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PM SVANidhi scheme: 767 hawkers get LOR

With Kolkata Municipal Corporation working as an intermediary, around 767 hawkers and street vendors in the city have received the 'letter of recommendation' for the PM SVANidhi scheme.

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August 31, 2023
Kolkata Metro Railway to join elite club
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Kolkata Metro Railway to join elite club

Kolkata Metro Railway is set to become a member of an elite Metro club.

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August 31, 2023
CM Mamata's visit to Dubai, Spain uncertain
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CM Mamata's visit to Dubai, Spain uncertain

Ministry of external affairs is yet to give its clearance for her foreign trip

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August 31, 2023
CRPF celebrates Raksha Bandhan with fervour in Siliguri
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CRPF celebrates Raksha Bandhan with fervour in Siliguri

A group of students along with teachers from Siliguri Model High School (Sr. Sec.) had the privilege to celebrate Raksha Bandhan with the brave Officers and Soldiers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), group centre, Kawakhali, Siliguri.

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August 31, 2023
Rising onion prices bring tears to consumers in Kolkata
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Rising onion prices bring tears to consumers in Kolkata

After chilli and tomatoes, the rising prices of onions are now bringing tears to the middle-class people of Kolkata, with the price of the staple vegetable raging from Rs 45-50 a kg in the retail markets of the city.

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August 31, 2023
Happy with deployment of adequate Central forces in Dhupguri: Adhikari
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Happy with deployment of adequate Central forces in Dhupguri: Adhikari

The BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari today expressed his happiness over deployment of adequate Central forces in Dhupguri bypoll.

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August 31, 2023
How Didi pulled the rug from right under the feet of BJP
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How Didi pulled the rug from right under the feet of BJP

Didi does not drag her feet on matters she considers urgent. And she would clearly not bat an eyelid before usurping an idea especially if that entails upstaging her political rivals.

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August 31, 2023
Himachal Pradesh havoc not natural disaster but policy-induced
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Himachal Pradesh havoc not natural disaster but policy-induced

Despite extreme weather events, places sensibly developed have stood like a rock; if remedial steps aren't taken what we witnessed was just the tip of the iceberg

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August 31, 2023
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Lack of Aadhaar does not disqualify MGNREGA beneficiaries: Centre

The Centre had in February this year announced that MGNREGA workers will be paid wages on the basis of ABPS to prevent fake identities and irregularities in payments under the scheme.

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August 31, 2023
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5 labourers killed due to poisonous gas leak in MP

Five labourers died due to alleged poisonous gas leak in a food product factory located in Danela village in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, a police official said on Wednesday.

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August 31, 2023
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Tunnels, bunkers: What China is doing in Aksai Chin

The Chinese have also ramped up construction in the region in an effort to better protect its military facilities and personnel from ariel strikes.

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August 31, 2023
CM in Mumbai, visits Big B, Udhav Thackeray
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CM in Mumbai, visits Big B, Udhav Thackeray

Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Baneerjee reached Mumbai today where she will attend the 2-day meeting of the Opposition INDIA bloc.

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August 31, 2023
Crucial 2-day INDIA meet in Mumbai from today
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Crucial 2-day INDIA meet in Mumbai from today

The parties have come together to take on the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections

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August 31, 2023
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Idalia strengthens to a hurricane, pushing a surge of ocean water toward Florida

Much of Florida was in disaster mode on Tuesday with only hours to go before an onslaught from Idalia, forecast to strengthen rapidly into \"an extremely dangerous major hurricane\" before hitting the Gulf Coast on Wednesday.

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August 30, 2023
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London's plan to charge drivers of polluting cars sparks protests and stirs political passions

London's traffic cameras are under attack. Police say hundreds of license plate reading cameras have been damaged, disconnected or stolen by opponents of an anti-pollution charge on older vehicles that came into force across the metropolis on Tuesday.

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August 30, 2023
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BSF arrests two accused for smuggling Phensedyl at Indo-Bangladesh border

Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday said that they have apprehend two smugglers including a Bangladeshi national and foiled their smuggling attempts at Indo-Bangladesh border.

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August 30, 2023
Global pollution edged upward in 2021, so did burden on human health
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Global pollution edged upward in 2021, so did burden on human health

As global pollution edged upward in 2021, so did its burden on human health, new data from the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) said on Tuesday.

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August 30, 2023
Djokovic makes a stunning return to US Open, gains World No.1 spot
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Djokovic makes a stunning return to US Open, gains World No.1 spot

Novak Djokovic made a stunning comeback to the US Open after he was denied the calendar grand slam in the 2021 final by the Russian Daniil Medvedev.

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August 30, 2023
SC dismisses plea against Punjab & Haryana HC order staying WFI polls
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SC dismisses plea against Punjab & Haryana HC order staying WFI polls

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the Punjab and Haryana High Court's interim order staying the election proceedings of the Executive Committee of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI).

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August 30, 2023
Disney-Hotstar to stream Asia Cup, World Cup for free
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Disney-Hotstar to stream Asia Cup, World Cup for free

As the cricketing season knocks the door with two giant ICC events - Asia Cup and World Cup - scheduled to happen this year, over-thetop (OTT) service provider Disney Hotstar will show the games free on mobile phones.

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August 30, 2023
Nice to have him back, says Dravid on Bumrah's comeback
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Nice to have him back, says Dravid on Bumrah's comeback

KL Rahul won't be available for the first two matches, says Rahul Dravid

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August 30, 2023
Sudanese army chief's latest move fuels speculation of forming war govt
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Sudanese army chief's latest move fuels speculation of forming war govt

General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has started running state affairs in his other capacity as chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council from Port Sudan, the capital city of the Red Sea State, amid increasing speculations that he intends to form a caretaker government, or a war government amid the ongoing military conflict.

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August 30, 2023
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'Cash rewards' for brides under 25: China's lucrative offer to tackle birthrate crisis

In a bid to tackle the declining national birthrate crisis, a county in China has offered cash rewards worth 1000 yuan (Rs 11,300).

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August 30, 2023
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Three executed for 2016 Iraq bombing that killed over 300 people

Three persons convicted for their involvement in the 2016 vehicle bombing in Baghdad that killed more than 300 people, have been executed, the media reported on Tuesday.

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August 30, 2023
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Kim says North Korea must be ready against US-led invasion plots while US, allies start new drills

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for his military to be constantly ready for combat to thwart its rivals' plots to invade his country, state media said Tuesday, as the U.S., South Korea and Japan held a trilateral naval exercise to deal with North Korea's evolving nuclear threats.

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August 30, 2023
Pak high court suspends Imran Khan's Toshakhana sentence
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Pak high court suspends Imran Khan's Toshakhana sentence

But detention of former Prime Minister to continue in Attock Jail in cipher case

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August 30, 2023
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis faces Black leaders' anger after racist killings in Jacksonville

Ron DeSantis scoffed when the NAACP issued a travel advisory this spring warning Black people to use \"extreme care\" if traveling to Florida.

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August 30, 2023
Putin not planning to attend the funeral for Wagner chief
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Putin not planning to attend the funeral for Wagner chief

The mercenary chief who challenged the Russian leader's authority was due to be buried Tuesday

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August 30, 2023
Adding 100mn skilled Indians to workforce can increase GDP by 20 per cent: Report
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Adding 100mn skilled Indians to workforce can increase GDP by 20 per cent: Report

Bringing 100 million skilled people to the Indian workforce has the potential to increase the country's GDP by 20 per cent and propel the economy towards $4 trillion, a report showed on Tuesday.

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August 30, 2023
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Byju's Chief Business Officer, two business heads resign

In yet another setback for the edtech platform Byju's, the Chief Business Officer, Prathyusha Agarwal, and two other senior executives have resigned amid restructuring of the company.

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August 30, 2023