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May 26, 2023

Long travel, poor facilities pain points for CUET-UG exam aspirants

PARU, 18, travelled around 100 km to reach his CUET-UG examination centre in Meerut from Delhi. Two days later, he drove for another 45 km to Noida from his house in southwest Delhi to take the next exam.

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Pilot as PCC chief, Jat Dy CM is Raj formula

THE Congress high command has reportedly given shape to a plan that allows warring Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot in Rajasthan to bury the hatchet in view of the forthcoming Assembly elections.

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Jain shifted to ICU after fall in Tihar jail hospital

JAILED AAP leader Satyendar Jain was shifted to ICU of Lok Nayak Hospital after his health worsened on Thursday. Jain was kept on oxygen support and his condition remains critical, the AAP said.

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MiG-29K lands on INS Vikrant at night

IN its efforts to make the country's indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant fully operational, the Indian Navy crossed another milestone by undertaking maiden night landing of MiG-29K onboard the carrier.

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Shah calls for Manipur peace

Says he'll visit state soon; Cong raps him for going to Assam but not the neighbouring state

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4 cow vigilantes in Raj get 7 yrs in jail for mob lynching

A Rajasthan court on Thursday sentenced four accused to seven years of imprisonment in a horrific case of mob lynching by cow vigilantes in 2018.

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Light rain, strong winds bring respite from heatwave

Light rain and strong dust-raising winds hit parts of Delhi on Thursday, keeping the maximum temperature in check at 36.9 degrees Celsius.

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Pawar backs CM against ordinance

Kejriwal says he'll meet Kharge & Rahul Gandhi to seek support to defeat the bill in Rajya Sabha

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DU exam: BA students claim most questions were out of syllabus

Several students of Delhi University's BA (programme) Economics have alleged that most of the questions in the research methodology paper were out of the syllabus, leading to the university administration considering relief measures.

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L-G nod to judge as presiding chief of land acquisition body

LIEUTENANT Governor VK Saxena on Thursday approved the recommendation for designating Additional District Judge (ADJ) -2 (West), Tis Hazari Courts as Presiding Officer of Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation & Resettlement (LARR) Authority.

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50% teachers who sought transfer online, relocated & assigned new schools

More than 50 percent of MCD teachers who sought transfer through a new online system have been relocated and assigned their new schools, an official said on Thursday.

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Prez exclusion from Parliament inauguration casteist, claims AAP

DELHI Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday raised the question of the exclusion of the President of India from the inauguration event of the new Parliament building.

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Senior officer summoned as cop quiet on status report

A Court has summoned the Special Commissioner of Delhi Police's Special Cell after an inspector failed to give the status of the probe in relation to a 2020 Delhi riots case in which activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Khalid Saifi, and nearly a dozen others were accused of.

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Police bust gang of three for selling fake dollars in east Delhi

A gang of fraudsters who lured and cheated people by selling bundles of fake dollars at nominal prices was busted by the Delhi Police and three people were arrested in this connection, an official said on Thursday.

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Court asks govt to act on draft bill to protect lawyers

CONSIDERING a plea for Advocates Protection Bill' filed in the wake of the murder of a lawyer in the national capital last month, the Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Delhi government to proceed with further steps on the draft of the bill.

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Murder in jail most shocking: HC

Tajpuria case: Court questions why police took so long to act despite CCTV cameras

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Wrestlers' plea: Court seeks report from cops

A city court on Thursday sought an action taken report from the Delhi Police on a complaint seeking registration of an FIR against the wrestlers protesting at Jantar Mantar for allegedly levelling 'false allegations' against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the lawyers said.

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K'taka: 24 MLAs to take oath as tentative list surfaces

Congress high command plans filling all vacancies at one go, Governor's office sets 11.45 am on Saturday for the oath-taking ceremony

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Stalin writes to Shah as row erupts over Amul's entry

A month after the Congress voiced stiff opposition to Amul's entry into the Karnataka market where state-owned Nandini is involved in milk distribution, the ruling DMK has responded in a similar fashion to the milk federation's decision to procure milk in Tamil Nadu.

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Priest refuses pastoral duties to clean up Syro Malabar Catholic Church

CLAIMING that the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church has deviated from the teachings of Jesus Christ, a 46-year-old priest with the Thamarassery diocese has decided to embark on a mission to clean up the Church.

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Kidney removed from transplant patient after 'diseased' organ fails

THE much-hyped cadaver kidney transplantation at Cuttack's SCB Medical College and Hospital, the state's premier government hospital which is being transformed into a 'world-class AIIMS + healthcare institution', has come under serious scrutiny over gross medical negligence and unethical practices that have allegedly led to life risk of a recipient.

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Nirmala urges Oppn to reconsider boycott decision of House ceremony

JUSTIFYING the inauguration of the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday appealed to the opposition parties to reconsider their decision to boycott the inauguration ceremony on May 28.

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Naveen likely to attend Parliament inauguration

CHIEF Minister Naveen Patnaik is likely to attend the inauguration of the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28 amidst boycott of the event by 19 Opposition political parties including the Congress.

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CBFC seeks technical soultions for making film accessible to disabled

THE Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has initiated an exercise to find solutions for making films and entertainment content accessible to persons with disabilities (PwDs) especially those suffering from visual or hearing impairments.

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'13% reduction in India's TB cases in 7 yrs'

INDIA is the only country in the world to have developed its own mechanism for estimating its tuberculosis burden as it aims to eliminate the disease by 2025, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday.

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Gowda to attend House event, Mayawati says boycott unfair

AMID the boycott call by Opposition parties, former prime minister and Janata Dal (S) supremo HD Deve Gowda has decided to attend the inauguration of the new Parliament building in New Delhi on May 28 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while former Uttar Pradesh CM and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati terme the boycott of the event \"unfair\". She said the Centre which built the building has the right to unveil it.

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Country poised for record food grain output

Agriculture ministry's third advanced estimate says production up by about 5 per cent in 2022-23 crop year

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A-G to appear for Raj govt in SC in Jaipur blasts case

RAJASTHAN Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said his government will make all efforts to ensure that the culprits in the Jaipur serial blasts case are meted out the harshest punishment, and towards this end the government has appointed Attorney General of India as its counsel in the Supreme Court.

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Bengal rural body polls may see '18 re-run as blasts, violence escalate

SPORADIC incidents of explosions at different parts of West Bengal in the past few months have raised a question whether the state will witness blood bath in the upcoming panchayat elections.

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Proud To Be Woman And Born In Tribal Family, Says Prez Murmu

WHILE addressing a conference of Women Self Help Groups at Khunti on the second day of her visit to Jharkhand, Murmu President Droupadi Murmu said that she is proud to be a woman and to have been born in a tribal family.

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Ramcharitmanas sung in single track by BHU Prof in Guinness book record

A Banaras Hindu University (BHU) faculty of Vedic Science, Dr Jagadeesh Pillai, has a penchant to make it to the Guinness Book of world records every now and then.

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Punjab fuel pumps no to ₹2k notes with measly purchase

They will take the banknotes only when one buys oil worth that much

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In rivalry with Don, DeSantis launches GOP prez campaign

FLORIDA Gov. Ron DeSantis launched his 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday with firm words but a disastrous Twitter announcement that did little to counter criticism that the 44-year-old Republican may not be ready to take on former President Donald Trump.

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Wagner chief says handing Bakhmut to Russian military

THE head of the Russian private military contractor Wagner claimed on Thursday that his forces have started pulling out of Bakhmut and handing over control to the Russian military.

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Iran Unveils New Ballistic Missile Amid Tensions With West Over N-Programme

IRAN'S defence ministry on Thursday unveiled a new ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 kilometres and a capacity to carry warheads weighing over a tone amid wider tensions with the West over its nuclear programme.

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Imran Barred From Leaving Pak, Added To No-Fly List

Over 600 leaders of his party also on the list over alleged links to violence

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Ola Electric likely to hit capital market in early 2024

OLA ELECTRIC, country's largest electric two-wheeler seller, is said to be in talks with financial institutions to make its market debut by launching what can be one of the largest initial public offerings (IPOs) of recent times.

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Leave encashment up to ₹25L tax free

THE government has notified an increase in the tax exemption limit for leave encashment benefits received by non-government employees at the time of retirement from ₹3 lakh to ₹25 lakh, as promised in the Union Budget.

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Angel tax: S'pore, Mauritius not in exempted list

Government identifies 21 countries, from which investments in domestic start-ups will not attract this tax

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'Energy security at risk because of geopolitical pressure, climate change'

ENERGY security is coming under a lot of pressure because of geopolitical pressure and climate change, chief economic advisor (CEA) of India, V Anantha Nageswaran said Thursday.

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GO FIRST ASKED TO SUBMIT REVIVAL PLAN IN 30 DAYS

CONTRARY to earlier expectations that Go First would resume operations by the end of May, it appears now that the cash-strapped airline will take at least a month, if not longer, to start flying again.

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Call on Asia Cup to be made after IPL finale

THE BCCI secretary and Asian Cricket Council president Jay Shah said that he will discussing the future course of action regarding the 2023 Asia Cup with the dignitaries from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, who are invited for the 2023 IPL final in Ahmedabad, on Sunday.

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THE OTHER INDIANS OF MUMBAI

Backed by the scouting department, another group of uncapped players have lifted the side

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GT confident of good show

IPL table-toppers Gujarat Titans are a disappointed lot having lost the Qualifier I to Chennai Super Kings by 15 runs at Chepauk on Tuesday. More than the loss, the manner of the defeat which saw three runouts is what rankles them.

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