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January 19, 2023

NO ENTRY IN BKC, ANDHERI

● Police bar any kind of flying objects in areas the Prime Minister is to visit ● Offices in BKC to shut early, shops along WEH to remain closed

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Oppn calls for regime change at mega BRS rally

Prominent opposition leaders sounded a clarion call for regime change at the Centre by dislodging the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, at the first mega rally of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) here on Wednesday.

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Poll dates set for Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya

Assembly polls will be held in Tripura on February 16, followed by Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27, with the counting of votes scheduled for March 2, the Election Commission (EC) announced on Wednesday.

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WFI CHIEF FACES CHARGE OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION

Vinesh Phogat, the first Indian woman wrestler to win gold in both the Commonwealth Games (CWG) and Asian Games, on Wednesday alleged that Wresting Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been sexually exploiting women wrestlers for many years, a charge vehemently rejected by the sports administrator and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP.

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Ukraine minister, others killed in helicopter crash near Kyiv

Ukraine's interior minister Denys Monastyrskyi died on Wednesday in a helicopter crash near the capital that killed more than a dozen other people, including children, authorities said.

1 min

FIR against Nawab Malik's son

The Kurla police on Wednesday night registered a case of cheating and forgery against Faraz Malik, son of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, and his wife Hamleen. According to the police, Hamleen, who is a French national, had submitted forged documents while applying for extension of her visa.

1 min

Eye on big fish, NIA's star witness is famous actor

In terror funding & hawala cases against Dawood, NIA records Mahabharat actor's statement over extortion by Salim Fruit

1 min

KEY SOBO ROAD TO REOPEN BY JAN 26

The BG Kher Marg which connects major junctions of south Mumbai will finally reopen after two and half years. Currently work on the drainage line under the road is being completed and the BMC has set a target to reopen the road before Jan 26 to ease the traffic in Malabar Hill area.

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India IT spending to reach $110.3 billion in 2023

AMID GLOBAL SLOWDOWN

1 min

Coal production target at more than 1 bn tonnes for FY24: Govt

The Government on Wednesday said that it has set a coal production target of more than one billion tonnes (BT) for the next financial year.

1 min

World needs resilience and India can take lead'

Tata Group Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Wednesday said India has gone through a major attitude transition in the recent years and is now in a position to take the lead in bringing resilience back to the global economy.

1 min

Nadal bows out in pain

Abruptly ends his bid record-extending for a 23rd Grand Slam trophy

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