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February 04, 2023

Fleet of luxury cars & Baghel's 23 fixation

PEOPLE's obsession with fancy car registration numbers matching numerology is nothing new. There are numerous examples of such people spending lakhs of rupees to secure the desired set of numbers, which they believe will bring them good luck.

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RBI, govt bid to calm nerves on Adani stock

Dow Jones to drop scrip from sustainability index, Moody's sees impact on fund raising; Govt says no truck

1 min

ED seizes ₹6 cr assests of Nalini in Saradha scam

THE Directorate of Enforcement has attached movable and immovable assets worth of over Rs 6 crore of various individuals, including that of Nalini Chidambaram and former IPS and ex-CPM MP Debendranath Biswas, in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam.

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IndiGo passenger books Patna flight, lands in Udaipur

A Patna-bound passenger landed in Udaipur after boarding the wrong IndiGo flight at the Delhi airport. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said it is looking into the incident, which happened on January 30, and will take appropriate action.

1 min

Narrow escape: Speeding car drags bike for 3km in Gurugram, driver held

A bouncer had a narrow escape when a speeding car struck his motorcycle in Haryana's Gurugram and later dragged it for around 3-4km.

1 min

Saxena lauds swift govt clearance for Army's new building in Delhi Cantt

Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Friday approved the proposal of afforestation and compensatory plantation of trees for construction of Thal Sena Bhawan in the city and praised the government's promptness in clearing the related file, officials at the L-G office said.

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L-G okays Sisodia's US visit, but asks who will bear cost

LIEUTENANT Governor VK Saxena has \"in principle\" approved Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's travel to the United States to attend an education convention but flagged a \"lack of clarity\" on who would bear his visit's expenses, officials said on Friday.

1 min

BJP unethical on MCD budget: AAP

Officials worked at Centre's behest, making it impossible for AAP to fulfil its promises

1 min

Hosps told to prepare for adverse events during measle vaccination drive

IN view of the special immunization campaign of over-and-above dose of Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccine, the health department has asked hospitals and nursing homes to gear up for Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI)

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'One Nation, one poll': BJP leader moves HC

SEEKING the feasibility of conducting the Lok Sabha and legislative assemblies' polls simultaneously in 2024, BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has moved a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) before the Delhi High Court.

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Salary delay of DU teachers: BJP MLAs protest outside CM house

The delay in the salary of teaching and non-teaching staff of (DU) on the Delhi University Friday echoed in the political sphere of the capital as the BJP MLAs sat outside Arvind Kejriwal's residence.

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Breathing space: Neeli Jheel gets green touch

Eco-tourism site is a welcome spot near Asola Bhatti to freshen up visitors arriving through a haze of city pollution

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TWO MEMBERS OF LAWRENCE BISHNOI GANG ARRESTED

TWO members of Lawrence Bishnoi, Goldy Brar and Sampat Nehra gang alliance were arrested in an encounter with the Special Cell of Delhi Police on Friday.

1 min

LoP drops PSO citing lack of faith in Odisha police after min's murder

EVEN as the Odisha police is grappling with minister Naba Kishore Das' murder case for close to a week, leader of Opposition Jaynarayan Mishra on Friday dropped his personal security officer (PSO) citing lack of faith in the security system.

1 min

Price rise imminent across sectors in Kerala

WITH his options limited, Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal on Friday chose to take some hard and unpopular measures to mobilise resources to manage expenses and fund government programmes.

1 min

Tirumala laddus to be machine-made

SV Museum to be ready by December-end, 3D images of Lord's jewels also to be displayed

1 min

SC asks OPS, EPS to choose Erode bypoll candidate

AHEAD of the upcoming bye-election to the Erode East Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court on Friday, by way of an interim arrangement, asked the AIADMK's General Council (GC) to decide on the candidate to be fielded in the bypoll and allowed three expelled members, including O Panneerselvam, to participate in the meeting. The court stressed the interim nature of the arrangement, stating it shall not confer or take away any other rights of the parties.

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WHAT LIGHTS AT NIGHT SAY ABOUT INDIA'S PROGRESS

The Saubhagya Scheme, successful as it was, must have contributed to the improvement of Night Time Light

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BUDGET, ADANI EPISODE AND BALANCING THE ECONOMY

IF one were to watch India from a  distant galaxy through TV channels and social media feeds till before the Union Budget on February 1, the aliens could well have thought that we are a nation of economists.

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Parliament is North Star of democracy, asserts Dhankhar

THE row over the judiciary-versus-executive supremacy refuses to die down.

1 min

Adani row: Another House washout

Vice-President declines 15 adjournment notices, says his orders continuously disregarded

2 mins

Hike in tobacco tax not enough, should be 75%, believe experts

THE government has levied an additional 16 per cent tax on tobacco, but experts say it should be raised to 75 per cent or more to reduce India's cancer burden. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced the additional 16% on tobacco under the National Calamity Contingent Duty.

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G20: Rann of Kutch to host first tourism meeting from Feb 7 to 9

AS part of India's G20 presidency, Gujarat will host the first Tourism Working Group (TWG) meeting in the state's Rann of Kutch from February 7 to 9, an official said on Friday. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Union Minister of Tourism G. Kishan Reddy and Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala will attend the event.

1 min

Statehood dream: Tripura tribals look up to 'Bubagra'

Over 31% of state's population is tribal with TIPRA Motha wielding influence in 20 seats

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Amid Ramcharitmanas row, Mayawati attacks SP over 'shudra' remark

LAUNCHING a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party amid the ongoing controversy involving its MLC Swami Prasad Maurya's remarks about the Ramcharitmanas, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati cautioned the SP against demeaning downtrodden communities by calling them 'shudra'. Maurya had called some verses from the Hindu scripture \"anti-backward and anti-women\" and sought their moval from the Ramcharitmanas.

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Now, Joshimath-type cracks appear in many houses of J&K village

IN a Joshimath-like situation, cracks have developed in houses of a village in mountainous Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, where the land is \"sinking (see pic)\" At least two dozen residential houses have reported such cracks, causing fear and panic among local villagers.

1 min

Sikh man who wanted to kill queen admits treason

A British Sikh man who wanted to 'assassinate' Queen Elizabeth II on Christmas Day in 2021 and was caught on the grounds of Windsor Castle armed with a crossbow has admitted to committing treason on Friday.

1 min

Ukraine may also get Germany's old Leopard tanks

UKRAINE could add old Leopard 1 battle tanks from German defence industry stocks to deliveries of modern tanks that Berlin and other governments pledged last week.

1 min

Chinese balloon over US airspace sparks fresh row

US Secretary trip to Beijing of State postpones a planned as tensions rise over balloon

1 min

Sensex up 910 pts on Fed decision

Dovish-than-expected stance of US Federal Reserve lifts hopes of slowing rate hikes

1 min

Sebi tweaks framework on credit rating agencies

THE Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Friday tweaked its operational circular on credit rating agencies (CRAS), asking them to have a detailed policy by March-end in respect of nonsubmission of crucial information, including quarterly financial numbers, by the issuers.

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IT hiring falls 10% in January on recession fear

WITH macroeconomic headfears, hirwinds and recession ing in the IT sector has again dipped in January 2023. Last month's active jobs data shows a 10% drop from the IT sector collective-comprising services, products and start-ups.

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Adani Ent hits new low, S&P downgrades Adani Ports

SHARES of Adani Enterprises, the flagship company of Adani Group, hit a fresh 52-week low of ₹1,017.45 on the NSE after it crashed 35% in the early trading hours of Friday as Dow Jones announced removing the scrip from its Sustainability Indices, effective February 7, 2023, following the scathing Hindenburg Research report.

1 min

Govt agrees to convert VIL interest dues into equity

ENDING months of speculation and uncertainty, the government has agreed to convert interest dues related to deferred adjusted gross revenue (AGR) and spectrum usage charge (SUC) payments into equity.

1 min

Ranji Trophy: Innings victory for Karnataka

EIGHT-TIME champions Karnataka dominated with both the bat and ball as they thrashed Uttarakhand by an innings and 281 runs to enter the semifinals of the Ranji Trophy here on Friday.

1 min

Baltic PMs bat for outright Russia ban

THE prime ministers of the three Baltic countries urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Russian athletes from next year's Paris Games because of the war in Ukraine, saying on Friday a boycott was a possibility.

1 min

Kuttappa back as head coach of men's boxing team

THE elite men and women boxers of the country are currently engaged in a coaching camp at SAI NIS Patiala. All the top-ranked pugilists, including those who won the national championships, have been part of it since January 20 and will continue to train until March 31 under the guidance of various coaches and support staff.

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Vicky Kaushal, Ammy Virk, and Triptii Dimri to unite for KJo's next production

FILMMAKER and producer Karan Johar announced on Friday that his next -production will star Vicky Kaushal, Triptii Dimri, and Ammy Virk. The yet-to-betitled film will be directed by Anand Tiwari (Love Per Square Foot, Bandish Bandits) and will hit theatres on August 25.

1 min

SHE'S GOT JOKES

Australia-born, Berlin-based artist Elena Gabrielle talks about her recent Delhi tour, being a woman in the stand-up comedy space, and more

2 mins

A Gen-Z romance that deserves a shrug emoji

A lot is conveyed by how Anurag Kashyap directs the two chase sequences in Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat. They feel brisk but truncated: A character tries to escape, succeeds. Much later, he tries again but fails, tragically.

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