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Nation working to preserve tribal culture: CM Yogi to tribal youths

The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country is actively working to preserve tribal culture with several programs underway.

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January 06, 2025
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Kumbh Mela: Authorities gear up for 40 crore devotees

The Mahakumbh will commence on 13 Jan with Paush Purnima and will end on Mahashivratri on 26 Feb

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January 06, 2025
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Amid criticism from Congress, AAP, Bidhuri withdraws comment on Priyanka

Regretting his remark on Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, former MP and BJP's Delhi assembly election candidate from Kalkaji constituency Ramesh Bidhuri, on Sunday, withdrew his words.

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January 06, 2025
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Teachings that transcend time and geography

Swami Vivekananda, one of India's foremost spiritual leaders, left an indelible mark on humanity through his profound teachings and vision for a better world.

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January 06, 2025
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In search of a good life

keep meeting smart people who know what makes for a good life.

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January 06, 2025
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Up to the court

Justice appointment will legitimize procedure for impeachment ruling.

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January 06, 2025
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Promises in Peril

Nura Kumara Dissanayake's meteoric rise to the presidency in Sri Lanka has been followed by a sobering realization: the promises made during a campaign in the heat of a national crisis are far easier to make than to keep.

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January 06, 2025
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CSIR has indigenously developed Paracetamol: Jitendra Singh

Addressing the 40th Foundation Day of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) here, Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced the indigenous development of drug \"Paracetamol\", commonly used in pain, fever, etc. by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).

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January 06, 2025
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Amid criticism from Congress, AAP, Bidhuri withdraws comment on Priyanka

Regretting his remark on Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, former MP and BJP's Delhi assembly election candidate from Kalkaji constituency Ramesh Bidhuri, on Sunday, withdrew his words.

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January 06, 2025
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4 Killed, Two Missing After Vehicle Rolls Into Gorge in Kishtwar, Kashmir

Four persons were killed while two others, including the driver, were missing after the vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and plunged into a river in the Paddar area of the Kishtwar district on Sunday.

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January 06, 2025
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Security forces eliminate four Maoists in Chhattisgarh; DRG jawan killed

Security forces in Chhattisgarh neutralised four Maoists in a fierce gunfight in the dense Abujhmad forests along the Dantewada-Narayanpur border late Saturday night.

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January 06, 2025
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Centre to provide 90 per cent fund for ₹70,000 crore ERCP-PKC inter-state project

Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil reiterated that the Centre would provide 90 per cent funds of Rs 70,000 crore PKC ERCP mega project aimed at linking Parvati, Kali Sindh, and Chambal rivers for the development of canal network in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.

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January 06, 2025
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Chhattisgarh journalist murder: A saga of corruption, collusion, and cost of reporting the truth

The brutal murder of journalist Mukesh Chandrakaar in Bijapur, South Chhattisgarh, has ignited a storm of outrage across the nation, spotlighting rampant corruption in developmental projects in Maoist-affected regions.

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January 06, 2025
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Indian Metro Network Now Third-Largest in the World

Daily passenger ridership has also witnessed exponential growth, rising from 28 lakh in 2014 to over one crore, reflecting a 2.5 times increase

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January 06, 2025
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INS Tushil in Senegal as part of Operational Deployment

INS Tushil, Indian Navy's latest stealth frigate, visited Port of Dakar, Senegal on Friday as part of the ongoing operational deployment.

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January 06, 2025
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HC seeks updated status report in Jammu & Kashmir arms license scam investigation

In a significant order, a Division Bench of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, comprising Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan and Justice M A Chowdhary (via virtual mode), directed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to file an updated status report on the infamous Arms License Scam investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) involving five IAS officers and others.

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January 06, 2025
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Wild elephant attack claims one more life in Kerala

A 35-year-old youth was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Mancheeri forest area, near Nilambur in Kerala's Malappuram district on Saturday night.

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January 06, 2025
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Centre Regulates Movement of People on Mizoram-Myanmar Border

After Manipur, the movement of people living within 10 km on either side of the unfenced international border along Mizoram-Myanmar would be regulated following the directives of the Centre, officials said on Sunday.

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January 06, 2025
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KTR Slams Congress for Betraying Telangana Farmers

To Stage a Protest on 6 January Demanding a Hike in the Assistance to Farmers to ₹15,000 per Acre

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January 06, 2025
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Tamil Nadu CM Announces $1 Million Prize for Deciphering Indus Script

Announcing a $1 million prize for deciphering the Indus script, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin lamented on Sunday that even a century after the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization, which has similarities with Tamil culture, the script is yet to be deciphered for everyone to understand.

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January 06, 2025
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4 Arrested for Vandalising Doctor's Chamber in Asansol

Andal Police Station under Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) has arrested four persons allegedly for vandalising a doctor's chamber, physically assaulting policemen on duty, and obstructing a national highway.

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January 06, 2025
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Four international flights diverted to NSCB airport due to fog, poor visibility

Four international flights bound for Bangladesh were diverted to Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) on Sunday due to dense fog and poor visibility at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) and Chittagong's Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP).

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January 06, 2025
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PM Modi greets Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on her 70th birthday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, greeted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on her 70th birthday.

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January 06, 2025
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Mystery shrouds death of Durgapur nurse in Jharkhand's Deoghar

Beauty Rana, a young nurse from Durgapur in West Burdwan District, who has been working in a private nursing home in Deoghar District of Jharkhand, has been found dead in suspicious circumstances, and her family members allege that she was murdered.

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January 06, 2025
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Anubrata Reappointed as Head of SRDA

Anubrata Mondal has been reappointed as the chairman of the State Rural Development Authority (SRDA), a position he held continuously until 2019.

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January 06, 2025
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CM to felicitate fishermen to be handed over by Bangladesh

Each of the 95 fishermen who are being returned to India will receive Rs 10,000 and a shawl as a gift

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January 06, 2025
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Textiles Minister Inaugurates New Campus Of Handloom Technology Institute In Bengal

Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh has inaugurated the new permanent campus of the Indian Institute of Handloom Technology (IIHT) at Fulia in West Bengal.

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January 06, 2025
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BSF North Bengal Frontier Hosts Village Coordination Meeting and Distributes Sports Items

The Border Security Force (BSF) North Bengal Frontier organised a village coordination meeting at Border Outpost (BOP) yesterday under the leadership of Inspector General (IG) Soorya Kant Sharma.

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January 06, 2025
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State procures cauliflower, cabbage directly from cultivators

Considering the grim plight of cultivators due to sharply falling prices of vegetables -mainly cauliflower and cabbage, the district administration took immediate measures and assigned the state's Sufol Bangla to procure vegetables directly from the cultivation fields in Purbasthali today.

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January 06, 2025
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Sebaashray Camps Progressing Well in Diamond Harbour

Nearly 20,000 people have visited the camps in Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee's constituency so far

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January 06, 2025