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MSC coach Chernyshov hails players despite Punjab FC loss
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MSC coach Chernyshov hails players despite Punjab FC loss

Mohammedan Sporting Club head coach Andrey Chernyshov has showered praise on his players' efforts despite a defeat against Punjab FC in the Indian Super League (ISL).

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December 08, 2024
Ireland hockey legend David Harte aiming for 'peak performances' in HIL
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Ireland hockey legend David Harte aiming for 'peak performances' in HIL

Irish hockey legend David Harte is gearing up for an intense six weeks of action in the revived Hockey India League (HIL), starting on 28 December.

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December 08, 2024
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Indian motorsports giant Indu Chandhok passes away

Indu Chandhok, the doyen of Indian motorsports with which he was actively associated for over six decades, passed away in Chennai on Saturday.

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December 08, 2024
ISL: Mohun Bagan take on NEUFC, eye bigger lead
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ISL: Mohun Bagan take on NEUFC, eye bigger lead

Defending champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant will aim to bolster their lead at the top of the Indian Super League (ISL) points table when they take on NorthEast United FC at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Sunday.

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December 08, 2024
East Bengal defeat Chennaiyin FC, clinch second win of season
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East Bengal defeat Chennaiyin FC, clinch second win of season

East Bengal notched up their second victory of the ongoing Indian Super League (ISL) season with a 2-0 verdict against Chennaiyin FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Saturday.

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December 08, 2024
Gurugram Deputy Commissioner issues guidelines to phase out diesel auto-rickshaws by 31 December
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Gurugram Deputy Commissioner issues guidelines to phase out diesel auto-rickshaws by 31 December

Gurugram Deputy Commissioner Ajay Kumar issued necessary guidelines on Saturday to phase out diesel vehicles in the district by December 31 in compliance with the Commission for Air Quality Management's order.

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December 08, 2024
World Chess Championship: Contest evenly poised as Gukesh, Ding play 8th draw
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World Chess Championship: Contest evenly poised as Gukesh, Ding play 8th draw

With one win each, the contenders continue to play risk-free chess and Saturday saw the 8th stalemate of the contest

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December 08, 2024
Panic grips Jaipur as leopard enters residential area, captured after four hours
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Panic grips Jaipur as leopard enters residential area, captured after four hours

Panic gripped Jaipur's Vidyadhar Nagar for nearly four hours on Saturday when a leopard unexpectedly entered the residential area, keeping the residents locked inside their houses.

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December 08, 2024
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Gun shop sealed for not renewing licence in Jammu

A gun shop was sealed on Saturday by authorities for not renewing its trade licence in J&K's Jammu city.

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December 08, 2024
UPI led to exponential penetration of digital payments across India
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UPI led to exponential penetration of digital payments across India

Using India's 2016 launch of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) as a natural experiment, a research paper brought out analyzes whether the public provision of digital payment infrastructure combined with Open Banking enhances access to credit.

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December 08, 2024
Delhi LG unhappy with DUSIB for negligence in revision of ground rent
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Delhi LG unhappy with DUSIB for negligence in revision of ground rent

Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has expressed strong displeasure over the \"lackadaisical\" approach of the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) under the Delhi government in not revising the ground rent of its land and properties, thereby causing huge losses to the public exchequer.

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December 08, 2024
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Vaishnaw underlines PM's 'Purvodaya' vision that focuses on eastern India's development

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday underlined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of \"Purvodaya,\" which focuses on the development of Eastern India to drive the country's growth.

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December 08, 2024
Citizens real force behind march towards 'Viksit Bharat 2047': PM
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Citizens real force behind march towards 'Viksit Bharat 2047': PM

The Prime Minister also shared the tale of service by BAPS volunteers during the Ukraine war

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December 08, 2024
Businessman shot dead while returning from morning walk
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Businessman shot dead while returning from morning walk

A 52-year-old businessman was gunned down by unknown assailants while he was returning from morning walk in the Farsh Bazar area of Shahdara in East Delhi.

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December 08, 2024
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BPSC protest: Patna cops register FIR against Khan Global Studies

The Patna Police have taken action against Khan Global Studies by registering an FIR for allegedly uploading a misleading and provocative post on the social media platform X.

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December 08, 2024
Over 33,000 Jal Jeevan Mission projects now powered by solar energy in UP
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Over 33,000 Jal Jeevan Mission projects now powered by solar energy in UP

In a significant move towards environmental conservation, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has prioritized renewable energy in Uttar Pradesh by integrating solar energy into the Jal Jeevan Mission.

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December 08, 2024
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CM Bhupendra Patel lays foundation stone for various projects at Gujarat High Court

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Supreme Court Justice Surya Kant inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for various projects aimed at further strengthening the state's judiciary infrastructure at the Gujarat High Court, as per a release.

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December 08, 2024
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Stir intensifies as Manipur man remains untraced after 13 days

As at least 2,000 soldiers of the Army and Assam Rifles continued their hectic search operation to locate the 56-year-old man from the Meitei community, Joint Action Committee (JAC) and the Meira Paibis have sought the intervention of the Defence Minister and Assam Chief Minister to rescue the man who has remained untraced for nearly two weeks.

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December 08, 2024
Rajasthan Guv urges youth to become job providers, not seekers
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Rajasthan Guv urges youth to become job providers, not seekers

Governor Haribhau Bagade (photo) on Saturday emphasised that young people who have graduated from universities should aim to become job providers rather than merely seeking employment.

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December 08, 2024
Meghalaya BJP MLA Sanbor Shullai slams Assam govt's beef ban, calls it an affront to personal freedom
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Meghalaya BJP MLA Sanbor Shullai slams Assam govt's beef ban, calls it an affront to personal freedom

Meghalaya BJP leader and legislator Sanbor Shullai has strongly condemned the Assam government's recent decision to prohibit the consumption of beef in hotels and public spaces, calling it an infringement on constitutional rights and personal freedom.

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December 08, 2024
Divyangjan essential part of nation's march towards progress: LS Speaker Birla
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Divyangjan essential part of nation's march towards progress: LS Speaker Birla

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that Divyangjan are an essential part of nation's march towards progress based on the mantra of \"Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Prayas\" which aims to include every individual, class, and community in India's development.

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December 08, 2024
Assam CM Himanta Sarma inducts four new ministers
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Assam CM Himanta Sarma inducts four new ministers

The newly inducted ministers are Prasanta Phookan, MLA from Dibrugarh constituency, Kaushik Rai, MLA from Lakhipur constituency, Krishnendu Paul, MLA from Patharkandi constituency, and Rupesh Goala, MLA from Doomdooma constituency

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December 08, 2024
First RBI rate cut likely in Feb with easing domestic inflation: Crisil report
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First RBI rate cut likely in Feb with easing domestic inflation: Crisil report

The conditions are projected to turn favorable for rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in India with the first one in February, and easing domestic inflation will be the main driver of rate cuts, according to a new report.

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December 08, 2024
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British Indian Lord Rami Ranger's CBE honour annulled by King Charles III

King Charles III has annulled the Commander of the British Empire (CBE) honour of British businessman and Indian-origin peer of the House of Lords Raminder Singh Ranger for alleged breach of parliamentary Code of Conduct relating to \"bullying and harassment\", an official said on Saturday.

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December 08, 2024
Under assault by gangs in Haiti, a Kenyan-led mission fights back
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Under assault by gangs in Haiti, a Kenyan-led mission fights back

An armored vehicle carrying Kenyan police rumbles through Haiti's capital with a shattered window that a high-caliber bullet failed to penetrate, a permanent sign of violence the officers face almost daily in Port-au-Prince.

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December 08, 2024
Days after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers reward
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Days after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare's CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers reward

The gunman who killed the CEO of the largest U.S. health insurer likely left New York City on a bus soon after the brazen ambush that has shaken corporate America, police officials said.

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December 08, 2024
Baloch separatists becoming as big a national security threat as Pakistani Taliban, says think tank
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Baloch separatists becoming as big a national security threat as Pakistani Taliban, says think tank

A Baloch separatist group is becoming as big a threat to Pakistan's national security as the Pakistani Taliban, according to a think tank.

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December 08, 2024
Notre Dame reopens its doors to Macron and other world leaders in a rare symbol of unity
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Notre Dame reopens its doors to Macron and other world leaders in a rare symbol of unity

The restoration after the devastating fire of 2019 was a spectacular achievement in just five years for a structure that took nearly two centuries to build

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December 08, 2024
Romania's top court annuls first round of presidential vote won by far-right candidate
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Romania's top court annuls first round of presidential vote won by far-right candidate

A top Romanian court on Friday annulled the first round of the country's presidential election, days after allegations emerged that Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote the far-right outsider who won the first round.

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December 08, 2024
Closely-watched international climate case in the Hague wraps up its first week of testimony
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Closely-watched international climate case in the Hague wraps up its first week of testimony

A closely-watched international climate case that could yield guidance for governments around the world wrapped its first week of arguments before the top court of the United Nations in The Hague Friday.

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December 08, 2024