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‘Moment of pride’: India’s poll process gets global recognition; comes amid oppn’s SIR attack | India News

Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday informed that India has been invited to chair the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) for the first time, gaining recognition for its electoral process.Commenting on this achievement, he said, “The world recognises the successful…

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Vedan’s Kerala State Award sparks controversy: Gayatri Asokan stands firm on the jury’s choice; Deedi Damodaran condemns ‘unjust recognition’ |

Rapper Vedan’s Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyricist has sparked intense debate. While jury member Gayatri Asokan defended the unanimous decision as artistically justified, screenwriter Deedi Damodaran condemned it as a moral failure, accusing the panel of betraying Kerala’s promise to uphold accountability and women’s dignity in art. Controversy happened after rapper Vedan (Hirandas…

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Power Creator Awards 2025: Travel Edition – Winners of special recognition awards

Power Creator Awards 2025: Travel Edition, hosted by Times Entertainment at Eros Hotel, New Delhi, celebrated India’s most inspiring travel storytellers. While several creators were recognised under Jury and Popular categories, a select few received Special Recognition Awards, reserved for voices that have gone beyond trends to redefine how India experiences travel.Among this year’s standout…

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Health milestone! India sets 3 Guinness World Records; Swasth Nari campaign marks global recognition | India News

India sets 3 Guinness World Records; Swasth Nari campaign marks global recognition NEW DELHI: India has set three Guinness World Records under the nationwide “Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan” (SNSPA), marking a major milestone in preventive and women-centric healthcare, the Union Health Ministry announced on Friday.The records include the most people to register for a…

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Canada to launch $97 million fund to speed up foreign credential recognition in key sectors

Canada’s upcoming federal budget (2025) will include creation of a ‘Foreign Credential Recognition Action Fund’, a $97 million initiative spread over five years.At present several immigrants with foreign degrees and professional licenses have to take up menial jobs, which include driving buses, while they wait endlessly for their credentials to be recognized. Carney ‘Politely’ Skewers…

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Flying into the US? You will be photographed and entered into a facial recognition database

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced a sweeping expansion of its biometric tracking regime, declaring in a recent notification in the Federal Register that virtually every non-US citizen entering or departing the United States will be photographed and entered into a facial-recognition database. Under the final rule, which covers airports, seaports and…

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Payment revolution! Facial recognition, fingerprints to soon authenticate UPI payments, Aadhaar biometric data to be used: Report

The verification process will utilise biometric information through Aadhar identification system. (AI image) Facial recognition and fingerprint authentication – these are the two new features that may be launched for payments made through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), according to a Reuters report.The National Payments Corporation of India, UPI’s operator, intends to display this biometric…

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Global recognition: India wins ISSA Award 2025 for social security; coverage jumps from 19% to 64% in a decade

India has been recognised globally for its strides in social protection, becoming the fifth country to win the prestigious International Social Security Association (ISSA) Award for Outstanding Achievement in Social Security.The honour was conferred at the World Social Security Forum (WSSF) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where Union Labour and Employment Minister Mansukh Mandaviya received the…

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‘Adira should earn recognition through merit’: Rani Mukerji on keeping her daughter away from public eye with Aditya Chopra |

Rani Mukerji recently shared her and husband Aditya Chopra’s decision to keep daughter Adira away from public life, aiming for her to earn recognition through personal merit rather than parental fame. The actress also discussed balancing motherhood and her career, recounting how she managed filming ‘Hichki’ while breastfeeding, highlighting the importance of mutual understanding with…

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‘Surrender to ransom demands’: Donald Trump condemns recognition of Palestinian state by West; warns it ‘rewards Hamas’

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized Western nations for recognizing a Palestinian state, arguing the move would reward what he called “horrible atrocities” committed by Hamas.“As if to encourage continued conflict, some of this body is seeking to unilaterally recognize the Palestinian state. The rewards would be too great for Hamas terrorists for their…

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