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Gujarat Titans Kickstart Preparations for IPL 2025

Gujarat Titans have commenced their preparations for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 with a training camp in Surat on Monday, getting together some key players for early preparations.

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January 14, 2025
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Services pugilists dominate finals lineup at 8th men's national boxing championships

Abhinash Jamwal's sensational run at the 8th Elite Men's National Boxing Championship reached new heights as he defeated reigning Welterweight champion and seasoned boxer Shiva Thapa in a thrilling semifinal clash in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.

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January 14, 2025
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Sindhu, Satwik-Chirag eye good show at India Open

Top Indian stars to make comeback after recovering from injuries

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January 14, 2025
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Amorim hails Man United after dramatic triumph in FA Cup

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim believes his team is beginning to turn a corner after their nerve-wracking FA Cup third-round penalty shootout victory over Arsenal on Sunday.

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January 14, 2025
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ISL: FC Goa face NorthEast United FC, target second spot

The second spot on the Indian Super League (ISL) points table beckons FC Goa as they prepare to lock horns with NorthEast United FC at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday.

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January 14, 2025
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J-K Arm Wrestling Championship: A Big Hit in the Kashmir Valley

The fifth edition of the Jammu and Kashmir Arm Wrestling State Championship took place in Srinagar at the Sher-e-Kashmir indoor stadium on January 10 and 11, which saw 400 athletes from all over Kashmir participate in the grand event across 40 categories, a release from People's Arm Wrestling Federation India stated.

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January 14, 2025
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Sublime Barcelona Crush Arch-Rivals Real Madrid To Win Spanish Supercup

Catalans outclass reigning European champions 5-2 in battle of Spanish giants to earn domestic bragging rights

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January 14, 2025
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Our Aluminum-Ion Graphene battery is a testament to our mission to drive society's shift towards sustainable energy: Sabyasachi Das

Bangalore-based Nordische Energy Systems Pvt Ltd is a new age innovative startup in energy storage technology that was founded in 2022.

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January 14, 2025
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GJEPC Plans Global Export Hub for Fashion & Costume Jewellery at Singur

Tatas' Nano dream for Singur may have eluded Bengal, but now, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has come up with yet another golden opportunity for the place and the state.

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January 14, 2025
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Retail inflation rate for December cools down to 4-month low at 5.22 pc

India's retail inflation rate for December eases at 5.22% from 5.48% in November, data from the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI) said on Monday.

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January 14, 2025
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Market extends fall for fourth straight session

At close, the Sensex was down 1,048.90 points & Nifty was down 345.55 points

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January 14, 2025
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India's renewable energy installed capacity spikes nearly 16 per cent

India's total renewable energy installed capacity has reached 209.44 GW as of December 2024, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) said on Monday.

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January 14, 2025
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Croatia's President Milanović Wins Another Term After Defeating Ruling Party Candidate in Runoff

Croatia's opposition-backed President Zoran Milanović, a critic of the European Union and NATO, overwhelmingly won reelection for another five-year term on Sunday, defeating a candidate from the ruling conservative party in a runoff vote, official results showed.

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January 14, 2025
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South Korea's ex-Prez's lawyers demand exclusion of constitutional court justice

The legal representatives of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday demanded the Constitutional Court exclude one of its eight justices in trials over Yoon's failed martial law bid last month.

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January 14, 2025
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Pakistan: Two killed in fresh mishap in Balochistan; 11 bodies recovered from Sanjdi mine

Rescue efforts continue in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, where another coal mine accident in the Khost area of Harnai district has claimed two lives following the death of 12 miners, last week.

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January 14, 2025
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Seoul's spy agency says North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine haven't shown desire to defect

South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers on Monday that two North Korean soldiers who were captured by Ukrainian forces while fighting alongside Russian forces in Russia's Kursk border region haven't expressed a desire to seek asylum in South Korea.

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January 14, 2025
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LA Wildfire Death Toll Surges to 24 as Weather Calms a Bit

Firefighters battling the wildfire brace for more rough weather in the days to come

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January 14, 2025
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Progress Made in Talks Over Israel-Hamas Ceasefire and Hostage Release, Officials Say

U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of scores of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, but a deal hasn't been reached yet, officials said Monday.

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January 14, 2025
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Omar Heaps Praise on PM Modi, Seeks J&K Statehood's Restoration

Omar Abdullah Said the PM Has Fulfilled Two of the Three Promises He Made During His Visit to Srinagar

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January 14, 2025
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Assam Coal Mine Tragedy: Hopes Fade for Trapped Miners

Rescue operations for the five miners trapped in a waterlogged abandoned coal quarry in Umrangso, located in Assam's Dima Hasao district, have entered their eighth day, with hopes of their survival fading rapidly.

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January 14, 2025
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BSF Foils Smuggling Bid in Tripura; 3 Bangladeshis Apprehended

The Border Security Force has successfully thwarted smuggling attempts and apprehended three Bangladeshi nationals in Tripura.

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January 14, 2025
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American role in targeting India

Two recent reports emerging in the American media are intended to lower India's image at a time when there is a government change in the US.

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January 14, 2025
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Security forces recover arms and ammunition and war-like stores in Manipur

In a series of intelligence-based joint operations, security forces in Manipur recovered 19 weapons, ammunition, and other war-like stores from areas affected by ethnic strife.

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January 14, 2025
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Treading on dangerous waters

The words of the late President Ramon Magsaysay might well apply to the fisherfolk adversely affected by a Supreme Court ruling that affirmed a lower court's decision to grant commercial fishing companies access to municipal waters that, under the Fisheries Code, is restricted to small-scale fishers.

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January 14, 2025
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German divide ~ II

When Merkel stepped down in 2021, she was hailed for saving the European Union but many hold her responsible for having destabilized Germany and the politics of the continent. Gavin Mortimer points out that Merkel primarily is responsible for the resurgence of right wing and nationalist parties across Europe. 'The AfD as well as Marine Le Pen, Geert Wilders and Giorgia Meloni all owe a debt of gratitude to Angela Merkel'

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January 14, 2025
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Fraught Aspirations

The H-1B visa programme has long symbolised opportunity for skilled professionals worldwide, particularly Indians, who form the majority of its recipients.

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January 14, 2025
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Budgam: Kashmir's first upcoming rail city undergoing massive expansions

As the Kashmir Valley is set for rail connectivity with the rest parts of the country through the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link project and several new trains, including the New Delhi-Srinagar Vande Bharat, Budgam is being developed by the railways as a rail city with massive expansions in infrastructure.

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January 14, 2025
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No troop reduction along LAC during winters: Gen Dwivedi

Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi today firmly stated that India will not reduce its troop deployment along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) during the winter months.

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January 14, 2025
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Dhankhar Warns Of Unrest If Parliament Fails

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday stressed the importance of a functioning Parliament for a healthy democracy.

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January 14, 2025
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PM Modi to Dedicate Three Naval Ships to the Nation in Mumbai

The commissioning of three major naval combatants marks a significant leap

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January 14, 2025