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December 08, 2022

Lock up men if they endanger women: H.C.

GENDER JUSTICE

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BJP EYES NEW RECORDS IN GUJARAT, HIMACHAL

The BJP is eyeing a record seventh straight term in Gujarat and hoping to buck the four-decade-long anti-incumbency trend in Himachal Pradesh with the stage set on Thursday for counting of votes for the Assembly elections in the two states.

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V-P takes on S.C. in maiden Rajya Sabha speech

Vice-President and Rajya SabChairman Jagdeep ha Dhankar on Wednesday sprang a surprise by raising the issue of the Supreme Court striking down the National Judicial Appointments Commission Act in his maiden speech in the House after his felicitation by all sides on the opening day of the winter session of Parliament.

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'Ties can't be normal if China is busy on LAC'

India's relations with China cannot be normal as long as Beijing tries to unilaterally change the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and builds up forces there, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday.

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Heat waves set to get worse in India

Severe heat waves, responsible for thousands of deaths across India over the past few decades, are increasing with alarming frequency and soon the country could become one of the first places in the world to experience heat waves that break the human survivability limit, according to a World Bank report titled 'Climate Investment Opportunities in India's Cooling Sector\".

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AAP SNATCHES MCD FROM BJP

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday won 134 out of 250 seats to wrest the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) from the BJP, which had been governing the civic body for the past 15 years.

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Attack on Maha vehicles: CM says Bommai has assured stern action

Shinde, who was under attack for his silence on the issue, said that he also spoke to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and apprised him of the situation

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G20 preparation: 187 beautification works to commence today

Ahead of the G20 Council meetings in the city next week, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday asked the administration to undertake beautification works in Mumbai.

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Mumbai continues to breathe 'very poor' air

AQI to hover around 300 for the next 2-3 days

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COPD a bigger concern than Covid

Poor quality of air is resulting in a 3-fold rise in respiratory distress cases in civic and pvt-run hospitals and clinics; construction activity and vehicular pollution are equal contributors

1 min

Shortage of Corbevax doses at BMC-managed vaccine centres

The vaccine was approved for emergency use and meant to inoculate children in the age group of 12-15 years

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Trying for FASTag refund, bizman loses ₹1 lakh to cyber fraudster

The complainant was recharging his FASTag account but incidentally transferred ₹15,000 instead of ₹1,500; the fraudster siphoned off money via a remote acess app

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RBI's repo hike to have short term and moderate impact

In five increaments this year, total rate hike has been 150 basis points or 1.5%

1 min

UPI to get feature to help customers in e-commerce, share purchases

Through the feature, people will have more trust while carrying out transactions

1 min

EMIs to rise as RBI hikes rate, but at a slower pace

Monetary Policy Committee decided by a majority to increase the repo rate by 35 basis points to 6.25%, with immediate effect

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Rupee remains least disruptive; size of forex reserves comfortable, says RBI Guv

Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said in the wake of appreciating US dollar, the movement of rupee has remained least disruptive as compared to its peers, and the size of foreign exchange reserve is comfortable.

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Govt recognises 84,102 entities as startups as on Nov 30

The government has recognised as many as 84,102 entities as startups as on November 30 this year, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

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More than 18L electric vehicles in India, says Gadkari registered

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said more than 18 lakh electric vehicles are registered in the country, with Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Maharashtra emerging as the leading states in EV sales.

1 min

Sensible to get best deal in interest of Indians: Minister

Jaishankar responds to Rajya Sabha members on oil imports from Russia

1 min

5 Indian women in global power lists

Five Indians made it to lists of influential women, with Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman joining US Vice President Kamala Harris in the Forbes' 19th annual list of 'World's 100 Most Powerful Women' of 2022, while actor Priyanka Chopra and three others made it to BBC's 100 Women list of influential figures of the year.

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Kerala to be carbon neutral by 2050

CM says government has released revised action plan

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KCR lambasts Centre over 'Make in India'

Telangana Chief Minister K Rao Chandrasekhar on Wednesday attacked the NDA government at the Centre over its 'Make in India', LIC disinvestment and other initiatives, alleging that no new industries have come but PSUs are allegedly being sold off.

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MAP SHOWING DEITIES PRESENTED TO COURT

GYANVAPI ROW: Deities were worshipped till 1993, counsel for the Hindu side tells Allahabad High Court

1 min

Sharp decline in rescue of human trafficking victims raises concerns

EXPERTS ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT POLICE EFFORTS TO CURB MENACE

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The trumpets and the pipsqueaks

When elections are round the corner, the tendency on the part of governments and those who wish to seek favours is to engage in a bit of chest-thumping. The hope is that the crowds will begin to applaud the Government's achievements.

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Imran Khan used to call ex-army chief for every little thing: Aide

A close aide of Pakistan's former Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Qamar Javed Bajwa has revealed that former prime minister Imran Khan used to call him for every little thing and even referred to the officer as \"boss\".

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25 arrested for planning armed coup in Germany

Thousands of police carried out a series of raids across much of Germany on Wednesday against suspected far-right extremists who allegedly sought to overthrow the state in an armed coup.

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Trump's firm convicted of tax fraud

Donald Trump's company was convicted of tax fraud Tuesday for helping executives dodge taxes on extravagant perks such as Manhattan apartments and luxury cars, a repudiation of financial practices at the former president's business as he mounts another run for the White House.

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Zelensky, 'The Spirit of Ukraine Time's Person of the Year 2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and \"The Spirit of Ukraine\" were declared as Time's 'Person of the Year' 2022 on Wednesday.

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China inches closer to scrapping zero-Covid policy

After widespread protests, China on Wednesday rolled back major Covid restrictions, moving a step closer to scrapping its dreaded zero-Covid policy, which drastically slowed down the economy and the movement of people across the country.

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Poor bowling in middle and end overs hurting team, says skipper Rohit

INDIA IN BANGLADESH

1 min

European languages, not just hobbies for students

FROM PASSION TO CAREERS

2 mins

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