Rajya Sabha Pick Meenakshi Natarajan's Nomination Junked, Congress Protests
- Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan's nomination has been rejected by the Election Commission
- Natarajan failed to disclose a pending case in her nomination papers, prompting rejection, sources said
- Natarajan has accused the BJP of manipulating the Rajya Sabha election and undermining democracy
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Trinamool MP Pitched Mamata Banerjee As Future PM. She May Join Rebels
- Saayoni Ghosh, a vocal Trinamool MP, has joined a rebel group of 20 MPs
- The rebel MPs wrote to the Speaker and offered support to the NDA in Parliament
- Ghosh was previously a strong supporter of Mamata Banerjee and led the youth wing
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Sushmita Dev Quits Trinamool, Meets Himanta Biswa Sarma For "Guidance"
- Sushmita Dev resigned from all Trinamool party posts and Rajya Sabha membership on Wednesday
- Dev, the daughter of veteran Congress leader Santosh Mohan Dev, joined the Trinamool in 2021
- She is the second Rajya Sabha MP from Trinamool to quit this week. Sukhendu Sekhar Ray quit on Monday
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No Pressure On Crash Victims' Families: Air India To Vijay Rupani's Daughter
- Air India denies pressuring families to accept compensation within a fixed timeframe
- Interim compensation of Rs 25 lakh given to 96% of families of last year's crash victims so far
- Final investigation report on AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad by AAIB is still pending completion
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Meet Indian-Origin Man Behind Drone Boat That Rescued US Pilots From Hormuz
- US Navy used Corsair drone boat to rescue Apache helicopter crew near Strait of Hormuz
- Corsair, developed by Texas-based Saronic Technologies, is AI-powered and diesel-fueled
- The 24-foot Corsair can travel 35 knots with a range over 1,000 nautical miles
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Madhya Pradesh Removes Two-Child Norm For Government Employees
- Madhya Pradesh will remove the two-child restriction for government servants
- Having more than two children was considered misconduct for serving government employees
- The decision aligns Madhya Pradesh with states like Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh which have removed the bar
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Congo Says Number Of Confirmed Ebola Cases Rises To Nearly 600
- Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo rise to nearly 600 with 115 deaths reported
- The outbreak involves the Bundibugyo strain and started in mid-May
- Cases span 17 health zones in Ituri, seven in North Kivu, and one in South Kivu
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Astronaut Captures Stunning View Of Southern Lights From Space: "It Danced"
- Astronaut Jessica Meir captured a timelapse of the Southern Lights from SpaceX Dragon spacecraft
- The aurora australis appeared as green ribbons dancing directly below the spacecraft in orbit
- Auroras are caused by charged solar particles colliding with Earth's atmospheric gases
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Maa Behen Director Responds To Viral Choli Ke Peeche Reference: 'Too Clever'
- The 1993 film Khal Nayak faced controversy over its song Choli Ke Peeche for vulgarity allegations
- Suresh Triveni's Netflix film Maa Behen uses a sleeveless blouse as a central character and symbol
- Madhuri Dixit stars in Maa Behen, where her character faces judgement for wearing a sleeveless blouse
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Rupee Strengthens 14 Paise To Close At 95.27 Against Dollar Amid Likely RBI Support
- Rupee gained 14 paise to close at 95.27 against the US dollar on Wednesday
- RBI likely intervened to curb volatility and support the rupee at lower levels
- Brent crude and US dollar index declined, aiding rupee's positive settlement
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