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What EC data on women participation in polls says

While democracy calls for diverse representation, traditional gender roles continue to restrict women's participation in political spaces.

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January 17, 2025
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Trump sees in Modi a bit of himself; India has opportunity of a century: Former NSA O'Brien

President-elect Donald Trump sees in Prime Minister Narendra Modi a reflection of himself and greatly respects his political acumen.

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January 17, 2025
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Man Held For Killing Wife Over 'Infidelity': Cops

A 31-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing his 26-year-old wife by cutting off her head after an altercation over suspicion of her infidelity, police said on Thursday.

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January 17, 2025
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Chasing the monsoon, IMD in mission mode

With advancements in infrastructure and computing, it is equally important to continue to enhance satellite-based observations to improve weather and climate services

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January 17, 2025
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Justice Yadav Skips Seminar on Ram Temple

A Woman Died, 4 Others Fell Ill After Childbirth Due to Alleged Administration of 'Defective' Ringer's Lactate on the IV Fluid

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January 17, 2025
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HC Upholds Goa Speaker's Move to Not Disqualify 8 Congress MLAs

The Goa bench of Bombay high court on Thursday upheld state assembly speaker Ramesh Tawadkar's decision to dismiss a petition seeking disqualification of eight Congress MLAs who joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in September 2022.

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January 17, 2025
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Prajwal plea for access to digital evidence rejected

The Karnataka high court on Thursday refused to provide photos and videos seized from a car driver's mobile phone to Prajwal Revanna, citing privacy concerns and the need to set limits on obscenity in legal proceedings.

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January 17, 2025
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T'gana CM Seeks Forest Clearance for 161 Plans

Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy met multiple Union ministers in the national capital Thursday, sought clearances for pending development projects and discussed the state's plan to convert its public transport fleet to electric vehicles.

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January 17, 2025
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Saif stabbed 6 times in brazen attack at home, out of danger

An as-yet unidentified man broke into the Bandra home of actors Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor-Khan in the early hours of Thursday, and inflicted multiple stab wounds on Saif Ali Khan, and also injured a member of their household staff.

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January 17, 2025
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Congress's legacy of unease with legacies

On Wednesday, the Congress party shifted to a new address in the national Capital.

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January 17, 2025
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HC Denies Prajwal Access to Clips in Sexual Assault Case

The Karnataka high court on Thursday said that suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna, accused of sexually assaulting multiple women, could only examine digital evidence concerning the victim who complained against him.

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January 17, 2025
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Kerala Police Exhume Body of 'Entombed' Man for Probe

The Kerala police on Thursday broke open a stone crypt and exhumed the remains of a man who was alleged by his family to have died after \"attaining samadhi\" near his home in Neyyattinkara near Thiruvananthapuram, officers said.

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January 17, 2025
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Sidda Is Using 'Caste Census' As Political Tool: Vijayendra

The Karnataka BJP on Thursday accused chief minister Siddaramaiah of using the caste survey as a political tool and said it was being used to safeguard his position amid internal party tensions.

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January 17, 2025
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Positive step: Garcetti on India's probe panel report

An Indian enquiry committee's report on the foiled plot to kill US-based pro-Khalistan separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is a \"very positive first step\" but doesn't mark a \"closed chapter\" for both countries as action remains to be taken, outgoing US ambassador Eric Garcetti said on Thursday.

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January 17, 2025
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24-Yr-Old Techie Dies by Suicide Over Blackmail by Uncle: Police

The uncle coerced the woman to meet him at the hotel by threatening to show her private photos, videos to her parents SHIVAKUMAR GUNAR, Whitefield DCP

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January 17, 2025
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Kishor ends fast over BPSC irregularities

THE MOVE CAME AFTER UGC FOUND THE VARSITIES DID NOT FOLLOW THE PROVISIONS OF PHD REGULATIONS, NORMS FOR AWARD OF THE DEGREES

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January 17, 2025
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Shah Rolls Out Faster Process For Immigration At Seven Airports

Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday launched a fast-track immigration system for pre-verified Indian nationals and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholders at seven airports.

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January 17, 2025
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South Korea's Yoon seeks court review of arrest legality

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol asked a Seoul court to review his detention on Thursday as he refused to attend fresh questioning by investigators over his failed martial law declaration.

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January 17, 2025
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Indonesian Prez To Be Chief Guest On R-Day, Says Mea

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will be the chief guest at India's 76th Republic Day celebrations on January 26, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday.

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January 17, 2025
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Judicial team, SIT to probe Assam mine

The Assam cabinet on Thursday announced a judicial enquiry and a police Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the Umrangso coal mine incident, in which bodies of four workers have been recovered while five others remain missing.

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January 17, 2025
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Mandaviya Chairs CSR Roundtable for Sport Development

With the objective of boosting the country's sports ecosystem in order to host the 2036 Olympics, sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya urged corporates to adopt a sport each during the first-ever corporate roundtable here on Thursday.

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January 17, 2025
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NCLAT Admits Meta's Appeal Against Data-Sharing Ban by CCI

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Thursday admitted Meta Platforms' appeal against an order by India's competition regulator, which imposed a five-year ban on the company's data-sharing practices in the country and slapped a ₹213.14 crore fine for allegedly abusing its dominant position.

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January 17, 2025
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3 Journalists Booked Over Obscene Remarks

Three journalists working for a Malayalam television news channel were booked on Thursday for allegedly making sexual remarks about a minor during its live coverage of the State School Arts Festival.

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January 17, 2025
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From TikTok to Red Book: US's Chinese social media paradox

AT ITS CORE LIES A COMPLEX INTERACTION BETWEEN DIGITAL SOVEREIGNTY, GEOPOLITICAL POWER AND MEDIA INFLUENCE

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January 17, 2025
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Linked to Adani furore, Hindenburg shuts down

Hindenburg Research, which set off a firestorm in India with withering allegations against the Adani Group, is being disbanded, marking the end of the American short-seller feared for successfully targeting dozens of corporations.

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January 17, 2025
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VPNs evolve to counter quantum security risks

The debate around the timeline of quantum computing's impact is brewing.

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January 17, 2025
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Three of Family Beaten to Death in Ernakulam, Neighbour Held

Three members of a family were beaten to death and another grievously injured in Kizhakkumpuram near North Paravur in Ernakulam district of Kerala on Thursday, police said.

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January 17, 2025
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2025 Named International Year of Glaciers' Preservation by the UN

The United Nations will observe 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation, with March 21 marked annually as World Day for Glaciers from that year, experts from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and Unesco said on Thursday.

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January 17, 2025
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Stayed quiet to keep the privacy of dressing room'

\"Mere cricket mein dum tha. I could have played a bit more, but it is always better to finish when people ask you, why and not why not.\"

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January 17, 2025
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Forest Dept Calls Off Search For Leopard Seen In Infosys Campus

After 16 days of intensive search operations, the forest department on Thursday officially called off efforts to locate a leopard spotted on the Infosys campus in Mysuru, officials familiar with the matter said.

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January 17, 2025