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INDIA bloc leaders attend virtual meeting, focus on seat-sharing agenda

New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): A virtual meeting of INDIA bloc leaders began on Saturday afternoon to review seat-sharing agenda, participation in Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra and other matters related to the alliance. The bloc leaders are also likely to discuss the name of the convener for the alliance. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar attended the meeting of INDIA bloc leaders via video conferencing in Mumbai. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK leader MK Stalin and party leader Kanimozhi Karunanidhi attended the meeting via video conferencing in Chennai. Earlier, there was a meeting of Congress and Aam

Voting under way in Taiwan’s critical elections watched closely by China

TAIPEI/TAINAN, Taiwan, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Polling was under way on Saturday in Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary elections which China has framed as a choice between war and peace and are happening as Beijing ramps up pressure to get the island to accept its sovereignty. Taiwan has been a democratic success story since holding its first direct presidential election in 1996, the culmination of decades of struggle against authoritarian rule and martial law. The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which champions Taiwan’s separate identity and rejects China’s territorial claims, is seeking a third term in office with its candidate, current

It’s normal for your mind to wander. Here’s how to maximise the benefits

Melbourne, Jan 13 (The Conversation) Have you ever found yourself thinking about loved ones during a boring meeting? Or going over the plot of a movie you recently watched during a drive to the supermarket? This is the cognitive phenomenon known as “mind wandering”. Research suggests it can account for up to 50% of our waking cognition (our mental processes when awake) in both western and non-western societies. So what can help make this time productive and beneficial? Mind wandering is not daydreaming Mind wandering is often used interchangeably with daydreaming. They are both considered types of inattention but are

ED issues fourth summons to Kejriwal in Delhi excise policy case for Jan 18

New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate has issued summons for the fourth time to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for questioning in the Delhi excise policy-linked money laundering case, official sources said on Saturday. Kejriwal, who is also the national convener of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), has been asked to depose before the agency at its headquarters here on January 18, they said. According to AAP sources, Kejriwal is supposed to be in Goa for a three-day visit from January 18 to 20 to take stock of his party’s preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The 55-year-old

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