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Haryana gets pat on back from agri minister for stubble management
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Haryana gets pat on back from agri minister for stubble management

Union agriculture, farmers' welfare and rural development minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday appreciated the farmers in Haryana for managing stubble well and said that now the farmers from Punjab and Uttar Pradesh are also moving in the same direction.

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December 12, 2024
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PSPCL making profits but subsidy burden a worry

POWER CORPORATION EARNS ₹2,685 CR PROFIT BETWEEN APR AND SEPT, GOVT OWES IT ₹6,000 CR AS SUBSIDY BILL

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December 12, 2024
King Charles awards coveted MBE to World War-II Sikh army veteran
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King Charles awards coveted MBE to World War-II Sikh army veteran

Britain's King Charles III honoured 103-year-old Havildar Major Rajindar Singh Dhatt (retd) with MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire).

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December 12, 2024
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Centre's new draft policy framework on agri marketing raises concerns

The draft National Policy Framework on Agricultural Marketing, issued on November 25, 2024, has sparked widespread debate and concern.

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December 12, 2024
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CENTRE: ₹57 CR RELEASED FOR REJUVENATION OF GHAGGAR

The Union government has released ₹57.11 crore for the rejuvenation of Ghaggar as part of the pollution abatement schemes.

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December 12, 2024
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AAP releases list of 784 candidates

With just a day left for filing of nominations, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday released its first list of 784 candidates for the upcoming municipal elections in the state.

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December 12, 2024
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22 IAS OFFICERS DEPUTED AS OBSERVERS FOR CIVIC BODY POLLS

The Punjab State Election Commission Wednesday said it has deputed 22 IAS officers as election observers for the December 21 local bodies elections.

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December 12, 2024
SAD working panel in quandary
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SAD working panel in quandary

As pressure mounts on committee to accept Sukhbir's resignation, party likely to take a legal opinion in matter

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December 12, 2024
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Chaura met SGPC chief minutes before attack, says defence lawyer

COURT EXTENDS CHAURA'S REMAND BY 3 MORE DAYS

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December 12, 2024
BJP, Sena, NCP settle on 22-11-10 Maha split
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BJP, Sena, NCP settle on 22-11-10 Maha split

Mahayuti's power-sharing pact

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December 12, 2024
Demarcate and protect wetlands, SC tells states
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Demarcate and protect wetlands, SC tells states

The court's directions

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December 12, 2024
Ministry, SAI to introduce franchise national leagues
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Ministry, SAI to introduce franchise national leagues

NEW DELHI: In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the Sports Ministry and Sports Authority of India (SAI) have decided to organise franchise-based professional national leagues in several key sports disciplines at the grassroots and developmental levels.

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December 11, 2024
Manu Bhaker looks to ease back into action at National shooting
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Manu Bhaker looks to ease back into action at National shooting

NEW DELHI: India's Paris Olympics medallists will be back in action at the Senior National Shooting Championships starting on Wednesday.

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December 11, 2024
26-yr-old held for killing insurance CEO in NY
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26-yr-old held for killing insurance CEO in NY

NEW YORK: A 26-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder Monday in the targeted killing of a health insurance executive on the streets of New York, along with other violations.

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December 11, 2024
Rebels name head of transitional Syria govt
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Rebels name head of transitional Syria govt

DAMASCUS: The rebels who ousted president Bashar al-Assad and are now in power in Syria appointed a transitional head of government Tuesday to run the country until March 1, a statement said.

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December 11, 2024
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MILITARY COURT INDICTS EX-PAK INTEL CHIEF FOR MISUSING HIS AUTHORITY

A retired Pakistani army general who served as the spy chief in the government of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been indicted by a military court over charges of indulging in politics, violating the Official Secrets Act and misusing his authority, the military said on Tuesday.

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December 11, 2024
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Syria hit by multiple Israeli airstrikes

DAMASCUS: Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said on Tuesday.

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December 11, 2024
Hounded for hawkish security policies: Israeli PM at graft trial
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Hounded for hawkish security policies: Israeli PM at graft trial

He is testifying at the same time Israel is engaged in a war in Gaza and facing new threats posed by regional turmoil, including in Syria

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December 11, 2024
Tata Trusts resolute on SP Group share transfer
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Tata Trusts resolute on SP Group share transfer

STAND ON SHAPOORJI PALLONJI'S TATA SONS SHARES SCOTCHES HARMONY SPECULATION

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December 11, 2024
Amazon to begin 15-min deliveries trial in Bengaluru
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Amazon to begin 15-min deliveries trial in Bengaluru

NEW DELHI: Amazon is taking the fight to India's quick commerce startups.

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December 11, 2024
What the Biden years meant for New Delhi
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What the Biden years meant for New Delhi

PM Modi showed grace in visiting Delaware and thanking Joe Biden. It isn't Indian culture to discredit friends when they are down and out

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December 11, 2024
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New RBI guv must keep macro picture in sight

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is one of India's most illustrious institutions.

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December 11, 2024
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Mending Delhi's ties with Dhaka

Bangladesh needs to be responsive to India's sensitivities on the minority question

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December 11, 2024
Why checklists matter for efficiency and planning
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Why checklists matter for efficiency and planning

Donald Trump, never one to shy away from spectacle, recently announced that billionaire businessman Elon Musk and entrepreneur-politician Vivek Ramaswamy will helm a department of government efficiency (DOGE) to cut wasteful government expenditure.

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December 11, 2024
Missing wood for trees in the population debate
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Missing wood for trees in the population debate

Recent statements by public figures encouraging Indian families, particularly women, to have three children once again overlook the real success of India's population policies and have reignited misguided debates on women's autonomy.

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December 11, 2024
Blood-stage Vaccine for malaria shows promise in trials: Report
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Blood-stage Vaccine for malaria shows promise in trials: Report

NEW DELHI: A novel malaria vaccine candidate that works at the blood stage appears safe and highly immunogenic in African children and shows promising efficacy against malaria when given in a delayed third dose regimen, according to the findings of a phase 2b clinical trial published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on Tuesday.

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December 11, 2024
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Nadeem created false narrative, court told

Human rights activist Nadeem Khan, through \"targeted dissemination of selective and misleading information\", attempted to create a narrative of portraying members of a \"particular community\" as victims of \"systematic oppression\" by the incumbent government, the Delhi police has told the Delhi high court.

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December 11, 2024
Portions of old mosque demolished in Fatehpur
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Portions of old mosque demolished in Fatehpur

KANPUR: Authorities in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehpur district on Tuesday demolished a significant chunk of a 185-year-old mosque that officials alleged was illegally constructed and obstructing a road-widening project.

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December 11, 2024
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AGUSTAWESTLAND CASE: ED OPPOSES BAIL PETITION FILED BY MICHEL

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday opposed before the Delhi high court the bail plea by alleged middleman Christian Michel James in the money laundering case connected to the Agusta-Westland chopper scam, claiming the UK national was a flight risk and the gravity of the offence did not merit him a relief.

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December 11, 2024
Eye on defence ties at Rajnath-Putin meet
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Eye on defence ties at Rajnath-Putin meet

NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, with a focus on bilateral defence cooperation as the two leaders stressed the \"immense potential\" of the India-Russia partnership, according to an official statement.

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December 11, 2024