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Tea wage hike writ 'good' for min wages

Leaders of the Pashchim Banga Cha Majur Samiti (PBCMS) have termed the writ petition filed there was an understanding by planters against the state government's decision to hike wages of tea workers as a \"gift for trade unions as well as workers.\"

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May 21, 2023
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Siliguri 'Lok Adalat' settles pending cases

A 'Lok Adalat' was organised on the premises of the Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) in Siliguri by Presiding Officer Rakesh Pati Tiwari under the supervision of the Chairperson of the Debts Recovery Appellate Tribunal (DRAT), Kolkata, Anil Kumar Srivastava.

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May 21, 2023
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Siddaramaiah takes oath amidst Opposition show of strength

Amidst a massive show of Opposition strength, Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Saturday swore in Congress leader Siddaramaiah as the state's Chief Minister and DK Shivakumar as Deputy Chief Minister, along with eight Cabinet Ministers in a jam-packed Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.

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May 21, 2023
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Centre vs Delhi row: Centre seeks review of SC verdict

A day after issuing an ordinance to overturn the top court Constitution Bench judgment that had ruled that the Delhi government has \"legislative and executive power over services\" and that the Lieutenant Governor will act on the aid and advise of the Council of Ministers, the Central government on Saturday approached the Supreme Court seeking the review of its 11 May judgement.

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May 21, 2023
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Abhishek put through 9-hour grilling, Mamata reacts sharply

With the Central Bureau of Investigation putting Trinamul Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee through a marathon grilling, Chief Minister Miss Mamata Banerjee again slammed the Central government for its penchant of engaging the Central investigating agencies against her party.

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May 21, 2023
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Will do whatever we can for resolution of Ukraine war, says Modi after meeting President Zelenskyy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the first time since the outbreak of the conflict in his country in February last year and said India would do whatever it could for the resolution of the war.

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May 21, 2023
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Technology should promote democracy, development: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for ensuring food security in the world on one hand and connecting technology with democracy and development on the other.

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May 21, 2023
Quad meet: PM calls for free, open & inclusive Indo-Pacific
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Quad meet: PM calls for free, open & inclusive Indo-Pacific

PM & other leaders hold summit amidst increasing tough posturing by China on maritime,territorial issues

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May 21, 2023
Knights up against Super Giants
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Knights up against Super Giants

Lucknow Super Giants to wear Mohun Bagan's jersey in their last group-stage game

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May 20, 2023
G7 summit begins in Hiroshima
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G7 summit begins in Hiroshima

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been invited to join the summit & address it virtually

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May 20, 2023
Ukraine's president Zelenskyy begins visit to Saudi Arabia
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Ukraine's president Zelenskyy begins visit to Saudi Arabia

He said in a tweet that his aim is to enhance bilateral relations with the Arab world'

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May 20, 2023
Bombay HC restrains arresting Wankhede CBI from till 22 May
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Bombay HC restrains arresting Wankhede CBI from till 22 May

Bombay High Court on Friday directed the CBI not to take any coercive action against Narcotics Control Bureau former Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede in the alleged Rs 25 crore bribery case pertaining to the arrest of actor Aryan Khan after the cruise ship drugs raid of October 2, 2021.

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May 20, 2023
Gyanvapi: SC defers scientific study of disputed structure
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Gyanvapi: SC defers scientific study of disputed structure

Describing it as a \"sensitive issue\" and stressing the need to \"tread carefully\", the Supreme Court on Friday deferred the carbon-dating and scientific investigation of a structure from the Gyanvapi mosque complex that is claimed to be a 'Shivling' by the Hindu litigants and a fountain by the mosque management committee.

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May 20, 2023
Delhi govt upset at L-G's delay on transfer issue
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Delhi govt upset at L-G's delay on transfer issue

Services minister writes to Lt-Governor urging him to clear file without delay

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May 20, 2023
BGMI on three month trial, closely watching user harm, addiction: Chandrasekhar
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BGMI on three month trial, closely watching user harm, addiction: Chandrasekhar

Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday clarified that the final decision to allow video game Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) to return to the country will only be taken after three months of a strict trial of the game.

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May 20, 2023
Railways operating 380 special trains during summer season
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Railways operating 380 special trains during summer season

Indian Railways is running 6369 trips of 380 special trains during the summer season this year, for the convenience of railway travellers and to clear extra rush of passengers.

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May 20, 2023
RBI to pay ₹87,416 crore dividend to govt
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RBI to pay ₹87,416 crore dividend to govt

The Central Board of Directors of Reserve Bank of India on Friday approved the transfer of Rs 87,416 crore as dividend to the central government for the accounting year 2022-23.

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May 20, 2023
Stock market: Asian shares mostly rise on hopes for US debt deal
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Stock market: Asian shares mostly rise on hopes for US debt deal

Economists say a US federal default could have catastrophic consequences across financial markets and the economy

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May 20, 2023
Gehlot government's saffron politics ahead of Assembly polls
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Gehlot government's saffron politics ahead of Assembly polls

The Gehlot government seems to be going all out to cash in on the Hindutva card ahead of the Assembly election, and has plans to build temple corridors in the coming days and unfurl saffron flags on all temples on the forthcoming Pushya Nakshatra on May 25.

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May 20, 2023
Bageshwar Baba's upcoming Gujarat visit sparks controversy
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Bageshwar Baba's upcoming Gujarat visit sparks controversy

As Bageshwar Dham's Dhirendra Shastri from Madhya Pradesh prepares to visit Gujarat, a wave of controversy is sweeping across the state.

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May 20, 2023
CBI or ED may include my name in supplementary charge sheet: Tejashwi
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CBI or ED may include my name in supplementary charge sheet: Tejashwi

Bihar deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Friday claimed that the CBI or ED may include his name in the supplementary charge sheet of IRCTC land-for-job scam.

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May 20, 2023
Rijiju takes charge of Earth Sciences Ministry
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Rijiju takes charge of Earth Sciences Ministry

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today took charge of the Ministry of Earth Sciences and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for assigning a \"very important\" portfolio to him which, according to him, would play a very important role in the 2047 Vision of a Developed India.

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May 20, 2023
Rahul in US on 28 May, to attend 'Mohabbat ki dukan' in California
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Rahul in US on 28 May, to attend 'Mohabbat ki dukan' in California

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to the US on June 22, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will leave for the country on May 28 and attend several programmes during his visit there, including an event, named 'Mohabbat ki dukan' on May 30 in California.

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May 20, 2023
Union Minister Teni acquitted in 23-year-old murder case
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Union Minister Teni acquitted in 23-year-old murder case

The Allahabad High Court on Friday upheld the acquittal of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni in the 23-year-old Prabhat Gupta murder case.

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May 20, 2023
Produce remission records on Anand Mohan: SC to Bihar govt
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Produce remission records on Anand Mohan: SC to Bihar govt

The order was directed by a Bench comprising Justices Surya Kantand JB Pardiwala

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May 20, 2023
More than a lakh to attend K'taka CM's swearing-in event
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More than a lakh to attend K'taka CM's swearing-in event

The Congress is expecting over one lakh people at Siddaramaiah's swearing-in ceremony on Saturday here and arrangements are in full swing.

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May 20, 2023
KCR dismisses the win of Congress in Karnataka
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KCR dismisses the win of Congress in Karnataka

Dismissing the massive victory of Congress decimating the BJP in Karnataka the BRS supremo and Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today said it will not bring any qualitative change in the state.

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May 20, 2023
Firecracker blast: Prime accused & factory owner dies in Odisha hospital
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Firecracker blast: Prime accused & factory owner dies in Odisha hospital

In a major shocker for the sleuths investigating the explosion at an illegal firecracker factory at Egra in West Bengal's East Midnapore district that claimed nine lives, the prime accused and the owner of the said factory, Krishnapada Bag a.k.a. Bhanu died at a hospital in Odisha's Cuttack on Friday.

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May 20, 2023
Screening to detect anaemia in women
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Screening to detect anaemia in women

A massive awareness drive to create on low haemoglobin has been taken up by Rotary International.

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1 min  |
May 20, 2023
Mamata takes charge of Abhishek's rally
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Mamata takes charge of Abhishek's rally

They are in panic with the success of Abhishek's 'nabojowar' and that's why they've tricked and summoned him to Kolkata.

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May 20, 2023