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Hijab ok on campus, not in the classroom

On Friday, the Supreme Court partly stayed a directive by a city college that prohibited students from wearing religious attire on campus, and affirmed that students should be free to choose what they wear.

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August 10, 2024
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Longer stay for Hasina in visa category

Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will stay in India far longer than was expected, according to government sources top More important, her stay will be in 'visa' and not in 'asylum' or 'refugee' category.

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August 10, 2024
'No' creamy layer provision
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'No' creamy layer provision

Centre clarifies after SC's order on quota within quota

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August 10, 2024
Good morning to 'Jai Hind'
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Good morning to 'Jai Hind'

The BJP government in Haryana has asked all schools in the state to ensure that students and teachers greet each other with 'Jai Hind' rather than the colonial good morning' from August 15 onwards.

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August 10, 2024
Insurance for hoardings
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Insurance for hoardings

Nearly three months after the billboard collapse at a petrol pump in Ghatkopar that killed 17 people, the BMC has drafted a new hoarding policy.

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August 10, 2024
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Jaya Sonia walkout thaw

The day saw the Opposition staging a walkout in the Rajya Sabha following a heated exchange between SP leader Jaya Bachchan and Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar.

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August 10, 2024
India's Men of Bronze
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India's Men of Bronze

Debutant Aman Sehrawat on Friday defeated Darian Toi Cruz of Puerto Rico in the men's 57kg category at the Champ de Arena to win India's first wrestling medal at the Paris Games.

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August 10, 2024
Rohit for 'Horses For Courses'
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Rohit for 'Horses For Courses'

India may adopt a 'horses-forcourses' policy after failing to counter the spin-friendly conditions here which led to their first series defeat to Sri Lanka in ODI cricket in 27 years.

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August 09, 2024
Protect Hindus, PM Modi Tells Yunus
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Protect Hindus, PM Modi Tells Yunus

Interim Govt to have 16-member advisory council, including two uprising student leaders

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August 09, 2024
Quincy Hall gets a gold in the Olympic 400 meters
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Quincy Hall gets a gold in the Olympic 400 meters

As the flash of red, white and blue streaked past one sprinter then the next, then the next the American man delivering the latest out-ofnowhere comeback on the track said he had one thing going through his mind: \"Get home, son! Get home, son!\" Quincy Hall got home in first, then fell to the ground and did snow angels.

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August 09, 2024
Sehrawat loses semifinal bout
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Sehrawat loses semifinal bout

Wrestler will have to fight for bronze in play-off bout

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August 09, 2024
DEJA VU, AGAIN! FOR INDIA
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DEJA VU, AGAIN! FOR INDIA

Indian hockey team wins successive bronze medal after 52 years

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August 09, 2024
MP's Vivek Sagar shines at Paris Olympics
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MP's Vivek Sagar shines at Paris Olympics

The Indian hockey team secured the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics on Thursday by defeating Spain. Vivek Sagar Prasad, hailing from Itarsi (Narmadapuram), played a key role in the team's success.

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August 09, 2024
Kamala mate Walz targeted for his military record
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Kamala mate Walz targeted for his military record

Donald Trump's presidential campaign is homing in on what advisers see as a potential liability for Minnesota Governor Tim Walz: his departure from the Army National Guard two decades ago.

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August 09, 2024
Congress demands rollback of power hike
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Congress demands rollback of power hike

Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee President Deepak Baij on Thursday raised the demand for roll back of the hike in electricity prices.

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August 09, 2024
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State BJP, Congress yatra dates clash

While the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) will kick start 'Nyay Yatra' from Morbi in Gujarat to get justice for the victims of Gujarat tragedies on August 9, the Gujarat BJP will start a state-wide 'Tiranga Yatra' starting from August 10.

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August 09, 2024
Raj caught in whirlpool of oases
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Raj caught in whirlpool of oases

With the good rains of the monsoon, the landscape of vast sand dunes and miles of desert in Jaisalmer has changed this year.

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August 09, 2024
HARYANA BASH FOR 'MAT-FINISH' VINESH
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HARYANA BASH FOR 'MAT-FINISH' VINESH

Will facilitate grappler like an Olympic silver medallist, gift her ₹4 crore, says chief minister

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August 09, 2024
Eicher Motors Q1 PAT rises 20% to ₹1,101 cr, beats estimates
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Eicher Motors Q1 PAT rises 20% to ₹1,101 cr, beats estimates

Eicher Motors on Thursday said its consolidated profit after tax increased 20 per cent year on year to Rs 1,101 crore in the first quarter ended June 2024, aided by higher sales.

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August 09, 2024
RBI forecasts 7.2% GDP growth on back of rising urban, rural demand
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RBI forecasts 7.2% GDP growth on back of rising urban, rural demand

India's domestic economic activity continues to sustain its momentum on the strength of investment demand, steady urban consumption and rising rural consumption, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday.

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August 09, 2024
RBI can't ignore food inflation while setting rates: Guv Das
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RBI can't ignore food inflation while setting rates: Guv Das

Amid suggestions for excluding food inflation while setting benchmark interest rates, Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said the Reserve Bank cannot ignore it while formulating the monetary policy.

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August 09, 2024
NCP (SP) claims Nashik Central, W and E seats
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NCP (SP) claims Nashik Central, W and E seats

Along with the existing six seats in the district, the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Chandra Pawar) or NCP (SP) has claimed the Nashik Central, West and East seats, as well as the Chandwad seat.

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August 09, 2024
Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari Ganpati Trust ends their 133-year-old tradition
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Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari Ganpati Trust ends their 133-year-old tradition

The pioneer of public Ganeshotsav in India, Shrimant Bhausaheb Rangari Ganpati's arrival and immersion processions will henceforth not include a pair of bullocks to pull the chariot.

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August 09, 2024
850 Punekars lose ₹199 crore in seven months
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850 Punekars lose ₹199 crore in seven months

Cyber fraud cases are on the rise in Pune, with a staggering 850 cases reported between January and July this year, resulting in a loss of 198.45 crore.

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August 09, 2024
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Surge in cosmetic treatments among youngsters: Doctors

Doctors believe growing significance of social media is the driving factor behind attraction in the younger generation

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August 09, 2024
'Repair potholes on Thane-Nashik, Mum-Ahd routes'
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'Repair potholes on Thane-Nashik, Mum-Ahd routes'

Any hindrance to the repair work should result in criminal charges against obstructors, Eknath Shinde said

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August 09, 2024
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Nod to med college in Nashik

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved two more new medical colleges, a government-run college in Nashik and a private institute in Aurangabad, following review pleas from the state government and college authorities.

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August 09, 2024
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16 yrs on, hsg soc awaits redevpt

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Mumbai, has registered an FIR against a major player in the real estate market, GA Builder Pvt Ltd, a part of RNA Corporation, deceased Anil Kumar Agrawal, Sarang Agarwal, Anubhav Agarwal, and Gokul Agarwal, for failing to redevelop a Chembur residential building taken up in 2008.

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August 09, 2024
Akshay donates ₹1.2 crore for Haji Ali restoration
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Akshay donates ₹1.2 crore for Haji Ali restoration

Actor’s film Khel Khel Meir’ is releasing on August 15; he prayed for its success at the shrine

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August 09, 2024
'Quit Govandi' movement aims to oust sitting MLA
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'Quit Govandi' movement aims to oust sitting MLA

Residents of Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar have launched a 'Quit Govandi' movement against the sitting Member of Legislative Assembly, Abu Asim Azmi.

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August 09, 2024