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Maradona’s statue to be installed in Goa for inspiring youth, says Goa minister

Science and Technology minister Michael Lobo announced on Wednesday about him installing a life-size statue of footballer Diego Maradona, with the objective of motivating the youth of Goa who are into football. The statue will be instituted in the coastal belt of North district. The Argentine soccer player died of a cardiac arrest on Wednesday….

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India’s official entry to Oscars ‘Jallikattu’ is a Malayalam film

The Film Federation of India declared that Malayalam feature film ‘Jallikattu’, directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, has been chosen to be India’s official entry for the International Feature Film Category at the Oscars. From the feature films in 27 languages like from Hindi, Marathi, Odiya, and various others, Jallikattu was unanimously selected. It is about…

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DK Shivkumar says, he will cooperate with CBI regarding investigation of DA case

Congress Karnataka unit President DK Shivkumar said he will extend his complete cooperation to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) just before appearing for the disproportionate assets (DA) case on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Shivkumar said, “On the day of my daughter’s engagement, CBI had come to issue me summons, as we were not available, so…

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Naveen Patnaik appeals to Centre for giving a timeframe for the 2020-21 academic year and boards

As the schools are shut for over eight months now to contain the transmission of Covid-19 pandemic, chief minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to urge the Union government to have a clarification regarding the timeframe for conducting Board and Higher Secondary examinations and the duration pertaining to the academic…

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Yediyurappa headed panel to assess Karnataka’s Covid-19 vaccination process

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa headed panel committee will formed for reviewing the Covid-19 vaccination in the state, with the government determined that over 29,451 vaccination sites. After a video-conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, Home Minister Basavraj Bommai stated the government is making several plans to make up the similar arrangements for…

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Kerala HC anticipates upcoming development for Police Act, pushes hearing to Nov 25

The Kerala High Court adjourned the court hearing to November 25, pushed by the petitions invoking the Section 118 A of the Kerala Police Act, anticipating for the upcoming developments regarding the issue. The submission presented by Additional Advocate General representing the Kerala government was noted by a division bench having Chief Justice S Manikumar…

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