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December 01, 2022

Aaftab said he killed Shraddha in polygraph test; narco today

AAFTAB Amin Poonawala, the accused in the murder case of his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar, will most likely undergo a narco analysis test at Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital on Thursday, sources at the Forensic Science Laboratory said.

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Pondy elephant dies on morning walk, thousands bid teary farewell

PUDUCHERRY was in tears as Lakshmi, a 32-year-old elephant of the popular Manakula Vinayagar Temple, collapsed and died during a routine morning walk in the city on Wednesday.

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3 U'khand BBA students strip hostel inmate, flee

THREE students of a management course run by a university in Uttarakhand allegedly forced a hostel inmate to drink alcohol and strip.

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Economic growth slows to 6.3% in Q2, RBI spot on

Manufacturing, mining sectors drag growth, contracting 4.3% and 2.8%, respectively

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Bilkis moves SC challenging early release of 11 convicts

BILKIS Bano, who was gang-raped and seven members of her family were killed during the Godhra riots in 2002, has approached the Supreme Court challenging the premature release of 11 convicts in the case.

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AAP got ₹100 cr from Kavitha, others in liquor scam, says ED

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No mobile-hotspots, external routers for internet inside AIIMS compound

THE All India Institute of medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Wednesday issued fresh directive to tighten the cyber security after the ransomware attack on its servers more than a week ago.

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Days after Bhagirath Palace blaze, now fire breaks out at cloth shop

A fire broke out at a cloth shop in central Delhi's Chandni Chowk area on Wednesday, fire officials said.

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HC seeks NIA stand on jailed PFI leader's plea

The Delhi HC sought the National Investigation Agency's stand on a plea for medical treatment of former Popular Front of India chairman E Abubacker, who was arrested during a crackdown on the banned organisation.

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Conman Sukesh's aide Pinky Irani sent to police custody

PINKY Irani, the woman who introduced Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez to conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, was arrested by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police on Wednesday and later a local court sent her to 3-day police custody remand, on Wednesday.

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JNUSU calls for priority hostel to SC/ST students

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) has urged the varsity administration to ensure priority hostel allotment to first-year students in the SC and ST categories.

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Pre-board exams in Delhi govt schools from Dec 15

THE pre-board exams for 10th and 12th standard will start from December 15 in government schools in Delhi, said the Directorate of Education (DoE) on Wednesday.

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8 held for running fake visa racket from CP

Around 300 passports, large number of forged documents, cash worth Rs 5 lakh were recovered from them

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Approach trial court in defamation case: HC to Jain

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain to approach the trial court to challenge the proceedings against him in a criminal defamation complaint filed by Delhi BJP leader Chhail Bihari Goswami.

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493 micro observers at sensitive locations

AIMING to keep a close watch on proceedings at the booths, Delhi State Election Commission (SEC) on Wednesday informed to deploy a total of 493 micro observers at sensitive or hyper sensitive polling locations for MCD elections.

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Will pursue redevelopment initiatives in a big way: Puri

LEAVING no stone unturned to woo voters ahead of MCD elections, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said that nearly 1.35 crore Delhi residents, including 10 lakh slum dwellers, will benefit from various redevelopment initiatives, including BJP's version of Jahan Jhuggi Wahin Makan' scheme, undertaken by the Centre in the capital.

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Transparency, rooting out corruption: Congress releases its manifesto for MCD elections

AHEAD of MCD elections, Delhi Congress on Wednesday released its manifesto for the promising structural changes in the civic agency to ensure transparent governance and rooting out corruption to shore up revenue, by ending the inspector raj and mafia.

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Kejriwal promises to fix 'garbage crisis'

Amid last leg of campaigning, BJP is touting its redevelopment initiatives while a section of RWAS has flagged issues with Kejriwal's Janta Chalayegi MCD scheme

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BJP candidate, an '84 riot victim, recalls her political journey

THE horrors of the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots in Delhi remain fresh and unmottled in her memory.

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IISc student wins at Berlin for low-cost TB diagnosis

AN IISC student won third prize at an international summit held in Berlin, Germany, for a device that could make tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis cheaper and more accessible.

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Make-in-Odisha summit begins, CM invites investors

MAKE-in-Odisha 3.0, billed as one of the biggest investment summits of the country, kicked off here on Wednesday with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik exhorting the galaxy of industry captains and investors to join the juggernaut and become part of the state's transformative journey.

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TN maternal mortality rate drops, ranks 4th in south

TAMIL Nadu's Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) dropped to 54 per one lakh live births in 2018-20 from 58 in 2017-19, according to the union health ministry's special bulletin on MMR in India released on Tuesday. Among southern states, however, TN stands fourth.

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Two-day Hampi Utsav to be held in mid-Jan

THE Vijayanagara district administration has finally decided on the dates to hold the two-day Hampi Utsav.

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'Flaws in govt's draft bill against guv'

Amendments have to be made in Acts of 14 universities to remove governor as chancellor

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K'taka HC dismisses plea against GoI giving effect to ban on PFI immediately

THE Karnataka High Court upheld the notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, giving immediate effect to the ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its affiliates or front, declaring them 'unlawful associations' for five years, for allegedly having international links with global terrorist groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

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India, US armies simulate relief ops, China says won't build trust

THE day China reacted to the India-US joint exercise Yudh Abhyas 2022, the exercise entered the important phase of putting military assistance towards the support of civilian population as part of the Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief situation.

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China warns US: 'Don't meddle in our India ties'

CHINA had warned the United States not to interfere with its relationship with India while it continued to amass forces on its side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Pentagon-headquartered US Department of Defence said in its 2022 China Military Power Report.

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Cancer Cases Likely To Go Up By Over 12% Between '20 & '25, Says ICMR

ONE in nine Indians is likely to have cancer in their lifetime as the disease may increase by 12.8% from 2020 to 2025, according to the ICMR.

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Ties With Russia In Focus As India Helms Group Of Big Powers

AS India takes over the G20 presidency which will be marked by over 200 meetings across the country - one area of concern for some will be about how it tackles Russia.

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Today, India commences its G20 presidency

THE previous 17 Presidencies of the G20 delivered significant results ensuring macroeconomic stability, rationalising international taxation, and relieving debt burden on countries, among many other outcomes. We will benefit from these achievements and build further upon them.

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Centre, AAP govt trade charges over rural development funds

THE centre has refused to release ₹2,880 crore due to the state under the Rural Development Fund (RDF), dealing a blow to the cash-strapped state administration and igniting yet another conflict between the BJP-led NDA government and the AAP-led Punjab government.

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Nath video on Cong 'frustration' over yatra triggers row

WHILE, the former Congress national president Rahul Gandhi, on the 84th day of the Yatra (8th day in MP) took a day's break from the Yatra in Ujjain on Wednesday to campaign in Gujarat, back in MP another controversy pertaining to the Yatra, was triggered by a viral video.

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Vote split may hurt Cong in bastions

AAP, AIMIM have fielded candidates on Muslim seats that Congress considers safe in Guj

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U'khand Assembly passes bill against religious conversion

The Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday passed by voice vote the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Bill 2022, empowering the government to enforce a strict law against religious conversion in the state.

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Eurozone inflation falls for first time in 17 months

THE eurozone annual inflation rate fell for the first time in 17 months in November as it slowed to 10%, official data showed on Wednesday.

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Covid restrictions lifted in Chinese city after protests

Residents demanding freedom scuffle with police in Guangzhou

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Jiang Zemin guided China's economic rise

JIANG Zemin, who led China out of isolation after the army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests in 1989 and supported economic reforms that led to a decade of explosive growth, died Wednesday.

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Islamic State Says Its Leader Killed In Battle

The Islamic State jihadist group said on Wednesday that its leader Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has been killed in battle and announced a replacement.

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Iranian shot dead by forces after celebrating soccer defeat to US

AN Iranian man was shot dead by the security forces after celebrating when the United States eliminated his country's national team from the World Cup, rights groups said Wednesday.

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UK palace staffer quits after racist remarks on Black guest

BUCKINGHAM Palace apologised on Wednesday and a member of the royal household has quit after a black British charity campaigner was repeatedly asked where she \"really\" came from.

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Food delivery platform Swiggy shuts cloud kitchen brand in Delhi-NCR

FOOD delivery platform Swiggy has shut down The Bowl Company, the cloud kitchen brand in the Delhi-NCR region.

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'Inflation will be within the tolerance band'

FINANCE Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that India will succeed in handling inflation better and it will be well within the tolerance band by early next year or middle of next year.

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Embedded finance has huge scope in India: FIS

US-based financial service provider FIS anticipates huge growth potential in the embedded finance segment in India.

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Sensex hits 63K for the first time

Analysts say markets need to face the Fed and RBI policy meetings in December

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DOT bars telcos to set up 5G sites around airports

THE Department of Telecommunication (DOT) has directed telecom service providers (TSPs) not to set up any 5G sites in C-band around the airport in the country.

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Panel suggests gas price of $4-6.5/unit

THE government-appointed gas price review panel headed by Kirit Parikh has recommended a floor price of $4 per mmBtu (Metric Million British Thermal Unit) and a cap of $6.5 per mmBtu for legacy and old fields being operated by ONGC and OIL.

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Vikram Kirloskar, who brought Toyota to India, passes away

EMINENT Industrialist, Vice Chairman of Toyota Kirloskar Motor and CMD of Kirloskar Systems- Vikram Kirloskar passed away on Tuesday at the age of 64. According to reports, Vikram suffered a massive heart attack.

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DANE & DUSTED, OZ ADVANCE

Australia pip Denmark to seal 2nd spot, Tunisia's historic win over France in vain

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Captain America and the start of promising times

Pulisic threw himself at the ball. Iran keeper, Alireza Beiranvand, was in close attendance so there was every chance that Pulisic would harm himself.

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'ENGLAND BETTER THAN 2018 RUN'

Coach Southgate believes that the team is a lot more confident than the previous WC

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India shock Australia in third hockey Test

A FIGHTING India scored a last-minute goal to stun world number one side Australia 4-3 in the third hockey Test and notch up their first win in 13 matches here on Wednesday.

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Daughter says Pele in hospital to regulate medication

BRAZILIAN football great Pele was hospitalized in Sao Paulo to regulate the medication in his fight against a colon tumor, his daughter said on Wednesday.

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