that all similar special leave petitions be re-listed for August 18.The Supreme Court refused to pass any interim order staying the survey process, though it was contended that the pleas will become infructuous after the state government issued a notification on August 1 to complete the remainder of the survey process within three days.Notably, the caste-based survey in Bihar is almost complete and will soon be…

The launch of the web portal will aid users to identify their unclaimed deposits and accounts and enable them to either claim the deposit amount or make their deposit accounts operative at their respective banks, a statement issued by RBI said.Reserve Bank Information Technology Pvt Ltd (ReBIT), Indian Financial Technology & Allied Services (IFTAS) and participating banks have collaborated on developing the portal.To begin with, users would be able to access the details of their unclaimed deposits in respect of seven banks presently available on the portal.The search facility for remaining banks on the portal would be made available in…

“I paid tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary in Delhi. I had no dialogue with anyone in Delhi. I was there only for a limited period of time,” the Chief Minister said.“I had a good relationship with Atal Ji. He had appreciated me a lot. NDA emerged during Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1999 and he led us from 1996 to 2004. He held several meetings of NDA which have now stopped. NDA was forced to call a meeting after the formation of INDIA,” Kumar said.The Chief Minister returned to Delhi on Thursday evening, following…

New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Indian shooters started their campaign at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship (All Events) in Azerbaijan’s capital city of Baku, with a bronze in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol Team competition. The trio of Shiva Narwal, Sarabjot Singh and Arjun Singh Cheema shot a combined 1734 to finish behind gold medallist China (1749) and silver winner Germany (1743). China won both the Air Pistol individual gold medals on the day and are currently on top of the leaderboard with four gold medals, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) informed in a release…