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July 27, 2024

Mamata, Soren to attend NITI Aayog council meeting today

WEST Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will participate in the ninth meeting of the NITI Aayog governing council on Saturday for some time if she is allowed to speak, as will her Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren, amid a boycott by other chief ministers of Opposition-ruled states.

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SC pulls up MCD over solid waste disposal, warns of ‘health emergency

RAISING serious concerns over the untreated solid waste, the Supreme Court on Friday instructed the Centre to convene a meeting to find a solution to the menace and also warned the Municipal Corporation of Delhi of a possible public health emergency if the issue is not addressed on priority.

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Paradigm shift as PSU sale put on ice

IN a marked departure from its aggressive privatisation pitch in the past, the Narendra Modiled government seems to have quietly put the disinvestment drive on the back burner.

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MODI CALLS OUT PAK FOR TERROR ON KARGIL ANNIV

Says Agnipath scheme was implemented at the behest of the armed forces for reforms

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Survivor, witness asked to appear in court against ex-chief of WFI

THE Rouse Avenue Court has summoned a survivor and witness to provide evidence in a sexual harassment case against = former Wrestling Federation of 1 India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

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Infant killed, five of family injured in roof collapse

A 2-month-old infant girl died while her parents and three siblings sustained injuries after a portion of their home's dilapidated roof collapsed on them after heavy rainfall in southeast Delhi's Kalkaji area, an official said on Friday.

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City standstill amid heavy rains

IMD predicts downpour to continue till July 28, warns of waterlogging, traffic congestion

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Parts of capital under 5-ft water: Cong slams AAP

THE Delhi Pradesh Congress (DPCC) on Friday claimed that houses in Fatehpuri Beri area in south Delhi are submerged under five feet rainwater as no desilting of drains was conducted in the area ahead of monsoons.

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Tax concession for scrapping old vehicles, proposal sent to L-G

THE Delhi government is considering to provide a concession in the Motor Vehicles Tax for the registration of new vehicles, provided a certificate is submitted stating the scrapping of an old vehicle at a registered vehicles scrapping facility (RVSF).

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No consecutive shifts, surprise alcohol checks for bus drivers

IN the aftermath of the DTC bus mishap that killed a woman and injured several passengers onboard, the transport department has now disallowed bus drivers from taking up consecutive duties.

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Extortion rackets from prisons under CBI lens

Agency submits a probe report over allegations against jail authorities.

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One killed, two injured as families clash over power theft from temple

A 31-year-old man was stabbed to death while two others sustained injuries when two families, accusing each other of electricity theft from a temple, clashed in east Delhi's Trilokpuri area, an official said on Friday.

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Murder accused on run for three years nabbed from Amarnath yatra

A 28-year-old youth, who had fatally thrashed a person in the capital three years ago with a baseball bat, was caught by the Delhi Police from Amarnath pilgrimage in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said.

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Sunita Kejriwal on 2-day Haryana tour from today

DELHI Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife, Sunita, will campaign for AAP in Ambala, Bhiwani and Rohtak during a two-day Haryana tour, the party announced on Friday.

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Plea against Samvidhan Hatya Diwas binned

THE Delhi High Court on Friday rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought to challenge the Central government's decision to observe June 25 as 'Samvidhan Hatya Divas' (Constitution Assassination Day).

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Afghan drug trafficker held, 0.5 kg heroin seized

A 43-year-old Afghan national, who was a part of an international drug cartel for the past seven years, was caught by the Delhi Police with more than half kg of heroin which he smuggled from his native country by concealing it in his abdomen.

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Too audacious to say we will be a manufacturing hub: Narayana Murthy

INDIA is far away from becoming the manufacturing hub of the world.

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Siddu defends Muda sites to wife

Slamming BJP, JDS for 'baseless' allegation, CM says he never benefitted from the allotment

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Odisha announces 10% reservation for Agniveers in uniformed services

CHIEF Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday announced a 10 per cent reservation for Agniveers in all uniformed services of the state.

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No other capital city in world as unhygienic as T'Puram: HC

HIGHLIGHTING the \"pathetic\" condition of Thiruvananthapuram due to waste, the Kerala High Court on Friday said no other capital city was in such an unhygienic condition.

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On SC order, revised NEET-UG results out: No of toppers down to 17 from 61

THE National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday released the final results for the NEET-UG, following a Supreme Court directive.

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SC notice to Centre, governors over pending bills

THE Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the Centre as well as to the additional chief secretaries of the Governors of Kerala and West Bengal, asking them to file a detailed reply within three weeks on a plea filed by the governments of these two states.

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Doval talks of terrorism, drug trafficking at Myanmar meet

NATIONAL Security Advisor Ajit Doval, who is attending the BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) meeting in Myanmar's Naypyitaw, met his counterpart Admiral Moe Aung on Friday.

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Priyanka visits Type VIII bungalow offered to Rahul on Sunehri Bagh Road

LEADER of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi may soon be allotted bungalow no 5 on Sunehri Bagh Road.

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Kharge takes on Modi over claims on Agnipath, seeks review of scheme

A political slugfest erupted on Friday over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on the Agniveer scheme as the Opposition parties launched a broadside against him.

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Chouhan, Oppn spar over legal guarantee to MSP

THE Rajya Sabha witnessed a ruckus on Friday with the Opposition demanding a legal guarantee on minimum support price (MSP) and Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan accusing the Congress of doing politics in the name of farmers.

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Rahul keeps date with UP court in defamation case, refutes all charges

CONGRESS MP from Rae Bareli and Leader of opposition (LOP) Rahul Gandhi on Friday appeared in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur court in connection with a defamation case pertaining to his alleged controversial comments on Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

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L-G approves changes to J&K industrial land policy

Officials say move will draw mega investments & create jobs in UT

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Cloudburst triggers flash flood in Uttarkashi as Yamuna overflows

A cloudburst on Thursday night unleashed flash floods, causing the Yamuna River to surge dramatically and inflict widespread property damage.

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Why Mann needs to be afraid of me, asks Punjab Guv

PUNJAB Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Friday said he will not refrain from visiting the state's border districts even if Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann \"feels bad\".

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Rising fiscal stress as Bihar spent only 78% of total budget in FY23, says CAG

THE Bihar government could spend only 77.95% of the total budget during the financial year 2022-23 as the state surrendered an amount of 20,526.71 crore.

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Assam's ‘Moidams' on Unesco World Heritage list

'MOIDAMS' - the mound-burial system of the Ahom Dynasty from Assam - have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

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B'desh protesters forcibly discharged from hosp by police

BANGLADESH police detectives on Friday forced the discharge from hospital of three student protest leaders blamed for deadly unrest, taking them to an unknown location, staff told AFP.

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Imran Khan set to run for Oxford varsity chancellor post

OXFORD-EDUCATED former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is likely to run for the position of the chancellor of his alma mater in the UK from his prison cell through an online ballot, according to his close aide and media reports.

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Labour govt drops UK plan to challenge ICC warrant against Bibi

THE UK's new government will drop its challenge to arrest warrants sought by an international court's prosecutor for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Downing Street confirmed on Friday.

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India, US sign deal to curb illegal trade in antiquities

INDIA and the United States of America on Friday signed the first-ever cultural property agreement to prevent and curb the illicit trade of antiquities and simplify the process by which stolen and smuggled cultural objects are returned to their country of origin.

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ITC to invest €20,000 cr in 5-yr to build future biz

FMCG-to-hotel conglomerate ITC will be investing ₹20,000 crore over the next five years to enhance structural competitiveness and build an enterprise for the future.

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Accenture invests in ANSR; to join its Board

ACCENTURE has made an equity investment in global capability centre (GCC) platform ANSR, and will join the company's board of directors.

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Aditya Birla Group enters jewellery business

ADITYA Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, on Friday announced the launch of the Group's jewellery retail business, marking the Group's foray into ₹.6.7 lakh crore Indian jewellery market.

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Sensex, Nifty rally up to 1.7% led by IT and metal shares

LED by IT and metal stocks, bulls made a roaring comeback on Friday after trailing behind for 5 consecutive sessions.

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RBI issues PCA framework for co-op banks to enable supervisory intervention

THE Reserve Bank has issued prompt corrective action framework for urban cooperative banks to enable supervisory intervention at an appropriate time, and the same will be effective from April 2025.

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Hunt for Seven begins in earnest

Three years after winning seven medals, their highest-ever at the Olympics, in Tokyo, the Indian contingent will be aiming to at least match that historic mark at the quadrennial event in Paris

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After two Oly failures, shooters seek balm

A SQUAD full of debutants free from past baggage will aim to ace the ultimate test of their lives when the shooting competition of the Paris Olympics begins in the sleepy French town of Chateauroux on Friday.

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Rain fails to dampen magical show

THE heavens opened up as Great Britain crossed the bridge at the end, but the excitement never dimmed.

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