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With 11 nominations this year, Beyoncé most nominated artist in Grammy history

Welcome to Beyoncé country. When it comes to the 2025 Grammy Award nominations, \"Cowboy Carter\" rules the nation.

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November 10, 2024
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Anti-abortion advocates press Trump for more restrictions as abortion pill sales spike

Anti-abortion advocates say there is still work to be done to further restrict access to abortion when Republican Donald Trump returns to the White House next year.

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November 10, 2024
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Qatar to suspend mediation efforts on Gaza, officials say

Qatar has said it can't continue to mediate as long as there is a refusal to negotiate a deal in good faith

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November 10, 2024
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ICC to launch external probe into accusations against top prosecutor

The International Criminal Court will launch an external probe into sexual misconduct accusations against its top prosecutor, The Associated Press has learned, keeping alive a case that the court's internal watchdog had closed within five days.

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November 10, 2024
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Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump's 2020 election case after his presidential win

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case canceled any remaining court deadlines Friday while prosecutors assess \"the appropriate course going forward\" in light of the Republican's presidential victory.

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November 10, 2024
Could euphoria over win be a problem for Trump?
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Could euphoria over win be a problem for Trump?

November 6 marks the beginning of a momentous chapter in American history, not only as the date when Donald Trump was elected as the 47th President of the United States but also as a symbol of a new era characterized by a resurgence of American glory and pre-eminence.

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November 10, 2024
Real issues trump vague feelings
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Real issues trump vague feelings

There is nothing complicated about Donald Trump's win as much of the mainstream media would like the world to believe.

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November 10, 2024
Their Lost Jerusalem
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Their Lost Jerusalem

World citizens of today who can stomach gut-wrenching details, imagery of devastation and death do recall that 70 per cent of Gaza's population is composed of refugees of the 1948 Nakba, when an estimated 750,000 Palestinians were forced out of their homes by Zionist militias. What the relentless bombings are reviving are not just the memories of the Nakba 75 years ago, but brutalities and destruction in the ancient lands over the last 3000 years. Jerusalem itself, the Zion of song and longing in Babylon, is perhaps the single most bitterly contested patch of land in human history, wrote Neil Mac Gregor

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November 10, 2024
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Balancing Trade

India faces a renewed challenge in managing its trade relationship with the United States.

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November 10, 2024
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German Disarray

The collapse of Germany's coalition government marks a pivotal moment for the country, facing both economic strain and mounting geopolitical pressures.

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November 10, 2024
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MP must serve public, not instil fear: Prashant Kishor to RJD

Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor on Saturday criticised RJD for intimidating his party cadre, saying that an MP's duty is to serve the public and not instil fear.

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November 10, 2024
Centre buys paddy worth ₹27,995 crore in Punjab, 6.8 lakh farmers to benefit
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Centre buys paddy worth ₹27,995 crore in Punjab, 6.8 lakh farmers to benefit

Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state agencies have procured 120.67 lakh metric tonne (LMT) paddy in Punjab during the ongoing kharif marketing season (KMS) 2024-2025 (as of November 8) worth Rs 27,995 crore, the government said on Saturday.

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November 10, 2024
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Delhi: CAQM expresses concern regarding growing backlog of pending complaints being handled by respective agencies

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Saturday held a meeting to review the progress and effectiveness of the actions being implemented under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), particularly in air pollution hotspots and other designated priority areas across Delhi.

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November 10, 2024
This Will be the decade Of Uttarakhand:PM Modi
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This Will be the decade Of Uttarakhand:PM Modi

PM Modi underlined that the present government is leaving no stone unturned for the development of Uttarakhand

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November 10, 2024
Delhi govt approves proposal to re-engage CDVs to enforce anti-pollution measures: Atishi
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Delhi govt approves proposal to re-engage CDVs to enforce anti-pollution measures: Atishi

Chief Minister Atishi on Saturday announced that the 10,000 Civil Defence Volunteers (CDVs) who were removed as bus marshals last year will return to work for four months from next week in enforcing various anti-pollution measures in the capital city.

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November 10, 2024
FM Sitharaman chairs meeting to review performance of ten regional rural banks of southern region
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FM Sitharaman chairs meeting to review performance of ten regional rural banks of southern region

Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday chaired a meeting to review the performance of ten Regional Rural Banks of the Southern Region, covering the five states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana and the Union Territory of Puducherry, in Bengaluru.

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November 10, 2024
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Kerala ADM's family to move HC against lax police probe, Divya's bail

The family of Kannur ADM Naveen Babu who committed suicide last month is all set to move the Kerala High Court against the allegedly lax police probe which they said led to the granting of bail to the CPI-M leader P.P. Divya.

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November 10, 2024
Brawl breaks out between two Kerala IAS officials on misuse of position
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Brawl breaks out between two Kerala IAS officials on misuse of position

A brawl broke out between two Kerala IAS officials: Additional Chief Secretary A. Jayathilak and Special Secretary Agriculture N. Prasanth - over alleged misuse of their positions.

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November 10, 2024
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Mysore Sangeetha Sugandha Festival inaugurated in Mysuru

The Mysuru Sangeetha Sugandha Festival was inaugurated in Mysuru today with distinguished guests celebrating Karnataka's rich heritage in Carnatic music, Kannada culture, and the Dasa tradition.

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November 10, 2024
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Congress govt in Karnataka will not complete its full term: Deve Gowda

\"The Congress government in Karnataka will not complete its full term\", he underlined.

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November 10, 2024
Actor-turned neta Vijay interacts With Army personnel and their families
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Actor-turned neta Vijay interacts With Army personnel and their families

It was a film shoot as well as an outreach in his just begun political journey.

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November 10, 2024
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IT department raids Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's close aide

Ahead of the Jharkhand assembly elections, the Income Tax (IT) department on Saturday conducted raids at the residence of Sunil Srivastava, personal secretary to Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, in Ranchi.

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November 10, 2024
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Nitish Kumar to campaign for BJP candidates in Tarari, Ramgarh

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday kicked off campaigning for the upcoming Assembly by-elections in Bihar, scheduled for November 13, focusing on the Tarari and Ramgarh constituencies.

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November 10, 2024
BJP's top leadership campaigning in Maharashtra, Jharkhand on J&K's resolution for restoration of Article 370
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BJP's top leadership campaigning in Maharashtra, Jharkhand on J&K's resolution for restoration of Article 370

The 5-day fiery session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly has ended in Srinagar, but its deliberations are echoing in the crucial poll bound Maharashtra and Jharkhand where the top BJP leadership is utilizing the Article 370 restoration resolution as an election issue to pin down its rival INDIA alliance.

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November 10, 2024
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Congress playing fraud in name of caste census: Rajnath Singh

Condemning Congress' politics of falsehood, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday accused the Grand Old Party of misleading people on the issue of caste census and asked why the party did not conduct such an exercise during the 50 years of its rule in the country.

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November 10, 2024
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Pralhad Joshi confident of BJP's win in K'taka bypolls

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi and former Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa on Saturday expressed confidence that NDA candidates will win in all three Assembly segments in the by-elections in Karnataka.

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November 10, 2024
J&K CM Omar Abdullah takes stock of winter preparedness of administration
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J&K CM Omar Abdullah takes stock of winter preparedness of administration

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, while chairing a high-level meeting in Srinagar on Saturday to review winter preparedness in the Kashmir Valley and snow zones of Jammu division, underscored the critical importance of effective execution of the strategy to maintain normal functioning during the harsh winter.

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November 10, 2024
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Rahul Gandhi should feel ashamed, his ancestors did nothing for tribals: Marandi

Ahead of the Assembly elections in Jharkhand, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Babulal Marandi launched a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi and previous Congress governments, saying that the state's laggardness was because of years of 'misrule' by the grand old party & its allies.

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November 10, 2024
Shah blames Cong, JMM for cross-border infiltration
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Shah blames Cong, JMM for cross-border infiltration

The Home Minister attacked Congress over the recent recovery of over Rs 300 crore from a Congress MP's house and the seizure of Rs 30 crore from the house of an aide of a Jharkhand minister

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November 10, 2024
Ladakh's new mountaineering policy directed towards protecting ecosystem of fragile region
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Ladakh's new mountaineering policy directed towards protecting ecosystem of fragile region

The Ladakh administration has introduced its Mountaineering Policy to promote sustainable and safe high-altitude mountain expeditions to protect the ecosystem of the fragile cold desert frontier region.

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November 10, 2024