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DGCA revokes Jharkhand flying school suspension

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has revoked the suspension of training operations by Jamshedpur-based pilot training company Alchemist Aviation and reinstated its pilot training licence, officials said on Tuesday.

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January 01, 2025
Minister's aide surrenders over Beed sarpanch killing
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Minister's aide surrenders over Beed sarpanch killing

Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde's aide Walmik Karad, who was wanted in an extortion case linked to the murder of a sarpanch in Beed district earlier this month, surrendered before the police in Pune on Tuesday, saying that the case against him was \"fake\".

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January 01, 2025
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Power outage briefly affects govt websites

THE WEBSITES SLOWLY STARTED COMING BACK ONLINE IN PHASES AFTER POWER WAS RESTORED AT THE DATA CENTRE. AN OFFICIAL RULED OUT THAT IT WAS A CYBER ATTACK

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January 01, 2025
SC Gives Punjab Till Jan 2 To Hospitalise Farm Leader
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SC Gives Punjab Till Jan 2 To Hospitalise Farm Leader

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended time till January 2 for the Punjab government to comply with its order to hospitalise Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a hunger strike for over a month, after the state informed the court that the farmer leader is willing to receive medical aid if the Centre accepts his proposal for talks.

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January 01, 2025
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TN Cancels Tender to Adani Group Citing Higher Pricing

Adani Group Firm Emerged as the Lowest Bidder for Tender, Floated for Installing 8.2 Million Smart Meters in Eight Districts

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January 01, 2025
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CBI Inspector's Award Revoked Over Bribery Charges

₹2.33 Crore Cash, Four Gold Bars, 36 Devices, Over 150 Incriminating Documents Were Recovered From The Accused

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January 01, 2025
Navy to commission 2 warships, a submarine
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Navy to commission 2 warships, a submarine

The Indian Navy is set to commission a submarine and two warships into service in Mumbai on January 15, with the new platforms boosting its operational capabilities and combat readiness in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), a strategic maritime expanse where the challenges include China's carefully calculated power play for influence and defending the rules-based international order, officials aware of the matter said on Tuesday.

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January 01, 2025
Quad foreign mins reiterate vow to ensure free, open Indo-Pacific
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Quad foreign mins reiterate vow to ensure free, open Indo-Pacific

The Quad will work together to respond to the future needs of the region, including cooperation in key areas such as maritime security, counterterrorism and emerging technologies, the foreign ministers of the grouping said on Tuesday while marking the 20th anniversary of cooperation between India, Australia, Japan and the US.

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January 01, 2025
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Shiv Murti-Nelson Mandela tunnel faces green concerns

Objections raised Union environment ministry to take a final call on granting clearance to the project

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January 01, 2025
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Mandoli jail inmate alleges threat, staff claim 'revenge'

A suspected gangster lodged in Mandoli jail has alleged that a prison officer threatened him and demanded money from him.

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January 01, 2025
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MNC worker turns arms seller, held

A 35-year-old man, who worked as a technical officer with a multinational telecommunications firm, began illegally selling guns to supplement his income and to look \"cool\", police officers said on Tuesday, adding that the accused was arrested from Agra with five semi-automatic pistols.

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January 01, 2025
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Sandeep Dikshit Says Will File Defamation Suit Against AAP

Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Tuesday said he will file a defamation case against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Atishi and MP Sanjay Singh for allegedly claiming Dikshit took money from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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January 01, 2025
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In a first, demand for power crosses 5,000MW in Dec

The city's peak power demand crossed the 5,000MW threshold for the first time in December over the past two days, touching a peak of 5,213MW at 10.50am on Tuesday, according to the State Load Despatch Centre (SLDC).

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January 01, 2025
Mercury continues to slide, min below 10°C
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Mercury continues to slide, min below 10°C

Parts of Delhi recorded \"cold day\" conditions on Tuesday as the city's minimum temperature dipped below the 10-degree mark for the first time since December 26, India Meteorological Department (IMD) data revealed.

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January 01, 2025
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Cops Bust Online Share Market Fraud Syndicate, Five Arrested

The Delhi Police on Tuesday announced the busting of an international online share market investment fraud syndicate allegedly operated by Chinese nationals with assistance from Indian and Dubai-based associates.

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January 01, 2025
Atishi, LG Now Spar Over Religious Structures in City
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Atishi, LG Now Spar Over Religious Structures in City

Chief minister Atishi on Tuesday wrote to Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena, asking him not to demolish religious structures identified as encroachments as it would \"hurt religious sentiments\", prompting the latter to respond that no places of worship were being razed in the city.

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January 01, 2025
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BJP MLAs Protest at Speaker's Office, Demand Session to Table CAG Reports

BJP MLAs on Tuesday held a protest at Delhi Assembly speaker Ram Niwas Goel's office, demanding a special session for tabling pending CAG reports.

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January 01, 2025
5 Years On, China and WHO Continue to Bicker Over Data on Covid Origins
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5 Years On, China and WHO Continue to Bicker Over Data on Covid Origins

Five years ago, the world was first alerted about the emergence of a novel coronavirus in the Wuhan city of China, which quickly escalated from a \"viral pneumonia\" to a global pandemic, upending the planet.

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January 01, 2025
Backing nurse on death row in Yemen, says MEA
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Backing nurse on death row in Yemen, says MEA

The Indian government is extending all possible help in the case of Nimisha Priya, an Indian national on death row in Yemen, the external affairs ministry said on Tuesday hours after the Yemeni President approved her death sentence.

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January 01, 2025
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Quad Reaffirms Cooperation For Region's Future Needs

The Quad will work together to respond to the future needs of the region, including cooperation in key areas such as maritime security, counterterrorism and emerging technologies, the foreign ministers of the grouping said on Tuesday while marking the 20th anniversary of cooperation between India, Australia, Japan and the US.

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January 01, 2025
Biren says sorry, vows 'normalisation' in 2025
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Biren says sorry, vows 'normalisation' in 2025

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh's apology on Tuesday evoked mixed reactions, with Meitei groups welcoming it as a \"positive step\" and Kuki outfits maintaining that it \"remains short of taking responsibility\" for the violence.

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January 01, 2025
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Mob Lynches Moradabad Man Over Cow Slaughter Allegations

A Group Caught The Man, Shahe Din, Allegedly Slaughtering A Cow Around 3:30 AM On Monday: Police

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January 01, 2025
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BJP Slams 'Pujari' Promise, AAP Registers Beneficiaries

The AAP Has Promised To Pay Hindu And Sikh Priests ₹18,000 A Month If Voted Back To Power

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January 01, 2025
When Kriti Sanon Had A Mental Breakdown During Film Promotions
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When Kriti Sanon Had A Mental Breakdown During Film Promotions

Actor Kriti Sanon recently opened up about how the exhausting demands of film promotions can take a toll on an artiste's mental health.

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December 31, 2024
'Have high hopes for my films releasing in 2025'
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'Have high hopes for my films releasing in 2025'

Actor and son of actor Aamir Khan, Junaid Khan has had a packed year. He didn't just make his OTT debut with Maharaj in 2024, he also had his hands full shooting two films and doing plays.

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December 31, 2024
'I was feeling low, but didn't want to quit like a loser'
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'I was feeling low, but didn't want to quit like a loser'

After a brutal, barren run for months, the newly-crowned women's world rapid champion from India, 37-year-old Koneru Humpy, has reason to fall back in love with the grind.

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December 31, 2024
Carlsen to play World Blitz after FIDE appeasement
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Carlsen to play World Blitz after FIDE appeasement

Definitely playing in jeans, says world No. 1 after FIDE eases dress code rules to allow for \"appropriate jeans matching jacket\"

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December 31, 2024
Market regulator brakes slow retail race on options street
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Market regulator brakes slow retail race on options street

The Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi) recent measures to cool the retail frenzy in derivatives trading are already bearing fruit, even as more curbs aimed at preventing investor losses kick in next month.

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December 31, 2024
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Rupee falls 4 paise to end at 85.52 against US dollar

The rupee dropped 4 paise to 85.52 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, as dollar demand from importers, foreign fund outflows and a muted trend in domestic equities dented investor sentiments.

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December 31, 2024
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SpiceJet Aims To Operationalise 30 Grounded Planes Again

Budget carrier SpiceJet Ltd. aims to operationalise 30 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, grounded for reasons ranging from payment default to lessors and component shortages, in the next 12-15 months as it seeks to expand its services.

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December 31, 2024