Kharge vs Tharoor: Stage set for counting of votes, Congress to get first non-Gandhi president in 24 years on Wednesday

New Delhi, October 18The Congress will get its first non-Gandhi president in 24 years on Wednesday after more than 9,500 votes cast to choose between senior leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are counted to cap the election contest, the sixth in its 137-year-old history.The counting of the votes cast…

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Not just tobacco, alcohol too top driver of oral cancer: New research

Aditi TandonNew Delhi, October 18A group of international experts convened by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), in the first evaluation of oral cancer prevention strategies worldwide, has found that tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption were the main drivers of oral cancer in most countries but the use…

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Internet Freedom in India improves after 4 years of decline: Freedom House

New Delhi, October 18India’s internet freedom score improved by two points to 51 in the global ranking following efforts to bridge the digital divide in the country, the US government-funded NGO Freedom House said on Tuesday.The improvement in the score is also based on reduced frequency and intensity of internet…

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PU students’ council election: AAP’s student wing CYSS registers its maiden victory, Aayush Khatkar wins presidential poll by securing 2,712 votes

Chandigarh, October 18The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) made their presence felt in the Panjab University Campus Students’ Council (PUCSC) elections as their students’ wing Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS) candidate Aayush Khatkar won the presidential poll.Khatkar got 2712 votes, while his nearest rival Harish Gujjar of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad…

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BCCI vs PCB: Jay Shah announces Asia Cup at ‘neutral venue’, Pakistan threatens World Cup pullout

Mumbai/Karachi, October 18 The Indian and Pakistan cricket boards put themselves on a collision course on Tuesday after BCCI secretary Jay Shah said the 2023 Asia Cup will be played at a neutral venue, prompting the neighbours to threaten a boycott of next year’s ODI World Cup. The hosting rights…

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Himachal Assembly polls: Congress announces names of 46 candidates; see full list

Shimla, October 18 The Congress on Tuesday announced the names of 46 candidates for the November 12 assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh. Leader of Opposition Mukesh Agnihotri will contest from Haroli. Asha Kumari will be Congress candidate from Dalhousie and Sukhwinder Sukhu from Nadaun. There are 68 Assembly segments…

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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Union Minister Hardeep Puri inaugurate country’s largest compressed bio gas plant in Sangrur

Parvesh Sharma Bhuttal Kalan (Sangrur), October 18 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann along with Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated India’s largest bio energy plant at Bhuttal Kalan in Sangrur district today. It has been constructed by Verbio AG, one of Germany’s leading bio-energy companies, at a cost of Rs…

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