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Satwik-Chirag duo in finals of French Open Super 750 event

Business Standard 

The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty continued their dream run, sailing into the finals of the French Open Super 750 with a straight game win over Japan's Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe here. Satwik and Chirag, who had won their maiden Super 500 title at the Thailand Open in August, notched up a 21-11 25-23 win over the fifth seeded Japanese combination in a 56-minute semifinal on Saturday. The duo's effort is commendable as this is the first time an Indian... Читать дальше...

Former Punjab BJP chief Kamal Sharma dies

Business Standard 

Former Punjab BJP president and senior party leader Kamal Sharma passed away on Sunday morning after suffering a heart attack in Ferozepur district. Sharma, 48, went for a morning walk where he suffered a heart attack, a close aide of Sharma said He was taken to a local hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead, he said. Sharma is survived by his wife and two children. Two hours back, Sharma had greeted people on Diwali through his Twitter handle.

It’s time to broaden the impeachment inquiry

1newsday.com 

Holding up authorized military aid to Ukraine in an effort to coerce the government into smearing Joe Biden and validating an absurd conspiracy theory that aims to exonerate Russia for 2016 election interference is a perfectly impeachable offense. In that sense, the desire of House Democrats to avoid confusing the issue by turning their impeachment […]

“High Crimes and Misdemeanors,” explained

1newsday.com 

“I’m a former prosecutor, and what I know is this is a perfect time for a preliminary hearing, where you would say, ‘Show us your evidence. What evidence of a crime do you have?’” former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker told Fox News. “I mean, the Constitution, you know, sort of — abuse of power […]

The meritocracy is failing. Should we get rid of it?

1newsday.com 

Meritocracy is such an intuitive concept that defining it feels redundant. It is the idea that social and economic rewards should track talent, effort, and achievement. Spots at the most prestigious educational institutions should go to the smartest kids; positions at the highest-paying firms should be given to the most-skilled workers. While the term “meritocracy” […]



Uruguayans vote for president with eyes on likely runoff

The Seattle Times 

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Fifteen years of leftist rule hangs in the balance as Uruguay faces a tight presidential election that is likely to head to a runoff vote. The left-leaning Broad Front coalition has governed the small South American nation since 2005 and its achievements include laws to approve gay marriage and the creation […]

'Chhath Puja Patna' mobile app launched, people can now navigate ghats

Zee News (zeenews.india.com) 

Patna district administration has launched this app on through which people can navigate the ghats where they can perform traditional rituals. Union Minister Ravishankar Prasad had taken stock of preparations for Chhath Puja in Patna and inspected several ghats of the Ganges in the town.





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