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July 21, 2022

Exchange rate new sticking point in rupee-rouble trade

THE Reserve Bank of India's notification, issued on July 11 to inter alia facilitate payments to Russia for oil, defence spares, ammunition and associated equipment imports, has failed to break the payment deadlock between the two countries.

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DISCONTENT BREWING IN YOGI 2.0

AMID the stench of corruption, rumblings of discontent have started emerging from within the Yogi 2.0 government barely four months after it was sworn into office.

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Ambulance gets stuck in slush, TN tribal mom dies

A tribal woman died a few hours after delivering a stillborn baby at her home at Elandhampudhur, a hamlet in Jarthankollai panchayat located atop a hill in Vellore, after an ambulance sent to take her to a hospital got stuck in slush in the mountainous terrain.

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Anti-NEET Bill: TN to soon send clarifications sought by Centre

Union ministries question power of Legislative Assembly to pass such a Bill

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Rioters arrived from western TN too; 300 nabbed

Most of them are below the age of 30, and didn't bear any political or caste identifiers

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'Dam at Mekedatu will hit water flow to TN'

OPPOSING the construction of a reservoir at Mekedatu on the Cauvery river, the Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday submitted before the Supreme Court that the dam will 'severely impact' the water flow to the state.

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SC paves way for OBC quota in Maha local polls

THE Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that reservation benefits should be extended to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local body elections in Maharashtra.

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Moosewala case: 2 killed in encounter

TWO gangsters believed to be involved in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala were killed after a five-hour encounter on Wednesday with the Anti-Gangster Task Force of Punjab Police at Bhakna Kalanaur village in Amritsar district.

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Hong Kong book fair starts with fewer political books

HONG Kong's annual book fair kicked off Wednesday, with several publishers of political books prevented from taking part in the fair and others saying they had to be cautious about what they exhibited.

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Wipro reports 21% drop in Q1 net profit at 2,564 cr; says no signs of slowdown

IT major Wipro on Wednesday missed street estimates, and posted a 20.9% decline in consolidated net profit for the first quarter ended June 30, 2022, at ₹2,563.6 crore compared to 3,242.6 crore in the same quarter last year.

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TOP ATHLETES TEST POSITIVE FOR DOPING

Days away from CWG, Dhanalakshmi and Aishwarya fail dope test

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SERVING IT. SMASHING IT, LOVING IT

Veteran badminton player U Vimal Kumar applauds PV Sindhu's recent Singapore Open title win and opens up about the Indian badminton scene

2 mins

Babli Bouncer heads to OTT

Babli Bouncer is set to premiere on September 23. The film will be available in Tamil and Telugu as well.

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What's in a meme?

Rajiv Rajaram dons a number of hats. He's an actor, director, playwright, YouTuber, producer, standup comedian, and now, a show creator as well with his web series, Meme Boys, all set to get released on SonyLIV.

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