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January 17, 2023

Black box of crashed plane in Nepal found

The black box of the Yeti Airlines plane that crashed in Nepal's Pokhara has been found, a top official said here on Monday.

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Rijiju writes to CJI seeking govt representative in SC collegium

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju has written to Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud suggesting to include the government representatives on the collegium, which decides on judges' appointment.

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After roadshow, PM, BJP leaders brainstorm

BJP's two-day national executive meet began in the capital where the party will firm up its poll strategy for upcoming polls

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Nepal air tragedy: Co-pilot lost her pilot husband in another crash 17 years ago

A woman who was killed in the Yeti Airlines plane crash in Nepal had lost her pilot husband also in a tragic plane crash 17 years ago.

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CM blames central govt for state's woes

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee criticized the BJP-led Union government here today, blaming it for the fund crisis in the state.

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Prime Minister addresses the first batch of Agniveers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the first batch of Agniveers of the three Services who have commenced their basic training, via video conferencing.

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Mamata to inaugurate Kolkata book fair on 30 January

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will inaugurate the 46th international Kolkata Book Fair on 30 January at 2pm, said Tridib Chatterjee, general secretary of the Publishers and Booksellers Guild today.

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State inspectors to review midday meal

A source in the education department said, “Our inspectors would visit primary schools till 19 January.”

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BCI team visit

No CCTV footage

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CM prod to junior doctors to visit remote villages

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has proposed the SSKM Hospital as well as Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research (IPGME&R) to send junior doctors to visit remote villages to attend health camps there for three to four days, every week.

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Stairs of old MG Road building collapse

Residents of 36 Mahatma Gandhi Road were gripped in panic when the stairs of the first floor of the dilapidated building in Sealdah collapsed today.

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CM slams Centre, backs Jakir after I-T raids

She launched many welfare programmes on Monday

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DA hearing postponed

The hearing on the DA case for the state government employees in the Supreme Court today got further delayed as the top court today posted the matter for further hearing to 15 March citing flaws in the affidavit allegedly filed by the state govt counsels.

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CG rescues over 500 pilgrims stuck off the Bengal coast

The Indian Coast Guard, in a swift operation on Monday, rescued 511 pilgrims stranded in two different ferries in the sea, off West Bengal's Kakdwip, officials said.

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Growth in freight loading and earnings of SER

During this period, the revenue generation from originating freight loading has also increased to Rs 13,315.29 crore as against Rs 11, 916.82 crore in the same period of the previous year.

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Kerala HC critical of Sabarimala guard shoving devotees

The Kerala High Court on Monday came out against action of Devaswom guard who pushed and shoved devotees at Sabarimala Ayyappa shrine attending Makaravilakku ritual at Sabarimala on 14 January.

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T'gana CM KCR to hold mega BRS rally on 18 Jan

Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao chose Khammam as the venue for the maiden public rally of BRS on 18 January not only to announce his national agenda but he also has the perfect blueprint ready to win over the bordering district with a sizeable population from Andhra Pradesh where his party was completely routed in the Assembly elections of 2018.

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MPCM calls for concerted efforts worldwide to conserve environment

Expressing concern over the dangers posed by climate change, global warming and unabated exploitation of natural resources, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today called for concerted efforts worldwide to conserve environment and ensure a better world for our and the future generations.

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SCallows plea filing for transfer of petitions before HCs challenging anti-conversion laws

The Supreme Court on Monday permitted the filing of a plea for the transfer to the top court of the 21 petitions currently before different High Courts challenging the nine laws to check religious conversion enacted by different States with nearly common provisions.

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Rapidly downhill

It is a truism that we can’t change our neighbours.

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Agenda for Davos?

As the world’s wealthy gather in Davos, for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forumin the Swiss Alpine town, an appeal made by Oxfam is likely to resonate with many of those who are not present at the event.

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INDIAN RAILWAYS' REPORT

It should not be read as having been accepted by the Government of India, as it is well-known that there is an official resolution on the subject which will come up for discussion in the legislature before long.

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NEW INDO-BURMA OIL SCHEME

The Directors of the Indo-Burma Oil Fields Ltd., announce a scheme for the reorganisation of capital.

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ALBERT MEDAL FOR INDIAN SOLDIER

Havildar-Major Rur Singh made several attempts to swim out with a rope, and eventually succeeded in reaching the men, but they were then exhausted, and, the river rising still higher, the whole party was swept away.

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OUTBREAK OF PLAGUE IN BURMA

A severe attack of plague is reported from the town of Sagaing where the infection after being conned to certain quarters has now become general.

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TTP's ideology will be difficult to defeat

Shamil Shams wrote in an article titled ‘Before and After Ziaul Haq’ published in 2016: “Pakistani decision makers have found religious extremists a natural choice for alliance/usage as tools of foreign policy.

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World shares mostly higher ahead of China GDP data

Shares were mostly higher in Europe and Asia on Monday ahead of China’s release of economic growth figures and a policy update this week from Japan’s central bank.

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Understand pressures of middle class as I belong to same category, says Sitharaman

Launching an attack on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over freebies, Sitharaman said that the Delhi government gives free power to citizens up to a certain limit. She added that many states give freebies to people, but don't show them in their budgets.

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India's trade deficit widens to $24 bn in Dec, exports fell 12 pc

India's trade deficit in December 2022 widened to $23.89 billion as against $21.10 billion year-on-year (YoY).

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Securitisation growth 42 pc in nine months this fiscal

Securitisation volume in India jumped 42 per cent on-year and past the Rs 1.15 lakh crore mark in the first nine months of this fiscal, said credit rating agency CRISIL Ratings Ltd.

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Wholesale price index inflation falls to 4.95 pc, CPI inflation too to fall

India's wholesale price index-based (WPI) inflation for December 2022 fell to almost two-year low of 4.95 per cent, owing to sliding food and crude as well as petroleum prices.

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Why Did Plane Crash At Pokhara Happen In Fair Weather?

Conditions at the time of the crash were good, with low wind, clear skies and temperatures normal

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'Will you put in same regime as in Europe', SC on Google's plea

The tech giant has moved the apex court seeking stay on a CCI order imposing a ̀₹1,337 cr penalty

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Pak launches nationwide polio eradication drive

Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has kicked off a three-day nationwide polio eradication drive as part of the country's efforts to overcome the resurfacing of polio cases.

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19 dead, dozens injured in Senegal road crash

A bus swerved to avoid hitting a donkey and collided with a truck, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens of others in Senegal on Monday, authorities said.

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PML-N looks to formulate counter Imran Khan narrative

After facing defeat at the hands of former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), which resulted in power loss for the ruling party Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) in its stronghold province of Punjab; PML-N is now formulating a counter-narrative to give an equal or more powerful response to PTI.

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10killed, several wounded in bomb attack at church in DRC

At least 10 people were killed and several others got wounded in a bomb attack at a Protestant church in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said the country's army, reported Qatar-based TV Network Al Jazeera.

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Yellen to meet with Chinese finance minister

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet with her Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier Liu He, in Switzerland on Wednesday to discuss economic developments between the two nations.

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Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly to be dissolved on Tuesday

As directed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Mahmood Khan, has decided to dissolve the provincial assembly on Tuesday, the Geo News reported.

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As 37 die in apartment strike, Russia seen readying for long war

The death toll from a weekend Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro has risen to 37, authorities said Monday, as Western analysts pointed to signs indicating the Kremlin was preparing for a drawn-out war in Ukraine after almost 11 months of fighting.

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House GOP demands visitor logs in Biden classified docs case

Newly empowered House Republicans on Sunday demanded the White House turn over all information related to its searches that have uncovered classified documents at President Joe Biden’s home and former office in the wake of more records found at his Delaware residence.

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Agencies investigate averted plane crash at New York airport

Officials are investigating a close call at a New York airport Friday night between a plane that was crossing a runway and another that was preparing for takeoff.

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Italy arrests No 1 fugitive mafia boss, 30 years on the run

Italy’s No. 1 fugitive, convicted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, was captured on Monday at a private clinic in Palermo, Sicily, after three decades on the run, Italian paramilitary police said.

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Germany's defense minister resigns amid Ukraine criticism

Germany’s much-criticized defense minister announced her resignation Monday, as her department steers the massive project of modernizing the country’s military and oversees expanding weapons deliveries to Ukraine.

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Torrential rain cause travel disruption at Australia's holiday hotspots

The Australian state of Queensland's central and northern regions are facing days of severe weather emergency, with some primary transport corridors being cut off at tourist spots.

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Expanded US training for Ukraine forces begins in Germany

With goal of getting battalion of about 500 troops back on battlefield to fignt Russians in few weeks

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150+ students showcase innovative prototypes

A weighing sensor to alert you when your gas cylinder might need a refill soon; a digital platform to make children aware of good and bad touch; or a game that nudges one to reduce pollution of ocean and rivers- these were just some of the creative and thoughtful prototypes built by 5th to 8th graders, that were on display at Maker's Factory held at Tilak Nagar BMC School, this year.

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Thomson Digital gets into EdTech space

Thomson Digital, a pioneer in providing publishing solutions to the global publishing fraternity announced its foray into the EdTech industry with the launch of Q&I, a first-of-its-kind assessment-led platform for the preparation of JEE and NEET.

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Australian Open: Nadal outlasts Jack Draper to begin title defence

Top-seed Rafael Nadal won another nail-biting match at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Monday to begin his Australian Open title defence by defeating British rising star Jack Draper.

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Siraj's performance is one of the biggest takeaways from the ODI series: Kaif

Former India cricketer Mohammed kaif believes that fast bowler Mohammed Siraj's performance has been one of the biggest takeaways from the side's recent 3-0 ODI series triumph over Sri Lanka.

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