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November 20, 2022

UN climate summit struggles to make progress on extended day

As negotiations continued in Egypt on the extended day on Saturday, climate negotiators have been grappling for an agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) on key issues ~most prominently on funds for the loss and damage suffered by poor and vulnerable countries hit by extreme weather, fossil fuel phase-out and lack of transparency in the COP Presidency.

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PM Modi slams previous govts for N-E neglect

Prime Minister inaugurates Arunachal Pradesh’s first greenfield airport

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'It's a celebration of India's might & characteristics'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated ‘Kashi Tamil Sangamam’, a month-long programme organised in Varanasi.

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Economic crackdown must to curb terrorism: Shah takes a dig at Pak

Union home minister Amit Shah speaks during the concluding session of the third 'No Money for Terror' Ministerial Conference on CounterTerrorism Financing, in New Delhi on Saturday.

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Mamata to attend PM's meet with CMs in Delhi

Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will attend a meeting convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 December with chief ministers of all states to discuss the preparatory process for the country hosting the G20 Summit in 2023.

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Navlakha out of prison, will be in house arrest

Activist Gautam Navlakha, jailed since 2020 in the Koregaon-Bhima case, was released on Saturday from Navi Mumbai's Taloja Central Jail in line with the Supreme Court order to keep him under house arrest.

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Trinamul, BJP playing friendly match: Salim

Says while addressing a public gathering at Bagha Jatin Park in Siliguri

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NBMCH to mark a rally on Int'l Day of Persons with Disabilities

In a bid to create awareness on disabilities, the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation, North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH), will organise a rally to mark ‘International Day of Persons with Disabilities-2022’ on 3 December.

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Malda Rlys works towards 'clean and green' premises

To curb pollution caused due to rising plastic waste, the Malda Railway Division has launched a campaign for plastic-free premises under the Malda Division under the leadership of Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Malda, Vikas Chaube.

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50 PhD scholars under Alipurduar VC set to receive degree

Vice-Chancellor of Alipurduar University Professor Mahendra Nath Roy has “scored a halfcentury” after 50 PhD scholars have been awarded recently under him.

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Bolly actor Akshay to shoot at Raniganj mine

The story of Jaswant Singh Gill, a mining engineer, who helped salvage 65 miners trapped deep in the waterlogged Mahavir colliery in Raniganj Coalfields, 33 years ago is set to hit the big screens with Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar essaying the lead role.

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Don't refuse Lakshmir Bhandar applicants: CS

The chief secretary directed DMs to ensure availability of govt schemes to all

1 min

ED files charge sheet against PFI, says suspect funds raised in India, abroad

The accused persons have revealed that they have played an active role in bogus cash donations on behalf of PFI

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Thevar initiative builds bridges between OPS, V.K. Sasikala

The deposed leader of the AIADMK and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, O. Panneerselvam (OPS) seems to be gradually aligning with V.K. Sasikala, former interim general secretary of the AIADMK and close aide of late Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa.

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BJP targets AAP over Jain jail massage video

Satyendar Jain undergoing physiotherapy for spinal injury: Manish Sisodia

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Smoke 'em out

Two ministries of the Government of India apparently seem to have conflicting mandates. It is not permissible that one ministry under the Government of India should promote the tobacco industry, while the other seeks to control and strive towards reduction of tobacco use

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Enough forex reserves to finance imports in current financial yr: RBI

Bhattacharya said that RBI's policy has always been to prevent excessive volatility in the foreign exchange market

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Odisha govt to provide study aids to visually impaired

Capacity building of teachers, accessible learning management platform

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'We survived': Kherson comes alive after Russian withdrawal

Kherson's population has dwindled to around 80,000 from its prewar level near 300,000

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Asia-Pacific leaders condemn war, renew calls for open trade

The meeting urged the leaders to push ahead with APEC’s agenda of free trade in the Pacific region

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North Korea's Kim boasts new ICBM as US flies bombers

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un boasted that a recently tested intercontinental ballistic missile is another “reliable and maximum-capacity” weapon to contain U.S. military threats, state media reported Saturday.

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World's cup full of southern Asian misery

Don't worry, be (as) happy (as you can be). We are at the quadrennial moment now when everyone you know, chartered accountant or used-car salesman, waits for the curtain to go up on the football World Cup, where the real can be surreal and the long build-up, akin to any experience which takes in dramatic, conflicting details to begin a journey to its denouement.

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