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BJP to sweep Gujarat and form government for seventh consecutive term

December 8, 2022

As the BJP swept the assembly elections with an unprecedented majority, state BJP chief CR Paatil said on Thursday that the next chief minister of Gujarat would be sworn in at 2 p.m. on December 12. The oath-taking event will include participation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home...

EU asks WTO panels to investigate China’s patent practises, Lithuania

December 8, 2022

The EU has stated that it has asked the World Trade Organization (WTO) to set up panels for two of its ongoing trade disputes with China. "One concerns the legality of the trade restrictions that China has had in place against Lithuanian exports and EU exports containing Lithuanian content since...

Karnataka: Father ‘hires’ killers to get son killed

December 8, 2022

The Hubballi Police in Karnataka stated they have detained seven suspects, including the primary suspect, the victim's father, who "confessed" to having "hired" six people to kill his own son. Police Commissioner Hubballi, Labhu Ram, said, "Akhil, a jeweller, was murdered on December 1. His uncle filed the missing person's...

There is pro-incumbency in Gujarat: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on BJP leading in state assembly polls

December 8, 2022

Rajnath Singh, the former party president and the defence minister, claimed on Thursday that there was pro-incumbency in the coastal state despite emerging trends showing a massive lead for the BJP in the Gujarat Assembly elections despite the party having ruled the state for nearly three decades. "There is pro-incumbency...

Former Theranos executive Ramesh Sunny Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years in jail

December 8, 2022

United States Attorney Stephanie Hinds announced on Wednesday that Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, a former executive of the US health technology company Theranos, had been given a fraud sentence of 12 years and 11 months in federal prison. The U.S. Attorney's Office claimed in a statement that Balwani misrepresented the reliability...

‘Deeply disturbing’: UN condemns first public execution since Taliban takeover

December 8, 2022

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed its disapproval of the alleged first public execution in Afghanistan since the Taliban took control last year. Since the extremist group took control of the nation last year, the Taliban have executed one man in public, according to Voice of America (VOA). The...

Two groups declared as ‘Terrorist Organisations’ under UAPA in last 3 years: MHA

December 7, 2022

Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai stated that India has designated two organisations as "terrorist organisations" that have been outlawed over the past three years. Kartikey Sharma, a member of the Rajya Sabha, requested information on any banned organisations that have been associated with terrorism of any kind...

Three accused detained in Coimbatore car bomb blast case

December 7, 2022

National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday detained three suspects in connection with the bomb blast case that occurred on October 23 in front of the Kottai Eswaran Temple in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. According to a statement from the NIA, those detained have been named as Mohammed Thoufeek,...

BJP schedules meeting with winning MCD council members

December 7, 2022

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called a meeting of its key office bearers on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the BJP headquarters, according to BJP sources. The MCD election-winning party councillors have scheduled another meeting. In the civic body elections for the national capital, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) defeated...

West Bengal: Two shot dead in Baruipur over dispute

December 7, 2022

Police reported on Wednesday that two people were shot dead after a dispute in the Baruipur neighbourhood of West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district. Sajjat The two deceased have been identified as Mondal, 48, and Sarfuddin Laskar, 32, both residents of Baruipur, according to officials. The incident was reported on...

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