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June 03, 2023

Kejriwal meets Soren, says Cong must take a call on ordinance

DELHI Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday met his Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren in Ranchi and said that it is for the Congress to decide whether they are with the Constitution and democracy or with PM Modi.

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'83 World Cup team bats for wrestlers, farmers corner govt

In a joint statement, the 1983 triumphant team said it was distressed and disturbed after seeing the visuals of wrestlers being manhandled but also hoped that law of the land will prevail.

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Miscreants surrender 140 weapons in Manipur

Mr. Shah, on the last day of his four-day visit to Manipur on June 1, appealed to all concerned to surrender their weapons to the security forces and administration

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Oppn cross as panel backs sedition law

Sedition law needed to combat antinational and secessionist elements

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AT LEAST 30 KILLED IN ODISHA TRAIN COLLISION

B'luru-Howrah Exp rams into capsized bogies of Coromandel Exp

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Mere possession of meat not an offence, says Allahabad HC

Mere carrying of meat by any person by itself cannot amount to sale or transport of beef or beef products, unless is shown by cogent and sufficient evidence that the substance recovered is beef, says court

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Send Ariha back home fast, 59 MPs from 19 parties write to German envoy

The MPs include Jaya Bachchan, Hema Malini, Shashi Tharoor, Mahua Moitra, Farooq Abdullah, Priyanka Chaturvedi and others.

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No action against Singh despite assurance: Wrestler

She claimed that a show-cause notice, which had been issued to her earlier by Singh, was revoked following her meeting.

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Metro deploys 'intelligent' tunnel boring machine

The Delhi Metro on Friday started a tunnelling drive by the Tunnel Boring Machine named “Bhoomi” from Derawal Nagar to Pulbangash on an upcoming corridor under its ‘Phase IV’ project, officials said.

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WFI chief a predator, says minor wrestler's dad in FIR

It's one of two FIRS lodged against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in April

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HC permits Sisodia to visit residence to meet ailing wife

In his several submissions, Sisodia informed the court that his wife has been suffering from multiple sclerosis, a degenerative disease for long.

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FIR over 'missing' files from Vigilance official's room

Police invoke sections related to theft, forgery and conspiracy

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Same-sex interfaith couple get court relief

THE Delhi High Court on Friday granted protection to a same-sex interfaith couple, apprehending threats from the family members of one of the partners.

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HC notice to cops on Sharjeel's plea against sedition case

THE Delhi High Court on Friday sought the response of the Delhi Police on a plea moved by JNU student activist Sharjeel Imam against criminal proceedings against him in two different cases linked with the same speech delivered by him at Jamia Millia Islamia University in December 2019.

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Future uncertain for pupils of razed school

AFTER an NGO-run school in a slum cluster near the Pragati Maidan area was cleared on Thursday, its chairperson and students expressed distress at the situation and the uncertainty about the future.

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'₹10L ex gratia for deceased's kin’

UNION Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw announced ex gratia compensation to victims of the train accident at Bahanaga railway station in Balasore district.

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Monsoon advances, yellow alert in Kerala dists

The monsoon onset has been slightly delayed this year. Despite the delay, global weather agencies predict an above-normal rainfall in Kerala

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5 guarantees to roll out from June 11

The poll promises played a major role in Congress returning to power in Karnataka

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In a first, Navy imparts onboard to Saudi Arabian cadets training

REFLECTING a milestone in bolstering the ties between India and Saudi Arabia, the officer cadets of the Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF) are being imparted training by the Indian Navy on ships. “55 cadets of the Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF), along with five directing staff are attached with the first training squadron ships, INS Tir and INS Sujata, as part of afloat training with the Indian Navy’s Southern Naval Command,” the Indian Navy said on Friday.

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BRICS now an expression of multipolarity: Jaishankar

BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting was an opportunity of large convergence of contemporary issues, said External Affairs Minister, Dr S Jaishankar in Cape Town on Friday.

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War of words erupts over Rahul's remark in US on Muslim League

In a recent interaction in Washington DC, Rahul Gandhi explained how a state party in Kerala, Indian Union Muslim League, is not a non-secular party.

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'Panel makes sedition law draconian'

Slamming the Law Commission proposal, Congress says BJP using it to silence dissent

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UGC norms for deemed varsities focus on quality

UNION Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday released the UGC (Institutions Deemed to be Universities) Regulations, 2023, stating that they will facilitate the creation of many more quality-focused deemed-to-be universities in an objective and transparent manner.

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Mann shielding min accused of sexual misconduct: Cong

This comes a day after the governor said that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann should act against Food and Civil Supplies Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak in this regard.

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Hectic parleys for Oppn unity meet

Grand alliance leaders discuss plans for the gathering to be held in Patna on June 12

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Johnson offers all unredacted WhatsApp texts to Covid panel

The UK Cabinet Office had said in a statement that government officials should not be required to provide material that is “irrelevant.”

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China fumes as US, Taiwan sign trade agreement

The United States signed a trade agreement on Thursday with Taiwan despite opposition from China, which claims the self-ruled island democracy as part of its territory.

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IRAN FREES 1 DANISH, TWO AUSTRIAN-IRANIAN CITIZENS

He added that he had informed the governments of Denmark and Austria of the release.

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PTI party prez Parvez Elahi re-arrested

THE President of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party Parvez Elahi was on Friday arrested again minutes after a judicial magistrate here ordered his release in an embezzlement case.

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Peace deal must include Russia's withdrawal: US

Stronger Ukraine a prerequisite for talks with Kremlin, says Blinken

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Start-up VC funding down 88% in Jan-May

Start-ups secured only 252 funding rounds in this period against 840 rounds a year ago, as per Tracxn data

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Indian airlines expand international footprint, add new destinations

THE Indian airlines are expanding their footprint on international routes.

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Cybersecurity risks: RBI issues draft rules on digital payment

RBI has issued a ‘Draft Master Directions on Cyber Resilience and Digital Payment Security Controls for Payment System Operators’.

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Tatas to set up ₹13K cr Lithium-ion cell plant in Gujarat

AGRATAS ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS, a subsidiary of Tata Group, will set up a lithium-ion cell manufacturing facility in Gujarat.

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Handling Dukes ball key: Former Oz asst. coach Sriram

INDIA and Australia will lock horns to decide the champion team in the world of Test cricket in less than week at the Oval in London.

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Post win, Sabalenka skips press duties

BELARUSIAN star Aryna Sabalenka refused to do an official post-match press conference after her French Open match on Friday, claiming she “did not feel safe” when previously questioned about the war in Ukraine.

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