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Goyal Urges Cleantech Sector to Go for Self-Sustaining Innovations
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Goyal Urges Cleantech Sector to Go for Self-Sustaining Innovations

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, has urged the clean energy sector to become self-sustaining and independent of the government as production-linked incentive (PLI) schemes were meant only to help kickstart projects.

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January 12, 2025
Greenland's leader says his people don't want to be Americans as Trump covets territory
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Greenland's leader says his people don't want to be Americans as Trump covets territory

Greenland's prime minister said Friday that the mineral-rich Arctic territory's people don't want to be Americans, but that he understands U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's interest in the island given its strategic location and he's open to greater cooperation with Washington.

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January 12, 2025
US finds no 'Havana syndrome' link to foreign powers, but 2 spy agencies say it's possible
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US finds no 'Havana syndrome' link to foreign powers, but 2 spy agencies say it's possible

U.S. intelligence has found no evidence linking a foreign power to the mysterious \"Havana syndrome\" injuries reported by some U.S. diplomats and other government personnel, though two agencies now say it's possible a foreign adversary may have developed or even deployed a weapon responsible for the injuries.

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January 12, 2025
Trump Is Planning 100 Executive Orders Starting Day 1 On Border, Deportations And Other Priorities
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Trump Is Planning 100 Executive Orders Starting Day 1 On Border, Deportations And Other Priorities

Many of Trump's choices for top administration jobs are going through Senate confirmation hearings this upcoming week

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January 12, 2025
Investigators Consider an Array of Possibilities About What Ignited the Deadly California Wildfires
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Investigators Consider an Array of Possibilities About What Ignited the Deadly California Wildfires

Investigators are considering an array of possible ignition sources for the huge fires that have killed at least 11 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in the Los Angeles area.

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January 12, 2025
Karnataka Police Track Cache Of Weapons Belonging To Surrendered Maoists In Meguru Forest
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Karnataka Police Track Cache Of Weapons Belonging To Surrendered Maoists In Meguru Forest

Karnataka police have tracked the cache of weapons belonging to surrendered Maoists in Meguru forest in Chikkamagaluru district of the state, sources confirmed on Saturday.

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January 12, 2025
AIADMK and ally DMDK boycott TN bypoll alleging misuse of power by ruling DMK
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AIADMK and ally DMDK boycott TN bypoll alleging misuse of power by ruling DMK

Announcing the boycott of the 5 February byelection to the Tamil Nadu assembly from Erode (East) constituency, the principal opposition AIADMK and its ally, the DMDK have said the decision to opt out of the contest was taken since the ruling DMK would not allow the people to vote freely as was the case in the past bypolls.

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January 12, 2025
Guv Ravi a habitual offender who intentionally violates norms and tradition of TN Assembly: Stalin
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Guv Ravi a habitual offender who intentionally violates norms and tradition of TN Assembly: Stalin

The Governor's conduct was 'childish', for the reasons for his skipping the address and leaving the House within minutes of his arrival were 'absurd', the CM said

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January 12, 2025
Kerala LoP Satheesan Urges CM Vijayan to Pass Resolution Against Draft UGC Regulations
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Kerala LoP Satheesan Urges CM Vijayan to Pass Resolution Against Draft UGC Regulations

Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V.D. Satheesan, has written to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, urging the government to adopt a unanimous resolution opposing the draft University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations of 2025.

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January 12, 2025
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Surrender of Maoists in K'taka raises doubts, should be probed: Tamil Nadu BJP chief

Tamil Nadu BJP State President K. Annamalai, who served as an IPS officer in Karnataka, said on Saturday that the process of surrender of six Maoists before the Chief Minister \"raises doubts\" and should be probed.

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January 12, 2025
Lost art of waiting
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Lost art of waiting

In our hyper-connected world, waiting is increasingly seen as a flaw in the system rather than an inevitable part of life.

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January 12, 2025
Women in the Forefront
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Women in the Forefront

This week, two significant announcements impacting women's empowerment deserve attention on a global scale.

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January 12, 2025
Celebrating Youth
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Celebrating Youth

Vivekananda believed that the youth have the energy, idealism and enthusiasm to bring about transformative change in society. He felt that they were moldable and adaptable, being more open to new ideas, and receptive to guidance, making them ideal for shaping and molding; Vivekananda recognized that the youth of today would become the leaders of tomorrow, and therefore, it was essential to equip them with the right values, skills and knowledge

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January 12, 2025
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Threshold Crossed

The year 2024 will be remembered as a watershed moment in the fight against climate change.

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January 12, 2025
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Baby girl found injured with throat slit

A newborn baby girl was found in a waste dump in a seriously injured condition with her throat slit and profusely bleeding in the Pachor town of Rajgarh district of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.

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January 12, 2025
Ministry of Women and Child Development Hosts Chintan Shivir in Udaipur
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Ministry of Women and Child Development Hosts Chintan Shivir in Udaipur

The Ministry of Women and Child Development inaugurated a two-day Chintan Shivir in Udaipur, Rajasthan.

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January 12, 2025
Extensions in service defy logical principle of expectation: VP Dhankhar
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Extensions in service defy logical principle of expectation: VP Dhankhar

Extensions in service in any form for a particular post are a setback to those in line and defy the logical principle of expectation, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Saturday.

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January 12, 2025
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States Need to Cooperate With Centre to Combat Drug Menace: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday called for cooperation between the Centre and the states to fight the drug menace.

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January 12, 2025
Cong to launch nationwide campaign from 27 January
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Cong to launch nationwide campaign from 27 January

Campaign would continue till Amit Shah resigns and publicly apologises to the nation: Jitendra Singh

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January 12, 2025
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Thackeray-led Shiv Sena decides to go it alone in Maha civic polls

The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena will fight the forthcoming Maharashtra civic bodies elections alone, the party's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut announced in Nagpur on Saturday.

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January 12, 2025
Rajnath Singh Urges Youth to Align Aspirations With India's Vision for 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047
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Rajnath Singh Urges Youth to Align Aspirations With India's Vision for 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, during the convocation ceremony at IIMT University in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, called on the youth to tap into their potential and align their aspirations with India's national goal of becoming a 'Viksit Bharat' (Developed India) by 2047.

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January 12, 2025
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Police action against SI over alleged misconduct

The Jalpaiguri Police have initiated departmental proceedings against sub-inspector Subarata Goon, posted at Rajganj police station, following serious allegations of misconduct.

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January 12, 2025
State medical council writes to Royal College of London to verify Dr Sen's FRCS certificate
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State medical council writes to Royal College of London to verify Dr Sen's FRCS certificate

West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) has written to the Royal College of London (RCL) seeking to verify the Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS) certificate of Dr Santanu Sen (photo), suspended Trinamul Congress leader and former MP of Rajya Sabha.

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January 12, 2025
RSS Chief Bhagwat to Arrive in Bengal on a 10-Day Visit
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RSS Chief Bhagwat to Arrive in Bengal on a 10-Day Visit

The RSS chief is scheduled to arrive in the state on 7 February and stay until 16 February

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January 12, 2025
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Several workers trapped after building collapses at Kannauj railway station

Three labourers were critically injured while several are trapped when the roof of the under-construction Amrit Bharat railway station collapsed in Kannauj on Saturday.

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January 12, 2025
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SpaDeX mission: Inter-satellite distance 230 m, spacecraft health normal

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday said that the two small spacecraft that are to dock as part of its technology demonstrator mission are at a distance of 230 metres from each other and their health is normal.

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January 12, 2025
Bidhuri will be BJP CM candidate,
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Bidhuri will be BJP CM candidate,

AAP questions veracity of the report, dismisses allegations against Kejriwal

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January 12, 2025
Dalit girl sexually assaulted by 60 men over five years in Kerala
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Dalit girl sexually assaulted by 60 men over five years in Kerala

An 18-year-old Dalit girl was sexually abused by more than 60 people over the past five years in Kerala's Pathanamthitta, it has come to light.

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January 12, 2025
Why going palm oil-free may not be a healthy choice
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Why going palm oil-free may not be a healthy choice

Palm oil, the world’s most widely used ‘miracle oil’ is a staple ingredient across food and nonfood products, from processed foods and cosmetics to biofuels.

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January 11, 2025
EIMG Concours d'Elegance 2025: Kolkatagears up for vintagecamextravaganza
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EIMG Concours d'Elegance 2025: Kolkatagears up for vintagecamextravaganza

The city of joy is in for a treat this Sunday, 12 January as the EIMG Concours d’Elegance 2025 arrives at The Lake Club, marking a spectacular parade of motoring heritage.

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January 11, 2025