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March 24, 2023

The ring of reminiscence, 55 years apart

WHAT'S in a small ring that you wore in school, and 55 years later, you remember it belonged to your friend? Ask Tayabun Nisha, who paid off a debt that nobody asked her to pay.

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Personal data of 16.8 crore in India stolen, 7 arrested in Hyderabad

IN what is being seen as a major data theft case in the country, the Hyderabad police on Thursday arrested seven people for the pilferage of data of over 16.8 crore people in the country.

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Man throws acid on wife at court in TN

TENSION gripped the Coimbatore Combined Court Complex on Thursday morning, after a man threw acid on his wife as she was waiting in front of a court hall.

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Rahul sentenced to two years in jail for Modi slur

Gets bail, will file appeal; court says his crime is more serious since he is an MP; judgment suspended; verdict sparks political slugfest

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Amritpal Sneaks Out Of Punjab, Last Spotted In Kurukshetra On Mar 19

AMRITPAL Singh has escaped from Punjab and was last located in Haryana on March 19 (Sunday) where he and his close associate were given shelter by an unemployed 28-year-old woman who had done her MBA, the police said.

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U'khand govt says cheers to personal bar permit

IN a move that could cheer up liquor lovers, the Uttarakhand government has amended its excise policy to allow residents of the state to open 'authorised personal bars' in their homes - for a fee.

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L-G urged to act against AAP for leaking Budget' before presentation

A BJP delegation met Lt Governor VK Saxena on Thursday and submitted a memorandum to him seeking his intervention for alleged breach of privilege in the Delhi Assembly.

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UPSC nod to principals for 334 govt schools, many vacancies unfilled

THE Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has recommended 334 candidates to fill the vacant post of principals in Delhi government schools after conducting a recruitment test and interviews, a statement from the LG office said on Thursday.

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MCD asks hospitals to be on alert for Covid, stock up oxygen, drugs

THE Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Thursday advised its hospitals and healthcare units to ensure screening of patients with fever and maintain adequate stock of essential medicines, amid an increase in influenza and daily Covid-19 cases in parts of the country.

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Poster row: Kejriwal goes ballistic against PM Modi

AAP has launched a campaign called 'Modi hatao, desh bachao'

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BJP MLA moves HC against suspension from Assembly

BJP legislator Vijender Gupta, who has been suspended for a year from the Delhi Assembly till the next Budget session over 'obstructing the work of the House', moved the Delhi High Court on Thursday challenging the suspension order of the Delhi legislative assembly speaker.

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Jamia Millia organises 'Walkathon' to celebrate India's G20 Presidency

JAMIA Millia Islamia (JMI) Vice-Chancellor Prof. Najma Akhtar flagged off a 'G20 Walkathon' on March 21, 2023 as a part of a year-long celebration of India's G20 Presidency in the university.

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AI peeing incident: DGCA asked to form panel to hear Mishra

The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to form a committee within two weeks to hear Air India peeing incident accused Shankar Mishra, who moved an appeal against the four-month ban on him from flying and also tagged him an 'unruly passenger'.

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Project to connect Palwal to Sonipat gets a leg up

THE National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) will help Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (HRIDC) with the implementation of its in-house developed IT tool SPEED - to monitor and manage projects.

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Work faster to remove garbage, warns L-G

L-G VK Saxena visited landfill sites at Ghazipur, Okhla and Bhalswa to take stock of the progress in waste disposal

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Virendra Sachdeva gets full-time charge as BJP chief

DELHI BJP on Thursday got its full-time president in Virendra Sachdeva, the first party leader from a Punjabi background in the last 13 years to hold the post.

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TTD rolls out highest-ever annual budget of ₹4.4K cr

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) released its annual budget of ₹4,411.68 crore for the financial year 2023-24. This is the highest budget estimate approved by any trust board since the inception of the temple body in 1933.

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TN HOUSE RE-ADOPTS ANTI-GAMBLING BILL, TO SEEK GUV NOD

THE Tamil Nadu Assembly on Thursday re-adopted the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Bill, 2022 without any changes. It will be sent to Governor RN Ravi for his assent.

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NAVEEN, MAMATA FOR PERMANENT, STRONG FEDERAL STRUCTURE

Banerjee says she discussed nation's safety and democratic rights of the people

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Oppn meet at Pawar house raises concern about EVM

WITH the general election only 14 months away, several Opposition leaders came together on Thursday to flag their concerns about electronic voting machines (EVM) and urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to address their doubts over EVMs.

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Run-up to '24: BJP rejigs team, names Bihar, Delhi, Raj & Odisha presidents

AFTER months of consultations, the BJP's central leadership on Thursday appointed new party chiefs in four states -Bihar, poll-bound Rajasthan, Odisha and Delhi.

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In a 1st, CRPF to hold Raising Day ceremony in Maoist-hit Bastar

IN a first, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will hold its 84th annual Raising Day ceremony on Saturday in Maoisthit Bastar. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be attending the event as chief guest.

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Partha drops bombshell, names BJP, CPM leaders

Alleges their involvement in multi-crore Bengal teachers' job scam

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Sukhu talks tough, says govt will confiscate assets of drug peddlers

TO tackle the increasing drug menace in the state, the Himachal Pradesh Government has decided to form a Special Task Force (STF) to break the supply chain of drug mafia. The government will also take stringent action, including confiscating the property of drug peddlers.

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Anger at Macron grows as unions hold new protests

Strikes upended travel as stations were blockaded, flights cancelled

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Israel approves law protecting PM from expulsion

ISRAEL'S parliament on Thursday passed the first of several laws that make up its contentious judicial overhaul as protesters opposing the changes staged another day of demonstrations.

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FM to meet PSB heads on March 25

Sitharaman will also review the performance of various government schemes

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Accenture to cut 19k jobs; lowers revenue forecast

TECH company Accenture is the latest firm to announce the layoff, as it confirmed on Thursday that it would fire 19,000 employees or 2.5% of its current workforce over the next 18 months.

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Sensex falls 289 points on weak global cues

AFTER witnessing two straight sessions of gains, Indian equity benchmark fell on Thursday, dragged by information technology stocks and financials, after the US Federal Reserve reiterated its fight against inflation with a quarter-point rate hike on Wednesday.

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Sharma key for the new template

While the India skipper's number of balls per innings has gone down this year, his aggressive approach at the top sets the tone

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