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Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from Manipur, the Congress on Saturday said it was an ideological yatra and not an electoral one, and asserted that it was being taken out against the «anyay kaal» of 10 years of the Narendra Modi government. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the biggest challenge before the country is that it is facing an ideology which believes in polarisation, economic inequalities and political authoritarianism. «The prime minister shows golden dreams of 'amrit kaal' but what is the reality of the last 10 years — 'anyay kaal'.

Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) will soon be releasing the date sheet for the students appearing for the board exams of class 10 and 12 soon. Based on the past trends, the timetables were released in mid-January and the exams were conducted in April-May. How to check Rajasthan Board exam 2024 exam schedule once it is out?

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Indian workers to duty-free access on goods with India’s Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal in New Delhi. While the import management system has minimized the impact on businesses, she “urged India to ensure that the end-to-end online system currently in operation and related policies do not restrict trade going forward," according to a joint statement. In October last year, India said it will allow imports of tech hardware without a mandatory license, softening curbs it had previously planned to impose.

Alliance Air, which is the only Indian airline that operates flights to Lakshadweep, has started additional flights to the island amid the India-Maldives row.

Authorities in Idaho on Friday located and retrieved the body of a man who was caught in an avalanche while backcountry skiing with two other men who were rescued the previous day.The two men were located after authorities received a GPS alert of a possible fatality in an avalanche near Stevens Peak close to the Montana border shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday, the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement posted on social media.Authorities established communications using a GPS texting device with the two men. Following a search of the area, the pair were located and transported for medical care, the sheriff’s office said. One of the men suffered a broken arm, KREM-TV reported.

Ayodhya Ram Mandir's chief priest slams Bengal CM for alleged attack on sadhus In a press conference, the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra also invited President Murmu to the Kalaram temple in Nashik, where he will pay a visit on 22 January, the day of the Ayodhya temple consecration ceremony. Thackeray, along with INDIA bloc leaders like Mallikarjun Kharge and Sonia Gandhi have declined the invitation for the forthcoming Ram Temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya. Uddhav Thackeray said he would instead be at the Kalaram temple, believed to have been among the sites where Lord Ram stayed during his exile from Ayodhya.

Madras High Court has warned YouTubers and social media writers who target and troll transgender individuals. The court has ordered YouTuber Joe Micheal Praveen to pay Rs 50 lakh as compensation to transgender-celebrity Apsara Reddy, who is the spokesperson of Tamil Nadu's main opposition party, the AIADMK, a TOI report stated. Google, on the other hand, has been exempted from a similar penalty as it removed the defamatory and scandalous content uploaded by Joe Micheal Praveen after being flagged.

Manipur Integrity (COCOMI), an umbrella body of the Meitei community, has demanded that the Manipur chief minister take over charge of the Unified Command as they feel that the role of security adviser, Kuldiep Singh, has been unfruitful. The four slain villagers were from Akasoi village in Bishnupur district. They had gone to nearby forested areas of Churachandpur district on Wednesday to collect firewood and were kidnapped by the militants and then killed. COCOMI stated that the brutal killing of three individuals by Kuki assailants in the Haotak area of Wangoo Sabal Akasoi exposes a disturbing depth of barbarism ingrained in their psyche.

Imphal, The Congress will begin the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from the violence-hit Manipur on Sunday, in what is being seen as the party's bid to set the narrative in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls and put the spotlight on issues such as unemployment, price rise and social justice. The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will travel through 100 Lok Sabha segments in 15 states and the party believes it will prove to be as «transformative» as Gandhi's earlier cross-country march.

Sweden's government and military urging Swedes to be ready for war has triggered panicked buying, frightened children and a fierce debate in the Nordic country. While Sweden has contributed troops to international peacekeeping missions, the country has not been directly involved in an armed conflict since the Napoleonic era. The realities of war are therefore foreign to most Swedes. «There could be war in Sweden,» Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin told an annual defence conference on Sunday, warning Swedes against complacency. Days later, the sentiment was echoed by the commander of Sweden's armed forces Micael Byden, who showed pictures of burnt out and bombed houses from Ukraine. «Do you believe that this could be Sweden?,» Byden asked the audience, later explaining that the question was not a rhetorical one. "Russia's war against Ukraine is a step, not an end goal, for the ambition to establish spheres of influence and tear down the rule-based world order," he added. Ending two centuries of neutrality and military non-alignment, Sweden applied to join NATO in May 2022, in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, though its bid is currently held up by Turkey and Hungary. In early December, Stockholm and Washington signed a pact paving the way for US forces to operate in Sweden. Byden then went on to say that Swedes needed to «mentally prepare for war.» — Anxious children - The statements were widely spread by news outlets and social media. Subsequently, children's rights group Bris said it had seen a noticeable uptick in calls to its support hotline from children worried about the prospect of an impending war. «Many children already have a level of anxiety that was made worse by this news,»

India-Maldives row, Alliance Air the only airline that operates to Lakshadweep has started additional flights. Due to a surge in the number of passengers willing to visit Lakshadweep, Alliance Air, the only Indian airline that operates to Lakshadweep, has started additional flights to Kochi-Agatti-Kochi. A senior official of Alliance Air informed that the additional flights will operate two days a week i.e.

A new Communist Party slogan was born on January 9th. The phrase, which appeared on the front page of the People’s Daily, a party mouthpiece, defies easy interpretation. A loose translation might read “nine issues that must be grasped".

new tax regime which combines lower tax rates with a very limited number of exemptions. As of now, an individual's contribution of up to Rs 50,000 to the National Pension System (NPS) under Section 80CCD (1B) as deduction under the old tax regime but not under the new tax regime. Promotion of retirement saving is also a stated goal of the government because of which the above-mentioned deduction was allowed over and above the tax saving investment limit of Rs 1.5 lakh under Section 80C in the old tax regime.

China's Weibo social media platform blocked a hashtag on Taiwan's election Saturday after it became one of the site's top-trending topics following polls opening on the self-ruled island. «In accordance with relevant laws, regulations and policies, the content of this topic is not displayed,» a notice on the website showed when the hashtag "Taiwan election" was searched for at around 9:45 am local time (0145 GMT).

Amit Malviya had remarked “it is a crime to be Hindu in West Bengal", after a video emerged on social media platforms showing a group of sadhus (ascetics) purportedly stripped and assaulted by a mob in the Purulia district. Amit Malviya lashed out at the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government helmed by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for the “absolutely shocking incident". "Absolutely shocking incident reported from Purulia in West Bengal.

HanuMan Box Office Collection Day 1: Prashanth Varma's mythological superhero film ‘HanuMan’ performed well on its first day at the box office and better than Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi starrer Merry Christmas. According to film industry tracker Sacnilk, the film minted ₹11.91 crore net in India on its release day.

G Herbo, the rapper, has been handed a sentence of three years of probation on Thursday after being found guilty for the role he played in a scheme using stolen credit card details for paying for a luxurious lifestyle which included designer puppies and private jets. The Chicago rapper who is 28 years old with the real name Herbert Wright III, made a guilty plea in the federal court in Springfield, Massachusetts, under a deal signed with prosecutors in the past year. He was found guilty of being involved in a conspiracy committing wire fraud as well as laying down false statements. In lieu, the prosecutors have dissolved numerous counts of exasperated identity theft.

enjoy your work. You should be passionate about your work. The work is a holiday then," Sudha Murthy said.

Carbon emissions pose a significant concern and businesses are increasingly acknowledging the necessity of sustainability under the umbrella ‘Environmental, social and governance’ (ESG), West Bengal Environment Minister Mohd Ghulam Rabbani said. «We are entering an era where carbon emissions pose a significant concern. Businesses are increasingly acknowledging the imperative of sustainability, under the umbrella term ESG.

Ram Mandir event. The decision led to a major political controversy as the BJP accused Congress of being anti-Hindu. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that they should not have been invited in the first place.