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NZ close on historic Test win
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NZ close on historic Test win

FIRST TEST | The visitors smell victory on Indian soil after 36 years despite Sarfaraz, Pant heroics; Need 107 on last day with all the wickets in hand

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October 20, 2024
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Israel unearths Hezbollah's web of tunnels

Israeli forces have spent much of the past year destroying Hamas' vast underground network in Gaza. They are now focused on dismantling tunnels and other hideouts belonging to Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon. Scarred by Hamas' deadly raid into Israel last year that sparked the war in Gaza, Israel says it aims to prevent a similar incursion across its northern border from ever getting off the ground.

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October 20, 2024
33 fall to Israeli strikes
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33 fall to Israeli strikes

JABALIA REFUGEE CAMP TARGET | Military says operation on for two weeks to stop Hamas fighters from regrouping

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October 20, 2024
Sinwar successor may be from outside Gaza
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Sinwar successor may be from outside Gaza

The Palestinian militant group Hamas is likely to replace slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar with a new political leader based outside Gaza while his brother, Mohammad Sinwar, is expected to assume a bigger role in directing the war against Israel in the territory, the news agency Reuters reported on Saturday quoting sources.

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October 20, 2024
Musk offers $100 to sign 'Don petition'
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Musk offers $100 to sign 'Don petition'

Elon Musk, the CEO of X and SpaceX, Friday upped his offer from $47 to $100 to registered voters in Pennsylvania to sign a pro-Donald Trump petition in order to \"save the fate of America and the western civilization\".

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October 20, 2024
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SpaceX wins $733 million contract from USSF

The Elon Musk-run SpaceX has won a $733 million, eight-launch contract from the United States Space Force's Space Systems Command, under the construct of \"National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1.\"

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October 20, 2024
Trump calls judge 'evil' for releasing election case files
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Trump calls judge 'evil' for releasing election case files

Former US president and Republican Party presidential nominee Donald Trump has called a judge \"the most evil person\" as she released more than 1,800 pages of evidence in Special Counsel Jack Smith's election conspiracy case against him, according to a report by BBC.

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October 20, 2024
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Kamala Harris: Is 'exhausted' Trump fit for president's office?

Democrat Kamala Harris raised questions about Republican Donald Trump's physical stamina to serve effectively as president as the two rivals tore through the deadlocked battleground state of Michigan on Friday, with Trump lashing back about the energy he's shown on the campaign trail.

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October 20, 2024
France warns against N Korean troops in Ukraine
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France warns against N Korean troops in Ukraine

The involvement of North Korean regular troops to support Russia's invasion of Ukraine would be a serious escalation of the war, France and Ukraine's foreign ministers said in Kyiv on Saturday.

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October 20, 2024
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Man wreaks havoc in Japan, held

A man was arrested for allegedly throwing, what appeared to be Molotov cocktails, at Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and crashing a van into a concertina barrier near the Prime Minister's Office, Kyodo News reported.

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October 20, 2024
PM to virtually inaugurate Rewa airport today
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PM to virtually inaugurate Rewa airport today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate the Rewa airport on Sunday. The Rewa airport will be a historical achievement for Vindhya belt. It has come up on 102 hectare land and its construction cost is Rs 300 crores. It is going to provide air travel facility to tourists and investors and thus going to boost the economical activities of the region.

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October 20, 2024
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Man locks elderly mom inside room, woman dies

A startling incident has been reported from the Nishatpura area of the city on Saturday, where an elderly woman was discovered dead inside her house.

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October 20, 2024
Gadkari's dream: Indian infra better than USA's
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Gadkari's dream: Indian infra better than USA's

Connectivity development go hand in hand

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October 20, 2024
LPG blast damages houses in Morena
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LPG blast damages houses in Morena

No loss of life reported

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October 20, 2024
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Why nursing officer denied admission in MSc, High Court wants to know

The principal bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked Directorate of Medical Education, Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur, to explain why nursing teacher was not given admission in MSc (nursing). The court has sought reply in two weeks.

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October 20, 2024
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BJP gives tickets to Bhargava from Budhni, Rawat from Vijaypur

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced its candidates for Budhni and Vijaypur by-elections, on Saturday. Forest Minister Ramniwas Rawat has been given a ticket from Vijaypur. Rawat defected from the Congress to the BJP. After joining the BJP, Rawat resigned from the Congress.

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October 20, 2024
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State sports policy remains unchanged for 2 decades

The Madhya Pradesh sports department has long been governed by Madhya Pradesh Sports Policy of 2005, a framework that has remained unchanged for almost two decades.

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October 20, 2024
Cong leaders come under one banner during fast after 10 months
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Cong leaders come under one banner during fast after 10 months

Event was held to protest rising incidents of crime against women

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October 20, 2024
Trees cut in Bhoj wetland, forest dept orders probe
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Trees cut in Bhoj wetland, forest dept orders probe

A video was circulated regarding tree-cutting in Bhoj wetland area in Bhopal on the intervening night of Friday-Saturday. After this video, green activists have complained to collector and Divisional Forest Officer (DFO).

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October 20, 2024
Kumaraswamy set to meet Yediyurappa
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Kumaraswamy set to meet Yediyurappa

Vijayendra to patch things up

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October 20, 2024
Vet department to start new 2 colleges, recruit 700 workers
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Vet department to start new 2 colleges, recruit 700 workers

A notification will be issued shortly, as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is also the state finance minister, has given the necessary financial approval to recruit for these posts.

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October 20, 2024
BJP MLA urges ED to raid the offices of State Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh
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BJP MLA urges ED to raid the offices of State Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh

BJP MLA T.S. Srivatsa on Saturday urged the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to raid the residence and offices of State Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh in Bengaluru if they intend to recover and examine more files, including those related to the Chief Minister's family and site allotments, which are likely to be found at the minister's residence.

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October 20, 2024
Yogeshwar yearns for Channapatna
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Yogeshwar yearns for Channapatna

BJP MLC CP Yogeshwar on Friday laid claim to National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidacy for the Channapatna Assembly seat once again.

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October 20, 2024
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ED continues raids at the Muda office

The Directorate of Enforcement continued raids at the Muda office for the second consecutive day on Saturday in connection with the alleged corruption in the allotment of 14 sites to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi in Mysuru.

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October 20, 2024
MP demands CBI probe into Muda 'scam'
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MP demands CBI probe into Muda 'scam'

MP Yaduveer K.C. Wadiyar has demanded the resignation of CM Siddaramaiah to ensure a fair and impartial probe into the alleged Muda scam, calling for a CBI investigation into the matter.

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October 20, 2024
Bannerghatta gets white tigress, gharial in swap
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Bannerghatta gets white tigress, gharial in swap

Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) announced that they have executed another wild animal exchange programme.

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October 20, 2024
Cong, JD(S) spar over misuse of agencies
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Cong, JD(S) spar over misuse of agencies

There was no love lost between Vokkaliga rivals Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar as the former accused the latter of misuse of power.

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October 20, 2024
Construction of AMARAVATI resumes
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Construction of AMARAVATI resumes

This seven-story building, spanning 3.62 acres with a built-up area of 2,42,481 square feet, is expected to be completed within four months. | The Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) area will be 8603 sq km, with the core capital spread over 217 sq km.

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October 20, 2024
Police conducts raid on illegal storage of fire crackers den
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Police conducts raid on illegal storage of fire crackers den

The sleuths of Commissioner's Task Force, Central Zone team busted illegal storage of fire crackers den situated at Gun foundry community hall, under the limits of Abids road Police Station and found a hidden stash of firecrackers of various brands which is located at residential premises.

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October 20, 2024
Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar keeps his promise
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Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar keeps his promise

Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar has extended financial assistance of Rs.1 lakh to Komuramma, famed for her role in the film Balagam.

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October 20, 2024