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Trump says Zelensky ready for talks with Russia, minerals deal

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky has told him Kyiv was ready for talks with Russia and the finalisation of a US minerals deal, days after the pair's explosive White House meeting.

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March 06, 2025
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No Spl Rights For MPs To Attend House, NIA Tells Court On Rashid

Parliamentarians have no special right to attend House proceedings while in detention, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) told a Delhi court on Wednesday, opposing custody parole for incarcerated Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid.

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March 06, 2025
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State-wise common civil codes contradict UCC idea

After Uttarakhand promulgated a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), a few other BJP-ruled states decided to follow suit.

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March 06, 2025
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Holi Control Room At DU For Student Safety

Delhi University (DU) has set up a control room to manage any disorderly situation during the festival of Holi on March 14, officials said on Wednesday.

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March 06, 2025
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Walking down the history lane

Dispatch from a city grave

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March 06, 2025
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Fix a cap on tourist vehicles at Nilgiris, Kodaikanal: HC to TN

The Madras high court has suggested the possibility of fixing a cap on the number of tourist vehicles that could be permitted to hill stations such as the Nilgiris and Kodaikanal during the summer months.

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March 06, 2025
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Faced challenges as law secy due to Centre, state clashes

Delhi high court justice Anoop Kumar Mendiratta, who stepped down as a judge upon reaching superannuation on Wednesday, bid farewell to the court as he reminisced on his days as the Delhi law secretary, stating that during his tenure, he faced extreme political challenges owing to differences between the Central and state governments.

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March 06, 2025
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Judicial panel probing Hathras stampede flags 'serious lapses'

A judicial commission investigating the death of nearly 120 people during a religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district last year shied away from blaming controversial godman Suraj Pal or Bhole Baba for the tragedy but pointed to \"serious lapses\" by police, administration and organisers, and hinted at possibility of a conspiracy to \"defame\" the state government.

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Abu Azmi Suspended From Maha House For Remark On Aurangzeb

Samajwadi Party legislator Abu Azmi was on Wednesday suspended from the Maharashtra assembly till the remainder of the ongoing budget session over his remarks praising Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

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March 06, 2025
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Maharani Bagh cries foul over 'smelly' water

OFFICIALS OF DJB SAID THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THE POINT OF FAILURE IN SUPPLY LINES AND WILL FIND A SOLUTION SOON

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March 06, 2025
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EVMs Cannot Be Opened For Checking, ECI Tells Apex Court

The Election Commission of India (ECI) recently told the Supreme Court that the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) cannot be opened for carrying out the checking and verification of its securely embedded micro controller as doing so will render the device unusable.

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Delhi HC Refuses Individual Pleas in Railway Station Stampede Petition

The Delhi high court on Wednesday refused to permit three individuals, who were prevented from boarding a train bound for Prayagraj on February 15, to intervene in a plea filed over a stampede that took place on that day at the New Delhi railway station, where at least 18 people lost their lives.

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Markets End 10-Day Slide as Investors Go Bargain Hunting

The rise was led by auto, IT and FMCG stocks, and a fall in the US dollar

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March 06, 2025
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Over 800 detained in special police drive

More than 800 people were detained for public drinking, gambling, affray and other minor offences during a six-hour-long citywide patrolling operation (general gasht) by the Delhi Police on Tuesday night, police officers said.

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DDA to turn aged DTC buses into 'kitchens on wheels'

With several Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses reaching the end of life, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is planning to use a few of them as kitchen on wheels at parks and green spaces frequented by tourists.

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March 06, 2025
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Centre nod to ropeway projects to Kedarnath, Hemkund Sahib

The Union cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the construction of ropeways at Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib in Uttarakhand, in a move that is expected to cut travel times to the two popular pilgrimage sites.

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Delimitation: MK Stalin Moots Joint Action Committee of MPs

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Wednesday proposed a Joint Action Committee comprising MPs and party representatives from southern states at an all-party meeting on Lok Sabha seats delimitation in Chennai.

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Trade, investments remained in focus at EAM's UK meetings

Trade, investment, technology cooperation and joint efforts to tackle trafficking and extremism were in focus during external affairs minister S Jaishankar's meetings with the top UK leadership, including Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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March 06, 2025
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Delhi govt suspends top medical officials

The Delhi Government on Wednesday ordered the immediate suspension of Delhi Medical Council (DMC) president Dr Arun Gupta, and vice-president Dr Naresh Chawla amid allegations of misconduct, financial irregularities, and recruitment violations.

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March 06, 2025
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Maha Keen On Vantara-Like Project: Minister

The Maharashtra government will request the central government to allow industrialists to open animal rescue and rehabilitation centres in the state, along the lines of Vantara in Gujarat, state forest minister Ganesh Naik told the assembly on Wednesday.

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March 06, 2025
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Amid dominance of spin, pacer Shami makes a point

Mohammed Shami is India's highest wicket-taker in the Champions Trophy with eight scalps.

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March 06, 2025
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3 Senior Railways Officials Transferred Over Stampede

More than two weeks after a stampede at New Delhi Railway Station on February 15 led to the deaths of 18 people, the railway ministry has issued transfer orders to three top officials — the divisional railway manager (DRM) for the Delhi division under the North Zone, the NDLS director, and the senior divisional commercial manager at the station.

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March 06, 2025
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Another FIR Filed Against Ansal Group in GZB

Another First Information Report (FIR) was registered against the Ansal Group in Ghaziabad on Wednesday on a number of charges, including cheating and forgery, police said.

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March 06, 2025
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Govt to operationalise three new ISBTs, ease congestion

The Delhi transport department on Wednesday said that the state government will soon operationalise three new interstate bus terminals (ISBTs) in the Capital — at Tikri border, Mundka, and at Narela.

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March 06, 2025
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Fresh dumping poses roadblock in timeline

Lieutenant governor VK Saxena and chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday kicked off the process of transforming a five-acre area of reclaimed land at the Bhalswa dump yard into a bamboo park, which is proposed through the plantation of over 54,000 saplings over the next month.

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March 06, 2025
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Accused Posing as Jay Shah Had Also Called Manipur, Maha Leaders: Police

The Udham Singh Nagar police said that the key accused arrested for allegedly making extortion calls to three MLAs in Uttarakhand, also made similar calls to politicians in Manipur and Maharashtra by posing as Union home minister Amit Shah's son Jay Shah, police officers aware of the matter said on Wednesday.

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Services sector sees sharp uptick in Feb

India's services sector activity witnessed a sharp growth, as measured by the services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), in February led by an expansion in output, recovering significantly after falling to a 26-month low in January, a release from S&P Global said on Wednesday.

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March 06, 2025
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Ravindra, Williamson bury South Africa in tons of runs

Duo sets up NZ's easy win that will see them face India in the final of Champions Trophy

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March 06, 2025
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PM Modi to Flag Off Trek and Bike Rally in Uttarkashi Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Mukhba and Harsil in Uttarkashi district on Thursday, officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday.

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March 06, 2025
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AI sacks pilot trainer, 10 other pilots de-rostered

Air India has terminated a trainer pilot for allegedly falsifying simulator training hours and de-rostered 10 pilots who received training under this person, people aware of the matter told HT, as the carrier disclosed the disciplinary action to the aviation regulator.

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