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Olympics and baseball is heading toward another reconciliation in 2028. That leads to the inevitable discussion of what the rosters could look like. Commissioner Rob Manfred said last month he was open to the possibility of major leaguers participating, but recent history suggests some obstacles. Baseball was dropped after the 2008 Games, returned in 2021 in Japan, then was left out this year in Paris.

Karnataka BJP unit has come to the fore with sections of leaders holding secret parleys and planning a separate padayatra against the ruling Congress in North Karnataka, next month. The group does not want to involve the State unit president BY Vijayendra in an apparent challenge to his leadership. A dozen of them met in Belagavi on Sunday on the pretext of chalking out plans for the padayatra, but the discussions were focused around the 48-year-old leader’s style of functioning and how they could rein him in, sources said. Some of those who attended were former MLAs and MPs.

Election Commission has directed district election officers and superintendents of police in Haryana to act with complete impartiality and ensure a level playing field for free and fair assembly elections. Underscoring its focus on an inducement-free poll process, the commission directed the enforcement agencies to work in a coordinated manner to curb the inflow of illicit liquor, cash and drugs. The directions were issued by an Election Commission (EC) team led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. The team is on a two-day visit of Haryana to review poll preparedness for assembly elections, likely to be held later this year.

Narendra Modi government over the Hindenburg Research's allegations against SEBI chairperson Madhabi Buch, the Congress on Monday threatened to launch a nationwide protest if its demand for a JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee) probe into the matter is not accepted. AICC general secretary (Organisation), K C Venugopal, described the allegations as «very serious» and accused the Prime Minister of supporting Adani on the matter. «The Prime Minister's silence on the matter amounts to a destruction of credibility,» Venugopal told reporters at the airport here.

Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the bail plea of the Aam Aadmi Party's former communication in-charge Vijay Nair in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam. A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti issued notice to the central agency and sought its response within four weeks. «It is submitted that the petitioner is in custody for nearly 2 years since he was arrested by the CBI and has been in continuous custody of the ED...Issue notice,» the bench said.

The South Korean CEO of a tech firm has been arrested for allegedly masterminding an Ethereum (ETH) -themed crypto-powered fraud scheme that sucked in around 500 victims.

₹10,461 crore, the price-to-earnings multiple works out to 20x for FY25, while the same for peers is over 80x plus. To be sure, the price-to-earnings multiple is not the most preferred valuation metric for life insurance companies. That’s because the expenses in the life insurance business are recognized upfront, depressing the profits in the initial years.

Ginnifer Goodwin, renowned for her role as Snow White in the beloved ABC fantasy drama Once Upon a Time, recently shared her openness to a potential reboot or sequel of the series. During an interview with PEOPLE at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, Goodwin expressed her excitement about revisiting the fairy-tale universe that captivated audiences from 2011 to 2018.

candidates for the Sri Lankan presidential election would cause no expenditure issues, a minister said on Sunday. Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said that the expenditure estimate for the election has not yet exceeded the Rs 10 billion limit. «If the number of candidates becomes too large for the ballot paper, an extension may be needed. This could lead to an increase in the number of ballot boxes and an additional cost of about Rs 100 million per candidate. However, preparations are being made to fund the submitted estimates,» he said. «The Election Commission noted that Rs 10 billion has been allocated for the election. There is still money left after the allocations for the submitted estimates. They added that aside from expenses such as printing, security and transport, some costs like officials' allowances, do not need to be spent immediately,» the minister said.

Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied in downtown Belgrade against lithium mining in Serbia

Moosa Zameer and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will soon commence the handing over ceremony of the reclamation and shore protection project and the inauguration of the 4-lane Detour Link road project. The Maldivian Foreign Affairs Minister welcomed Jaishankar to Addu City on Sunday. Moosa Zameer took to X and highlighted that both these projects are facilitated by the Indian government under the LoC of EXIM Bank.

The Met Department expects the maximum and minimum temperatures likely to settle around 32 and 26 degrees Celsius, with a generally cloudy sky throughout the day. Rains lashed the national capital on Saturday prompting heavy traffic due to waterlogging in various parts of the city.

Andy Macdonald was placed 18th in the list of 22 participants and scored 77.66 in the heat at the men's skateboarding at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He was eliminated, but the crowd there cheered him and screamed as he performed a backflip to finish his work. He received a standing ovation. The British-American who competed for Great Britain in Paris is 51 years old, some of his competitors were 30 years younger than him. Olympics.com has said that Macdonald is the oldest participant in the men's skateboarding event at the Summer Olympic Games.

Manish Sisodia on Saturday met senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi at his residence here and thanked him for helping him secure bail from the Supreme Court in the excise policy cases. Sisodia was accompanied by senior AAP leaders Sanjay Singh and Atishi during the meeting with Singhvi, who is also a Congress leader. Earlier in the day, he addressed party workers at the AAP headquarters here and thanked the Supreme Court and his team of lawyers for their hard work in secure his release after he spent 17 months in Tihar jail. For a person lodged in jail, lawyers are like god, said the former deputy chief minister of Delhi government.

Congress on Saturday stated that the chief minister of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance will be declared after the Maharashtra assembly elections even though the allies have already started their seat-sharing talks. BJP leaders claimed earlier this week that Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray visited Delhi and met top Congress leaders only to ensure that he would be the chief ministerial candidate of the MVA. Congress, Sena (UBT) and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) are the chief constituents of the opposition alliance, pitted against the ruling 'Mahayuti' coalition of the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP. Congress in-charge of Maharashtra Ramesh Chennithala said the MVA will contest the coming state elections unitedly.

India-Maldives ties for the benefit of the people in the two countries and the region. Jaishankar is on a three-day official visit to Maldives to reset the bilateral relationship, the first high-level trip from India after the archipelago nation's pro-China president Muizzu assumed office last year. «Privileged to call on President Dr Mohamed Muizzu. Conveyed greetings of PM @NarendraModi. Committed to deepening India-Maldives ties for the benefit of our people and the region,» Jaishankar posted on X along with a photograph of the meeting. Meanwhile, in a post on X, Muizzu said it was a pleasure to meet Jaishankar and join him in the official handover of water and sewerage projects in 28 islands of the Maldives.

Ayyappan, a survivor of the devastating landslides that swept through Mundakkai hamlet in Wayanad, is left with nothing-- no home, no family and no future. But a chance meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a relief camp on Saturday has rekindled a glimmer of hope for the elderly person, who lost nine relatives in the disaster and is now pinning his hopes on securing a new shelter. «Twelve of us from the camp met the PM. There were children too. There was a person who was translating everything. I just asked for a home. He assured all help,» Ayyappan told reporters. Modi, who visited the landslides-hit areas met with select inmates in the relief camps and doctors and enquired about the condition of the patients.

creamy layer in the reservation for SCs and STs in the Constitution given by B R Ambedkar. The Union Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, held a detailed discussion on the Supreme Court judgement on the sub-categorisation of reservation for SCs and STs as granted in the Constitution. «It is the well thought view of the Union Cabinet that the NDA government is firmly committed to the provisions in the Constitution given by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar,» Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told reporters here. He said there was a detailed discussion in the Union Cabinet meeting on a recent Supreme Court judgement that made certain suggestions on the reservation for the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST).

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt together? The question popped up after Pax Jolie-Pitt, the 20-year-old son of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, met with an accident last week and has been released, but needs further treatment, reports 'Blast'. Pax received a severe head injury from an electric bike accident in Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles Police Department or LAPD, paramedics reached the accident site at Hobart and Los Feliz Boulevard after the e-bike rear-ended a vehicle that was stopped at a red light. Pax was immediately shifted to a local hospital with a severe head injury.

government on Friday made it clear that it is not going to introduce any provision of creamy layer in the SC and ST reservation, days after the Supreme Court had said that states have the power to sub-classify SC/STs and observed that they can also identify the creamy layer, even from the SC/STs, excluding them from the benefits. The Cabinet held wide discussions on the SC's order, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told reporters after the meeting today. Today, under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, wide discussions were held on this issue, Vaishnaw said. "...the well-thought opinion of the Cabinet is that the NDA government is committed and dedicated towards the provisions of the Constitution prepared by Baba Saheb Ambedkar. And as per the Constitution, there is no provision of creamy layer in SC and ST reservation. Cabinet's well-thought through decision is that the SC and ST reservation should be according to Baba Saheb's Constitution," Vaishnaw said.

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