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Calling Uddhav Thackeray a traitor is insult to Balasaheb and Maharashtra: Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah for terming Uddhav Thackeray a traitor during a BJP rally, calling it an insult to Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray and Maharashtra.

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January 14, 2025
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Keralite, who sought rescue from Russian mercenary force, dies in warzone in Ukraine

Binil TB, a native of Kerala's Thrissur, who was trapped in a Russian mercenary force since last June and suffered critical gunshot wounds in Ukraine, passed away on Monday.

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January 14, 2025
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Kerala Teenager Sexual Assault: 43 Arrested, 29 Cases Registered as Police Step Up Probe

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the repeated sexual assault of a teenage girl in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district has registered 29 cases across five police stations in the state and arrested 43 individuals in connection with the case so far.

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January 14, 2025
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Keel-laying ceremony for new training ship for Indian Coast Guard held

The keel-laying ceremony for a new training ship (Yard 16101) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) was conducted at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), Mumbai on Monday.

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January 14, 2025
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India Now Among Top 25 Global Arms Exporters

Sitharaman said India needs to build tech-savvy forces to protect its digital world

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January 14, 2025
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TSF organizes Green Therapy prog to promote indigenous healing practices

Aiming to preserve and promote indigenous healing medicines and practices, Tata Steel Foundation (TSF) organised a Green Therapy session at Tata Steel's Sukinda Chromite Mine campus here.

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January 14, 2025
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Trawl owner held in forest patrol attack case

Police have arrested Abinash Nayak, a trawler owner of Talachua village in Kendrapara district on Monday on the charges of snatching away eight crew members of a seized trawler after assaulting forest guards in the sea within Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary.

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January 14, 2025
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Trained elephant Mahendra dies after serving Similipal for 24 yrs

Mahendra who served 24 years protecting Similipal from poachers and timber smugglers died on Sunday at the age of 66.

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January 14, 2025
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Tribals Stage Protest Demanding Bauxite for Local Industries

Allocation of raw material to 'outsider' opposed

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January 14, 2025
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India TREK delegation returns with fond memories

A 40-member delegation from Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who were on a week-long visit to KIIT and KISS as part of the India TREK invitational program, returned on Sunday after completing all the programs.

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January 14, 2025
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Debyug Parivar launched to support youth

With a vision to create engagement and employment for people, a group of youth have taken the initiative of forming an organization named Debyug Parivar here on Sunday.

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January 14, 2025
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Road accident leads to seizure of cannabis

A huge cache of cannabis locally called ganja was seized on Sunday on the National Highway-16 near Khordha town when the car in which the banned substances were being smuggled met with an accident, police said.

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January 14, 2025
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Alok Verma Assumes Charge as Director In-Charge of RSP

Mr. Alok Verma has assumed the charge of Director In-Charge, SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant on Monday.

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January 14, 2025
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'I declare Gangasagar Mela a national fair'

BJP's hidden agenda is to first capture West Bengal

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January 14, 2025
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IIM Sambalpur Launches MBA in Business Analytics at Delhi Campus

IIM Sambalpur introduced its very first full-time MBA program in Business Analytics at its Delhi Campus.

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January 14, 2025
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J&K becoming hub of tunnels and bridges

The tunnel has been built at a cost of more than ₹2700 crore

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January 14, 2025
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India summons Bangladeshi diplomat amidst tensions over border issues

India on Monday summoned Bangladesh Acting High Commissioner Md. Nural Islam and formally rejected Dhaka's charge that India was attempting to construct barbed wire fencing at five specific locations along the over 4000-KM long Indo-Bangladeshi border.

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January 14, 2025
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I-League: Delhi FC snatch point against Rajasthan United

A 10-man resilient Delhi FC staged a brilliant comeback to secure a 1-1 draw against Rajasthan United FC in the I-League 2024-25 match at the Coach Ali Hassan Stadium in Mahilpur, Punjab on Sunday.

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January 13, 2025
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Aus Open: Sumit Nagal suffers early exit after losing to Tomas Machac

India's Sumit Nagal bowed out of the Australian Open after losing to Czechia's Tomas Machac in the first round of the men's singles event at Melbourne Park on Sunday.

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January 13, 2025
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When Paradise comes closer

During our village school days, while we used to graze our cattle on the vast rice field, we often witnessed a glowing series of hills on the northern horizon illuminated by the evening sunlight; it was the Land of the Thunder Dragon, officially known as the Bhutan Kingdom in the eastern Himalayan foothills.

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January 13, 2025
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2nd ODI: Jemimah's maiden ton seals series for India

Jemimah Rodrigues' maiden century, alongside half-centuries from Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal and Harleen Deol powered India to 370/5, their highest-ever total in the format

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January 13, 2025
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Has the Meitei community been let down by those who speak for them?

The Meitei tribal community likely admires individuals who consistently represent them in various media spaces.

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January 13, 2025
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When Paradise Comes Closer

Assam and Bhutan share an enduring bond, a relationship nurtured over centuries through cultural, historical, and economic exchanges, commented Sarma, adding that the ancient trade routes connecting the two geographical territories were not merely conduits for goods like tea, silk and other commodities but were lifelines of mutual understanding and interdependence.

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January 13, 2025
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Renewable Energy Capacity Addition in India Increases by 113 pc in 2024: Centre

India added about 30 GW (Gigawatt) of new renewable energy capacity last year, 113 per cent higher compared to 13.75 GW added in 2023, according to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

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January 13, 2025
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Foreign investors withdrew over ₹22,000 crore from Indian equities

In January so far, foreign investors have withdrawn Rs 22,194 crore from Indian equities.

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January 13, 2025
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Mega Entrepreneurship Development Conclave in Pune on Monday

The Centre is organising an Entrepreneurship Development Conclave, themed \"Empowering Entrepreneurs: Transforming Livestock Economies\" on Monday in Pune.

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January 13, 2025
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Maha Kumbh Likely to Generate Over Rs 4 Lakh Crore in Trade, Boost India's Economy

As Maha Kumbh sets to begin in Prayagraj at the holy confluence of the revered Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati rivers from Monday, the largest religious congregation on Earth is anticipated to generate more than Rs 4 lakh crore in trade in a significant boost to India's economy.

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January 13, 2025
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Market cap of top 50 APAC firms hits record $8.1 trillion in 2024, India third

Led by technology companies, the total market capitalisation of top 50 firms in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region surged to $8.1 trillion in 2024, reflecting a 20.6 per cent year-on-year increase, according to a new report.

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January 13, 2025
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India Stock Outlook: Inflation Data, Q3 Earnings on Investors' Radar

Last Friday, Nifty fell 573 points or 2.39 percent to close at 23,431, and Sensex fell 1,844 points or 2.33 percent to close at 77,378

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January 13, 2025
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Finance Ministry to Meet Heads of Banks on Wednesday

The Finance Ministry is set to review the progress of various financial inclusion schemes as it has called a meeting of the heads of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) on Wednesday.

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January 13, 2025