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Children with rare diseases fail to get medicines
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Children with rare diseases fail to get medicines

For the past three months, parents of children suffering from rare diseases have been running from pillar to post at IPGMER failing to get medicines for their dear ones.

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August 03, 2023
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No one will be spared: CM Khattar on Nuhviolence

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said no accused will be spared and justice will be ensured for the victims of Nuh violence.

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August 03, 2023
Joint intelligence, security coordination meeting held in J&K's Rajouri
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Joint intelligence, security coordination meeting held in J&K's Rajouri

In view of Pakistan's attempts to revive terrorism in the border areas of Jammu, a joint intelligence and security coordination meeting was conducted on Wednesday by Indian Army in the presence of all the stakeholders of Poonch and Rajouri districts at the Palma Garrison.

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August 03, 2023
Calcutta HC asks Bengal govt to finalise minimum wages for tea workers within six months
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Calcutta HC asks Bengal govt to finalise minimum wages for tea workers within six months

Calcutta High Court has asked the State Government to take immediate steps to finalise the minimum wages in tea plantations.

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August 03, 2023
Prince Dwarkanath Tagore's death anniversary observed
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Prince Dwarkanath Tagore's death anniversary observed

The Asansol Heritage Research group observed the 177th death anniversary of Prince Dwarkanath Tagore in the industrial city of Asansol.

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August 03, 2023
Bimal Gurung leaves for Delhi to ask NDA about his party's demand
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Bimal Gurung leaves for Delhi to ask NDA about his party's demand

Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) chief Bimal Gurung today said that his party would formulate the next course of action to renew its demand for Gorkhaland after 15 August this year.

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August 03, 2023
End of the road for city's iconic yellow taxis
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End of the road for city's iconic yellow taxis

The yellow taxi operators in Kolkata have long been demanding a hike and a revision in fares

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August 03, 2023
9th cheetah found dead at MP's Kuno
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9th cheetah found dead at MP's Kuno

The ambitious 'Project Cheetah’ suffered yet another jolt as one more big cat translocated from South Africa was reported dead at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP) on Wednesday.

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August 03, 2023
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Top 10 defaulters owe ₹40,825 crore to banks

India's top ten wilful defaulters cumulatively owed Rs 40,825 crore to banks, as of March 31, the Ministry of Finance said.

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August 03, 2023
'Pak nationals employed in Indian Armed Forces cannot be ruled out'
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'Pak nationals employed in Indian Armed Forces cannot be ruled out'

On 26 July, after the hearing on a PIL alleging that two purported Pakistan nationals, namely Jaikant Kumar and Pradyumna Kumar are currently posted at the defence cantonment at Barrackpore in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, Justice Sengupta directed CBI to submit its progress report in the matter to court

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August 03, 2023
Incumbent Governor is worse than his predecessor: Mamata
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Incumbent Governor is worse than his predecessor: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the incumbent constitutional head of the state C.V. Ananda Bose is ‘worse’ than the last governor Jagdeep Dhankar.

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August 03, 2023
Nuh incident: Ensure no hate speech and no violence, SC directs authorities concerned
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Nuh incident: Ensure no hate speech and no violence, SC directs authorities concerned

SC issues notice to UP, Haryana, and Delhi govts: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Delhi governments, amid protest marches and demonstrations being organised against the violence in Haryana's nuh on July 31. The court issued the notices on a plea over the Haryana violence and set the next hearing on 4 August.

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August 03, 2023
T'gana govt to reintroduce Bill rejected by Governor
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T'gana govt to reintroduce Bill rejected by Governor

Once Bills are passed Guv will be left with no other option but to give her assent

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August 02, 2023
Pat Cummins rues 'missed opportunities' after 2-2 draw
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Pat Cummins rues 'missed opportunities' after 2-2 draw

Cummins noted that the series could have been in their favour if they had capitalised on a few key partnerships

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August 02, 2023
Suu Kyi's jail term reduced by Myanmar's military-led govt
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Suu Kyi's jail term reduced by Myanmar's military-led govt

Myanmar's State Administration Council on Tuesday reduced the sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi and former president U Win Myint, while also granting pardons to over 7,000 prisoners.

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August 02, 2023
Chinese prez reiterates strong support for Pak
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Chinese prez reiterates strong support for Pak

Xi says China to stand by Pak no matter how int'l landscape may change

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August 02, 2023
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Trump's campaign finances are strained as legal peril mounts

Donald Trump's political operation entered the second half of the year in a strained financial position with its bank account drained by tens of millions of dollars that were directed toward defending the former president from mounting legal challenges as he seeks the White House again.

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August 02, 2023
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France to evacuate French, EU citizens from Niger

France plans to evacuate hundreds of French and European citizens from Niger over the next 24 hours, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, days after a junta seized power in the west African country.

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August 02, 2023
Russia accuses Ukraine of 2nd drone attack on skyscraper
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Russia accuses Ukraine of 2nd drone attack on skyscraper

Zelenskyy said over the weekend that 'the war is gradually coming back to Russian territory'

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August 02, 2023
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Mudra Yojana show remarkable results this fiscal
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Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Mudra Yojana show remarkable results this fiscal

As per the data shared by the government, under PMJDY, 6,01,328 inhabited villages were mapped out of which 99.63% are covered by a banking outlet through 1.71 lakh Branches, 7.70 lakh BCS, and 1.44 lakh India Post Payments Banks (IPPB).

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August 02, 2023
Stock market: Wall Street edges back from its big rally for the year so far
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Stock market: Wall Street edges back from its big rally for the year so far

Fed Chair Jerome Powell has pointed towards upcoming report on the overall U.S. job market as an important data point

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August 02, 2023
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Cong again plays tribal card in MP

The Congress has once again played the tribal card in Madhya Pradesh and appointed senior tribal leader Kantilal Bhuria the chairman of the election campaign committee for the upcoming crucial assembly polls at the end of this year.

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August 02, 2023
INDIA MPs who visited violence-hit Manipur to meet President today
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INDIA MPs who visited violence-hit Manipur to meet President today

A delegation of the Opposition party leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), who visited violence-hit Manipur, will be meeting President Droupadi Murmu Murmu on Wednesday.

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August 02, 2023
Kharge accuses BJP of trying to threaten Opposition, vows INDIA will keep on fighting
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Kharge accuses BJP of trying to threaten Opposition, vows INDIA will keep on fighting

Congress president and Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday hit back at the BJP-led central government accusing it of trying to threaten and intimidate the opposition parties, saying INDIA will keep on fighting to save democracy and the Constitution.

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August 02, 2023
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Temple, hospital, police station targeted by unruly mobin Nuh

Intense clashes between two communities have ravaged Nuh and Gurugram districts of Haryana following an attempt to stop a Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) procession.

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August 02, 2023
Train bloodshed: Singh strangled colleague, snatched 'wrong' rifle
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Train bloodshed: Singh strangled colleague, snatched 'wrong' rifle

He was produced before a Borivali Court Magistrate and remanded to police custody till 7 August

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August 02, 2023
BJP lodges plaint against TMC MP Nusrat for shady financial deal
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BJP lodges plaint against TMC MP Nusrat for shady financial deal

Enforcement Directorate (ED) has received a complaint against actress-turned-politician and Trinamul Congress Lok Sabha MP Nusrat Jahan for being associated with a shady financial entity.

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August 02, 2023
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Women journalists request proper coverage on Manipur

The journalists urged their counterparts in various media across the country to do contextualised and factual reporting on the brutality and atrocities that have been unleashed. More reports should be published from Mizoram and Assam, where many hapless people from Manipur have taken shelter

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August 02, 2023
Ex-CM Buddha responds to treatment steadily: Doctors
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Ex-CM Buddha responds to treatment steadily: Doctors

Former chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is responding to treatment steadily though several parameters in connection with his health condition still remained a matter of concern to the 11-member team of doctors attending to him since Saturday, when he was admitted at Woodlands Hospital.

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August 02, 2023
Wet day for city, heavy rains in dists: Met dept
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Wet day for city, heavy rains in dists: Met dept

Triggered by deep depression over North-east Bay of Bengal, off B'desh coast

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August 02, 2023