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Bucking trend BJP wins big in Suvendu bastion Nandigram
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Bucking trend BJP wins big in Suvendu bastion Nandigram

Of the total 61 GP seats BJP candidates have either won or are ahead in 37 seats

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July 12, 2023
Relentless fight against violence will continue: Guv
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Relentless fight against violence will continue: Guv

After arriving from Delhi on Tuesday morning, the Governor went straight to the violence-ridden Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district and moved from place to place interacting with the people.

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July 12, 2023
Rlys dismisses reports on trains averting accident
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Rlys dismisses reports on trains averting accident

Eastern Railway has dismissed the reports of trains averting an accident at Bhagalpur on 8 July.

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July 12, 2023
BGPM bags majority seats in many GPs in Darjeeling and Kalimpong
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BGPM bags majority seats in many GPs in Darjeeling and Kalimpong

Hill based regional political party Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Manch (BGPM) has bagged majority seats in many Gram Panchayats (GP) in Darjeeling and Kalimpong.

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July 12, 2023
TMC candidate pours ink and water in ballots after losing at Dinhata
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TMC candidate pours ink and water in ballots after losing at Dinhata

Even as the Trinamul Congress is retaining power in majority in Panchayats and Zilla Parishads in North Bengal from Cooch Behar to Malda, a TMC candidate, having failed to beat BJP candidate, poured ink and water on ballot papers and damaged them in counting hall at Dinhata in Cooch Beher today.

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July 12, 2023
Peace in the time of panchayats
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Peace in the time of panchayats

The Panchayat Pradhan of Diamond Harbour Police District’s Bishnupur village, Mujibar Sheikh was not worried.

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July 12, 2023
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UN praises India's 'remarkable' poverty reduction in 15 years

A total of 415 million people in India came out of poverty within a span of just 15 years from 2005/2006 to 2019/ 2021, the United Nations said on Tuesday highlighting the remarkable improvement in human development parameters by the world's most populous country.

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July 12, 2023
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Chandrayaan 3: Countdown begins for India's 3rd moon mission

The countdown for the launch of India's third moon mission on 14 July is expected to begin soon with the completion of the \"launch rehearsal\" on Tuesday.

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July 12, 2023
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SC to hear pleas on Art 370 removal from 2 Aug

A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will commence day-to-day hearings from 2 August on a batch of 20 petitions challenging the Constitutional validity of the abrogation of Article 370, which conferred special status to Jammu and Kashmir and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, bifurcating the erstwhile state into two Union territories – J&K and Ladakh.

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July 12, 2023
Maintain equilibrium: SC tells Manipur's warring parties
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Maintain equilibrium: SC tells Manipur's warring parties

Asking the warring Kuki and Meitei groups in Manipur to maintain equilibrium, not to make hate speeches and exacerbate the situation, the Supreme Court on Tuesday declined a plea for issue of orders for the deployment of Army and paramilitary forces in certain areas.

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July 12, 2023
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Two extensions of tenure to ED director illegal, says SC, permits him to stay till 31 July

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that the two extensions of tenure of one year each granted to the head of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Sanjay Kumar Mishra, were illegal but permitted him to continue as ED Director till 31 July.

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July 12, 2023
Trinamul headed for big win in rural polls
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Trinamul headed for big win in rural polls

At the G level, the Trinamul had won 18,580 seats as of last report

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July 12, 2023
Penalty corner conversion is collective hard work of entire team, says Harmanpreet Singh
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Penalty corner conversion is collective hard work of entire team, says Harmanpreet Singh

Indian hockey team captain and ace drag flicker Harmanpreet Singh, who finished top goal scorer in the recently concluded FIH Hockey Pro League, has credited this achievement to combined team work and effort.

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July 11, 2023
Wimbledon: Swiatek survives Bencic scare to enter quarterfinals
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Wimbledon: Swiatek survives Bencic scare to enter quarterfinals

World No.1 Iga Swiatek saved two match points to defeat No.14 and Olympic champion Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 6-7(4), 7-6(2), 6-3 to advance to her first Wimbledon quarterfinals.

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July 11, 2023
Paris 2024: China, Pak & Spain to host FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
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Paris 2024: China, Pak & Spain to host FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Monday confirmed that China, Pakistan and Spain will host the FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers taking place from January 13 to 21 in 2024.

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July 11, 2023
Leeds win reminds Ben Stokes of 2019 triumph
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Leeds win reminds Ben Stokes of 2019 triumph

The England captain was all praise for Harry Brook’s ‘incredible’ performance

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July 11, 2023
S Korea's Yoon pushes for strong resolve against North's nuclear ambitions at NATO summit
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S Korea's Yoon pushes for strong resolve against North's nuclear ambitions at NATO summit

South Korea’s president says it’s time to clearly demonstrate strong international resolve to deter North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, and he plans to discuss how to cope with the North’s expanding weapons arsenal with NATO leaders this week.

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July 11, 2023
China's military seeks to break its West Pacific noose
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China's military seeks to break its West Pacific noose

This so-called chain stretches from the Japanese archipelago to Taiwan, the Philippines and Borneo

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July 11, 2023
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British Sikhjailed for repeatedly punching man after altercation

A 37-year-old Sikh in England has been jailed for a year for repeatedly punching a man with his steel bangle (kada) after believing that he was racially targetted, a media report said.

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July 11, 2023
After meeting Sunak, Biden heads for Windsor Castle to discuss clean energy with King
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After meeting Sunak, Biden heads for Windsor Castle to discuss clean energy with King

President Joe Biden’s itinerary this week in Europe is dominated by the ongoing war in Ukraine and his continued efforts to rally an international coalition against Russia’s invasion of its neighbor.

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July 11, 2023
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Ukrainian forces advance in south, hold 'initiative': Zelenskyy

Ukrainian troops pressed on with their campaign to recapture Russian-held areas in the southeast as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in broadcast comments that his country's forces had \"taken the initiative\" after an earlier slowdown.

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July 11, 2023
Democrat Roland Gutierrez joins US Senate race in Texas
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Democrat Roland Gutierrez joins US Senate race in Texas

Democratic Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who has pushed for police accountability and tougher gun laws after the Uvalde school shooting, announced Monday he will run for U.S. Senate in 2024.

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July 11, 2023
Dutch PM Mark Rutte will leave politics after election
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Dutch PM Mark Rutte will leave politics after election

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, the Netherlands’ longest serving premier, said Monday he will leave politics after an early general election sparked by a dispute over migration that led to his government’s resignation.

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July 11, 2023
Putin held post-mutiny talks with Prigozhin: Kremlin
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Putin held post-mutiny talks with Prigozhin: Kremlin

The meeting, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, was held on 29 June

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July 11, 2023
Won't regulate AI, will create guardrails to curb Al user harm: Chandrasekhar
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Won't regulate AI, will create guardrails to curb Al user harm: Chandrasekhar

The government will not regulate the use cases of artificial intelligence (AI) and rather adopt the approach of regulating user harm from AI and create robust guardrails, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, told IANS on Monday.

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July 11, 2023
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Kal Airlines refutes claims of settlement talks with SpiceJet

Kal Airlines on Monday rejected the claims of SpiceJet to have reached a settlement through discussions with Kalanithi Maran and his firm.

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July 11, 2023
Adani case: SEBI places before SC recommendations by court-appointed committee, seeks 'appropriate orders'
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Adani case: SEBI places before SC recommendations by court-appointed committee, seeks 'appropriate orders'

Financial market regulator SEBI on Monday has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court in the Adani-Hindenburg case placing on record recommendations made by top court appointed expert committee.

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July 11, 2023
Foxconn exits Vedanta's $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture: Report
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Foxconn exits Vedanta's $19.5 billion semiconductor joint venture: Report

In a major setback to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plans of making India a chip-manufacturing hub, Taiwanese chip-making giant Foxconn on Monday announced that it has withdrawn from a joint venture with India-based industrial giant Vedanta.

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July 11, 2023
The sources of Pakistan's instability
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The sources of Pakistan's instability

There is an enduring debate on the degree to which politics reflects a country’s societal trends.

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July 11, 2023
'EC has no authority to change political party's name'
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'EC has no authority to change political party's name'

Reiterating that the ‘Shiv Sena’ name and party belongs to him, Shiv Sena-UBT President and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday asserted that the Election Commission (EC) has no authority to change its name.

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July 11, 2023