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Women's T20 WC: Australia beat India by 5 runs; qualify for final
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Women's T20 WC: Australia beat India by 5 runs; qualify for final

Australia will now play either England or South Africa in the final

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February 24, 2023
Ticket row ahead of derby game
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Ticket row ahead of derby game

East Bengal, organising Saturday's derby at Salt Lake stadium, have had most of its tickets returned to them by the Indian Football Association and Mohun Bagan as the numbers fell far short of the requirements of each. The derby is usually watched by a full-house crowd.

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February 24, 2023
In Russia-Ukraine war, more disastrous path could lie ahead
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In Russia-Ukraine war, more disastrous path could lie ahead

For Russia, it's been a year of bold charges and bombardments, humiliating retreats and grinding sieges. Ukraine has countered with fierce resistance, surprising counteroffensives and unexpected hitand-run strikes.

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February 24, 2023
Janet Yellen affirms push for stronger Russia sanctions at G-20
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Janet Yellen affirms push for stronger Russia sanctions at G-20

The US expects to provide another $10 billion in assistance to Ukraine

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February 24, 2023
Google blatantly disobeying CCI orders, charging app developers 11-26 pc: ADIF
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Google blatantly disobeying CCI orders, charging app developers 11-26 pc: ADIF

The Alliance of Digital India (ADIF) on ThursFoundation day claimed that Google is blatantly disobeying the Competition Commission of India (CCI) orders in India, charging app developers an exorbitant 11-26 per cent commission.

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February 24, 2023
NSE restricts trading entities from avoiding some non-permissible names
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NSE restricts trading entities from avoiding some non-permissible names

National Stock Exchange has restricted traders from some names as part of their entity's name, in what the exchange said is to avoid an impression of performing a role for which the entity is not registered.

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February 24, 2023
Asian stocks rise after Wall St slides on rate hike fears
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Asian stocks rise after Wall St slides on rate hike fears

Asian stock markets rose Thursday following Wall Street's biggest one-day decline in two months after notes from a Federal Reserve meeting showed officials expect to keep U.S. interest rates high to fight stubborn inflation.

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February 24, 2023
Sitharaman meets US Treasury Secy ahead of FMCBG meeting
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Sitharaman meets US Treasury Secy ahead of FMCBG meeting

FM also meet Japanese and Canadian Finance Ministers ahead of the meeting

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February 24, 2023
Sri Lanka is on a slippery slope
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Sri Lanka is on a slippery slope

Sri Lanka's democracy is on a knife edge. When Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his post, Ranil Wickremesinghe became acting president. And then he got officially elected to the post of President with the support of the Rajapaksas in parliament. Whatever our political views about Wickremesinghe, he did follow the proper parliamentary procedure to be legally constituted as president.

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February 24, 2023
New world order
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New world order

Unipolarity has run its course and the lesson of the Ukrainian war is the inevitable movement towards multipolarity. The increased military assistance to Ukraine will only prolong that country`s agony just as it was in the case of Vietnam in the 1960s and 70s. A new world order is emerging with new centres of power. The war in Ukraine will accelerate this irreversible process

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February 24, 2023
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Ukraine crisis: Think deeper or we all lose

Whatever other reasons there may be for the Russia-Ukraine conflict, a major one is that we live in times characterized by an increasingly dangerous, perhaps fatal, combination of intellectual-moral disarmament and military re-armament.

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February 24, 2023
EPS welcomes SC verdict, says Jaya's blessings with him
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EPS welcomes SC verdict, says Jaya's blessings with him

AIADMK leader and former Chief Minister Edappadi K.Palaniswami (EDP) has welcomed the Supreme Court judgement allowing him to continue as the interim general secretary of the party.

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February 24, 2023
Cong slams Khera arrest
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Cong slams Khera arrest

Indian democracy turned into Hitlershahi, says Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge

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February 24, 2023
Freehold land, not lease in future, says Chief Secretary
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Freehold land, not lease in future, says Chief Secretary

Government land for various purposes would be offered on free-hold land basis instead of 30/99 years lease agreement in future settlement, Chief Secretary to the West Bengal Government HK Dwivedi has said.

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February 24, 2023
CM iterates her no-bandh stance
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CM iterates her no-bandh stance

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today reiterated her stand against bandhs in the state. A day after nine opposition members of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) in the Hills called off a 12-hour general strike they had called, Miss Banerjee said in Siliguri that bandhs were major hurdles in development.

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February 24, 2023
Cong leader Pawan Khera gets interim bail till 28 Feb
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Cong leader Pawan Khera gets interim bail till 28 Feb

He was arrested from Delhi airport by Assam police over remarks on PM

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February 24, 2023
'Budget will help India emerge as lead player in global green energy market'
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'Budget will help India emerge as lead player in global green energy market'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Union Budget 2023-24 will help India establish itself as a lead player in the global green energy market and invited every stakeholder connected with the energy world to invest in the country.

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February 24, 2023
Bumrah yet to get clearance from NCA, BCCI to monitor workload ahead of IPL: Report
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Bumrah yet to get clearance from NCA, BCCI to monitor workload ahead of IPL: Report

It is now clear that he was not considered for the matches against Australia because he is yet to get clearance from the NCA.

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February 22, 2023
BGT series: Warner ruled out due to elbow fracture
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BGT series: Warner ruled out due to elbow fracture

Warner is expected to return for the ODI series that will follow the Test series shortly

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February 22, 2023
Biden to rally allies as Ukraine war gets more complicated
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Biden to rally allies as Ukraine war gets more complicated

President Joe Biden is set to consult with allies from NATO’s eastern flank in Poland on Tuesday as the Russian invasion of Ukraine edges toward an even more complicated stage.

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February 22, 2023
Putin not backing down on Ukraine
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Putin not backing down on Ukraine

We aren't fighting the Ukrainian people: Russian President said in a speech days before the war's first anniv on Friday.

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February 22, 2023
SEBI issues consultation paper on disclosure obligations for listed companies
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SEBI issues consultation paper on disclosure obligations for listed companies

The markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has come out with a consultation paper on streamlining disclosure requirements by listed entities in order to strengthen compliance mechanisms.

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February 22, 2023
Coal India converts 30 mined-out areas into eco-tourism destinations
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Coal India converts 30 mined-out areas into eco-tourism destinations

In a unique initiative, Coal India Limited (CIL) is in the process of converting its abandoned mines into eco-parks which have become popular as ecotourism destinations.

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February 22, 2023
Centre to offload additional 20 lakh tonnes of wheat in open market to bring down prices
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Centre to offload additional 20 lakh tonnes of wheat in open market to bring down prices

The Centre today announced that it will offload an additional 20 lakh tonnes of wheat in the open market to bring down the prices of wheat and wheat flour for consumers.

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February 22, 2023
Indian stock indices largely steady in Tuesday early trade
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Indian stock indices largely steady in Tuesday early trade

Get latest articles and stories on Business at LatestLY. Domestic benchmark stock Indices -- Sensex and Nifty -- started Tuesday's trade largely on a steady note.

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February 22, 2023
Global shares retreat on mixed manufacturing indicators
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Global shares retreat on mixed manufacturing indicators

Shares fell in early trading in France, Germany and Britain and U.S. futures declined

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February 22, 2023
Cong reaffirms its support to beleaguered Bhupesh Baghel
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Cong reaffirms its support to beleaguered Bhupesh Baghel

Reiterating its support to EDstung Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, the Congress on Tuesday attacked the Narendra Modi-led central government for allegedly misusing the Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax Department against political opponents.

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February 22, 2023
BBC documentary politics by another means: Jaishankar
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BBC documentary politics by another means: Jaishankar

Timing of release of documentary on PM Modi and Gujarat riots not accidental, says EAM

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February 22, 2023
Prez calls for more participation of women in every field
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Prez calls for more participation of women in every field

\"We must ensure that the content and quality of the debate is of the highest standard. At the same time, we need to build a consensus on the issues of development and public welfare,\" she added.

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February 22, 2023
VD Satheesan rejects CM Vijayan's allegation of UDF involvement in Jamaat-e-Islami-RSS discussion
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VD Satheesan rejects CM Vijayan's allegation of UDF involvement in Jamaat-e-Islami-RSS discussion

The KPCC president alleged that in the last Assembly elections, the BJP had switched votes to the CPI-M in more than 50 constituencies and that was the result of the discussions held between CPI-M and RSS

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February 22, 2023