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UP cabinet approves New Sports Policy
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UP cabinet approves New Sports Policy

With an aim of fostering sports culture in the state and promoting athletes, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday, approved the New Sports Policy 2023.

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March 11, 2023
City net bowlers for Knight Riders
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City net bowlers for Knight Riders

Snehasish Ganguly has told the Press the CAB will make sure the best ones in the lot are made available to KKR though, with the local competitions going on, the selections will have to be careful.

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March 11, 2023
'Goldsmuggling new revelations: No reason to mistrust Swapna Suresh at this stage'
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'Goldsmuggling new revelations: No reason to mistrust Swapna Suresh at this stage'

Attempts for settlement in gold smuggling case.

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March 11, 2023
K'taka HC cancels board exams for 5th, 8th standards
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K'taka HC cancels board exams for 5th, 8th standards

The bench headed by Justice Pradeep Singh Yerur opined that as per rules, the board exams for fifth and eighth classes could be held from the next year.

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March 11, 2023
Amit Shah to attend CISF 54th Raising Day parade as chief guest at NISA in Hyderabad
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Amit Shah to attend CISF 54th Raising Day parade as chief guest at NISA in Hyderabad

“This is for the first time in CISF’s history that the Raising Day Parade is being held out of New Delhi,” said Additional DG North Piyush Anand.

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March 11, 2023
Police remove protesting martyrs' widows from 'dharna site', shift to hospitals near their villages
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Police remove protesting martyrs' widows from 'dharna site', shift to hospitals near their villages

Three Pulwama attack martyrs' widows protesting over several demands here for the last eleven days were shifted from the civil lines to the hospitals near their villages in the wee hours of Friday.

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March 11, 2023
Tradition and technology India's strength: PM Modi
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Tradition and technology India's strength: PM Modi

He added that it can prepare best model related to world disaster resilience

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March 11, 2023
Is inflation still surging? Jobs report will provide clues
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Is inflation still surging? Jobs report will provide clues

A month ago, the government dropped a bombshell jobs report that showed that America’s employers added a sizzling half-million-plus positions in January — twice the December gain and far more than economists had expected.

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March 11, 2023
Letter claims Mexican cartel handed over men who killed Americans
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Letter claims Mexican cartel handed over men who killed Americans

A letter claiming to be from the Mexican drug cartel blamed for abducting four Americans and killing two of them condemned the violence and said the gang turned over to authorities its own members who were responsible.

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March 11, 2023
Ukrainians who fled war face end of temporary US sanctuary
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Ukrainians who fled war face end of temporary US sanctuary

When U.S. officials at the U.S.-Mexico border stamped the Ukrainian passports of Mariia and her daughter last April and gave them permission to stay for a year, she figured she would return home within months.

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March 11, 2023
Trump invited to testify before NY grand jury, lawyer says
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Trump invited to testify before NY grand jury, lawyer says

Former President Donald Trump has been invited to testify before a New York grand jury that has been investigating hush money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign, according to one of his lawyers.

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March 11, 2023
Loyal and experienced, China's other top leaders take posts
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Loyal and experienced, China's other top leaders take posts

All are party veterans with close personal and professional ties to Xi, China’s most powerful figure in decades.

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March 11, 2023
Extending his rule Xi awarded 3rd term as China's president
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Extending his rule Xi awarded 3rd term as China's president

The vote for Xi was 2,952 to 0 by the NPC, members of which are appointed by the ruling party

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March 11, 2023
Govt expects leading players in food processing sector to showcase their strengths during 'World Food India-2023': Paras
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Govt expects leading players in food processing sector to showcase their strengths during 'World Food India-2023': Paras

The Ministry aims to make India an export hub with a major contribution from food processing and allied industries.

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March 11, 2023
National Pension Scheme subscribers rise 23 percent to 6.24 cr Y-o-Y
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National Pension Scheme subscribers rise 23 percent to 6.24 cr Y-o-Y

The Corporate Scheme too witnessed a jump of 20 per cent, as the subscriber base rose to 16.63 lakh from 13.84 lakh during the year-ago period.

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March 11, 2023
Govt held first public consultation on proposed Digital India Act
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Govt held first public consultation on proposed Digital India Act

The government held its first public consultation meeting with various industry and policy stakeholders related to the proposed Digital India Act (DIA).

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March 11, 2023
India & US sign MoU on semiconductor supply chain and innovation partnership
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India & US sign MoU on semiconductor supply chain and innovation partnership

India and the US signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the semiconductor supply chain and innovation partnership during the India-USA Commercial Dialogue, re-launched with a strategic outlook with a focus on supply chain resiliency and diversification and new emerging areas, after a gap of three years.

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March 11, 2023
Global stocks, Wall St futures sink ahead of US jobs update
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Global stocks, Wall St futures sink ahead of US jobs update

Raising interest rates is a monetary policy instrument that typically helps suppress demand in the economy, thereby helping the inflation rate decline

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March 11, 2023
Sonia, Sushma, Brinda ran movement: Kavitha on Women Reservation Bill
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Sonia, Sushma, Brinda ran movement: Kavitha on Women Reservation Bill

One-day protest was held even as Kavitha is due to appear before the ED

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March 11, 2023
With nerves of steel, women take on life's challenges
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With nerves of steel, women take on life's challenges

Unable to face the economic hardship, Pratima Podder took up driving as a profession a decade ago.

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March 11, 2023
Five more babies die, Bengal tops list
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Five more babies die, Bengal tops list

Adenovirus can spread through skin contact, coughing and sneezing and through the stool of an infected person.

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March 11, 2023
HS exams: Council to use RFD for checking mobiles
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HS exams: Council to use RFD for checking mobiles

The total number of students from Class XI and XII are 18 lakh.

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March 11, 2023
Calcutta High Court orders termination of 842 Group C staff
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Calcutta High Court orders termination of 842 Group C staff

Judge aghast at how 57 were recruited surreptitiously even though they weren't recommended by the service commission.

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March 11, 2023
DA demand: Employees join strike, govt denies reports
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DA demand: Employees join strike, govt denies reports

The strike was backed by the CPM-led Left Front and BJP-affiliated employees’ council

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March 11, 2023
Many employees join DA strike, govt claims normal attendance
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Many employees join DA strike, govt claims normal attendance

‘Strike had no impact, over 90% attendance in most govt offices’

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March 11, 2023
3,038 lab-confirmed H3N2 influenza cases in India, 2 deaths: Union health ministry
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3,038 lab-confirmed H3N2 influenza cases in India, 2 deaths: Union health ministry

So far, Karnataka and Haryana have confirmed one death each from H3N2 influenza. Such cases are expected to decline from March, according to the Union health ministry.

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March 11, 2023
Excise policy case: Sisodia sent to ED custody till 17th
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Excise policy case: Sisodia sent to ED custody till 17th

ED had sought 10 days' custodial interrogation of Sisodia. The counsel for the agency told the court that the ED wanted to confront him with some people including an officer who had recorded his statement against Sisodia. The ED alleged that all the changes to the excise policy were made to enable the \"South Group\" and to \"ensure that certain private entities get huge benefits\".

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March 11, 2023
Indian, Australian sides agree to conclude CECA soon
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Indian, Australian sides agree to conclude CECA soon

The bilateral trade between the two countries amounts to nearly 27 billion dollars in 2021-22. The bilateral trade is expected to cross 45 to 50 billion dollars by 2035.

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March 11, 2023
India-Australia summit: PM raises attacks on temples
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India-Australia summit: PM raises attacks on temples

Australian Prime Minister Albanese Albanese assures safety of Indians

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March 11, 2023
Modi, Albanese Bond Over Cricket At Ahmedabad Test
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Modi, Albanese Bond Over Cricket At Ahmedabad Test

The two Prime Ministers to kick off first in-person India-Australia Annual Summit

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March 10, 2023