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Construction of militarily strategic Chushul-Demchok road begins in Ladakh
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Construction of militarily strategic Chushul-Demchok road begins in Ladakh

The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) shared pictures of the ground-breaking ceremony on social media.

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June 17, 2023
SC posts for 23 June anticipatory bail plea of suspended J'khand IAS officer's husband
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SC posts for 23 June anticipatory bail plea of suspended J'khand IAS officer's husband

The Supreme Court on Friday posted for 23 June a plea by Abhishek Jha, the husband of the suspended Jharkhand cadre IAS officer Pooja Singhal, seeking anticipatory bail in the MGNREGA scam and money laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

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June 17, 2023
Rahul seeks 15-day time from special MP-MLA court in PM Modi surname case
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Rahul seeks 15-day time from special MP-MLA court in PM Modi surname case

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday sought 15-day time from a special MP-MLA court in Ranchi in the Modi surname case.

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June 17, 2023
Attacks by academics on NCERT unwarranted: UGC Chief
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Attacks by academics on NCERT unwarranted: UGC Chief

Hitting back at the academicians who expressed their displeasure over frequent revision of school textbooks in an \"illogical manner\", the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Friday dismissed the allegations as \"baseless\", and called it a practice followed in the past as well.

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June 17, 2023
Manipur unrest: Cong derides PM's silence after minister's home torched
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Manipur unrest: Cong derides PM's silence after minister's home torched

Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not speaking up on the issue, the grand-old party said the PM is too busy preparing for his US visit.

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June 17, 2023
Manjhi was spying on Bihar grand alliance for BJP: Nitish
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Manjhi was spying on Bihar grand alliance for BJP: Nitish

Comment came after swearing in of the newly inducted minister Ratnesh Sada in Nitish's cabinet

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June 17, 2023
Judicial custody of accused in Viveka murder case extended
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Judicial custody of accused in Viveka murder case extended

A special CBI court on Friday extended judicial custody of six accused in former Andhra Pradesh minister Y. S. Vivekananda Reddy's murder case.

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June 17, 2023
Kerala High Court halts action against Congress president Sudhakaran in cheating case
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Kerala High Court halts action against Congress president Sudhakaran in cheating case

The Kerala High Court on Friday ruled that no action should be taken against State Congress president and Kannur Lok Sabha member K.Sudhakaran in a cheating case involving the now-jailed fake antique dealer Monson Mavunkal.

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June 17, 2023
Telangana police filed UAPA charges against 152 people including human rights activist
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Telangana police filed UAPA charges against 152 people including human rights activist

However, the people named in the FIR were unaware of the charges under UAPA until the matter came to light during another trial.

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June 17, 2023
Rice war: K'taka CM posts commitment letter by FCI
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Rice war: K'taka CM posts commitment letter by FCI

BJP Gen Secy CT Ravi had asked Siddaramaiah to produce the commitment letter

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June 17, 2023
WBCERC to move Division Bench challenging earlier order
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WBCERC to move Division Bench challenging earlier order

The West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission (WBCERC) will move the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court challenging the Single Bench’s order.

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June 17, 2023
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Purulia villagers call for poll boycott

The villagers have pasted posters announcing a boycott of the forthcoming three-tier gram panchayat polls

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June 17, 2023
RKM relief camps in Manipur
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RKM relief camps in Manipur

Ramakrishna Mission has opened around 100 camps to give those who have lost their homes in Manipur.

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June 17, 2023
Fearing for life, ISF MLA writes to Shah
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Fearing for life, ISF MLA writes to Shah

In the letter, Siddique also sought central assistance for his necessary security.

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June 17, 2023
Guv visits violence-hit Bhangar, talks to locals
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Guv visits violence-hit Bhangar, talks to locals

Just an hour before the Governor reached the violence-hit area, the police recovered seven bags full of crude bombs.

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June 17, 2023
CM's meeting to focus on rural polls, Cong, role of agencies
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CM's meeting to focus on rural polls, Cong, role of agencies

The meeting will be attended by Abhishek Banerjee and other senior leaders

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June 17, 2023
Three step protocol to avert rail mishaps: Railways
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Three step protocol to avert rail mishaps: Railways

After the tragic accident of Coromandel Express and the triple collision at Bahanaga Bazar on 2 June, the Railway Board has issued specific instructions to be strictly adhered to during works on the signalling and telecom by the concerned officials including the station masters.

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June 17, 2023
Didi's people-friendly schemes bring her closer to rural voters
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Didi's people-friendly schemes bring her closer to rural voters

It is clear that CM's campaigning in the villages is hard-focused on highlighting the public distribution schemes

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June 17, 2023
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Five heavily armed terrorists killed at LoC in Kupwara dist

Five AK series rifles, 14 grenades, 500 AK rounds, night vision googles and other war-like stores were recovered

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June 17, 2023
Global food security needs collective action, says PM
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Global food security needs collective action, says PM

The Prime Minister told the G20 Ministers: “We must find ways to strengthen global fertilizer supply chains. At the same time, adopt agricultural practices for better soil health, crop health and yield.”

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June 17, 2023
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Apart from US, Modi to visit Egypt next week

Relations between India and Egypt are based on ancient trade and economic linkages as well as cultural and deep-rooted people-to-people ties.

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June 17, 2023
Biparjoy leaves a trail of destruction, but weakens
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Biparjoy leaves a trail of destruction, but weakens

Uprooted electric poles and trees, blown away shanty rooftops amidst gusting winds and heavy rains marked the scene in Gujarat’s Kutch district as super cyclone Biparjoy left a trail of devastation last night.

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June 17, 2023
Nomination process was trouble-free, says Mamata
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Nomination process was trouble-free, says Mamata

Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Friday urged people to support her party in the forthcoming Panchayat elections to allow it to carry out uninterrupted development and in the same breath asked them to vote to oust Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha election in 2024.

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June 17, 2023
Centre renames NMML, Nehru's name dropped
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Centre renames NMML, Nehru's name dropped

Cong slams move, says legacies not erased by renaming buildings

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June 17, 2023
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Inter-State Athletics C'ships kicks off at Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar

The 62nd Inter-State Athletics Championships began at the Kalinga Stadium, here on Thursday.

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June 16, 2023
Indonesia Open: Srikanth upsets Lakshya to reach quarters
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Indonesia Open: Srikanth upsets Lakshya to reach quarters

India's two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu crashed out of the Indonesia Open badminton tournament, losing to third seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in a women's singles Round of 16 encounter.

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June 16, 2023
Ashes: Litmus Test for England's attacking cricket against Oz
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Ashes: Litmus Test for England's attacking cricket against Oz

England, who have won 11 of 13 matches under Stokes and McCullum

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June 16, 2023
'Stand with Trump' becomes rallying cry as Republicans amplify attacks on US justice system
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'Stand with Trump' becomes rallying cry as Republicans amplify attacks on US justice system

Moments after Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he hoarded classified documents and then conspired to obstruct an investigation about it, the Republicans in Congress had his back.

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June 16, 2023
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Blinken to travel to China this weekend

After he cancelled his initial visit to Beijing earlier this year due to a Chinese spy balloon transiting the US, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will embark on a fresh visit to the Asian giant this weekend amid thawed bilateral ties.

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June 16, 2023
NATO debates ways to boost ties with Ukraine as war against Russian invasion drags on
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NATO debates ways to boost ties with Ukraine as war against Russian invasion drags on

The ministers were also due to take part in a separate meeting at NATO headquarters of the U.S.-led Ukraine Contact Group — the forum Ukraine’s supporters routinely join to try to drum up weapons and ammunition to help Kyiv fight the Russian invasion

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June 16, 2023