From The Indian Express
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‘After all, you are only a constable’: Andhra man resigns after being humiliated by senior, cracks UPSC
Striving for excellence irrespective of hours put in to prepare for the UPSC Civil Services Examination, considered one of the toughest competitive exams, is what Uday Krishna Reddy from Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam district said his success mantra is. Reddy secured the 780th rank in the UPSC CSE 2023, the results of which were announced on Tuesday. Reddy, 30, said he will take up the assignment and continue to prepare to achieve his goal of becoming an IAS officer. The motivation to succeed,...
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As temperatures soar past 40 degrees Celsius in parts of Bengal, govt to distribute water packets to beat the heat
The Met department on Wednesday issued a heatwave alert for various districts in West Bengal witnessing rise in temperature. Chief Secretary BP Gopalika, in a virtual meeting at Nabanna on Tuesday, said the control room of each district has been asked to take necessary measures. The state administration has asked the district administration to arrange drinking water trucks in areas dealing with water scarcity. It was decided to send drinking water pouch packets to villages facing water issues,...
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Chess Candidates 2024 Live Updates: Ian Nepomniachtchi beats Vidit to take sole lead; Prag loses; Gukesh draws
FIDE Chess Candidates 2024 Round 11 Live Updates: Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated Vidit Gujrathi in a marathon contest to leap into sole lead after Round 11 of the Candidates 2024 chess tournament. The Russian thus assumes sole lead of the contest, followed by Gukesh and Hikaru Nakamura. Praggnanandhaa lost his Round 11 clash at the Candidates chess tournament to World No 3 Hikaru Nakamura in a game where the 18-year-old from India was playing with white pieces but came under time pressure from...
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Why has Sonam Wangchuk suspended Ladakh’s Pashmina March again?
Two days after he announced “Pashmina March 2” by a “small number of people” for a “week to 10 days” beginning April 17, climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has announced that “Ladakh's Pashmina March” has been “suspended again”. Wangchuk, who held a protest fast for 21 days in March seeking protection for the fragile ecology and local culture of Ladakh, had first announced a Pashmina March to Changthang on the border with China on April 7, but had subsequently called it off citing the “risk of...
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IPL 2024 Orange Cap: Sunil Narine enters top 3, Riyan Parag crosses 300 during KKR vs RR match; Kohli tops list
IPL 2024 Orange Cap Holder: KKR all-rounder Sunil Narine bolted into the top five of the leading run-scorers of the IPL 2024 season after smashing his maiden T20 century against Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday. RR's Riyan Parag became the second batter to cross 300 runs in the season with a quickfire cameo against KKR. Rajasthan skipper Sanju Samson dropped to the fourth spot behind Narine. KKR vs RR Live Score, IPL 2024 On Monday, RCB star Virat Kohli extended his lead in the...
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IPL 2024 Points Table: Sunrisers Hyderabad retain 4th spot, Royal Challengers Bengaluru plummet to 10th after RCB vs SRH
IPL Points Table 2024, Team Rankings: The Sunrisers Hyderabad solidified their place in the points table when they blew away the Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Monday. This also meant that RCB are now 10th in the table, failing to win any of their last 6 matches. On Sunday, Chennai Super Kings strengthened their position in top four, winning their fourth game - beating Mumbai Indians by 20 runs. CSK are third in the points table but are only behind Kolkata Knight Riders (2nd) on NRR and two...
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IPL 2024 Orange Cap: Virat Kohli extends lead while Travis Head enters Top 10 with century after RCB vs SRH
IPL 2024 Orange Cap Holder: RCB star Virat Kohli extended his lead in the Orange Cap race after scoring a quickfire 42 off just 20 balls in the IPL 2024 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday. Even Sunrisers' Heinrich Klaasen and Travis Head entered the top 10 with the latter scoring a century. Earlier, Mumbai Indians' Rohit Sharma had entered the race for the Orange Cap in IPL 2024 after he thumped 105 off just 63 deliveries in the 20-run defeat to the Chennai Super Kings on Sunday. Rohit...
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IPL 2024 Purple Cap: Pat Cummins enters race with 3 wickets after RCB vs SRH
IPL 2024 Most Wickets, Purple Cap Holder: Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins rose up the charts and entered the top 5 in the Purple Cap race, taking over the 4th slot after his match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Monday where he took 3 wickets. On Sunday, Jasprit Bumrah went wicketless against the Chennai Super Kings but still holds the second spot in the wickets tally. Rajasthan Royals' Yuzvendra Chahal had retained the purple cap after he struck once against Punjab Kings on...
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Rajkummar Rao drops Srikanth’s romantic song ‘Tu Mil Gaya’, fans say the actor looks ‘unrecognisable’
Rajkummar Rao has dropped the romantic track, “Tu Mil Gaya” from his upcoming film, Srikanth. Composed by Tanishk Bagchi and sung by Jubin Nautiyal and Tulsi Kumar, “Tu Mil Gaya” focuses on the relationship of the lead couple. The actor plays industrialist Srikanth Bolla in the biopic inspired by the life of founder of Bollant industries. The 32-year-old is now the CEO of the company that manufactures eco-friendly, disposable consumer packaging solutions, in which Ratan Tata has a stake. The...
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Punjab CM Mann breaks down after meeting Kejriwal in Tihar jail: ‘What is his fault?’
After meeting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday in Tihar jail, his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann said the AAP leader was being treated worse than hardcore criminals and that he was made to speak to him on the phone through a glass wall. Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 21 in connection with the Delhi excise policy case and is currently under judicial custody in Tihar jail. An emotional Mann said, “The glass wall was so smudged that it was...
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Today’s Top News Headlines and Latest News at 10:30 am on 15 April 2024
Listen to this morning's headlines: India pauses sending workers to Israel amidst rising tensions; PM Modi & Rahul Gandhi to hold rallies in Kerala for Lok Sabha polls; President Biden leads G7 response to Iran's aerial attack on Israel; and more.
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Why Modi-Shah came up with ‘nakli Sena, nakli NCP’ narrative in Maharashtra
The 2024 Lok Sabha elections are being pitched as a battle between the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Opposition INDIA bloc but in Maharashtra, the BJP has served a new narrative – “nakli (fake) Sena and nakli NCP versus asli (real) Sena and asli NCP”. Political experts say that this is a strategic move by the ruling BJP to counter the sympathy factor that could play out in favour of Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray and Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad...