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Junior Women Hockey: Germany beat India 3-1 in 4 Nations Tournament
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Junior Women Hockey: Germany beat India 3-1 in 4 Nations Tournament

India went down 1-3 to hosts and favourite Germany in their opening match of the 4nation junior women hockey tournament in Düsseldorf, on Saturday.

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August 20, 2023
Sweden claim third place in FIFA Women's World Cup
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Sweden claim third place in FIFA Women's World Cup

Swedish footballer Kosovare Asllani's stunner secures World Cup bronze for her country

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August 20, 2023
ED chargesheets 27 in bank fraud case
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ED chargesheets 27 in bank fraud case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said that they have filed a charge sheet before a Special Court in Mapusa, Goa, against 27 accused, including Ganindu Milk & Milk Products Pvt. Ltd (GMMPL) and other related entities of the Siddharth Group of Companies, in connection to a bank fraud case.

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August 20, 2023
Evergrande's bankruptcy may be the beginning of China's real estate crisis
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Evergrande's bankruptcy may be the beginning of China's real estate crisis

Property developer Evergrande's US bankruptcy serves as a cautionary tale about the growth-at-all-costs model that underpinned China's spectacular growth over the past 30 years, the media reported.

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August 20, 2023
G20:Vaishnaw highlights 3 priority areas for India
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G20:Vaishnaw highlights 3 priority areas for India

The Union minister said that these three reflect the priorities of PM Modi

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August 20, 2023
Judge won't delay Trump's defamation claims trial, calling the ex-president's appeal frivolous
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Judge won't delay Trump's defamation claims trial, calling the ex-president's appeal frivolous

A New York federal judge expressed growing impatience Friday with what he calls ex-President Donald Trump's \"repeated efforts to delay\" a defamation lawsuit against him, saying he won't stop a January trial to await the outcome of a \"frivolous\" appeal of one of his rulings.

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August 20, 2023
Imran Khan could be poisoned in Attock jail, says Bushra Bibi
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Imran Khan could be poisoned in Attock jail, says Bushra Bibi

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi has voiced concerns about her incarcerated husband's security and safety, saying he \"can be poisoned\" in Attock jail.

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August 20, 2023
Chinese military launches drills around Taiwan as a 'warning' after top island official went to US
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Chinese military launches drills around Taiwan as a 'warning' after top island official went to US

The Chinese military launched drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a \"stern warning\" over what it called collusion between \"separatists and foreign forces,\" its defense ministry said, days after the island's vice president stopped over in the United States.

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August 20, 2023
US, Japan and S Korea agree to expand security ties at summit
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US, Japan and S Korea agree to expand security ties at summit

Biden says the nations would establish a communications hotline to discuss responses to threats.

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August 20, 2023
Road trip: Rahul rides his bike from Leh to Pangong lake
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Road trip: Rahul rides his bike from Leh to Pangong lake

To offer prayers on the birth anniversary of his father Rajiv Gandhi on Sunday, Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi was on Saturday seen riding a bike to Ladakh's high-altitude Pangong Lake through the picturesque landscapes of the cold desert region.

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August 20, 2023
Hemant Soren asked to join ED probe on 24 Aug
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Hemant Soren asked to join ED probe on 24 Aug

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren to appear before in on 24 August in connection to a land-grabbing case.

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August 20, 2023
Kharge targets govt over CAG report on UDAN scheme
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Kharge targets govt over CAG report on UDAN scheme

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday targeted the BJP government at the Centre over the Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) report on the UDAN scheme and said its promise to travel by air wearing slippers has run into thin air like all other promises as the scheme did not work on 93 per cent routes.

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August 20, 2023
Haryana govt defends Nuh demolition drive
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Haryana govt defends Nuh demolition drive

Not remotely a case of ethnic cleansing, district administration tells High Court

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August 20, 2023
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Cong MLA escalates allegations against Veena Vijayan

Congress MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan, who is in the forefront of attacking Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over the monthly payment allegations against his daughter Veena, on Saturday scaled up his allegations of financial irregularities against Ms Vijayan.

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August 20, 2023
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Manipur: Kuki legislators to boycott Assembly session starting Monday

\"A big shout-out to the Indian Army for their dedication in bringing them (212 Meiteis) home,\" tweeted Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, even as the Assembly session summoned from Monday could be boycotted by Kuki legislators.

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August 20, 2023
Karnataka govt reverses orders to avoid hurting Hindu sentiments
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Karnataka govt reverses orders to avoid hurting Hindu sentiments

One was the Cong govt's decision to stop releasing funds for renovation and development work of temples

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August 20, 2023
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CLW bags orders for 4 engines of Vande Bharat

West Bengal-based Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), the flagship three-phase electric locomotive manufacturing unit of Indian Railways (IR) has bagged orders of manufacturing four engines of the Vande Bharat Express trains.

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August 20, 2023
Asansol engg college sets up anti-ragging body
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Asansol engg college sets up anti-ragging body

Asansol Engineering College, the oldest and the first private engineering college in West Bengal, has set up a mobile anti-ragging committee inside the campus in wake of the tragic incident at Jadavpur University.

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August 20, 2023
Deceased victim of organised crime in campus: Probe team
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Deceased victim of organised crime in campus: Probe team

The ongoing investigation into the death of 18-year-old Swapnadip Kundu, the first-year student of Bengali department of Jadavpur University led the investigators to believe that the first-year student was a victim of an \"organized crime\".

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August 20, 2023
Principals' body offers voluntary service to stop ragging on campuses
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Principals' body offers voluntary service to stop ragging on campuses

We have a strength of 400 principals, with many teachers. We can form a team and visit the institutes and talk to the students. It is not possible for one superintendent to look after the needs of 600 students

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August 20, 2023
New TMCP JU unit vows to restore faith on campus
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New TMCP JU unit vows to restore faith on campus

The unit meets authorities demanding installation of CCTVS on campus, stop ragging

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August 20, 2023
Tiger cubs' death: Officials holds mother responsible
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Tiger cubs' death: Officials holds mother responsible

The cubs since their birth on July 12 this year were suffering from some genetically-borne ailments

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August 20, 2023
Suvendu's jibe at state police for rural poll credit
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Suvendu's jibe at state police for rural poll credit

Leader of opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvedu Adhikari on Saturday ridiculed the state police for giving commendation certificates to particular police officers who allegedly \"aided\" the ruling Trinamool Congress' \"malpractices\" in the recently-concluded panchayat polls.

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August 20, 2023
Life paralysed in Kullu-Manali as essential supplies halted
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Life paralysed in Kullu-Manali as essential supplies halted

After heavy rains, for 7 days twin towns remained cut off from the rest of India; locals heave sigh of relief as road restored for emergency commodities

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August 20, 2023
I-T Dept revises rules for valuing rent-free accommodation given by employers
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I-T Dept revises rules for valuing rent-free accommodation given by employers

Employees having high-grade salaries and also rent-free accommodation given by their employers, will be able to save more tax and take home a higher salary, as per amendments notified by the Central Board of Direct Taxes in income tax rules.

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August 20, 2023
Govt imposes 40 pc export duty on onions
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Govt imposes 40 pc export duty on onions

The government on Saturday imposed a 40 per cent duty on the export of onions to check price rise and improve supplies in the domestic market till December 31, 2023.

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August 20, 2023
SC directs fresh check-up of rape victim seeking abortion
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SC directs fresh check-up of rape victim seeking abortion

The Supreme Court in a special sitting on Saturday heard a plea of a rape victim seeking to terminate her pregnancy and ordered a fresh medical examination in the case.

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August 20, 2023
'Babies could've been saved': Indian-origin doctor who helped catch killer nurse in UK
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'Babies could've been saved': Indian-origin doctor who helped catch killer nurse in UK

An Indian-origin paediatrician in England, who helped catch a nurse convicted of murdering seven babies in her care, has said that the infants could have been saved had the hospital acted faster.

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August 20, 2023
After 20 student suicides this year in Kota, panel set up to suggest remedial steps
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After 20 student suicides this year in Kota, panel set up to suggest remedial steps

The Kota district administration has asked all PGs and hostels of Coaching Institutes to place anti-suicide devices in their rooms.

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August 20, 2023
PM seeks consensus on digital economy
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PM seeks consensus on digital economy

Modi addresses G20 Digital Economy Ministers' Meet held in Bengaluru

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August 20, 2023