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Top seed Brenda beats Ankita to win ITF Women's Open
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Top seed Brenda beats Ankita to win ITF Women's Open

Top seed Brenda Fruhvirtova of the Czech Republic gave a fine demonstration of fighting skills on way to beating India's Ankita Raina 0-6, 6-4, 6-0 to clinch the ITF Women's Open singles title here on Sunday.

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March 13, 2023
4th Test, Day 4: Virat makes 186 as India take 91-run lead
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4th Test, Day 4: Virat makes 186 as India take 91-run lead

Talismanic batter Virat Kohli showed impeccable grit, discipline and concentration to make a magnificent 186 as India took a 91-run lead over Australia after being bowled out for 571 in their first innings during the fourth Test at Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.

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March 13, 2023
ISSF Shotgun World Cup: India's trap shooter Prithviraj Tondaiman wins bronze medal
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ISSF Shotgun World Cup: India's trap shooter Prithviraj Tondaiman wins bronze medal

Trap shooter Prithviraj Tondaiman won a bronze medal at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup 2023 in Doha, Qatar on Saturday.

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March 13, 2023
BBC crisis escalates as players, stars rally behind Lineker
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BBC crisis escalates as players, stars rally behind Lineker

The BBC was forced to scrap much of its weekend sports programming as the network scrambled to stem an escalating crisis over its suspension of soccer host Gary Lineker for comments criticizing the British government’s new asylum policy.

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March 13, 2023
From wine country to London, bank's failure shakes worldwide
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From wine country to London, bank's failure shakes worldwide

It was called Silicon Valley Bank, but its collapse is causing shockwaves around the world.

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March 13, 2023
Russian advance stalls in Bakhmut, think tank says
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Russian advance stalls in Bakhmut, think tank says

Units from the Kremlin-controlled Wagner Group had seized most of eastern Bakhmut

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March 13, 2023
CID registers FIRs against Ramoji Rao, daughter-in-law in Margadarsi chit fund case
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CID registers FIRs against Ramoji Rao, daughter-in-law in Margadarsi chit fund case

Initially, the stamps and registration department conducted inspection of the branches of MCPL.

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March 13, 2023
Violence reduced in J&K, NE & LWE-affected areas: Shah
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Violence reduced in J&K, NE & LWE-affected areas: Shah

Says Centre will continue its zero tolerance policy towards separatism, terrorism

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March 13, 2023
IDFC Mutual Fund to be rebranded Bandhan Mutual Fund
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IDFC Mutual Fund to be rebranded Bandhan Mutual Fund

IDFC Mutual Fund is set to adopt its new brand identity as Bandhan Mutual Fund on Monday, March 13.

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March 13, 2023
SVB collapse: Minister Chandrasekhar to meet Indian startups to see how govt can help them
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SVB collapse: Minister Chandrasekhar to meet Indian startups to see how govt can help them

The bank's collapse is going to impact several startups in India which have exposure to its investments and have parked their funds in the bank.

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March 13, 2023
Torrent Group to appeal against NCLAT order in Reliance Capital matter in SC
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Torrent Group to appeal against NCLAT order in Reliance Capital matter in SC

The initial bidding process ended on December 21, 2022 and Torrent Investments was found to be the highest bidder with Rs 8,640 crore.

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March 13, 2023
Markets under pressure, to trade with negative bias
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Markets under pressure, to trade with negative bias

The Indian Rupee lost 8 paisa or 0.10 per cent to close at Rs 82.04 to the US Dollar

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March 13, 2023
Civil Services officers being trained in AI tools and data analytics: Jitendra Singh
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Civil Services officers being trained in AI tools and data analytics: Jitendra Singh

Civil Services Officers are now being trained and equipped with latest Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and Data Analytics to enable them with skills that are vital to the effective performance in the administrative context of today, according to Union Minister Jitendra Singh.

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March 13, 2023
Budget session: Rahul, ED-CBI action to keep temperature up
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Budget session: Rahul, ED-CBI action to keep temperature up

The second half of the Budget Session of Parliament starts today, expected to continue till 6 April.

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March 13, 2023
KMC owed ₹4 crore in tax from single building on MG Road
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KMC owed ₹4 crore in tax from single building on MG Road

The civic authorities will soon send notices to the owner to clear the dues failing which stern action will be taken.

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March 13, 2023
'Govt aims to fully convert public transport system to e-vehicles by 2025'
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'Govt aims to fully convert public transport system to e-vehicles by 2025'

He was taking part in a panel discussion on the topic ‘Has the time electric mobility come in West Bengal’.

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March 13, 2023
Deaths of four more children at B C Roy
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Deaths of four more children at B C Roy

According to sources, at least three of the children are said to have died due to pneumonia.

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March 13, 2023
DA issue: Employees want Governor to mediate
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DA issue: Employees want Governor to mediate

The meeting of the protestors’ representatives and the Governor at Raj Bhawan on Sunday came after the latter took to his social media handle yesterday and welcomed all the stakeholders to come together to find \"an acceptable way out of the imbroglio\".

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March 13, 2023
SSC scam: TMC demands Suvendu's arrest
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SSC scam: TMC demands Suvendu's arrest

After 55 teachers recommended by him belonging to Group C category lost jobs

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March 13, 2023
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PM security breach: Govt seeks action-taken report from Punjab

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla asked Punjab Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua to submit the action taken report, highlighting the delay by the Punjab government in acting against the erring officers.

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March 13, 2023
Budget Session: Parl to meet for 2nd part
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Budget Session: Parl to meet for 2nd part

Parliament reassembles tomorrow for the second part of its Budget Session which will mainly see passage of Budgetary demands of different Central Ministries and departments, apart from other legislative business.

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March 13, 2023
K'taka: PM inaugurates expressway, slams Cong
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K'taka: PM inaugurates expressway, slams Cong

Cong dreaming of digging Modi's grave, but I'm busy improving lives of poor: PM

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March 13, 2023
Bista stresses on youths volunteering in social service
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Bista stresses on youths volunteering in social service

Member of Parliament from Darjeeling Raju Bista believes that social organizations should play a more proactive role in tandem with parents, guardians, teachers and elders to keep our young people engaged in positive vocations through music, creative arts and content creations.

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March 13, 2023
At SJC Cup final, call for cricket stadium in Siliguri
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At SJC Cup final, call for cricket stadium in Siliguri

Giving away the prizes to the winners of the meet, Mr Verma lamented that there was no proper cricket ground in Siliguri, where official matches could be held and aspiring cricketers could be groomed.

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March 13, 2023
Mirik CCTV cameras seek to keep crime at bay, help traffic
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Mirik CCTV cameras seek to keep crime at bay, help traffic

The all-weather six-megapixel cameras are equipped with night vision technology.

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March 13, 2023
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State-UNICEF project to fight child marriage, other ills affecting kids

The West Bengal State Rural Livelihood Mission, under the aegis of the Anandadhara project, has engaged Self-Help Groups from September last year to form child-friendly clusters to end child marriage and other deprivations meted out on children.

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March 13, 2023
Sikkim snowfall: Army rescues 400 tourists
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Sikkim snowfall: Army rescues 400 tourists

Army soldiers of Trishakti Corps, said the spokesperson, in collaboration with police and civil administration immediately came into action and launched the rescue mission \"Operation Himrahat\".

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March 13, 2023
FIH Pro League: Sukhjeet brace helps India beat Germany 3-2
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FIH Pro League: Sukhjeet brace helps India beat Germany 3-2

Riding on striker Sukhjeet Singh's brace, India stunned world champion Germany in a five goal thriller winning FIH Hockey Pro League match 3-2 in the Birsa Munda Stadium here last evening.

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March 12, 2023
2nd Test: South Africa beat West Indies by 284 runs, sweep series
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2nd Test: South Africa beat West Indies by 284 runs, sweep series

South Africa defeated West Indies by 284 runs in the second and final Test to finish their World Test Championship cycle with an emphatic 2-0 series win, here on Saturday.

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March 12, 2023
One of Silicon Valley's top banks fails; assets are seized
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One of Silicon Valley's top banks fails; assets are seized

Regulators rushed Friday to seize the assets of one of Silicon Valley’s top banks, marking the largest failure of a U.S. financial institution since the height of the financial crisis almost 15 years ago.

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March 12, 2023