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TMC names Ayodhya MP for Dy Speaker

The Opposition will be testing the consensual waters yet again on the post of deputy speaker.

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July 01, 2024
Woman, 4 kids swept away
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Woman, 4 kids swept away

Five persons, including a woman and four minor kids, were swept away and are feared to have drowned downstream at Lonavala on Sunday, a police official said.

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July 01, 2024
State gets 1st woman chief secy
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State gets 1st woman chief secy

Sujata Saunik’s appointment coincides with Rashmi Shukla holding the post of DGP, the first time two top positions are being held by women

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July 01, 2024
Raj minister's ‘DNA test' remark: Roat, supporters march with blood samples
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Raj minister's ‘DNA test' remark: Roat, supporters march with blood samples

Banswara MP Rajkumar Roat and his supporters on Saturday protested against Rajasthan Education Minister Madan Dilawar's suggestion of a DNA test to verify if the tribal leader is the \"son of a Hindu\".

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June 30, 2024
'US supplied Israel with thousands of bombs'
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'US supplied Israel with thousands of bombs'

The Biden administration has sent to Israel large numbers of munitions, including more than 10,000 highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs and thousands of Hellfire missiles, since the start of the war in Gaza, according to two US officials briefed on an updated list of weapons shipments.

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June 30, 2024
Underground power cabling works worth ₹70 crore in Curtorim: MLA
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Underground power cabling works worth ₹70 crore in Curtorim: MLA

Reginaldo says project to be completed by March next year

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June 30, 2024
Indira never called us unpatriotic: Lalu
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Indira never called us unpatriotic: Lalu

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Saturday asserted that while former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had put many leaders behind bars during the Emergency in 1977, she never called them 'unpatriotic' and abused them.

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June 30, 2024
‘Poll is moral defeat, but Modi continuing’
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‘Poll is moral defeat, but Modi continuing’

Sonia Gandhi says the prime minister who does Pariksha pe Charcha is silent on question paper leak

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June 30, 2024
'Schools should teach green tech'
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'Schools should teach green tech'

\"Students should preserve Indian culture, uphold their customs, and cherish moral values forever, abstaining from any form of addiction.

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June 30, 2024
35 trees axed at Pune Rly Police HQ & sold illegally
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35 trees axed at Pune Rly Police HQ & sold illegally

In a concerning environmental violation, lawkeepers themselves turned into lawbreakers.

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June 30, 2024
Don’t compare Pune to Punjab: MoS Mohol
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Don’t compare Pune to Punjab: MoS Mohol

PUNE Murlidhar Mohol, Minister of State (MOS) for Civil Aviation and Cooperation, emphasised on Saturday that it was inappropriate to compare Pune to Punjab based on a few drugrelated incidents.

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June 30, 2024
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BMC official gets 4 yrs in jail for graft

The special court handling cases of corruption has sentenced a 58-year-old man attached to the BMC's Solid Waste Management department to four years in jail for demanding a bribe to prepare and clear bills of a sewage worker in December 2016.

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June 30, 2024
Record June house sales; on 12-yr high
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Record June house sales; on 12-yr high

The city of Mumbai recorded approx 11,443 property registrations in June 2024 - highest for any June month in the past contributing over 12 years Rs986 crore to the state exchequer.

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June 30, 2024
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HC orders pulling down illegal boards in new airport area

The Bombay High Court (HC) on Friday allowed the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) to undertake demolition of illegal giant hoardings in the Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (NAINA).

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June 30, 2024
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Shree Dhootapapeshwar: More than 150 years of Ayurvedic excellence

Shree Dhootapapeshwar Ltd will celebrate 152 years of service to humanity through Ayurveda on June 30.

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June 30, 2024
BMC razes Structures at Jogger’s Park
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BMC razes Structures at Jogger’s Park

Residents to move application in HC seeking urgent hearing on Mon

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June 30, 2024
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Women are misusing 498A cruelty provision, says HC

Expressing displeasure over woman misusing Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which deals with cruelty by husband and his family members, the Bombay High Court observed that when such provisions are invoked, the same need to be looked at with an \"element of realism and not merely pedantically or hyper technically\".

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June 30, 2024
BJP includes Danve, Pankaja in MLC list of 8
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BJP includes Danve, Pankaja in MLC list of 8

The state leadership of the BJP has sent eight names to the central leadership as their recommendations for the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) polls slated to happen in the second week of July.

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June 30, 2024
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Andheri RTO, 76,000 bogus licences

People have got licences to drive heavy vehicles, including cranes, after taking driving tests on two-wheelers, revealed an audit by the Accountant General of Maharashtra.

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June 30, 2024
Mohan Bhagwat visits Antilia
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Mohan Bhagwat visits Antilia

In a rare gesture, 'sarsangchalak' of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Mohan Bhagwat accepted an invitation from industrialist Mukesh Ambani and dined with the Ambanis on Friday night.

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June 30, 2024
Nitish's party presses 'special status' button
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Nitish's party presses 'special status' button

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's JDU on Saturday invoked its demand for special category status (SCS) to Bihar, giving ample hints that Nitish is flexing to squeeze benefits out of the Modi-led NDA dispensation when his party's support to it was important for its stability.

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June 30, 2024
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Pilgrimage boon for senior citizens

Senior citizens have got a boon with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announcing the \"Mukhyamantri jana\" under which the state government would bear the cost of their pilgrimage.

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June 30, 2024
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7 die in Jalna car collision

Seven persons were killed and three others seriously injured after two cars collided on the Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway, also known as Samruddhi Expressway, in Jalna district of Maharashtra, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred around 11 pm on Friday near Kadvanchi village.

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June 30, 2024
Waka waka ho, this time is India's!
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Waka waka ho, this time is India's!

Proteas choke as India's self-belief triumphs

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June 30, 2024
MISALIGNED TO ALIGNED
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MISALIGNED TO ALIGNED

The alignment of Gopal Krishna Gokhale Bridge with CD Barfiwala flyover in Andheri has been completed and will be open to motorists from next week.

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June 30, 2024
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Hungry lions on the prowl for ICC trophy

Rohit Sharma-led India and Aiden Markram’s South Africa would be desperate to end their title drought

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June 29, 2024
Ukrainian drone sets Russian oil depot ablaze
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Ukrainian drone sets Russian oil depot ablaze

A Ukrainian drone set an oil depot in the central Tambov region ablaze early Friday, regional authorities said.

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June 29, 2024
BIDEN STUMBLES IN DEBATE
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BIDEN STUMBLES IN DEBATE

Alarm bells ring among top Democrats about whether incumbent can stay on top in the months ahead

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June 29, 2024
Chhattisgarh CM for eradication of Naxalism
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Chhattisgarh CM for eradication of Naxalism

Government in Action | Forward Steps on Naxalism

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June 29, 2024
TN adopts resolution calling for nationwide abolition of med test
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TN adopts resolution calling for nationwide abolition of med test

With the NEET mired in controversy, the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Friday unanimously adopted a resolution moved by Chief Minister MK Stalin, calling for a nationwide abolition of the entrance test for medical admissions.

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June 29, 2024