Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Elon Musk again world’s richest person as Arnault’s LVMH sinks

Musk and the 74-year-old Frenchman have been neck-and-neck for the top spot this year in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a listing of the world’s 500 richest people.Arnault first surpassed Musk in December as the tech industry struggled and luxury showed resilience in the face of inflation. LVMH, which Arnault founded, owns brands including Louis Vuitton, Fendi and Hennessy.

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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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Saas-bahu fights erupt in K'taka over govt Rs 2,000 subvention plan

Instances of disputes between 'saas' and 'bahu' have begun to surface as family members argue over who should receive the monthly cash incentive. The lack of clear eligibility criteria in the Congress' election manifesto, where they pledged to grant the monthly subsidy to the woman head of the family, has further contributed to the confusion among households.

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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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After lull, violence in Manipur amid home minister Amit Shah's call for peace

The arson was concentrated in Imphal East, but gunshots reverberated through the valley and the hills as security forces went after suspected militants targeting civilians at various places, including Bishnupur and Churachandpur. Two people were reported wounded in the crossfire.

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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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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

SC comes down hard on challenges to PMLA by accused seeking relief

Dealing with a batch of petitions by the accused in the purported Rs 2,000 crore Chhattisgarh liquor scam case, an approach similar to what started in the year 2018 was noticed by a vacation bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and P K Mishra, which on Monday had pointed out the fallacy in filing writ petitions challenging the validity of provisions of PMLA when these have been upheld by the SC and reiterated by a two-judge bench.

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60% of CSE top - 20 are women, 25% from UP

Junior minister Jitendra Singh said the fact that first four rank-holders and 60% of the top 20 are women "is a great reflection of demographic changes happening in the last nine years of the Modi government". "I hope for a hat-trick in the Civil Services Examination 2023," Singh said while felicitating the 20 toppers at his North Block office.

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Rs 10 lakh, job for kin of dead: Amit Shah's balm for riot-hit Manipur

The compensation payable to the kin of the victims, numbering at least 80 people from the majority Meitei and tribal Kuki communities, will be contributed equally by the Centre and the state government, officials said.

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Cross-border narco-terror root of Manipur violence: PIL

"The serious issues of narco-terrorism and external aggression posing threat to national security is prevalent in Manipur and the resultant fallout is the present human crisis wherein a large number of people have been displaced from their homes disturbing normal life in the state," said the petitioner - NGO 'People's Alliance for Peace and Progress, Manipur'.

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LeT leader who indoctrinated 26/11 terrorists who attacked Mumbai dies in Pakistan jail

A court in Pakistan had sentenced him to prison time along with two other JuD leaders, Malik Zafar Iqbal and Hafiz Abdul Rehman Makki, in August 2020 for financing terror, ahead of a September 2020 deadline for Pakistan to avoid being blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global financial watchdog, for failing to curb “terror financing”.

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Monday, May 29, 2023

UK bars export of Tipu Sultan's rare sporting gun valued at £2m



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'Precautionary' landing for IAF copter after minor tech snag

"The pilot and the weapons systems operator are both safe. There was no damage to the helicopter," an IAF officer said. The pilot went for the precautionary landing after "a warning light" went off in the cockpit.

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Toxic gas in septic tank at home kills man, son & 2 others

According to Nibua Naurangiya police station SHO Atul Srivastava, Nand Lal Kushwaha of Bahora Ramnagar village entered the septic tank of his house to clean it and fell unconscious because of toxic gases.

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WATCH: How Jadeja guided CSK to fifth IPL title

The phrase 'cometh the hour cometh the man' perfectly fits for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who snatched victory from the jaws of defeat against Gujarat Titans (GT) in the final in Ahmedabad to guide CSK to a record-equalling fifth IPL title in the wee hours of Tuesday.

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9 of a family among 10 killed in Karnataka SUV-bus collision



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Sunday, May 28, 2023

Unfazed by violence, over 3,000 appear for UPSC exams in Imphal

Sources said 4,051 candidates had registered for UPSC prelims in Imphal but after UPSC provided them an alternative to choose from exam centres in a few other states, about 700 opted to appear from outside Manipur.

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Opposition netas to meet in Patna on June 12: Nitish Kumar

Addressing a meeting of JD(U) functionaries at the party's state office here, Nitish said when he dumped the BJP in August last year and formed a new government in alliance with the RJD, Congress and "leaders of many other political parties from across the country congratulated me".

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Unfazed by violence, over 3,000 appear for UPSC exams in Imphal

Sources said 4,051 candidates had registered for UPSC prelims in Imphal but after UPSC provided them an alternative to choose from exam centres in a few other states, about 700 opted to appear from outside Manipur.

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Fundamental right: Woman allowed to abort 23-week fetus

The petitioner was friendly with the accused since 2016. In 2018, she married another man and had a child. On October 7, 2022 her drunk husband mercilessly beat her and their minor son. She phoned her former boyfriend around midnight. He asked her to come to his place with her son. He promised to marry her and had physical relations with her.

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China's 1st home-grown passenger plane completes its maiden commercial flight

The C919 plane, built by the Commercial Aviation Corporation of China (Comac), carried about 130 passengers on the flight, according to state-owned newspaper China Daily. The jet took off Sunday morning from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport and landed less than two hours later in Beijing.

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Saturday, May 27, 2023

False caste slur charge can’t deprive one of liberty: Court

The judge pointed out that while Virkar had complained to the cops on April 12 alleging that the informant and others assaulted them, the informant’s FIR was lodged only on April 21.

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Govt highlights its pro-poor policies to observe 9th anniversary

With industry bigwigs and domain experts from academia to sports in attendance, industrialist Sunil Bharti Mittal lauded the existing ecosystem that allowed India to be the fastest in rolling out 5G network by March, 2024.

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Eye on China, US House panel wants India in Nato Plus bloc

The House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), led by Chairman Mike Gallagher and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi, overwhelmingly adopted a policy proposal to enhance Taiwan's deterrence, including through strengthening Nato Plus to include India.

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Wife earns more than man, court upholds no-maintenance order

The woman had filed a domestic violence case against her husband and in-laws in 2021 and alleged that after their child’s birth, she was forced to move out of their home. The judge, though, directed the man to pay Rs 10,000 a month towards maintenance of their young child.

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False caste slur charge can’t deprive one of liberty: Court

The judge pointed out that while Virkar had complained to the cops on April 12 alleging that the informant and others assaulted them, the informant’s FIR was lodged only on April 21.

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Friday, May 26, 2023

SC refuses to halt CBI, ED probes against Didi kin

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stall the ongoing investigations by CBI and ED into the alleged role of MP and TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in the West Bengal teacher recruitment but stayed a Calcutta HC order imposing Rs 25 lakh cost on him while rejecting his plea for recall of earlier order directing probe against him.

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Nepal PM to be on 4-day India trip from May 31



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SC gives medical bail to Satyendar Jain till July 10



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Why inaction over offensive tweet against Zubair: HC



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Kuno cheetah team mistaken for cow thieves, attacked in MP



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IPL: Gill ton scripts Mumbai's exit as Gujarat set up final with Chennai

A belligerent Shubman Gill ton lit up the Narendra Modi Stadium as the defending champions Gujarat Titans stormed into a second straight IPL final, brushing aside five-time champions Mumbai Indians in a lop-sided Qualifier 2 in Ahmedabad. Firing his third century of the season, Gill's explosive 60-ball 129 proved to be too much for Mumbai as the Titans became the third team in the history of the tournament to make it to two successive finals after Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai.

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

PM Modi: India has become a ray of hope for all



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MiG-29K lands on INS Vikrant at night



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Jaishankar likely to attend Brics meet in South Africa

Foreign minister S Jaishankar will travel to Cape Town next week to participate in the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting that will look to firm up the agenda for the summit that South Africa will host in August. The foreign ministers’ meeting is an important forum for focus on political and security cooperation among the member-states and Jaishankar will likely use it to stress the need for all to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States without making any exception.

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HC: Refusing sex to spouse for long period is cruelty

Refusing sex to one’s spouse for a prolonged period without justifiable reason amounted to mental cruelty, the Allahabad HC recently observed while dissolving a couple’s marriage. Varanasi resident Ravindra Pratap Yadav had filed an appeal against a family court’s order dismissing his divorce petition on November 28, 2005. He had sought divorce on the grounds of mental cruelty inflicted by his wife by refusing to co-habit and discharge the obligations of marital life.

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As 2 more die, just 1 of 4 Kuno cheetah cubs left



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Modi’s veiled dig: ‘Australia opposition MPs, ex-PM attended Sydney function’

Amid an escalating fight over who should inaugurate the new Parliament building on Sunday, PM Narendra Modi cited the presence of his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese and the latter’s predecessor Scott Morrison at the event organised by the Indian community in Sydney this week to suggest that partisan differences should not take precedence over matters of national importance.

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023

PM Modi to do a Nehru, repeat 1947 ritual with ‘sengol’



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2nd conviction still in force, Azam may stay disqualified

Samajwadi Party strongman Azam Khan’s acquittal by a Rampur court in the hate speech case that led to his disqualification from the UP assembly last year might have created a constitutional quandary requiring judicial intervention but for his recent sentencing by a Moradabad court in a 2008 case.

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Karnataka govt may withdraw circular banning hijab

The Congress government in Karnataka is seriously considering withdrawing the primary and secondary education department’s circular prohibiting hijabs in schools and pre-university colleges in the state. Senior state minister Priyank Kharge also said that his government would ban outfits like the Bajrang Dal if peace in the state was disturbed. “We have promised in our manifesto to turn Karnataka into a paradise" he said.

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Ron DeSantis confirms running for US Prez in 2024

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday, stepping into a crowded Republican primary contest that will test both his national appeal as a cultural conservative firebrand and the GOP’s willingness to move on from former President Donald Trump. The 44-year-old Republican revealed his decision in a Federal Election Commission filing before an online conversation with Twitter CEO Elon Musk.

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IPL: Akash scripts LSG's rout, MI get closer to summit clash

Uttarakhand-born uncapped Akash Madhwal wreaked havoc with his maiden IPL fifer as five-time champions Mumbai Indians blew away Lucknow Super Giants in a one-sided Eliminator clash in Chennai. Demolishing the Krunal Pandya side by a mammoth 81 runs, Mumbai registered the third biggest margin of win in the playoffs and booked their flights to Ahmedabad where they will face defending champions Gujarat Titans in the Qualifier 2 on Friday.

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Indira, Rajiv too inaugurated buildings on Parl premises: BJP



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Amid Herald case, Rahul moves HC seeking NOC for passport

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi moved a Delhi court on Tuesday seeking a no-objection certificate for issuance of a fresh ordinary passport as he had surrendered his diplomatic passport on being disqualified as member of Parliament after being convicted in a defamation case. Additional chief metropolitan magistrate Vaibhav Mehta sought the response of Subramanian Swamy, the complainant in the National Herald case, to Rahul’s application, and posted the matter for hearing on Wednesday.

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Vaibhavi Upadhyay dies in a car accident

Television actress Vaibhavi Upadhyay, best known for her role in the popular show "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai", died in a car accident on Tuesday. Producer-actor JD Majethia, who worked with Vaibhavi in the series, confirmed her death.

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Vaibhavi Upadhyaya dies in a road accident - Exclusive

Shocking! Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai's Jasmine aka Vaibhavi Upadhyaya is no more. The actress met with a fatal road accident.

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All-round CSK brush aside defending champions GT to enter 10th IPL final

A crucial 44-ball 60 from Ruturaj Gaikwad at the top was followed by a spin show as an all-round Chennai Super Kings brushed aside defending champions Gujarat Titans to march into 10th IPL final, extending their remarkable consistency in the T20 cricket's biggest extravaganza. Securing an easy 15-run win over Hardik Pandya and co. in the Qualifier 1, MS Dhoni and co. became the first team to book their tickets for the Sunday's final in Ahmedabad.

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Monday, May 22, 2023

In K'taka berth for Kharge’s son, Cong’s message to PM



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CBI questions Wankhede again for 5 hours in Aryan case

The CBI questioned former NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede for five hours on Sunday, in the corruption-extortion case connected to October 2021 Cordelia cruise drug bust case involving actor Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan. The Bombay high court has scheduled to hear Wankhede’s plea challenging the CBI FIR on Monday and has restrained the CBI from taking any “coercive action” against him till then.

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I should take your autograph, Biden tells PM Modi

Ahead of next month’s India-US summit, US President Joe Biden launched into fulsome praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, terming him an influence in the Indo-Pacific and complimenting him for his popularity in the US. Biden playfully complained about the loads of requests for invitations to the dinner he has scheduled to host in the honour of Modi during the PM’s visit to the US next month. "I should take your autograph

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Top Naxal absconding for 2 decades held in Delhi



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Jagan, Naveen crucial for govt to get Delhi services bill past RS

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has called upon opposition parties to block in Rajya Sabha the bill to replace the ordinance promulgated on Friday to neutralise the Supreme Court verdict that gave the Delhi government control over bureaucracy in the national capital, but the BJP leadership seems hopeful of clearing the numbers test in the Upper House with the support of YSR Congress and BJD.

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Sunday, May 21, 2023

SBI: No ID proof, form needed to exchange Rs 2k note

SBI has decided against seeking any identity proof from those exchanging Rs 2,000 notes and has also dispensed with the need to fill up any form. Several other banks have, however, not decided on the process that they would adopt during the four-month-long exercise to exchange and deposit the highest denomination notes from Tuesday.

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Your popularity is a problem for me: Biden to PM



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Woman in BMW kills man in 4am accident, held

A 36-year-old man was killed after his scooter was hit by a speeding car in west Delhi's Moti Nagar early on Sunday. The police have arrested the woman who was driving the car and seized the vehicle, a black BMW.

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12 killed, 90 hurt in stampede at El Salvador stadium

Twelve people died and 90 others were injured in a stampede at a soccer stadium in El Salvador on Saturday, authorities said, turning a highly anticipated match into a chaotic scene as fans rushed to save people suffocating under a mass of bodies.

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Thrashed by seniors, BA student in ICU

A second-year BA student of a government college in Haryana's Pataudi is in ICU after being allegedly thrashed by six seniors on the campus Friday morning. His father claimed Chander Shekhar was attacked during a ragging session. Three of the six senior students were arrested, but released on bail.

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Respect territorial integrity, sovereignty of all: PM Modi at G7

Addressing a G7 session in Japan's Hiroshima on Sunday, PM Modi called into question the effectiveness of the UN and its Security Council. He said these global bodies would be reduced to acting merely like a "talk shop" if they didn't address problems faced by the developing world and were unable to resolve conflicts.

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IPL: Gill ton eliminates RCB; Gujarat face CSK in Qualifier 1, LSG meet Mumbai in Eliminator

Shubman Gill's dazzling 52-ball 104 not out trumped Virat Kohli's sumptuous unbeaten 101 as Gujarat Titans edged Royal Challengers Bangalore in a high-scoring thriller by six wickets in the final league game of the IPL season in Bengaluru. With the heartbreaking defeat, RCB's journey in this year's competition came to an end. With Mumbai Indians winning the afternoon game, Faf du Plessis and co. needed an outright win to qualify for the knockouts but Gill smashed his second consecutive century of the season, dashing the hosts' hopes of qualifying for the playoffs.

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Saturday, May 20, 2023

Governance models globally prompted move on ordinance

ase studies on the models of governance followed in capital cities across the world — like Washington DC, Berlin, France, Ottawa and Canberra — helped convince the Centre about the need to bring an ordinance to restore Delhi LG’s overriding powers relating to the administrative control of Delhi.

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Modi's 10-point 'call to action' on food, health security

Even as the G7 is engaged in addressing the threat from Russia and China, PM Modi sought to keep the focus on the Global South by proposing a 10-point plan to address issues related to food and health security at the summit in Hiroshima. Addressing the summit, Modi called for democratising technology and said development models should pave the way for growth and not act as a hindrance to the progress of developing countries.

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Palghar boy digs well to save mom trips to river

Pranav Ramesh Salkar is the toast of Palghar district, 128 km from Mumbai, after he dug a well for his mother near his hut in Kelve, a sleepy village, early this month. "I am happy aai will no longer have to do daily trips to the rivulet," he said on Saturday.

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Siddaramaiah-DK Shivakumar tussle limits Karnataka cabinet to eight mantris

Although the original plan was to administer oath to 28 ministers to ensure a full-fledged cabinet, only eight were sworn in, reportedly due to a factional fight between the camps of the new CM and his deputy.

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India will do whatever it can to end war: PM Modi to Zelenskyy

India will do all it can to end the war through dialogue and diplomacy and help ameliorate the pain and suffering of the Ukrainian people, PM Narendra Modi told Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in their first bilateral meeting since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Man City retain Premier League title after Arsenal lose to Forest

Defending champions Manchester City were on Saturday confirmed Premier League champions after second-placed Arsenal were beaten 0-1 away at Nottingham Forest. Arsenal needed at least one point to stay mathematically alive in the title race but ended on the losing side against Forest. Arsenal's defeat ensured a fifth title in six seasons for the Pep Guardiola side.

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Friday, May 19, 2023

RBI pays Rs 87k cr dividend, nearly triple of last year

RBI has declared a dividend of Rs 87,416 crore to the government, nearly triple the amount of Rs 30,307 crore paid out in the previous financial year. It is also much higher than the Rs 48,000 crore dividend from banks estimated in the budget. Economists said the surprisingly high dividend was a result of the volatility in the foreign exchange market which enabled the RBI to book huge profits through the sale of dollars.

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Negating Supreme Court order, Centre brings ordinance on Delhi officer postings

In a big, dramatic move, the Centre promulgated an ordinance to nullify the recent Supreme Court order that had given Delhi government control over officers dealing with subjects other than public order, police and land, and assigned the superintending jurisdiction over the entire officer cadre in the National Capital Territory to the lieutenant governor.

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Two new SC judges take oath on last day before summer break

Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and senior advocate Kalpathy Venkataraman Viswanathan on Friday took oath as Supreme Court judges on Friday, the last working day of the court before summer recess, as the collegium led by CJI D Y Chandrachud and the Union government completed the process of appointment in jet speed.

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Police searches Imran Khan’s residence in Lahore

Tension prevailed in Lahore on Friday as police searched former prime minister Imran Khan’s residence for suspects involved in attacks on military and government installations following his arrest.

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Supreme Court defers carbon­dating of Gyanvapi ‘shivling’

Averse to further exacerbating inter-religious tensions in the wake of discovery of a purported 'shivling' inside Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque that the Muslim side described as part of a fountain, the Supreme Court accepted Friday the joint suggestion of the Centre and the UP government to defer carbon-dating of the structure as directed by the Allahabad high court a week ago.

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Gr Noida: University had got 2-3 plaints from girl shot on campus

Shiv Nadar University student Sneha Chaurasia, shot by her collegemate on Thursday, made two or three complaints against Anuj Singh on personal grounds. "Such fights are common among friends, and we provided counselling to them," said Raja Natarajan, the university's executive director of financial operation.

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K'taka: Sidda, DKS to get 10 mantris each in 30-member cabinet

Congress high command on Friday authorised Karnataka CM-elect Siddaramaiah and his would-be deputy D K Shivakumar to pick 10 faces each for a possible 29 to 30-member ministry, setting the template for the functioning of the new state government that will be sworn in Saturday in the presence of the party brass, CMs from four UPA allies and a representative of newfound friend TMC.

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IPL: RR keep slim play-off hopes alive with key win

Rajasthan Royals registered a key four-wicket last-over win over Punjab Kings in their final league game as Sanju Samson and co. kept their slim play-off hopes alive in what has been a roller-coaster business end of the season. With their seventh win, Rajasthan climbed to the fifth spot on the table as their fate is now on the other results if they are to make it to the knockouts. Punjab, on the other hand are now eliminated from the top-four race after Shikhar Dhawan and co. were handed their 8th defeat of the season.

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

'Aryan, pal were named in drugs FIR at last min'

Actor SRK's son Aryan and his friend Arbaaz Merchant were named as accused in the 2021 Cordelia cruise drug bust case at last moment by the NCB-Mumbai, then led by Sameer Wankhede, said an affidavit filed by IPS officer Gnyaneshwar Singh who had supervised the probe.

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What DKS gained by creating 5-day stand-off: Heir apparent's position

The breakfast table stacked with idli-dosa-sambar, and Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar digging into the rice dishes, with host K C Venugopal and Randeep Surjewala stealing glances at their guests, summed up the four-day-long breathless drama to select the chief minister of Karnataka.

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SC to hear plea against Gyanvapi carbon dating



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Imran Khan brings up 1971 to beat down rivals

Former PM Imran Khan has compared Pakistan’s current politics with circumstances prevalent before the 1971 war that led to the secession of East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.

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Supreme Court upholds Tamil Nadu law passed to overturn court's jallikattu ban

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutional validity of state laws framed to allow bull-taming sport jallikattu in Tamil Nadu, buffalo racing in Karnataka (kambala) and bullock cart race in Maharashtra, saying that there are sufficient provisions to prevent cruelty to animals in these ancient sportsl

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IPL: Kohli's ton boosts RCB's playoffs hopes

Chasemaster Virat Kohli fired his sixth ton, trumping Heinrich Klaasen's maiden IPL century as Royal Challengers Bangalore continued their strong march towards playoffs with a crushing eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in a high-scoring thriller in Hyderabad. After a breathtaking 104 from Klaasen that lit up the Uppal Stadium, Kohli and Faf du Plessis put on their superhero capes as the duo made a mockery of the 187 chase.

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Nepali sherpa sets Everest record with 27th ascent

Kami Rita Sherpa, a Nepali sherpa, broke his own record by scaling Mount Everest for the 27th time on Wednesday. He guided a foreign climber to the summit using the traditional southeast ridge route. The government confirmed the news, while Thaneswar Guragai, manager of the Seven Summit Treks, expressed his happiness, saying for now, it is 100% certain that Kami Rita scaled Everest for the 27th time.

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Russia says hypersonic missile scientists face treason

Three Russian academics who have worked on hypersonic missile technology face "very serious accusations", the Kremlin said on Wednesday, in a treason investigation that has spread alarm through Russia's scientific community.

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Karnataka deadlock on: Siddaramaiah likely to be CM

Congress is believed to have clinched the deal for Karnataka chief ministership Wednesday, with Siddaramaiah likely to take up the top job and state party chief DK Shivakumar being persuaded to be his deputy. An announcement is expected to be made Thursday.

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SC to Sebi: Submit status of Adani probe within 3 months, not 6

The Supreme Court asked Sebi to submit by August 14 the status of probe into Hindenburg's allegations of stock price manipulations against Adani group companies but refused to convert the court proceedings into a roving inquiry, including investigations into the alleged role the LIC, which had invested a substantial amount in Adani companies.

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Empowering L G to name aldermen can destabilise MCD: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on the AAP government's petition challenging the LG's power to nominate 10 aldermen to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on his own. The court said: "Giving such power to the LG could destabilise a democratically elected MCD body".

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IPL: Delhi put Punjab on brink of elimination

Delhi Capitals overcame a 48-ball 94 brutal assault from Liam Livingstone as David Warner and co. pipped Punjab Kings by 15 runs in a high-scoring thriller in Dharamsala to severely dent the hosts' playoffs hopes. Punjab needed to win their remaining two games by decent margins but as the hosts failed to chase down a steep 214 on Wednesday, Shikhar Dhawan and co. are now on the brink of elimination.

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Top EU diplomat seeks action against India on Russian oil ahead of talks



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Delhi government 'advice' not needed to name aldermen: LG to SC



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CBI searches 12 locations in case against journalist booked for spying



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Dust haze over Delhi-NCR raises PM10 levels up to 10-­fold in 5 hours



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India, China hold major general-level talks amid continuing border row



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IPL: Lucknow beat Mumbai to boost their playoff chances

Pacer Mohsin Khan held his nerves to help Lucknow Super Giants overcome Mumbai Indians challenge in a last-over thriller at Ekana cricket stadium to boost their playoff chances on Tuesday. The win took LSG to third in the Indian Premier League standings with 15 points, below second-placed Chennai Super Kings, who have a better net run rate with identical points.

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Monday, May 15, 2023

Drunk flyer held in Amritsar for midair misconduct



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Mother, daughter killed as SUV hits their car in Gurgaon

A 62-year-old woman and her 32-year-old daughter died and two others suffered grievous injuries when the car in which they were travelling was hit by an SUV near Sector 106 on Sunday evening.

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Cordelia bust: CBI says NCB cut suspects list



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Isro to launch new navigation satellite on May 29



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Catch-22 for India as Taliban looks to wrest control of embassy



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Gill's maiden IPL ton powers GT into playoffs

A sizzling maiden IPL century from Shumban Gill was followed by a Mohammed Shami carnage with the new ball as defending champions Gujarat Titans laughed their way to the playoffs, becoming the first team to qualify for the knock-outs. A clinical 34-run win over a hapless Sunrisers Hyderabad also assured Titans of a top-two finish.

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Sunday, May 14, 2023

HC: Can’t recover extra pension mistakenly paid to ex-armyman

“Excess pension” cannot be taken back from a military veteran who retired nearly 50 years ago merely because the amount was “erroneously” paid, the Punjab and Haryana HC has held.

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Scotch and Indian whisky makers spar over angel's share



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Gujarat man dies after alleged police torture

Kalu Padharsi (30), a daily-wager from Gujarat's Botad, died Sunday of intra-cerebral haemorrhage suffered during alleged assault by three cops in custody last month, even as the Gujarat HC heard a petition by his father seeking action against the cops.

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Varanasi e-way promises road trip from Delhi to Kolkata in just 17 hours



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In a first, Taliban looks to get own envoy for India outreach



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IPL: KKR crack Chepauk code to keep playoffs hopes alive

A spin show from Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine was followed by impressive fifties from skipper Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh as an all-round Kolkata Knight Riders eased past Chennai Super Kings by six wickets to grab two crucial points and keep their playoffs hopes alive on Sunday.

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Saturday, May 13, 2023

Plea to repossess 2 more SpiceJet planes



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Rise in students seeking help, IIT-B to have more counsellors



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India’s‘biggest’drughaul: NCB,Navyseizemeth worthRs 15,000cr



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Karnataka polls: Congress fielded 46 Lingayats, 37 won



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British cinemas cancel ‘Kerala Story’ screening



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IPL: Prabhsimran, Brar keep PBKS alive, DC out of playoffs race

Prabhsimran Singh is a project that has seen Punjab Kings invest four years and crores of rupees. It has finally paid off in a match that helped them stay alive in the IPL, as he calmly steered Khaleel Ahmed down to the third boundary to bring up his maiden IPL hundred here at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Saturday evening. The 22-year-old, standing barely at five and a half feet, stood tall in an innings where he scored 103 off 65 balls in Kings’ emphatic 31-run win after arduously putting up 167/6.

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Friday, May 12, 2023

Aryan case: Ex-­NCB man booked for ‘extorting Rs 50 lakh from SRK’

The CBI has registered a corruption case against Sameer Wankhede, the former western region head of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), and three others for allegedly extorting Rs 50 lakh from actor Shah Rukh Khan in the October 2021 cruise drug case involving his son Aryan Khan.

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SC to Sebi: Can't give 6 months more for Adani probe



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Imran gets bail for 2 weeks, blanket protection from arrest till May 15



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Staff at both Houses of new Parliament to get same uniform



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IPL: MI reclaim third spot as Surya ton downs GT

Swashbuckling Suryakumar Yadav dazzled with his maiden IPL ton as Mumbai Indians brushed aside table-toppers Gujarat Titans by 27 runs in a one-sided affair at Wankhede stadium on Friday. It was Mumbai's fourth consecutive 200-plus score as a near-perfect win helped them reclaim the third spot on the points table. An in-form Surya once again lit up the Wankhede as his breathtaking effort helped Mumbai notch up their seventh win of the season. After a sizzling 83 in the last game against Royal Challengers Bangalore, the local boy Surya took his innings a notch higher, firing a stunning 103 not out off just 49 balls.

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Thursday, May 11, 2023

Nitish's ‘unity tour’ takes him to Pawar, Uddhav in Maharashtra

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav have met NCP president Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray to discuss opposition unity at the national level. To mobilise anti-BJP parties, Kumar had recently met AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress politician Rahul Gandhi and New Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of AAP.

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Sena vs Sena: SC slams governor's role, but spares Shinde govt

The Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government would have had a chance to be reinstated had the then CM not resigned a day before the “illegal” floor test on June 30 last year, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday even as it refused to dislodge the Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtra.

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Pakistan SC says Imran arrest illegal, orders his release, tells him to appear in HC

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday declared former PM Imran Khan’s arrest in the Al Qadir Trust money laundering case “illegal” and ordered his immediate release, while asking the government to keep him in a guesthouse “as a guest” and directing him to appear before the Islamabad high court on Friday.

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Will send notice to WhatsApp on spam calls, says Union minister

The government has decided to send notice to WhatsApp on the issue of spam calls to its users from unknown international numbers, with junior information technology minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar saying that the onus of user safety lies with digital platforms.

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BJD to contest Lok Sabha polls on its own, says Naveen Patnaik

Odisha chief minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said his party will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls on its own, as it has “always” done. Patnaik made the declaration after a meeting with PM Narendra Modi here, two days after Bihar CM and JD(U) boss Nitish Kumar called on him in Bhubaneswar as part of an effort to forge a united opposition front for the 2024 polls.

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Nitish's ‘unity tour’ takes him to Pawar, Uddhav in Maharashtra

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav have met NCP president Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray to discuss opposition unity at the national level. To mobilise anti-BJP parties, Kumar had recently met AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress politician Rahul Gandhi and New Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of AAP.

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IPL points table after Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals match



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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Patient stabs Kerala doctor to death, medicos go on strike

Private and government doctors across Kerala went on strike Wednesday and brought the state’s health services to a halt after Dr Vandana Das, a 25-year-old house surgeon at Kottarakkara taluk hospital in Kollam, was stabbed to death with surgical scissors and a scalpel early in the morning by her patient when he was brought there by police for treatment of his injured legs and hands.

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Another low-intensity blast near Golden Temple, five arrested

Police received the information of a loud noise behind one of the buildings following they had begun investigations said Amritsar police commissioner Naunihal Singh.

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Santiniketan set to get Unesco World Heritage Site tag

A decade-long campaign to get Santiniketan recognised as a Unesco World Heritage Site looks set to finally pay off, with the International Council on Monuments and Sites, an international advisory body to the UN, recommending the inclusion of Rabindranath Tagore’s “abode of peace” in the prestigious global list.

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Budding boxer, 12, runs 15km to safety in Manipur

Mangminmgam was separated from his parents, who were hiding in their native village of Saikul in Kangpokpi, a district north of Imphal.

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After Asean drill, India & Thailand team up for patrol

After the first Asean-India naval exercise in the contentious South China Sea, which riled China to no end, India has now conducted a bilateral maritime coordinated patrol (Corpat) with Thailand in the Andaman Sea. It saw the two navies deploying warships and maritime patrol aircraft along the international maritime boundary line in the Andaman Sea from May 3 to 10.

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Budding boxer, 12, runs 15km to safety in Manipur



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IPL: Chennai crush Delhi, inch closer to play-offs

Chennai Super Kings produced a clinical performance on Wednesday to register a commanding 27-run victory over bottom-dwellers Delhi Capitals at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The second successive win helped CSK consolidate their second spot in the Indian Premier League standings with 15 points from 12 games, a point behind the table-toppers Gujarat Titans (16 points from 11 games).

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Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Record high GST collections explained: India's big reform success? Watch video

GST collections at record high: In this week's TOI Business Bytes episode we look to understand why April saw record GST data and what's the road ahead for this big tax reform. Watch video for the explainer by Yuvika Singhal, Economist at QuantEco.

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US jury finds Donald Trump sexually abused writer E Jean Carroll

Donald Trump sexually abused magazine writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s and then defamed her by branding her a liar, jurors decided on Tuesday, dealing the former US president a legal setback as he campaigns to retake office in 2024.

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KL Rahul undergoes successful surgery on right thigh

India opener KL Rahul has undergone a successful surgery on his right thigh, the right-handed batter confirmed on Tuesday. Rahul, the captain of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), who has been ruled out from rest of the IPL and the WTC final with a thigh injury, took to social media to give an update about his surgery.

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Monday, May 8, 2023

Top militants among 12 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza

Israel launched pre-dawn air strikes Tuesday against the militant group Islamic Jihad in Gaza, its army said, killing 12 people according to the health ministry in the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory.

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Always knew Russell special was round the corner: Rana

Lauding Andre Russell, who had finally come to the party this IPL season vs Punjab Kings on Monday, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana said he kept "backing" the power hitter. Rana also said he knew that a match-winning innings was round the corner.

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'If my marriage had been conventional, I would have been nobody'

She’s the OG Dream Girl of Bollywood. At 75, her beauty, grace and poise are striking and unmatched. Hema Malini, actress, danseuse, director, and politician keeps her creative passion alive more through her dance ballets than cinema.

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Manipur clashes left 60 dead, 200 wounded, 35,000 displaced, says CM Biren Singh

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh said Monday that 60 “innocent” lives were lost and over 200 wounded in the ethnic clashes in the state that displaced 35,000 people, while around 1,700 houses were burned down, and 1,041 weapons and 7,460 rounds of ammunition looted from police armouries.

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IPL: Kolkata edge Punjab to keep playoffs hopes alive

A gritty half-century from skipper Nitish Rana was followed by a 'Russell' mania as Kolkata Knight Riders pipped Punjab Kings in a last-ball thriller to keep their playoffs hopes alive in the ongoing 16th edition of the IPL on Monday. KKR finally cracked the Eden Gardens code after three straight defeats at home, registering a thrilling five-wicket win in chase of a tricky 180.

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Sunday, May 7, 2023

Rise in heatwaves, fall in coldwaves in Gujarat: Report

In December 2022, none of the weather stations in Gujarat recorded minimum temperatures below 10 degrees celsius or cold waves. Termed 'warm winter,' the trend continued till early January.

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IPL 2023: How Chennai Super Kings unearthed 'new Malinga'

It was Lasith Malinga's slower yorker in the last ball of the final that took the 2019 IPL title away from Chennai Super Kings. It hurt the franchise, but it didn't take them too long to unearth their own slinger who can come close to being as effective as the Lankan great.

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Tillu Tajpuriya murder: TN cops on duty in Tihar sent back, to be suspended

In a major action against the personnel of the Tamil Nadu Special Police Force (TNSP), who reportedly were mute spectators to the killing of Sunil Tajpuria in Tihar Jail, seven of them were sent back to Tamil Nadu. Their suspensions will follow. The action comes in the wake of the director general of prisons' letter to the TNSP DG.

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Manipur burning due to hate politics: Rahul Gandhi

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that hate politics propagated by BJP caused the recent unrest in Manipur and said he had embarked on ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ to oppose this very brand of politics.

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Tamil Nadu cinemas drop ‘Kerala Story’, cite fear of damage



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IPL: SRH stun RR after dramatic last ball no-ball call

A re-jigged batting order fired in unison as Sunrisers Hyderabad stunned Rajasthan Royals at their home to clinch a high-scoring last-ball IPL thriller in Jaipur on Sunday. Leveraging on a crucial last-ball no-ball from Sandeep Sharma, Sunrisers snatched the cliffhanger to register for their fourth win of the season. As Sunrisers shot down a challenging 215 target, Aiden Markram and co. registered the joint third highest successful chase in the history of the competition.

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Saturday, May 6, 2023

Record 20L candidates to appear for NEET-UG today



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Multiple people shot at Dallas-area outlet mall

Police were responding to a shooting at a busy suburban Dallas mall on Saturday that left multiple people injured, authorities said. There was no word on deaths or the number of people injured at the Allen Premium Outlets mall where the shooting took place, about 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Dallas.

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Jamtara hacked, cyber crooks log in from Asansol



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Prices of imported soybean, sunflower oils fall by 46-57%

Prices of imported crude sunflower and soybean oils in India have fallen by 46-57% in the past one year after the opening of the supply chain from war-hit Ukraine. However, the drop in retail and wholesale prices of these two edible oils are barely in the range of 16-17%.

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2 terrorists shot dead in Kashmir counteroffensive



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Manipur violence: Toll rises to 54; CM chairs all-party meeting

Violent clashes broke out between tribals and people belonging to the majority Meitei community in Manipur on Wednesday, displacing thousands of people and killing at least 54.

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Friday, May 5, 2023

More Indians coming to UK illegally in boats



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Rs538cr fraud: CBI searches 7 sites linked to Jet Airways



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5 special forces soldiers killed in blast during J&K encounter



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CCTV shows Tihar cops let gangsters finish job

Fresh CCTV footage from Tihar Jail that surfaced on Friday shows at least 10 police personnel standing as mute spectators to the mayhem unleashed during the murder of gangster Sunil Tajpuria on Tuesday morning. Indicating the scandalous state of affairs in Tihar, the footage shows the assailants removing a sheet covering Tajpuria – after he had been removed from the courtyard by cops and brought inside – and stabbing him repeatedly and kicking his almost lifeless body.

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Army plans integrated battlefield surveillance centres

The Army is slowly but surely cranking up capabilities to fight in the increasingly digitized battlefields. The force is now going for integrated battlefield surveillance and intelligence centres, which will get feeds from a wide array of sensors ranging from satellites and drones to radars and troops on the ground, to provide a composite operational picture for commanders on both the China and Pakistan fronts.

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Thursday, May 4, 2023

Astronomers spot Sun-like star devouring planet



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IMD: April 2023 nights coolest in 5 years

April managed to shed its "cruellest" tag this summer in India as the country not only witnessed its coolest nights of the month in the past five years but also the coolest and wettest days after 2020, IMD data showed. Experts said the unusual weather pattern of April and May this year has been an outlier. The April pattern seems to continue in May, too, with the first few days of this month witnessing a repeat of the unseasonable cool.

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Honeytrapped DRDO scientist arrested for spying for Pak

A 59-year-old scientist at a defence research and development organisation laboratory in Pune has been arrested on charges of spying and sharing security-sensitive information with a suspected female Pakistani intelligence agent. The Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad said on Thursday that the scientist had been in contact with the Pakistani operative through voice messages and video calls over WhatsApp.

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Wrestlers double down, say no setback

The Supreme Court may have closed the proceedings on the plea against Wrestling Federation of India's sidelined president, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, and police acted tough with the protesters at Jantar Mantar, but the wrestlers are in no mood to give up.

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SCO bilaterals: Focus on border with China, ‘trust-­based’ talks with Russia

The Sino-Indian border strife in eastern Ladakh again dominated foreign minister S Jaishankar’s second bilateral with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang as the former reiterated India’s position that bilateral ties will return to normal only after the situation along the LAC is fully resolved. In another bilateral meeting on Thursday, Jaishankar had "trust-based" exchanges with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on bilateral and "topical" global and regional issues.

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IPL: KKR edge SRH to keep playoffs hopes alive

A vulnerable Sunrisers Hyderabad batting order was exposed once again this IPL season as Kolkata Knight Riders eked out a narrow five-run win in a last-over thriller in Hyderabad on Thursday. With 38 needed off the last 5 overs, Hyderabad were clear favourites but an under confident batting order slipped up once again under pressure as Kolkata clinched their fourth win of the season. With the narrow win, Kolkata also kept their playoffs hopes alive while Sunrisers slumped to their sixth defeat of the season.

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Court summons BBC in suit over Modi documentary

A Delhi court issued summons on Wednesday to BBC, Wikimedia Foundation and Internet Archive in a defamation suit filed by BJP functionary Binay Kumar Singh, who's seeking a permanent restraint order to disallow the three organisations from publishing a controversial and banned BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi and any material tied to RSS and VHP.

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Eye on China, India boosts defence ties with Male

India and the Maldives on Wednesday agreed to 'deepen their cooperation' in the defence and security domains, while underscoring the significance of respecting the international laws and rules-based order, amid China's growing influence into the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).

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SC junks pleas against 'Kerala Story', asks petitioners to move HC



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Uddhav will rebut Pawar's book remark in Saamna: Sanjay Raut



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G20 meet: Jammu division on high alert over possible terror attack

A high alert has been sounded in Jammu division following inputs about a possible terror attack in the region. All Army installations, especially, and even Army schools along the Jammu-Pathankot national highway, are on alert. "Terrorists are planning a Poonch-type terror attack to make their presence felt and disrupt the G20 meeting," officials said on condition of anonymity.

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Railway cancels tender for New Delhi station revamp



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Rajnath gifts patrol vessel to Male, says ties 'truly special'



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Arun Gandhi, author & Mahatma Gandhi's grandson, dies



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NIA raids 12 locations in J&K in terror conspiracy case



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IPL: Delhi Capitals beat Gujarat Titans by 5 runs

Delhi Capitals kept themselves alive in the Indian Premier League 2023 as they eked out a hard-fought five-run victory over table-toppers Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. The Capitals posted a below-par 130 for 8 after opting to bat first, but their bowlers managed to stop the Titans for 125 for 6 in their 20 overs.

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Monday, May 1, 2023

GST collections surge 12% in April to touch Rs 1.87L cr



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China backs UNSC reforms, but mum on India's inclusion



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'Remission by Bihar govt in teeth of SC judgments'



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'Head of civic body will be liable if manual scavenging takes place'



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IPL: Bowlers guide RCB to 18-run win over LSG

A clueless Lucknow Super Giants marred by a KL Rahul injury stumbled to their fourth defeat of the season as Royal Challengers Bangalore pipped the hosts by 18 runs in a low-scoring IPL thriller in Lucknow on Monday. It was the second time in the season, the Lucknow batting order was completely exposed as they failed to chase down a below-par 127-run target of a slow turner at the Ekana Cricket Stadium.

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