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August 08, 2024

Orphaned by landslides, future blurry for many children in Wayanad

EMPTY gaze and clueless glances

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Finance Bill passed with 45 changes, including indexation tweaks

THE Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Finance Bill 2024 with 45 amendments, including easing of the longterm capital gains (LTCG) tax burden on real estate transactions.

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100 gms bury Vinesh's medal dream

On cusp of history, 29-year-old wrestler doesn't make weight cut, disqualified from 50 kg final

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Yunus-led govt to take oath today

BANGLADESH army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said on Wednesday that the interim government headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will be sworn in at 8.00 pm on Thursday.

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Waqf bill may go to House panel after it is tabled today

A day before it is expected to table the Waqf (Amendment) Bill that is expected to become another flashpoint in the Lok Sabha, the Centre appeared amenable to the Opposition's demand for sending it to a Parliament standing committee for detailed scrutiny.

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iPhone to impress girlfriend! Teen steals mom's gold jewelleries

THE Delhi Police has apprehended a 14-year-old boy for allegedly stealing his mother's gold jewellery to buy an iPhone to impress his girlfriend.

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Magisterial inquiry into Asha Kiran deaths delayed

THE magisterial probe into the mysterious deaths of 14 inmates at the Asha Kiran facility could not begin on Wednesday due to \"incomplete autopsy reports\" of five of the deceased.

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Urgently recruit doctors, staff: HC

Asha Kiran shelter home deaths: Court says bureaucracy should not delay necessary actions

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Excise scam: HC questions ED's motive in challenging trial court bail to Kejriwal

IN a dramatic turn at the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna questioned the Enforcement Directorate about the purpose of its appeal against the bail granted to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, following the Supreme Court's interim bail order in a money laundering case related to the excise policy.

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'Khedkar to get copy of order on IAS candidature'

THE Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has agreed to provide Puja Khedkar with a copy of the order that cancelled her Indian Administrative Service (IAS) candidature.

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Kejriwal present at 'scene of crime', says chargesheet

THE Delhi Police, in its chargesheet against Bibhav Kumar in the Swati Maliwal assault case, has claimed that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was also present at the \"scene of crime\" immediately after the parliamentarian was assaulted.

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CBI files FIR, inspects coaching centre

THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR and has initiated its probe into the deaths of three civil service aspirants who drowned in the basement of an Old Rajinder Nagar coaching centre, officials said on Wednesday.

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Restore statutory bodies, processes pending for over 19 months: L-G tells MCD

AFTER the Supreme Court verdict on appointment of aldermen in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the office of L-G VK Saxena on Wednesday expressed hope that the civic body will expedite the process of formation of the standing committee, while saying the order calls for \"introspection\" by the city government.

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Waterlogging, traffic snarls halt city; more rains likely

PARTS of the capital were lashed by rains on Wednesday, leading to waterlogging and traffic snarls in several areas.

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Review complaint response system, HC tells Railways

THE Delhi High Court has mandated the Indian Railways to revamp its complaint resolution mechanisms to ensure prompt and effective handling of public grievances.

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CBI takes over '20 riots death investigation

THE Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the probe into the death of Faizan, a young man, who was allegedly beaten while being forced to sing the national anthem by some police personnel during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, officials said on Wednesday.

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New safety measures for bus operations

AMID reports of recent mishaps involving Delhi government buses, the Transport Department has decided to implement a series of precautionary measures aimed at preventing such occurrences.

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With BNS in force, police mull revision of standing orders, SOPs

A massive exercise is underway as Delhi Police is looking to revise all its standing orders passed since the inception of the force till now after the enforcement of new criminal laws, Bharatiya Nyaya Sahita (BNS), Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam.

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City zoo launches updated AI-enabled app for visitors

THE National Zoological Garden in the city is set to enhance visitor experience with an upgraded mobile app that will not only facilitate ticket bookings but also provide extensive information about the zoo's flora and fauna.

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Elderly couple killed as house roof collapses

AN elderly couple died and their 45-year-old son was injured after the roof of their house collapsed in Rohini's Prem Nagar area, fire services officials said on Wednesday.

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Video of Pocso awareness in Hindi amuses school students in Tamil Nadu

WHEN the headmaster of a government high school in Coimbatore district gathered around 50 Class 10 students in the hi-tech lab on Tuesday to show them awareness videos on Pocso Act, he expected it to be an informative session.

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Came to invite IT majors, says MP CM

Yadav says no better place than Bengaluru to look for investment opportunities in IT sector

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20% of those waiting for organ transplant are IT professionals

MORE than 20% of the 8,419 people waiting for a single organ transplant in the state are IT professionals.

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Naidu to roll out new excise policy in Andhra from Oct 1

THE State Cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu at the Secretariat on Wednesday, decided to roll out the new excise policy from October 1.

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Odisha govt rolls back BJD's '5T charter' and 'Mo Sarkar' policies

IN a significant decision, the state government on Wednesday removed '5T charter' and 'Mo Sarkar', the two important policies of the erstwhile BJD government, from the confidential character roll (CCR) and performance appraisal report (PAR) of employees and restored the procedure prevailing before 2019-20.

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AWARENESS CRUCIAL TO AVOID LETHAL INFECTION

Arare ‘brain-eating' amoebic infection is spreading in Kerala.

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BRIDGING EDUCATIONAL GAPS WITH INTERNSHIPS

RECENT media reports on student placements at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) paint a grim picture.

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UNCONVENTIONAL ENCOUNTERS AT U.S. CONVENTIONS

American party conventions can be raucous events. They can also be a place for oracular utterings. However, this season has a different flavour to it

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WELCOME MOVE TO BRING BACK INDEXATION WHEN TAXING PROPERTY

HEEDING the growing chorus of resentment on long term capital gains (LTCG) tax on unlisted assets, particularly property, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has rightly decided to amend the Budget proposals to provide a flexible option for calculating LTCG tax.

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Navies of India and Germany carry out advanced maritime operations

IN a bid to boost defence ties, the Indian Naval Ship Tabar conducted a Maritime Passage Exercise (MPX) with Sea Lynx of the German Navy.

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'Hasina can stay as long as she wants'

Former Bangladesh PM being hosted in India as a guest Head of caretaker govt to fly back to Dhaka from Paris today, makes first speech

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Advanced 'Kavach' to keep tracks safe: Vaishnaw

THE railways has approved the installation of the \"Kavach-4.0\" anti-collision device on 10,000 locomotives.

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Threat to food security with depletion of groundwater in North India: Study

A study has found that consistent weaker summer monsoons and warmer winters-the fallout of global warming-induced climate change - have led to a massive loss of groundwater in North India in last two decades.

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SC expunges 'unwarranted' HC judge remarks

THE Supreme Court of India on Wednesday expunged the remarks of Punjab and Haryana High Court's Justice Rajbir Sehrawat, criticising the top court.

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Yunus appeals to 'brave students' for peace, order

NOBEL laureate and the head of the caretaker government in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, is flying back to his country on Thursday.

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Flashflood in U'khand, Dorothy's Seat in rubble

IN Uttarakhand, the ongoing landslide disaster of the past fortnight shows no signs of abating.

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Uddhav meets Rahul in Delhi to firm up seat deal for Maha polls

SHIV Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray hinted on Wednesday at his readiness to be considered as the chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, expected in October.

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Didi rejigs team, changes depts of four ministers

THE West Bengal government on Wednesday reshuffled the cabinet by allocating additional departments to some ministers.

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EC on 2-day J&K visit, NC to go it alone in elections

Poll panel to take feedback from parties, officials

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FIR against MP woman for working in edu dept for 3 decades on fake certs

IN a bizarre incident, a woman managed to work as a peon in Madhya Pradesh's education department for 29 years using fake Class V and Class VIII school mark-sheets and other false documents.

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Ayodhya rape survivor undergoes abortion, sample sent for DNA test

THE 12-week pregnancy of minor rape survivor of Ayodhya was terminated at Queen Mary hospital in Lucknow on Tuesday.

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Bypolls to 10 UP Assembly seats a litmus test for BJP

5 top leaders, including Yogi, take charge of two seats each

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Russia battles daring border incursion in Kursk

RUSSIA was battling a major cross-border incursion from Ukraine for a second day on Wednesday, with authorities evacuating several thousand civilians due to fighting, officials said.

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UK braces for another night of riots, 100 places to be targeted, say police

BRITISH police prepared Wednesday for another night of violence amid concerns that anti-immigration groups planned to target dozens of locations throughout the country following a week of rioting and disorder fueled by misinformation over a stabbing attack against young girls.

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Yunus acquitted in time to head new govt

A Bangladeshi court on Wednesday overturned a conviction against Muhammed Yunus, a day before the Nobel winner is set to return to lead a caretaker government.

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Blow to Ranil as scion of Rajapaksas in poll race

NAMAL Rajapaksa, the 38year-old heir to the Rajapaksa dynasty, was on Wednesday named as the SLPP candidate for the presidential election, thus officially ending Rajapaksa family's backing to the incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe.

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Walz's link to Tiananmen has Chinese social media buzzing

US presidential candidate Kamala Harris's choice of Tim Walz as her running mate has raised eyebrows, and plenty of questions, in China, which he first visited in 1989, the year the military crushed pro-democracy protests.

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War-weary Gazans voice concern over Sinwar's elevation

WAR-weary Gazans voiced concern on Wednesday after Hamas appointed Yahya Sinwar as its new supremo, fearing his past as the movement's military commander might hamper efforts for the ceasefire they yearn for.

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Tata enters mid-size SUV segment with Curvv.ev, starting price ₹19.25L

MARKING its entry in the midsize SUV segment, Tata Motors on Wednesday launched CurvVev and showcased the internal combustion engine (ICE) versions of the vehicle..

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Adani Ent To Raise ₹12K Cr Via QIP

Share sale will lead to 2.75-3.3% dilution of promoters' stake in the company

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‘About 70% of 2-wheelers will be electric by 2030'

THOUGH charging infrastructure in the country remains low, Guruprasad Mudlapur, President of the Bosch Group in India, and managing director, Bosch Limited, is confident that by 2030, 20% of passenger cars and 70% of two-wheelers will be electric.

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Sebi to ease entry barriers for registered advisors

MARKET regulator Sebi is planning to make it easier for new registered investment advisers to register by reducing entry barriers for them by cutting compliance costs and making it more lucrative for new entrants.

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Consultation for satellite spectrum grant to begin

CITING the ongoing growth momentum led by government capex, deleveraged balance sheets of corporate quality banks' assets, and a likely revival in private corporate capex, India Ratings has upped its growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7.5% the highest among all analysts and 30 bps over the Reserve Bank estimate.

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On successful trajectory to profitability: Akasa Air

AKASA AIR is hopeful of becoming one of the top 30 airlines in the world by the turn of this decade, the airline said on Wednesday as it completed two years of operations.

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After three consecutive losing sessions, equity benchmarks make a comeback

AFTER closing in the red for three straight sessions, domestic equity benchmarks - BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50-ended higher on Wednesday amid an improvement in global cues and a rally in the major markets.

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From a Telugu village to SBI corner office

CHALLA Sreenivasulu Setty assumes the corner office of the country's largest lender at a time when the bank is in the pink of its health in over a decade as his predecessor Dinesh Khara is leaving a very strong balance sheet with best asset quality and much larger retail franchise.

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Ecstasy To Agony In A Few Hours

ON Tuesday night, India's sporting fraternity was celebrating a wrestler on the verge of history.

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Wrestler Antim Accred Cancelled, Likely To Be Sent Back To India

INDIA'S wrestling campaign seems to have gone worse from bad.

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Sad for Vinesh but rules are rules: Nenad

HOURS after Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the Paris Olympics after being found overweight ahead of her women's 50kg final, the United World Wrestling (UWW) president Nenad Lalovic spoke about the rule due to which the Indian wrestler was rendered medalless.

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HEARTBREAK

About 12 hours after entering the final, the 29-year-old's hopes came down crashing as she was overweight...

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FAQ on Vinesh's DQ

The wrestler was disqualified on the morning of her 50kg final at the Olympics for being 100gms over the limit. Swaroop Swaminathan explains what happened and why...

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Wellalage Shines With Ball; SL Take Series 2-0

THE shockingly clueless Indian batting unit was strangled by crafty Sri Lankan spinners, led by five-wicket man Dunith Wellalage, as Rohit Sharma's men crashed to an embarrassing 110-run defeat in the third and final ODI here on Wednesday.

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