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March 24, 2024

CBI raids premises linked to Mahua in cash-for-query case

THE CBI on Saturday conducted searches at premises linked to Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra, including her parent's home in Kolkata, in connection with the cash-forquery scam.

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9 former Himachal MLAs join BJP

NINE former Himachal Pradesh MLAs, including six disqualified Congress lawmakers and three Independents who resigned on Saturday, joined the BJP amid the continuing political uncertainty in the hill state.

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Setback to CM as HC turns down urgent hearing

India sharply reacts to German foreign office sookesperson’s comment that the Delhi CM should get full legal access, rebukes its envoy

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Raids against Matiala AAP MLA in tax evasion case

EVEN as AAP grapples with Arvind Kejriwal's arrest, the Income Tax department on Saturday conducted searches against AAP MLA Gulab Singh Yadav and some others in Delhi as part of a tax evasion investigation, official sources said.

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Chennai link to IPL data analysis

WHEN Gujarat Titans won the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the first time of asking in 2022, one person came in for special praise. Sandeep Raju, somebody who had played zero games for the franchise.

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A message from custody: 'I'll be back soon... BJP workers our brothers'

CM Arvind Kejriwal, who is also the AAP national convener, sent his first message from jail on Saturday. During a presser, his wife Sunita Kejriwal conveyed the CM's message.

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143 dead and counting in Moscow terror attack by IS group's Afghanistan branch

AT least 143 people were killed in a terrorist attack on a packed concert hall in western Moscow, Russian authorities said on Saturday.

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AAP KEEPS PROTEST ALIVE ON CITY STREETS

Party workers pay tributes to Bhagat Singh, vow to get Kejriwal released; BJP says CM paying for his deeds

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JNU polls: 73% voter turnout recorded, highest in 12 yrs

THE Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) polls has witnessed a voter turnout of 73 per cent, highest in the last 12 years, according to a comparison from previous years' data.

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Court extends Kavitha's ED custody

A Delhi court on Saturday extended the Enforcement Directorate custody of BRS leader K Kavitha, an accused in the Delhi excise policy money laundering case, till March 26.

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Karnataka moves SC seeking release of drought relief funds

THE Karnataka government on Saturday approached the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre to release the drought relief funds, ₹18,171 crore, due for the state.

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'Prez sitting on bills': Kerala moves SC

State names Union govt, secretary to President and Governor as respondents in petition

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TN power demand peaks a month earlier this year

TAMIL Nadu's electricity demand touched a record high of 19,409 MW at 11am on Friday (March 22) and the total power consumption for the day stood at 421.504 million units (MU).

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Forest fires to rise significantly in Odisha by 2030 due to climate change: Report

WITH climate change triggering longer and more intense heatwaves, forest fire incidents are expected to rise significantly in Odisha by 2030 with severe impact on districts like Kandhamal, Koraput, Kalahandi and Rayagada, areas having sizeable tribal population, predicts a new study.

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Illuminating blind eyes

Jasubhai Kavi extends a lifeline to visually impaired girls, illuminating their paths with hope. The performing arts centre paves the way for their pursuit of education, writes Dilip Singh Kshatriya

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BJP's 5th list likely to be out today

The protracted CEC meet considers the possibility of repeating many MPs and Union ministers

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Hooch tragedy: Toll rises to 21, EC seeks detailed report from Punjab govt

WITH six more people succumbing on Saturday, the death toll due to suspected consumption hooch in Punjab's Sangrur district rose to 21.

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India will ramp up assets to secure IOR, says Navy chief

WITH piracy rising in the Indian Ocean Region, the Indian Navy has enhanced its asset deployment and will continue to take \"affirmative action” to secure the region, Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said on Saturday.

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BJP worry refuses to die as 2 candidates say no to fight

THE BJP candidates from Vadodara and Sabarkantha Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat on Saturday expressed their unwillingness to contest the general elections citing \"personal\" reasons, bringing to the fore discord within the ruling party.

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'Nari Nyay' guarantee on top of party agenda: Pilot

Promises direct transfer of IL into bank a/cs of poor women

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BJP eyes hat-trick in U'khand, zeroes in on 22 Assembly seats

Reports say two BJP candidates have also filed their nomination papers, while the Congress is yet to declare its candidates Haridwar and Nainital.

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3 MPs may be dropped in JD(U) list of 16 candidates

Nitish is expected to re-nominate majority of MPs

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Messages of support pour in for Kate Middleton

MESSAGES of support wishing Britain's Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, a speedy recovery have been pouring in from around the world on Saturday after the 42-year-old revealed she is in the early stages of preventative chemotherapy after being diagnosed with cancer.

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Survivors of Moscow terrorist attack recount night of horror

Some had no option but to play dead to evade attention of attackers, fell to the ground and pretended was dead; a woman who was injured in attack told RT

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Former PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan dies

FORMER PAKISTAN Cricket Board (PCB) chairman and cousin of former Indian cricket team captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Shaharyar Khan, died at the age of 89 after battling a prolonged illness on Saturday.

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India reaches 1bn tonne coal, lignite output target

INDIA'S coal sector achieved its target of producing 1 billion tonne of coal and lignite in fiscal year 2023-24, according to coal minister Pralhad Joshi.

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Poll bonds: Reg parties prove heft

TNIE analysis of 2 national, 4 regional parties shows a considerable rise in their respective annual incomes, thanks to electoral bonds

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Bharti Hexacom public issue to open on April 3; to offload 15% of company's share

BHARTI HEXACOM, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, announced that its initial public offering (IPO) will be open to the public from April 3 to April 5, 2024. Anchor investors can bid a day earlier, on April 2.

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CHENNAI SIXER KINGS: STORY OF EVOLUTION

Since 2021, Chennai has hit the most number of maximums in the Indian Premier League

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Despite loss, Rishabh returns in his old mould

WHEN Punjab Kings' Harshal Patel dismissed David Warner in the eighth over, the Mullanpur Stadium was on its feet.

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Sabalenka keeps emotion in check to overcome Badosa

WORLD No 2 Aryna Sabalenka returned to the court for the first time since the death of her former boyfriend earlier this week and kept her emotions in check as she beat Spain's Paula Badosa 6-4 6-3 on Friday.

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Have learnt to make optimum use of powerplay: Sai Sudharsan

INDIA batter Sai Sudharsan will be the cynosure of all eyes when Gujarat Titans take on Mumbai Indians at Ahmedabad in the IPL on Sunday.

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