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May 29, 2023

Wrestlers detained, forcibly removed from Jantar Mantar

THE scenes and their shrill cries sent shock wave across the sporting world. Olympic and world medallists were dragged and detained by Delhi Police just a few kilometres away from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi was inaugurating the new Parliament building on Sunday.

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Clashes ahead of Shah's Manipur visit

HOURS before Union Home Minister Amit Shah was to land in Manipur, five people were killed as violence continued in the restive state on Sunday. Incidents of gunfire and arson were reported from four districts of the state.

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PM inaugurates new Parliament, Oppn skips

Every decision taken here will lay the foundation of India's glorious future, says Modi

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'Black day,' says Cong as it seeks to corner govt

AT least 20 opposition parties did not participate the inauguration of the new Parliament building on Sunday.

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Clarify stand on e-pharmacies in 6 weeks, Centre told

THE Delhi High Court has granted six weeks' time to the Centre to inform it about the outcome of consultations and deliberations with stakeholders on draft rules to regulate e-pharmacies.

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Mayor junks police demand to use school to lodge protestors

MAYOR Shelly Oberoi on Sunday denied permission to the police to convert an Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) school into a detention ground.

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900 craftsmen behind carpets for new House

Master craftsmen from 2 UP villages - Bhadohi and Mirzapur - have worked for 18 months for hand-knotted carpets

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Discoms move court over DERC norms on retail tariff in capital

DELHI discoms have approached the court against Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission over its 'Business Plan Regulations', an official said on Sunday.

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Kejriwal meets Jain in hospital, calls him 'hero'

CHIEF Minister Arvind Kejriwal met ailing party leader Satyendar Jain at Lok Nayak Hospital on Sunday.

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LOCKED UP FOR GOOD, FINALLY

Ujwal Jalali profiles Ravinder Kumar, allegedly involved in kidnapping and murder of over 30 children from 2008 to 2015, who has been awarded life imprisonment for raping and killing a six-year-old girl in 2015

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TDP offers sops to women, farmers

Chandrababu Naidu releases first phase of party's election manifesto at annual conclave

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Speculation on poll date as Patnaik chairs Cabinet meet

CHIEF Minister Naveen Patnaik will preside over a meeting of the council of ministers to mark the completion of four years of his fifth consecutive term in office on Monday.

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No transport to rush infant who dies after snake bite

DELAY in accessing timely medical assistance due to a lack of proper roads took the life of an 18-month-old tribal baby named Dhanushka after she was bitten by a snake on Friday.

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Siddu cracks whip after contaminated water kills three-year-old boy

THREE days after a three-year-old boy died after consuming contaminated drinking water at Rekalmardi, Devadurga taluk, Raichur district, two more persons fell ill on Sunday.

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Mapping of major tourist destinations for PM Gati Shakti scheme implementation

FOR smooth implementation of its initiative under Prime Minister (PM) Gati Shakti programme, the ministry of tourism will do mapping of all major tourist destinations and attractions.

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India yet to name Doha envoy; Naval officers' fate uncertain

IT has been nearly two months since the position of Indian ambassador in Doha has been lying vacant.

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After K'taka poll debacle, PM meets BJP CMs to take stock of situation

IN his first political meet after the poll debacle in Karnataka, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday attended the meeting with the chief ministers of BJP-ruled states on development and good governance agendas at the party headquarters.

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Petition against e-pharmas for 'violating norms'

Citing the Delhi High Court order of 2018, which issued injunction to e-pharmacies from online sale of medicines without license and directed that such sales were prohibited until further order, the letter said that \"they continue to operate despite court orders.

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A temple of democracy to build a new India

PARLIAMENT PROVIDES A PLATFORM FOR US TO VOICE OUR OPINIONS, AND IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN ITS FUNCTIONING. PARLIAMENT IS THE EMBODIMENT OF THE COLLECTIVE WILL OF THE PEOPLE AND THE GUARDIAN OF OUR DEMOCRATIC VALUES

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G20 delegates visit U'khand's transformed village in Tehri

AT the conclusion of the second meeting of the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group (ACWG) in Uttarakhand, foreign delegates returned with an unforgettable glimpse of India's rich culture.

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Maoists threaten to boycott rights activist in C'garh

BASTAR Maoists issued a statement to boycott rights activist Shubhranshu Chowdhary's campaign 'Chaikle Maandi' (meeting for peace and prosperity) to initiate peace talks.

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Kashmir parties object to NIA plea for death to separatist Yasin Malik

AS the Delhi High Court on Monday hears a plea by the NIA seeking the death penalty for detained Kashmiri separatist leader and JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik, the mainstream parties in J&K have opposed the move with a former minister saying the NIA plea is \"dangerous.\"

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Kharge calls Gehlot, Pilot to Delhi

Ahead of assembly polls, Congress hopes to secure a truce between the bitter adversaries

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Silver lining: 4 tribal girls from this remote Bengal village clear boards

SAHEBDANGA, a tribal inhabited village in Bolpur, Birbhum, finally witnessed a silver lining last week when four girls of the poverty-stricken hamlet became the first among women in the village who passed Class X examination against all odds and hardships.

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GSI to study 'poison' in Punjab groundwater

THE Geological Survey of India (GSI) will soon launch a project to determine the level of contamination in groundwater in some districts of Punjab and Haryana by tracing the presence of heavy metals and element.

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Oppn parties to meet in Patna on June 12, says Nitish

BIHAR CM Nitish Kumar has hinted that he might chair a meeting of Opposition parties to chalk out a strategy against the BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election in Patna on June 12.

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Pak govt turns down Imran's dialogue offer, says won't talk with terrorists

PAKISTAN'S ruling coalition has rejected former PM Imran Khan's offer for dialogue, saying that talks were held with politicians, not terrorists.

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ERDOGAN WINS TURKIYE PREZ RUNOFF

TURKEY President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won re-election on Sunday, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade in a country reeling from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that leveled entire cities.

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Migrants with kids stuck at Poland's border wall

A group of some 30 migrants seeking asylum, including small children, has been stuck at Poland's border wall with Belarus for three days, Polish human rights activists said on Sunday.

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Biden, GOP leader Kevin McCarthy reach deal to raise the debt ceiling

PRESIDENT Joe Biden and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy announced a deal on Saturday to raise the debt ceiling.

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Russia launches biggest drone attack on Ukraine

Kyiv's air force shot down 58 out of 59 Iranian-made Shahed drones

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US, Saudi urge rival forces in Sudan to extend truce

THE United States and Saudi Arabia called on warring sides in Sudan to extend a fragile ceasefire due to expire on Monday, as weeks of fighting reached a stalemate in the capital and elsewhere in the African country.

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Market Remains Bullish; Nifty May Try Breaching 18,600 Level

WITH no significant domestic events likely this week, the equity markets may take cue from global events - especially from the development in the US, where the debt ceiling crisis is still unfolding.

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Cash spending highest during festivals: Report

THE country witnessed the maximum cash usage and demand during the festive and wedding seasons between October and December in FY 2022, and during October, December and March of FY 2023, data from business service company CMS Info Systems showed.

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Old & New tax regime: Resolving tax saving puzzle for FY24

In case if taxpayers do not inform their employers about the tax regime they have chosen, TDS will be decided as per the new tax regime

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ICICI to raise stake in gen insurance biz above 50%

THE board of ICICI Bank has decided to increase its shareholding in ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited by 4% in multiple tranches, and make the general insurance company its subsidiary.

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PROCESS, CHENNAI'S CATCH-ALL PHRASE

IT had become routine on a rain-soaked night at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. The sound of thunder and the constant pitter-patter would dampen the mood of the fans, some of whom had begun coming into concourse as early as 4.00 PM.

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Dhoni, even at 41, is the only jersey in town

IT'S 4 PM in Ahmedabad on Sunday and unlike the hours to come, the Sun is still beating down.

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Sad day for Indian sports: Sakshi

DELHI police on Sunday foiled wrestlers' plan to hold 'Mahila Samman Mahapanchayat' in front of the new Parliament building.

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Master performance by shuttler Prannoy

HS Prannoy has been one of the most potent men's singles players from the country for over a year or so.

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Ukraine's Kostyuk jeered, Tsitsipas survives scare

ARYNA Sabalenka won a politically-charged French Open duel against Marta Kostyuk on Sunday as jeers rained down on the defeated Ukrainian who refused to shake hands with her Belarusian opponent.

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Leicester and Leeds relegated

Leicester and Leeds were relegated from the Premier League as Everton won the fight for survival on a dramatic final day of the season on Sunday.

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Failed talks with Home Min, wrestlers vow to continue

Delegation comprising Sakshi and her husband met Amit Shah with seven-point demand letter; calls for immediate arrest of Brij Bhushan sticking point

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Will Ferrell to join hands with filmmaker David O. Russell?

ACTOR Will Ferrell is in talks to collaborate five-time Oscar nominee with David O. Russell for an upcoming film titled Madden, which hails from Amazon/ MGM.

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