States told to equip all panchayats to accept digital payments by August 15

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Ahead of SCO summit Russia tells India situation under control

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval received a briefing from his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev about the aborted coup by the Wagner Group, a mercenary army that went on a rampage last week against Moscow under its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former ally of President Vladimir Putin.

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Delhi Manila back South China Sea ruling that China called null & void

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Vigilance seeks action against DERC officials

The vigilance directorate of the Delhi government has written to the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) recommending action against three former and a sitting official of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) in a case related to the appointment of Ashok Kumar Singhal as principal adviser (tariff) to the power regulator.

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Mules earned 46% more than choppers during 2023 Kedar yatra

In the limelight recently for being subjected to cruelty by owners, mules have outperformed helicopters in terms of generating revenue during the ongoing Kedarnath yatra, doing a business of Rs 82.4 crore, around 46% more than the revenue netted by choppers, which have earned Rs 56.4 crore.

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Oil prices jump 3% on bigger-than-expected decline in US crude storage

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India-US projects will change the world: Garcetti

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2nd Ashes Test: Smith's 85 takes Australia to 339/5 on Day 1

Steve Smith played a brilliant unbeaten innings of 85, leading Australia to a formidable total of 339-5 against England on the first day of the second Ashes Test at Lord's in London on Wednesday.

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Two held for Pragati tunnel heist raids on to nab others

Police have apprehended two suspects in the Pragati Maidan tunnel heist and raids are being carried out to nab two others.

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June bounty: Delhi logs 98% excess rain so far

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Aarti Holla-Maini appointed UN Outer Space Affairs director

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More murders vehicle thefts in Delhi this year than 2022

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Landslides leave tourists on Manali NH for 24 hours

Hundreds of tourists and locals were left stranded in cars and buses in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh the past 24 hours as the Chandigarh-Manali highway remained closed till Monday evening as heavy rain battered the hill state, which has recorded at least nine deaths in flash floods and landslides in the past three days.

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Congress says BRS is BJPs B team

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Pakistan Army sacks 3 officers for attacks on its installations

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Can't curb right to travel easily: Delhi Court

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Teacher 35 headed for family holiday electrocuted at rail stn

A 35-year-old teacher headed for a family vacation was electrocuted at New Delhi railway station Sunday as she reportedly clutched at an electric pole for support in a waterlogged area. Auto and cab drivers rushed to rescue Sakshi Ahuja but she couldn't be saved.

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Indian NHS shrink in UK jailed for child abuse British teacher guilty

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Sisi backs Indias focus on Global South as ties turn strategic

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi signed a landmark strategic partnership agreement following their decision earlier this year to elevate ties, and after a bilateral meeting that saw discussions on G20 cooperation, food and energy security, climate change and the need for concerted efforts by the Global South to deal with such issues.

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Blind murder case turns out patricide; victims son 2 aides held in J&K

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Did Rahul rebuff Kejriwal's support plea on ordinance?

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Brahmaputra tunnel to speed up troops movement to LAC

The Centre has cleared the decks for a strategic tunnel under the Brahmaputra to transport soldiers to the LAC with China and bring about rapid development of the area with minimal disturbance to the environment. Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said technical bids for preparation of the detailed project report for the proposed 35­km­long corridor between Gohpur and Numaligarh will be opened on July 4.

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After Sakshee-Babita spat Vinesh & Dutt face of f over trials

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With 14 mentions 'democracy' emerges as leitmotif of Modi's address to US Congress

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AAP-Congress tiff clouds opposition unity show

The largest non­-NDA unity initiative in years that started with leaders of 15 parties congregating in Patna to strategise for Mission 2024 culminated Friday with 14 of them on the same page. AAP, however, maintained that Congress has to stand by Arvind Kejriwal on the central ordinance on control of administrative services in the national capital.

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11-month-old toddler 'raped' by minor boy in UP; accused held

In a shocking incident in Aligarh, a 12-year-old boy has been accused of raping an 11-month-old girl. The accused fled her house after leaving her in a "bloodsoaked" condition, police said.

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Chip maker Micron to invest $2.7 billion for plant in Gujarat

American computer chip maker Micron on Thursday announced its plan to invest over $2.7 billion in an assembly and test plant in Gujarat. The announcement came hours after PM Narendra Modi’s meeting Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra in the US, where the latter expressed optimism on “greater opportunities” in India.

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IOB pact with Tamil Nadu rural livelihood mission to support SHGs

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PM Modi pushes back at question on treatment of minorities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushed back strongly at attributed criticism over his government's purported restrictions on free speech and treatment of minorities, asserting that India lives and breathes democracy and there is no question of any official discrimination over religion, caste, creed, or gender in the country.

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PM Modi's reply to US reporter's question on minority rights

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We welcome Tesla to India but government should get investments in 'fair spirit': Merc

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'State-specific' issues not Patna meet's priority says Nitish Kumar's aide

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Want to quit as leader of oppn & play role in NCP: Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar sprang a fresh surprise on Wednesday when he said at an NCP meeting in the presence of his uncle and party president Sharad Pawar that he should be relieved from the post of leader of opposition in the state assembly and should be given an organisational role. The statement comes after Sharad Pawar recently appointed his trusted aide Praful Patel and daughter Supriya Sule as the party’s working presidents.

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Pak PM seeks meeting with IMF MD in bid to get bailout package revived

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sought a meeting with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva on the sidelines of the Paris summit for a new Global Financial Pact in a bid to unlock the global lender’s stalled $1.2-billion tranche to the cash-starved country. Sharif left for Paris on Wednesday for the summit, taking place on June 22-23.

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After a 4-day lull Manipur IED blast hurts 3 kids; gunmen attack 2 hamlets

An eight-year-old boy and two teenagers were gravely wounded in an IED explosion near a culvert in Manipur's Bishnupur district on Wednesday evening, while miscreants fired indiscriminately in at least two villages in Kangpokpi district around the same time as violence returned to the embattled state after a lull of four days.

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First on the PM Modis menu: A full thought thali

Some of the most iconic names in academia, business, science, spirituality, and entertainment got 15-minutes of facetime each with Modi in a New York hotel that was once owned by the Sultan of Brunei and was home to entertainers Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston among others.

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Nilekani gives IIT-B Rs 3 1 5cr highest university grant in India

Marking 50 years of his association with the institute, Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani announced a donation of Rs 315 crore (US$ 38.5 million) to IIT-Bombay on Tuesday. Nilekani joined the institute in 1973 for a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. The endowment takes Nilekani's total contribution to Rs 400 crore adding up on his previous grant of Rs 85 crore, which was partly used to build hostel facilities.

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SC rejects Bengal plea against central forces in rural polls

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After Ballia 54 deaths in Deoria due to heatwave in last 24 hours

The spotlight on UP's alleged heat deaths swivelled Tuesday from Ballia to nearby Deoria in the state's east, with claims of 54 casualties due to sunstroke in the latter in the past 24 hours sparking fear alongside strong rebuttals from health authorities, reports Shailvee Sharda. The Deoria fatalities and the 68 people who had died till Monday take the suspected heat toll in UP to 122 since June 15.

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Balasore train crash: CBI focuses on signal tampering grills engineer

A CBI team investigating the June 2 three-train pile-up at Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha's Balasore interrogated a junior engineer with the railway signals unit on Tuesday amid suspicion that the accident that killed 292 people was caused by tampering of the signalling system. The junior engineer, entrusted with signalling work in Soro and Bahanaga Bazar, came under the scanner because signal protocols were found violated, a source said.

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As PM Modi lands at UN China blocks ban on 26/11 accused

Overriding repeated pleas by India to rise above political differences and address the issue of terrorism, China Tuesday formally blocked a proposal at the UNSC for designating LeT commander and 26/11 accused Sajid Mir as global terrorist. The move seemed timed deliberately with Modi’s first state visit to the US and came hours before he landed in New York to lead the International Day of Yoga celebrations at the UN.

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1st Ashes Test: Cummins leads Australia to thrilling victory over England

In a thrilling climax to the gripping five-day battle, Australia captain Pat Cummins led his side to a remarkable two-wicket victory over England in the opening Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday.

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Apollo expands advanced colorectal robotic surgery programme

Apollo expands its Robotic Colorectal Surgery Programme across six cities- Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai and Vishakhapatnam. Apollo’s collective robotic colorectal experience has surpassed over 1000 procedures.

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'Central PSU job numbers virtually at same levels since 2013'

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14 deaths in UP & 7 in Bihar take heatwave toll past 100

Heat deaths in the past four days crossed the 100-mark to 117 in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar as the scorcher in northern India led to separate heatstroke wards in hospitals and jolted the authorities into other preventive emergency measures.

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1st Ashes Test: Brilliant Broad gives England slight edge

Seasoned pacer Stuart Broad got rid of world no. 1 and 2 batters Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith late on Day 4 to revive England's hopes of winning an enthralling first Ashes Test in Birmingham on Monday. Chasing 281 for victory in the fourth innings, Australia got off to a solid start and appeared to have taken the upper hand but Broad's late burst helped the hosts bounce back.

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BYJU's lays off close to 1000 employees across all departments

Edtech major BYJU's has laid off close to 1,000 employees across departments as part of its restructuring process, sources aware of the development said on Monday.The fresh round of firing comes at a time when the company has entered into a legal battle with lenders in the US for USD 1 billion term loan B.

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Emergency was crime that put freedom in danger says PM Modi

Calling the Emergency a “crime” that endangered the country's freedom, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said those who supported democracy at that time were tortured and it is only by evaluating this “dark period” in India’s history that the young generation can understand the meaning and significance of democracy.

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Mann busy touring with Kejriwal Punjab law & order hit: Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday in Gurdaspur asked if Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann was more AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal’s “pilot” than custodian of a state beset with problems. Flagging law and order issues and the narcotics menace in Punjab, Shah said these challenges would remain unaddressed as long as Mann tagged along with Delhi CM Kejriwal on “political expeditions” across the country.

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India wouldnt have been partitioned if Netaji was there says Doval

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Saturday said India would not have been partitioned if Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was there at that time as he had the audacity to fearlessly challenge the British.

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Theres need to mobilise green finance to fund projects: SBI chairman

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Not waiting for aid Biparjoy-hit Kutch starts rebuilding efforts

Even as several towns and hundreds of villages battered by Cyclone Biparjoy are wading back to normalcy, Kutchis have shown their resoluteness once again by rebuilding their lives around the devastation without wasting time waiting for sponsored relief.

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NEET-UG: Physics score over bio for tie-breaker

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has decided to revise the tie-breaker process for deciding ranks of candidates securing identical NEET scores by prioritising marks obtained in physics, followed by chemistry and biology. This is unlike the current practice of giving priority to marks obtained in biology, followed by chemistry and physics.

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Happy Father's Day: Wishes messages quotes images and more

This year, Father's Day is being celebrated on June 18, 2023. Here we list down some heart-touching wishes, messages, quotes, images, Facebook & Whatsapp status on this special occasion.

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14-year-old 1st Muslim girl to enrol in Kalamandalam for Kathakali

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New inflight menu on Akasa Air

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Law panel cites reference of HC seeks Centres view on revising age of consent

The law commission has sought the views of the ministry of women and child development on the much-debated issue of reviewing the “age of consent” citing references received from the high courts of Karnataka and MP. This will have a bearing on provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, and other laws concerning minors.

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Teesta was tool of a politician to defame Guj govt tells HC

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Indian woman killed in London; Brazilian neighbour held

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Shell to exit Pakistan unit with sale of shares

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Tata Steel inks deal to cut carbon emissions with Germany's SMS group

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Editors Guild slams harassment of journalists

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Fadnavis skips govt event he was to address with Shinde

Shinde on Tuesday downplayed a row over an advertisement claiming a survey had shown him to be the more preferred choice for the CM's post than his deputy Fadnavis, as the latter skipped - citing health reasons - a government event that was to be addressed by both. Shinde said the advertisement wasn't issued by government and that the tag of 'popular CM' was "not my own credit".

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Bank unions oppose RBI's decision to allow compromise settlement for wilful defaulters

Bank unions AIBOC and AIBEA have opposed the Reserve Bank's move to allow lenders to settle loans of wilful defaulters under compromise settlement.The RBI's recent 'framework for compromise settlements and technical write-offs' is a detrimental step that may compromise the integrity of the banking system and undermine the efforts to combat wilful defaulters effectively, unions said in a joint statement.

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The Kapil Sharma Show fame Tirthanand threatens to die by suicide

Junior actor Tirthanand Rao took to social media to reveal his distress caused by a woman and threatened to die by suicide. During a live interaction he was seen pouring a liquid from an insect repellant bottle.

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Guidelines to curb 'deceptive' marketing practices soon: Govt

Guidelines will be framed within the next two months to curb deceptive or dark patterns that manipulate consumer choices and impede their right to be well informed, Union consumer affairs secretary Rohit Kumar Singh said here on Tuesday.

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It's our collective responsibility not to let SDGs fall behind: PM

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Phase-3 trials find 1-shot chikungunya vaccine safe: Lancet

The first chikungunya vaccine may be on its way with phase 3 trials of a single-shot jab developed by French biotech company Valneva showing the vaccine to be generally safe, well tolerated and provoking an immune response. The study was conducted in the US. Its success will have significant implications for nations like India where chikungunya is endemic.

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Massive fire in MP govt building in Bhopal, IAF choppers called in

A major fire broke out on Monday on the third floor of Satpura Bhawan in Bhopal, which houses offices of various departments of the Madhya Pradesh government. The incident prompted authorities to request assistance from the Army, Airports Authority of India (AAI), and oil companies for additional fire tenders.

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Egyptian minister says no credit line has been opened with India

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Very severe cyclonic storm set to hit Kutch

With Cyclone Biparjoy expected to dramatically tilt eastwards and head towards Gujarat, the India Meteorological Department on Sunday said the storm was likely to make landfall between Mandvi in Kutch district and Karachi in Pakistan around noon on June 15 as a "very severe cyclonic storm" with winds gusting to 145kmph.

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Aurangzeb on W/A profile pic gets Maharashtra man detained

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PM Modi to address cooperative meet on July 1

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Argument breaks out between cops, warkaris outside Pune temple

An argument broke out on Sunday between warkaris- devotees of Lord Vitthal- and police during a procession in Maharashtra's Pune district but there was no lathicharge, a senior officer said. Opposition parties, however, claimed police lathicharged warkaris and demanded a high-level probe and strict action.

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Amid Taliban outreach, India to boost food aid

After having sent 40,000 MT of wheat to the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan through the land border with Pakistan, the government will provide another 20,000 MT of the grain via Iran’s Chabahar port to the landlocked country grappling with food insecurity.

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Man City beat Inter Milan to win UEFA Champions League

Manchester City wrapped up their sensational season with their maiden UEFA Champions League late on Saturday night, beating three-time champions Inter Milan 1-0 in the summit clash at the Ataturk Stadium. Man City completed a historic treble in the season after winning European club football's biggest prize for the first time in Istanbul.

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Succession? Supriya Sule, Praful Patel NCP working presidents

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday appointed trusted lieutenant Praful Patel and daughter Supriya Sule as working presidents of the party, roles created just to accommodate them, in what was seen as an end to the suspense over who succeeds him. The move, however, deepened the uncertainty about the fate of the ambition of his nephew Ajit Pawar, who has long coveted the leadership of the party.

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Donald Trump indicted in secret documents case

If convicted on all seven charges brought against him by US justice department, ranging fromillegally retaining classified documents after he left the White House to making false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice, the 76-year-old former president faces up to 100 years in prison.

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ED showcauses Xiaomi, 3 banks for Fema violations

Taking cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s investigation, the adjudicating authority for Fema has issued showcause notices to Xiaomi Technology India Pvt Ltd, its officials and three banks — CITI Bank, HSBC Bank and Deutsche Bank AG — for allowing foreign outward remittances in the name of royalty to the tune of Rs 5,551 crore without conducting due diligence. The ED had earlier seized this equivalent amount in the bank accounts of Xiaomi in India

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Men dressed in khaki kill 67-year-old woman in Manipur village

Assailants dressed in khaki and claiming to be engaged in a “combing operation” entered a Manipur village straddling Kangpokpi and Imphal West districts early Friday and shot dead three people, one of them a 67-year-old woman spending the night in a church building.

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Record 83.4 lakh cataract surgeries executed in 2023-2023: Govt

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Nod for 50 more medical schools, total MBBS seats to cross 1 lakh

The newly approved medical colleges are spread across states, with 13 colleges for Telangana, followed by five each in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan. Four new medical colleges have been approved for Maharashtra and three each for Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Two colleges each have been approved for West Bengal, Odisha, and Jammu & Kashmir and one each for UP, Madhya Pradesh and Nagaland, according to data shared by the health ministry sources.

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Held up by cyclone, monsoon finally arrives over mainland

The southwest (summer) monsoon finally hit the Kerala coast on Thursday, marking the beginning of the rainy season in India. The onset is delayed by seven days against the normal date of June 1, similar to years 2016 and 2019 in the past decade when monsoon arrived as late as on June 8.

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Air India Express operates India's first all-women Haj flight

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3 killed as ambulance set on fire in Manipur

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UP gangster shot dead in court by man in lawyer’s clothes

Jailed gangster Sanjeev Maheshwari Jeeva, an associate of don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, and convicted for the murder of former UP minister Brahma Dutt Dwivedi, was shot dead outside a crowded courtroom in Lucknow on Wednesday. The assailant, Vijay Yadav, told cops that he had been promised Rs 20 lakh for the job by an unknown person. He was to be delivered the entire sum after killing Jeeva.

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Indian, German firms ink MoU to bid for Rs 42,000 crore deal

An MoU to cooperate in submarine production was inked between defence shipyard Mazagon Docks (MDL) and German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) on Wednesday, as a precursor to submission of a bid for the over Rs 42,000 crore project to build six diesel-electric submarines for the Navy.

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Cost of thali holds clues to food prices

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Delhi cops question Bhushan aides at Gonda home

A special investigation team of Delhi Police returned to the capital on Tuesday after recording the statement of at least 10 people and conducting an in-depth, two-day probe at the residence of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in UP's Gonda district.

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NSE raises price band of 4 Adani Group companies

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Devendra to do justice, Amruta told bookie. Cops ‘tutored’ her

In chat transcripts attached by the police to the charge sheet filed in the bribery-extortion case registered by Amruta Fadnavis, wife of deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, on February 20 against alleged cricket bookie Anil Jaisinghani and his daughter Aniksha, it appears that Amruta was in regular touch with them, and even met Aniksha on March 6.

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Nudity and obscenity not always synonymous: Kerala high court

The Kerala HC said Monday that “nudity and obscenity are not always synonymous”, as it discharged a suit against women’s rights activist Rehana Fathima, who’s facing multiple charges for uploading a video in 2020 of her young son and daughter painting on her bare torso.

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Fraudulent claim on body makes Odisha sound alarm

As several of the dead in the Bahanaga train tragedy continue to remain unidentified, a woman’s fraudulent attempt at claiming one of the bodies as that of her husband’s on Sunday has prompted the Odisha government to sound an alarm. Pradeep Kumar Jena, state chief secretary, on Monday asked the railways and the Odisha police to take action against such fake claimants, who may resort to fraudulent tactics to claim compensation.

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Some hope for wrestlers, but no ‘immediate arrest' of WFI chief

In a dramatic turn of events, the protesting wrestlers have reengaged with the government for a resolution of the standoff over their demand for arresting former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, leading to a de-escalation in the agitation, at least for now. According to sources close to them, agitating wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshee Mallikh, along with a group of coaches and others, had a two-hour meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday evening.

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Life term to jailed don Mukhtar Ansari for murder of UP strongman

Jailed gangster, and five-time former MLA, Mukhtar Ansari was awarded life sentence on Monday for the murder of Varanasi strongman Awadhesh Rai 32 years ago. A Varanasi MP-MLA court also slapped Rs 1.2 lakh penalty on him. This is Ansari's fifth conviction in Uttar Pradesh since September 2022 and sixth overall. A Delhi court had sentenced him under Tada in 2003. But this is for the first time that Mukhtar, who faces 61 criminal cases, has been convicted for a murder.

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'Deliberate interference' with system caused train crash; CBI to identify guilty, motive: Officials

As the CBI on Monday started its probe into the Balasore train accident, top railway officials once again stressed that the crash took place because of “deliberate interference” with the electronic interlocking system. ​​Late in the evening, a CBI team reached the crash site to begin the investigation which, among other things, is expected to reveal whether the derailment of the Coromandel Express was due to negligence or sabotage.

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Pakistan's Prime Minister hopeful for deal with IMF this month

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is hopeful of finalising a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this month, he said in an interview with Turkish news agency Anadolu.

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Opposition unity meet in Patna likely to be postponed by 10 days

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Rs 1,710 cr Bihar bridge collapse a second in 14 months

In a major setback to the ongoing construction of the four-lane Sultanganj-Aguani Ghat bridge across the Ganga in Bihar, its super structure connecting Sultanganj in Bhagalpur with Khagaria collapsed Sunday evening. According to sources, at least 30 slabs of several pillars, including pillar nos. 9, 10 and 11, measuring around 100ft, collapsed. The estimated cost of the bridge is Rs 1,710 crore.

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BSF post attacked, Cong MLA’s house torched in Manipur

The private residence of Congress MLA K Ranjit Singh was among a cluster of houses and shops set ablaze by suspected militants at Serou Bazar near Sugnu in Manipur’s Kakching district late Saturday, keeping the flames of the ethnic conflict alive and creating new flashpoints for the security establishment to deal with.

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Monsoon onset delayed, may hit Kerala in 3-­4 days

The monsoon missed its onset date in Kerala on Sunday, as forecast by IMD, with the department anticipating a further delay of three to four days. The southwest monsoon normally sets in over Kerala on June 1, with a standard deviation of about seven days. This year, IMD had said it might arrive in Kerala by June 4, with a model error of 4 days.

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Kin scour train crash site, hospitals, morgues praying for miracle

The window for rescues has closed in the three-train accident in Odisha’s Balasore, given the length of time that has passed, but many families clutched at straws and kept searching Sunday for “missing” relatives — at the site of the tragedy and in hospitals. Desperate, they visited the morgues too, reluctantly.

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'Strict action against those giving train crash communal tint'

Odisha Police warned of strict action against those behind communally provocative posts on social media regarding the train accident, saying the focus should instead have been on how volunteers from the area responded to the tragedy, irrespective of community or faith. “... We appeal to all concerned to desist from circulating false and ill-motivated posts. Severe legal action will be initiated against those who are trying to create communal disharmony by spreading rumours," Odisha Police said.

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Saudi Arabia cuts oil output by 1 million barrels per day to boost sagging prices

Saudi Arabia will reduce how much oil it sends to the global economy, taking a unilateral step to support the sagging cost of crude after two earlier production cuts by members of the OPEC+ alliance of major oil-producing countries failed to push prices higher. The announcement of the Saudi cuts of 1 million barrels per day came Sunday after a meeting of the alliance at OPEC headquarters in Vienna. The rest of the OPEC+ oil producers agreed to extend earlier cuts in supply through the end of 2024.

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No therapeutic basis for ingredients in 14 banned drugs: Panel

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170 nations take first step to end plastic pollution

As the world gears up to mark the 50th World Environment Day on Monday with a focus on solutions to plastic pollution, nearly 170 countries, including India, have agreed to prepare a draft text — called zero draft — of an international treaty by November to end plastic pollution through multiple measures in a time-bound manner.

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Court denies bail to woman YouTuber who groped minor

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No Kavach on route, experts differ on if it could’ve averted train tragedy

As a debate raged over whether Kavach, the indigenously-developed National Automatic Train Protection System, could have averted the tragic crash in Balasore, experts and officials remained divided in their opinion. Many experts say it wouldn’t have helped prevent the crash as Coromandel Express, running at more than 120 kmph, suddenly entered the loop line and there was not enough time for applying automatic brakes to avoid collision with the stationary goods train.

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'Blood, cries, smoke': Survivors of India’s worst train tragedy since 1995 recount horrors

The death toll in the three-train accident at Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha’s Balasore rose to 288 on Saturday and left over 1,000 injured, with a preliminary probe implying human error in the deadliest railway tragedy in 30 years. Search and rescue was called off 18 hours after the accident, and authorities mounted a multi-agency probe to ascertain how a superfast train veered from its original path into the loopline and rear-ended a parked freight train, causing a fatal domino effect.

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Arrest WFI chief by June 9: Khap meet serves ultimatum to govt

Turning up the heat on Friday, a sarvjatiya khap mahapanchayat held at Kurukshetra served an ultimatum to the government to arrest Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accused of sexual harassment by the protesting grapplers, and resolve the issue through a dialogue.

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India not ‘emerging’ but a ‘resurgent’ power: Rajnath Singh

India is not an “emerging” but a “resurgent” power that is regaining its place on the global economic map, with the Modi government focusing on all sectors ranging from health, education and road transport to railways, defence and border infrastructure development, Union minister Rajnath Singh said during the Times Network India Economic Conclave 2023 on Friday.

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‘Touching not coaching’: 5-year rigourous imprisonment to coach

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Law Commission backs sedition law, govt says not bound by it

The Centre on Friday swiftly distanced itself from the Law Commission’s recommendation to retain sedition as a penal offence, emphasising that the view was not binding on the government which would take a final decision after consulting all stakeholders. The commission, while recommending that Section 124A of IPC, which treats sedition as a criminal offence be retained, called for safeguards and amending the law, which has been prone to misuse.

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Train mishap: 50 thrown out of train through broken windows, doors

At least 55 passengers died and around 600 wounded in a deadly accident involving three trains at Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore district of Odisha on Friday evening as authorities mounted a massive rescue operation right through the night involving multiple agencies. Officials said fatalities could mount as many passengers are still trapped in the debris.

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Twitter's head of brand safety and ad quality to leave - WSJ

Twitter's head of brand safety and ad quality, A.J. Brown, has decided to leave the company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Govt looking into airfare surge: Aviation minister Scindia

Taking cognisance of the surge in airfares on sectors where Go First had a strong presence, Union aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has put together agroup to study the spikes. “We are doing a full analysis on these routes and we will speak to our airlines to make sure that fares are within a certain level. We will try our best but it’s an issue created by an unforeseen demand-supply imbalance,” he said on Thursday.

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Changing names a fundamental right, says Allahabad HC

The Allahabad high court has ruled that the right to keep a name of choice or change it according to personal preference comes within the ambit of fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution of India. Allowing a writ petition, the court quashed an order passed by the regional secretary, Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board), regional office, Bareilly, UP, and directed the respondents to allow the application of the petitioner to change his name.

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300 tourists stuck after landslide in Pithoragarh

More than 300 people, mainly tourists and pilgrims on the Adi Kailash yatra, were stranded in Dharchula and Gunji areas of Pithoragarh district near the India-China border on Thursday, 48 hours after a massive landslide on Tuesday evening blocked access to the critical Lipulekh-Tawaghat border road near Lakhanpur in Uttarakhand.

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‘Good effort’: PM Modi’s praise for TOI’s Tiger Anthem

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Will take ties to Himalayan heights: PM Modi to Nepalese counterpart Prachanda

Efforts to enhance energy and connectivity ties dominated the agenda of PM Narendra Modi’s meeting Thursday with his visiting Nepal counterpart PK Dahal Prachanda that saw the two countries sign seven agreements and launch six projects, including inauguration of new railway services. Modi assured Prachanda that India will work to take the relationship to Himalayan heights and resolve the boundary dispute between India and Nepal in the same spirit.

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Oppn well-united, bit of give & take needed: Rahul Gandhi

Amid efforts back home to galvanise the rival political forces against the BJP government at the Centre with an eye on next year's Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the Opposition in India was "pretty well united". Putting forth his point of view on a range of issues during a conversation at the National Press Club in Washington DC, Rahul said his party was in touch with fellow Opposition forces.

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Prospects for Indian eco brighter than earlier: CEA

He also said that the moderation in commodity prices augurs well for inflation, with retail inflation expected to ease to around 4%, the mid-point of 2-6% target for the RBI's monetary policy committee. Retail inflation has cooled down to 4.7% in April after topping 6%, providing cheer to policymakers.​

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GoFirst absence big factor in airfare surge

The cheapest 24-hour advance purchase ticket to Leh from Mumbai is Rs 22,500, and Rs 20,000 to Kochi. The conventionally expensive eastern and north-eastern destinations are cheaper, with Mumbai-Kolkata at Rs 7,200, Bagdogra at Rs 8,300, and so on. The fare from Mumbai to Delhi is an incredible low Rs 4,700, One-day advance fares are expected to be pricey, but what stands out is the quantum jump for non-stop flights on certain routes.

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Chappal in CCTV footage helps cops trace Rs 2 lakh stolen phone

When the railway police scanned the images closely, they got a close look at his gait and footwear-chappals with a loop to slip in the big toe. Two days of some clever sleuthing helped nab a person who has admitted he had lifted the phone from the train.

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Prachanda arrives on 4-day trip, border, energy issues on agenda

Prachanda (68), who is visiting India for the third time as Prime Minister, will also call on President Droupadi Murmu and Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar. For India too, one of the main focus areas will be on finalising ways to deepen power cooperation through fresh initiatives. Nepal currently exports over 450 MW of electricity to India.

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3 terrorists arrested with 10kg IED, weapons, drugs along LoC in J&K

The recovery included an AK-56 rifle with balance 10 rounds in the magazine (rest of the ammunition had been fired by the terrorist who was injured), two pistols with two magazines, 70 pistol rounds, one IED weighing around 10-12kg, six Chinese grenades and 20 packets of narcotics, the Lt Col added.

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Non-metros adding new e-commerce users faster than metros: Myntra CEO

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