Friday, March 31, 2023

The Hindu Group presents World of Women 2023 awards

Award-winners share their memories associated with The Hindu and how the daily had an influence on shaping their career

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Andrew Tate and brother to be released from custody

Andrew Tate and his brother are to be moved from custody into house arrest, a Romanian judge rules.

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2 TRF terrorists held for attack on YouTuber in Shopian

A police statement said a case had been registered under IPC and UAPA at Heerpora police station in connection with the attack on the YouTube journalist and an SIT was constituted to probe the incident.

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CM’s car inspected by flying squad



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NATO chief says Finland to become member 'in coming days'

Turkey's parliament on Thursday removed the last hurdle for Finland by becoming the last member of the U.S.-led military alliance to ratify its application

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

Defining Men’s Lib

Noted poet-essayist Kumar Vikram’s book Men’s Lib turns notions of male superiority upside down

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Fake videos on migrant workers | Tamil Nadu Police get three-day custody of Bihar YouTuber Manish Kashyap 



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Pope could leave hospital in days after bronchitis

The Vatican says there has been "a marked improvement" in the 86-year-old pontiff's health.

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Udhampur IED blasts: NIA files chargesheets against 2 LeT men

Two civilians were injured in two separate IED blasts in parked buses within eight hours on September 28 and 29 in Udhampur district, barely four days ahead of a visit by Union home minister Amit Shah to J&K.

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Police get three-day custody of Bihar YouTuber 



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When Bengaluru turns pink, white, yellow and green

The sight of all the flowering trees fills us with awe, beauty, and a sense of peace and joy, all of which are becoming so rare in stressed, polluted cities today, say ecologists

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

US lawmakers split on how to stop mass shootings

While Republicans link mass shootings to mental health, US President Biden blames assault weapons.

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J&K Police seek dismissal of Iltija Mufti’s writ petition for passport issuance

Seeking dismissal of a writ petition filed by PDP president Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter, Iltija Mufti, for the issuance of a passport, the criminal investigation department of J&K Police has informed the J&K high court (HC) that Iltija’s final verification report was forwarded to the department concerned last month.

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NGT recalls Aug '22 order over Mumbai Coastal Road noise levels passed without hearing HCC

The August 2022 order by NGT was in an application filed by a south Mumbai resident Dileep Nevatia who had sought orders to direct the government and civic administration to “maintain air and noise quality level for construction of the Coastal Road (South) project within limits’’ specified under the Noise Pollution rules.

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23-year-old Triveni is Mayor of Ballari



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HC directs Madras Race Club to pay ₹730.86 crore in a month; asks the govt. to raise a demand for another ₹12,381 crore

Justice S.M. Subramaniam directs Tamil Nadu government to evict the club from 160.68 acres of Guindy property, given on lease for 99 years in 1945, if it fails to pay ₹730.86 crore within one month

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He's behind you - man hides from police on roof

Etmond Lika was hiding on a roof as a police officer looked out of a skylight inches below him.

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

How police stopped Nashville shooting in four minutes

Police fatally shot the suspect just minutes after arriving at Nashville's Covenant School.

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Sleeper cells keep Punjab awake

Anxiety has grown over pro-militant elements across the State

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GCC proposes 20% rebate for one- time settlement by assessees who have more than five years of property tax arrears

The Corporation Council passes the Budget for 2023-24, focussing on initiatives to increase own sources of revenue for development of infrastructure, and public private partnership

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New cars sold in EU must be zero-emission from 2035

The deal was delayed for weeks after Germany called for an exemption for cars running on e-fuels.

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Functional hydrants could have contained Brahmapuram fire, says police report

Report throws light on the ‘uncertainty and confusion’ over the installation of transformer and providing electrical connection to the bio-mining site leading to dysfunctional firefighting system

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Monday, March 27, 2023

Admissions open for Japanese language beginners course



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Five planets line up in night sky

To spot all five, timing and a clear view of the western horizon are key.

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Youth arrested for sexual assault on minor girl near Coimbatore



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Humza Yousaf set to be Scotland's next leader

Scotland's health secretary defeats rivals Kate Forbes and Ash Regan in a vote of party members.

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Kathmandu near miss: 'Questioning' of Air India woman captain by ATC officials highly 'irregular', fume airline pilots



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Over 19 lakh students take class 5 and 8 board exams



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Sunday, March 26, 2023

Scholar from Cholanaikan tribe sets history, heads to Norway 

Vinod Chellan, who is pursuing PhD in Cusat, is the first from his tribe to fly to Europe to take part in an international seminar. He will be speaking about the socio-economic challenges being faced by the hunting tribes in India, with particular reference to Cholanaikan life.

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Candidates want Group IV exam results released in PDF format



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Storm-water drain construction, greening topped Greater Chennai Corporation’s priorities last year

With World Bank funding, 97.40% of the work on the development of a total of 44.88 km of storm-water drains was completed. All the projects proposed with Infrastructure and Amenities Funds were completed in flood-prone areas; 2.19 lakh of the proposed 2.5 lakh saplings were planted

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Willkommen: Children of a Beed village greet visitors in fluent German

Students in drought-hit Beed district are making heads turn by rattling off full sentences in the foreign language

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More storms feared after Mississippi tornado

Friday night's tornado in the southern US killed 26 people and has displaced hundreds more.

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Congress stages demonstration in Madurai



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Saturday, March 25, 2023

Steep fines not enough to cut road deaths, government data shows

While the fines collected through e-challans by the traffic and transport rule enforcement agencies across states have increased 450% in the past three-and-a-half years since the penalties were hiked, there has been barely 3% decline in road deaths during this period. Experts said better and scientific enforcement of rules is key to reducing road crashes and fatalities rather than focusing on slapping challans and fines.

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NCW decides to close Kalakshetra sexual harassment case

Director-General of Police C. Sylendra Babu says he received a communication from the National Commission for Women and also two complaints that misinformation was being spread on social media

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Halt Israel legal reform, urges defence minister

Yoav Gallant's call comes as Israelis opposed to the changes hold further nationwide mass rallies.

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One dead, six injured in explosion at Samba scrap factory



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P.T. Usha joins war against child abuse; to flag off awareness run in Hyderabad on Sunday



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Making right decision for higher education is a challenge, expert 

Many students end up doing wrong courses due to a lack of proper guidance or peer/parental pressure.

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Friday, March 24, 2023

Even membership of banned outfit an offence, says Supreme Court

Reversing its 12-year-old ruling that mere membership of proscribed organisations, without inciting or indulging in violence, is not an offence under UAPA, the Supreme Court on Friday said a person continuing to be a member of an outfit, despite knowing it is banned, would risk prosecution and a jail term of two years.

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BJP MLA Vanathi Srinivasan demands a separate budget for women



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Fake Trump arrest photos: How to spot an AI-generated image

Pictures of former President Trump being "arrested" are all over social media - but don't be fooled.

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Eric Garcetti sworn in as US ambassador to India by Vice President Kamala Harris



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Modi is afraid of Rahul Gandhi, allege Congress leaders



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France protests: Macron takes off 'luxury' watch during TV interview

The president's team say the watch was banging on the table - but critics say it was a bad look.

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

Salvaged mechanised boat brought back home from Sri Lanka



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Parents of Michigan school shooter to stand trial for manslaughter

Ethan Crumbley shot and killed four students at Oxford High School in Michigan in November 2021.

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Pak infiltrators orchestrated Dhangri attacks: J&K DGP Dilbag Singh



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Sexual assault case: police grope in the dark



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Seoul zebra escape: Animal back at zoo after hours on the loose

The young animal is unharmed after trotting around some residential streets.

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Don’t withhold, overlook picks for judges: Supreme Court collegium to government

Amid the face-off between the judiciary and the Centre on the collegium system of appointment of judges and on names recommended for judgeship, the Supreme Court collegium has told the Centre that names sent by it earlier “ought not to be withheld or overlooked” while recommendations later are acted upon, indicating that the government should not pick and choose names from the list.

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Donald Trump indictment | New York grand jury fails to meet, delaying decision in hush money case

Donald Trump would become the first former or sitting president to ever be charged with a crime if the panel votes to indict.

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Prince William makes surprise visit to troops near Ukraine border in Poland

The Prince of Wales meets troops in Poland an hour's drive from the border with Ukraine.

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BSF fires at suspected Pak drone in Samba, launches search



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Woman’s jaw, damaged by black fungus, reconstructed at Military Hospital, Secunderabad



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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Domestic help, driver held for stealing from Aishwarya Rajinikanth’s house



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Cheltenham: Former WW2 sailor celebrates 100th birthday

Donald Boulton celebrates his century and recalls being on board HMS Galatea when it was torpedoed.

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India needs to develop both offensive and defensive space capabilities: IAF chief

India needs to develop “both offensive and defensive space capabilities to safeguard our assets”, Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari said on Tuesday, in the backdrop of China furiously building and deploying anti-satellite weapons from direct ascent missiles and co-orbital killers to directed-energy laser weapons and electronic jammers.

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CPI leader offers Opposition a barbed cudgel to bludgeon the ruling CPI(M)

Chandrasekharan made a somewhat startling statement in the Assembly that seemed to play into the Opposition’s invariant narrative that the CPI(M) often enters into Faustian pacts with the BJP for short-sighted political ends.

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Ed Sheeran 'didn't want to live' after his friends Jamal Edwards and Shane Warne died

The star says he reached a low point after the deaths of his friends Jamal Edwards and Shane Warne.

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Monday, March 20, 2023

Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen thanks fans for support after attack

The musician was hurt in an incident outside a hotel in Florida last week.

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Parliament adjourned for 6th day in a row over Rahul remark, Adani issue



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No terrorist given govt job in J&K, have no policy of punishing their kin: Omar



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TTP job scam: another key accused arrested



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Vice-Chancellors appointed for seven new universities



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Five things we've learned from UN climate report

BBC environment correspondent Matt McGrath outlines the key takeaways from the latest IPCC report.

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Sunday, March 19, 2023

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

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

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A dump fire that raises a stink

The smoke from Brahmapuram has cleared, but the concerns it fuelled remain

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250 lorryloads of sand seized in Surathkal



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Delhi’s largest interchange facility coming up on NH 48

The first-of-its-kind facility will reduce travel time between Delhi-Gurugram and Delhi-Dwarka; a 500-metre stretch on NH 48 between Rangpuri and Rajokari was closed to traffic last week

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Italy leaves children of same-sex parents in limbo

Italy's right-wing government prompts an outcry by halting registration of children of same-sex parents.

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Delhi CM promises traders solution to sealing drive

Shops will be able to obtain legal status by paying reasonable fees: Kejriwal

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UBS agrees to rescue troubled bank Credit Suisse

Swiss banking giant UBS agrees emergency rescue deal for rival Credit Suisse in government-brokered takeover

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Saturday, March 18, 2023

Compensation paid in just 6% of hit-and-run cases since 2017-18

The government has paid claims in barely 5,036 hit-and-run cases — 3,209 for deaths and 1,827 for persons left grievously injured — since 2017-18, according to official data. This is only 6% of the number of persons killed and left injured every year in hit and run cases on Indian roads. On an average, 80,000 people either lose their lives or are left seriously injured in hit and run cases annually.

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Panneerselvam calls poll schedule  “illegal”



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Ireland beat 14-man England to win Six Nations

Ireland win their fourth Grand Slam as they wear down 14-man England in a tense Six Nations finale in Dublin.

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NHM workers’ strike: Karnataka Health Department to invoke ESMA



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Formula 1: Sergio Perez on Saudi Arabian Grand Prix pole as Max Verstappen 15th after issue

Red Bull's Sergio Perez takes pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after team-mate Max Verstappen suffers a power problem.

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Friday, March 17, 2023

Attack on doctor in Kozhikode: court dismisses bail pleas of accused



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George Floyd killer Derek Chauvin convicted of tax fraud

The disgraced policeman and his now-ex-wife lied about their taxable income between 2014 and 2019.

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Delhi-Jaipur Vande Bharat Express to be launched soon



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Man gets 20 years RI for marrying, impregnating minor girl in Coimbatore



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Drug giant Sanofi becomes latest to cap US insulin prices

The move follows public outcry over the drug's costs, but it also may help the firms' bottom line.

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

Tough to restore Uddhav govt even if we find governor wrong: Supreme Court

At the conclusion of the nine-day marathon arguments related to the validity of rebel Shiv Sena MLAs toppling the Maha Vikas Aghadi government last year, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it could be difficult to reinstate the Uddhav Thackeray government even if it finds then Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s decision to ask then chief minister (Uddhav) to face trust vote unconstitutional.

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Three arrested for cheating borrowers in loan fraud

They operated from a rented bungalow on ECR and employed Hindi and English speakers. They offered loans of over ₹100 cr., received a hefty interest in advance and became incommunicados

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NFL hopeful Jalen Carter sentenced to probation after deadly car crash

The Georgia football star was involved in a crash that left two dead in January

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Gen Bipin Rawat's biggest contribution was to change narrative of counter-insurgency in J-K: CDS Anil Chauhan

Remembering late Gen Bipin Rawat on his 65th birth anniversary, Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan on Tuesday said Rawat's biggest contribution was to change the narrative of counter-insurgency and counter-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Olympic shot put runner-up Saunders gets 18-month ban

The 26-year-old American committed three "whereabouts failures" within a 12-month span to bring about the punishment, which is set to end in February 2024 and therefore give her a chance to compete at next year's Paris Olympics.

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Some unions being adamant, says Fadnavis



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Riyadh could invest in Tehran 'very quickly', says Saudi Finance Minister

Mohammed Al-Jadaan said there were "a lot of opportunities" in Iran and that he couldn't see any reason to prevent investments taking place between the two Gulf heavyweights

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Napoli v Eintracht Frankfurt: Football fans throw chairs at Naples riot police

Police respond with tear gas as Eintracht Frankfurt fans charge through the streets.

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Maharashtra counters OPS stir, picks private agencies to supply workers

In a move that is viewed as a counterstroke to the employee strike, the state government has issued a directive appointing nine private agencies to fill vacant government and semi-governmental posts on contractual basis. The government resolution (GR) issued by state industries and the labour ministry to privatise skilled and unskilled labour supply to all government departments has come under attack from the opposition.

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Explained | On reservation for women in politics

What is the history behind the Women’s Reservation Bill? How was reservation for women in local bodies implemented? Why are people opposed to reserving seats for women in Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies?

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Turkey floods: Truck washed away as floods hit earthquake zone

Deadly floods in southern Turkey follow February's earthquakes that killed more than 44,000 people.

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023

J&K Budget 2023-24: BJP terms it development-oriented, NC calls it ‘disappointing’

J&K BJP on Tuesday termed the annual Budget of the Union Territory, presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, futuristic and development-oriented, even as main opposition party National Conference (NC) maintained that the Budget-2023-24 has disappointed the people of the UT as it has nothing new for them.

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ICT Academy signs two MoUs at 50th edition of Bridge’23

The first was signed with TAHDCO to train 6,000 SC/ST unemployed youths in job-oriented skills; the second would help to prepare the talents of Tamil Nadu for industry 4.0 technologies

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Bob Junior: Lion who was 'king' of the Serengeti killed by rivals

Three younger lions killed Bob Junior in a battle for dominance, wildlife officials say.

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Bapatla Collector reviews preparation for SSC exams



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Polish abortion: Activist guilty of providing pills to end pregnancy

Justyna Wydrzynska said she sent the pills when she found out the woman was in an abusive relationship.

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Monday, March 13, 2023

Jammu and Kashmir administration enhances ex-gratia relief for fallen CAPF soldiers

The administrative council (AC) which met under the chairmanship of J&K lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha approved enhancement of ex-gratia relief to next of kin of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPF) personnel who die in the line of duty, from Rs. 5 lakh to Rs. 25 lakh.

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AAP begins campaign to tell ‘truth’ behind arrests of Sisodia, Jain

Central agencies being misused by the govt.; the idea behind the campaign is to inform the public about the issue, says Rai 

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Gary Glitter: Paedophile former pop star recalled to prison

The singer, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was jailed in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls.

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Puducherry Budget lays emphasis on upgrading health infrastructure

A transplant centre at a cost of ₹1.80 crore under National Organ Transplant programme of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and a new building for trauma care at Government General Hospital are among the proposals

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Sunday, March 12, 2023

The 2019 coup still haunts Maharashtra

Fadnavis’ remarks have renewed speculation about a backchannel between BJP and NCP

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Silicon Valley Bank: Offer made for UK arm of failed US lender

UK firms have been warned they might not be able to pay staff from Monday without intervention.

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Nearly four lakh children to be screened for common dental diseases under Punnagai scheme



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CCPA asks online platforms to refund air tickets of people who couldn’t travel during Covid

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has directed three online travel platforms — Yatra, EaseMyTrip, and HappyEasyGo — to refund booking amounts of airline tickets to consumers whose travel was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Army busts narco-terror nexus; recovers pistols, IEDs & narcotics along LoC

The Army busted a narco-terror nexus and recovered pistols, Improvised Explosive Device (IED)s and narcotics along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector in J&K’s Rajouri district on Sunday. The operation helped avert a major attack that could have been carried out using the weapons and IEDs, funded by narco-terrorists, Jammu-based defence spokesperson Lt Col Devender Anand said.

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National pilot programme on running buses using methanol-blended fuel flagged off



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Saturday, March 11, 2023

Gary Lineker: BBC boss Tim Davie 'sorry' after sport disruption in Lineker row

Football coverage was severely impacted by a staff walk-out in support of the Match of the Day host.

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Jammu sees partial shutdown against property tax

A bandh called by the Chamber of Commerce & Industries (CCI), Jammu, supported by various political parties, against property tax saw only a partial shutdown after the transporters' union stayed away. The market in Jammu city remained closed in the morning but, later in the afternoon, shutters went up as the day progressed. Private transport and auto rickshaws also plied normally.

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Conservancy agency makes garbage transit point in Akkarai clean and palatable



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ED summons NCP MLA Hasan Mushrif for questioning in money laundering case

The ED had conducted searches at multiple premises linked to him in January.

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CEA sets generation target of 26,650 million units for Tangedco’s coal plants

Among the key power stations, the North Chennai Thermal Power Station generation target is fixed at 12,450 million units

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Non-leather footwear sector has the potential to bring in more investments into the State: says Pooja Kulkarni

Ms. Kulkarni also noted that Tamil Nadu has always welcomed migrant workforce and the State’s economy has gown because of them

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DR Congo's M23 ceasefire: Angola to deploy troops after failed truce

Angola's soldiers are to help secure M23 rebel areas after a ceasefire it brokered failed.

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Friday, March 10, 2023

Hindu woman doctor killed in Jammu, ‘love jihad’ stir erupts

A 26-year-old Hindu dentist was found dead in Jammu on Holi-eve along with her wounded Muslim boyfriend who is now critical, sparking accusations of murder and “Love Jihad” by Bajrang Dal and other outfits that have hit the roads in protest. Sumedha Sharma had stab injuries in her abdomen and Johar Ganai had similar, but fewer, wounds when cops broke into his house in Jammu’s Pamposh Colony on March 7, the police said.

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Music composer GV Prakash prefers appeal before Madras HC in GST case

Division Bench orders notice to the Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence

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Italy migrants: Hundreds in trouble off Calabria coast

Rescue efforts are under way near the scene of a shipwreck in which dozens of migrants died last month.

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Judiciary will not wait for another pandemic to effect modern changes: Chandrachud

CJI addresses meeting of Chief Justices of Supreme Courts of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation about the pandemic-related advances in the system

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Why Afro hair textures need to be represented

Zimbabwean entrepreneur Tendai Moyo highlights the importance of texture representation in the hair industry.

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

KVK launches demonstration unit for sugarcane farming in Ernakulam



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Ex-Goldman Sachs Malaysia boss gets 10 years for 1MDB scheme

The bank's ex-Malaysia head was found guilty last year in one of the world's biggest financial scandals.

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Rakesh Reddy sentenced to life imprisonment in NRI murder case

Before executing the murder, the accused had honey-trapped the victim Jayaram by sending messages to the latter’s mobile phone in the guise of a woman

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Nirav Modi borrowing £10,000 per month in prison to pay back £150k fine

Nirav (51) appeared at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court in east London on Thursday from HMP Wandsworth via video link and defended himself without a lawyer over the fact he had not paid the costs of £150,247 for an appeal against his extradition, which he lost.

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BJP using ED, CBI on rivals, says BRS leader Kavitha

BJP accuses Ms. Kavitha of being obstructionist; plans press conferences in nine States to respond to Opposition allegations that law enforcement agencies being used for political intimidation

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Berlin to allow women to go topless in public swimming pools

A woman complained after she was thrown out of an open-air pool for going topless.

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Allaying the fears of migrants in Tamil Nadu

The Stalin administration is busy tackling a political misinformation campaign

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A cartel's mistake could explain the Mexico kidnappings

A theory that the kidnapping of four Americans was a case of mistaken identity gains strength.

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Delhi excise policy case | BRS leader K. Kavitha to appear before ED on March 11

The BRS leader landed in Delhi from Hyderabad late evening. She was summoned by the ED to depose before it on March 9.

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Oscars 2023: The best picture contenders in 40 seconds

The 10 films vying for this year's top Academy Award, in 40 seconds

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Three arrested for attack on history-sheeter



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Greece train crash: Thousands of protesters call for investment in transport system

Train drivers say they had warned the government about long-running problems with safety systems.

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Sunak says he is up for the fight on illegal Channel crossings

The prime minister says he is confident the government would win any legal battles over its new law.

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Rahul Gandhi again likens RSS to Muslim Brotherhood, says BJP won’t be in power forever

Rahul also slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of sending the wrong message to China by denying the Chinese had taken over 2,000 sq km of Indian territory.

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FCI retirees want SC orders to be implemented in issue pertaining to Central DA

The Supreme Court order was given six years ago granting them Central Dearness relief and other benefits

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Mexico kidnapping: Why a million Americans a year risk Mexico medical tourism

Some take precautions to avoid being targeted by criminals, like changing their car's licence plate.

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One dead, six hurt in landslide at Ramban; traffic on Jammu-Srinagar NH suspended

One person was killed and six were injured when a massive landslide struck the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Seri village in Ramban district on Tuesday, completely blocking the road.

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Raveendran’s LIFE case is about flat sponsorship; needn’t be confused with LIFE Mission: Govindan



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Monday, March 6, 2023

An account of a mass shooting that shook Tamil Nadu over 30 years ago



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Turkey election: Opposition picks single Erdogan challenger

Centre-leftist Kemal Kilicdaroglu is chosen by a six-party alliance to face the strongman leader.

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Migrant workers issue: Chirag Paswan demands probe, hits out at Nitish Kumar



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BSNL coop. society scam case: depositors seek CM’s intervention



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Outrage as hundreds of New Balance trainers found in skip

The remnants of a failed shop attracted much attention as word spread about the discarded footwear.

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Sunday, March 5, 2023

Army jawan injured in mine blast along LoC, airlifted

An Army jawan suffered injuries on Sunday when he inadvertently stepped over a strayed landmine along the Line of Control in Poonch district of J&K.

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Landowners who formed the first consortium rue lack of roads



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Harry and Meghan weigh up coronation invite response

Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not say if they plan to attend after receiving an email from the Palace.

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BJP spreads rumours as it cannot stomach Tamil Nadu’s growth: DMK



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Liverpool 7-0 Manchester United: Reds thrash old rivals in Anfield rout

Liverpool hit seven goals past old rivals Manchester United in a rout as Mohamed Salah becomes their leading Premier League goalscorer.

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Saturday, March 4, 2023

A dried-up tulsi plant holds out hope to Hathras victim's family



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Cluster bus rams into cemetery wall in Khan Market, driver held

The police said that as many as 10 graves were damaged after the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle and crashed the vehicle

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Modi and Adani have cheated the people of Gujarat: AAP

Party writes letter to Power Ministry demanding investigation into ‘scam’ 

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As flu cases rise, IMA cautions against overuse of antibiotics

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has issued a note of caution against misuse of antibiotics as flu cases continue to soar in the country.

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CBI arrests main accused in 2021 JEE Mains paper leak case



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Sanitation workers of Dharmapuri | An inhuman job, administrative corruption and caste bias

The sanitation workers of Dharmapuri pick up human excreta daily — an inhuman job that also has administrative corruption and caste bias built into it; workers speak out about how the administration treats them on a daily basis, and why an articulation of rights is seen as insubordination

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Friday, March 3, 2023

Arm opts for New York stock listing in blow to London

The 'crown jewel' of the UK tech sector says it will only pursue a US listing this year.

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Explore new tech on show at Kisan mela, farmers told



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Matteo Messina Denaro: Coded note led to Italy mafia boss arrest

Police found the note inside a chair leg during a search of Matteo Messina Denaro's sister's house.

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U.K. MPs to grill Boris Johnson over damning ‘Partygate’ report

Boris Johnson, who resigned as prime minister last summer after "Partygate" and other scandals, insisted the report vindicated him

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Lewis Hamilton allowed to wear nose stud during races

Lewis Hamilton is given permission to wear a nose stud while racing despite a ban on Formula 1 drivers wearing jewellery in their car.

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Thursday, March 2, 2023

Governor who dressed in drag backs Tennessee anti-drag bill

Bill Lee plans to sign bills restricting drag performers and gender-affirming care for children

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The last of pearl divers from the ancient tradition of Korkai

Though pearl and chank (chanku) fisheries existed since time immemorial, the last pearl fishery was during 1956-61.Thirty-nine pearl fisheries had taken place between 1663 and 1961 and nearly 760 million pearl oysters were harvested

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World Book Day: Redhill boy, 3, dresses as Prince Harry

Ellis, from Redhill, Surrey, "is obsessed with being a prince", says his mum.

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BJP and allies retain power in Tripura, Nagaland; hung verdict in Meghalaya

The saffron party crosses the majority mark in Tripura despite a surge by newcomer TIPRA Motha Party; it maintains its tally in Nagaland and Meghalaya where NDPP and NPP emerge single-largest parties, respectively

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Dusky tetraka: Joy as bird feared extinct spotted in Madagascar

The dusky tetraka is a small bird with a distinctive yellow throat that lives on the ground.

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Erode (East) bypoll | Counting of votes on March 2



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Frogmore Cottage: Harry and Meghan 'requested to vacate' property

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been asked to leave their British base, their spokesperson says.

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The AIMIM expansion in question 

The party’s plan to expand its reach in Telangana continues to remain unclear

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Twitch streamer Kai Cenat breaks subscriber record

The 21-year-old has amassed 300,000 subscribers, after a month-long 'subathon' to increase viewers.

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Not advocating anyone as PM candidate of alliance against BJP: Mallikarjun Kharge

“Let us win the elections first. It is not the Prime Minister that matters, but it is the nation that matters,” says Farooq Abdullah

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JetBlue plane and Learjet involved in near miss at Boston Logan Airport

US air safety officials say a small jet took off without clearance as a JetBlue flight tried to land.

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Special nutrition programme for infants, mothers launched in Salem



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