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May 28, 2023

Army chief in Manipur as forces launch ops

ARMY Chief General Manoj Pande arrived in violence-hit Manipur on Saturday for a two-day visit to take stock of the situation and chalk out strategies to restore peace.

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Modi call for fiscal prudence

Urges all states and UTs to work in tandem with the Centre; 11 CMs skip Niti Aayog meeting

1 min

Kharge, Rahul to meet Delhi, Punjab units to firm up stand on ordinance

DELHI CM Arvind Kejriwal has been receiving support from several Opposition parties, including his Telangana counterpart K Chandrashekhar Rao, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, among others, on the Central ordinance keeping the primacy of the lieutenant governor in matters of transfers of bureaucrats in contradiction with a Supreme Court verdict. However, Congress is keeping him waiting.

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IS terror module busted, 3 nabbed from Jabalpur

OVERNIGHT raids at 13 locations in Jabalpur have led the NIA in busting an alleged ISlinked terror module, which was planning to carry out attacks in the country.

1 min

Siddu may keep finance; plum portfolios for DKS

CHIEF Minister Siddaramaiah will keep Finance, Intelligence and other critical unallotted portfolios, while Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar is likely to be allotted two plum portfolios of water resources and Bengaluru Development.

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300 influencers to help BJP spread the word on Modi govt's 9 years

THE Delhi unit of the BJP will take help of around 300 social media influencers to promote Prime Minister Narendra Modi's contribution to the development of the national capital. The aim is to increase the PM's popularity among youth.

1 min

Traffic, power supply hit as rain lashes capital

Uprooted trees and waterlogging led to traffic snarls in several parts of the city

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Court takes cognizance of CBI's fresh chargesheet in excise policy case

A Delhi Court has taken cognizance of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) supplementary charge sheet against former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and other accused in the alleged liquor policy case while issuing summons to them for June 2.

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Gangster Bishnoi sent to four-day police remand

A Delhi court on Saturday sent gangster Lawrence Bishnoi to four days' custody of Delhi Police's Special Cell in an illegal arms supply case.

1 min

Wrestlers' statements recorded, police tell court

THE Delhi Police on Saturday informed a court that it has recorded the statements of women wrestlers who have accused Wrestling Federation of India President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment.

1 min

Rogue jumbo enters village, Sec 144 imposed

TN authorities on high alert to capture the elephant that has injured a man, damaged forest department vehicle

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Odisha withholds salaries of principals for flouting norms

THE Higher Education department of Odisha government has withheld the salaries of principals of 233 junior and degree colleges for the month of May over dereliction of duty.

1 min

Actor Madhu Bangarappa gets ministerial berth in K'taka

SORABA MLA Madhu Bangarappa has become a minister for the first time in the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah cabinet. Madhu is also a film actor and producer and owns an audio company Akash Audio.

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'I-T raids on Senthil Balaji politically motivated'

THE income tax raid on Tamil Nadu's minister for electricity, prohibition and excise, V Senthil Balaji, is politically motivated, said Housing and Urban Development Minister S Muthusamy on Saturday.

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Vivekananda murder: Avinash gets protection from arrest till Wednesday

JUSTICE M Laxman of the Telangana High Court provided temporary respite to Kadapa MP YS Avinash Reddy in the YS Vivekananda Reddy murder case.

1 min

10 CMs of Oppn-led states skip Niti Aayog meet

Absence of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, largely seen close to the BJP govt, raises eyebrows

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Top Maoist arrest leads to seizure of huge cache of arms in J'khand

BASED on the disclosure made in custody by the recently arrested chief of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), Dinesh Gope, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday seized a huge cache of ammunition from a dense forest in Kamdara area of district Gumla of Jharkhand in the PLFI terror funding case.

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People's appreciation gives added strength to work harder: PM

A day before the inauguration of newly-built Parliament building, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said people's appreciation of the government works of last nine years has given him \"added strength\" to work harder.

1 min

Interpol help may be sought to track J&K terrorists

THE Union Home Ministry (MHA) is likely to seek assistance from Interpol to initiate actions against over 250 absconding terrorists - hailing from Jammu and Kashmir who have sneaked out of India and have been operating from Pakistan, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) and other trans-border locations.

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Punjab forms SIT to investigate trafficking of women to Gulf

THE Punjab Police has set up a special investigation team (SIT) to investigate the cases of trafficking of women from the state to the Middle-East countries.

1 min

Didi apologises for Midnapore blasts

CM visits site of explosions that took place on May 16, announces ₹2.5L compensation

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Delegates at U'khand G20 meet vow to take effective steps against corruption

THE second meeting of the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group (ACWG) concluded on Saturday with in-depth and productive deliberations and brainstorming on several key areas related to \"asset recovery, fugitive economic offenders, formal and informal channels of cooperation for information sharing,\" institutional framework to combat corruption and mutual legal assistance.

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Ayodhya student falls off school roof, parents claim foul play

A Class 10 girl student died under mysterious circumstances after she allegedly fell from the terrace of the school in Ayodhya on Friday. The girl's parents, however, have claimed foul play after they saw injuries on their daughter's body.

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C'garh Maoists in a state of panic over ₹2k currency notes

THE Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision to withdraw ₹2,000 notes has caught outlawed CPI (Maoist) on wrong foot.

1 min

Residents around Kuno park offer prayers for well-being of cheetah cubs

DEATH of six cheetahs, including three cubs within two months at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park (KNP), has prompted residents of the neighbouring Karahal town to hold special prayers for the well-being of the African big cats - who they look up to for their future prosperity and development.

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US panel recommends adding India to NATO Plus

IN a significant development ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States, a powerful Congressional Committee has recommended strengthening NATO Plus by including India.

1 min

Army on full alert after Serbs clash with Kosovo cops

Violence broke over the installation of ethnic Albanian mayors in four north Kosovo towns

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Close to clinching debt ceiling deal, says Biden, claims he is optimistic

PRESIDENT Joe Biden said on Friday that Democratic publican negotiators were on the verge of resolving a debt ceiling standoff, as the deadline for a potentially catastrophic US default was pushed back to June 5.

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Chinese ships sail through Taiwan Strait

THREE Chinese ships, including the Shandong aircraft carrier, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Saturday.

1 min

Drones damage building in Russia's Pskov

TWO drones damaged an administration building of an oil pipeline in Russia's western Pskov region, the regional governor said on Saturday.

1 min

Auto, durables sales, air traffic not good consumption indicators

Of the 12 broad consumption items that official data publicly available, food is the largest component with a 29% share; next biggest component is transport

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Aditya Birla Group firms see sharp drop in Q4 profit

THE big guns of over 150-year-old Aditya Birla Group, which contributes heavily to its total income, had a rather displeasing March-ending quarter of financial year 2023 (Q4FY23).

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Sun Pharma plans to acquire 100% stake in Israel's Taro in all-cash deal

INDIA'S largest pharmaceutical company Sun Pharma on Saturday proposed to fully acquire Israel-based Taro Pharmaceutical Industries through a reverse triangular merger.

1 min

India lose match & top spot to Great Britain

GREAT Britain leapfrogged India to the top of the Pro League leaderboard after the former's 4-2 win over the latter on Saturday.

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