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February 07, 2023

PM lays out 4-pronged strategy to boost energy sector

IN a big push for India’s energy sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday laid out a four-pronged strategy while appealing to global and domestic investors from the exploration and production (E&P) sector to invest in the country.

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2,600 KILLED AND COUNTING

A monster 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the wee hours of Monday — followed by another 7.5 about 10 hours later — rocked Turkey and Syria toppling hundreds of buildings and killing over 2,300 people and leaving many others injured. The toll is expected to go up as hundreds are still trapped under rubble.

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Adani prepays $1.14 bn for release of pledged shares

IN a bid to salvage investor confidence amid huge market value erosion, billionaire Gautam Adani and family have prepaid $1.1 billion worth of loans that were taken by pledging shares of Adani group firms. The group had time till September 2024 to repay the loans.

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SC to hear plea against Victoria Gowri today

IN a rare move, the Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an urgent plea seeking to restrain advocate Lekshmana Chandra Victoria Gowri from taking oath as a judge of the Madras High Court, soon after the Centre notified her appointment.

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Makhna released into Anamalai Tiger Reserve

The jumbo was released at Varagaliyar in Anamalai Tiger Reserve where fodder and water is available in plenty for pachyderms

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Elliot's cleanest beach in city: Corpn survey

ELLIOT'S beach in Besant Nagar has been ranked as the cleanest beach in the city by an analysis carried out by the Greater Chennai Corporation. Marina was ranked second while Neelangarai was ranked last on the list.

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Thread of misery hangs over Dhalavaipuram looms

AS many as 2,000 power-loom workers, including 500 women, in Dhalavaipuram near Rajapalayam have been waiting for a wage hike for the last 18 months, as their three-year contract came to an end in 2021.

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EB meters to be installed for hut connections soon

AS per instruction from the union government, Tangedco will install digital meters for all hut service connections across the state once the Aadhaar linking process is complete.

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Delta paddy fields inundated: Stalin announces ₹20K relief per hectare for over 33% damage

CHIEF Minister MK Stalin announced a compensation of ₹20,000 per hectare of farmland facing over 33% damage to harvest-ready crops due to the recent unseasonal rains in the delta region.

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Frost-hit Nilgiris farmers seek financial aid from govt

THOUSANDS of farmers, especially small scale tea planters in the district are facing huge losses as frost in the last two months has affected the crops. Tea planters say they have to wait for four months for fresh leaves. The temperature, especially Ooty, Coonoor and Kotagiri, fell below 2.8 degree celsius forcing people indoors.

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Narikuravars' plea for houses goes unheard

Over 100 tribal families in Usilampatti taluk have no access to clean water, toilets, hospitals and other basic amenities

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PM unveils HAL facility in Tumakuru

Indirectly referring to Rafale deal, Modi says false propaganda targeting govt was defeated

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PERVEZ MUSHARRAF AND HIS INDIA OBSESSION

What irked Musharraf greatly was that being from the Pakistan Army's SSG, he could do nothing to prevent Siachen from falling into Indian hands on April 13, 1984

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Rahul ups ante, says Modi govt won't allow discussion on Adani

UPPING the ante on Modi government's alleged silence' on Hindenburg report on Adani Group, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the BJP government will try its best to avoid a discussion on the issue.

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Govt to take a call after NDRF submits report on Joshimath: Yadav

AMID raging debates about the various development and infrastructure projects being carried out in the Himalayan region, sparked by the recent land subsidence in Joshimath town of Uttarakhand, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupendra Yadav said the National Disaster Response Force would come up with a detailed scientific study of the region.

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'Damage to Himalayas can have severe impact'

Environmental degradation can have far-reaching impacts on every aspect of life, says environmentalist Anjal Prakash

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Tipra Motha has tacit ties with Left, Cong, says Shah

Highlights BJP govt's achievements on building infra & ensuring peace

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'If govt can talk to Hurriyat & NSCN, why not to us?"

TRIPURA'S royal scion Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma is keeping his cards close to his chest even as he puts up TIPRA Motha, the tribe-based party he heads, against the ruling BJP and makes no attempt to hide that there is no love lost between him and the Congress, now that he has parted ways.

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Hillary announces $50 mn fund for women empowerment, climate change

FORMER US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a $50 million Global Climate Resilience Fund for women to combat climate change on Monday.

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Cong leaders agree to disagree on CM face in election-bound MP

Even before 2023 set in, the hoardings and posters reading 'Naya Saal Nayi Sarkar' (New Year New Government) and 'Bhavi Mukyamantri' Kamal Nath (Future CM Kamal Nath) were put by opposition Congress workers across Bhopal.

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Beyonce breaks Grammy record, but misses Album of the Year yet again

POP queen Beyonce on Sunday reigned supreme at the Grammys, breaking the all time record for wins with her 32nd prize and fourth of the night but the Album of the Year prize that's long eluded her slipped from her fingers once again, going instead to Brit Harry Styles.

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THOUSANDS HOMELESS AMID BITING COLD

Winter blizzards and snow-covered roads hamper rescue works in Turkey; three major airports inoperable due to bad weather, Syrian hospitals, already in bad shape due to years of civil war, struggle to dispense care to injured; appeal for foreign assistance

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Worse than years of war, Syrian survivors lament

AT a hospital in Syria, Osama Abdel Hamid was holding back tears as he recalled on Monday the powerful earthquake that toppled his home and killed his neighbours, along with hundreds of his compatriots.

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IL&FS to pay ₹3,200 crore to IFIN as per NCLAT framework creditors

IL&FS Group, in its largest interim distribution pay-out till date, will pay ₹3,200 crore to the creditors of IL&FS Financial Services Limited IFIN).

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Automobile retail sales grow 14% in Jan on low base

AUTOMOBILE retail sales grew 14% in January 2023 year-on-year over last year's low base (due to covid-19 pandemic) as festivals and wedding season helped boosting demand.

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Adani Group loses about ₹10 lakh cr in 8 trading sessions

ADANI GROUP continues to face heat on Dalal Street, with its listed stocks falling up to 10% on Monday. This is the eighth straight session fall following the Hindenburg Research report.

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NO REGRETS, SAYS '04 NAGPUR CURATOR

Pradhan defends surface, insists given a chance he will prepare similar strip against Australia this time too

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Deepti's rise in stature bodes well for India

2022 was the year Deepti Sharma saw it all. For the all-rounder, the year started with some return-to-form show against New Zealand, a crucial role with the ball in the ODI World Cup before the heartbreak against South Africa in the final moments.

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Man City charged by Premier League after more than 100 alleged rule breaches

MANCHESTER CITY could be docked points or even expelled from the Premier League after the English champions were charged with more than 100 breaches of financial rules on Monday.

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SKY can disrupt Oz on spinning track: Shastri

SURYAKUMAR Yadav has made a name for himself in white-ball cricket. Since his T20I debut, he is second in the run-scoring chart, with eleven fifties and three centuries at an average of 47 while striking at 176.

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