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Kolkata civic polls: West Bengal BJP writes to EC seeking action against T
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 16 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Election polls, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday urged Election Commission to bar Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Vivek Gupta from campaigning and file FIR against him for allegedly vio
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European Central Bank leaves key rates unchanged at record low
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], December 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Central Bank (ECB) decided on Thursday to keep the interest rate on the main refinancing operations unchanged at 0.00%.
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Webcasting to be arranged in all polling stations except those in border d
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 16 (ANI): To bring about transparency in elections, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra on Thursday said the Election Commission of India (ECI) has assured all political parties that webcasting will be arranged in all polling stations except
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Assembly polls: EC team reaches Punjab to review poll preparedness
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 16 (ANI): A high-level team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday reached here on Wednesday on a two-day visit to take stock of poll preparedness in the state ahead of Punjab Assembly Elections 2022.
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Omicron likely to become dominant strain in Europe at beginning of 2022: E
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control predicted on Wednesday that Omicron would likely overtake Delta to become the dominant coronavirus strain in Europe in early 2022.
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Delhi HC notice to Centre on plea challenging memorandum regarding environ
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre on a petition challenging office memorandum issued on July 7, 2021, by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) providing another opportunity to get Environmental Clearanc
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G-7 foreign ministers exchange views on Beijing Winter Olympics amid calls
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Liverpool [UK], December 11 (ANI): The Group of Seven industrialised nations' Foreign Ministers exchanged their views on the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics amid the echoing call to boycott the games, Kyodo News reported citing a Japanese delegation source.
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BJP seeks EC's confirmation over deployment of CAPF for Kolkata civic body
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 7 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday sought confirmation over whether the West Bengal State Election Commission is taking steps to deploy Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) for the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) elections,
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EC's opposition to CAPF deployment does not augur well for fair polls: Wes
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 7 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Tuesday said that the State Election Commission's (SEC) opposition to the deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) during the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation polls does not augur well for
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ECI warns Telangana Chief Secretary over model code of conduct in Biennial
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has cautioned Somesh Kumar Chief Secretary, Government of Telangana to exercise due care in the conduct of ongoing biennial elections to the Telangana Legislative Council as expected from the officer of his stature.
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Anderson not carrying any injury, plan is to get him ready for 2nd Ashes T
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Brisbane [Australia], December 7 (ANI): The England team management on Tuesday issued a clarification saying pacer James Anderson is fully fit and he has just been rested from the upcoming first Ashes Test against Australia.
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Karnataka opposes declaring Western Ghats as 'Eco-Sensitive Zone': CM Bomm
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 4 (ANI): Declaring the Western Ghats as an Ecologically Sensitive Zone would adversely affect the livelihood of the people in the region. So Karnataka government and the people living in the region are opposed to the implementation of the Kasturirangan
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