In this issue

March 14, 2023

PM greets 'RRR', 'The Elephant Whisperers' for winning Oscars

India scripts history by winning two Oscars at 95th edition of Academy Awards ceremony.

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India qualifies for WTC final after New Zealand beat Sri Lanka

India have qualified for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final of the 2021-23 cycle at The Oval starting from June 7, after New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by two wickets in a thrilling last-ball win at the Hagley Oval on Monday.

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Parliament uproar over Rahul's speech in London

Parliament on Monday adjourned abruptly when the Opposition raised an uproar and protested against the Government's demand for an apology by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his recent remarks on the state of Indian democracy in London.

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SC Refers Petitions Seeking Legal Recognition Of Same-Sex Marriage To Constitution Bench

The Supreme Court on Monday referred a batch of petitions seeking recognition of the same-sex marriage to a five-judge constitution bench as court said the issue involves prevailing statutory regimes relating to marriages and the rights under the constitutional law.

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Once a treasured library, Chaitanya Library cries out for attention

Amid the cacophonies of the city, right past the Beadon street crossing, one can come across one of the first public libraries of Kolkata, the Chaitanya Library.

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Four more babies die at BC Roy children hospital

With the deaths of the four babies, the viral disease showing symptoms of fever, cough and cold with breathing difficulties unofficially claimed lives of 146 toddlers since January in the state.

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Tribal groups join hands to protest land Bill

Adivasi people associated with different apolitical organisations in the tea belt of the Terai region have come under a single platform named United Forum for Adivasi Rights (UFAR) to protest the West Bengal Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill 2023.

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Govt to procure 10LMT of potatoes: Minister

He said the farmers were selling potatoes of Chandramukhi and Jyoti varieties at Rs 10 per kg and Rs 8 per kg.

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ED's leaking info true or false: Chandrima

A resolution on the highhandedness of ED and CBI was passed in the Assembly

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Akhilesh Mamata to meet on Friday

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav is likely to meet Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Bandopadhyay on Friday.

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BRS slams BJP for not sending 'RRR' as Oscar official entry

BJP trolled for sending Gujarati film \"Chhello Show\" to Oscars under Best International Feature Category

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Opp disrupts Kerala Assembly over Brahmapuram fire

The Assembly on Monday witnessed heated exchanges between the treasury and Opposition benches over the fire at the Brahmapuram.

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'Ties with China 'complex'; Pak pushing propaganda to vilify India'

The 350-page report released today noted that India's engagement with China was complex

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Govt seeks Parliament's approval for spending ₹1,48,133 crore

A statement showing the supplementary demands for grants (second batch) for 2022-23, was laid in Lok Sabha on Monday.

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LIC's debt exposure in Adani Group declines

There were fears that any exposure of LIC in Adani Group may hurt domestic investors' interest

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Torrent Investments moves SC against NCLAT's decision

The NCLAT has set aside the final judgment and order of the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai Bench dated February 2.

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Scindia briefed about steps taken to reduce carbon emissions at airports

Minister of State for Civil Aviation (Gen) V K Singh (Retd) and senior officials of the Ministry were present.

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Government approves setting up of 21 greenfield airports: VK Singh

The government has formulated a Greenfield Airports Policy (GAP) which provides detailed guidelines, procedures and steps related to the construction of greenfield airports across the country, including in Bihar, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Gen V K Singh (Retd) informed the Rajya Sabha today.

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We're building AI for governance, commercial use, deep capabilities: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Next goal is to build AI for India, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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India's retail inflation above RBI's target level for second month

Retail inflation in India remained above RBI's 6 per cent upper tolerance band for the second straight month in February 2023, with the Consumer Price Index pegged at 6.44 per cent, government data released on Monday showed.

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Bengal attracts investment over ₹47,000 crore in 2021-22

This has been revealed in a report titled Investment- growth and development in West Bengal conducted by the MSME Export Promotion Council and Confederation of Organic Food Producers and Marketing Agencies.

1 min

World takes steps to prevent crisis at Silicon Valley collapse

Officials assured all of the bank's customers that they would be able to access their money

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US, South Korea hold drills as North sub test-fires missiles

The South Korean and U.S. militaries launched their biggest joint exercises in years Monday while North Korea said it tested submarine-fired cruise missiles in an apparent protest of the drills it views as an invasion rehearsal.

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Michelle Yeoh's mom tearful, proud of 'little princess'

Michelle Yeoh’s mother cried for joy for her “little princess” when the Malaysian performer became the first Asian to win the best actress Oscar.

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Trump returns to Iowa aiming for more disciplined campaign

To outsiders, they looked like simple stacks of paper. But for Donald Trump’s first presidential campaign, they represented a missed opportunity.

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Biden to announce Australia submarine deal in San Diego

Biden is traveling Monday to San Diego, where he will meet Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for talks on the 18-month-old nuclear partnership known by the acronym AUKUS.

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Mohun Bagan make it all right

They looked like having left their scoring boots behind at home.

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Shadab to lead Pak in Afghanistan T20Is; Babar Azam rested

The board also named Mohammad Yousuf as the interim head and batting coach.

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India win series 2-1, retain Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Ind vs Aus, 4th Test: Head, Labuschagne fifties help Australia draw final Test

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Mary Kom, Farhan Akhtar named brand ambassadors for Mahindra Women's World Boxing Championships

India is hosting the event for the third time in the history for which over 350 plus boxers from 74 countries have registered so far.

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