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At least fifteen people were killed in a “terrorist attack” where gunmen opened fire at worshippers in a Shia pilgrimage site in Iran’s city of Shiraz, as reported by Al Arabiya citing state media reports.
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Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena approved Chhath Puja at designated Ghats on the Yamuna river in the national capital, sources told ABP News, adding that he had asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to ensure clean Ghats and water for the devotees.
After Mallikarjun Kharge officially took the charge as Congress president, all the members of the Congress Working Committee, General Secretaries of All India Congress Committee and in charges have tendered their resignations to Kharge, informed Congress MP KC Venugopal.
Congress President-elect Mallikarjun Kharge officially took charge as party president today at All India Congress Committee headquarters in Delhi in presence of former party president Sonia Ganhi, MP Rahul Gandhi and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi
Congress President-elect Mallikarjun Kharge, former party president Sonia Gandhi, senior leader and MP Rahul Gandhi and party's General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi have reached the All Indian Congress Committee headquarters in Delhi ahead of Kharge taking charge of the post
One foreign terrorist has been killed in Sudpora near the Line of Control in Kupwara. Incriminating materials including arms and ammunition have been recovered. Search going on. Further details shall follow, police have said.
Veteran leader Mallikarjun Kharge will formally take over as Congress president todat after he is handed over the certificate of election and the baton by Sonia Gandhi at a function in New Delhi. Hectic preparations were underway at the Congress headquarters for the ceremony where party president Sonia Gandhi will hand over the baton to her successor, Mallikarjun Kharge, the first non-Gandhi to head the outfit in 24 years.
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Mallikarjun Kharge To Formally Take Over As Congress President
Newly elected Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will formally take over on Wednesday. Hectic preparations were underway at the Congress headquarters for the ceremony where party president Sonia Gandhi will hand over the baton to her successor, Mallikarjun Kharge, the first non-Gandhi to head the outfit in 24 years.
Kharge defeated Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor in a direct contest for the top post in the grand old party after the Gandhis opted out of the race.
Ahead of his taking over, Kharge called on former prime minister Manmohan Singh at his residence and spent some time with him.
On Wednesday morning Kharge will pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat and also visit memorials of former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, besides former deputy prime minister Jagjivan Ram.
Meanwhile, security personnel and workers made last-minute arrangements in the Congress president's office and on the AICC headquarters lawns where a tent was being put up.
Chairman of the central election authority of the Congress Madhusudan Mistry will formally hand over the election certificate to Kharge at the function, which will also see the presence of outgoing chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
DU To Allow Undergraduate Candidates Upgrade Their Course, College
Delhi University will open a two-day window from Wednesday allowing those who gained admission in undergraduate courses to upgrade to their higher 'programme+college combination' preference, a senior official said.
The upgrade option will not be available for those who have been allocated their first preference of course and college, the official said.
The last date for payment of fees for admission to Delhi University's undergraduate programmes following the first round of seat allocation was October 25.
The university will display vacant seats following the conclusion of the first round of the Central Seat Allocation System on Wednesday. Thereafter, the candidates can opt to upgrade their allotted seats.
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