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Football: Five bids received for direct entry into I-League 2023-24 season
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Football: Five bids received for direct entry into I-League 2023-24 season

The All-India Football Federation (AIFF) has received five bids for direct entry into the I-League 2023-24 season with proposals for teams from places like Delhi, Gurugram, and Bengaluru.

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June 14, 2023
Bach gets Paris assurance over Olympic Games
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Bach gets Paris assurance over Olympic Games

The controversy centres on the situation in Ukrain, which copes with an invasion by Russia, with Belarus backing it.

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June 14, 2023
Indonesia Open 2023: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy advance to Round of 16
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Indonesia Open 2023: PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy advance to Round of 16

Sindhu, will now face world No. 3 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei, who is also the defending Indonesia Open champion, in round two.

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June 14, 2023
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Denver Nuggets create history; win first-ever NBA title

Denver Nuggets won their maiden NBA Championship trophy defeating Miami Heat 94-89 in Game 5 of the NBA Final held on Tuesday at the Ball Arena in Denver.

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June 14, 2023
Philippine villagers flee ashfall, sight of red-hot lava from erupting Mayon volcano
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Philippine villagers flee ashfall, sight of red-hot lava from erupting Mayon volcano

Truckloads of villagers on Tuesday fled Philippine communities close to the erupting Mayon volcano, traumatized by the sight of red-hot lava flowing down its crater and fearful of sporadic blasts of ash.

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June 14, 2023
Palestinian Prez begins China visit as Beijing seeks larger role in Mideast
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Palestinian Prez begins China visit as Beijing seeks larger role in Mideast

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas began a visit to China on Tuesday that comes as Beijing is seeking a larger role in Middle East politics and competing for energy resources.

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June 14, 2023
Imran still chasing talks with Pak Army
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Imran still chasing talks with Pak Army

The PTI chairman said that he did not believe in \"vengeance and will strive for the rule of law\" if he came to power again.

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June 14, 2023
Japan: Lower house passes bill to promote LGBTQ+ awareness
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Japan: Lower house passes bill to promote LGBTQ+ awareness

Kishida's conservative party favoured opponents of sexual equality instead of guaranteeing equal rights

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June 14, 2023
30,000 Haitian kids live in private orphanages; officials want to shutter them and reunite families
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30,000 Haitian kids live in private orphanages; officials want to shutter them and reunite families

Mylouise Veillard was 10 when her mother dropped her off at an orphanage in southern Haiti and promised her a better life. For three years, Mylouise slept on a concrete floor.

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June 14, 2023
Relatives fight for custody of kids who survived plane crash and weeks in Amazon jungle
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Relatives fight for custody of kids who survived plane crash and weeks in Amazon jungle

A custody battle has broken out among relatives of four Indigenous children who survived a plane crash and 40 harrowing days alone in the Amazon rainforest in an extraordinary showing of youthful resilience that captivated people around the world.

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June 14, 2023
Trump will face judge in historic court appearance over charges he hoarded secret documents
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Trump will face judge in historic court appearance over charges he hoarded secret documents

Donald Trump was set to make his first court appearance Tuesday in a historic criminal case accusing the former president of hoarding top secret government documents, boastfully displaying them to visitors and trying to hide them from investigators who demanded them back.

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June 14, 2023
Beijing criticises new US sanctions on companies over pilot training, weapons development
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Beijing criticises new US sanctions on companies over pilot training, weapons development

China on Tuesday criticized new sanctions imposed by the United States on companies believed to be involved in training Chinese military pilots and aiding weapons development.

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June 14, 2023
North Korean FM reaffirms stronger cooperation with Russia
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North Korean FM reaffirms stronger cooperation with Russia

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has sent a congratulatory message to her Russian counterpart over Moscow's key national holiday and vowed stronger cooperation between the two nations, state media reported on Tuesday.

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June 14, 2023
Russian missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 11 in Zelenskyy's hometown
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Russian missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 11 in Zelenskyy's hometown

Russian missiles rained down in a central Ukrainian city overnight, killing at least 11 people and wounding more than two dozen in a warehouse and an apartment building, regional officials said Tuesday.

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June 14, 2023
10 injured in mass shooting after Denver Nuggets win
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10 injured in mass shooting after Denver Nuggets win

Shooting happened about a mile from Ball Arena, where the match took place

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June 14, 2023
Punjab & Sindh Bank to set up 40-50 branches in Bengal
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Punjab & Sindh Bank to set up 40-50 branches in Bengal

In view of steady economic growth in West Bengal particularly in the MSME sector, Punjab & Sindh Bank has proposed to set up 40-50 branches in the state in the current financial year.

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June 14, 2023
Centre holds meeting with states to moderate Wheat price
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Centre holds meeting with states to moderate Wheat price

In a move to moderate the price of Wheat and ensure easy availability in the market, the Centre today held talks with food secretaries of states.

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June 14, 2023
'No tearing hurry': SAT stays IRDAI's order against Sahara India Life
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'No tearing hurry': SAT stays IRDAI's order against Sahara India Life

The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on Wednesday said there was \"no tearing hurry\" for the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to order the transfer of life insurance business of Sahara India Life Insurance Company Ltd to SBI Life Insurance Company Ltd.

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June 14, 2023
Bhopal: Satpura Bhavan fire doused, questions raised
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Bhopal: Satpura Bhavan fire doused, questions raised

The fire that broke out at around 3.30 p.m, yesterday was finally brought under control after more than 15 hours at around 6.30 a.m. today, according to officials.

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June 14, 2023
Water cannons used as BJP protests against Rajasthan government; several detained
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Water cannons used as BJP protests against Rajasthan government; several detained

The detained leaders include state BJP President C.P. Joshi and Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore, among others.

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June 14, 2023
Mandaviya reviews steps taken to deal with cyclone Biparjoy
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Mandaviya reviews steps taken to deal with cyclone Biparjoy

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya today reviewed the measures being taken by the Centre and the Gujarat administration to deal with cyclone ‘Biparjoy’.

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June 14, 2023
Entire 'tamasha' of job destroyers to desperate gimmicks: Congress on PM's 'rozgar mela'
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Entire 'tamasha' of job destroyers to desperate gimmicks: Congress on PM's 'rozgar mela'

Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday handed over 70,000 joining letters during a 'rozgar mela', the Congress on Tuesday said the exercise was a 'tamasha (show)' to give an identity to the BJP, which is the job destroyer, and is a desperate gimmick to manage the headlines.

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June 14, 2023
Former CM Manjhi's son resigns from Nitish cabinet
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Former CM Manjhi's son resigns from Nitish cabinet

Suman held the portfolio of SC/ST welfare minister in the Nitish Kumar cabinet

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June 14, 2023
Vivekananda Reddy murder case: Plea for cancellation of anticipatory bail for Avinash Reddy goes to 19 June
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Vivekananda Reddy murder case: Plea for cancellation of anticipatory bail for Avinash Reddy goes to 19 June

Observing that it was for the CBI, which is probing the murder of Y.S. Vivekanand Reddy, to say that YSR Congress Party’s Lok Sabha member Avinash Reddy was not cooperating in the investigation of the case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday posted the matter for consideration on 19 June 2023.

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June 14, 2023
Take immediate action against Annamalai: AIADMK tells BJP
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Take immediate action against Annamalai: AIADMK tells BJP

The AIADMK on Tuesday passed a resolution against Tamil Nadu BJP President K. Annamalai for his remarks about former Chief Minister late Jayalalithaa, urging the BJP's central leadership to take immediate action against him.

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June 14, 2023
Handcuffed farmers spark outrage in T'gana
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Handcuffed farmers spark outrage in T'gana

A large number of small, marginal farmers will lose their plots to the project

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June 14, 2023
Kiran walks for blood, covers 13,000+ kilometres
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Kiran walks for blood, covers 13,000+ kilometres

He described: “Nobody would die waiting for blood in the health care utilities in my country after 31 December, 2025.”

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June 14, 2023
SER's senior officials take over derailment probe
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SER's senior officials take over derailment probe

The investigation of the incident of derailment of a coach of the Howrah-bound local train near Kharagpur on 10 June has been taken over by the headquarters of South Eastern Railway.

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June 14, 2023
SEBI to auction 61 plots of Saradha Group
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SEBI to auction 61 plots of Saradha Group

A notification on this count was issued by the SEBI on Monday

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June 14, 2023
CM Mamata visits Adyapeath temple
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CM Mamata visits Adyapeath temple

She was accompanied by Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra and TMC general secretary and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee’s mother Lata. The CM puja at the temple and performed aarti.

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June 14, 2023