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Lord Jagannath begins his annual Chariot fest
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Lord Jagannath begins his annual Chariot fest

PURI RATH YATRA | President Murmu participates in festivities

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July 08, 2024
Compensation amount pittance: Rahul to Yogi
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Compensation amount pittance: Rahul to Yogi

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has reached out to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath through a heartfelt letter, addressing the tragic Hathras stampede horror.

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July 08, 2024
Jharkhand poll: Will Soren have a cakewalk?
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Jharkhand poll: Will Soren have a cakewalk?

TRUST VOTE | With floor test today, analysts feel JMM leader should not have been in such a hurry to become the CM again

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July 08, 2024
'Credit growth to exceed nominal GDP this fiscal'
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'Credit growth to exceed nominal GDP this fiscal'

Credit growth in the Indian banking sector is expected to exceed nominal GDP growth in the current financial year 202425, growing at 13-15 per cent, according to SBI Capital Markets.

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July 08, 2024
'Hindenburg shared Adani report with its client'
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'Hindenburg shared Adani report with its client'

Sebi says report was shown to Mark Kingdon 2 mths before publishing

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July 08, 2024
WATER WOES CONTINUE IN KESHAV NAGAR AREA
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WATER WOES CONTINUE IN KESHAV NAGAR AREA

PUNE MATTERS | The area was incorporated in PMC limits in 2017 and still struggles for regular water from the civic body

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July 08, 2024
Hospitality firm laundered drug syndicate's profits: ED
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Hospitality firm laundered drug syndicate's profits: ED

EXPOSED | Funds derived from Shirazi's trafficking utilised to fund restaurants

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July 08, 2024
Affected citizens come together on slum project
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Affected citizens come together on slum project

DHARAVI REDEVELOPMENT | Residents of Mulund, Kurla, Dharavi form Mumbai Bachao Samiti; seek clarity on proposal

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July 08, 2024
Wedding or a public event?
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Wedding or a public event?

Traffic curbs for Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant's wedding on July 12 draw criticism from citizens

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July 08, 2024
Law is equal for all: CM
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Law is equal for all: CM

BMW HIT-AND-RUN | The police will not shield anyone, everything will be done as per the law, assures CM Shinde

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July 08, 2024
Baba's lawyer blames toxic gas for tragedy
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Baba's lawyer blames toxic gas for tragedy

In a dramatic development, AP Singh, the lawyer representing Bhole Baba, has claimed that the recent deaths in Hathras were caused by a toxic gas released from cans, which in turn triggered the stampede.

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July 08, 2024
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Lanka will lift port embargo on China

Sri Lanka has decided to lift from next year a ban on the visit of foreign research ships imposed after strong security concerns raised by India and the US following frequent docking requests from hi-tech Chinese surveillance vessels, the Japanese media has reported. The change in position was conveyed by visiting Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry to the NHK World Japan.

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July 08, 2024
Teen with internet gaming disorder can take re-exam
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Teen with internet gaming disorder can take re-exam

The Bombay High Court has permitted a 19-year-old boy to re-appear for the improvement exam for Class XII for which he failed to appear last year as he was suffering from depression and internet gaming disorder.

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July 08, 2024
PUNE PORSCHE REPLAY IN CITY
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PUNE PORSCHE REPLAY IN CITY

EERIE REDUX | 24-year-old rams BMW car into scooter, drags pillion rider for 1.5 km, killing her

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July 08, 2024
Harare Horror for India
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Harare Horror for India

An inexperienced yet spirited Zimbabwe pulled off an upset of massive proportions when they stunned an Indian team brimming with an array of Next-Gen stars by 13 runs in the first T20I of the five-match series here on Saturday.

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July 07, 2024
Hamas accepts US plan to talk on Israeli hostages
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Hamas accepts US plan to talk on Israeli hostages

Hamas has accepted a US proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men, 16 days after the first phase of an agreement aimed at ending the Gaza war, a senior Hamas source was quoted by Reuters as saying.

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July 07, 2024
Lisa Nandy in Starmer Cabinet
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Lisa Nandy in Starmer Cabinet

Lisa Nandy, the Indian-origin member of Parliament reelected from Wigan in northwest England, will assume her position at Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Cabinet table on Saturday as his new Culture Secretary alongside a record number of fellow women ministers.

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July 07, 2024
For Biden, age no bar in re-election
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For Biden, age no bar in re-election

US President Joe Biden has said only the \"Lord Almighty\" could convince him to end his bid for re-election.

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July 07, 2024
Chief Ministers of two Telugu States discuss bifurcation issues
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Chief Ministers of two Telugu States discuss bifurcation issues

The meeting of the Chief Ministers of Telugu States begun at Praja Bhavan here on Saturday.

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July 07, 2024
Landslide kills two in U’khand
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Landslide kills two in U’khand

Two tourists from Hyderabad died in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Saturday after being hit by boulders following a landslide, police said.

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July 07, 2024
Baba's advocate denies admin's Charanraj theory
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Baba's advocate denies admin's Charanraj theory

Senior Supreme Court advocate AP Singh has come forward to defend Narayan Sakar Hari, commonly known as Bhole Baba, against the administration's theory that the recent stampede at a satsang event in Hathras, which resulted in 121 fatalities, was caused by people jostling to collect Charanraj (soil on which Baba walks).

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July 07, 2024
Ready to conclude FTA, new UK PM tells Modi
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Ready to conclude FTA, new UK PM tells Modi

Britain's newly-elected Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday morning and said he stood ready to conclude a Free Trade Agreement that worked for both sides, Downing Street said.

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July 07, 2024
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Drunk man attempts to set cops on fire, held

In a shocking incident in Pune, an intoxicated man attempted to set two police officers on fire by pouring petrol on them, an official said on Saturday.

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July 07, 2024
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Hiranandani firm handed BMC notice over flyover mishap

The BMC will issue a show cause notice to Hiranandani Construction Company (HCC) after a portion of the structure beneath Jog Flyover in Andheri collapsed on Thursday.

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July 07, 2024
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Five arrested builders, widow opt for out-of-court settlement

In the Rs1 crore cheating case involving Suchit Developers and a widow, both the parties have agreed to an out-of-court settlement.

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July 07, 2024
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HC grants bail to accused in developer's murder

Rafique Hashmi was arrested in connection with the murder of Navi Mumbai-based builder

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July 07, 2024
'A new low in state politics'
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'A new low in state politics'

The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has put the MahaYuti government on the mat over the Economic Offences Wing’s decision to file a closure report in a case against Shiv Sena (Shinde) MP Ravindra Waikar.

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July 07, 2024
PEZESHKIAN PULLS IT OFF
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PEZESHKIAN PULLS IT OFF

DUBAI Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran's runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hard-liner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country's mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic.

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July 07, 2024
David crushes Goliath in Harare
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David crushes Goliath in Harare

Zimbabweans must have missed Team India’s Victory Parade in Mumbai two nights ago that was literally a shout out screaming ‘We are the World Champions’.

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July 07, 2024
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Macron in his labyrinth

Today, July 7, is voting day again for the French – round two of the crucial legislative elections.

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July 07, 2024