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Markets may consolidate this week
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Markets may consolidate this week

Results season kicks in from the week ahead with TCS declaring results on Wednesday the July 12 followed by Wipro on Thursday the July 13

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July 10, 2023
US supply of cluster bombs to Kyiv is morally shaky
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US supply of cluster bombs to Kyiv is morally shaky

The Biden administration announced on 7 July that it would send cluster bombs to Ukraine – a deeply controversial move given the munition is prohibited by more than 120 countries because of risks to civilian populations.

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July 10, 2023
Undermining Fairness
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Undermining Fairness

While developed countries may attempt to subtly obfuscate the North-South fault-line by arguing that every country has more or less equal responsibility towards the global atmospheric commons, yet, it is now, more than ever, that the construct of the global South has hardened and significantly assumed a distinctive identity in global politics

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July 10, 2023
With Raj Congress and BJP projecting no CM face, party workers left confused
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With Raj Congress and BJP projecting no CM face, party workers left confused

The Congress after its recent Delhi meeting has announced that the party will be going for the Rajasthan assembly polls without any chief ministerial face.

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July 10, 2023
Chirag to decide on alliance with NDA after '2-3 more meets'
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Chirag to decide on alliance with NDA after '2-3 more meets'

Before the meeting with the party bearers, he met BJP leader Nityanand Rai in Patna

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July 10, 2023
BJP Kerala woman leader says she is being ignored, ill treated, sidelined
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BJP Kerala woman leader says she is being ignored, ill treated, sidelined

With the Lok Sabha elections around the corner, it has now become clear that all is not well in the Kerala unit of the BJP.

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July 10, 2023
Jaishankar terms Tanzania visit 'productive'
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Jaishankar terms Tanzania visit 'productive'

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has described his visit to Tanzania as \"productive\".

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July 10, 2023
'Where are Central agencies', asks KCR on BJP MLA's ₹100 cr claim
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'Where are Central agencies', asks KCR on BJP MLA's ₹100 cr claim

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Sunday questioned why the Central agencies were not probing the claim by Telangana BJP MLA that his party spent Rs 100 crore in an Assembly bypoll in the state.

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July 10, 2023
Muslim League rejects CPM invite to UCC seminar
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Muslim League rejects CPM invite to UCC seminar

The Muslim League leaders said that only the Congress can raise voice against UCC in Parliament

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July 10, 2023
SC sets aside HC order on demotion of teachers
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SC sets aside HC order on demotion of teachers

The Supreme Court has set aside the order of the Single Bench of the Calcutta High Court that 32,000 primary teachers will be demoted to the status of para teachers with less salary.

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July 10, 2023
Central forces'absence during violent voting incidents: BSF points finger at SEC
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Central forces'absence during violent voting incidents: BSF points finger at SEC

Facing severe criticism over the poor deployment of central forces during the panchayat elections in the state on Saturday, BSF DIG SS Guleria squarely put the blame on the State Election Commission's Commissioner Rajiva Sinha.

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July 10, 2023
80 pc turnout recorded during panchayat poll
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80 pc turnout recorded during panchayat poll

Birbhum recorded highest turnout at 83.20 pc, South Dinajpur lowest (59.13 pc)

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July 10, 2023
Need to empower bike mechanics to strengthen automobile industry: Rahul Gandhi
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Need to empower bike mechanics to strengthen automobile industry: Rahul Gandhi

Days after former Congress president Rahul Gandhi visited the motor bike market in Delhi and interacted with bike mechanics, he shared his conversation with them on his social media channel on Sunday saying their achievements drive the country’s progress.

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July 10, 2023
Angry voters hit the streets in North Dinajpur
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Angry voters hit the streets in North Dinajpur

Irate mob of Cong, CPM, BJP allegedly set fire to vehicles,damaged state buses

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July 10, 2023
RS: TMC likely to field Kunal Ghosh, Ritabrata Bandyopadhyay
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RS: TMC likely to field Kunal Ghosh, Ritabrata Bandyopadhyay

The Trinamul Congress is expected to file the nominations of its candidates for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha election soon.

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July 10, 2023
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Manipur govt downsizes for VIPs to provide cover to farmers security

To provide security to farmers during a shrinking planting season amidst volatility in the law and order situation, the Manipur government has downsized security for VIPs, police said on Sunday.

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July 10, 2023
Nadda chairs regional consultative meet in Hyderabad to chalk out 2024 polls strategy
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Nadda chairs regional consultative meet in Hyderabad to chalk out 2024 polls strategy

Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda on Sunday chaired a crucial regional consultative meeting of senior party leaders of southern India and some other states in Hyderabad to chalk out the party's strategy for next year's Lok Sabha elections and other important issues.

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July 10, 2023
Goyal to visit UK for FTA, EFTA negotiations
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Goyal to visit UK for FTA, EFTA negotiations

India and the United Kingdom will give an impetus to their ongoing negotiations over a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) during Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal’s two-day visit to the UK beginning tomorrow.

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July 10, 2023
Bengal rural poll-related violence toll reaches 16
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Bengal rural poll-related violence toll reaches 16

Although the polling for the three-tier panchayat system in West Bengal has ended, violence continues and one more death has been reported, officials said on Sunday.

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July 10, 2023
Torrential rains pound N India, at least 15 dead
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Torrential rains pound N India, at least 15 dead

Roads washed away in many areas, Delhi, other cities see heavy waterlogging

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July 10, 2023
Wimbledon: Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden advance to second round
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Wimbledon: Rohan Bopanna-Matthew Ebden advance to second round

India's Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden advanced to the second round of the men's doubles event of the Wimbledon after overcoming the Argentine duo of Guillermo Duran and Tomas Etcheverry, here.

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July 09, 2023
Canada Open 2023 badminton: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen in semi-finals
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Canada Open 2023 badminton: PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen in semi-finals

Former World Champion PV Sindhu and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Lakshya Sen came up with contrasting victories to sail into the semi-finals of women’s and men’s singles events, respectively, at the Canada Badminton Open in Calgary.

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July 09, 2023
Pak's high-level committee to decide on participation in WC
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Pak's high-level committee to decide on participation in WC

Pak PM had formed the committee to decide whether the country should send the national squad to India or not

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July 09, 2023
UN steps up support for people fleeing Sudan conflict
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UN steps up support for people fleeing Sudan conflict

As fighting continues in Sudan, the UN is stepping up support for the growing number of people fleeing to neighbouring countries, said a spokesman.

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July 09, 2023
Global temps to continue breaking records: Experts
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Global temps to continue breaking records: Experts

June 2023 has surpassed the previous temperature record for the month - which was in 2019 - by a substantial margin, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service.

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July 09, 2023
Fukushima water release: Massive protest in S Korea
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Fukushima water release: Massive protest in S Korea

The protests came a day after the govt in Seoul formally endorsed safety of Japanese nuclear plants

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July 09, 2023
Thousands march in Bosnia to mark 1995 Srebrenica genocide as ethnic tensions linger on
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Thousands march in Bosnia to mark 1995 Srebrenica genocide as ethnic tensions linger on

A solemn peace march started on Saturday through forests in eastern Bosnia in memory of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II.

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July 09, 2023
Dutch PM is handing his resignation to the king after his coalition collapsed
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Dutch PM is handing his resignation to the king after his coalition collapsed

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte visited the king Saturday to turn in the resignation of his four-party coalition and set the deeply divided Netherlands on track for a general election later this year.

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July 09, 2023
A German county elected a far-right candidate for the first time since the Nazi era, raising concern
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A German county elected a far-right candidate for the first time since the Nazi era, raising concern

Mike Knoth is more than thrilled that a far-right populist party’s candidate recently won the county administration in his hometown in rural eastern Germany for the first time since the Nazi era.

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July 09, 2023
NATO summit host Lithuania is a small country with a loud voice, especially when it comes to Russia
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NATO summit host Lithuania is a small country with a loud voice, especially when it comes to Russia

A pair of colorful children’s scooters rest against the yellow tracks of a battle tank, parked in the shade of skyscrapers in the Vilnius business district.

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July 09, 2023