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CBI Spl Director in Manipur to probe murder of students
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CBI Spl Director in Manipur to probe murder of students

A Central Bureau of Investigation team, led by the agency's Special Director Ajay Bhatnagar, reached Imphal on Wednesday by a special flight to investigate the alleged kidnapping and killing of two students that has sparked fresh protests in the violence-hit state.

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September 28, 2023
Several suspects detained in NIA raids across 53 locations
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Several suspects detained in NIA raids across 53 locations

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday detained several suspects during a massive multi-state crackdown at 53 locations on the terrorists-gangstersdrug smugglers' nexus, connected with 'listed terrorist' Arsh Dalla and many dreaded gangsters.

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September 28, 2023
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IPACC agrees onjoint action plan to tackle challenges in region

The Indo-Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference (IPACC) organised by the Indian army with the US Army as the co-host concluded on Wednesday with the 30 participating countries agreeing \"to work towards a collaborative effort to address the challenges faced in the region.\" The three-day event took place in the backdrop of increased muscle flexing by China in the Indo-Pacific region.

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September 28, 2023
Make India world's growth engine, PM tells Gujarat Summit
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Make India world's growth engine, PM tells Gujarat Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India has become the world's fastest growing economy and will soon turn into a global economic powerhouse and be one of the world's top three economies in a few years.

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September 28, 2023
EAM refutes Trudeau's claims on Nijjar's death
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EAM refutes Trudeau's claims on Nijjar's death

‘Not the government's policy’ says Jaishankar about Canadian charges

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September 28, 2023
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Asian Games: India claim first gold medal in Team Dressage

This is India's second medal in Team Dressage event in the Asian Games & first gold in four decades

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September 27, 2023
We want to have good start against Japan: India hockey captain
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We want to have good start against Japan: India hockey captain

India Hockey skipper Harmanpreet Singh has praised the team after its 16-1 victory against Singapore in the Asian Games and said they want to have a good start against Japan in the next match and convert every opportunity.

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September 27, 2023
China's top diplomat calls on US to host an APEC summit that is cooperative, not confrontational
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China's top diplomat calls on US to host an APEC summit that is cooperative, not confrontational

China's foreign minister called on the U.S. on Tuesday to do what it can to host a cooperative meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders in November, criticizing those who seek to play up a confrontation between democracy and authoritarianism.

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September 27, 2023
Russian Black Sea commander seen after Ukraine claimed it killed him
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Russian Black Sea commander seen after Ukraine claimed it killed him

Ukraine's special forces said on Monday they had killed Sokolov, Moscow's top admiral in Crimea

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September 27, 2023
75 percent of UPI transactions likely to be person-to-merchant by 2025: Report
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75 percent of UPI transactions likely to be person-to-merchant by 2025: Report

Three-fourths of all United Payments Interface transactions in India are going to be person-to-merchant transactions in the next two years, a new report said. According to a Worldline report released on Tuesday, P2M transactions in the country are expected to account for 75% of all UPI transactions by 2025.

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September 27, 2023
Centre dismisses Moody's report on Aadhaar
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Centre dismisses Moody's report on Aadhaar

The Central government has lashed out at Moody's Investors Service report that claims that India's digital ID programme Aadhaar's reliability is questionable due to the hot and humid climate and that it harbours privacy concerns.

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September 27, 2023
Winners or losers in China-US tech war?
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Winners or losers in China-US tech war?

Huawei, China's electronics giant, went from being the world's second-largest smartphone maker to \"essentially dead,\" stated the BBC, quoting a Chinese policy research analyst in January this year.

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September 27, 2023
Canada has done little to make up for its genocide
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Canada has done little to make up for its genocide

Those who know Canada as a prosperous, democratic country and a land of opportunities may find it difficult to reconcile this with the fact that an officially appointed commission has referred to its record of serious human rights violations against its own indigenous people as cultural genocide. Four years later, the word genocide was repeated by another officially appointed commission (2019), this time more specifically in the context of indigenous women. The allegation of cultural genocide has been accepted by the government which has apologized to its indigenous people.

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September 27, 2023
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India-US partnership vital for Indo-Pacific: US Army Chief

Partnership between the Indian and US Army is very important for stability in the Indo-Pacific, the US Army's Chief of Staff General Randy George said on Tuesday.

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September 27, 2023
Cong dubs PM Modi as a 'certified liar', says BJP conceded defeat before polls
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Cong dubs PM Modi as a 'certified liar', says BJP conceded defeat before polls

Congress on Tuesday dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a \"certified liar\" and slammed him for touting the grand old party of being anti-women saying that it was the veteran BJP leaders who had opposed the Women's Reservation Bill in 1989.

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September 27, 2023
Politics heats up in MP over BJP's 2nd candidates' list
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Politics heats up in MP over BJP's 2nd candidates' list

MP CM Chouhan claimed that the list has ensured the BJP's thumping win in the election

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September 27, 2023
KTR warns of Southern uprising if delimitation is carried out on population parameters
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KTR warns of Southern uprising if delimitation is carried out on population parameters

Telangana industry minister and BRS working president KT Rama Rao has warned of an uprising in Southern India if the Government of India conducts delimitation on the basis of population parameters.

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September 27, 2023
Delhi liquor scam: Supreme Court bars ED from summoning Kavitha for now
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Delhi liquor scam: Supreme Court bars ED from summoning Kavitha for now

In a breather to Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Enforcement Directorate not to summon her for questioning in the Delhi liquor scam case until 20 November.

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September 27, 2023
AP CID adds Lokesh as accused in Inner Ring Road scam case
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AP CID adds Lokesh as accused in Inner Ring Road scam case

Meets President Murmuover Naidu's arrest; KTR turns down Lokesh over protests in Hyderabad

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September 27, 2023
HC allows DA protest rally in front of Abhishek's office
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HC allows DA protest rally in front of Abhishek's office

Calcutta High Court's single-judge bench of Justice Jay Sengupta on Tuesday dismissed the Kolkata Police's denial for permission to a protest rally in front of the office of Trinamul Congress's national general secretary and party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee on Camac Street in central Kolkata.

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September 27, 2023
Trinamul preps for show in Delhi
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Trinamul preps for show in Delhi

All the Trinamul Congress MPs and MLAs and district presidents will be present at Rajghat on 2 October to protest against the Centre's denial to clear the dues of Bengal government.

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September 27, 2023
27-yr-old dies of dengue in south of city
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27-yr-old dies of dengue in south of city

Death toll rises to 45, unofficially, as govt takes tough measures to control the mosquito menace

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September 27, 2023
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Siliguri all set to celebrate World Tourism Day

Several organisations associated with the Tourism Industry are all set to celebrate World Tourism Day 2023 in Siliguri tomorrow.

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September 27, 2023
Will sever ties with BJP in 2024 if Gorkhaland issue not resolved: GJM
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Will sever ties with BJP in 2024 if Gorkhaland issue not resolved: GJM

Member of GJM youth wing handed over a memorandum to Union ministers from Bengal

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September 27, 2023
'India stands for free, open Indo-Pacific Region'
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'India stands for free, open Indo-Pacific Region'

Amidst China's aggressive behaviour on maritime and territorial issues, the defence minister, Rajnath Singh, reiterated that India stood for a free, open, inclusive, and rules-based Indo-Pacific region for shared security and prosperity.

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September 27, 2023
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CBI to probe killing of two Manipur students

The Manipur government has handed over the murder case of two young students to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), while the security forces have also initiated a search operation to nab the perpetrators, officials said here on Tuesday.

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September 27, 2023
Rules must apply equally to all: EAM
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Rules must apply equally to all: EAM

'Response to terrorism not a matter of political convenience'

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September 27, 2023
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India's first pilot project to find air pollution with drones

The country's first usage of drones to measure and assess the air pollution has started from today in Asansol-Durgapur industrial belt by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB).

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September 26, 2023
We have obtained our primary goal: Igor Stimac
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We have obtained our primary goal: Igor Stimac

After India's 1-1 draw against Myanmar at the Asian Games 2023 on Sunday, head coach Igor Stimac appreciated the Blues Tigers and said that they made India proud.

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September 26, 2023
Asian Games: India clinch gold medal in women's T20
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Asian Games: India clinch gold medal in women's T20

Indian women's team has captured a Cricket gold medal in their first Asian Games outing

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September 26, 2023