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The Congress, which is an integral part of the INDIA bloc, has taken a step further and announced that caste survey will be one its key agendas for the upcoming Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh to be held on November 17.Importantly, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, while addressing a public rally in MP’s Sagar district in August, had announced that the party will conduct a caste survey if it forms government in the state.Subsequently, caste census was included in the 11 poll guarantees of the grand old party in poll-bound MP, which, as per the May 2022 state backward class report,…

Shakib Al Hasan’s side was ruled to be 1 over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration and Javagal Srinath of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction.In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined 5 per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.Shakib pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.On-field umpires Ahsan…

“Issue notice to the Union of India and to be served through the concerned Additional Solicitor General on the question of formulating an appropriate guidelines for uniform issuance of birth and death certificates, through digital mode to avoid delay and inconvenience to those who wish to apply for it. Returnable in four weeks,” said a bench of Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and Justice Aravind Kumar in a recent order. The bench was hearing a special leave petition filed by a village-level officer against his conviction under Prevention of Corruption Act for allegedly accepting a bribe from the son of a…

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma unveiled the logo, theme song, memento, jingle, certificate and judges’ kit for the event on Tuesday.He asserted that around 10 lakh participants from across the state will participate in the Mahasangram in around 3,000 venues.”The state government has earmarked Rs 36 crore for the event,” Sarma said.The Chief Minister at the same time asked the organisers not to seek any donation from anybody for the programme.He also said that each MLA can also use 10 percent of his or her local areas development fund for the “Assam Sanskritik Mahasangram”.The “Assam Sanskritik Mahasangram” to be organised…

The theme this year is ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Be the Change You Want to See’. “Over three days, we will celebrate the grit and determination of individuals who have fought the odds stacked against them and emerged with a smile on their faces – and life lessons for all of us,” KSLF Director Rahul Singh, who is the son of celebrated author and journalist late Khushwant Singh, told the media here. The speakers come from different walks of life — politics, industry, cinema, bureaucracy, journalism, non-profits, the military and so on. They will address a range of…

The revelations were made in the court by the ED, which earlier in the day arrested three executives of the Chinese mobile phone maker Vivo, identified as Chinese national Guangwen Kyang aka Andrew Kuang, Rajan Malik, and chartered accountant Nitin Garg, as well as Lava International MD Hari Om Rai. The court sent all to three days ED custody. The ED informed the court that certain Chinese shareholders of GPICPL incorporated the company on the basis of forged identification documents and falsified addresses. “During the course of enquiry, certain fraudulent activities were found by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The…

The ED said that the agency has taken the possession of the properties under the Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) in a disproportionate assets case.The ED said that its probe revealed that Raja, during his tenure as Minister of Environment and Forests (2004 to 2007), granted Environmental Clearances to a real-estate company, based out of Gurugram (one of the largest real estate companies in the country, also listed on BSE).It said that the real-estate company has given kickback to Raja as quid pro quo for awarding the Environmental Clearance, around the same period in the year 2007, in the…

“We have observed cultivation of opium in the state, especially in Gaya district. The Barachatti and Dhangai blocks, which are located in the remote areas near the Jharkhand border and are Maoist-affected regions, are known as opium farming areas.”We have launched a massive campaign to destroy the cultivation of opium in the region. In 2022-23, we have already destroyed opium farming in 1,290 acres of land. We have also registered 33 FIRs against 121 offenders in Bihar,” said Nayyer Hasnain Khan, ADGP, EOU.“Maoist groups have some influence in Gaya district, especially in the remote forest areas located near the Jharkhand…

Dharamshala, Oct 10 (IANS) Reece Topley’s sensational bowling followed by Dawid Malan’s exceptional helped the defending champion England to secure a huge 137-run win over Bangladesh in their second 2023 ODI World Cup match here at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, on Tuesday. After putting to bat first, England posted 364/9, their third-highest total in World Cup, thanks to Malan’s 140 runs from 107 balls, Joe Root’s 82 off 68.In reply, Bangladesh’s batting fell apart, barring some brave batting from Litton Das (76) and Mushfiqur Rahim (51), as they were all-out 227 in 48.2 overs. Topley was the destroyer-in-chief with…

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Former Australian cricket legend Ricky Ponting has expressed his support for Indian cricket star Virat Kohli to surpass former teammate Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most centuries in One Day Internationals (ODIs) during the ongoing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.Kohli has scored an impressive 47 centuries in 282 ODIs, coming within two centuries of Tendulkar’s enduring record of 49 centuries in 463 ODIs. Sachin also tops the charts for the highest run tally in the 50-over format with an impressive 18,426 runs while Kohli has ODI 13168 runs under his belt.With at least eight more…