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February 06, 2023

Musharraf, architect of Kargil war, dies

FORMER Pakistan ruler General Pervez Musharraf survived many assassination attempts but succumbed to a rare disease on Sunday.

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PM to inaugurate Asia’s largest chopper manufacturing facility in K’taka today

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s HAL) new greenfield helicopter factory at Bidarehallakaval near Tumakuru in Karnataka on Monday.

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Woman cancer patient deplaned from Delhi-NY flight by American Airlines

New Delhi A woman cancer patient has alleged that she was mistreated and offloaded after her request to put a cabin bag in the overhead locker was turned down by an American Airlines flight attendant.

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INDIA WILL SHOW THE WAY IN GREEN GROWTH, SAYS KANT

INDIA’ G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant has underlined the importance of India’s environment-friendly economic growth and remarkable achievement in setting up digital infrastructure.

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RBI to hike rate by 25 bps before pausing: Experts

Softening retail inflation to weigh in Feb 6-8 Monetary Policy Committee meeting

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4 gang members honey-trap man for extortion, arrested

GAUTAM Kishor name changed) worked as a supervisor at a local hospital and lived with his family in the Shahdara area of Delhi. He used to look for body massages websites using his phone. Unaware of the repercussions, he even shared his details online.

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L-G stalling appointment of 244 principals: Sisodia

Deputy CM says Saxena took over services dept unconstitutionally’

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AAP wants aldermen to be debarred from voting in Feb 6 Mayor election

NEW DELHI: AAP councillors on Sunday wrote to MCD’s presiding officer seeking debarment of aldermen from voting in election of mayor, deputy mayor and Standing Committee on February 6, saying that if it happens, it will be an insult to the people.

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G-20 Food Festival at Talkatora Stadium next week

THE New Delhi Municipal Council will organize a G-20 Food Festival on the themes Taste the World” and International year of Millets” at Talkatora Stadium next week.

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MID-AIR SHAME

When a drunken Shankar Mishra relieved himself on a fellow 70-year-old woman passenger on an Air India New York-New Delhi flight, little did he know that he would not be forgiven for his mistake’. Jaison Wilson explores the aftermath of the incident

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Centre wants to encourage competition in power supply, not privatisation: Min

UNION Minister for Power, New and Renewable Energy RK Singh said that Karnataka government is not looking at privatising distribution of power, but creating a platform to foster competition so that consumers get quality power supply at affordable rates.

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Chandy’s kin petition CM to ensure best treatment

ALLEGING that Oommen Chandy is being denied” proper treatment and his health is deteriorating every minute, his 42 close relatives, including a sibling, have petitioned Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan seeking urgent intervention to ensure the best possible treatment for his ailing predecessor.

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Stalin urges Modi to relax state paddy procurement norms

AFTER unseasonal rainfall flooded paddy fields extensively in the delta districts last week, Chief Minister MK Stalin wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday requesting relaxations in procurement norms.

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KCR promises farmer govt’ in Ist rally in Maha

CM says he wants to ensure round-the-clock electricity, financial assistance; to form pan-India farmers’ outfit

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Musharraf, Manmohan had almost solved Kashmir issue: Ex-Pak prez’s course mate

FORMER Pakistan President and Chief of Army staff late General Pervez Musharraf in 2010 in a reunion with his course mates at Stockholm had told veteran Indian Air Force IAF) officer Air Marshal Philip Rajkumar that he and former Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh had almost come to a solution” on the Kashmir issue.

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CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF BANKRUPTCY

Sri Lankans have run short of patience for meaningless promises that are designed to be broken and the practice of spending millions on ego trips as the island bleeds more

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WHAT AN UPANISHAD ACTUALLY SAYS ABOUT BIRTH AND BEHAVIOUR

ONG ago, in the forest-covered plains of western Kuru-Panchala, now known as Delhi-NCR, a book of lectures, stories and conversations was put together about the nature of the world and the proper goals of mankind. This grand old book is known as the Chandogya Upanishad.

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SUSTAINABLE GOALS, CLIMATE ON G20 AGENDA

In acandid conversation with editors of TNIE/TMS, G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant speaks on a range of issues

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Transparency over privacy: Draft data bill will weaken RTI, say experts

TO BE introduced in the second leg of Budget 2023, the proposed Digital Personal Data Protection DPDP) Bill 2022 is designed to weaken India’s landmark transparency law, experts have maintained.

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Processed food: Need to promote nutrition literacy’

Front-of-Pack Nutrition Labelling (FOPNL) Clear front-of-the pack health warning labels has been touted to promote informed food choices, a study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) has said

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Bharat Biotech sends 3 lakh Covid nasal shots to hospitals

BHArAT Biotech has delivered three lakh doses of its nasal Covid-10 vaccine to private hospitals across India, the Hyderabad-based pharma company’s executive chairman Krishna Ella said on Sunday.

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First budget will be 'people-centric': Sukhu

HIMACHAL Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday in Nadaun said that the first budget will be people-centric’.

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Victory is ensured when learning is involved, says PM

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Jaipur Mahakhel via video conferencing on Sunday.

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Maha by-elections: CM asks Pawar to withdraw candidates

MAHARASHTRA CM Eknath Shinde dialed NCP chief Sharad Pawar and other Maha Vikas Aghadi leaders requesting not to field their candidates in the state bye-elections in Chinchwad and Kasba Peth.

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Western UP leads inG-20 investment proposals

Manufacturing sector leads the list followed by agriculture

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Superstitious Daagna practice kills 2 infant tribal girls within 4 days in MP

TWO faith healers have been booked by the police for allegedly poking two pneumonia afflicted infant girls by hot iron rod and bangles in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh.

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It was not me, says Liz Truss; blames system for her failure

UK’s ex-PM Liz Truss on Sunday made a dramatic attempt at a comeback to frontline politics with an indirect swipe at successor Rishi Sunak’s policies.

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Canada to rename a part of road in memory of Indians who faced racism

A portion of a road in Abbotsford in Canada’s British Columbia province will be renamed Komagata Maru Way in memory of the 376 Indians who sailed to Canada from India in 1914, but were denied entry in the dominion due to the prevalent racist policies.

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PAKISTAN DIVIDED ON LEGACY OF MILITARY RULER PERVEZ MUSHARRAF

PERVEZ Musharraf was a polarising figure in Pakistani politics, returning the country to a period of economic stability while accused of rampant abuses and weakening democracy.

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Will not target Russia with new weapons: Ukraine

UKRAINIAN Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said on Sunday that Kyiv would not use new long-range weapons from the West to strike targets in Russia.

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Govt initiates process to ban 138 betting apps with Chinese links

IN what could be another crackdown on Chinese apps, the government has decided to ban 138 betting apps and 94 loan lending apps with Chinese links.

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RIDING MERRY-GO-ROUND RIGHT NOW, RIGHT HERE

A couple of years ago, I had written a column titled Right Now’, which was the title of a popular rock song released three decades ago by the music group, Van Halen.

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OLD VS NEW: WHICH TAX REGIME TO CHOOSE FROM?

Centre is aiming for the simple tax version, and according to experts, new tax regime might be the preferred choice for those who earn up to 27 lakh

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WHY YOUR MONEY HABITS SHOULD CHANGE

I was a whirlwind week. The Union Budget for the financial 2023-24 ticks most boxes right, and it was supposed to lift the animal spirits of businesses and stock markets. But financial markets went into a tizzy as the drama over the Adani Enterprises follow-on offer for equity shares unfolded.

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INTENT ON NOT LETTINGIT SLIP OUT OF THEIR HANDS

Extended sessions during the short camp ahead of opening Test in Nagpur give Dravid and the team a perfect opportunity to work on close-in and slip catching

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Mallorca damage Madrid’s title hopes as Asensio misses penalty

REAL MADRID’S hopes of retaining the La Liga title were dented Sunday as the champions lost 1-0 at Real Mallorca, to remain five points behind leaders Barcelona.

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