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January 14, 2023

PM calls for 21st century reforms in UNSC, bats for voice of Global South

EMPHASISING a more productive role for developing countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said major international organisations, including the United Nations Security Council and the Bretton Woods institutions (which include the World Bank and International Monetary Fund) need reforms to address fragmentation in global affairs.

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FOR A CAUSE! MAN WANTED TO GIVE FRIENDS TIME WITH GIRLFRIENDS

A trainee ticketing agent of British Airways was arrested on Friday after he made a hoax bomb call to the SpiceJet call centre at Delhi to delay a flight in which his friends' girlfriends were travelling. Abhinav Prakash, 24, was caught after the call was traced to his mobile number.

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Isro says it took only 12 days for Joshimath to sink 5.4cm

THE Uttarakhand government and the Centre are “very much concerned” over a report of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on the drastic changes in the landscape of Joshimath, plagued by land sinking.

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Take offending anchors off air: SC on hate speech

TWO different benches of the Supreme Court made strong oral observations against hate speech on Friday, with one of them suggesting offending TV anchors be taken off air.

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NIA will probe Rajouri twin attacks, says Shah

THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Jammu police will jointly investigate the recent twin militant attacks in Rajouri village in which seven civilians were killed, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday, adding that the attack will be avenged and perpetrators brought before the court of law and dealt severe punishment.

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Plan to set up body to police NGOs out of FCRA radar

AFTER putting the screws on NGOs that receive foreign funds, the government is looking to police those that are out of that bracket by setting up a statutory body to keep tabs on them.

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Pee-man makes U-turn, says woman urinated on herself

SHANKAR Mishra, who is accused of peeing on a woman passenger onboard an Air India flight, on Friday told a city court that he did not urinate on the co-passenger and that she urinated on herself.

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Budget session of Parliament to be held from January 31

THE Budget session of Parliament will start on January 31 and will continue till April 6 with a recess in between.

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Shahid Kapoor is a skilled counterfeiter in Farzi trailer

THE trailer for Raj and DK's sophomore Prime Video series, Farzi, is out.

1 min

'LIFE INSPIRES ME'

Crooner Shilpa Rao opens up about her latest song, the genres she prefers and more

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Sapthami Gowda to debut in Hindi with The Vaccine War

SAPTHAMI Gowda, who became a household name after the phenomenal success of Rishab Shetty’s Kantara has got her big Bollywood break.

1 min

BACK TO BASICS

Two chefs from Delhi-NCR share their thoughts about choosing alternative ingredients and the technique of slow cooking for festive Punjabi fare

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An amateurish caper with an undeserving cast

KUTTEY' begins as a happy jolt of Vishal Bhardwaj. The word 'Azaadi' makes a dignified comeback to Hindi film lyrics. We hear it in Sukhwinder's piquant, inimitable voice.

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Loss of ₹8,600cr to govt: 4 sacked from board of Ambani's DISCOMS

CITING violation of constitutional provisions and causing loss to state's exchequer, L-G VK Saxena on Friday ordered removal of four private individuals, including Delhi Dialogue and Development Commission Chairman Jasmine Shah and son of AAP MP ND Gupta, from the board of Industrialist Anil Ambani's owned power DISCOMS-BSES Rajdhani and BSES Yamuna-and be replaced by senior government officers.

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Many orders of L-G illegal, says CM

Kejriwal cites top court’s judgements, but L-G says he has been referred to as ‘administrator’

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Govt inducts 13 more women drivers in DTC fleet

THE Delhi government on Friday inducted 13 new women drivers in the DTC bus fleet. The government said that with this, the DTC now has a total of 34 women drivers; one of the highest in any state.

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Belagavi tailor stitches 30x60 ft Modi style jacket, claims a record

SACHIN Shrikant Kakade (48), a tailor from Belagavi, along with 15 other workers, has stitched a humongous 30x60 feet Modi style jacket and two smaller, similar jackets of 1x2 inches in Belagavi.

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Tamil Nadu economy on recovery after Covid-19 impact on state coffers

TAMIL Nadu economy is showing a robust recovery after being hit by the Covid-19 pandemic as the state's own tax revenue (SOTR) for the first six months of 2022-23 (April to September 2022) stands at ₹72,441 crore, up 36.92% compared to same period last year. This constitutes 50.73% of the budgeted estimate of ₹1.42 lakh crore for the whole financial year.

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Tharoor gets warm welcome from Muslim groups

CONGRESS leader and MP Shashi Tharoor, who has laid bare his intentions in the state politics, is getting wider support from Muslim organisations, which are the traditional vote bank of the Congress-led United Democratic Front.

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Locals and BJP back garland boy

Student had breached PM's security; garland sent for tests, nothing suspicious found

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THE CASE OF THE INTRACTABLE GOVERNOR

A respected governor is an asset to his or her state. But what he or she is not supposed to be is an agent of the Central government for political and divisive ends

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Army backs 'Soul of Steel' contest to promote tourism in mountains

THE Indian Army has decided to support an initiative of the veterans which is aimed to promote adventure tourism and is expected to create jobs for the locals in the state of Uttarakhand.

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Rahul writes to public, says fight hatred, flags despair in country

AS the Bharat Jodo Yatra enters its last leg in Jammu and Kashmir next week, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that there is a deep sense of hopelessness across the country.

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MGNREGA app rollout begins with glitches

With attendance not being registered, workers in most states adversely affected

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RSS advises Centre to make Feb budget pro middle class

BASED on the people’s feedback received reportedly from across the country, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ideological mentor of the Bharatiya Janata Party, is learnt to have advised both the BJP and Prime Minister-led central government that the upcoming annual budget and policies must mind the expectations and requirements of the middle class.

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PM launches Ganga Vilas from Kashi to Dibrugarh, calls it revolutionary

WHILE flagging off the MV Ganga Vilas, the rivership for a 51-day voyage from Varanasi to Diburgarh through a video link on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it a revolutionary step towards the evolution of waterway tourism in the country.

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Sukhu keeps promise, clears old pension scheme in first cabinet meeting

THE Himachal Pradesh Cabinet headed by Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu in its first meeting on Friday decided to provide Old Pension Scheme (OPS) to all the state government employees who are currently covered under the defined contributory pension scheme, also referred to as New Pension Scheme (NPS).

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Joshimath redux: Alarm bells in HP villages located near infra projects

A redux of Joshimath, being blamed for ambitious infrastructure projects, is unfolding in parts of Himachal Pradesh.

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Suspect charged with murder in assassination of Japan's ex-PM Abe

JAPANESE prosecutors formally charged the suspect in the assassination of former PM Shinzo Abe with murder, sending him to stand trial, a court said on Friday.

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Soledar wrested, claims Kremlin, Kyiv denies it

Ukraine says military units still present in the salt mining town

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Lisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis, dies at 54

LISA Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley and a singer-songwriter dedicated to her father’s legacy, died on Thursday after being hospitalised for a medical emergency. She was 54.

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Trump's firm fined $1.6 mn, will appeal the verdict

TAX FRAUD

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India's trade deficit with China crosses $100 billion

Imports from China increase 22%, exports decline 38% in 2022

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Wipro net up 3%; meets street estimates

AMID a seasonally weak quarter for the IT sector, Wipro managed to meet Street estimates and posted a 2.8% year-on-year (YoY) increase in its consolidated net profit at ₹3,053 crore in the December quarter, compared to ₹2,969 crore in the same quarter last year.

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Gold prices hit all-time high of ₹56,245 on rising demand

STARTING the new year on a bullish note, gold prices surged to all-time high in the futures market.

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Hycross, Hyryder may drive Toyota sales in 2023

JAPANESE automaker Toyota (TKM) is very optimistic about the calendar year 2023 after witnessing robust sales in 2022.

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Wipro signed 11 large deals of over $1 billion in Q3: Thierry Delaporte

WIPRO’S total bookings rose 26% year-on-year (YoY) to over $4.3 billion in December quarter. This was led by solid large deal signings of over $1 billion.

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Oil & gas sector may see $58 bn investment in '23

PETROLEUM minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said India is expecting an investment of nearly $58 billion in exploration and production of oil and gas by 2023.

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Ethanol blending saved ₹41,500 cr in 8 yrs: Puri

THE ethanol blending in petrol has resulted in forex savings of over ₹41,500 crore in the past eight years for the country, said petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday.

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VERY HAPPY RETURNS OF THE DAY

India put up efficient show against Spain to begin FIH World Cup campaign with emphatic 2-0 win, coach Graham Reid and players delighted with performance, local boy Rohidas and Hardik among goalscorers

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Panposh a hostel with difference, all set for big date with destiny

IT’S 8.00 AM. There’s roughly 11 hours to go before pushback for India’s opening World Cup match against Spain. The fog has started to lift but the cold winter air is lingering.

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SPIRIT OF SUNDARGARH

FROM the days of organising the Khasi Cup, where winners are presented with a neutered male goat as trophy to hosting the global showpiece with the ultimate prize in hockey, Sundargarh has turned the tide.

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