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In a speech at the Great Hall of the People, President Xi presided over a national commendation conference marking China's triumph over absolute poverty. This ceremony honored some significant role models, but equally important, it acknowledged the collective effort of China's government and its people in accomplishing this momentous task. President Xi emphasized the role that China's poor have played in the poverty eradication process. With the government providing the appropriate structure and leadership for poverty eradication, it could unlock the impetus of ordinary people to mobilize their creativity and resources to address poverty based on their local conditions. Significant in China's poverty eradication has been the unified response from all levels of government to devote serious resources to tackling this issue. In the past eight years, it is estimated that China allocated about $250 billion in fiscal resources to the poverty issue. Demonstrating a commitment to ... » Learn More about Celebrating a historic victory over poverty

R Ashwin and Axar Patel demolished the England batting line-up as India scripted an epic ten-wicket win in the third Test in Motera, Ahmedabad on Thursday. The duo combined to pick 18 wickets in both the innings as the pink-ball affair between both the sides was completed inside two days. Axar bagged 11 wickets in the contest and was named man of the match for his effort, while Ashwin scalped a total of eight wickets and also went on to become the fastest Indian cricketer to pick 400 wickets in Tests. The cricket fraternity lauded the efforts by the duo and shared their congratulatory messages on Twitter. Here are a few tweets: Just unbelievable to witness the boys sealing the match in just two days. What a clinical win! Onwards and upwards. Jai Hind. #INDvENG #Pinkballtest @BCCI pic.twitter.com/uJrF3yQjaM — Suresh Raina (@ImRaina) February 25, 2021 Congratulations #TeamIndia on going up 2-1 in the Test Series. Let’s make it 3-1 guys! Good ... » Learn More about ‘Let’s make it 3-1 guys’: Cricket fraternity celebrate India’s emphatic win against England in Motera

Lady Gaga's dog walker was shot and two of the singer's French bulldogs were stolen in Hollywood during an armed robbery, police said. The singer is offering a $500,000 reward. The dog walker was shot once Wednesday night and is expected to survive his injuries, according to Los Angeles Police Capt. Jonathan Tippett, commanding officer of the department's elite Robbery-Homicide Division. The man was walking three of Lady Gaga 's dogs at the time, but one escaped. That dog has been recovered safely. Tippett told The Associated Press that the dogs belong to pop star Lady Gaga. It's not yet clear if the dog walker was targeted because of his celebrity client, the captain said. Police were initially called to North Sierra Bonita Avenue, a street off the famed Sunset Boulevard, around 9:40 p.m. Wednesday following several 911 calls reporting a man screaming and the sound of a gunshot, said Capt. Steven Lurie, commanding officer of the department's Hollywood Division. ... » Learn More about Lady Gaga’s dog walker shot, French bulldogs stolen in LA

NEW DELHI: BMW Motorrad India on Friday launched the R nineT and the R nineT Scrambler. The motorcycles will take the CBU route to India. The BMW R nineT is priced at Rs 16.75 lakh (ex-showroom) while the R nineT scrambler is priced at Rs 18.50 lakh (ex-showroom). The bookings for the motorcycles have commenced now. The R nineT brothers are powered by a 1170cc air/oil-cooled, 2-cylinder, 4-stroke engine. The engine offers 109 HP of power and 119 Nm of torque. The motorcycles clock 0-100 kmph in 3.5 seconds and achieve a top speed of 200 kmph. The motorcycles feature two standard riding modes – ‘Rain’ and ‘Road’. In ‘Rain’ mode, a gentle throttle response combined with sensitive control of the Automatic Stability Control (ASC) ensures increased safety when accelerating in slippery road conditions such as on a wet road surface. In the Road’ riding mode, the throttle response is balanced, and ASC control is geared towards dry and non-slip road conditions. The R nineT ... » Learn More about BMW R nineT series launched in India, starts at Rs 16.75 lakh

brand campaign around the message – ‘When you take a step, we all move’. The campaign features the newly appointed global brand ambassador , Deepika Padukone . The TVC is set to the tunes of the ‘Auva Auva Koi Yahan Nache’ song. As part of the visual montage, the film features Padukone alongside diverse women from everyday walks-of-life dreaming, believing, and taking the step with confidence to live their next big thing. This represents a manifestation of the core campaign message - ‘When you take a step, we all move’. Watch the film here: Also read: Battle from down under: INS wants Google India to compensate newspapers, share ad revenue Saikot Das, marketing director – South Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Levi Strauss & Co, said, ‘‘The campaign is an ode to the collective movement of women who are moving ahead with strength and shaping a massive cultural change. It’s great to have Padukone as part of the campaign as she embodies what it means to ... » Learn More about Levi’s launches new brand campaign starring Deepika Padukone

Video Player Close BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has launched a campaign on Party history learning and education among all Party members, as the CPC celebrates its centenary this year. As the world's largest political party that has long been in power, the CPC is fully qualified and confident to tell the world about its past, present and future, and to guide the people to study, review and carry forward the Party's history, according to a circular issued by the CPC Central Committee. The campaign is of great and far-reaching significance for building a stronger Marxist ruling party and striving for the great success of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era at a new historical starting point, the document said. The campaign will focus on conveying knowledge about the glorious journey of the CPC's century-long struggle, the Party's great contributions to the country and the nation and the Party's purpose of ... » Learn More about CPC launches campaign on studying Party history

It's been worth the wait for Rubina Dilaik . The 'Shakti' actress on Sunday (February 21) was declared the winner of Bigg Boss 14 and it's been quite a journey for her. Rubina is back in action and recently shared her best moment from the show. It is none other than her winning moment on the show, where Salman Khan piques the curiosity of the audience by raising the hands of Rubina and Rahul Vaidya , and eventually declaring the former as the winner. In the video, Rubina screams 'thank you' to him and hugs her family. Tweeting the video, she called it the 'best moment'. Take a look. Best moment https://t.co/8fKyDSHG6x — Rubina Dilaik (@RubiDilaik) 1614010834000 Post the show, Rubina received a warm welcome in her house by husband Abhinav Shukla and her family. Besides the beautiful decor, there was a poster with 'Boss Lady' written on it. Rubina held the trophy as she posed for photos. There was also a bash that the couple hosted for their friends ... » Learn More about Bigg Boss 14 winner Rubina Dilaik shares her best moment from the reality show; watch video

IMAGE: Fans celebrate ahead of start of Day 2 of the second Test between India and England at the Narendra Modi stadium in Motera on Thursday, February 25, 2021. Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters There was finally some joy among the gloom as fans thronged the Narendra Modi stadium in Motera for the second Test between India and England. The N M stadium took over from the Melbourne Cricket Ground as the world's biggest cricket stadium on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, and Team India made sure their fans left a happy lot even though the game didn't even last two days. Fans, who were deprived of live cricketing action this past year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, made sure to flock to the stadium in large numbers. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only 55,000 fans were allowed to attend the match, but there was no shortage of passion as fans came in early through the gates to watch the cricketers in action. There was no shortage of entertainment on the field as ... » Learn More about Cricketing Carnival in Ahmedabad!

Police investigating cause of crash. IMAGE: The damaged car of Tiger Woods is towed away after he was involved in a car crash, near Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters Police on Wednesday sought to determine what caused Tiger Woods to swerve off a Southern California road in his sport utility vehicle, colliding with a tree and rolling down a hillside in a crash that left the golf great seriously injured. Woods, 45, was pried from the wreckage by rescue crews and rushed by ambulance from the scene of the Tuesday morning crash outside Los Angeles to nearby Harbor-UCLA Medical Center suffering what his agent described as "multiple leg injuries." A statement posted on Woods' official Twitter account on Tuesday night said he had undergone a "long surgical procedure" to his lower right leg and ankle and was "awake, responsive and recovering in his hospital room." Compound fractures of his tibia and fibula -- the two bones of ... » Learn More about Tiger Woods awake and responsive after crash