Orange alert for Delhi as rain and hailstorm likely

Rain, a high-intensity thunderstorm and hailstorm in certain parts of Delhi and surrounding areas on Thursday evening caused 22 diversions of Delhi-bound flights.

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'Doc warned me I could die, but I was determined to box'

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14 dead, 24 still missing in Indore temple tragedy

​The temple tragedy took place around 11.30am when a group of 40-50 devotees (it's still not known how many) had gathered at Shri Beleshwar Mahadev Jhulelal temple for a havan on Ram Navami. They had no clue that the ground beneath their feet hid a well and all that stood between them and death was merely tiles on an iron grille.

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FSSAI accepts states' 'nahi' to 'dahi'

Drawing flak from the southern states, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India issued on Thursday a revised notification to say that food business operators may use the term "curd" along with any other prevalent common name in a regional language.

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Lost in translation: Why sarkar is taking away Sarkars' lands

The land holdings of some 727 Bengali Hindu refugees in three rehab camps in Raichur district, Karnataka, in 1971 — carrying thesurname ‘Sarkar’ — have been marked government or ‘sarkari’ land, in a bungle over the surname.

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Planet Filmfare Marathi Awards 2022: Complete winners’ list

To acknowledge and celebrate the pieces of cinematic beauty in the Marathi industry, the 7th edition of Planet Marathi presents Filmfare Awards Marathi 2022 was held. And here is the list of winners from the night!

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2 deaths in Delhi, 3 in Maha; 2,151 new Covid cases

India recorded 2,151 new Covid-19 cases, the highest in five months, on Wednesday. With this, the active cases tally of the infection has gone up to 11,903 in the country, according to the Union health ministry data.

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EC cracks down on money power, 58cr seizures in past mth

Misuse of money power is one of the key challenges in Karnataka, CEC Rajiv Kumar said while announcing the poll schedule. In all, cash, liquor, goods and drugs worth Rs 57.7 crore have been seized in the past month in Karnataka. This time, 4,880 enforcement teams will be at work, against 4,147 in 2018.

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Separate religion from politics, hate speeches will stop: Judge

"Is the state impotent? Can't it take timely action against hate speech mongers? If it can't take, why do we have a state at all?" These posers came from the Supreme Court Wednesday on a petition seeking contempt proceedings against Maharashtra for inaction against hate speeches by Hindu organisations despite undertaking to prevent it.

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BSY vs Sidda vs Deve Gowda: Karnataka's battle of castes and old rivals

The polls set the stage for an intense BJP-Congress contest in Karnataka-in fact, the first of four this year-and will be marked by a determined effort by former PM HD Deve Gowda's JDS to prove its relevance by denying either of the principal combatants a clear victory, and use the consequent situation to play kingmaker.

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Happy Rama Navami 2023: Top 50 Wishes, Messages and Quotes to share with your family and friends

Here are some Rama Navmi wishes and messages that you can share with your near and dear ones.

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SC rejects pleas against acquittal in rape­murder

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed petitions filed by Chhawla gang rape-murder victim’s father, Delhi Police, a social activist and two NGOs seeking review of court’s November 7 decision to acquit the three persons who were convicted and sentenced to death by both the trial court and the Delhi HC.

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MFs hardsell debt funds as tax benefits end on March 31

Mutual fund firms are wooing retail investors who seek to avail of long-term tax benefits in debt funds in the last few days of the fiscal ending March 31, report Aseem Gujar & Partha Sinha. Last week, the government withdrew indexation benefits for investors in MF schemes that hold less than 35% domestic equity in their portfolio. The new norms will apply from April 1.

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Watching Rahul Gandhi's case in India courts, says US

Respect for the rule of law and judicial independence is the cornerstone of any democracy, the US has said, adding that it is watching Rahul Gandhi's court case that resulted in his disqualification from the Lok Sabha.

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Supreme Court to examine validity of two PMLA provisions

The petitioner, MP leader of the opposition Govind Singh, alleged that the unbridled power given to the agency was being misused to silence opposition leaders across the country.

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Why target one community with hate speech charge: SG

Citing a media report, Pasha said despite the SC's February 3 order directing the Maharashtra police to take action against a Hindu organisation indulging in hate speech and calling for boycott of Mulsims, as many as 50 rallies have been organised in the last four months across the state.

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UP villagers attack Haryana cops on murder accused's tail

A seven-member special task force (STF) from Haryana's Sonipat on a quiet mission to nab a murder accused at a village in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district was attacked by locals with sticks and stones on Sunday. Some STF men were injured and their weapons were snatched before a UP police squad reached the spot and rescued them.

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HP dy CM Mukesh Agnihotri sustains head injury, hospitalised

Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri sustained head injury after he slipped near his residence in Shimla while taking a stroll on Tuesday evening. He was rushed to IGMC Shimla and is under treatment, officials said.

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Prices of essential drugs set to increase from April

The government is all set to allow drug companies an increase in line with the change in the annual Wholesale Price Index (WPI). The annual change in WPI, as notified by the government, works out to 12.12% during 2022, the drug prices regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) said on Monday.

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SC chides UP govt for challenging HC order on rehab of Hathras victim's kin

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19% of taxpayers are govt staff, pensioners: Finance minister

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SC frees 'juvenile' death convict after 28 years in jail

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IT hiring to slow further as global banks turn cautious

The crisis engulfing global banks in the US and Europe is likely to create additional stress on Indian IT industry that is already staring at macroeconomic pressures. It is set to almost halve net headcount growth of the sector in the coming fiscal and bring in other structural changes to HR strategies.

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K'taka Cong vows to roll back new quota policy if it wins

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Working on policy to make organ donation easier: PM

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No Kalapani villages in final Nepal census

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Isro successfully places UK firm's 36 satellites in orbit

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As cases rise, hospitals in Mumbai reopen Covid wards

After a year-long lull, Covid-19 wards are opening in some private hospitals with a handful of admissions trickling in daily. While some have increased their masking and testing protocols in response to the surge in cases, others remain on standby. On Sunday, active cases in the state went past 2,000 for the first time since October.

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Won't tolerate insult to Savarkar: Uddhav on Rahul's remark

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Udhhav Thackeray on Sunday cautioned disqualified Congress MP Rahul Gandhi against insulting "our idol" Veer Savarkar. His warning followed Rahul's comments at a press conference Saturday in Delhi, where he said: "My name is not Savarkar, my name is Gandhi and Gandhi does not offer an apology to anyone."

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Congress did not seek legal remedy on purpose, says BJP

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Be alert, take stress tests, Sitharaman tells PSBs amid US bank crisis

Sitharaman advised the PSBs take steps to attract the deposits given the steps taken by the government to reduce the tax arbitrage in some debt instruments. She also asked them to pivot their strengthened financial position to support credit needs of the growing economy and focus on credit outreach in states where the credit offtake is lower than the national average, particularly in northeast and eastern parts of India.

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NSA Ajit Doval set to meet key Russian official at SCO

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Sanjay Raut reply 'unsatisfactory', referred to Rajya Sabha chair

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Javed Akhtar's RSS remark hurt complainant's reputation: Court

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New debt mutual fund tax rule may help banks bridge deposit shortfall

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Deutsche Bank’s shares tank 15% as contagion fears return

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Rahul's conviction: Oppn parties unite, pledge to fight BJP

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Special fund to modernise madrassas? RS junks resolution

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HC notice to NCPCR on plea for Rahul prosecution for identifying rape survivor

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Open to audit, say online pharmacies

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Worklife balance: Thursday is new Friday, LinkedIn survey reveals

Professional networking site LinkedIn has said in a report that Thursday is the new Friday of the week, with people becoming more conscious of maintaining work­life balance. As many as 79% of the respondents in the survey stated that Friday was their least favourite day of the week to go to the office. On the other hand, Monday was when employees felt the need to ‘structure’ their work and be most productive.

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BoE continues to raise rates, goes for 25bps hike this time

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Rahul's disqualification 'immediate & automatic' despite bail: Experts

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification has come into “immediate and automatic” effect upon his conviction and sentencing despite the grant of bail and suspension of his sentence for a month, say lawyers who have closely worked with EC on such cases. The only scenario where the disqualification shall not take effect is if the trial court itself or an appellant court stays his conviction as well as sentence or the appellant court reduces the quantum of his sentence.

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Mamata and Naveen bat for strong federal structure

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Tweaks in law, extensions to ED chief illegal: Amicus to Supreme Court

Senior advocate K V Vishwanathan, who is assisting the court as amicus curiae in adjudicating pleas against extension given to the ED director, told the Supreme Court on Thursday that amendments made in law by the Centre to extend the tenure and the three extensions given to its present director are illegal and would compromise the independence and integrity of the investigating agency.

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Free foodgrains skewing inflation data: RBI study

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44 Indian courses make it to Top 100 QS World University Rankings

Several Indian universities have made it to the world’s top places to pursue popular subjects, especially in the STEM fields. A total of 44 programmes — last year it was 35 — from various campuses made it to the global top 100, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023 released on Wednesday.

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Famed cartoonist Laxman my favourite newsperson, says CJI

The Times of India’s legendary cartoonist R K Laxman is Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud’s favourite journalist because the widely followed caricaturist succeeded in accomplishing the core of a journalist’s mission by holding a mirror up to the powers that be.

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On eve of SC hearing, EPFO’s higher pension form ‘missing’

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Insurers, pension companies must back startups: Amitabh Kant

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Delhi budget to be unveiled today, but bitterness persists

The Union home ministry approved the Delhi budget for 2023-24 on Tuesday, shortly after it received the Delhi government’s response to concerns raised by it regarding the proposed financial outlays under certain heads.

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SC slams trial courts for seeking needless custody

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed shock over some trial courts not complying with its July 2022 order to be liberal and grant bail to accused in cases when custody is not needed. Asking the courts not to pass detention orders in a routine and mechanical way and thus deny liberty to the accused, the SC said such judges needed to be sent to academies for “upgrading their knowledge”.

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UIDAI tightens processes to secure Aadhaar

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‘Is it the big one?’ Strong tremors spark late-­night panic in Delhi­-NCR

Strong tremors jolted parts of north India sending shock waves across Delhi-NCR at 10.17pm on Tuesday as an earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan. The tremors lasting about 30 seconds forced panic-stricken people to rush out of buildings and take refuge in open areas as fears of a “big earthquake” hitting the Indian Himalayan region, as forecast by experts, were revived. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or property.

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Maharashtra cops arrest bookie wanted in Amruta Fadnavis case

Cricket bookie Anil Jaisinghani, booked for trying to bribe and then extort from deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis’s wife, was intercepted at Kalol, about 55km northwest of Vadodara, in Gujarat late on Sunday night after a 750km chase over 72 hours.

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Read all your daily horoscope predictions

Today is a good day for those with Aries signs. They may find new sources of income, and past investments may give them a good profit. They may connect with a social organization, which will increase their network. Singles may find a soul mate in terms of marriage. Taurus may be blessed by elders today, which may give them confidence. Gemini may expect some instant gains in their business, which may boost their confidence level. Cancer may feel dull and unhappy today.

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India to be growth engine: Samsung

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India to be growth engine: Samsung

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End conflict, finalise MoP, House panel tells govt, SC

The Parliamentary standing committee on law has asked the government and the Supreme Court to “weed out their differences” and finalise the revised memorandum of procedure for appointment of judges in higher judiciary. The MoP is pending for over seven years, the panel observed, while expressing concern at over 30% vacancies in high courts across the country.

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Number of districts with 10% Covid positivity rate touches 14

The number of districts with 10% or more Covid-positivity has now gone up to 14. The weekly analysis of the trend during March 12-18 also shows that 34 districts had Covid-positivity rates between 5% and 10% — till March 14, the number was 15.

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PFI aimed to co-opt 10% of Muslims ‘to subjugate majority community’: NIA

Popular Front of India (PFI) was aiming to associate at least 10% of the country’s Muslim population with itself ”to subjugate the majority community and bring back the glory of Islam,” according to the chargesheet filed by NIA on Saturday against PFI and its 19 office-bearers led by chairman O M A Salam.

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Delhi Police’s action govt bid to shift focus from Adani row: Congress

ith Delhi Police visiting him twice in three days seeking details of his comments during the Bharat Jodo Yatra about women facing sexual violence, Congress member Rahul Gandhi termed the action “unprecedented” and asked the cops if their new-found urgency was related to the stand he has taken on Adani issue, even as Congress condemned the action as vendetta aimed at terrorising the leader.

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No opposition front possible without Congress, says Ramesh

o opposition front to take on the BJP is possible without the Congress and if a coalition is formed for the 2024 general elections, the party will have a central role in it, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has said. Ramesh, however, said it was too early to talk about all this right now as the Congress’ first priority was the upcoming elections in Karnataka and the string of state polls this year.

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A visual feast in Mumbai as TOI’s Art of India show begins

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Fugitive Khalistan sympathiser Amritpal hits country roads, shakes off police pursuers

Fugitive Khalistan sympathiser and self-styled preacher Amritpal Singh dodged Punjab Police’s dragnet for the second successive day on Sunday, changing vehicles more than once and knocking down several bike riders along the way as his convoy sped through narrow country lanes in a bid to throw off teams tracking the Mercedes in which he had been last spotted.

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UBS seals Credit Suisse takeover in bid to calm markets

In what is being described as the "merger of the century", UBS Group sealed a deal to buy Swiss bank Credit Suisse in a historic, government-brokered deal, to avoid further market-shaking turmoil in global banking, Swiss authorities said on Sunday. The deal, aimed at containing a crisis of confidence that threatened to spread across global financial markets, came after a hectic day of negotiations between the two lenders.

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15k women underwent breast reduction ops in India in 2021

While breast implants get a lot of attention, a growing number of Indian women are compelled by severe physical and psychological problems to undergo surgery to reduce their heavy breasts. In 2021, around 15,000 women across India opted to remove the fat and glandular tissue from their breasts as against double the number of women (31,608) who got breast implants. However, the picture changes on adding the number of women (11,520) who opted for ‘breast lift’.

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Attacked by crocodile, 8 swept away while crossing Chambal, 3 die

The tragic incident occurred at a spot where there was no bridge or boat available for crossing. Eyewitnesses reported that the devotees were holding each other's hands tightly as they traversed the river, united in faith.

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Training plane crashes in MP, both pilots killed

A training aircraft crashed in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday afternoon, killing both pilots — captain Mohit Thakur from Himachal Pradesh and V Maheshwari, a trainee from Gujarat. The plane, a Diamond DA-40, operated by the National Flying Training Institute (NFTI), had taken off from Birsi airport in Gondia district of Maharashtra, and crashed approximately 40km away in a dense forest in Balaghat.

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Earthquake hits Ecuador, northern Peru; at least 4 dead

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake shook an island region of Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, causing inhabitants to rush out of buildings. At least four people have died, with others trapped under rubble. Rescue crews have been searching for survivors after some buildings collapsed and cars were crushed, according to reports.

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'Mismatch in cop’s version cast doubt in 2014 Morani case'

A special MCOCA court, while acquitting 12 accused in the firing at the Juhu bungalow of producers Karim and Ali Morani in 2014, has observed that it appeared one of the cops investigating the case cooked up a story regarding certain aspects and discrepancies appearing in his evidence create a shadow of doubt about the happening of the incident. While 12 accused, including alleged gangster Obaid Radiowala, were acquitted on Thursday, the judgment was made available on Friday.

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House logjam can end if opposition ready for talks: Amit Shah

In his first remarks on Rahul Gandhi’s controversial remarks in London and the subsequent logjam in Parliament with BJP seeking an apology from the Congress leader, Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asked the opposition to move two steps forward for talks, saying the government will match them for resumption of House proceedings.

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4,000 ‘sold’ land for jobs during Lalu’s minister stint? CBI set to expand probe ambit

The CBI is set to expand the scope of its investigation into the “land-for-jobs” scam with the investigators coming across what sources called “prima facie evidence” to suggest that around 4,000 people were allegedly given jobs in Indian Railways during RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s tenure as Union railway minister and their land parcels were “bought” in return.

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Death toll in UP cold storage accident 14

A day after the roof of a cold storage collapsed in Sambhal, UP, with at least two dozen labourers trapped inside, the toll rose to 14 on Friday. Rescue teams from the National Disaster Response Force and the State Disaster Response Force pulled out 11 survivors from under the rubble.

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1st week of Budget session’s 2nd leg one of least productive

Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day on Friday due to slogan-shouting by the opposition and protests by BJP over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s recent “democracy under threat” remarks in London. The first week of the second leg of the budget session in Lok Sabha was one of the least productive as proceedings were stalled for five days in a row with BJP insisting on an apology from Rahul and the Opposition seeking a JPC probe into the Adani issue.

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'China-brokered Saudi peace deal will help India'

Iran said on Friday that its peace agreement with Saudi Arabia, which was brokered by China, shouldn’t be of concern to India as peace and stability in the Gulf will benefit Indian diaspora as well. Tehran also sought resumption of crude export to India citing Delhi’s decision to ramp up its crude imports from Russia, despite pressure from the US and other western countries to curb its economic engagements with Moscow.

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KCR’s daughter skips ED date, asked to appear on March 20

The Enforcement Directorate has asked K Kavitha, daughter of Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, to appear before its investigating officer at its headquarters on March 20, refusing to defer her questioning after she skipped the session with the probe agency scheduled for Thursday and sought time after March 24 when the Supreme Court is to hear her plea against the summons.

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NAAC IT system riddled with ‘opacity, gaps’: Internal probe

Now, an internal enquiry committee of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has cast aspersions on its entire business. It said from step one when an institute submits its data to the NAAC, it is open to changes with “no mechanism to check data alteration”, to the last point on how peer team members are selected to inspect an institute, and everything in between that is riddled with “opacity”, “mistakes” and “gaps”.

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February rural FMCG sales beat urban in most categories

FMCG categories like home care, packaged foods, branded commodities and personal care have driven the rural sales turnaround in February this year, as the hinterland outpaced urban growth. This, according to data, underscores rural India seeing real growth for the first time since August 2022. In February 2023, while urban sales grew 5.5% as compared to the year-ago period, rural sales expanded 12.4%.

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Twitter foreign entity, can’t seek protection under Article 19: Centre

US-based microblogging platform Twitter Inc cannot seek protection under Article 19 of the Constitution that guarantees freedom of speech and expression to Indian citizens and entities, not to foreigners, the central government said Thursday in the Karnataka high court.

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'Twitter foreign entity, can’t seek protection under Article 19'

US-based microblogging platform Twitter Inc cannot seek protection under Article 19 of the Constitution that guarantees freedom of speech and expression to Indian citizens and entities, not to foreigners, the central government said Thursday in the Karnataka high court.

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The Great Indian Laughter Challenge fame Khyali booked for rape

Popular comedian Khyali Saharan has been accused of raping a 25-year-old woman in a hotel room in Jaipur. The woman filed a complaint and a case being registered against the comedian at Mansarovar police station on Tuesday.

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BJP pays homage to Kanshi Ram to woo Dalits before 2024 polls

Top BJP functionaries paid homage to BSP founder Kanshi Ram on his 89th birthday anniversary Wednesday, in a move seen as the party’s effort to reach out to Dalits ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha polls. The BJP-led Centre had honoured SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav earlier this year with a posthumous Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second-highest civilian award. The party now turned to Dalit ideologue Kanshi Ram, who had turned BSP into a political powerhouse in UP after forming it in 1984.

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Age no bar, Bengaluru professor gets his PhD at 79

Bengaluru resident and a professor of four decades, Prabhakar Kuppahalli, imagined big in his pursuit of knowledge and on Wednesday received his PhD in material science. He is 79. “It was a long-cherished dream. Though I had planned it when I was younger and working in the US, it did not come about because of unavoidable circumstances. When I turned 75, I decided to give it a go,” he said after the 41st annual convocation of Mangalore University.

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Parliament paralysed for third day over Rahul, Adani

Parliament remained paralysed for the third consecutive day since reconvening after the post-Budget recess as BJP persisted with its demand for an apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his ‘democracy in danger’ remarks in the UK while the opposition sought a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into alleged stock manipulation by the Adani Group.

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Woman ‘kills’ mom, hides chopped body parts; held

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US Senate confirms Eric Garcetti as envoy to India

The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Joe Biden's close aide Eric Garcetti as the country's next ambassador to India, filling the key diplomatic position that had been vacant for more than two years. The former Los Angeles mayor's nomination was pending before the US Congress since July 2021 when he was nominated for the prestigious diplomatic posting by Biden.

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Wholesale prices ease to 2-year low of 3.9%

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Sensex slides to 5-month low, Adani companies break 10-day rally

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3 out of 4 rural homes without piped drinking water: NSSO

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Indian-origin Vimal Kapur to be CEO of Honeywell

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Novo Nordisk plans price cuts for several insulins

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Rahul tried to deeply hurt India’s honour & prestige: Rajnath

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Resume concessions in rail fares to senior citizens: Parliament panel

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Indian startups breathe easy as withdrawal limit for SVB lifted

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Remove in 3 months mosque on Allahabad HC premises: SC

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‘Seminal issue’: Five judge SC bench to hear same-sex marriage pleas

The Supreme Court on Monday referred a bunch of pleas seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriages to a five-judge constitution bench for adjudication, saying it is a “seminal issue” and an “important matter”. The apex court took the step despite the Centre’s insistence that Parliament alone should take a call on the subject whose intricacies could impact “how our society develops henceforth”.

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From Mumbai to Shanghai, tech chiefs race to contain SVB fallout

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Silicon Valley Bank collapse gives Indian startups jitters

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Here's why Oscar 2023 broke the red carpet tradition

This time around, the carpet will be champagne coloured.

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33 fugitives extradited in last one year under operation 'Trishul'

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In hunt for IS terrorists, NIA raids 5 places in MP & Maha

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Daily Covid cases cross 500 for the first time in 114 days

As Covid-19 infections continued to inch up, fresh daily cases in the country crossed 500 on Saturday for the first time in 114 days, with the seven-day average having doubled in the last 11 days. The overall numbers, however, are still relatively low and there has been no rise in deaths from the virus, which were recorded at six in the last seven days.

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Jyotiraditya Scindia 'pauses' MP BJP chief's speech

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia stopped state BJP president VD Sharma from giving his speech at a function in Shivpuri town to mark the translocation of tigers to Madhav National Park on Friday. Sharma had to return to his seat while Scindia began addressing the crowd.

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Canine Kattie solves murder in seconds

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At ₹16.7 lakh crore, direct tax collections see 22.6% increase

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Manipur ends truce with Kuki militants

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Jyotiraditya Scindia 'pauses' MP BJP chief's speech

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia stopped state BJP president VD Sharma from giving his speech at a function in Shivpuri town to mark the translocation of tigers to Madhav National Park on Friday. Sharma had to return to his seat while Scindia began addressing the crowd.

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Delhi police rule out unnatural death of Satish Kaushik

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Mehta retires, Unilever veteran Jawa HUL CEO

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Tribal girl in T'gana seeks more 'dowry', calls off marriage

A wedding organised on the outskirts of the city was cancelled by the bride at the last minute, ostensibly because of low dowry. She demanded more than Rs 2 lakh, which was paid by the groom's family in keeping with the tribe's custom of "reverse dowry" paid to prospective brides.

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Tribal girl in T'gana seeks more 'dowry', calls off marriage

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Ready for middle path between OPS & NPS: Fadnavis

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India records first 2 H3N2 flu deaths in Haryana, Karnataka

The Union health ministry on Friday advised states to be on alert after two H3N2 deaths were reported from Haryana and Karnataka. There are four types of influenza viruses: A, B, C, and D. Influenza A and B viruses cause seasonal epidemics of disease in people almost every year in January to March and the post-monsoon season in India.

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Speeding SUV runs amok, leaves 2 dead in Delhi

Two persons, including a teenaged boy, were killed when an SUV crashed into them in southwest Delhi's Malai Mandir area on Wednesday night. The driver of the vehicle first hit a Ciaz car parked on the road before hitting a pole and then losing control. The Thar hit another hatchback and finally rammed into three fruit carts and people on the roadside. Around 25 people had to physically lift the car to remove the injured persons from beneath it.

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Imran Khan booked for murder, terrorism in Lahore

Police in Lahore on Thursday booked Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan and 400 others on charges of murder and terrorism during their clash with police personnel during the party's rally that left one activist dead and scores injured. This is the 80th case against ousted PM Khan registered by the PML-N-led coalition government during its 11 months of rule.

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No oppn in Nagaland House for 2nd time, all parties support govt

There will be no opposition in the Nagaland assembly for a second time as all political parties have offered their support to CM Neiphiu Rio, but it's not clear whether they will be included in the government or considered "outside support" until a decision by the NDPP-BJP alliance, according to Nagaland deputy CM Y Patton of BJP.

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Sad day for Indian cinema as it loses its ‘Calendar’

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ArcelorMittal CEO says decarbonisation would drive steel prices up 10%-20%

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Adani pledges shares of two companies a day after releasing four firms'

A day after getting Rs 7,374-crore of pledged shares released, the Adani group pledged shares of Adani Transmission and Adani Green Energy worth Rs 1,670 crore to support loans taken by flagship.

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Pawar says NCP to back BJP-allied Nagaland govt

NCP chief Sharad Pawar declared support to the NDPP-BJP government led by Neiphiu Rio in Nagaland, saying they had an "understanding" with Rio prior to the electios. NCP has 7 MLAs and pre-poll allies NDPP and BJP have 37 in the Nagaland House of 60. "We have joined hands with Rio, not with BJP," he added.

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Adani pledges shares of two companies

A day after getting Rs 7,374-crore of pledged shares released, the Adani group pledged shares of Adani Transmission and Adani Green Energy worth Rs 1,670 crore to support loans taken by flagship.

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Govt brings crypto under money laundering law

The Centre's move to bring the cryptocurrency sector under the ambit of PMLA is in line with the global trend of requiring digital-asset platforms to follow anti-money laundering standards similar to those followed by other regulated entities like banks or stock brokers.

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Delhi excise policy: K Kavitha gets ED summons, seeks more time

Kavitha, who is a BRS legislative council member and Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao's daughter, has been asked to go to ED's Delhi office for questioning on Thursday. However, said she will appear before ED on March 11.

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WPL: Dunkley, Harleen power Gujarat to first win

Sophia Dunkley (65) smashed the fastest half-century of the season while Harleen Deol hit a power-packed 67 as Gujarat Giants edged Royal Challengers Bangalore in a high-scoring Women's Premier League clash at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The victory was the first of the season for Gujarat. Bangalore, on the other hand, suffered their third straight defeat as skipper Smriti Mandhana's wait for first win continued.

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Happy holi: Images, quotes, wishes, messages, cards etc

On the joyous occasion of Holi today, here we list down a few images, quotes, wishes, messages, cards, greetings, pictures and GIFs which you can send to your friends and family this Holi!

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Morbi bridge collapse: Court rejects Oreva MD's bail plea

A Morbi court Tuesday rejected Oreva Group MD Jaysukh Patel's plea for interim bail on the ground that he needed to get out to arrange funds for payment of compensation to the families of the 135 people killed in the October 30 collapse of the town's British-era suspension footbridge.

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ED arrests Hyd bizman for ‘payoffs to AAP members’

In its crackdown on the "South group" which allegedly tried to control liquor distribution in the national capital under the now scrapped Delhi excise policy, the ED on Monday night arrested Hyderabad businessman Arun Pillai, stating in its remand note to the court that he "connived" to channelise payoffs of Rs 100 crore to AAP functionaries.

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President appoints Atishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj as Delhi cabinet ministers

AAP spokesperson and DJB vice-chairman Bharadwaj is a three-term MLA who served as transport and environment minister in Kejriwal's first government in 2013-14. Atishi, elected as MLA for the first time in 2020, has worked with Sisodia on the city's education system.

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Nagaland, Meghalaya CMs sworn in

For Nagaland, there was the added significance of getting its first-ever woman minister in Salhoutuonuo Krusem (56), who along with US-educated lawyer and social entrepreneur Hekani Jakhalu broke the glass ceiling on March 2 by becoming the first pair of women MLAs in 60 years of statehood. Both are from Rio's NDPP.

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Squash player jumps off 1st floor to escape rape

A 20-year-old woman squash player jumped from the first floor of her trainer's house in Kancheepuram and escaped after the man attempted to rape her on Sunday night, police said. Murugesan, 48, the trainer, has been arrested.

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Imran Khan's plea seeking suspension of arrest warrant rejected

The same court had last week issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Imran after he decided not to turn up before the court while attending hearings of three other cases — prohibited funding, terrorism, and attempted murder — filed against him in other local courts located in the same judicial complex.

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Ashram flyover unknotted, cops fear choke point at Sarai Kale Khan

The extension of Ashram flyover in south Delhi was inaugurated, after missing several deadlines, by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday. Though the facility promises to ease vehicular movement between Noida and south Delhi, the traffic police are apprehensive of the vehicular choke point now shifting to Sarai Kale Khan.

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Court sends Manish Sisodia to Tihar Jail for two weeks

A special court on Monday sent Delhi former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia to 14 days in judicial custody. The court also remarked that it will not stop the media from reporting the matter.

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Covid-19 cases inching up for past three weeks in India

India saw a week-on-week spike of 63% in the seven days ending Sunday, after a 39% rise in the previous week and a 13% rise the week before. In fact, cases have been inching up for five straight weeks. South India and Maharashtra account for most of the new cases.

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Can't give more dearness allowance: Mamata Banerjee

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Songs of solidarity: India’s women farmers find strength in no.s

Collectives cropping up across the country are helping female farmers get access to land, advice on farming methods, and better prices for produce.

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Govt rescues 12 Indians stuck in Libya over fake job racket

The National Minorities Commission and the ministry of external affairs have facilitated the rescue and return of 12 men - mostly Sikhs - who were lured with dreams of a well paying job by an agent in Dubai and then dumped as bonded labour at a construction site in Libya.

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Teach babies 'sanskar' in womb: RSS wing to doctors

"Pregnant women should be taught about the lives and struggles of Lord Ram, Hanuman, Shivaji and freedom fighters so that the child in the womb starts learning early about sanskar."

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Meghalaya: Two more parties back Conrad Sangma, MLA count 45

Meghalaya's regional parties UDP and PDF came out in support of Conrad Sangma's NPP-led coalition. Now Sangma has the support of 45 MLAs.

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Telangana CM KCR 'man behind joint opposition letter' on Manish Sisodia

Meanwhile, Congress claimed nobody approached the party to be one of the signatories. While Congress has been advocating a joint opposition, the party leadership continues to argue that there is a need to identify genuine secular anti-BJP parties, and that it cannot be a random collection of groups "playing both sides".

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WPL: UP Warriorz beat Gujarat Giants by 3 wickets

A stunning knock from Australian all-rounder Grace Harris (59*) powered UP Warriorz to an unlikely three-wicket victory over Gujarat Giants in a last-over thriller at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. Chasing a challenging 170-run target, Warriorz were almost out of the hunt, tottering at 105 for 7 in the 16th over. Harris and Sophie Ecclestone (22*) turned the match upside down with an unbeaten 70-run partnership in just 4.1 overs.

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Two retreating Ladakh glaciers alarm scientists

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Shekhawat sues Rajasthan CM Gehlot for defamation over scam ‘barbs’

Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Saturday sued Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot for alleged defamatory remarks against him and his late mother over a state co-operative scam in which investors allegedly lost about Rs 900 crore.

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Sisodia claims being mentally harassed by CBI

Former deputy chief minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, on Friday told a special court in Delhi that the CBI was causing him mental harassment by asking the same questions over and over again. "They are not using third degree, but sitting for 8-9 hours and answering the same questions again and again too is mental harassment," Sisodia submitted before the court.

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Migrant assault videos fake, says Tamil Nadu CM, dials Bihar's Nitish

Tamil Nadu police booked five people, including journalists and social media influencers, on Saturday for spreading false information as rumours went viral of attacks on migrant workers from northern states.

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Delhi: DDA asks CBI to file FIR against 39 of its officers

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Mumbai Indians thrash Gujarat Giants by 143 runs in WPL opener

Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians on Saturday started the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) in style, thrashing Gujarat Giants by 143 runs in the tournament opener at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The Mumbai skipper scored the first half-century of the new league as her 30-ball 65 blitzkrieg powered her team to a massive 207 for 5. Mumbai bowlers then ended Gujarat's innings in the 16th over, reducing them to 64/9 in 15.1 overs.

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Delhi: Narela hi-tech prison to house dreaded inmates

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NPP’s Conrad stakes claim to form Meghalaya govt with 32 MLAs

Caretaker Meghalaya CM and NPP president Conrad Sangma Friday staked claim to form the next government in the hill state, handing governor Phagu Chauhan a list of 32 MLAs that include two from a regional party whose chief caused a flutter hours later by formally disowning the duo's move.

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Foxconn plans major manufacturing facility in Karnataka

The Karnataka government and Taiwanese iPhone maker Foxconn on Friday signed a letter of intent to establish a major facility in Bengaluru. The electronics manufacturing plant is expected to come up on a 300-acre site near the Bengaluru international airport.

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6 youth die as truck rams their car on Gurgaon-Faridabad road

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Sale of gold jewellery hallmarked without 6-digit code to be banned

Sale of gold jewellery and gold artefacts hallmarked without six-digit alphanumeric HUID -- unique identification number -- shall not be permitted from April 1, the government on Friday said.

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Ahir Morcha national secretary shot at in property row

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Nagaland gets its 1st women MLAs

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Jaishankar mum if India played role in fixing Blinken-Lavrov meet

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NDA 3, Congress 3 in bypolls in 5 states

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In sign of things to come, Russia says will target West

Foreign minister S Jaishankar and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov held discussions on the Ukraine crisis and key areas in bilateral cooperation, including energy, trade and investment and use of mutual currencies for trade settlement.

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Labourer's son wins Asian medal as town funds trip

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Indian IT sector to touch $245 bn in FY23: Nasscom

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Stray dogs kill 3-year-old UP girl, 200 bite marks found

A three-year-old girl was mauled to death by a pack of feral dogs at Bandia village in CB Ganj area of Bareilly on Tuesday.

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Govt suspends FCRA licence of thinktank CPR for 6 months

The home ministry has suspended the registration of prominent public policy think tank Centre for Policy Research (CPR) under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA), alleging “prime facie violations of provisions” of the law.

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High temperatures help make Feb 2nd cleanest in Delhi since '16

Aided by the early exit of winter, Delhi this year saw its second cleanest month of February in terms of air quality since the Central Pollution Control Board started measuring AQI from April 2015. The average AQI during the month was 237, the lowest after 225 in February last year.

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Q3 GDP slows to 4.4%, government hopes to hit 7% for fiscal year

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Adani Group stocks have best day since February 8

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Rejecting bail, SC tells AAP leader Sisodia to approach trial or high court

In a setback to Manish Sisodia, who resigned from his post as deputy chief minister, and his party, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed his petition seeking either quashing of the FIR in the liquor policy case or grant of bail, and said he must move the trial court or Delhi high court seeking the twin reliefs.

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Kashmiri Pandit assassin among 2 terrorists killed in Pulwama

The killer of a Kashmiri Pandit man was among two terrorists shot dead around 1am Tuesday in an operation lasting several hours at a village mosque in Awantipora of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district that also left a soldier of 55 Rashtriya Rifles killed and one of his colleagues wounded, J&K police said.

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Pakistan court grants ex-PM Imran interim bail in Toshakhana case

Pakistan's Islamabad high court granted interim bail to former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday, hours after a sessions court issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against him for skipping hearings in the Toshakhana case pertaining to purchase of gifts from the state depository.

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Govt withdraws trading licences of oil tankers, cargo vessels of over 25 years of age

The government has withdrawn trading licences of oil tankers, bulk carriers and general cargo vessels that are more than 25 years old, according to a Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) order.

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CEA Nageswaran says 7% growth forecast for FY23 'very realistic'

Chief economic advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran on Tuesday said high frequency data indicate buoyant economic growth momentum and the 7 per cent GDP growth estimate for the current fiscal is very realistic.

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