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June 06, 2023

Wrestlers resume govt duty, but say stir to go on

INDIA’S top wrestlers protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh resumed their work at the railway department on Monday.

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Mukhtar Ansari gets life term in 1991 murder case

THE MP/MLA court of Varanasi on Monday convicted jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari of murdering Awadhesh Rai, the elder brother of Congress leader Ajai Rai, in August 1991.

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India, US firm up roadmap on def industrial ties

New framework ahead of Modi’s visit to US

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FREE INTERNET FOR POOR

SIX years after announcing its intention to make access to the internet a basic right, the Kerala’s Left government on Monday launched its most ambitious project to this end — the Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON).

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Nudity not obscene by default: Kerala High Court

THE Kerala High Court on Monday said nudity should not be tied to sex and the mere sight of the naked upper body of a woman should not be considered as sexual or obscene by default.

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Airfares surge 10X, govt for self-regulation

AIRFARES have surged sharply over the weekend, especially on routes that were earlier serviced by Go First. In some cases, the fare is now 10 times higher than what it what just days ago.

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GRP books unnamed Rly officials, CRS starts probe

Railway officials at the station manager’s room at the Bahanaga Bazar railway station in Odisha’s Balasore district on Monday

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Dip in pollution levels over last 8 years, says Kejriwal

ON the occasion of World Environment Day, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claimed that the levels of PM-2.5 and PM-10 pollutants in Delhi have witnessed a remarkable 30 percent decline in 2022 when compared to 2016, reflecting the effectiveness of the city’s pollution control measures.

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Six held for duping 2k people of ₹350cr on pretext of instant loans

THE Delhi Police has busted an extortion gang that has duped nearly 2,000 people across the country of Rs 350 crore on the pretext of offering them instant loans, officials said on Monday.

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Sisodia's plea for interim bail in ED case junked

HC allows AAP leader to meet his wife for a day at her convenience

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AAP-led states not doing enough to tackle air pollution, finds survey

A new survey shows that the majority of Delhi-NCR households believe that Aam Aadmi Party-ruled Delhi and Punjab governments are not taking action to address toxic air issues.

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BJP: National anthem dishonoured by CM

THE Delhi BJP on Monday attacked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, alleging that he “dishonoured” the national anthem by not waiting to take part in its recital at an event here.

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JNU retains second best university rank in NIRF list

Jamia Millia Islamia retains 3rd position for second consecutive year

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DU set to launch BTech programme in next session

DELHI University will introduce BTech programmes from the upcoming academic session with a capacity of 360 students who will be admitted in three engineering courses through JEE Mains, an official has said.

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Saxena, Lekhi plant chinar & cherry blossom plants at Yamuna floodplains

SAPLINGS of chinar and cherry blossoms were on Monday planted by Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena and Union minister Meenakashi Lekhi in the ‘Yamuna Vatiika’ being developed as part of an ongoing restoration and rejuvenation of the Yamuna floodplains.

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Rogue elephant 'Arikomban' captured in TN, reported healthy

AFTER a battle of nine days, rogue tusker ‘Arikomban’ was tranquilised by a team of forest officials and translocated to a deep forest area in Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) late on Monday.

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Margadarsi case: SC posts transfer plea to July 18

THE Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to Margadarsi Chit Fund Private Limited ( MCFPL ) and other respondents while hearing a plea filed by the Andhra Pradesh government seeking transfer of the petition related to the case against the company pending in the Telangana High Court to the AP HC.

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KL AI cameras: 29,000 violations in 9 hours

AI cameras detected close to 29,000 traffic violations across the state in the first nine hours on Monday.

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Int'l gang smuggling 240kg ganja nabbed in AP

IN a major drug burst, Sullurpeta police on Monday arrested an international gang of eight-members allegedly involved in smuggling ganja from Anakapalle to Sri Lanka through Tirupati.

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Odisha train tragedy: Around 100 bodies yet to be identified by kin

Preservation of bodies has emerged as a major issue, containers brought in from Paradip port

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Fuel emissions reduced to 9.4%, says NHAI sustainability report

IN its first ever report on 'Sustainability', the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) claimed that direct emission was reduced from 18.44 per cent to 9.49 percent due to less fuel consumption in three years between 2019-20 and 2021-22.

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Rahul takes on PM over Odisha rly crash in diaspora meet in US

PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi is driving a car looking at the rear-view mirror, Rahul Gandhi said in the US while taking jabs at him, BJP, and RSS.

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IIT-M tops national ranking for 5th time

INDIAN Institute of Technology (IIT)- Madras has secured the top spot in the National Institute Ranking Framework, 2023 for the fifth consecutive year in the category of 'overall' rankings, while the Indian Institute of Science (IISC)-Bengaluru is ranked as the best university.

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Improper disposal of sanitary pads a climate concern

STAIN-FREE, stay-in-place, no leakage, comfortable to wear, and light on the pocket are women's top priorities when they buy commercial sanitary napkins.

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Violence unabated in Manipur, 3 killed

Home Minister Amit Shah invites state's all 10 Naga MLAs, including 3 from BJP, to Delhi

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'Chhollywood' movie does better than 'Kerala Story', draws ₹9 cr in 3 weeks

REGIONAL movie of Chhollywood (film industry as referred to in Chhattisgarh state) ‘Le Suru Hoge Mya Ke Kahani’ surpassed ‘The Kerala Story’ in the box office collections in the state, indicating the preferred choice of the people.

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Guj solar policy helps cut carbon emission by 55%

Gujarat’s new solar policy helped reduce 55 per cent of carbon emission in energy production, according to the state government. Following the implementation of the policy in 2021, CO2 emissions fell to 26.74 million tonne in April 2023 from 17.42 million tonnesin December 2020.

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Kolkata airport officials stop Abhishek's wife from boarding flight to UAE

IMMIGRATION officials at Kolkata airport on Monday morning stopped Rujira Banerjee, wife of Trinamool Congress’s national general secretary and chief minister’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee, from flying abroad, on the basis of a look-out circular issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) probing into alleged coal pilferage scam.

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HK court quashes investigative journo's conviction

AN award-winning Hong Kong journalist won an appeal on Monday quashing a conviction related to research for an investigative documentary, in a rare court ruling upholding media freedom in the territory.

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Ukraine claims advances; Russia says attack repelled

Kyiv's dy defence minister says troops are making progress in Bakhmut

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Iran harassed ship in Strait of Hormuz: US

THE United States Navy said in a statement on Monday its sailors and the United Kingdom Royal Navy came to the aid of a ship in the crucial Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard “harassed” it.

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Mother jailed for killing her kids pardoned after 20 years

AN Australian woman who spent 20 years in prison was pardoned and released on Monday based on new scientific evidence that her four kids died by natural causes.

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Rogue plane on DC crashes, 4 killed

US officials said Monday there were no survivors from the Virginia crash of a small plane carrying four persons, a day after the unresponsive aircraft prompted the scrambling of fighter jets from Washington.

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ONDC launches B2B trade on its platform, merchants can engage with other biz

OPEN NETWORK FOR DIGITAL COMMERCE (ONDC), the government-backed interoperable e-commerce network, on Monday announced the launch of business-to-business (B2B) trade on its platform.

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RBI panel recommends proposals to improve banks' customer services

A committee appointed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday recommended a slew of initiatives aimed at improving services for the customers of banks and other entities regulated by the central bank.

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Adani Group repays loans worth $2.65 billion

ADANI GROUP on Monday said it has repaid loans totalling $2.65 billion to complete a prepayment programme to cut overall leverage in an attempt to win back investor trust after US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research levelled allegation of financial irregularities against the conglomerate.

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May retail auto sales up 10%, EV penetration touches 8%

OWING to growing demand across categories, total auto retail sales experienced a 10% year-on-year (YoY) growth in May 2023 to 2,019,414 units, compared to 1,833,421 units during the same period last year, according to the data from the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA).

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Byju's plans to list Aakash in 2024

Board of edtech company Byju's has granted its official sanction for this initial public offer

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Grand effort: Haddad Maia ends Brazil's 55-year wait

BEATRIZ Haddad Maia battled from a set and 3-0 down to defeat Sara Sorribes Tormo in the third-longest women’s match ever played at Roland Garros to reach a maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal.

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THE GREAT DIVIDE IN CRICKET FAMILY

As the world braces for yet another final of a global cricketing event, Swaroop Swaminathan takes a look at the proposed ICC revenue distribution model, the disparities between the top and bottom of the table and how it affects the countries who need more assistance to grow the sport in their backyard...

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