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Smriti Irani comes down heavily on Mamata Banerjee
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Smriti Irani comes down heavily on Mamata Banerjee

Questioned chief minister for being reluctantto implement Minimum Wages for tea workers, asks why they arestill being denied land rights

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October 02, 2023
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NCR pollution control plan in place from 1 Oct

The Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) is being implemented in Delhi-NCR region from 1 October, with restrictions imposed in four phases.

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October 02, 2023
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Students' death: Four held in Manipur

Four suspects in the murder of two young students in Manipur were arrested on Sunday by the CBI and other security forces, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said.

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October 02, 2023
T'gana: Modi sounds poll bugle, announces National Turmeric Board, Central tribal university
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T'gana: Modi sounds poll bugle, announces National Turmeric Board, Central tribal university

Kickstarting the BJP's campaign ahead of Assembly election in Telangana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, announced the setting up of a national turmeric board and a central tribal university, fulfilling the longstanding demands of the state as he slammed both the BRS and the Congress for running family-oriented parties and thereby stalling the development of the youngest state.

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October 02, 2023
PM Modi leads nation in cleanliness drive
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PM Modi leads nation in cleanliness drive

PMstresses on blending fitness and well-being with cleanliness

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October 02, 2023
Men's Hockey: India crush Pakistan 10-2
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Men's Hockey: India crush Pakistan 10-2

Skipper Harmanpreet Singh led the charge as India displayed awesome firepower to reduce Pakistan to smithereens handing the green shirts their worst ever 10-2 defeat at the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou on Saturday.

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October 01, 2023
Asian Games: Mirabai's painful exit mars gold rush from squash, tennis teams
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Asian Games: Mirabai's painful exit mars gold rush from squash, tennis teams

Abhay Singh wins from brink of defeat as India beat Pakistan to win squash team gold

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October 01, 2023
Rahul Gandhi attacks Centre over no OBC quota in Women's Bill
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Rahul Gandhi attacks Centre over no OBC quota in Women's Bill

Congress leader says the BJP has made Madhya Pradesh the epicentre of corruption

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October 01, 2023
Many UK Conservatives working behind the scenes for leadership run ifelection goes badly
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Many UK Conservatives working behind the scenes for leadership run ifelection goes badly

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will head to the Conservative Party's conference this weekend with one aim: convincing Britain that he can win the next general elections. Many of his own lawmakers are already preparing for a scenario in which he doesn't, the media reported.

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October 01, 2023
Almost all of Nagorno-Karabakh's people have left, Armenia's government says
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Almost all of Nagorno-Karabakh's people have left, Armenia's government says

An ethnic Armenian exodus has nearly emptied NagornoKarabakh of residents since Azerbaijan attacked and ordered the breakaway region's militants to disarm, the Armenian government said Saturday.

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October 01, 2023
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On the brink of a govt shutdown, Senate tries to approve funding but it's almost too late

The U.S. is on the brink of a federal government shutdown after hard-right Republicans in Congress rejected a long-shot effort to keep offices open as they fight for steep spending cuts and strict border security measures that Democrats and the White House say are too extreme.

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October 01, 2023
Annexed Ukrainian regions made their choice: Putin
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Annexed Ukrainian regions made their choice: Putin

The West has denounced both the referendum votes carried outlast year

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October 01, 2023
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Convergence can make aspirational blocks inspirational, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said convergence of schemes and optimum utilization of resources can speed up development at ground level with minimal cost, and aspirational Blocks can come out of their backwardness and become inspirational for their States.

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October 01, 2023
Assam, Meghalaya agree CBI to probe Mukroh case
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Assam, Meghalaya agree CBI to probe Mukroh case

Six individuals lost their lives on 22 November in clash in Mukroh village

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October 01, 2023
India to host travel mart from 4 October
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India to host travel mart from 4 October

Theeventwillfeature differentactivities, including the prestigious PATAGold Award, the PATA YouthSymposium, PATAForum on Sustainability besides the B2B Mart

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October 01, 2023
Abhishek: Let Centre stop our movement in Delhi, if it can
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Abhishek: Let Centre stop our movement in Delhi, if it can

Abhishek defiant A Banerjee, national general secretary of the ruling Trinamul Congress, on Saturday virtually threw a challenge to the Union government to stop the TMC's programme in the national capital on 2-3 October, where a massive gathering of MGNREGA beneficiaries from the state is planned to demand the release of pending funds under the scheme for the state.

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October 01, 2023
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NIA submits chargesheet in Kozhikode train arson case; terms incident as jihadi act

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against the sole accused, New Delhi native Shahrukh Saifi, in the Kozhikode train arson case

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October 01, 2023
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KTR:Congraising money from Bengaluru builders for Telangana election fund

BRS working president KT Rama Rao today accused the Congress government of forcing Bengaluru builders to shell out money for Telangana elections.

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October 01, 2023
CID serves notice to Lokesh
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CID serves notice to Lokesh

TDP general asked to appear at Delhi for Amaravati Inner Ring Road scam case

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October 01, 2023
Russia meet opposes deployment of military infrastructure of third countries in Afghanistan
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Russia meet opposes deployment of military infrastructure of third countries in Afghanistan

The fifth meeting of the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan, which was also attended by India, has underscored that deployment of military infrastructure facilities of third countries in Afghanistan and its neighbouring states under any pretext is unacceptable.

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October 01, 2023
India’s solar observatory Aditya-L1 escapes earth’s sphere of influence
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India’s solar observatory Aditya-L1 escapes earth’s sphere of influence

India’s space-based solar observatory Aditya-L1 has successfully escaped the sphere of Earth’s influence and has travelled over 9.2 lakh km till date, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Saturday.

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October 01, 2023
Indian envoy to Britain denied entry into Glasgow gurdwara
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Indian envoy to Britain denied entry into Glasgow gurdwara

India has raised with the United Kingdom a serious incident in which the Indian High Commissioner to the country, Vikram Doraiswami, was on Friday prevented from entering a gurdwara in Glasgow, Scotland.

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October 01, 2023
Cong dividing women on caste lines, says PM
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Cong dividing women on caste lines, says PM

Modihailswomen'sreservation law asa path-breaking legislative effort

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October 01, 2023
Border Security Force starts using drones on Indo-B'desh border to check crimes
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Border Security Force starts using drones on Indo-B'desh border to check crimes

The Border Security Force (BSF) has started using drone on the Indo-Bangladesh border for effective border domination.

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October 01, 2023
'Raj Bhavan under state govt surveillance', claims CV Bose
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'Raj Bhavan under state govt surveillance', claims CV Bose

The accusations came after authorities asked for the removal of Kolkata Police from the Governor's House

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October 01, 2023
Asian Games: Shooters propel India to fourth spot in medal tally
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Asian Games: Shooters propel India to fourth spot in medal tally

Shooters continued to enrich India's medal tally that swelled to 33 (8 gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze) with the men's 50m rifle 3 positions team of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Swapnil Suresh Kusale and Akhil Sheoran shattering a world record to clinch the gold medal before the women's 10m Air Pistol team of Palak, Esha Singh and Divya Thadigol, and the men's doubles tennis team added the silver lining to the campaign on Day 6 of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.

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September 30, 2023
The fall of an enclave in Azerbaijan stuns the Armenian diaspora, extinguishing a dream
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The fall of an enclave in Azerbaijan stuns the Armenian diaspora, extinguishing a dream

The swift fall of the Armenian-majority enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijani troops and the exodus of much of its population has stunned the large Armenian diaspora around the world.

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September 30, 2023
52 dead, 50 injured in Pak 'suicide' blast
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52 dead, 50 injured in Pak 'suicide' blast

Blast occurred nearamosquein Balochistan as people gathered for Milad-un-Nabi

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September 30, 2023
Kejriwal unveils winter action plan to combat air pollution
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Kejriwal unveils winter action plan to combat air pollution

He highlighted specific air quality metrics, noting that the PM 2.5 levels have decreased from 149 in 2014 to 103

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September 30, 2023
MoS Commerce highlights key initiatives at SCO, invites members for meet on 'Traditional Medicine'
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MoS Commerce highlights key initiatives at SCO, invites members for meet on 'Traditional Medicine'

Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry Anupriya Patel highlighted the initiatives undertaken for the promotion of trade and Investment, digitalization, cross-border payment system, green economy and resilient supply chain at the 22nd meeting of Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states.

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September 30, 2023