Jagdeep Dhankhar applies for pension, claims MLA benefits in Rajasthan – why it was stopped in 2019 | India News

NEW DELHI: After resigning from his Vice President post, Jagdeep Dhankhar has applied for a pension as a former legislator in Rajasthan, PTI reported. He hade represented the Kishangarh Assembly constituency as a Congress MLA from 1993 to 1998.Dhankhar had earlier received the pension as a former legislator until July 2019, which was discontinued until…

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Former Activision boss reportedly wants to buy TikTok

Bobby Kotick, the former head of Activision Blizzard, is reportedly considering buying TikTok, as the app could be banned in the United States. The Wall Street Journal reports that Kotick has talked to ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok, about buying the app, which could cost hundreds of billions of dollars.This comes as US lawmakers…

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Evening news wrap: IAF shares why Pak asked for ceasefire; US court declares most tariffs by Trump illegal & more

Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari said that fewer than 50 weapons were fired at designated Pakistani military targets, prompting Islamabad to request a halt to hostilities by midday on May 10.A US federal appeals court has ruled that most tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under emergency powers were illegal, challenging…

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SCO Summit: China’s Xi Jinping to host PM Modi, Putin amid Trump tariff strain – who’s attending | India News

Xi Jinping, PM Modi (C), Putin (R) China’s port city of Tianjin is set to become the stage for high-stakes diplomacy as world leaders gather for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, hosted by President Xi Jinping. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among the most closely watched attendees, marking PM…

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‘India, a long live economy’: Shivraj slams Trump’s ‘dead economy’ remark; cites new GDP data | India News

NEW DELHI: Union agriculture minister Shivraj Chouhan on Saturday countered US President Donald Trump’s description of India as a “dead economy,” saying the latest GDP figures showed that “India is a long live economy” on the path to becoming developed and self-reliant. According to government data released on Friday, the country’s economy grew by 7.8…

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From Puri to Delhi: Jagannath Rath Yatra wheels to adorn Parliament; LS speaker Om Birla gives nod | India News

Carpenters and servitors busy in constructing wheels for the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra ahead of the Rath Yatra festival, in Puri, Odisha. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has agreed to a proposal by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to install three wheels from the chariots used…

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