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N Korea's Lazarus Group launders $900 million in crypto: Report
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N Korea's Lazarus Group launders $900 million in crypto: Report

gOver $7 billion in cryptocurrency has been illicitly laundered through cross chain crime, with North Korea's Lazarus Group being linked to the theft of around $900 million between July 2022 and July of this year, a new report has shown.

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October 09, 2023
FSSAI reviews safety and quality standards of tea
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FSSAI reviews safety and quality standards of tea

India's food safety regulator and the Tea Board have conducted a meeting with all the stakeholders, including the research associations and growers to review the widespread concern on its quality and safety.

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October 09, 2023
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India, Saudi Arabia sign pact on clean hydrogen, supply chains

Two countries will establisn complete supply and value chains in the above-mentioned areas of energy sector cooperation

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October 09, 2023
Rajnath to leave for Italy, France today
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Rajnath to leave for Italy, France today

The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, will visit Italy and France from 9 to 12 October to deepen India’s defence cooperation with the two European nations.

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October 09, 2023
Legit Palestinian aspirations must be fulfilled, Israel's security ensured: Cong
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Legit Palestinian aspirations must be fulfilled, Israel's security ensured: Cong

Congress on Sunday condemned the brutal attacks on the people of Israel and said that it has always believed that the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people for a life of equality and dignity must be fulfilled only through a process of dialogue and negotiations while ensuring the legitimate national security interests of the Israeli people.

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October 09, 2023
NC-Congress alliance sweeps crucial Ladakh Hill Council poll
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NC-Congress alliance sweeps crucial Ladakh Hill Council poll

This is the first significant election after abrogation of Article 370 and creation of the Union Territory of Ladakh

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October 09, 2023
Suicides by students can come down only if parents back off, say experts
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Suicides by students can come down only if parents back off, say experts

Pressure to perform well in exams, fear of results, academic stress, and incidents like ragging remain the main cause of student suicides across the country.

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October 09, 2023
Vijayan: Return of BJP to power will cause irreparable harm
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Vijayan: Return of BJP to power will cause irreparable harm

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said if the BJP comes to power once more in the country, that could cause irreparable harm to the nation.

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October 09, 2023
Job scam: Opposition leader dismisses Kerala CM's allegation
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Job scam: Opposition leader dismisses Kerala CM's allegation

Opposition leader in the Kerala Assembly and senior Congress leader VD Satheesan on Sunday dismissed the allegation of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan that the job fraud allegations against the state health minister's office are part of a conspiracy and some individuals and the media are behind in it.

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October 09, 2023
Fire breaks out at cracker shop in Bengaluru, 14 dead
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Fire breaks out at cracker shop in Bengaluru, 14 dead

Karnataka, Tamil Nadu governments announce compensation, case handed over to CID

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October 09, 2023
74 Pally Durga Puja joins fight against plastic
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74 Pally Durga Puja joins fight against plastic

With pollution becoming a global cause of concern, a puja pandal in the city is sending out the message of saving the planet from plastic waste and making the Earth a place of love for all.

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October 09, 2023
Asansol-Durgapur CP flags off mobile patrol wing
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Asansol-Durgapur CP flags off mobile patrol wing

The Commissioner of Police, Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC), Sunil Kumar Chaudhary on Sunday flagged off a special mobile wing named ‘Rakshak’, which will have armed policemen patrolling the streets to curb crime and maintain law and order in Burdwan West district during the Durga Puja festival.

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October 09, 2023
Raj Bhavan raises questions about Abhishek's protest
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Raj Bhavan raises questions about Abhishek's protest

The Raj Bhavan has written to the state's Chief Secretary, Hari Krishna Dwivedi, raising concerns over the Trinamul Congress second-in-command and party’s national general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee’s dharna within the “restricted area” in the vicinity of the Governor’s residence.

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October 09, 2023
TMC: Creating fear in the name of investigations is not productive
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TMC: Creating fear in the name of investigations is not productive

Slams CBl raids atthe residences of prominent Trinamul Congress figures in Bengal

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October 09, 2023
Experts question WB for invoking religious texts for childcare messaging
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Experts question WB for invoking religious texts for childcare messaging

The recent initiative by the West Bengal women and child development and social welfare department in association with UNICEF to roll out religious texts from different religions to spread childcare messages has received major accolades from different sections of the society.

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October 09, 2023
Durga Puja gift: Mini busesin Asansol offer free rides for all
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Durga Puja gift: Mini busesin Asansol offer free rides for all

As a special Durga Puja gift, the Mini-Bus Association of Asansol has decided to give a free ride to its passengers for travel upto 4 kilometres within Raniganj town until the end of the festive season.

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October 09, 2023
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64 Durga Puaj clubs play volleyball at Kolkata Thunderbolts

Durga Puja clubs in the state are no longer just about being the best crowd pullers or portrayal of grandeur. Many of them are also showing the way forward to adding more meaning to life by becoming pioneers in fields like sports.

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October 09, 2023
NHPC officials say power stations and projects built on Teesta are safe
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NHPC officials say power stations and projects built on Teesta are safe

After the sudden natural disaster that hit the Teesta region on 4 October, NHPC's power stations and projects built on the Teesta river are safe, official sources said today.

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October 09, 2023
MoS Ajay Mishra assures rescue operations to continue for missing persons in Sikkim flash floods
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MoS Ajay Mishra assures rescue operations to continue for missing persons in Sikkim flash floods

MoS Mishrasaid thatateam of six ministries has been constituted to build the infrastructure once again in the disaster-hitstate

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October 09, 2023
IAF gets newensign after over 7 decades on 91st Foundation Day
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IAF gets newensign after over 7 decades on 91st Foundation Day

On Air Force Day on Sunday, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari unveiled a new ensign of the Indian Air Force (IAF), replacing the existing one which was adopted 72 years ago.

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October 09, 2023
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PM hails hard work of Indian players at Asian Games 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded India’s best ever performance at Asian Games in the last 60 years with the highest ever medal tally of 107.

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October 09, 2023
India striving to bring back students stuck in Israel
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India striving to bring back students stuck in Israel

PM and his office monitoring situation, huge efforts on to bring back students: Lekhi

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October 09, 2023
Trump's New York civil fraud trial rolls on after an appeals judge declines to halt it
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Trump's New York civil fraud trial rolls on after an appeals judge declines to halt it

Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial will roll ahead next week after the former president lost a bid Friday to halt the proceedings while he fights a pretrial ruling that could strip him of Trump Tower and other marquee properties

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October 08, 2023
Crypto currency fraud: HP Police conducts searches at 35 locations
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Crypto currency fraud: HP Police conducts searches at 35 locations

SIT is working on to nab the Crypto kingpin Subhash from Mandi district behind Rs 200 crore cryptocurrency fraud in Himachal Pradesh

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October 08, 2023
Mayawati questions BJP, Cong over stance on caste census
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Mayawati questions BJP, Cong over stance on caste census

BSP supremo Mayawati on Saturday targeted the BJP and the Congress over their stance on caste census, terming it the new “election gimmick”. She claimed the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) had already demonstrated this “social justice” by implementing it in the party

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October 08, 2023
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Nitish and Lalu's masterstroke to counter confusion politics' of BJP

Caste is the biggest factor to define the social structure of Bihar and people choose their life partner and elect their representatives from the same caste as theirs

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October 08, 2023
No country can progress without robust internal security: Shah
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No country can progress without robust internal security: Shah

The Union home minister was addressing the 49th AllIndia Police Science Congress in Dehradun

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October 08, 2023
Caste census will not divide society, says Siddaramaiah
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Caste census will not divide society, says Siddaramaiah

Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that the caste census will not divide the society

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October 08, 2023
As Hamas fires rockets into Israel, Kerala on tenterhooks
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As Hamas fires rockets into Israel, Kerala on tenterhooks

As the news of Palestinian militant group Hamas declaring a new military operation against Israel and firing a barrage of missiles towards the Jewish state from the Gaza Strip broke out, tension gripped numerous Kerala homes that have their family members eking out a living in the country

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October 08, 2023
Krishna water row: Andhra to move SC against govt's decision
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Krishna water row: Andhra to move SC against govt's decision

Andhra Pradesh has decided to move the Supreme Court against the fresh terms of reference issued to the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal II (KWDT-II)by the Union Cabinet

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October 08, 2023