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Watch: Village in Chhattisgarh's Raipur turns into YouTubers’ hub



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CUET-UG registers 60% attendance; Delhi registers 80%

The CUET-UG finally came to an end registering 60% attendance. Delhi recorded the highest attendance with nearly 80% while states from the North East region, especially the hill states registering around 35% attendance. However, the test for 103 candidates from Jharkhand will be conducted again shortly as the Centre Radha Govind University, Ramgarh, Jharkhand faced slow internet issues on Tuesday.

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Bhutia's priority is to help states financially, revive grassroots tournaments

Indian football legend Bhaichung Bhutia on Tuesday said if he wins the AIFF president's election on September 2 his priority would be to make the state associations improve financially so that top players and coaches can be produced. "Every state association including Bengal needs financial support to hold their leagues at various levels," the 45-year-old former India captain said during a visit to East Bengal here. I want to bring back the glory days of Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting.

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67th #Wolf777newsFilmfareAwards 2022: Red Carpet

67th #Wolf777newsFilmfareAwards 2022: Red Carpet

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Forensic investigation made mandatory in Delhi in offences that attract 6-year jail term

An order to this effect was issued by the Delhi Police hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said a forensic investigation should be made mandatory in all crimes involving a punishment of more than six years in jail to boost the conviction rate in the capital.

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Asia Cup: Spinners, Zadran take Afghanistan to Super 4s

A fine performance from the spinners and an impactful cameo from Najibullah Zadran helped Afghanistan record a 7-wicket win over Bangladesh. Afghanistan's star spinners Mujeeb Ur Rahman (3/16) & Rashid Khan (3/22) ran through a reckless Bangladesh batting line-up to restrict the opposition to 127. Bangladesh stifled Afghanistan in the run chase before Najibullah's belligerent 43* off 17 balls, comprising 6 sixes, got his team over the line in 18.3 overs.

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Darjeeling planters seek anti-dumping duty on Nepal tea

Planters of Darjeeling tea allege that several tea importers are passing on Nepalese tea as Darjeeling tea at much lower prices, causing huge losses to the tea estates in West Bengal's Darjeeling district. Some are also allegedly selling blends of the two teas as the world-famous Darjeeling variety.

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Teen with brittle bone disease enters cradle of Grammy winners



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Mamata Banerjee says ousting BJP from power in 2024 her 'last fight'

"The BJP has to be defeated in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The fight for Delhi to oust the saffron party from power at the Centre will be my last. I promise to oust the BJP from power," she said while addressing a rally here. Without giving further clarification, she said, "The BJP has to be defeated at any cost."

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PM Modi reaches out to flood-hit Pakistanis in hour of grief

As floods wreak havoc in Pakistan, PM Narendra Modi on Monday reached out to the Pakistani people by expressing his "heartfelt condolences" to the families of the victims. "Saddened to see the devastation caused by the floods in Pakistan. We extend our heartfelt condolences to families of the victims, the injured and all those affected by this natural calamity," he tweeted.

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NASA says Friday launch of giant Moon rocket possible

"Friday is definitely in play," Artemis 1 mission manager Mike Sarafin told reporters.

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Pakistan may import tomato and onion from India amid huge surge in vegetable prices due to floods

"On Sunday, per kilogram of tomato and onion were available in Lahore's markets at around Rs500 and Rs400 respectively. However, in Sunday markets both commodities were available at Rs 100 per kg less than that of those available in regular markets," Jawaad Rizvi, a wholesale dealer of Lahore market, told PTI.

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Asia Cup: Hardik's all-round show helps India pull off a scrappy win over Pakistan

Hardik Pandya's all-round brilliance powered India to a thrilling five-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan in an Asia Cup game on Sunday. Pandya ended with figures of 3/25 in 4 overs while restricting Pakistan to 147 in 19.5 overs and then smashed 33* off 17 balls with the winning six in the last over bowled by left-arm spinner Mohammed Nawaz. Ravindra Jadeja contributed with 35 off 29 balls.

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Divita Rai crowned LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2022

Karnataka's Divita Rai has been crowned LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2022. She will be representing India in the Miss Universe 2022 pageant

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Right of way rules on cards for public projects

The roads ministry, for instance, has been seeking levies of 10% of the land's market value from the telecom ministry, citing its rule books while the railways ministry is learnt to have sought for near 6% of the market value of the land and advance payment at yearly rate for 10 years. The ministry of environment and forests also brings in net present value charges which are imposed for use of forest land.

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Gujarat: PM Modi lays foundation stone for several projects in Bhuj, inaugurates Smritivan Earthquake Memorial



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Miss Universe Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu honoured with Pride of India award!



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‘Crack’ seems to have appeared between India & Congress: Tewari

Still recovering from the shock of rebel Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s attack on Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, Congress was on Saturday besieged by a fresh round of tongue-lashing by party MP Manish Tewari, who called for “self-introspection” on account of a “crack” appearing between India and Congress, pointing to the deepening disconnect the party has with political ground realities.

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No power can stop khadi from going global, says PM Modi

Making a fervent pitch for promoting and embracing khadi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Ahmedabad on Saturday that no power can stop khadi from going global. He was speaking at ‘Khadi Utsav’ on the banks of the Sabarmati river, where a record was created of 7,500 women simultaneously spinning the ‘charkha’ to mark the 75th year of India’s independence.

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Justice Lalit takes over as CJI, has plan to cut caseload ready

Justice Uday Umesh Lalit on Saturday became the 49th Chief Justice of India, with President Droupadi Murmu administering his oath of office in the presence of the Vice-President, the Prime Minister and other dignitaries.

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Hyderabad Archbishop Anthony becomes first Dalit Cardinal



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Noida's Supertech twin towers, a saga of corruption

Supertech's illegal twin towers in Noida, which have been grabbing media attention across the world , will be razed to the ground on August 28 at 2.30 p.m.

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Trump had classified info related to use of covert human sources, affidavit says

The partial release of the 38-page affidavit was the latest in a remarkable succession of developments in the inquiry into how hundreds of pages of documents with classified markings ended up at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence after he left the White House.

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PM Modi played a key role in the 40-year legacy of Suzuki in India

While talking about the history of the company in India, RC Bhargava spoke about the key role that Prime Minister Narendra Modi played in the company’s decision to build its facility in Ahemdabad, Gujrat.

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Majority of states plan to meet FY23 fiscal deficit targets: Bank of Baroda

A majority of Indian states have budgeted to meet the fiscal deficit target of 3.61 per cent from 3.71 per cent in FY22 revised estimates (RE), as per a report from Bank of Baroda.

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Live: Neeraj Chopra becomes first Indian to clinch Diamond League Meeting title

Stay here for real-time updates on breaking news from India and across the world that you can't miss:

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Wall Street reacts to Powell: ‘Very clear pushback’ on 2023 Fed pivot

In a speech of less than 10 minutes delivered at the Kansas City Fed’s annual policy forum in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Powell warned that “restoring price stability will likely require maintaining a restrictive policy stance for some time.”

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U.S. and China reach landmark audit deal in boon for Chinese tech companies

U.S. rules stipulate that if China is not found to be in compliance, its companies could be barred from U.S. exchanges by early 2024, but that deadline could be brought forward. Gensler said Chinese companies still faced delisting if the inspections were obstructed. The PCAOB and SEC expect to make a determination on China's compliance by the end of the year, officials said.

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FIFA lifts ban on Indian football federation, U-17 Women's World Cup to be held in India

FIFA has lifted the suspension imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) earlier this month due to undue third-party influence, world soccer's governing body said on Friday.

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US Fed chair Jerome Powell warns of economic pain ahead, sees inflation battle lasting 'some time'



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Job creation in June highest in FY23 so far

Formal job creation reached the highest level so far in this financial year in June at the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), whereas the National Pension Scheme (NPS) saw a decline compared to the previous month.

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IMF sees inflation peaking at 20% in Pakistan

Citing sources, The Express Tribune reported that during talks for the completion of the 7th review of the bailout package, the global lender significantly revised its projections for the current fiscal year compared with the assessment that it had made at the time of the last review.

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NAA investigating 250 retailers for 'profiteering'

The National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) is "internally" investigating around 250 retailers following complaints that they raised prices of pre-packaged items, more than warranted, following the imposition of goods and services tax (GST) post the July 18 changes in rates.

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‘Prosocial spending on others brings us more happiness now than buying commodities — the pandemic changed our ideas of time and money’

Michael I. Norton teaches business administration at Harvard Business School. Speaking to Srijana Mitra Das, he discusses how money can buy happiness — if spent the right way:

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Novartis to spin off generics biz sandoz

The company started a strategic review of Sandoz last October - examining a range of options, including retaining the business, spinning it off or selling it - following a protracted period of underperformance driven largely by mounting pricing pressures in the off-patent drug sector.

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Eurozone is already in recession on energy squeeze, says UBS

The 19-nation economy will shrink by 0.1% in the third quarter and 0.2% in the fourth, the analysts predicted Thursday in a report to clients. Despite that, they upgraded their full-year outlook after a strong performance in the three months through June. The growth forecast for 2023 was cut to 0.8% from 1.2%.

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Several desi H-1B visa holders unable to visit home

The great US visa appointment crunch has not only made it difficult for desi visa seekers to go there, but also for Indians with H-1B visas working in America to come home on personal visits.

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MLAs being offered Rs 20cr: AAP; name the approachers, says BJP

The public slugfest between BJP and AAP continued on Wednesday with the latter alleging that 35 of its MLAs have been offered Rs 20 crore each to join the saffron party. BJP responded by saying that “they may have got such offers from the liquor mafia”, asking AAP to disclose the names of people who approached them.

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Delhi to soon have 11 new hospitals adding over 10,000 beds to health infra

"These 11 new hospitals will give a boost to the health infrastructure of Delhi and lakhs of Delhiites will be able to take advantage of it. With these new hospitals, 10,000-plus hospital beds will be added to the capital's healthcare infrastructure," Delhi govt said in a statement.

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Indian Army foils third infiltration attempt on LoC in 72 hours

"An infiltration bid was foiled by the Indian Army at LOC in Pallanwala in Akhnoor sector on the night of August 23. This is the third such failed infiltration attempt in the last 72 hours at LoC," Army officials said on Wednesday.

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Govt planning PLI scheme for toys, lab-made gems, bicycles

With the successful rollout of PLI schemes for 14 sectors to create national manufacturing champions, discussions are on to have similar incentives for some more job-creating sectors, officials said. "Talks to include toys, bicycles and lab-grown gems within the PLI umbrella are going on," said an official.

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CBI court remands Anubrata Mondal to 14-day judicial custody in cattle smuggling case

Mondal was sent to Asansol jail in the evening following the verdict. He has been reportedly kept in an isolation cell of the prison following Covid Rapid Antigen test in the prison. The court has allowed the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) to interrogate Mondal during jail custody.

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Nitish wins trust vote, calls for oppn unity ahead of 2024 LS polls

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday made a fresh call for opposition unity across the country ahead of the 2024 general elections, but at the same also asserted that he had no ‘personal ambitions’ to become the opposition’s prime ministerial candidate.

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Amitabh Bachchan tests Covid positive for the second time

Amitabh Bachchan has tested positive for the coronavirus for the second time.

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Ahead of Market: 10 things that will decide D-St action on Wednesday

Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, said Nifty is consolidating near 17,500 levels and is witnessing buying interest at lower levels.

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Another case filed against Imran Khan, his aides for flouting ban on public gathering in Pakistan

Earlier in the day, a three-member bench of the Islamabad High Court, headed by Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani and comprising Justice Babar Sattar and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, issued a show-cause notice to Khan and summoned him on August 31 in contempt proceedings initiated against him for passing controversial remarks against a female judge at the rally here.

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Seven arrested by CBI in connection with the investigation in Birbhum's Bogtui case

The allegedly orchestrated violence after the March 21 murder of Trinamool Deputy Panchayat leader Bhadu Sheikh is being probed by the country’s premier investigative agency. Eight members of a family were charred to death on March 21 night in the arson.

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Explained: Why big tech companies are laying off staff



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Dunearn Investments pares 2% stake in Devyani International for Rs 482 cr

According to bulk deal data available with BSE, Dunearn Investments (Mauritius) Pte Ltd offloaded 2,63,29,516 shares, amounting to a 2.18 per cent stake in the company.The shares were sold at an average price of Rs 183.11 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 482 crore.

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Karnataka HC refuses to ban loudspeakers for azaan

The Karnataka high court on Monday refrained from directing the authorities to stop mosques from using loudspeakers or public-address systems for the azaan/adhan (call to prayer) five times a day, saying that “tolerance is the characteristic of the Constitution of India as well as Indian civilisation”.

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US trade representative team visits India to advance talks for bilateral Trade Policy Forum

Assistant USTR for Central and South Asian Affairs Christopher Wilson and Assistant USTR for Agricultural Affairs Julie Callahan will be in New Delhi this week. The 12th India-US TPF ministerial meeting was held in November 2021 post which Washington resumed mango imports from India after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

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Military gets powers to buy indigenous weapons on fast-track

The defence ministry on Monday approved the grant of financial powers to the armed forces for emergency procurement of indigenous weapon systems and ammunition, in the backdrop of the continuing over two-year-long military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh.

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Azan on loudspeakers does not violate fundamental rights of people belonging to other religions: K'taka HC

A public interest litigation (PIL) by Bengaluru resident Manjunath S Halawar was heard by a division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Alok Aradhe. The petition stated that the "calling for azan/adan is an essential religious practice of Muslims, however the contents of the azan/adan are hurting the believers of other religious states."

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All in Trinamool Congress not corrupt or thieves: Saugata Roy

“Those who have committed crime will be punished. However, if all Trinamool leaders are called “thieves” we will protest and confront it and teach them a lesson. We will not tolerate false allegations and attempt to malign us as thieves”, Roy claimed that due to the fault of a few people in the party, the entire party is being maligned.

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Amrapali case prophecy coming true: CJI-designate

Chief Justice of India-designate Justice Uday Umesh Lalit on Monday said that "a prophecy seems to be coming true. Amrapali case is not going to leave me soon".Justice Lalit, who will assume charge as Chief Justice of India on August 27, will next hear the Amrapali case on September 3 (Saturday) from 10.30 am to 1 pm, a day which is a holiday in the top court.

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It's no secret India-China ties in very difficult phase: EAM

China has "disregarded" bilateral border agreements with India, and the ongoing border stand-off in eastern Ladakh has cast a shadow over India's ties with China, foreign minister S Jaishankar said at an event in Brazil. Participating in a community programme in Sao Paulo, the minister said India has agreements with China going back to the 1990s which prohibit "bringing mass troops in the border area".

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Rishi Sunak vows to fight to bitter end, releases campaign video

Rishi Sunak has vowed he will fight to the last day of the Conservative leadership contest despite a recent YouGov poll of Tory members giving Liz Truss a 32-point lead over him, as he released a new campaign video called "The Underdog", cashing in on his status.

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Russian missiles strike Ukraine's Odesa region

Russia's defence ministry also said its forces had destroyed two M777 Howitzers in combat positions in the Kherson region, and a fuel depot in the Zaporizhzhia region that it said was storing more than 100 tonnes of diesel fuel.

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Anand Sharma’s move may signal G-23 displeasure

The timing of Anand Sharma’s resignation as chief of Congress steering committee in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh is significant as it comes on the back of senior colleague and another key ‘G-23’ leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation as chairman of the campaign committee of J&K Congress.

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Roads sector has most number of delayed projects

In the road transport and highways sector, 300 out of 825 projects are delayed. In railways, out of 173 projects, 119 are delayed, while for petroleum, 90 out of 142 projects are delayed, as per the latest flash report on infrastructure projects for June 2022.

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Man City fight back for thrilling 3-3 draw at Newcastle

Quickfire goals by Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva helped Manchester City recover from two goals down to draw 3-3 with Newcastle United in a rip-roaring Premier League clash at St James' Park on Sunday.

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My remarks on Rushdie stabbing taken out of context: Imran Khan



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Delhi excise policy case: CBI records statement of five accused, shares FIR with ED



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Say hello to the new workplace

"Our employees had been advocating for years before the pandemic for options that would allow them to reduce commute, care for family and factor in personal needs. However, we faced constraints as a regulated institution. So, once the enabling infrastructure came into place, there was no looking back."

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Delhi liquor policy case: CBI begins questioning of accused at its HQ

People with direct knowledge of the matter said some of the 16 accused in the case were summoned and questioned by the agency at its headquarters here. The CBI refused to divulge the number and names of the people questioned on Saturday.

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Haridwar: Ganga river crosses danger mark, district admin issues alert



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Extend financial help to Andhra Pradesh, CJI tells Centre

"There is a feeling of anguish among people that the State has been pushed backwards in terms of finances upon bifurcation. The Centre should extend financial support while people should work hard and drive the State on the path of progress," the Chief Justice of India said.

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22 people held in Rs 500 cr extortion scam: Delhi Police

According to the police, hundreds of complaints were lodged alleging that loans were being passed at higher interest rates, and after complete recovery of the money along with interest, the gang used to extort more money from the people using their morphed nude pictures.

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CBI registers case against Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia, 15 others

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered a case against Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and 15 others on charges of corruption, criminal conspiracy, falsification of accounts and undue advantage in connection with the state's liquor policy.

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Janmashtami 2022: Aaditya Thackeray attends Dahi Handi celebrations in Mumbai



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Tripura: BSF jawan killed by NLFT

A BSF team was on an area domination operation at Sima-II border outpost area in Kanchanpur subdivision when NLFT militants fired from Bangladesh territory and fled deep into a mountainous forest when BSF troopers retaliated, according to the police.

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Janamashtami 2022: British High Commissioner Alex Ellis offers prayers at ISKCON temple in Delhi



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Sunak hails Bhagavad Gita on Janmashtami as source of strength

Sunak told volunteers and pilgrims that he drew strength from the Bhagavad Gita during his quest to be the next leader of the Conservative party. He said it had been “a tough campaign” and he had been “giving it everything he had got”. “But at times of the most difficulty, what Akshata has done for me, is to give me the teachings of the Gita and she has done it on the phone and by message. It is the Gita that has given me strength over the past few weeks,” he said.

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India better placed on growth-inflation-external balance triangle, says FinMin report

Softening of inflationary pressures in India is further on the anvil as the prices of important raw materials such as iron ore, copper and tin that feed into the domestic manufacturing process, globally trended downwards in July 2022, it noted.

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HC verdict that cited FIR delay to free ‘rapist’ junked

Setting aside the order of and paving the way for trial in the case, the bench said the state being custodian to protect rights of people failed in its duty by not challenging the order of the high court.

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Salman Rushdie attack suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murder, assault

Hadi Matar, 24, is accused of wounding Rushdie, 75, on Friday just before the "The Satanic Verses" author was to deliver a lecture on stage at an educational retreat near Lake Erie. Rushdie was hospitalized with serious injuries in what writers and politicians around the world decried as an attack on the freedom of expression.

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KBC 14: Contestant DG Prisons of Nagaland, Rupin Sharma shares the full story of extradition of Abu Salem and Monika Bedi from Portugal

The latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati 14 started with Amitabh Bachchan welcoming the audience and rollover contestant Rupin Sharma. He starts the game with him and presents the 7th question for Rs 40,000 in front of him.

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DGPs should keep watch on demographic changes in border areas: Amit Shah

He said states should give top priority to the issues related to national security as this is the fight for the future of the country and the youth, for which everyone has to come together and win at any cost. Shah added that in the field of internal security, the government has achieved greater success in dealing with terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, various extremist groups in the northeast and Left Wing Extremism.

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Man accused of rape and murder lynched after escaping Assam court

A police officer said, "By that time, more villagers gathered and they started thrashing Barua. When police reached, the man was found to be severely injured, and two police personnel also received injuries while trying to rescue him from the irate mob. "

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'Convicts in Bilkis case are Brahmins with good sanskaar'

C K Raulji, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Godhra, said he does not know whether the convicts, released after spending more than 15 years in jail, were involved in the crime.

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Foodgrain production may be 1.6% higher in 2021-22

"The production during 2021-22 is higher by 25 million tonnes than the previous five years' (2016-17 to 2020-21) average production of foodgrains," the ministry said in a statement.

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'Revised J&K poll rolls may add 25L new voters over 3 yrs'

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the then undivided state of J&K had 78.4 lakh registered voters. Excluding what is now the UT of Ladakh, the number would have been 76.7 lakh. An addition of 20 to 25 lakh voters would hence constitute an increase by about 26 to 33% over a three-year period. Between 2014 and 2019, the increase in voters had been about 6.5 lakh.

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Fed saw smaller hikes ahead to assess prior moves, minutes show

“Many participants remarked that, in view of the constantly changing nature of the economic environment and the existence of long and variable lags in monetary policy’s effect on the economy, there was also a risk that the committee could tighten the stance of policy by more than necessary to restore price stability,” the minutes showed.

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China seems graveyard for foreign envoys as 13 ambassadors died since 2000: Report

Recently, after the death of Myanmar's ambassador to China U Myo Thant Pe this year on August 7 in Kunming, Beijing has come under the spotlight for the wrong reason as this was the fourth death of the head of missions since last year.

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