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Laws That Help
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Laws That Help

Active citizenry is a Constitutional duty, says Srinivas Madhav

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February 06, 2025
Sittong Tourism Festival: Blend of culture, adventure & tradition
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Sittong Tourism Festival: Blend of culture, adventure & tradition

Darjeeling Hills, located in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts, is part of the Kanchenjunga Regional Tourism Circuit, comprising north Bengal, Sikkim, Eastern Nepal, and Bhutan

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February 06, 2025
IEM-UEM integrates microcredit and micro-internships in curriculum
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IEM-UEM integrates microcredit and micro-internships in curriculum

The Institute of Engineering and Management (IEM) and the University of Engineering and Management (UEM) have announced a ground-breaking initiative, becoming the first university group in Eastern India to integrate microcredit and micro-internships from top global companies into the curriculum of all courses.

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February 06, 2025
Sweden's Worst Mass Shooting Leaves at Least 11 Dead, Including the Gunman
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Sweden's Worst Mass Shooting Leaves at Least 11 Dead, Including the Gunman

Sweden's worst mass shooting left at least 11 people dead, including the gunman, and at least five seriously wounded at an adult education centre west of Stockholm.

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February 06, 2025
Entry fee to Ballavpur wildlife sanctuary in Birbhum withdrawn
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Entry fee to Ballavpur wildlife sanctuary in Birbhum withdrawn

The tourists visiting Ballavpur Sanctuary will no longer have to buy a Rs 100 ticket for entering the sanctuary at Santiniketan in Birbhum.

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February 06, 2025
BJP Comeback in Delhi After 27 Years, Big Setback for AAP, Predict Exit Polls
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BJP Comeback in Delhi After 27 Years, Big Setback for AAP, Predict Exit Polls

Exit polls telecast by different private TV channels, on Wednesday evening, predicted a comfortable victory for the BJP in the Delhi Assembly elections.

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February 06, 2025
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US Senate confirms Pam Bondi as attorney general, putting Trump ally at Justice Department's helm

The Senate confirmed Pam Bondi as U.S. attorney general Tuesday evening, putting a longtime ally of Donald Trump at the helm of a Justice Department that has already been rattled by the firings of career employees seen as disloyal to the Republican president.

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February 06, 2025
Opposition demands fresh elections in Pakistan
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Opposition demands fresh elections in Pakistan

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf gets ready to hold nationwide protests on 8 February

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February 06, 2025
Mahakumbh: PM takes holy dip at Triveni Sangam
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Mahakumbh: PM takes holy dip at Triveni Sangam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a sacred dip at the confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and the mythical Saraswati during the Prayagraj Mahakumbh here on Wednesday.

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February 06, 2025
ISL: FC Goa gun for second position, Odisha FC chase maiden playoffs spot
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ISL: FC Goa gun for second position, Odisha FC chase maiden playoffs spot

Big rewards at stake as in-form Goa take on a difficult challenge from the team from the east

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February 06, 2025
Global gold demand spikes by 1% to a record high of 4,974.5MT in 2024
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Global gold demand spikes by 1% to a record high of 4,974.5MT in 2024

The World Gold Council (WGC) on Wednesday said the global gold demand, including over-the-counter (OTC) trading, rose by 1 percent to a record high of 4,974.5 metric tonnes in 2024.

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February 06, 2025
US C-17 military aircraft lands in Amritsar with illegal immigrants
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US C-17 military aircraft lands in Amritsar with illegal immigrants

As many as 104 illegal Indian immigrants deported from the United States landed on Wednesday at Sri Guru Ramdasji International Airport in Amritsar in a US military aircraft.

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February 06, 2025
Third attempt to auction off the home of Myanmar's ousted Aung San Suu Kyi fails to draw any bidders
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Third attempt to auction off the home of Myanmar's ousted Aung San Suu Kyi fails to draw any bidders

A renewed attempt to auction off the family home of Myanmar's imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi was unsuccessful Wednesday as the prospect of paying tens of millions of dollars for a property in a country embroiled in a civil war failed to attract any bidders.

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February 06, 2025
Market closes lower due to losses in consumer stocks
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Market closes lower due to losses in consumer stocks

Among others, Nifty PSU Bank, Metal, OMCs & Media indices ended higher by over 1pceach

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February 06, 2025
General Chauhan Launches Key Infrastructure Initiatives
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General Chauhan Launches Key Infrastructure Initiatives

The developments align with the national objective of Aatmanirbhar Bharat

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February 06, 2025
MP Govt To Phase Out Alcohol Shops; Open Milk Shops
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MP Govt To Phase Out Alcohol Shops; Open Milk Shops

Reiterating the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government's commitment to social welfare, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has announced that liquor shops across the state will be phased out and instead milk shops will be opened all over the state.

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February 06, 2025
Palestinians Fear a Repeat of Their 1948 Mass Expulsion in the Wake of Trump's Remarks on Gaza
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Palestinians Fear a Repeat of Their 1948 Mass Expulsion in the Wake of Trump's Remarks on Gaza

Palestinians will mark this year the 77th anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, an event that is at the core of their national struggle.

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February 06, 2025
Neglected again
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Neglected again

The deportation of illegal Indian migrants from the United States on a military aircraft marks a stark escalation in immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump's administration.

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February 06, 2025
Centre of Excellence in Chip Design Launched
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Centre of Excellence in Chip Design Launched

A National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Chip Design was inaugurated on Tuesday at its Noida campus by Mr. S. Krishnan, Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

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February 06, 2025
Bright prospects beckon for China-Europe ties
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Bright prospects beckon for China-Europe ties

In a speech he delivered at this year's World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos last week, Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, reiterated China's support for economic globalization, and its resolve to continue to uphold multilateralism.

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February 06, 2025
DK Shivakumar Calls For Pressure On Centre To Withdraw Flawed NEP
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DK Shivakumar Calls For Pressure On Centre To Withdraw Flawed NEP

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday called for building pressure on the Union government and the University Grants Commission (UGC) to withdraw the flawed National Education Policy (NEP).

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February 06, 2025
Bihar: Tejashwi meets Governor over deteriorating law and order
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Bihar: Tejashwi meets Governor over deteriorating law and order

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav today met the Governor of Bihar Arif Mohammad Khan and submitted a memorandum highlighting the deteriorating law and order situation in Bihar and informed him about the chaotic situation prevailing in the state due to lawlessness and corruption.

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February 06, 2025
Mamata Calls On Industry To Come And Help Transform Bengal
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Mamata Calls On Industry To Come And Help Transform Bengal

Miss Banerjee Called For The Younger Generation To Join Business To Take The State To The Next Level

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February 06, 2025
Armed Bangladeshi Miscreants Attack BSF in S Dinajpur
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Armed Bangladeshi Miscreants Attack BSF in S Dinajpur

Tension escalated along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Malikpur, South Dinajpur, as Bangladeshi miscreants launched yet another attack on BSF personnel in the early hours of Wednesday.

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February 06, 2025
India Reaffirms Its Commitment to Global Pharmaceutical Standardisation and Regulatory Convergence
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India Reaffirms Its Commitment to Global Pharmaceutical Standardisation and Regulatory Convergence

India on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to global pharmaceutical standardisation and regulatory convergence.

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February 06, 2025
BGBS: CPM, BJP doubt investments in state
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BGBS: CPM, BJP doubt investments in state

The Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) has once again become a political battleground, with the opposition CPM and BJP ridiculing the state government over its claims of attracting investment.

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February 06, 2025
9,000 People Visit Sebaashray Camps on Wednesday
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9,000 People Visit Sebaashray Camps on Wednesday

Sebaashray camps in Metiabruz recorded the presence of over 9,000 people today.

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February 06, 2025
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Tariff Balancing

India's reduction in import tariffs is being positioned as a move toward greater trade openness in the midst of a major global trade war launched by the US which threatens to target more countries.

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February 05, 2025
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Poll Economics

As Delhi votes today, the big question is whether the income tax relief announced in the Union Budget will have a meaningful impact on the electoral outcome.

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February 05, 2025
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CPV's leadership ~ solid foundation for Viet Nam's development

UCH Leang, a researcher from the Royal Academy of Cambodia, (RAC) praises the leadership role of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (CPV) in Viet Nam's national liberation and construction in nearly a century in a recent interview with Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 95th founding anniversary of the CPV (February 3, 1930-2025).

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February 05, 2025