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December 07, 2022

Morocco create history, plot Spanish elimination in Qatar

TWO of Spain's biggest tournament problems, a lack of goalscorers as well as penetrative passing from midfield, once again let them down in a global event.

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Saket Gokhale held over 'fake' tweets on PM's visit to Morbi

TRINAMOOL Congress spokesperson Saket Gokhale was on Tuesday arrested by the Gujarat Police for tweeting an alleged fake news on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Morbi following a tragic bridge collapse there.

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BORDER DISPUTE BETWEEN K'TAKA & MAHA INTENSIFIES

THE Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute worsened on Tuesday with pro-Kannada and Marathi activists targeting vehicles from each others' states on either side of the interstate border, even as leaders from both the states took potshots and blamed each other over the situation.

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Inflation, Jobs To Raise Heat In House

The winter session of Parliament that begins on Wednesday can be expected to be stormy as the Opposition is gearing up to put the government on the mat over pressing issues like inflation, unemployment, the China-India border dispute and the economically weaker section quota.

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Capital set for counting of votes amid tight security

COUNTING of votes for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections will be held amid tight security arrangements on Wednesday.

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HC allows termination of 33-wk pregnancy

THE Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed a married woman to medically terminate her 33-week-old cerebral abnormal foetus, recognising the mother's choice as ultimate decision in such cases.

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Sharjeel in SC over HC remark on links with Khalid

DAYS after student activist Umar Khalid was acquitted of riot-related charges, JNU student and activist Sharjeel Imam on Tuesday approached SC seeking to expunge observations made by the Delhi High Court regarding Imam while denying bail to Umar Khalid in a riot conspiracy case.

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After apology, Agnihotri told to appear before HC

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri tendered a written apology in the High Court on Tuesday in a criminal contempt case for his remarks against a judge, who he had accused of bias in granting relief to activist Gautam Navlakha, but the court directed him to appear before it on and \"show remorse in person\".

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'Poll results will prove AAP is fiercely honest'

Kejriwal, Sisodia positive of exit poll predictions turning true

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Construction ban back as AQI slips to severe category

BAN on private construction and demolition activities in Delhi-NCR was reinstated on Sunday after the deterioration observed in the air quality to \"severe category\" over the capital.

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Govt will soon set up central digitised library: DU V-C

Delhi University Vice-Chancellor Yogesh Singh said on Tuesday that in this era of ever-changing processes, libraries also need to change.

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JNU most liberating space in India: V-C

The Jawaharlal Nehru University is the most liberating space in the country because here equality and integrity are practised with inclusion and innovation, Vice Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit said on Tuesday.

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'Hackers targeted ICMR portal 6K times in 1 day'

Attack happened on November 30, cyber hackers however failed to penetrate the ICMR firewall, say sources

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2 held for cheating gamers in name of Unknown Cash

THE Delhi Police has arrested two youngsters who used to cheat people, especially gamers, on the pretext of providing them low-cost in-game cash known as Unknown Cash (UC), an official said Tuesday.

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Debates on injustices to TS should be held in winter session: TRS MP

FLOOR leader for TRS in Lok Sabha floor, Nama Nageswara Rao, on Tuesday demanded that debates regarding the revenue loss to the tune of ₹40,000 crore to Telangana due to economic sanctions imposed by the Centre and other such instances of injustices meted out to the State be brought up in the winter session of Parliament beginning on Wednesday.

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Mandous to reach AP, TN by Dec 8: IMD

THE impact of the cyclone brewing in the Bay of Bengal, which will be named Cyclone Mandous when formed, is likely on four southern districts of Andhra Pradesh Nellore, Prakasam, Chittoor, and Anantapur.

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Fresh trouble for TN's twin fishing harbour project

Site 'unsuitable for large-scale construction

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Agusta accused Michel would have got bail had he been Indian, hints SC

EXPRESSING concerns at the pace with which CBI and ED was conducting trial against Christian James Michel, middleman who was allegedly responsible for illegal transactions in Agusta Westland VVIP chopper scam, the Supreme Court on Tuesday asked probe agencies whether it was justified to keep him behind bars and deprive James of his liberty due to his nationality.

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Increased margin of profit after hike in import duty sees gold smuggling rise

AS the yellow metal continues its rise in the Indian bullion market, recently revisiting five-month high of ₹54,006 per 10 gram, buoyed by global push, smuggling of the gold metal continues to touch new peaks.

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2 PSUs better their ranks among top defence companies

THE government's Make-in-India push in indigenous defence production seems to be bearing the positive results as the two Indian Defence Public Sector Undertakings, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), have improved upon their previous rankings among the arms-producing companies of the world.

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Will have light-touch regulations on OTT: Vaishnaw

Union Minister of IT, Telecom and Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw talks about various issues like draft telecom bill, privacy laws, challenges ahead of the railways, during a freewheeling conversation at the inaugural edition of The Morning Standard Delhi Dialogues.

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7 HELD FOR BUYING, SELLING NEWBORN BABIES IN PUNJAB

THE Punjab Police has arrested seven persons, including two women for allegedly selling and buying newborn babies here on Tuesday.

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Lakhimpur court frames charges against Mishra

A Lakhimpur Kheri court on Tuesday framed charges against Ashish Mishra, son of Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Mishra Teni, and 13 others in connection with Tikunia violence case.

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Cong drops Brahmin, OBC dist chiefs to adjust Muslims, Dalits

AMID controversy over not giving proper representation to Muslims and Dalits in the recently issued list of district Congress presidents in Jharkhand, the party on Tuesday withdrew names of four of its newly-appointed district presidents following protest from its Muslim and Dalit cadres.

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Raj Cong gets HC jolt during Yatra

Notice sent to Speaker Joshi over resignations of 91 MLAs during 'CM Gehlot's tussle'

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With upper caste chief at helm again, Bihar Cong targets BJP vote bank

THE appointment of Rajya Sabha member Akhilesh Prasad Singh as Bihar Congress president has created a flutter in the political circles of the state.

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Lankan prez says country does not have an economy

PRESIDENT Ranil Wickremesinghe has acknowledged that there was no point in economic reforms in Sri Lanka because the nation didn't have an economy, as he made a strong pitch for a new economic model.

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Kyiv slams New Delhi for buying oil from Moscow

UKRAINE'S foreign minister condemned India's ramping up of Russian oil purchases following Moscow's invasion as \"morally inappropriate\" in an interview broadcast on Tuesday.

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Pak's Election Commission moves to oust Imran as PTI chief

PAKISTAN'S Election Commission on Tuesday initiated the process to remove Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan from his post following his disqualification in the Toshakhana case.

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US report on nuke groundless buildup: China

CHINA strictly adheres to its policy of no first use of nuclear weapons \"at any time and under any circumstances,\" its Defense Ministry said on Tuesday in a scathing response to a US report alleging a major buildup in Beijing's nuclear capabilities.

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Indonesia bars sex outside marriage

INDONESIA'S Parliament unanimously passed a long-awaited revision of the country's penal code on Tuesday that criminalises sex outside of marriage for citizens as well as foreigners, prohibits promotion of contraception and bans defamation of the president and state institutions.

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Russia faces latest attack at Kursk airport

An industrial plant 80 km from the Ukrainian border was also targeted by drones, the Kremlin media reported

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South Africa's lawmakers delay debate on prez's future

SOUTH Africa's lawmakers have postponed until next week a debate on report that resulted in calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa to step down.

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Maruti recalls 9,125 cars, third time in quick succession

MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA (MSIL) is recalling 9,125 units of its models Ciaz, Brezza, Ertiga, XL6 and Grand Vitara to fix possible defects in a parts of the front row seat belts.

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Vodafone must get new investment: Govt

EVEN as Vodafone-Idea (Vi) remains clueless on the government's stance on converting its dues into equity, sources in the government say the telecom operator must try to get investors and raise fresh capital to survive in the market instead of waiting for the government to pick up stake in the company.

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Rupee falls 81 paise on corporate dollar demand

AFTER scripting a strong comeback from the low of 83.3 in October 2022, rupee has once again come under pressure from a strengthening dollar.

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Govt allows foreign funds to own more than 51% in IDBI Bank

THE central government has allowed consortium of foreign funds and investment companies to own more than 51% in IDBI Bank, the Department of Investment & Public Asset Management (DIPAM) said on Tuesday.

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'Duty cut on CNG needed until included in GST

THE government should reduce the excise duty it levies on CNG till natural gas is included in the GST regime, Kirit Parikh Committee has recommended.

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Abrdn to sell 10.2% stake in HDFC AMC

HDFC Asset Management Company (AMC) on Tuesday said abrdn Investment Management, one of the promoter, will sell its entire 10.2% stake in the mutual fund.

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WB revises upwards FY23 GDP to 6.9%, Fitch pegs growth at 7%

INDIA'S economic outlook in the current financial year look much better as the World Bank revises India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate for FY 23 to 6.9% from 6.5% earlier.

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It's like watching vintage Brazil

AFTER Brazil's national consciousness-altering loss in the final of the 1950 World Cup, the authorities launched a campaign to change the colour of the side's jersey.

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Dumfries dazzles

DENZEL Dumfries had a slow start at the World Cup but the Netherlands wing-back hit his stride in spectacular style in the last-16 match against the United States.

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BOUNOU HERO, MOROCCO KEEP ALIVE DREAM

Goalkeeper, who has conceded only once in four matches, is shootout king as team advances to quarterfinals for first time

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Washington in focus as India aim for comeback

AS India lost their way after reducing Bangladesh to 136/9 in the first ODI, the first question after their defeat on Sunday was why Rohit Sharma did not use Washington Sundar to take the final wicket.

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