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Seeking Old Touch, Hoping Net Gains
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Seeking Old Touch, Hoping Net Gains

With Indian singles shuttlers struggling, badminton officials are looking inwards for local coaches to spark revival. Anmol Gurung tries to find out BAI's plan...

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January 19, 2025
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CBI court convicts IG, 7 other cops in custodial death case in Himachal

A special CBI court here on Saturday convicted the Himachal Pradesh inspector general of police and seven other policemen in the custodial death of an accused in the gang rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl in Himachal Pradesh's Kotkhai in 2017.

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January 19, 2025
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60 Hours On, Saif Attack Suspect Held in Chhattisgarh

IN a breakthrough that came after more than two days, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) detained a suspect in connection with the knife attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan.

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January 19, 2025
Capitol riot defendants to return to Washington DC for Don's inauguration
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Capitol riot defendants to return to Washington DC for Don's inauguration

THOUSANDS of Donald Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol after he lost the 2020 presidential election.

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January 19, 2025
Rohit's ultimate test as India rely on all-rounders for CT
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Rohit's ultimate test as India rely on all-rounders for CT

Focus on Bumrah fitness for the next month as Siraj not picked for the global event; selectors four spinners and three seamers template for Dubai games

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January 19, 2025
Women power in Maha Kumbh, 1K to get diksha on Jan 29 Amrit Snan
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Women power in Maha Kumbh, 1K to get diksha on Jan 29 Amrit Snan

IN addition to meeting the rare celestial alignment leading to 'Pushya Nakshtra' after a period of 144 years, the Maha Kumbh is poised to be historical in more than one way.

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January 19, 2025
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J&K Mysterious Deaths: Shah Orders Probe

AS the health and medical experts have failed to ascertain the cause of 16 mysterious deaths in Budhal village of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district in 45 days, Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday ordered constitution of an inter-ministerial team led by MHA to visit the affected village to ascertain causes of deaths.

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January 19, 2025
Property Rights Will Help End Rural Poverty: Modi
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Property Rights Will Help End Rural Poverty: Modi

PM distributes over 65 lakh property cards under SVAMITVA scheme

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January 19, 2025
Police halted docu screening: Kejriwal
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Police halted docu screening: Kejriwal

Officials say no permission sought for the event when model code of conduct in effect

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January 19, 2025
Wild At Heart
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Wild At Heart

Oscar-nominated American filmmaker David Lynch died on January 15, at the age of 78.

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January 18, 2025
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INDIA MUST TRY HARDER TO TURN BALANCE OF TRADE IN ITS FAVOUR

INDIA’S merchandise trade deficit widened to $21.9 billion in December from $18.8 billion a year ago, though it narrowed from the $32.82 billion registered in the previous month.

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January 18, 2025
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370 'corrupt' Haryana patwaris identified & named

Sources said in a first-ever crackdown against corruption in the department, the government released a list of 370 patwaris highlighting how they had kept personal helpers and charged convenience fees for simple works.

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January 18, 2025
Court convicts girlfriend Greeshma, uncle in Sharon Raj murder case
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Court convicts girlfriend Greeshma, uncle in Sharon Raj murder case

THE Neyyattinkara additional sessions court has found Greeshma, a 24-year-old woman from Ramavarmanchira in Kanyakumari district, guilty of murdering her boyfriend Sharon Raj by administering him an ayurvedic concoction that was laced with a lethal herbicide, in 2022.

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January 18, 2025
India Decides To Go On Front Foot As Threats In Gulf Of Aden, Red Sea Up
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India Decides To Go On Front Foot As Threats In Gulf Of Aden, Red Sea Up

DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh asks for no let-up in India's offensive and defensive preparedness amid growing turmoil and calls for maritime alertness because of the possibility of increased threats from the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea and other coastal regions along eastern Africa.

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January 18, 2025
IN GOOD HUMOUR
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IN GOOD HUMOUR

Popular actor Shailesh Lodha of Taarak Mehta fame makes his theatre debut in Delhi with a comic play this weekend. He reflects on literary giants who mastered the art of satire and how today's 'cringe comedy' is far from humour.

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January 18, 2025
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Court issues production warrant in land-for-jobs case

A Delhi court on Friday issued a warrant to produce accused Amit Katyal in the land for a job money laundering case on the next date of hearing scheduled on January 31.

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January 18, 2025
Rahul Attacks Centre, AAP After AIIMS Visit
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Rahul Attacks Centre, AAP After AIIMS Visit

CONGRESS MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi made a late-night visit to the roads, footpaths, and subways surrounding the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, where numerous patients and their families endure difficult conditions while awaiting treatment.

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January 18, 2025
At ground zero, promises made but never fulfilled
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At ground zero, promises made but never fulfilled

NESTLED between East Delhi's Ghazipur landfill and the bustling wholesale meat and flower markets, about 400 families eke out a precarious existence.

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January 18, 2025
NEET Aspirant Dies by Suicide in Kota, 3rd Such Case in Jan
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NEET Aspirant Dies by Suicide in Kota, 3rd Such Case in Jan

An 18-year-old NEET aspirant from Odisha died by suicide in his hostel room in Rajasthan's Kota on Thursday night, the third such case this month in the city, exposing failure of administrative measures aimed at addressing the crisis in the 'coaching capital'.

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January 18, 2025
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Rahul's Seelampur Rally Effect: Priyanka, Kharge to Join Campaign Wagon

DESPITE pressure from its allies within the INDIA Alliance, the Congress party is preparing for an all-out election campaign in Delhi, positioning itself to take on both the BJP and the AAP.

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January 18, 2025
Odisha Signs MoUs With S'pore Firms
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Odisha Signs MoUs With S'pore Firms

Agreements span skill and industrial development, sustainable energy, ammonia, among others

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January 18, 2025
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Sidelined' by ally BJP, NCP (Ajit) announces 30 poll candidates

UPSET at being ignored by ally BJP, the Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) on Friday fielded 30 candidates for the Delhi Assembly elections.

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January 18, 2025
'My world has been destroyed'
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'My world has been destroyed'

Dad loses 5 kids, daughter battling for life as mysterious illness strikes Rajouri

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January 18, 2025
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No relaxation in qualifying marks for para-teachers

IN a major disappointment for para-teachers in the state, the Jharkhand High Court on Friday ruled that granting relaxation in the qualifying marks for them in the ongoing appointment process for 26,000 assistant teachers is not justified.

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January 18, 2025
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Economic growth poised to rebound: RBI report

THE economic growth, which surprisingly slumped to a seven-quarter low of 5.4% in the second quarter, is poised to rebound, as demand regained momentum, though stickiness in food inflation warrants careful monitoring, the latest RBI bulletin has said.

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January 18, 2025
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An Se Young: Crown jewel of badminton

EAT, sleep, repeat. In a sport that is as dynamic as badminton, An Se Young is one constant.

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January 18, 2025
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Resolve TN Guv-govt issues or we'll set it right, says SC

THE Supreme Court on Friday said if the pending issues between Governor R N Ravi and the Tamil Nadu government, including selection and appointment of Vice-Chancellors (V-Cs) to state universities, are not resolved by the next date of hearing, the court will intervene to resolve the issues.

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January 18, 2025
Russia, Iran sign partnership treaty to deepen relations
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Russia, Iran sign partnership treaty to deepen relations

RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian signed a broad cooperation pact on Friday, as the two nations deepened their partnership in the face of stinging Western sanctions.

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January 18, 2025
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Hero Launches Four New Products at the Auto Expo

THE country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp launched four new products at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025.

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January 18, 2025
No action for returning to mainstream, cops tell Arunachal armed group
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No action for returning to mainstream, cops tell Arunachal armed group

ARUNACHAL Pradesh police on Friday appealed to the members of a newly-floated armed group to return to the mainstream, assuring that no legal action will be taken against them if they do so on their own accord.

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January 18, 2025