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November 24, 2022

'He'll Kill & Cut Me Into Pieces,' Read Shraddha's Sos To Maha Cops In '20

THE horrific case of murder and dismemberment of a woman in Delhi by her live-in partner took a new turn on Wednesday after the copy of a letter she wrote to the Maharashtra police exactly two years ago revealing his threats to “kill and cut her into pieces” surfaced.

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Model code case: UP court declares BJP MP absconder

A district court in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur on Wednesday declared BJP parliamentarian Arun Sagar an absconder following no-shows in court in connection with a case of violation of model code of conduct during the last Lok Sabha polls in 2019.

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Cong leaders shortchanged by own party in Guj

A ‘fund-starved’ Congress in Gujarat is facing charges of shortchanging by its leaders. Gujarat Congress leaders are complaining that they have been given less by party leaders than what has been sent by the high command for meeting poll expenses.

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LAND OF RISING SONS

JAPAN’S players did not know what to do apart from run in all directions. Some of them were going right, some were going straight, others left.

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SC seeks files related to EC Arun Goel's appointment

Constitution bench says it wants to know if there was any hanky panky’ in the process; government has to submit the papers today

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BURY CASTE, MAKE CREMATORIA COMMON FOR ALL, HC TELLS TN

LAMENTING that the shackles of caste could not be broken even after 75 years of independence, the Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu government to make a good beginning by turning burial grounds common for all communities.

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Back from rehab, 25-yr-old kills 4 of his family

(Clockwise from top left) Accused Keshav, his mother, grandma, father and sister

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CBI moves HC against bail granted to Nair, Boinpally

THE Central Bureau of Investigation approached the Delhi High Court on Wednesday, challenging a trial court’s order granting bail to businessmen Vijay Nair and Abhishek Boinpally in a corruption case related to the Excise Policy 202122 for the national capital.

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Court directs Tihar officials to give Jain food as per rules

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Wednesday directed Tihar jail authorities to provide food to jailed AAP minister Satyendar Kumar Jain during his religious fast in accordance with the relevant rules.

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Significant increase in Yamuna pollution since 2017, shows report

NEW DELHI: AS the Delhi government has promised to clean Yamuna River to bathing standards by 2025, the pollution load in the river has increased substantially over the last five years, according to a report by the environment department.

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Cyber attack causes chaos, delay in services at AIIMS, probe launched

CHAOS ensued at the Centrerun All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Wednesday after the apex institute witnessed a cyber attack on its main and back-up server, which adversely affected the patient care services in the hospital, sources said.

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Keshav may have killed father first

Accused allegedly kept bad company, used drugs; threatened cousin who called police

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DU launches scheme to financially aid EWS students

Candidates with annual family income below 4 lakh will get 100% waiver express

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Learnt from 2017 experience, says AAP candidate

IN view of her narrow defeat in the last civic elections by the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate by two votes, Pinky Tyagi, the Aam Aadmi Party's nominee, asserted that this year, she would exercise greater caution to prevent any possibility of dubious actions being taken on the counting day.

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Child rights group flags violent masculinity in class textbook

NEW DELHI: THE Delhi Commission For Protection of Child Rights has asked NCERT to modify or replace a chapter in Class IX English textbook, claiming that it normalises \"violent masculinity, depicts women in \"stereotypical ways and teaches children to accept violence at home\".

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'Cong knows city better, can make services work'

Amid its fight against the Delhi's two leading parties, Congress leader and AICC national secretary Abhishek Dutt said that his party is fighting the MCD elections with a pledge to improve basic amenities for the people of Delhi.

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BJP to retain MCD power, people have seen real face of AAP: Gupta

Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta said that the slew of exposés against the AAP in the recent past will teach the latter a lesson, come MCD elections.

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Sisodia attacks BJP-led MCD over tackling sanitation woes

SENIOR AAP leader Manish Sisodia Wednesday said the people of Delhi would give a 'befitting response' to the BJP in the MCD polls, saying the saffron party 'failed' to perform the primary responsibility of maintaining cleanliness during its 15-year tenure in the civic body.

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V-C row: Khan returns ordinance for his removal

GOVERNOR Arif Mohammad Khan has returned to the state government the ordinance seeking his removal as the chancellor of universities in the state and said that it has become irrelevant.

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Kerala: Tharoor 'wave' looms over Cong

Invitations to Nair community event, Youth Cong meeting show his rising influence in state

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CM should form panel for Maha border row: Siddu

LEADER of Opposition in the State Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah urged Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to constitute an advisory committee comprising leaders of opposition parties to strengthen the state's case in the border dispute with Maharashtra.

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FRIEND-SHORING AND INDIA’S G20 PRESIDENCY

620 is the platform for India to talk up its role in securing global growth and ensuring that some of the most vital supply chains remain resilient. It is a safe haven for American and global) money and manufacturing

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KNOWLEDGE GASPING FOR AIR IN TUTORIAL COLLEGE NATION

Copycat knowledge might sustain bits of applied science but destroys the joy of original research

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Despite border stand-off, trade between India, China up 14.6%

INDIA'S reliance on trade with China continues rise - irrespective to be on the of the political and diplomatic stand-off between the two nations. Even though Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, did shake hands with China's President, Xi Jingping, in Bali during the G20 Summit, India is trying its best to shake off its dependence on China.

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Cong leader moves SC seeking review of EWS quota verdict

CONGRESS leader Jaya Thakur has approached the Supreme Court seeking a review of the SC verdict that upheld 10% reservation granted to the economically weaker sections (EWS) in jobs and admissions.

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Stents in essential medicines list, to get cheaper

THE Union health ministry has notified the inclusion of coronary stents in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) 2022, making these life-saving devices more affordable.

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Before poll panel post, retd babu led EV movement

Arun Goel will occupy the position which fell vacant in May this year

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'Some forces trying to destabilise Indo-Pacific'

THE Indian Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral R Hari Kumar on Wednesday said that the region of Indo-Pacific has numerous challenges which also include the forces trying to destabilize the region. The CNS was delivering its inaugural address here at the international Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) 2022.

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Delegates from Central Asian countries dance to Bollywood songs

THE international programme Department of Youth Affairs is hosting the 100 member youth delegation from Central Asian countries to India as part of one-of-its-kind youth exchange Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Singh Thakur hosted a dinner in the honour of the Youth Delegation on Tuesday and interacted with the youth from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

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PM takes on Cong, says its 'corrupt' model ruined India

Says credit goes to youth for BJP’s electoral successes implementation of govt schemes

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In MP, Shivraj's tribal yatra to counter Rahul's Bharat Jodo

IT was a battle of yatras in the tribal-dominated Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday.

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Unhappy with seating arrangement, Suvendu skips guv's swearing-in

MERCURY in Bengal politics soared up on the day of newly appointed governor C V Ananda Bose’s swearing in ceremony on Wednesday as Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari skipped the event over sitting arrangement.

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Assam cops could have fired fewer shots: CM

Security personnel stand guard near a forest office, a day atte it was vandalised and burnt down by miscreants at Assam-Meghalaya border area pti

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Oppn unity at work? Aaditya meets Tejashwi, Nitish in Patna

IN yet another push to the opposition unity ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha election, Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader and former Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav in Patna.

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Transcending time

DELHI-based Abraham & Thakore’s latest collection, an Autumn-Winter ’22 edit is now available in stores.

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EUROPEAN UNION CALLS RUSSIA A STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM

Massive blackouts in Ukraine, Moldova blamed on Russian attacks

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Walmart employee kills six in latest US mass shooting

A Walmart manager opened fire on fellow employees in the break room of a Virginia store, killing six people, police and a witness said on Wednesday.

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Quake survivors starving as heavy rains delay relief

SURVIVORS of an Indonesian earthquake that killed at least 271 people, many of them children, appealed for food and water on Wednesday as heavy rain and aftershocks hampered rescue efforts among the rubble of devastated villages.

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Shriram Cap to be merged with transport finance biz

SIMPLIFYING the corporate structure, Shriram Financial Ventures Chennai) Private Limited SFVPL) will be the promoter and holding company of the financial services and insurance businesses of the Chennai-based conglomerate Shriram Group.

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HDFC MF NFO to invest in cos with favourable biz conditions

HDFC Mutual fund’s new fund offering HDFC Business Cycle Fund comes with the mandate to invest in business that are likely on the cusp of favorable business cycles.

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Mobile operators to lose $2.5 billion in messaging revenue to OTT apps globally

MOBILE operators globally will lose out to over-the-top OTT) business messaging providers such as Messenger, WeChat and WhatsApp to the tune of 2.5 billion next year, according to a study done by Juniper Research.

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Air India expands operations in US and Europe

WITH an aim to capture 30% traffic in the international market to and from India) over the next five years, Tata Group-run Air India AD has launched new flights connecting Mumbai with New York, Paris and Frankfurt, and announced the resumption of non-stop flights connecting Delhi with Copenhagen, Milan and Vienna.

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India aims to conclude UK FTA by March '23

Free trade agreement with Canada, Gulf Cooperation Council countries could be finalised by the end of this year

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Ather Energy plans third facility; may venture into electric-motorcycles

WITH the rising demand for electric scooters, Hero MotoCorp-backed Ather Energy is exploring location options for its third facility in India, and it is likely to announce the same by the end of this fiscal.

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Paytm share falls another 6%, wipes out ₹1.10L cr m-cap

PAYTM shares continue to hit new lows with each passing day. After collapsing over 11% on Tuesday, shares of One 97 Communications, Paytm’s parent firm, fell nearly 8% to hit a record low of 440.35 intraday before calling the day off at 450, down 6% from previous session’s closing.

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Telcos' ARPU improves 5% from ₹127 to ₹134 in April-June quarter

TELECOM operators improved their monthly average revenue per user ARPU) by 5.02%, from 127.17 to 133.55 in April-June 2022 quarter.

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Magnificent seven for Spanish armada

SPAIN shredded Costa Rica 7-0 on Wednesday in a brutal destruction in their Group E opener which launched their bid to lift a second World Cup.

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What next for Ronaldo?

Cristiano Ronaldo has left Manchester United with immediate effect. Where will he turn up next? The Portugal star, who plays his first WC game against Ghana on Wednesday, has put himself on the market with his explosive pre-World Cup interview that led to the termination of his contract on Tuesday. As a free agent, the 37-year-old has the chance to impress potential suitors and prove he can still perform on the highest level for his country in Qatar. His future may well depend onit after failing to secure a transfer to a Champions League club in summer.

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Brazilian carnival enters the desert

IN many ways, this World Cup is a déja vu for Brazil coach Tite: he will once again encounter Serbia and Switzerland and yet again the success of the tournament of the five-time champions will hinge on how they deal with European elite opposition.

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SAMURAI SPIRIT

Asian powerhouse, eight of whom ply their trade in Germany, shock World Cup royalty

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