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January 22, 2023

Former judges, babus slam BBC film on PM

In joint statement, they said the documentary is not a ‘neutral critique’

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9 injured in twin IED blasts in Jammu

Amidst the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra of Rahul Gandhi and upcoming Republic Day celebrations, nine persons were injured on Saturday in twin explosions in the busy Narwal area of Jammu. In another incident in the border district of Poonch, an explosion was reported in the house of a former MLA.

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Unnamed Andaman islands to get names of Param Vir Chakra awardees

PM will participate in a ceremony to name the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman & Nicobar Islands after 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees on 23 January, Parakram Diwas, via video conferencing

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First G20 Working Group on Environment will meet in B'luru

Under India's Presidency of the G-20, the first of the four meetings of the Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) will be held at Bengaluru from 9 to 11 February, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) announced today.

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Another Moscow-Goa flight diverted after receiving bomb threat

An Azur Air Moscow to Goa flight was diverted to Uzbekistan on Saturday after receiving a bomb threat via email, a second such incident involving the Russian airline this month, officials here confirmed.

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WFI rejects allegations against chief, claims 'hidden agenda'

Rejecting all the allegations, including that of sexual harassment, made by top Indian wrestlers against its president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Saturday said “there is no scope for arbitrariness and mismanagement” in the WFI.

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Six of family injured in Malda clash

Six members of the same family were seriously injured in violent clashes between two groups over land related issues in the Bijli area of Bhado gram panchayat under the Ratua police station in Malda.

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US national held at Bagdogra Airport with satellite phone

A US citizen, Thomas Esroh Seitz, was arrested near Siliguri for carrying a satellite phone. Mr Seitz was caught at the Bagdogra Airport during security check by personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) when he and two other US citizens wanted to board a flight to Delhi yesterday. Bagdogra police station has arrested Mr Seitz. The Siliguri court, however, released him on personal bond today.

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NBU campus to have a 'Freedom Square'

When the Calcutta High Court Bench of Chief Justice Prakash Srivastava and Justice Rajeshwar Bharadwaj has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a petitioner on the issue of setting up a State Institute of Hotel Management in the North Bengal University (NBU) campus, University authorities have decided to establish a 'Freedom Square' within it so that the academic community of the varsity can express their thoughts.

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Uproar over Sikkim exam 'malpractices'

An Instagram story with a photo mentioning the combined exam for DSP, AO and US under the Sikkim Public Service Commission (SPSC), which was held at multiple exam centres on 16 January, has stirred a controversy in the state. Adding to it, a letter addressed to the SPSC chairman has been doing the rounds in social media in regard to the combined exams.

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Teacher held for promising jobs, taking cash

A teacher of the Siliguri Baradanakta Vidyapith (HS), Pankaj Barman, was arrested by the police on Saturday on charges of taking money from people on the pretext of providing jobs in upper primary schools.

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Fire in Siliguri renders several homeless, 4 hurt

A major fire razed at least 13 houses to the ground, rendering around 50 persons homeless in a slum area at Dharam Nagar near the diesel shed at the Siliguri Junction under ward-1 today. Around four persons were injured while trying to douse the flames.

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Youth TMC leader Kuntal Ghosh arrested

Enforcement Directorate (ED), probing the alleged money laundering link in connection with teachers’ recruitment scam arrested Kuntal Ghosh, a youth Trinamul Congress leader from his New Town flat, following a 24-hr marathon search and raid allegedly over his non-cooperation with the central agency in its probe.

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ISF supporters clash with police, turn violent

Clash started allegedly over ISF supporters putting up flags at Hatisala, Bhangar

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CREDAI upbeat about 2023

The builders affiliated to The Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association are hopeful about the prospect of the industry in 2023 and use of modern technologies in the housing sector.

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Abhishek to launch Meghalaya poll manifesto

Trinamul Congress will publish its election manifesto for Meghalaya on 24 January, said Abhishek Banerjee, national general secretary of the party.

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Speaker urges people to help monks

Speaker in West Bengal Assembly Biman Bandopadhyay today said that people should extend their help to monks of religious organisations so that sages could accomplish their mission to help the distressed and offer their services to the needy.

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Storied vehicles to keep Indian Army's flag flying

A 1940-built Austin Sheerline and a 1961-made Mercedes Benz, both fielded by the Indian Army, add prestige and value to The Statesman Vintage and Classic Car 2023.

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'Netaji was against Hindutva and opposed RSS ideology'

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birthday being round the corner, on 23 January, the family members of India’s iconic freedom fighter still have some pending demands from the central government.

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₹644cr proposal in MSME sector in 2 districts: Minister Sinha

State MSME minister Chandranath Sinha said that in the next two to three years investments of around Rs 644 crore will be pumped in different industrial projects in the two Jangalmahal districts of Bankura and Purulia, which will provide employment opportunities to about 6,500 people.

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Hartal violence: Confiscation of properties of PFI leaders continues in Kerala

The Kerala government on Saturday continued the proceedings to attach the assets of the leaders and cadres of the banned outfit, Popular Front of India (PFI), to compensate for the losses that occurred during the flash hartal called by the organisation in last September.

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Nadda kickstarts BJP's 'Vijaya Sankalp Abhiyaan'in K'taka

BJP national president JP Nadda being welcomed on his arrival, in Kalaburagi on Saturday.

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PM greets N-E states on their

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted the people of Meghalaya, Tripura and Manipur on their Statehood Days.

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Skeleton found from Secunderabad building gutted in fire

Making a breakthrough, rescue workers on Saturday found a human skeleton in a six-storeyed commercial building which was gutted in a massive fire on Thursday.

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For main political players, K'taka is a minefield of uncertainties

It could well be a portent of how the 2024 Lok Sabha polls will play out in the state

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Rapido flays Maharashtra ban on bike aggregators, may challenge it

Bengaluru-based bike aggregator Rapido has slammed the Maharashtra government's decision to ban such private aggregators and ride-pooling vehicles from plying, and said it will examine legal remedies, here on Saturday.

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Vadodara's missing woman cop found, transferred

A woman constable posted at Dabhoi, who went missing on Monday, was found and transferred to Desar Police station, in Vadodara.

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Patels drive lower castes out of village over marriage

Over a month of social boycott finally forced the lower caste families to leave the village and seek refuge with the district collector who provided them police protection

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Popular Front of India formed 'Service Teams', 'Killer Squads' to establish Islamic rule by 2047: NIA charge sheet

As part of its agenda to create terror, communal hatred and unrest in society and to further its agenda of establishing Islamic rule in India by 2047, the banned outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) formed secret teams called 'Service Teams' or 'Killer Squads' to carry out killings of its 'perceived enemies' and targets.

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Azmat Jah succeeds last titular Nizam Mukarram Jah

Azmat Jah was coronated as successor to Mir Barkat Ali Khan Mukarram Jah Bahadur

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Yogi Adityanath flags off G20 walkathon in four cities including Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off the 'Run for G-20 Walkathon' organised in four cities of the state including Lucknow, Agra, Varanasi, and Gautam Buddha Nagar simultaneously from his residence on Saturday, to spread mass awareness about the G-20 Summit to be held from February.

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'Cracks in Joshimath buildings widened after snowfall'

Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana said that reports have been received that in a few areas cracks in buildings have widened, days after Joshimath, which is facing land subsidence, in Uttarakhand received heavy snowfall.

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Nora vs Jacqueline: Delhi court to hear case on defamation 25 March

The Patiala House court in New Delhi on Monday listed the hearing on a defamation complaint filed by Bollywood actor Nora Fatehi for March 25.

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I will fight as long as I'm alive: DCW chief on BJP's 'fake sting' charge

Coming down heavily on the BJP which alleged that she had staged molestation to show Delhi police in a bad light, Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal on Saturday said she will keep fighting till she is alive.

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'Bharat Jodo Yatra huge success, rehabilitated Rahul's image'

Factionalism exists in all parties, says Shashi Tharoor on Gehlot-Pilot tussle

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Caught in a bind

The pro-life debate in the United States of America, which seemed to have taken a decisive turn after the country’s Supreme Court overturned the Roe v Wade judgment last year, will not go away in a hurry.

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It's time

There are not many democratically elected world leaders quite like Jacinda Ardern who announced her decision to quit as New Zealand’s Prime Minister this week. For one, heads of government do not step down; they stay in power for as long as they possibly can and the United Kingdom’s recent experiences with occupants of 10 Downing Street, and America’s with Donald Trump, show that sometimes they must be dragged out, kicking and screaming.

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The angst of Manto

Sixty-eight years ago, on 18 January 1955, one of the finest short story writers of the world, Saadat Hasan Manto, passed away due to massive alcoholism and mental trauma. Six months before his unnatural death, Manto wrote his own epitaph, though it does not appear on his grave in Lahore.

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Eastern Rly organises Rojgar Mela

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Rojgar Mela, 'The Historic Recruitment Drive' for 71,000 newly recruited appointees across the country via video conferencing.

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CBI raids 18 sites in Mumbai, Bhopal; recovers ₹94 lakh in illegal forex remittances

The Central Bureau of Investigation has recovered Rs 94.37 lakh in cash after conducting several raids at 18 places in Mumbai and Bhopal in three cases connected with illegal forex remittances during 20142016. Several incriminating documents and electronic gadgets were also recovered.

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GRSE lays keel for first zero-emission Ferry in WB

The keel of the first New Generation Electric Ferry for the Government of West Bengal was laid by GRSE Ltd in Kolkata.

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Govt to implement QCO for footwear industry: Goyal

The Minister emphasised that QCO for leather and non-leather footwear would be implemented with effect from July 1

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Door of No Return: Yellen visits onetime slave-trading post

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen paid a solemn visit Saturday to the salmon-colored house on an island off Senegal that is one of the most recognized symbols of the horrors of the Atlantic slave trade that trapped tens of millions of Africans in bondage for generations.

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She made history as Chicago mayor; reelection may be harder

Lori Lightfoot made history as the first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve as Chicago mayor, sailing to victory four years ago as an outsider who vowed to rid City Hall of corruption and deliver a safer, more equitable city.

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Nikki Haley accused of plotting a bid to become Trump's VP

Mike Pompeo considering a 2024 White House bid, takes swipes at others in the Republican party

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German caution on Ukraine arms rooted in political culture

Germany has become one of Ukraine’s leading weapons suppliers in the 11 months since Russia’s invasion, but Chancellor Olaf Scholz also has gained a reputation for hesitating to take each new step~ generating impatience among allies.

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Flu case nos in Japan surge, signal epidemic beginning

Tens of thousands of Chinese students studying overseas on government-backed scholarships are required to sign a document pledging loyalty to the ruling Communist Party, as well as putting up guarantors who could be forced to repay their funding should they break the agreement, before arriving at overseas universities, Radio Free Asia reported.

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Petrol stocks may dry up in Pakistan

Oil cargo of Pakistan State Oil has already been cancelled while LC for another cargo, scheduled for loading on 23 Jan, has not yet been confirmed

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Shehbaz Sharif's son clarifies 'joker' remarks after backlash

Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's son Suleman Shehbaz on Saturday, attempted to clarify his 'joker' remarks against three former finance ministers of the country, local media reported.

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2nd ODI: Bowlers, Rohit power India to series win over NZ in Raipur

An impressive outing by bowlers followed by an eyecatching fifty by captain Rohit Sharma powered India to a series win against New Zealand with a clinical eight-wicket win in the second ODI at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, here on Saturday.

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