Resignation
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Bangladesh ex-PM Sheikh Hasina did not officially resign from her post before fleeing, says her son
World | Aug 10, 2024, 10:11 AM ISTSeveral reports citing Army officials had claimed that Hasina had resigned from her post before fleeing as protests escalated to the doorstep of her residence. She is currently residing in India and her future travel plans to the UK have apparently hit a roadblock.
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Amazon India head Manish Tiwary tenders his resignation, ends eight-year association with company
Business | Aug 06, 2024, 08:08 PM ISTSince joining the company in 2016, Tiwary is said to have played a crucial role in shaping Amazon’s trajectory in one of its most important markets, ensuring its continued expansion and success in a competitive landscape.
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Bengal Minister Akhil Giri agrees to resign after Mamata's intervention in forest official row
Kolkata | Aug 05, 2024, 07:09 AM ISTWest Bengal Jails Minister Akhil Giri said he will continue to serve as an MLA even after resigning as a minister. Giri said would step down but won't apologise to the forest official.
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UPSC chairman Manoj Soni resigns citing personal reasons: DoPT Sources
India | Jul 20, 2024, 10:26 AM ISTEminent educationist Soni, 59, took over as a member of the Commission on June 28, 2017. He took oath as the UPSC chairman on May 16, 2023 and his term was to end on May 15, 2029.
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What is Naked Resignation? Why Chinese youths are opting this new workplace trend, know risks
Lifestyle | Jul 14, 2024, 01:45 PM ISTNaked Resignation is a trend where Chinese youths quit their jobs without securing new employment. Discover the reasons behind this movement and the potential risks involved.
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UK Elections 2024: Rishi Sunak resigns as PM, Conservative leader after crushing defeat to Labour
World | Jul 05, 2024, 04:27 PM ISTSunak said the public has sent a clear signal that the government must change and apologised to Tory candidates for the defeat to Labour. Sunak's party suffered the worst drubbing in the modern history of the party, winning only 121 seats in the 650-member Parliament.
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Outgoing Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik resigns after losing assembly elections to BJP
India | Jun 05, 2024, 01:17 PM ISTBJD chief Naveen Patnaik served as the Chief Minister of Odisha for last 24 years. He became the CM on March 5, 2000.
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Nepal President's advisor resigns after criticising inclusion of Indian territories in Rs 100 note
World | May 13, 2024, 01:25 PM ISTChiranjivi Nepal, the economic advisor to President Ram Chandra Paudel, termed the decision to include Indian territories in the map on Nepali Rs 100 notes as "inappropriate". Former PM KP Sharma Oli, under whose regime Nepal had first published the controversial map, slammed Chiranjivi's remarks.
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Vietnam's head of parliament resigns amid 'blazing furnace' anti-corruption probe
World | Apr 26, 2024, 05:17 PM ISTHue, 67, is the latest senior member of the government to leave office amid the ongoing "blazing furnace" anti-corruption campaign launched by Communist Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Last month, former Vietnam President Vo Van Thoung resigned after similar allegations.
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Rohan Gupta quits Congress citing insult to Sanatan Dharma, character assassination by seniors
India | Mar 22, 2024, 02:31 PM ISTRohan Gupta narrated the incidences of betrayal and sabotage for the last 40 years and how the leaders got away in spite of their ill-doings. The wounds of those incidences have still not healed, which I could see in his tears.
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Gujarat BJP MLA resigns from assembly ahead of Lok Sabha polls, says 'listened to inner voice'
Gujarat | Mar 19, 2024, 11:00 AM ISTThe three-term MLA from Savli seat in Vadodara district, submitted his resignation to the legislative assembly speaker. The MLA said he was resigning after listening to his "inner voice".
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Chinese ex-foreign minister Qin Gang resigns after missing from public view since last year
World | Feb 27, 2024, 05:08 PM ISTQin was once considered a close confidante of Chinese President Xi Jinping and served as foreign minister for only seven months. He mysteriously disappeared from public view in June 2023 and it was rumoured that he had an extra-marital affair with a well-known TV personality.
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Hungarian President Katalin Novák resigns over child sexual abuse pardon scandal
World | Feb 11, 2024, 08:14 AM ISTHer decision came after more than a week of public outrage after it was revealed that she issued a presidential pardon in April 2023 to a man convicted of hiding a string of child sexual abuses in a state-run children's home.
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Hemant Soren resigns as Jharkhand CM after ED questioning
India | Jan 31, 2024, 11:00 PM ISTHemant Soren, who has been chief minister of Jharkhand from December 2019 to January 2024, is facing serious charges in the money laundering case related to a land deal. The resignation comes ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
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New Zealand's first refugee lawmaker resigns over allegations of shoplifting, charged
World | Jan 17, 2024, 02:47 PM ISTNew Zealand media alleged that Ghahraman had shoplifted several times from high-end boutiques in Auckland and Wellington before Christmas. Without naming the claims, the lawmaker said her behaviour was due to extreme stress, related to previous trauma, and hurt to her mental health.
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Pakistan: Top lawyer bodies demand CEC to step down, says free and fair polls not possible under him
World | Dec 19, 2023, 09:46 PM ISTThe top lawyer bodies stressed the need for a level playing field and equal opportunities for all stakeholders in the February 8 general election. They asked Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja to resign as free and fair polls were "not possible" under him.
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KCR tenders resignation to Governor after losing to Congress in Telangana
Telangana | Dec 03, 2023, 11:53 PM ISTTelangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan accepted the resignation and urged him to continue in office until the formation of the new government.
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Tensions erupt in Bangladesh after rally calls for PM's resignation, paramilitary forces deployed
World | Oct 28, 2023, 07:04 PM ISTAs Bangladesh heads for general elections in January 2024, the opposition party has held numerous protests for months to put forth their demands. BNP's leader Khaleda Zia is under house arrest since 2020 on corruption charges.
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'Not fit to lead UN': Israeli envoy demands resignation of Antonio Guterres over remarks on war
World | Oct 25, 2023, 05:59 AM ISTIsraeli envoy Gilad Erdan alleged that the UN chief is showing compassion for atrocities against Israel and is completely disconnected from the reality of the country. Foreign Minister Eli Cohen also said that he would not meet Guterres after his remarks.
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Jadavpur University Dean of Science Faculty resigns, another student arrested in suicide case
Kolkata | Aug 20, 2023, 06:21 PM ISTA student in the university committed suicide on August 9 after jumping from the second floor of the hostel. He passed away just a day later in hospital.