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Mann ki Baat connects India to Bharat: IIMC Survey
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Mann ki Baat connects India to Bharat: IIMC Survey

Seventy-six percent of Indian mediapersons believe that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popular radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' has played a significant role in introducing the real \"Bharat\" to countrymen.

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April 30, 2023
'India's trade with Latin America approaching a volume of $ 50 bn'
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'India's trade with Latin America approaching a volume of $ 50 bn'

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday asserted that \"deeper globalization\" and a \"broadening of India's interest\" is the reason that Latin America is no longer considered \"a region too far, adding that India's trade with it is approaching a volume of \"USD 50 billion\".

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April 30, 2023
Hindenburgprobe: Sebi seeks more time from SC
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Hindenburgprobe: Sebi seeks more time from SC

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Saturday moved the Supreme Court seeking six-month extension to complete its probe into the Hindenburg allegations of \"stock manipulation\" by the Adani Group.

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April 30, 2023
WFI chief: If I resign that means I have accepted their allegations
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WFI chief: If I resign that means I have accepted their allegations

Sharan World Wrestling Federation Chief Brij Bhushan Singh has asserted that if he resigns from his post it would mean that he has accepted the allegations which have been raised by the wrestlers.

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April 30, 2023
PM in K'taka: Cong is full of negativity
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PM in K'taka: Cong is full of negativity

Modi accuses Congress, JD(S) of false promises to farmers

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April 30, 2023
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BJP MLA goes to cops over 'Twitter threat'

BJP MLA from Siliguri Shankar Ghosh has filed a police complaint, stating that he received a post on his Twitter handle that said that he should be arrested and killed. The post was tagged @TMCNaboJowar.

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April 30, 2023
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Mirabai Chanu returns to lead Indian contingent for Asian Weightlifting C'ships 2023

In her first international competition of the year, Tokyo 2020 medalist Mirabai Chanu will lead a six-person Indian team at the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2023 in Jinju, South Korea, from May 3 to 13.

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April 29, 2023
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Knights to have a go at Titans, again

Knights to complete a double, are required to watch their step

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April 29, 2023
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Yoon warns of overwhelming' response to NK's N-weapons use

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol warned that North Korea will be met with an \"overwhelming\" nuclear response in the event it tries to use nuclear weapons.

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April 29, 2023
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Heavy clashes rock Sudan's capital despite truce extension

Fierce clashes with frequent explosions and gunfire continued in Khartoum's upscale neighborhood

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April 29, 2023
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Brazil creates 526,173 new jobs in Q1

Brazil created 526,173 new formal jobs in the first quarter, based on a balance of 6,040,592 hirings and 5,514,419 dismissals, the Ministry of Labour and Employment reported.

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April 29, 2023
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Ukraine expects $42bn in international aid this year

As Russia continues its full-scale invasion of Kiev, Ukraine expects to receive $42 billion in international aid this year, National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) chairman Andriy Pyshnyy said.

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April 29, 2023
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BBC chief quits amid furore over role in Boris Johnson loan

The chairman of the BBC quit Friday after a report found he failed to disclose a potential conflict of interest over his role in arranging a loan more than two years ago for Boris Johnson, as scandals from the former prime minister's turbulent term continue to rattle U.K. public life.

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April 29, 2023
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Trump in New Hampshire, speech turns focus to Jo Biden rematch

Former President Donald Trump turned his attention to the general election on Thursday, using his first campaign appearance since President Joe Biden launched his own reelection bid to boast of his poll numbers and suggest that he has no need to debate his Republican rivals.

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April 29, 2023
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Russian missile and drone attack in Ukraine kills 21 people

The missile attacks included the first one against Kyiv in nearly two months

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April 29, 2023
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Odisha orders audit amid rise in C-section child deliveries

With the C-section deliveries in private hospitals on the rise in the State, the health authorities have directed the Chief District Medical Officers (CDMOOS) and Public Health Officers of all districts and Urban bodies to conduct audits in private health care facilities.

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April 29, 2023
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Caste Bias: Youth club cremates body

The dead body of an old lady in Danra village of Deogarh district was not cremated and left as such for several hours as her son had married outside the caste.

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April 29, 2023
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Trial run of Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Exp

The trial run of Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express drew appreciation from all quarters here and the ruling BJD welcomed it while demanding further improvement of railway density in the state.

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April 29, 2023
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Both BJP & Cong have betrayed the people of Odisha: BJD

Unlike the BJD, both the BJP and Congress put party interest above that of the state, charged the BJD on Friday while criticizing the two Opposition parties for remaining silent on Mahanadi waters being arbitrarily stored by the Chhattisgarh government.

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April 29, 2023
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Dharmendra Pradhan asks BJD govt to follow Rajdharma

Post riots majority community in Sambalpur being harassed

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April 29, 2023
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'My daughter made her husband PM', says Rishi Sunak's mother-in-law Sudha Murty

IT giant Infosys Chairperson and mother-in-law of the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that her daughter Akshata Murty made her husband Prime Minister.

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April 29, 2023
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Texmaco successfully commissions part of Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project

Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited has successfully commissioned a part of the first unit of 250 MW of the hydro-mechanical equipment package contract worth Rs 350 crore for the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project.

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April 29, 2023
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Google shuts down over 3,500 loan apps in India for violating norms

Tech giant Google has taken action against more than 3,500 loan apps in India in 2022 and removed them from its Play Store for violating policies.

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April 29, 2023
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Asia shares gain as BOJ stands pat

European shares opened mixed after gains in Asia following Wall Street's best day since January.

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April 29, 2023
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India's economic resilience: IMF predicts Indian economy will grow by nearly 6pcthis fiscal year

Despite facing formidable challenges, India stands tall and steadfast, emerging as a beacon of resilience in the global economy

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April 29, 2023
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More prisoners languishing in Biharjails demand release

After the release of the former MP, a convict in the killing of the then Gopalganj DM G Krishnaiah (IAS), along with 26 others, demands for release of prisoners lining up before CM Nitish Kumar.

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April 29, 2023
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'1,387 deaths at construction sites in Gujarat in 14 years'

As many as 1,387 workers have died in accidents at construction sites of Gujarat from 2008 to 2022.

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April 29, 2023
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Former JD (U) spokesperson Ajay Alok joins BJP

Praised Narendra Modi

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April 29, 2023
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3 men get death sentence for murder of Jabalpur couple

A court in Jabalpur has awarded double death sentences to three men and ordered they be hanged till death, finding them guilty of murdering a husband and wife over a petty dispute that occurred in 2021 in the Rampur locality of Gorakhpur area in Jabalpur city of Madhya Pradesh.

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April 29, 2023
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Delhi Police to SC: Case to be registered against WFI chief on wrestlers' complaint

The Delhi Police on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it will register an FIR in connection with women wrestlers' allegation of sexual harassment against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

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