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In the 40-member Goa Assembly, the BJP has 33 seats (including support of five MLAs), while seven are from the opposition.The BJP has 28 MLAs and the support of two MLAs of the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party and three Independents.While the Congress has three MLAs, AAP has two and Goa Forward Party and Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) have one each.“We, the seven members of Goa Assembly from the opposition bench have unanimously decided not to field a candidate for the upcoming elections for the Rajya Sabha as part of political strategy in the interest of Goa,” the joint statement signed by…

London, July 11 (IANS) Claiming that “it is time for the global game to reset”, the MCC World Cricket Committee (WCC) has proposed for the International Cricket Council (ICC) to establish two strategic funds — one to sustain the Test cricket programme across the world and other for the development of the women’s game.To help identify nations in need of support to sustain Test cricket, the WCC has asked ICC to undertake a Test match financial audit to analyze the difference between operational costs and commercial.This need could be subsequently addressed via a separate Test fund, established to protect the…

London, July 11 (IANS) Marketa Vondrousova came back from a breakdown in the third set to upset No.4 Jessica Pegula and reach the semifinals of the Wimbledon, here on Tuesday.Vondrousova won the last five games to defeat No.4 seed Jessica Pegula 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in a rousing match on Court No.1. Vondrousova entered the tournament with only four career main-draw wins on grass. Now, in less than a fortnight, she’s scored a handful.The 24-year-old from the Czech Republic will play the second major semifinal of her career on Thursday against No.1 Iga Swiatek or unseeded Elina Svitolina who were still…

New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has asked social media platform LinkedIn to provide information regarding its grievance officers and the process they follow when receiving complaints under the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules.A bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh further instructed LinkedIn to submit the regulations applicable to individuals who create profiles on its portal. The court also directed LinkedIn to make the physical and email addresses of its grievance officers publicly accessible on its website. The court’s order came on a response to a legal case filed by Tata Sky Ltd…

‘The Woman in Me’ will be published by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Spears landed the massive publishing deal for a tell-all last February, just a few months after her conservatorship was terminated.At the time, a source close to Spears told ‘Variety’ that the book is said to provide the pop star’s accounts of and commentary on her rise to fame, her music career and her relationship with her family.When Simon & Schuster landed the rights to Spears’ book last year after a bidding war that involved multiple publishers, deal terms were not revealed, but an individual…

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Tuesday announced that he has taken the decision in tune with his government’s policy of equality of all religions and reflecting the secular spirit enshrined in the Indian Constitution. He said that the move will further promote Telangana’s ‘Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb’ and communal harmony. KCR, as the Chief Minister is popularly known, decided to inaugurate Nalla Pochamma Temple, mosque, and church which were being constructed in the Dr BR Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat premises the same day. After consulting the religious heads, he finalized the date which is acceptable to all. On August 25, the…

The 21-year-old Jaiswal comes off the back of a stellar performance in the domestic circuit across formats, including a brilliant season in the Indian Premier League.The left-hander, who was the Player of the Tournament at the 2020 U19 Cricket World Cup, was a stand-by squad member for India’s World Test Championship 2023 Final against Australia last month and was called up to the Test squad for the series against West Indies.Jaiswal has played only 15 first-class matches but averages over 80 in those, with nine centuries and a highest score of 265.Addressing the pre-match press conference, the India captain mentioned…

Delhi Cabinet minister Saurabh Bhardwaj said that apart from this, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence was also spied upon a few days ago, as he called it a “very serious matter”.”For the first time in India, the national headquarters of a national party is being spied on. The national party was spied on by sending seven spies to AAP headquarters. These people seem to be related to some government agency. Why is the Central government so afraid of Arvind Kejriwal,” asked Bhardwaj.Bhardwaj said that an atmosphere of fear and panic has been created in India in such a way that…

The 36-year-old is expected to participate in his first Paranaense training session this week after agreeing to personal terms and undergoing a medical, Globo Esport said on Monday.Vidal, whose Flamengo contract had been due to expire in December, has been used sparingly since the arrival of Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli in April, reports Xinhua.The former Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan player has made only 25 first-team appearances for the Rio de Janeiro outfit this year.Having joined Flamengo on a free transfer last July, Vidal was a key member of the team that won the 2022 Copa do Brasil…

In a letter to the CJI on Monday, the Association said, “We hereby submit that the earlier mentioning system which the Chief Justice had initially introduced was well carved out convenient and easy to adopt. This embarked not only procedural ease but assured quick access (like Bell of Justice) to the Chief Justices Court in the Apex Court of India having great effect on overall justice delivery system.” It said that the earlier “Mentioning Procedure” was assuring procedural ease for all from bar to bench, and both litigants as well as lawyers were finding the system to be great innovation,…