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2 months, 1 week ago

The Cloak and Dagger Game: How Washington Tried to Kill Fidel Castro

The article explores the history of assassination attempts on Fidel Castro by the US government, highlighting the cloak-and-dagger tactics employed by the CIA. Washington's history of engaging in similar clandestine operations is presented as a justification for demanding full disclosure about the alleged 'murder for hire' case involving New Delhi.

Law Crime History Political Washington

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Amid Mamata's 'deactivation' charge against Centre, UIDAI says ‘no Aadhaar number has been cancelled’

India TV News

Amid allegations levelled by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee regarding the “deactivation” of Aadhaar cards of SC-STs and minorities of the state ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Unique Identification Authority of India on Monday clarified that to keep the Aadhaar database updated, intimations are issued to Aadhaar number holders from time to time, but no number has been …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Wipro plans to cut hundreds of mid-level onsite job roles

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: Wipro is reportedly planning to cut hundreds of mid-level roles at its onsite locations. In 2021, Wipro acquired Capco, a global management and technology consultancy to the banking and financial services industry, for $1.45 billion. When asked about the proposed lay-offs, in a statement to TNIE, Wipro said, “We are committed to investing in our people, processes, and …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Life and death and how doctors deal with real intimations of mortality everyday

The Hindu

From the classics till modern works of fiction and non-fiction, the central exploration of literature has been around questions of life and/or mortality. Unexpected antagonist In Paul Kalanithi’s poetic autobiography published posthumously, When Breath Becomes Air, death is the unexpected antagonist, appearing in the form of lung cancer that finally fells him. Inspiring stories Several giants in the Indian health …

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1 year, 6 months ago

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last night on Earth imagined in clear-eyed ‘Mountaintop’

LA Times

“The Mountaintop,” a play by Katori Hall that had its Broadway premiere in 2011 in a production starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett, momentously takes place at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April 3, 1968 — the eve of the Rev. Played by Jon Michael Hill, King has just delivered his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” address at …

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2 years ago

TPCC tasks top-level cadre to run party affairs

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: TPCC president A. Revanth Reddy on Saturday assigned responsibilities to senior vice-presidents and vice-presidents for ensuring smooth functioning of the party's day-to-day activities. Senior vice-presidents Mallu Ravi, G. Niranjan, T. Kumar Rao and Vem Narender Reddy have been assigned coordination and administration, Election Commission rules and regulations, calendar programmess and intimations and organisation and coordination with DCC presidents and …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Intimations of an enfeebled state

New Indian Express

Such competition for local power and influence comes with economic benefits too. News is trickling in now about these mob leaders collecting hafta, peace money and indulging in extortion. States like Gujarat and Tamil Nadu have brought it to a tolerable level where investment does take place. The opposite is true here in the marketplace of use of force and …

2 years, 10 months ago

CBIC Reduces Compliances For Import Of Goods At Concessional Rate Of Customs Duty

Live Law

In a significant step towards Atmanirbhar Bharat, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has notified the reduction in compliances and end-to-end automation of procedure relating to import of certain goods at concessional rate of Customs Duty. "The CBIC has reduced the compliances required under the Customs Rules,2017 and introduced end to end automation of the procedure involved. Importers …

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3 years ago

Punjab is Being Set on Fire and Everyone is Walking into the Blaze with Eyes Wide Open

News 18

Recent events in Punjab bring back memories of a conversation in the mid 2000s with an editor of a hard line right-wing Pakistani newspaper published from Lahore. While the ground was being readied by India’s enemies for setting Punjab on fire, the Indian political class was dumbing it down by insinuating, even alleging, that these incidents were nothing but electoral …

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3 years ago

Disturbing intimations of a grim future that seems here already

Live Mint

Haridwar is the gate that leads you to gods. In his 14th century narrative poem Divine Comedy, the Italian poet Dante Alighieri refers to the “gates of hell” while describing a journey through hell and purgatory before reaching paradise. I remember a conversation with the late Alyque Padamsee, an advertising professional who was also a major figure in India’s English …

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3 years, 9 months ago

Hussain suspended because he skipped meetings: East civic body to high court

Hindustan Times

The East Delhi Municipal Corporation on Wednesday justified before the Delhi high court its decision to suspend AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and said he was suspended as he did not attend civic body meetings despite intimations being sent to him. The municipal body had suspended the AAP councillor Tahir Hussain who has been booked in at least 10 cases related …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Books of the week: From Malathi Ramachandran's Mandu to Zadie Smith’s Intimations, our picks

Firstpost

Our weekly roundup of books that should be on your radar. For more of our weekly book recommendations, *** – FICTION Mandu: The Romance of Roopmati and Baz Bahadur By Malathi Ramachandran Niyogi Books India | Rs 395 | 260 pages Author Malathi Ramachandran’s novel, set in 16th century India, is inspired by the legend of the young sultan Baz …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Shreya Sen-Handley | Is nationality fluid, are borders futile?

Deccan Chronicle

Suddenly, two weeks ago, an Indo-China border skirmish spewed into the news. Or if the idea that it is all Mother Earth’s is too wishy-washy for you, let’s say instead that it belongs to us all — natives of this planet. “The Englishman’s home is his castle” they say, and the more stick-in-the-mud sort certainly believe it. Most of all, …

India Indian Long Yada

4 years, 10 months ago

Electrocution mishap: driver of bus arrested

The Hindu

The driver of the bus that touched an 11-KV live wire at Mendarajpur in Odisha’s Ganjam district on February 9, causing the death of 10 persons, was arrested on Tuesday. Additional Superintendent of Police, Berhampur, Pravat Routray said personnel at Golanthara police station were able to track down the driver on Sunday. SOUTHCO letter A letter dated July 4, 2018, …

Bus Rdd Southco Mishap Driver

5 years ago

A Wrong Decision Does Not Give A Right To A Person To Enforce The Wrong Order And Claim Equality: Delhi HC [Read Judgement]

Live Law

Delhi High Court has held that "The law is well settled that equality before law is a positive concept and it cannot be enforced in a negative manner. Though the respondent joined back the duties on 27 November 2008 subject to the enquiry proceedings but again proceeded on unauthorized leave on 28 December 2008 and chose not to appear before …

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5 years, 7 months ago

Vikas Bahl cleared of sexual harassment charges following internal probe, will receive directorial credit for Super 30