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Key informant who lied in Biden impeachment pleads guilty: court records
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Key informant who lied in Biden impeachment pleads guilty: court records

Raw Story  

Alexander Smirnov has been given a plea deal after he spent years lying about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter, which resulted in a years-long investigation by Republicans in Congress, flagged national security expert Marcy Wheeler. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, Sen. Chuck Grassley, and former Attorney General Bill Barr all bought into the false claims, resulting in …

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Walkers disappointed as Semmozhi Poonga closed for maintenance work
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Walkers disappointed as Semmozhi Poonga closed for maintenance work

The Hindu  

If you are planning a trip to Semmozhi Poonga then better be aware that the botanical garden on Cathedral Road is closed for the next few weeks. A banner displayed at the entrance by Tamil Nadu Horticulture Development Agency says that the botanical garden is undergoing beautification and maintenance work and public cannot access the space until new dates are …

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Governments closing their unused social media accounts
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Governments closing their unused social media accounts

China Daily  

Government departments across multiple regions in China have been shutting down official social media accounts this year as part of a broader effort to curb formalism and bureaucracy and ease burdens on grassroots governments. Since the start of the year, numerous government agencies in cities including Kunming in Yunnan province, Changsha in Hunan province and Shenzhen in Guangdong province have …

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British-Sikh businessman charged with bribing foreign public official
7 months, 2 weeks ago

British-Sikh businessman charged with bribing foreign public official

Hindustan Times  

London Peter Virdee A British-Sikh businessman wanted in connection with a multimillion-pound bribery investigation by the UK’s National Crime Agency was charged with bribing a foreign public official in a London court on Thursday. “It is alleged that between January 2015 and July 2017, he bribed Asot Michael, a Member of Parliament and government minister of tourism, economic development investment …

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Government offers free portraits of King Charles to churches, universities and hospitals as part of £8m scheme
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Government offers free portraits of King Charles to churches, universities and hospitals as part of £8m scheme

Daily Mail  

Churches, universities and hospitals can apply for a free framed official portrait of King Charles to display, as the Government expands its £8 million scheme to cement public support for the monarch. The move, driven by the Deputy Prime Minister, Oliver Dowden, will make hundreds more public bodies eligible for the picture project. Churches, universities and hospitals can apply for …

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Marine Drive on course to host destination weddings
10 months, 1 week ago

Marine Drive on course to host destination weddings

New Indian Express  

KOCHI : Planning a destination wedding in Kochi? After the Shankhumukham beach in Thiruvananthapuram earned the tag of a wedding destination, Marine Drive is set to be the next open-air destination to offer picture-postcard settings for nuptial bliss. The Greater Cochin Development Authority, in its budget for 2024–25, has proposed to convert the walkway at the northern end of the …

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T.N. begins ‘exploratory process’ for potential merger of village panchayats with urban local bodies
11 months, 4 weeks ago

T.N. begins ‘exploratory process’ for potential merger of village panchayats with urban local bodies

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government is undertaking an “exploratory process” to ascertain the possibility of merging village panchayats with nearby urban local bodies. It is against this backdrop that officials of two departments in charge of rural and urban local bodies - Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, and Municipal Administration and Water Supply - have begun the exercise of gathering inputs …

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Maine State Official Who Removed Trump From Ballot Was Targeted In Swatting Call At Her Home
1 year ago

Maine State Official Who Removed Trump From Ballot Was Targeted In Swatting Call At Her Home

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows just a day after she removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause. Maine State Police responded to what the public safety department said ultimately turned out …

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Former MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan vacates official residence in Bhopal
1 year ago

Former MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan vacates official residence in Bhopal

Hindustan Times  

Bhopal, December 27 : Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, vacated the CM house in Bhopal on Wednesday, moving to a new residence, B-8, 74 bungalow near New Market area, with his family. He congratulated CM Mohan Yadav and his team, saying they may take Madhya Pradesh to great heights. "I am congratulating CM Mohan Yadav and his …

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China achieves full coverage of educational assistance
1 year, 2 months ago

China achieves full coverage of educational assistance

China Daily  

Students read at Delong Primary School in Yuping Dong autonomous county of Tongren, Guizhou province, on Oct 20, 2022. HU PANXUE/FOR CHINA DAILY BEIJING - China has achieved full coverage in its educational assistance for students from families struggling with economic hardship throughout all educational stages and in all public and private schools, a Ministry of Education official said on …

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A data collective can strengthen our statistical system
1 year, 5 months ago

A data collective can strengthen our statistical system

Live Mint  

Most economists remember Margaret Thatcher as a leader who ushered a new era of business-friendly economic policies in the 1980s. The Rayner review led to deep cuts in the survey wing of the government’s statistical service, limiting the range of government data available to the public. As public trust in official statistics declined, the Royal Statistical Society began demanding reforms. …

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Police raid Paris 2024 Olympics HQ in suspected corruption probe
1 year, 6 months ago

Police raid Paris 2024 Olympics HQ in suspected corruption probe

Firstpost  

According to an official with the financial prosecutor’s office, the searches are linked to two preliminary investigations related to the Paris Olympics that had not previously been made public. In a case of suspected corruption, cops on Tuesday searched the headquarters of Paris Olympic organizers, according to the national financial prosecutor’s office. An official with the financial prosecutor’s office said …

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Idaho slayings suspect agrees to extradition to face charges
2 years ago

Idaho slayings suspect agrees to extradition to face charges

LA Times  

Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students, is escorted to an extradition hearing at the Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pa., Tuesday.s A criminology graduate student arrested for the November slayings of four University of Idaho students agreed Tuesday to be extradited from Pennsylvania, where he was taken into custody last week, to face charges …

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White House says Musk's condemnation of top US health official is 'disgusting'
2 years ago

White House says Musk's condemnation of top US health official is 'disgusting'

Hindustan Times  

Billionaire Elon Musk's public condemnation of top U.S. health official Anthony Fauci is "dangerous" and "disgusting," and should be called out, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Monday. As the tweet went viral, the CEO of Twitter and of electric car maker Tesla Inc replied to his own post, adding: "Truth resonates." Fauci, who said he planned …

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Prince Harry was told of Queen's death just 5 minutes before the public: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

Prince Harry was told of Queen's death just 5 minutes before the public: Report

Hindustan Times  

Prince Harry reportedly found out about the passing of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II just a few minutes before the rest of the world, a report from The Telegraph said. King Charles III told his youngest son about his grandmother's demise “five minutes before Buckingham Palace released the official announcement”, the report added. Queen Elizabeth II's Funeral: Britain's Prince Harry …

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Four arrested in assault of Kolkata police officer, torching police vehicle during BJP rally
2 years, 3 months ago

Four arrested in assault of Kolkata police officer, torching police vehicle during BJP rally

Firstpost  

The arrests were made during night-long raids in Beliaghata, Topsia and Bowbazar areas, an official said Kolkata: At least four people were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a police officer and setting a police vehicle on fire in Kolkata during the BJP’s rally, an official said. Assistant Commissioner of Police Debajit Chattopadhyay was chased and assaulted with sticks by …

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S.353 IPC | Person In Exercise Of Right Sanctioned By Law Can't Be Said To Have Deterred Public Official From Discharging His Duty: J&K&L High Court
2 years, 4 months ago

S.353 IPC | Person In Exercise Of Right Sanctioned By Law Can't Be Said To Have Deterred Public Official From Discharging His Duty: J&K&L High Court

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has made it clear that a person is exercising his or her rights that are ordained by the law cannot be said to have deterred the official duty of a public servant, who under a mistaken belief, tried to stop such exercise of rights.Justice Sanjay Dhar observed:"It can never be the duty …

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CM Stalin to appear in public for Tamil Nadu fete
2 years, 5 months ago

CM Stalin to appear in public for Tamil Nadu fete

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin, who is presently admitted to Kauvery Hospital, will be making a public appearance on Monday, July 18, when he would address a gathering at Kalaivanar Arangam to celebrate ‘Tamil Nadu Day,’ which is a commemoration of the naming of the State as Tamil Nadu way back in 1967. The events in Chennai will start …

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Hit by rise in Covid cases & curbs, China mulls exit from 'zero Covid'
2 years, 9 months ago

Hit by rise in Covid cases & curbs, China mulls exit from 'zero Covid'

India Today  

Even as authorities lock down cities in China's worst outbreak in two years, they are looking for an exit from what has been a successful but onerous COVID-19 prevention strategy. “Given the still relatively low infection rate, the lack of the natural immunity and also the ineffectiveness of the vaccines in preventing infections, this is guaranteed to invite another wave …

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India's first ever Common Eligibility Test for govt, public sector bank jobs delayed again
2 years, 11 months ago

India's first ever Common Eligibility Test for govt, public sector bank jobs delayed again

Firstpost  

This is the second time the CET—an ambitious project of the Narendra Modi government—has been delayed due to the pandemic. India’s first-ever Common Eligibility Test — aimed at screening candidates for jobs in the central government and public sector banks — is likely to be delayed again, in the backdrop of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the country, …

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Sameer Wankhede Vs Nawab Malik Defamation Suit- "Public Have Right To Examine And Comment On Actions Of Public Officials, After Reasonable Verification Of Facts": Bombay HC
3 years, 1 month ago

Sameer Wankhede Vs Nawab Malik Defamation Suit- "Public Have Right To Examine And Comment On Actions Of Public Officials, After Reasonable Verification Of Facts": Bombay HC

Live Law  

Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Nawab Malik has raised very important issues concerning the acts and conduct of NCB officer Sameer Wankhede who is a public official, the Bombay High Court said in its detailed order refusing ad-interim relief in the defamation suit filed by Dhyandev Wankhede. On Monday, the court refused to temporarily restrain Malik from making public statements or social …

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Covid Fines in Delhi: From 25 Cr in June to 36 Cr in July, Capital Sees Stringent Enforcement of Norms
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid Fines in Delhi: From 25 Cr in June to 36 Cr in July, Capital Sees Stringent Enforcement of Norms

News 18  

The Delhi Police has collected Rs 36.2 crore for Covid-related violations in the national capital in July. The figures, which were presented by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority in a pandemic review meeting held on Friday, indicated a stricter enforcement of Covid norms after the Delhi government allowed relaxations in economic activities. The DDMA had allowed the Delhi Metro and …

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RTI-Supreme Court Denies Information On Reason Of Overstay Of Justice Arun Mishra In His Official Residence After Retirement
3 years, 10 months ago

RTI-Supreme Court Denies Information On Reason Of Overstay Of Justice Arun Mishra In His Official Residence After Retirement

Live Law  

In response to an application filed under the Right to Information Act seeking details about Supreme Court Justice Arun Mishra's overstay in his official Bungalow, the Supreme Court has revealed that information in this regard cannot be provided as the same are exempt under Section 8 & Section 11 of the RTI Act. The specific query raised in the RTI …

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California’s coronavirus test result data may be flawed, top health official says
4 years, 5 months ago

California’s coronavirus test result data may be flawed, top health official says

LA Times  

A steep decline in California’s coronavirus infection rate announced this week by Gov. Gavin Newson may not be accurate, according to the state’s top public health official who said Tuesday that the state’s data system used to process COVID-19 test results is marred with technical issues. On Tuesday, Los Angeles County public health officials reported an additional 1,901 coronavirus cases …

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