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January 19, 2023

WRESTLERS PIN WFI CHIEF ON MAT

Top players open a can of worms, level sexual harassment charges against Brij Bhushan

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Hints of KCR front to take on BJP in 2024

TWO months after the launch of Bharat Rashtra Samithi, party chief, and Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao on Wednesday brought 'like-minded non-BJP and non-Congress leaders' three chief ministers and two Opposition leaders - on one platform.

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64% cut in no. of visitors to R-Day parade; focus on indigenous weapons

THIS time, consider yourself lucky if you could get a pass for the Republic Day parade. The government has allowed only 45,000 spectators - around 64% cutback from pre-Covid number of 1.25 lakh. The pandemic peak saw about 25,000 invites.

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CBI court reopens assets case against Yadav family after new disclosures

THE special CBI court on Wednesday reopened the case of the fake report filed by Mulayam Singh Yadav in the Supreme Court in 2019 which claimed that the agency had given him and his family members a clean chit in a disproportionate assets case.

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School Shutdowns Hurt Students' Learning Ability: Survey

PROLONGED school shutdowns due to Covid-19 have set students back by over 10 years in terms of their basic reading and maths skills, a new survey showed.

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Setback to Punjab Cong as Manpreet joins BJP

IN a coup of sorts, the BJP in Punjab enriched itself by admitting former state finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal into the party fold.

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Assembly passes resolution over L-G's 'unconstitutional role in electing Mayor

TUSSLE between the Delhi government and L-G VK Saxena escalated on Wednesday after the Delhi Assembly passed a resolution alleging the latter's 'unconstitutional' interference in conducting elections of Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Standing Committee Members in the MCD.

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Govt to start door-to-door vaccination drive in Feb, to increase manpower

TO increase booster dose coverage, the government is planning to start a door-to-door Covid-19 inoculation next month. Officials said the health department is working out the logistics for the campaign.

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L-G trying to appease his boss: Sisodia

DEPUTY Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday slammed L-G VK Saxena, alleging he was acting like a \"tribal chieftain to appease his big boss\" by interfering in an elected government's work.

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City targets to treat tons of its sewage by December

THE city aims to treat all sewage generated as per the prescribed standards by December which will help reduce the pollution load in the Yamuna river, the government's environment department told L-G VK Saxena.

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RIOTS: HC ACQUITS MAN ACCUSED OF VANDALISM IN 2020

A Delhi court has discharged five accused from the offence of setting ablaze a nursing home in a case related to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots.

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1,800 pensioners cheated through fake website

THE Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police has arrested four cyber fraudsters who allegedly created a fake 'Jeevan Pramaan' website and cheated more than 1800 pensioners through it, an official said Wednesday.

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BharatPe shares: HC summons Ashneer Grover

THE Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued summons to Ashneer Grover, former cofounder and managing director (MD) of the fintech company BharatPe, and the payment app on a suit by the fintech unicorn's co-founder Bhavik Koladiya seeking to reclaim shares he transferred to his former colleague.

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Delhi traffic police issues advisory ahead of R-Day parade rehearsals

Traffic restrictions will be in place on Kartavyapath from 10:15 am to 12:30 pm on January 18, 20, and 21 in view of Republic Day parade rehearsals, police said on Wednesday.

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'Safety of road commuters priority of govt'

Deputy CM Manish Sisodia approves projects for the construction of a central verge design at three road stretches

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No need to be Indian to register marriage under special law, says HC

The Delhi High Court has held the law does not require at least one of a pair to be an Indian citizen for the purpose of registration of marriage under the Special Marriage Act.

1 min

Guv clarifies 'Tamizhagam' remark

TN Governor R N Ravi says he made the reference only in historical and cultural context

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K'taka CM combats Gruha Lakshmi with Gruhini Shakti

COUNTERING Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's pre-poll announcement of Rs 2,000 to all women heads of households, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that preparations are underway to implement Gruhini Shakti Scheme, under which Rs 2,000 will be given to women of BPL families. The Assam government has already implemented a similar scheme which will be studied.

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WAVES TAKE AWAY A BIG SLICE OF TN COASTLINE

2 districts risk losing 60% of coastline, while beaches in 5 southern districts are also in danger, according to satellite data-based study

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Maharaja collection: Dali, Husain, Anjolie masterpieces at NGMA

THE selected artefacts of iconic 'Maharaja Collection' owned by Air India will be displayed at National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in the national capital soon.

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Ahead of J&K leg of yatra, row erupts over invite to ex-BJP leader

RAHUL Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra is due to enter Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. However, the participation of former BJP minister Choudhary Lal Singh in the yatra has created a controversy.

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UP BJP may go for overhaul, plans huddle on Jan 22

POST two-day national executive of the BJP in Delhi, the UP unit of the party is set to go into a huddle on Sunday to thrash out a strategy for \"Mission 2024\".

1 min

Ukraine interior minister killed in helicopter crash

Deputy interior minister, senior officials also among at least 12 dead

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Nurses across England stage fresh walk-out over wages

NURSES across England began two days of strikes over pay on Wednesday, threatening fresh disruption for patients in the creaking staterun health service, as new figures showed inflation still surging.

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Microsoft to cut 10,000 jobs globally, impact in India not yet known

MICROSOFT on Wednesday announced that it is firing 10,000 or less than 5% of its total employee base globally through Q3FY23 March 31, starting January 18.

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Maruti recalls 17,362 cars owing to faulty airbags

INDIA'S largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki on Wednesday said it is recalling 17,362 units of its six models, Alto K10, S-Presso, Eeco, Brezza, Baleno and Grand Vitara, to rectify a possible defect in airbag controller according to a regulatory filing by the company.

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Rawal and Singh hand Delhi first-innings lead

VAIBHAV Rawal struck a fine century, while skipper Himmat Singh returned to his class with a fifty as Delhi took a vital first-innings lead over Mumbai in a Group B Ranji Trophy match here on Wednesday.

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GEN-NEXT GILL GETS GOING

WHEN Rohit Sharma made it clear that Shubman Gill was their first-choice opener ahead of Ishan Kishan for the Sri Lanka series, there were questions over the team management's decision. But the 23-year-old has proved them right, scoring 70, 21 and 116 in that series.

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Karisma Kapoor's Brown to be part of Berlin Market Selects 2023

ACTOR Karisma Kapoor's neo-noir series Brown will be a part of Berlin Market Selects 2023-the only Indian web show in the film Abhinay Deo, Brown (inset) is a police procedural following the story of Rita Brown, a suicidal alcoholic, and Arjun Sinha, a widower with survivor's guilt.

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Ali Fazal's next is a psychological thriller film titled The Underbug

ACTOR Ali Fazal will next be seen in The Underbug, a psychological thriller film set to premiere at the Slamdance Film Festival.

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