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One of the first moves by the Congress on the Madhya Pradesh chess board was to make Randeep Surjewala take charge of the state. Mr Surjewala was earlier the Congress's Karnataka in-charge   The Congress is hoping to use the same winning method it used in the Karnataka election Bhopal:  After its electoral success in Karnataka, the Congress is trying to use the same formula in Madhya Pradesh, be it offering freebies to alleging corruption charges against the ruling BJP. Congress leaders said the party is determined to make a comeback in Madhya Pradesh. The BJP has also changed its strategy to counter the Congress's new line of attack. "Today, I'm giving some guarantees that we will fulfil 100 per cent. We made this promise to the people of Karnataka. The government there passed the bill as soon as it came to power," Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said at a rally in Jabalpur on June 12. "Every month, women will be given ₹ 1,500.Gas cylinder will be avai...

Officials said the elephant tusk was kept inside a chamber in the house of one Asmat Ali, a resident of Laharighat        (Representative Photo) The owner of the home was taken into custody under the Wildlife Protection Act after an elephant tusk measuring 2.5 kilograms was found by forest officials in Assam's Morigaon district on Friday. Officials from the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary searched the Tengatoli area in Laharighat in Morigaon on Friday morning based on the information. The elephant tusk, according to officials, was housed in a chamber in the home of Laharighat resident Asmat Ali. According to officials, the individual was taken into custody for allegedly participating in the unlawful trafficking of wildlife animal body parts. "The arrested person is in the custody of the forest department, and a case has been registered against him under the Wildlife Protection Act," the officers added. Several raids around the state have been conducted in recent weeks by...

BJP downplayed Ajay Rai's announcement that Rahul Gandhi would contest from Amethi and said he (Rai) spoke too much in enthusiasm.     Rahul Gandhi will definitely contest from Amethi, UP Congress chief Ajay Rai said on Friday. (PTI) Rahul Gandhi will undoubtedly run from Amethi in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, according to UPCongress head Ajay Rai, who made the declaration on Friday. However, BJP leader Amit Malviya argued Rai appeared to speak too enthusiastically.Amit Malviya tweeted, "Isn't Rahul Gandhi who is vacationing in Leh astonished after hearing Ajay Rai's declaration. Malviya tweeted, "Now that you've announced Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, you should have also announced where Sonia Gandhi will be running." Although anyone can run for office, kaushal Kishore, a BJP leader, advises against making predictions of victory."In a democracy, anyone from anywhere can run for office. However, it appears that Wayanad's residents have rejec...

US' Center for Disease Control and Prevention is tracking the lineage of the new mutated variant of COVID causing coronavirus.   BA.2.86 has been classified as a “variant under monitoring” by Worl Health Organization (WHO) due to the large number of mutations it carries. The COVID-19 virus has undergone significant mutations recently, according to a statement made on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. The CDC announced on Twitter(X) that the new lineage of the virus, known as BA.2.86, has been found in Israel, Denmark, and the United States. According to the organization, "CDC's advice on protecting yourself from COVID-19 remains the same as we learn more about BA.2.86." As we learn more about BA.2.86, CDC’s advice on protecting yourself from COVID-19 remains the same. https://t.co/DmfPOAPMjW — CDC (@CDCgov) August 18, 2023 According to a tweet from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday, BA.2.86 has been labeled...

US warned companies to be on guard for facility visit requests, and attempts to gather confidential information at conferences.      The U.S. warned this year that China seeks to match or surpass it as a leader in space by 2045 The American space sector was alerted by U.S. counterintelligence agencies on Friday to be wary of attempts by foreign intelligence organizations to steal trade secrets and research in order to advance their own countries' space programs. According to a U.S. counterintelligence officer speaking to Reuters, "we anticipate growing threats to this burgeoning sector of the U.S. economy," adding that "China and Russia are among the leading foreign intelligence threats to the U.S. space industry." In a two-page bulletin, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) claimed that unidentified foreign entities were using cyberattac...

The LI Camera -1 also captured images of the Harkhebi J crater, which has a diameter of approximately 43 km    Lander Vikram is expected to touch down on the Moon next Wednesday New Delhi:  Today, after successfully performing a maneuver that brought it closer to its destination, Chandrayaan 3's lander Vikram provided the most recent photographs of the moon. On X, formerly known as Twitter, India's space agency ISRO posted breathtaking photos taken by the Lander Imager (LI)Camera-1.The Giordano Bruno crater, one of the moon's newest major craters, is shown in the image montage along with other moon craters. Chandrayaan-3 Mission: View from the Lander Imager (LI) Camera-1 on August 17, 2023 just after the separation of the Lander Module from the Propulsion Module #Chandrayaan_3 #Ch3 pic.twitter.com/abPIyEn1Ad — ISRO (@isro) August 18, 2023 The about 43km-diameter Harkhebi J crater was also photographed by the LI Camera-1.The images were captured yesterday following the ...

Preliminary investigations indicate an old enmity with his neighbours could be the cause of the incident, police said.    The gunmen knocked on his door and called his name at around 5:30 am. New Delhi:  Local journalists in the Araria district of Bihar were shot and killed this morning at their home by unidentified assailants, according to Bihar Police. The event happened near the Raniganj Bazaar. Described as a dukhad (sad) occurrence, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said he immediately ordered officials to look into the crime after learning about it. He told reporters in Patna, "How can a journalist be killed like this." According to police, the 35-year-old victim was a local journalist for the publication "Dainik Jagran."Around 5:30 am, the shooters allegedly knocked on his door, yelled his name, and shot him in the chest when he opened the door. Around 5:35 am, the local police station chief arrived at the scene and looked into the situation. Araria, the Superinten...