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Oppn hell-bent on raising NEET in House today
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Oppn hell-bent on raising NEET in House today

The Opposition has decided to raise the NEET examination irregularities in Parliament on Friday.

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June 28, 2024
50% housing quota for Marathi manoos?
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50% housing quota for Marathi manoos?

Should the Maha Vikas Aghadi come to power, it would reserve 50 per cent of flats in new projects for the Marathi manoos, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav declared on Thursday.

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June 28, 2024
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US POINTS A FINGER YET AGAIN

The United States has pointed an accusing finger at India with its Secretary of State Antony Blinken stating that there is a perceptible increase in anti-conversion laws, hate speech, and demolition of homes and minority places of worship in India.

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June 28, 2024
MP gets stick for dubbing Sengol a “Raja ka Danda”
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MP gets stick for dubbing Sengol a “Raja ka Danda”

Samajwadi Party MP R.K. Chaudhary ignited a war of words between INDIA bloc leaders and those from the BJP after he described the Sengol, which is a symbol of the transition from Britain to India after Independence, as a \"Raja ka Danda\" and demanded that it be replaced in Parliament with a copy of the Constitution.

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June 28, 2024
Murmu too delves into the 'darkest chapter'
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Murmu too delves into the 'darkest chapter'

The declaration of Emergency in 1975 seems to have become the leitmotif of the newly elected government.

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June 28, 2024
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STATE'S GDP WILL GROW AT INDIA'S PACE

Public debt pegged at Rs 7.11 lakh cr; Per Capita State Income slips to 6th

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June 28, 2024
Timely action saves damsel in distress
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Timely action saves damsel in distress

In two separate incidents in Mumbai, police rescued a 59-year-old woman from Marine Drive and three others at the Gateway of India, on Thursday.

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June 28, 2024
How Did Britannia Cookie Crumble?
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How Did Britannia Cookie Crumble?

Britannia India Limited's sudden decision to down the shutters of its 75-year-old factory in Taratala, took many by surprise.

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June 27, 2024
Team India look for Adelaide Redemption
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Team India look for Adelaide Redemption

It's India's moment of reckoning cometh Thursday against England in the ICC T20 World Cup semifinal in Guyana.

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June 27, 2024
DyCM inspects multi-village water supply scheme
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DyCM inspects multi-village water supply scheme

Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao inspected ongoing construction of a water treatment plant as part of the Bhelwatikra Sambalpuri Multi-Village Water Supply Scheme under the Jal Jeevan Mission.

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June 27, 2024
CM urges Centre to declare RRR southern part as national highway
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CM urges Centre to declare RRR southern part as national highway

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy appealed to Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari to declare the southern part of the Regional Ring Road (RRR) as a national highway and to expand the Hyderabad-Vijayawada National Highway to six lanes.

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June 27, 2024
Govt report finds no financial fraud but corporate governance lapses
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Govt report finds no financial fraud but corporate governance lapses

Byju’s is currently involved in multiple cases in courts and the NCLT

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June 27, 2024
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'Ather Energy to invest ₹2K cr in EV mfg facility in Maha'

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Wednesday, announced that EV company Ather Energy is going to invest more than Rs 2,000 crore in a manufacturing facility in the state that will around 4,000 jobs.

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June 27, 2024
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Budget should double standard deduction, raise basic exemption to ₹3.5L under new tax regime: EY

The government should double standard deduction under the new concessional tax regime to Rs 1 lakh or increase the basic exemption limit to Rs 3.5 lakh in the upcoming Budget, tax and consultancy firm EY said.

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June 27, 2024
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Sensex, Nifty settle at new all-time high levels

Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied for the third straight session and ended at their fresh alltime high levels on Wednesday in tandem with Asian peers and buying in Reliance Industries.

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June 27, 2024
Proposals worth ₹1543 crore floated for session
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Proposals worth ₹1543 crore floated for session

The last session of the Mahayuti government before the legislature assembly election will be held soon.

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June 27, 2024
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PMC demolishes Baner's Eskobar

After Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde issued instructions to initiate strict action against illegal pubs and bulldoze all structures flouting building rules, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Wednesday demolished Eskobar in Baner.

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June 27, 2024
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Robbery accused on run for 28 years held in Kashimira

After remaining elusive for 28 years, a 59-year-old man, allegedly involved in a series of robbery cases, was arrested by the officials of the Mira Bhayandar-Vasai Virar (MBVV) police on Wednesday.

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June 27, 2024
School bus collides with JJ flyover wall; 2 students hurt
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School bus collides with JJ flyover wall; 2 students hurt

Twenty students of AnjumanI-Islam High School had a miraculous escape on Wednesday morning when their school bus rammed into the railing of Sir JJ Flyover.

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June 27, 2024
State leaders discuss MLC polls with Shah
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State leaders discuss MLC polls with Shah

Shinde and Fadnavis discussed with Union home minister how to deal with the Ajit Pawar-led NCP

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June 27, 2024
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BSNL data loss lays bare telcos' chinks

Shocking breach at state-run telecom provider has affected several million subscribers in the country

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June 27, 2024
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Hijab ban in city college is no violation of rights: HC

'As per the dress code stipulated by the college, students are expected to wear something formal and decent, which will not reveal their religion'

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June 27, 2024
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50% Indians turning into couch potatoes

Half the adults in India do not engage in sufficient physical activity, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health journal.

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June 27, 2024
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Stalin seeks national caste-based census

The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution moved by Chief Minister M K Stalin calling upon the Government of India to conduct castebased census along with the general decadal Census.

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June 27, 2024
Birla re-elected Speaker
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Birla re-elected Speaker

Wins via voice vote

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June 27, 2024
Rlys ferrying people like cattle, says HC
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Rlys ferrying people like cattle, says HC

The Bombay High Court on Monday criticised the Railways over the \"very very serious\" issue of fatalities caused by people falling from trains, saying that this has to be addressed.

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June 27, 2024
Rain or not, expect thunder in session
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Rain or not, expect thunder in session

Unlike the rains which have so far been errant, the last monsoon session of the Maharashtra assembly before the upcoming state polls, beginning in Mumbai on Thursday, holds out the promise of thunder and lightning.

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June 27, 2024
Afghanistan's World Cup Fairytale Continues
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Afghanistan's World Cup Fairytale Continues

Rashid Khan's bravehearts make first ever T20 World Cup semifinal in epochal moment for their nation

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June 26, 2024
Arshdeep Credits Bumrah
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Arshdeep Credits Bumrah

The 25-year-old pacer is among the leading wicket-takers at the WC

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June 26, 2024
Modi's 'Sin' At Ayodhya Temple Boomeranged
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Modi's 'Sin' At Ayodhya Temple Boomeranged

TPCC Sr. Vice-President & Chairman, Election Commission Coordination Committee Niranjan today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted 'pranapathista' of Bala Ram idol at 'Ayodhya' on January 22, 2024 with much publicity and campaign. The devotees of Ram were shocked knowing that rain water was leaking into the shrine.

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June 26, 2024