Asked why she was out late, UP woman throws acid on hubby

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'I understand pain of violence; Modi, Shah and Doval can’t'

Clubbing PM Narendra Modi, home minister Amit Shah, NSA Ajit Doval and the RSS as “perpetrators of violence”, Rahul Gandhi on Monday said those who indulge in violence without suffering it personally cannot understand the pain it causes, projecting himself as the person who has witnessed killings in the family and carries the message of peace and amity.

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Birla kids to join board of group thinktank, fashion business

The next generation of Birlas is set for bigger responsibilities at the $60-billion Aditya Birla Group. Kumar Mangalam Birla’s older daughter Ananya Birla and son Aryaman Vikram Birla have been inducted as directors on the board of Aditya Birla Management Corporation (ABMCL), the apex body that provides strategic direction to the group’s businesses. The two have also been inducted on the board of Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail (ABFRL), a listed entity.

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1/3rd of undergraduate students in India doing BA: Survey

Over 78.9% of 4.1 crore students in higher education are enrolled at the undergraduate level, and of the total enrolled students over one crore are pursuing BA. Another 17 lakh (4.2%) of the students are doing BA (Hons) from various higher education institutions. This was revealed in the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2020-21 released on Sunday by the ministry of education.

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Adani Group loses 29% market value in 3 days as carnage continues

The massive sell-off in Adani Group stocks continued for the third consecutive session on Monday, wiping out nearly Rs 1.4 lakh crore worth of investors’ wealth. In all, about 29% of the group’s market capitalisation, or about Rs 5.6 lakh crore, has been eroded in the last three trading sessions.

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Economic survey 2023 likely to peg 2023-24 growth at slowest in three years: Report

The government survey is likely to say that growth is seen at 6.5% for 2023-24 under the baseline scenario, the person said, declining to be named as the matter was confidential. This would be the slowest in three years. Nominal growth is likely to be forecast at 11% for 2023-24, the source added.

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Adani bets on big funds for Rs 20k cr FPO

Institutional investors are fully backing the Rs 20,000-crore follow-on public offer (FPO) for Adani Enterprises (AEL) even though the stock is below the offer price. However the company is not sure how retail investors will look at the issue at the current market price. However, it is confident some high net worth and ultra-high net worth investors (UHNIs) will participate in it.

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Rahul must thank PM for Lal Chowk flag feat: BJP

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For 100 days of NREGS jobs to all, Rs 1.8L cr will be needed

If the government were to actually provide 100 days of work to every household registered under MNREGS, it would need to allocate over Rs 1.8 lakh crore in the coming Budget assuming the number of households opting for the scheme remains at the current level. What has actually happened is a steady shrinking of the outlay after the Covid period boost to under half this amount.

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50,000 years on, 'green comet' comes visiting again

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), popularly known as the "green comet", which last visited Earth's neighbourhood 50,000 years ago when the Neanderthals were still roaming its surface, can now be viewed in India with a pair of binoculars from a dark location. It may further brighten in the next few days and become visible to the naked eye as it makes its closest pass of the Earth on February 2.

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Growth indicator: India's night lights up 43% in 10 yrs

Decadal Change of Night Time Light over India from Space (2012-2021), released by Isro’s National Remote Sensing Centre — shows that overall at the national level, normalised NTL radiance increased by 43% in 2021 compared to 2012. Significant increase was observed in Bihar (474%), Manipur (441%), Ladakh (280%) and Kerala (119%), while good increase was observed in Arunachal Pradesh (66%), MP (66%), UP (61%) and Gujarat (58%).

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Mughal Gardens gets a new name: Amrit Udyan

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FIR lodged over religious slogans in AMU on R-Day

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Centre set to integrate forensic probe with justice system: Shah

Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Centre will integrate forensic science-based investigation with the justice system to increase the conviction rate which is around 50% currently. Shah said the conviction rate in Canada is 62%, Israel 93%, UK 80% and the US 90%. He was in Dharwad on Saturday to lay the foundation stone for the ninth off-campus facility of the National Forensic Sciences University.

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India land of opportunities, PM says in BJP’s Raj outreach

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Court sets aside order on summons to Shetty sisters

Observing that the order against them was not proper or legal, in a relief to actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra and her sister Shamita Shetty, a Mumbai court recently quashed and set aside a 2022 magistrate court order issuing summons to them in a Rs21 lakh cheating case. The court, however, said the proceedings will continue against their mother Sunanda after finding that a prima facie case was made out against her.

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HC: Merely naming caste not an offence under SC/ST Act

Merely taking the name of the caste of the victim would not make it an offence under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, unless it is with an intention to insult the person belonging to that caste, the Karnataka high court observed recently.

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EPFO to review cases of extra pension payment

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India modernising nuke arsenal with eye on China: US report

India continues to modernise its nuclear arsenal and operationalise its nascent triad, and the country's nuke strategy, traditionally focused on Pakistan, now appears to place increased emphasis on China, says a 2022 report of the Federation of American Scientists. At least four new weapon systems are under development to complement or replace the country's existing nuclear-capable aircraft, land-based delivery systems and submarine launched missiles, it said.

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India now home to 70% of world’s tigers, govt tells SC

The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that there is an annual growth of 6% in tiger population, which offset natural losses. India achieved the target of doubling the tiger population in 2018, four years ahead of schedule of the St Petersburg Declaration on tiger conservation, it said. and is now home to 70% of world’s tigers.

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Indus Waters Treaty amendment: India sends notice to Pakistan

Citing Pakistani "intransigence" and unilateral actions related to the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), India has sent a notice to Islamabad for its modification.

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Tata's Air India to seal half of jumbo plane order: Report

Air India will on Friday seal half of an order for some 495 jets with Boeing and engine suppliers General Electric and CFM International, industry sources said, as its new owner seeks to revive the airline and compete with larger rivals.

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Gender Gap Report should record women in local govt bodies: WEF

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Egypt plans to allot land to Indian industries in special economic zone

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Egypt plans to allot land to Indian industries in spl eco zone

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Telangana CM KCR, governor hold separate R-Day events

Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao followed the high court's orders and ensured that the official Republic Day parade took place at Raj Bhavan on Thursday. But he did not turn up for the flag-hoisting nor send any of his cabinet colleagues for the event, further straining the relationship between him and governor Tamilisai Sounderarajan.

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No backchannel talks with India by Sharif govt: Pak minister

Pakistan had no backchannel diplomacy with India since PM Shehbaz Sharif's govt took office, junior foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar said. PM Sharif had said last week that PM Modi should hold serious talks to address all "burning points", including Kashmir. A day later, the PM's office changed its position and stated that talks with India can happen only after it reverses its action of abrogating J&K's special status.

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Meta to restore Trump's Facebook, Instagram accounts

Meta Platforms Inc said on Wednesday it will restore former US President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks, following a two-year suspension after the deadly Capitol Hill riot on January 6, 2021. Trump has 34 million followers on Facebook and 23 million on Instagram.

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Students plan to screen BBC docu at TISS Mum, Kol varsities

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ED can't probe any offence other than laundering: HC

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Can't skip R-Day event, hold parade: HC to Telangana

Celebrating Republic Day in a befitting manner is the bounden duty of all constitutional authorities and it cannot be skipped by the state government, the Telangana high court said on Wednesday while directing the state administration to hold the ceremonial parade at any place of its choice. Following the HC order, the Telangana government has decided to hold a guard of honour, officials said.

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Google changes India app store policy after CCI order

Google has started to make changes to its policy dealing with apps and digital ecosystem, after it failed to get any immediate relief from the courts against the CCI order, which found it abusing dominance and engaging in anti-competitive practices in India. Now, the US tech giant will allow smartphone makers to license its apps individually, instead of the entire bouquet.

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Mulayam Singh, Zakir Hussain, Dilip Mahalanabis among 6 Padma Vibhushan awardees

ORS (oral rehydration solution) pioneer Dilip Mahalanabis will receive the Padma Vibhushan (posthumous) in the field of Medicine (Pediatrics), the Centre announced on Wednesday. A total of 25 other personalities across various walks of life will be awarded the Padma Shri.

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India's first passenger drone to be showcased by Navy on Republic Day

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Man throws his 4 kids into canal, girl saves 2 siblings

A 35-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly throwing his four children from a 30ft-high bridge into a canal following an argument with his wife. One of the children he flung to her death, his 12-year-old daughter, not only managed to swim to safety but rescued two of her siblings.

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Stone-pelting after BBC documentary ‘screened’ in JNU

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US sues Google over dominance of online ad market

The United States justice department sued Google on Tuesday for its dominance of the online advertising market, launching a fresh legal battle against the California-based tech giant.

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Rishi Sunak under pressure over BBC and party chairmen appointments

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Blind school teacher with vision for the impoverished builds homes

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No bail till charges filed: Gujarat HC to TMC’s Gokhale

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Want to quit, have told PM: Maharashtra governor Koshyari

Following a three-year tenure marked by controversies and a fractious relationship with the erstwhile Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi dispensation, Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Monday said he had conveyed his desire to step down to PM Narendra Modi during the latter's recent visit to Mumbai.

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Assam cops told to round up men who’ve married underage girls

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Many NCR projects in bankruptcy court, IBC changes key for homebuyers

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Police to act against parents of kids using Chinese string in Punjab

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HPCL expands refining capacity, diversifies portfolio

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‘Sane view’, says Rijiju of high court ex-judge’s collegium criticism

Amid the ongoing wrangle between the Centre and the judiciary over appointment of judges through the collegium system, Union law minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday cited in his Twitter handle an interview of Justice RS Sodhi (retd), a former judge of the Delhi high court. Sodhi had remarked that the Supreme Court “has for the first time hijacked the Constitution” to such an extent that judges have decided to appoint judges, negating the role of the government.

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Youth stabbed to death trying to stop duo, from snatching his mobile

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In a first, women account for 30% of JEE candidates

Male aspirants continue to dominate, accounting for over 6 lakh, or nearly 70%, of the registered candidates. However, for the first time, women account for over 30% of the candidates, although the increase in absolute numbers is marginal compared to 2022, i.e., from 2.5 lakh to 2.6 lakh.

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Loco production to cost nearly one-third of current prices

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In a 1st, youths to pay tributes to Netaji inside Parliament

As part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s endeavour to make the youth aware of the contributions of the leaders who helped the country gain independence, 80 youngsters, including 35 girls and 45 boys, selected from across the country will get an opportunity to participate in the floral tribute offering function at the Central Hall of the Parliament in the honour of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

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9 hurt in twin blasts on Jammu outskirts

At least nine people were wounded in two synchronised explosions that police suspect were set off by IEDs planted in two vehicles parked in the busy industrial area of Narwal on the outskirts of Jammu city between 11am and 11.20am Saturday.

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Musk says higher priced Twitter subscription won't carry ads

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No extra student visas for India in FTA: UK trade secretary

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9 hurt in twin blasts on Jammu outskirts

At least nine people were wounded in two synchronised explosions that police suspect were set off by IEDs planted in two vehicles parked in the busy industrial area of Narwal on the outskirts of Jammu city between 11am and 11.20am Saturday. The bombings happened just two days before the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra is scheduled to reach Jammu and ahead of next week’s Republic Day celebrations—a time when security agencies in the region are on high alert.

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Centre sacks WFI assistant secretary for backing chief

A day after brokering a peace deal and asking Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to ‘step aside’ pending inquiry into the allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation against him, Union sports minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday dismissed WFI’s assistant secretary Vinod Tomar with immediate effect for his public remarks in Gonda defending Singh, a BJP strongman and six-time Lok Sabha MP.

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Cops call in divers to trace body of medic killed by Mumbai lifeguard

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Sena vs Sena: Uddhav’s term as prez ends before EC hearing

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PM's leadership critical in a fractured world: WEF chairman

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Cyber security, data theft new-age policing challenges: Amit Shah

Home minister Amit Shah on Friday said challenges to policing have now drastically transformed: from tackling geographical problems like terrorism and unrest in J&K, Left-wing extremism and unrest in the northeast to countering new-age “thematic” threats of cyber security and data theft, with problems becoming multi-dimensional as narco-terror and fourth-generation warfare catch on.

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Wrestlers end protest after getting assurances that grievances would be addressed

The aggrieved grapplers called off their protest late on Friday night after getting assurances from the government that their grievances would be addressed, the first step of which was the stepping aside of under-fire Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The wrestlers, decided to end their protest after a breakthrough was achieved during a second round of talks with union sports minister Anurag Thakur.

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More girl wrestlers are coming forward to report abuse: Vinesh Phogat

Vinesh, who is spearheading the campaign for Singh's removal as the WFI chief over charges of sexual harrasment, also alleged that several complaints of sexual abuse and mistreatment of boys wrestlers were reported to the federation's higher-ups but no action was taken on them.

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Let CMs recommend names to collegium for HC judge posts: Rijiju

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As EC announces polls, violence rocks Tripura

A 44-year-old worker of Tripura royal scion Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma’s tribal TIPRA Motha party was dragged out of his vehicle in Dhalai district late Wednesday and fatally assaulted, coinciding with the announcement of assembly polls on February 16 and the Election Commission’s warning of zero tolerance towards violence.

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Railways earnings jump 28%, set to cross budget target in weeks

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Uttarakhand CM says 70% of Joshimath residents leading ‘normal lives’

During his meeting with home minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Wednesday, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said “65% to 70% of Joshimath residents were leading a normal life and only 30% have been affected by land subsidence”. Dhami reiterated his remark in Dehradun on Thursday.

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Indian internet firms see ray of hope as SC endorses NCLAT order against Google

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Joshimath crisis keeps tourists away from Auli

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Steepest drop in reading skills in Kerala, HP, Haryana

Children’s basic reading ability has dropped to pre-2012 levels, reversing the slow improvement achieved in the intervening years, while the basic maths skills have declined to 2018 levels nationally. This emerged in the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2022 released on Wednesday, according to which the decline in learning outcome has reversed to the levels of a decade ago.

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Deciding what’s fake news can’t be in sole hands of govt: EGI

The Editors Guild of India on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the draft amendment to the Information Technology Rules framed by the ministry of electronics and IT and said the government should “expunge” portions where the rules ask social media companies to take down news articles as and when deemed “fake” by the Press Information Bureau (PIB).

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Cognizant lowers margin due to EmblemHealth impact

Cognizant has lowered its operating margin in the fourth quarter due to impact from impairment of certain capitalized costs related to a large contract with a healthcare customer. Though Cognizant did not disclose the name of the healthcare client, TOI has learnt that the customer is US health insurance provider EmblemHealth, a not-for-profit health insurer, catering to over three million people in the New York area.

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Battle in the northeast: Three states go to polls next month

The Election Commission Wednesday announced assembly polls in 180 seats across three northeastern states, starting with BJP-governed Tripura on February 16 and followed by simultaneous polling on February 27 in Meghalaya and Nagaland, where the saffron party is second in the pecking order of coalitions headed by regional giants. Counting of votes is scheduled for March 2.

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BJP beats AAP, gets mayor post in Chandigarh

The Bharatiya Janata Party won the Chandigarh municipal corporation's mayor seat for eight time in a row.

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As China lifts hold, UNSC lists Makki as global terrorist

Pakistan-based leader of UN proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Abdul Rehman Makki, who is also the brother-in-law of most wanted Hafiz Saeed, was designated a global terrorist by the UN Security Council after China dropped its technical hold over a proposal to list him under the UNSC's ISIL (Da'esh) and Al Qaida Sanctions Committee.

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Liquor mafia drown cop in Bihar river during raid

Bootleggers killed a constable in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district during an excise raid Monday. Deepak Kumar was dragged into a dinghy by two suspects, who then threw him into the river.

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Dawood has married again, to Pak Pathan woman: Nephew

Fugitive terrorist Dawood Ibrahim has married a second time, this time a Pakistani Pathan woman, and has done so by falsely claiming that he had divorced his first wife, Mehjabeen, a recent NIA chargesheet in a terror-funding case quoted his nephew as saying.

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Joshimath sinking: Question mark hangs over Badrinath yatra

Joshimath is regarded as the gateway and the only route to the holy town of Badrinath. But after several places in Joshimath were put under the "danger zone" category, questions are now being raised on the road to be taken to the popular shrine. The state had recently said the yatra would not be affected. Under the Char Dham road project, authorities are preparing a "by-pass to Badrinath" but the project is still halfway through.

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First since March, 2020: Under 100 Covid cases in a day

No Covid death was reported in India for 4 days at a stretch, again a first since 2020. India reported 83 fresh cases on Monday, down from 114 on the previous day. India had first reported over 100 cases in a day on March 27, 2020, & the daily tally hadn't fallen to double digits since then.

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Premature to think India will replace China in influencing global economic growth: Raghuram Rajan

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday said it is too premature to think that India will replace China when it comes to influencing global economic growth. However, the situation may change going forward as India is already the world's fifth largest economy, it is growing and has the potential to keep expanding.

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Govt now wants MoP finalised

The Centre's insistence on the early finalisation of the 'memorandum of procedure' (MoP) that guides appointment of judges in the Supreme Court and high courts, pending with the apex court collegium since August 2017, has triggered a fresh controversy.

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Russia is fourth biggest source of imports for India

Imports from Russia have jumped five times to $32.9 billion in Apr-Dec, making it India's fourth largest trading partner. Russia moved up from 20th place last financial year due to the surge in crude inflows. Overall, India's imports fell 3% to $58.2bn, exports fell 12% to $34.5bn in December 2022.

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After free power, Congress vows Rs 2k sop to woo K’taka women

After promising 200 units of free electricity to all households, Congress has made another big pre-poll pledge: A monthly cash assistance of Rs 2,000 under the Gruha Lakshmi scheme to every woman head of household in the state if the party is voted to power in the assembly elections.

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Prominent Pakistan lawyer shot dead in Peshawar HC

Abdul Latif Afridi (79) was shot six times by a lone gunman when he was sitting with fellow lawyers in the bar room. The senior lawyer, who was also the former president of Pakistan’s Supreme Court Bar Association, was moved to Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.

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After hotels, damaged homes in Joshimath colony to come down

This would be the second major demolition exercise after the administration a few days ago began to raze two of Joshimath's biggest hotels. There are over 30 houses in the colony, many of them with large cracks, which a resident said "seem to be getting bigger."

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Rajasthan govt to spend Rs 1,377 on 1,500 gaushalas

Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday gave his consent for the construction of 1,500 gaushalas in 1,500 gram panchayats under the Public Participation Scheme of Gaushala in Gram Panchayats announced in budget 2022-23.

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Aware of middle class issues: FM Sitharaman ahead of Budget

Ahead of the Budget, FM Nirmala Sitharaman said that she was aware of the pressures of the middle class but also recalled that the government has not imposed any fresh taxes on them.

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Govt writes to CJI, wants its representatives on SC collegium

Law minister Kiren Rijiju's letter to the CJI is the latest in the series of criticism by constitutional authorities, including the Vice-President and Lok Sabha Speaker, who have also accused the SC of often encroaching into the domain of the legislature.

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Most landslides on Joshimath road to Rishikesh ‘fresh’: Study

As many as 309 "fully or partially road-blocking landslides" were identified along the 247-km road between Rishikesh and Joshimath - an average of 1.25 landslides per km - according to a study by a team of Indian and foreign scientists, which was introduced for discussion at European Geosciences Union on January 10.

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Cold wave returns, chill likely to intensify for 2-3 days

Cold wave conditions returned to some parts of the capital on Sunday after a respite of five days, with a sharp drop in the minimum temperatures across Delhi-NCR and chilly northwesterly winds gusting through the day, which was clear and sunny.

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72 years on, India's oldest pending case finally settled

India's oldest litigation at 72 years was disposed of last week by a bench of the country's oldest high court, whose current Chief Justice Prakash Shrivastava was born a full decade after the case had been filed in 1951.

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Popular Telugu-Tamil writer Bala murugan passes away

Recently we have seen several film stalwarts passing away one after the other such as Krishna, Krishnam Raju, Kaikala Sathyanarayana and Chalapathi Rao. Now, there is yet another tragedy in the southern film industry. Popular Tamil-Telugu story writer Shri. Balamurugan, who wrote several films in Tamil film Industry besides writing a few Telugu cinema has passed away today. He was 86 years old and was unwell.

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MP town may levy 'dog tax'

The civic corporation of Sagar city in MP has decided to levy a tax on dog owners to ensure "security and cleanliness". Officials are consulting with legal experts to frame the law, likely to be brougth in by April.

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Delhi cop dies in road mishap 15 days before retirement

Two weeks before he was scheduled to retire, a Delhi Police sub-inspector, Latoor Singh, lost his life after a car allegedly mowed him down in central Delhi's Daryaganj on Friday evening. The cop was on duty and was on his way to deliver a summons in east Delhi's Laxmi Nagar when the incident took place. The driver of the errant vehicle has been arrested.

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Terror act: Police seize grenades from rented Jahangirpuri house

The two alleged terrorists arrested by Delhi Police's special cell on Thursday had murdered a man, chopped his body into pieces and filmed the act, including the beheading, the police have claimed. They also sent the video to their foreign-based handlers, including an ISI operative, to prove their worth, claimed sources.

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Arsenic in water raises risk of gallbladder cancer: Study

A two-year study carried out in large tertiary care hospital settings suggests that chronic arsenic exposure in drinking water even at low-moderate levels may be a potential risk factor for gallbladder cancer.

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UP constable 'molests' varsity student in train, sent to jail

A constable has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 17-year-old student of Allahabad University in a moving train as she was on her way to Pilibhit from Prayagraj Friday. The cop fled with her luggage.

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Muslim family razes crops to clear land for Hindu event

The gesture of a Muslim family from Parbhani district to allow use of their 60 acres of land for organising a five-day Hindu religious event is winning hearts.

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Parts of Joshimath may have sunk over 2ft: Ground survey

Parts of Joshimath may have sunk by nearly 2.2 feet (70cm), sources told TOI on Saturday on the basis of ground investigation of affected areas carried out recently in the picturesque town, which is facing aggravated land subsidence since the beginning of January.

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Delhi CM’s statements false, fabricated, twisted, says LG

In a stinging rebuttal to CM Arvind Kejriwal's statements at his press conference, LG V K Saxena has accused him of attributing to him "misleading, patently false and fabricated" statements.

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Fresh snowfall in Kashmir; avalanche warning

Fresh snowfall in various parts of Kashmir impacted flight operations and led to the closure of Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Friday, cutting off the valley from the rest of the country. Jammu and Kashmir also saw widespread rains on Friday, while avalanche warnings were issued in 10 districts for the next 24 hours.

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CBI gets nod to prosecute Lalu Yadav in rail jobs scam

CBI has received sanction from the Centre to prosecute RJD chief and former Union railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in connection with the "land-for-job scam."

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