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India eye German scalp
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India eye German scalp

Having displayed nerves of steel to be within touching distance of a second successive Olympic medal, the Indian hockey team will fancy its chances against familiar foe and reigning world champion Germany in the semifinal of the ongoing Games, hoping to better the bronze that it claimed in the Tokyo edition.

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August 06, 2024
Gates of Omkareshwar and Indira Sagar Dams set to open
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Gates of Omkareshwar and Indira Sagar Dams set to open

In response to heavy rainfall and increasing water inflows to Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar dams, the authorities, on Monday, issued a warning to open gates and urged residents to avoid riverbanks due to rising water levels.

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August 06, 2024
All is not well in the Surat diamond industry
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All is not well in the Surat diamond industry

For the first time in history, the diamond units in Surat will observe a 10-day long vacation due to the ongoing severe recession starting from August 17.

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August 06, 2024
Dy CM announces all help to youth coming forward to set up units
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Dy CM announces all help to youth coming forward to set up units

Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu has announced that if the youth comes forward to set up industries, the State government will get loans sanctioned and provide other required facilities.

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August 06, 2024
BIHAR: 9 kanwariyas electrocuted
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BIHAR: 9 kanwariyas electrocuted

At least nine kanwariyas were charred to death when they came in contact with an llkv power line near Sultanpur village under Industrial police station limits in Vaishali.

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August 06, 2024
'PV sales rise 10% in July on new launches, enhanced discounts'
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'PV sales rise 10% in July on new launches, enhanced discounts'

Passenger vehicle retail sales in India witnessed a 10 per cent on-year jump in July driven by new model launches enhanced and discounts, industry body FADA said on Monday.

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August 06, 2024
Sebi proposes uniform timeline for credit, trading of bonus shares
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Sebi proposes uniform timeline for credit, trading of bonus shares

Markets regulator Sebi on Monday proposed a uniform timeline to ensure timely credit and trading of bonus shares in a bid to streamline the process to enable T+2 trading of such shares after the record date.

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August 06, 2024
Jayakwadi dam sees significant water inflow
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Jayakwadi dam sees significant water inflow

Recent rainfall in the upper areas of Paithan, including Ahmednagar and Nashik districts, has led to water release from the dams in these regions.

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August 06, 2024
CM inspects flood-hit areas of Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad
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CM inspects flood-hit areas of Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde inspected the flood-hit areas of Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad on Monday and listened to the people's grievances.

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August 06, 2024
Ministry releases policy for 2025 Haj pilgrimage
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Ministry releases policy for 2025 Haj pilgrimage

The Ministry of Minority Affairs released the Haj policy for the 2025 pilgrimage, corresponding to the 1446 Hijri Islamic year, on Monday.

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August 06, 2024
Child singing sensation wins people's hearts
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Child singing sensation wins people's hearts

Seven-year-old Avirbhav wins Superstar Singers 3 in style

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August 06, 2024
US woman says she chained herself in forest adnavis ha Samit Kadam and
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US woman says she chained herself in forest adnavis ha Samit Kadam and

The 50-year-old American woman found tied to a tree with an iron chain in a forest in Sindhudurg district has now told police she shackled herself and no one else was involved in the incident, an official said on Monday.

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August 06, 2024
Cong seeks CBI report on SSR death
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Cong seeks CBI report on SSR death

The Maharashtra Congress on Monday sought to know the status of the CBI probe into the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found hanging at his Bandra home on June 14, 2020.

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August 06, 2024
Makeover: From hero to villain
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Makeover: From hero to villain

Sheikh Hasina, who was elected for a record fourth consecutive term and fifth overall term this year, was always admired by her supporters as an \"Iron Lady\" before the dramatic development that abruptly ended her 15-year-rule in Bangladesh.

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August 06, 2024
'I am taking all responsibility'
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'I am taking all responsibility'

After Sheikh Hasina resigned as the prime minister of Bangladesh and fled the country on Monday, the attention of the nation turned to General Waker-Uz-Zaman, the Chief of Army Staff, who announced the formation of an interim government.

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August 06, 2024
FREE AGAIN
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FREE AGAIN

Celebrations seen on the streets across the country. Awami League lawmakers face the brunt of protestor’s wrath

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August 06, 2024
LAKSHYA FALTERS TO DECEIVE
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LAKSHYA FALTERS TO DECEIVE

Lakshya Sen's dreams of becoming India's first-ever male shuttler to win an Olympic medal went up in smoke as he lost tamely, albeit after an electric start, to Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia 21-13, 1621, 11-21 in the bronze-medal playoff match in Paris.

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August 06, 2024
Coaching or death chambers?
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Coaching or death chambers?

Coaching centres have become \"death chambers\" and are playing with the lives of students, the Supreme Court said on Monday as it issued notices to the Centre and the Delhi government on three IAS aspirants drowning in the basement of an institute here.

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August 06, 2024
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Broken overhead wire hits CR

The misery of Main line commuters Central Railways was compounded on Monday, as a broken overhead wire between Dombivli and Thakurli threw suburban services out of gear.

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August 06, 2024
India unlikely to bend backwards on asylum
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India unlikely to bend backwards on asylum

It is unlikely that New Delhi will go overboard to give an asylum to Sheikh Hasina, who has made an untidy exit from Bangladesh, having comprehensively miscalculated her political fortunes.

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August 06, 2024
MARKETS SINK ON US JITTERS
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MARKETS SINK ON US JITTERS

It was panic stations in global financial markets on Monday, with stocks plummeting around the world, rattled by prospects of an American slowdown and fears that the world's largest economy could be sliding into a recession.

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August 06, 2024
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Four of family returning from Haridwar die in road accident

Four members of a family from Alot, including a 65-yearold woman, were killed and six others injured in a road accident in Rajasthan.

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August 05, 2024
Palestinian stabs to death two Israelis, injures two, arrested
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Palestinian stabs to death two Israelis, injures two, arrested

A Palestinian attacker killed two people and wounded two in a stabbing spree in central Israel on Sunday before being shot dead by police, Israeli authorities said.

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August 05, 2024
Harris insists on ABC debate, rejects Don's offer
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Harris insists on ABC debate, rejects Don's offer

US Vice-President Democratic and presidential nominee Kamala Harris has turned down a September 4 debate on Fox News proposed by Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump.

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August 05, 2024
Vandersay spins a web around India
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Vandersay spins a web around India

Jeffrey Vandersay left Indian batting in a state of shock with his six-wicket haul as the hosts stunned India by 32 runs to take a 1-0 series lead at the R Premadasa Stadium, here on Sunday.

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August 05, 2024
Sen falls to Axelsen in semis
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Sen falls to Axelsen in semis

He will play Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the bronze medal playoff match

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August 05, 2024
Sreejesh steers India to semis DTL
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Sreejesh steers India to semis DTL

This was after India were reduced to 10 men in the first half

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August 05, 2024
Gazans kick slain hostage's body, shows video
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Gazans kick slain hostage's body, shows video

The family of murdered Hamas hostage Eitan Levi shared a shocking video of civilians in Gaza abusing, kicking and stomping on his corpse on the streets. Levi's grieving relatives said they believe the footage should be released.

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August 05, 2024
9 kids killed, 2 hurt as wall collapses in Sagar
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9 kids killed, 2 hurt as wall collapses in Sagar

Nine children were killed and two others injured after a wall of a dilapidated house collapsed in Sagar district on Sunday, a senior official said. The incident comes a day after a wall of a dilapidated building collapsed in Rewa, killing four school children.

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August 05, 2024
TPCC to conduct 30th anniversary celebrations of Muslim reservation
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TPCC to conduct 30th anniversary celebrations of Muslim reservation

The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) has announced a series of events to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the introduction of Muslim reservation in the undivided Andhra Pradesh, culminating in a grand event on August 25.

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August 05, 2024