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‘Human shield’ on India border: Bangladesh opposition to launch protest over alleged ‘push-ins’

ANI file photo Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami and a coalition of opposition parties, including the National Citizen Party (NCP), have announced protests along the India-Bangladesh border over alleged “push-ins” by India and the reported killing of Bangladeshi nationals near the frontier.The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance has unveiled a two-day protest programme, demanding an end to the alleged push-ins...

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Meenakshi Natarajan row ends in BJP’s 3-0 Rajya Sabha sweep in MP amid Congress protest

BHOPAL: What began as a high-stakes political gamble by BJP and triggered allegations of horse-trading, constitutional conspiracy, midnight protests and legal warfare finally ended on Thursday with an anti-climactic yet politically explosive finale for the Congress in Madhya Pradesh’s Rajya Sabha battle. With the 3 pm deadline for withdrawal of nominations expiring and Congress nominee...

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Trump’s long-time supporter Larry Ellison’s Oracle gets contract for US govt’s HR platform

The Trump administration has awarded Oracle a massive contract to build a unified, government-wide human resources platform. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which acts as the federal government’s central HR department, selected the tech giant for the 10-year, $395.8 million “Federal HR 2.0” contract.According to reports by news agency Reuters and local publication Washington...

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‘All soldiers of Congress’: Pilot plays down Gehlot’s remarks, says he has always shown affection

Image: PTI, IANS NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Thursday sought to play down former Rajasthan chief ministerAshok Gehlot‘s recent criticism of him, saying Gehlot has always shown him affection. Emphasising party unity, Pilot said Congress leaders and workers should work together to strengthen the organisation.“I heard his statement. What I remember is...

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Google ‘refuses’ funding from Trump administration for Quantum Computing; here’s why

Representative Image Google refused to participate in the $2 billion quantum computing funding announced by the US government last month. The tech giant has now explained that the funding from the Trump administration came with “conditions” that would’ve prevented the company from moving as quickly as it wanted in its quantum computing efforts. Speaking at...

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