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Death toll 3: Indian among victims

A body of a 40-year-old Indian national working in Nepal was among three corpses recovered by rescuers on Saturday from the wreckage of two buses that were swept by a mudslide into a rain-swollen river with more than 50 passengers a day earlier.

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July 14, 2024
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‘Happy moment' parole for murder convict

The Bombay High Court has granted parole to a man to bid farewell to his son, who is going to Australia for further studies, observing that if parole can be granted to share grief, it can also be for a “happy occasion”.

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July 14, 2024
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'Keeping non-Muslim kids in madrasas, a violation of rights'

The Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), Priyank Kanoongo, in a post on X expressed “concern” about children's rights, particularly of non-Muslim children, in madrasas.

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July 14, 2024
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Biden ups support for Tibet

President Joe Biden has signed into law a bill which enhances US support for Tibet and “efforts to preserve their distinct linguistic, cultural, and religious heritage.”

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July 14, 2024
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Supreme Court upholds CIC autonomy

The Central Information Commission has powers to constitute benches and frame regulations, the Supreme Court has said while observing that the autonomy of CIC is of paramount importance for its effective functioning.

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July 14, 2024
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Centre hands more powers to J&K LG

Ahead of the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the Home Ministry has amended the rules of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act 2019 and given more powers to the Lieutenant Governor in the matters of internal security, use of postings and transfers, prosecution and appointment of government lawyers.

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July 14, 2024
INDIA bloc 10, BJP 2
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INDIA bloc 10, BJP 2

In a boost to the INDIA bloc, its constituents won 10 of the 13 assembly seats where by-elections were held in seven states, while the BJP managed to bag two and an Independent pocketed one seat as votes were counted on Saturday.

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July 14, 2024
'Mumbai will be world's Fintech capital'
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'Mumbai will be world's Fintech capital'

On his first visit to the city after assuming office for the third time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that he plans to turn Mumbai into a global financial powerhouse and the fintech capital of the world.

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July 14, 2024
TOUCH ME NOT
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TOUCH ME NOT

Rashmika Mandanna was mobbed by her fans at Mumbai airport on Friday.

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July 13, 2024
Soaring high
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Soaring high

National award winning filmmaker Sudha Kongara's Sarfira celebrates the courage of conviction in a rather melodramatic style with a dollop of ambition.

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July 13, 2024
ALCARAZ OVERCOMES MEDVEDEV IN 4-SET TIE
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ALCARAZ OVERCOMES MEDVEDEV IN 4-SET TIE

Makes it to his back-to-back final here

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July 13, 2024
Anderson bows out of Test in style
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Anderson bows out of Test in style

It's 704 wickets and out for Jimmy Anderson.

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July 13, 2024
'Vision will take Indo-China relations forward'
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'Vision will take Indo-China relations forward'

Xu Feihong, Chinese Ambassador to India, visits Dr Dwarkanath Kotnis Memorial in Maharashtra's Solapur

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July 13, 2024
Despite fumbles, Biden to 'finish job started in 2021'
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Despite fumbles, Biden to 'finish job started in 2021'

Pressure mounts on Joe to drop out of race

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July 13, 2024
Chhattisgarh receives 31% less monsoon rainfall
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Chhattisgarh receives 31% less monsoon rainfall

Low rainfall alarming bell

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July 13, 2024
Khela Hobe! The game is on...
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Khela Hobe! The game is on...

Police booked criminal cases against Jagan, senior IPS officers Sunil, PSR & others

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July 13, 2024
JDU WANTS SPECIAL PACKAGE IN BUDGET
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JDU WANTS SPECIAL PACKAGE IN BUDGET

Eyeing 2025 assembly election, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar wants to expedite public schemes

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July 13, 2024
VP encourages students to become changemakers
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VP encourages students to become changemakers

“Dont be afraid of failure’, Jagdeep Dhankar said while addressing NMIMS University students and faculty.

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July 13, 2024
IIP grows to 7-month high of 5.9% in May
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IIP grows to 7-month high of 5.9% in May

India's industrial production grew to a seven-month high of 5.9 per cent in May 2024, mainly due to good showing by power and mining sectors, according to official data released on Friday.

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July 13, 2024
Aspirants proving their might for Assembly polls
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Aspirants proving their might for Assembly polls

Supporters start canvassing for leaders

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July 13, 2024
'I can't bear to see my mother in such pain'
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'I can't bear to see my mother in such pain'

Woman undergoes 4 surgeries in 30 days

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July 13, 2024
A knot to miss affair
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A knot to miss affair

Who's who of politics, arts and business spanning across globe arrived in city on Friday to attend the big Ambani wedding

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July 13, 2024
Mahayuti wins semi-finals
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Mahayuti wins semi-finals

BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP win nine seats, while the opposition manages to get only 2; eight Congress MLAs cross-vote in tooth & nail fight

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July 13, 2024
A ringside view of a starry night
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A ringside view of a starry night

After four months of one star-studded prewedding celebration after another, on Friday, Anant Ambani, 29, the youngest son of billionaire tycoon Mukesh Ambani, was finally set to tie the knot with Radhika Merchant, the daughter of pharma tycoons Viren and Shaila Merchant, at Mumbai’s Jio World Drive – a convention centre built and owned by the Ambanis. The sweethearts got engaged in a traditional ceremony in January 2023.

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July 13, 2024
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Is Obama working on Biden exit?

Is the former US President Barack Obama secretly colluding to ensure President Joe Biden drops out of the race to the White House?

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July 13, 2024
SC grants interim bail to Kejriwal
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SC grants interim bail to Kejriwal

Question of need to arrest him referred to larger bench; stays in jail for now in the CBI case

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July 13, 2024
Bahu gets Kirti Chakra, nothing for parents
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Bahu gets Kirti Chakra, nothing for parents

The parents of Captain Anshuman Singh, who was awarded the Kirti Chakra posthumously, have claimed that their daughter-in-law, Smriti, has taken the gallantry award to her home in Gurdaspur along with his photo album, clothes, and other memorabilia. \"Our daughter-in-law has left and changed her address.

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July 13, 2024
Retail inflation spikes to 4-month high of 5.08 pc
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Retail inflation spikes to 4-month high of 5.08 pc

Retail inflation rate rose for the first time in five months in June due to a continued spike in food prices, government data showed on Friday. Annual retail inflation was 5.08% in June, up from 4.75% in May.

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July 13, 2024
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Puja faces sack, criminal action

The additional secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training, Manoj Dwivedi, has initiated an inquiry against IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, even as fresh controversy erupted about her mother brandishing a gun.

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July 13, 2024
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Centre to observe June 25 as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas

In an abrupt move of which there was no prior indication, the Narendra Modi government on Friday issued a gazette notification declaring June 25 as “Samvidhan Hatya Diwas” (Murder of Democracy Day).

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July 13, 2024