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Monsoon covers India 6 days ahead of schedule
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Monsoon covers India 6 days ahead of schedule

The southwest monsoon has covered the entire country six days ahead of the normal date despite making sluggish progress during mid-June, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday.

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July 03, 2024
Don't behave like Rahul, PM sermon to NDA MPs
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Don't behave like Rahul, PM sermon to NDA MPs

Asks MPs to visit PMs’ Museum to learn about feats of various leaders

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July 03, 2024
Should NMC do away with MBBS seat leaving penalty?
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Should NMC do away with MBBS seat leaving penalty?

Post-graduate medical students in the country are often subjected to a bond which restricts their free exit from medical education midway.

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July 03, 2024
More evidence of falling inflation needed before rate cuts: Fed chief
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More evidence of falling inflation needed before rate cuts: Fed chief

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell expressed satisfaction Tuesday with the progress on inflation over the past year but said he wants to see more before being confident enough to start cutting interest rates, CNBC reported.

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July 03, 2024
Sebi mandates email as default mode for dispatching CAS
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Sebi mandates email as default mode for dispatching CAS

Markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday mandated email as a default mode of dispatch of 'Consolidated Account Statement', which provides an account of securities traded by an investor, by depositories and Mutual Fund-Registrar and Transfer Agents (MF-RTAs).

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July 03, 2024
CSMC warns agencies over private hoardings
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CSMC warns agencies over private hoardings

It is mandatory for the agencies to take permission from the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation (CSMC) before erecting hoardings even at the private properties in the city.

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July 03, 2024
Worms in food packets given to anganwadi kids
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Worms in food packets given to anganwadi kids

The mid-day meal, a government scheme to provide nutritional food to kids at pre-primary schools (Anganwadi), is always in the headlines for the wrong reasons.

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July 03, 2024
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Call to end colonial era land control law in Bhayandar

Even after achieving Independence, vast stretches of land in the twin-city remain the property of a private entity since the British regime.

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July 03, 2024
Uttan dumping ground now a site of toxic leaks
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Uttan dumping ground now a site of toxic leaks

After fires at the Uttan dumping ground that sent smoke into the surrounding villages during the dry season, residents of the area have complained about toxic leachate from the garbage after the rains. Residents have demanded a closing down on the dump and removal of the accumulated garbage.

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July 03, 2024
Mumbai warkaris reach Pune for 250-km devotional walk
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Mumbai warkaris reach Pune for 250-km devotional walk

Mumbaikars, who will take part in the annual 'wari' or walking pilgrimage, called dindi, to the Lord Vitthal temple in Pandharpur for Ashadhi Ekadashi, reached Pune to join the walking processions. The day is the eleventh in the month of Ashadh and Lord Vitthal is the manifestation of Lord Vishnu.

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July 03, 2024
Child trafficking: Bail for 10, including doctor
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Child trafficking: Bail for 10, including doctor

In the child trafficking racket for illegal sessions court, on June 21, granted bail to 10 persons, including a doctor. The court adoption, the said that it cannot be said it \"for exploitation was children\".

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July 03, 2024
Videos show mother thrashing kids; ex-judge demands action
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Videos show mother thrashing kids; ex-judge demands action

A retired judge of the Bombay High Court has written to the Mumbai Police, the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) and the State Child Rights Commission over an instance of what appears to be physical abuse of two children by their mother.

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July 03, 2024
Eye on polls, rules for Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme eased
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Eye on polls, rules for Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme eased

Age cap raised to 65 from 60; the condition regarding women whose families own govt land has been removed

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July 03, 2024
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HC to soon hear appeals against convictions

Noting that the appeals filed by the convicts in the 7/11 serial train blasts case were pending since quite some time, the Bombay High Court said it will soon hear their appeal against the convictions and sentence.

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July 03, 2024
MLC candidates swell; tough fight in the offing
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MLC candidates swell; tough fight in the offing

With 2 Independents in fray, number rises to 14

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July 03, 2024
Bhole Baba is not so bhole
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Bhole Baba is not so bhole

Bhole Baba the self-styled godman whose 'satsang' witnessed the stampede - claims to be a former employee of the Intelligence Bureau (IB).

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July 03, 2024
116 crushed in mad rush
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116 crushed in mad rush

A devastating stampede snuffed out the lives of more than 116 devotees, including 108 women and 7 children, at a religious gathering in Hathras district (UP).

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July 03, 2024
PM lashes out at ‘juvenile' Gandhi
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PM lashes out at ‘juvenile' Gandhi

The Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed unprecedented din on the Opposition benches marred by incessant sloganeering, a prime minister who ignored the cacophony and went on relentlessly, dwelling on what he dubbed were Rahul's juvenile outpourings, even as a visibly livid Speaker tried to restrain an unbridled opposition.

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July 03, 2024
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'93 blasts suspect held after 31 years

The Rafi Ahmed Kidwai (RAK) Marg police have re-arrested a suspect from the 1993 Mumbai Blasts after his disappearance 31 years ago.

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July 03, 2024
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Danve, leader of Oppn in Council suspended

Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Council Ambadas Danve has been suspended for five days following an incident of alleged abusive behaviour in the House.

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July 03, 2024
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Hindenburg dubs notice as "nonsense"

India's markets regulator SEBI has issued Hindenburg Research a show cause notice for alleged \"unfair trade practices\" in its 2023 report against the Adani Group.

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July 03, 2024
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Rahul expunged

Insists he conveyed ground reality, says expunction against tenets

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July 03, 2024
Uddhav's Man Friday makes political debut
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Uddhav's Man Friday makes political debut

The 57-year-old Man Friday of Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, Milind Narvekar, received a huge boost on Tuesday when he filed his nomination for the state legislative council election in the presence of Thackeray Sr, Aaditya Thackeray, ex-CM Prithviraj Chavan and other senior leaders. This is the second time  a PA has been vested  with a political role.

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July 03, 2024
India to have new head coach from SL series
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India to have new head coach from SL series

COACH HUNT | BCCI secretary Jay Shah did not reveal the name

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July 02, 2024
Le Pen's party takes lead
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Le Pen's party takes lead

FRENCH POLLS | National Rally led by 33 per cent of the vote

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July 02, 2024
Govt to keep expensive schemes off budget
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Govt to keep expensive schemes off budget

DIRECTION AHEAD | Focus on infrastructure, Hindutva to be evident in State Budget to be tabled tomorrow

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July 02, 2024
Chhattisgarh registers two FIRs, one case
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Chhattisgarh registers two FIRs, one case

COLONIAL LEGACY ENDS | New Laws becomes effective

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July 02, 2024
School chairman, 4 others held
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School chairman, 4 others held

NEET SCAM | Dixit Patel is the fifth person held in the case

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July 02, 2024
Assam, Arunachal reel under heavy showers
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Assam, Arunachal reel under heavy showers

NORTH-EAST FLOODS | 26% of camps in Kaziranga submerged

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July 02, 2024
NEET, natty: Rahul says exam designed for rich
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NEET, natty: Rahul says exam designed for rich

IN PARLIAMENT | Oppn stages a walkout from the Lok Sabha as government refuses to assure debate on paper leak issue

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July 02, 2024