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May 15, 2023

MoD approves 4th defence equipment indigenisation list

These lists contain 2,500 items which are already indigenised and 1,238 items which will be indigenised within the given timelines of the latter 1,238, 310 items have been indigenised, so far

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K'taka DGP Praveen Sood appointed next CBI director

Karnataka Director General of Police Praveen Sood has been appointed as the next director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a period of two years, an official order said on Sunday.

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ISCE Council declares Class 10, 12 results

Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) declared the results of the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE Class 10) and Indian School Certificate (ISC Class 12) on Sunday.

1 min

Mocha strikes Myanmar, at least 3 killed

Thousands of people hunkered down Sunday in monasteries, pagodas and schools, seeking shelter from a powerful storm that slammed into the coast of Myanmar, tearing roofs off buildings and killing at least three people.

1 min

KCR seeks to cash in on regional sentiment on Telangana formation day

K Chandrasekhar Rao has announced that celebrations for the Telangana Formation Day will be held with great fanfare for 21 days this year, beginning from 2 June

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Suspense remains over CM, K'taka CLP meets in B'luru

CLP passes resolution leaving it to Cong national president Kharge to decide on CM

1 min

BJP wrests Jayanagar seat by 16 votes, Congress to complain to EC

In a dramatic development, the BJP has wrested Jayanagar Assembly seat in Bengaluru from the Congress party by a margin of only 16 votes, following which the later has decided to complain to the Election Commission (EC).

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Manipur: High prices of essentials, Net shutdown hits banking sectors

People in ethnic violence-hit Manipur are now experiencing a double whammy as not only prices of essential commodities have skyrocketed in the state, but banking facilities remain affected due to the suspension of internet services, making life more miserable for them.

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AIDSO to protest doc diploma plan at Swasthya Bhawan

The All-India Democratic Students' Organisation (AIDSO) will hold a demonstration at Swasthya Bhawan in Kolkata tomorrow, demanding that the proposal to begin a medical diploma course be dropped, and to press for the demand for appointment of doctors and nurses in vacant posts.

1 min

BSF nabs Indian women, seize gold biscuits from them

The Border Security Force (BSF) has apprehended two Indian women and seized four gold biscuits from their possession as they were smuggling them from Bangladesh to India, the BSF said today.

1 min

Karate Assn lauds Siliguri karateka's world records

The West Bengal Shidokan Karate Association (WBSKA) today felicitated Karateka Angad Chhetri, who has set a world record for allowing a \"maximum number of Royal Enfield Bullet motorcycles to pass through his bare stomach.\"

1 min

Siliguri boy'tops' ISC exam results in country

From Ranchi in Jharkhand to playing under the bright lights of international cricket, India's most successful cricket captain Mahender Singh Dhoni's rise is indicative of a New India and the surge of the small town, which has inspired millions of youngsters in nondescript and lesser-known places in the country to dream big not just in the field of sports but to strive for excellence in whatever they did.

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Man carries his baby's body in bag, goes home in a bus from hospital

Kaliaganj's Ashim Deb Sharma says he couldn't pay fare asked by ambulance at NBMCH in Siliguri

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ICC talks business with Nepal's FNCCI

The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), North Bengal Chapter, organised a meeting with the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FNCCI), with a view to exploring business opportunities between India and Nepal.

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Bad days ahead for BJP in national politics: Kalyan Banerjee

Serampore MP Kalyan Banerjee said on Sunday that the defeat of the BJP has started a countdown and bad days are ahead for the BJP in the national political arena.

1 min

State minister's daughter among terminated 36,000 primary teachers

The daughter of a minister of West Bengal cabinet and a couple of ruling Trinamul Congress leaders figure in the list of 36,000 primary teachers in state-run schools whose services have been terminated as per the May 12 order of the Calcutta High Court.

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Police recover more than one crore in stolen money from ATM refilling agency employee

The Chandannagar police commissionarate and Serampore police have arrested five persons involved in the theft of money meant to be refilled in various ATMs in the district.

1 min

SMP anchors Cape-size vessels at Sagar

In a significant achievement, the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata recently anchored two Capesize vessels at Sagar.

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Karnataka results to strengthen Left-Congress ties in Bengal

The Karnataka election verdict and West Bengal Chief Minister's loaded reactions about the results where she did not name the Congress even once, will help strengthen the existing Congress-Left Front ties in the state, hinted leaders of both parties.

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KMC to suspend assistant engineer if illegal construction not reported at initial stage

Aiming to become stricter with illegal construction, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has decided to suspend the assistant engineer (AE) concerned, if such activities are not reported at the initial stage of such constructions, informed the mayor of KMC, Firhad Hakim today.

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Unwanted elements had infiltrated TMC in 2011: Abhishek

As he seeks to create a new wave for the Trinamul Congress, Abhishek Banerjee, the national general secretary of the party continued to attack the Narendra Modi-led BJP on the 20th day of his campaign here today.

1 min

ICSE, ISC exams: Three from state make it to national topper lists

According to Council data, in ICSE, the overall pass percentage is 98.71 while in ISC it was 96.88

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Metroman brings Laurel for the country

A staff of Kolkata Metro has brought laurel for the country. Sumit Mukherjee, a Kolkata Metro Railway staff was part of the Indian team that won four gold medals in the just concluded bridge Federation of Asia and Middle-East Championships (BFAME) at Lahore.

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Shivakumar vs Siddaramaiah: Poster war for 'next CM'breaks out

After Congress registered a thumping victory in the Karnataka assembly election, the next question that arises is who would be the next chief minister.

1 min

With Karnataka gone, BJP's Mission South hits a roadblock

Karnataka was considered the gateway to south India for the saffron party

1 min

Manipur: 124 civilians displaced during violence return to Moreh

Assam Rifles, in collaboration with state government agencies and local opinion makers, successfully facilitated the safe return of 124 displaced civilians who took refuge in safer areas along the Indo-Myanmar border due to the security situation in Manipur in the first week of May.

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Kerala woman medico murder: Accused has no mental issues, say doctors

Doctors at a government medical health centre in Thiruvananthapuram have held that the accused in the murder of Kerala woman doctor, Dr. Vandana Das, has no mental issues.

1 min

Migrant worker from Bihar beaten to death in Kerala's Malapuram; Eight arrested

Kerala police have arrested eight people in connection with the lynching of Rajesh Manjhi. Police said Manjhi was lynched by a mob who caught him after he fell from the sunshade of a house near Kondotty

1 min

Liquor deaths: Stalin announces ₹10 lakh to family of deceased

Tamil Nadu chief minister, M.K. Stalin, has announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the families of those who died after consuming alleged spurious liquor in Marakkanam of Villupuram district, a statement from the chief minister's office said on Sunday.

1 min

EX-IIT Prof operated upon without family consent

Neurosurgeons at the King George's Medical University (KGMU) operated upon an 85-year-old ex-IIT Roorkee professor whose urgent brain surgery was held up due to lack of consent from the family for the past over 20 days.

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After delivering Karnataka, Congress' strategist Kanugolu to look for victory in MP

With the historic mandate in Karnataka, Congress strategist for the southern state, Sunil Kanugolu has now been tasked to bring similar results in Madhya Pradesh, people familiar with the development said.

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'Punished for being patriot,' ex-NCB officer who handled Aryan Khan case on CBI raids

The former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officer, Sameer Wankhede, who is accused of allegedly demanding Rs 25 crore as a bribe for not framing Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan in the drugs-on cruise case, on Saturday alleged that he was being punished for being a patriot.

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'CM Ashok Gehlot and I will have to fight unitedly against corruption, but...'

Congress leader Sachin Pilot, who is undertaking a five-day 'Jan Sangharsh Yatra' in Rajasthan, on Sunday said that he is receiving the support of the people as the issues raised are \"essential\".

1 min

BJP's Muslim candidates get overwhelming response in UP civic polls

The ruling BJP received overwhelming response in Muslim-dominated areas in the Uttar Pradesh urban local bodies polls.

1 min

'Will implement all five promises': Kharge after Cong victory in K'taka

During campaigning for the K'taka elections, Cong sought to keep the narrative to local issues

2 mins

Quarterly earnings, inflation, FII to drive key equity benchmarks

The Indian stocks market surged by at least one per cent during the last week.

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FPI bought equity worth ₹18,617 crore in May

'There is a distinct change in the FPI strategy with a clear tilt in favour of India'

1 min

India, EU to hold first ministerial meet tomorrow to review FTA, market access

The first ministerial meeting of India-European Union Trade and Technology Council (TTC) will be held in Brussels (Belgium) on Tuesday to review, among other things, the progress of negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and address issues of mutual market access, well as cooperation in several areas of mutual interest.

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Let's build Twitter 2.0 together, new CEO Linda Yaccarino tells Musk

The upcoming Twitter CEO, Linda Yaccarino, former Chairman of Global Advertising and Partnerships at NBC Universal, on Sunday said she is prepared to build Twitter 2.0 and transform the business together with Musk and millions of platform users.

1 min

Google to expand its Dark Web monitoring tool to all Gmail users

Google has announced that it will expand its Dark Web monitoring to all Gmail users in the US and later to international markets.

1 min

Overall 5G connections to 3.2 bn in Asia-Pacific to grow in 2025

5G connections in the Asia-Pacific region, both mobile subscriber and IoT connections, will grow from 574 million in 2021 to 3.2 billion in 2025, growing at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 87.9 per cent, according to a new report.

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Coal ministry to hold seminar on sustainable energy sources today

The Ministry of Coal will organise a seminar -- Just Transition Roadmap -- in collaboration with Coal India (CIL) under the G20 Presidency of India, in Mumbai on Monday.

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Pak PM wants 'PTI arsonists' in jail within 72 hrs

Setting a deadline of 72 hours for the arrest of culprits involved in violence that erupted after PTI chief Imran Khan was picked up, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said \"it is time to do or die or now or never\".

1 min

Shaky start to ceasefire as Israel & militants end 5 days of fighting

The latest round of fighting was sparked on Tuesday when Israeli jets killed 3 Islamic Jihad leaders

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Erdogan's leadership in balance as Turkey votes in pivotal elections

Turkey is voting Sunday in landmark parliamentary and presidential elections that are expected to be tightly contested and could be the biggest challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has faced in his two decades in power.

1 min

Syria's main insurgent group seeks to move away from al-Qaida past

The leader of an insurgent group that rules much of northwest Syria rose to notoriety over the past decade by claiming deadly bombings, threatening revenge against Western \"crusader\" forces and dispatching Islamist religious police to crack down on women deemed to be immodestly dressed.

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Rwanda: 135 killed, over 20K displaced in recent flooding

20 national roads, 12 power stations and eight water treatment plants were also destroyed

1 min

End of Title 42 hasn't stopped migrants' push north to US from across the Americas

For weeks, Solangel Contreras raced. The Venezuelan migrant and her family of 22 trudged through the dense jungles of the Darien Gap and hopped borders across Central America.

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Biden's reelection pitch that he can govern well faces daunting challenges with debt, border, more

A showdown with Congress that has the nation's creditworthiness at stake; a frenzied scene at the border as pandemic restrictions ease; a pivotal foreign trip meant to sustain support for Ukraine and contain a more assertive China in the Indo-Pacific.

1 min

What to know about Twitter's new CEO Linda Yaccarino

Elon Musk is welcoming a veteran ad executive to the helm of Twitter, the social media site the billionaire Tesla CEO has been running since he bought it last fall.

1 min

North Carolina governor vetoes abortion limits, launches override showdown

In front of an exuberant crowd, North Carolina's Democratic governor vetoed legislation Saturday that would have banned nearly all abortions in his state after 12 weeks of pregnancy.

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Swedish singer Loreen wins Eurovision Song Contest for 2nd time at event feting Ukraine

Swedish singer Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night with her power ballad \"Tattoo,\" at a colorful, eclectic music competition clouded for a second year running by the war in Ukraine.

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Stained glass window shows Jesus Christ with dark skin, stirring questions about race in New England

A nearly 150-year-old stained-glass church window that depicts a dark-skinned Jesus Christ interacting with women in New Testament scenes has stirred up questions about race, Rhode Island's role in the slave trade and the place of women in 19th-century New England society.

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German rail union cancels planned 2 day strike after employers meet minimum wage demand

A labor union representing more than 200,000 railway workers in Germany said Saturday that it was cancelling plans for a two-day strike after employers met one of its key demands.

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Zelenskyy meets Pope Francis at Vatican and seeks backing for Ukraine's peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had private talks with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, later saying he sought support for Ukraine's peace plan from the pontiff, who in the past has offered to try to help end the full-scale war launched by Russia a year ago.

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'Ukrainian counteroffensive won't target Russian territory'

Zelenskyy said Ukraine's goal is to free the territories within its internationally recognised borders

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Bayern, Dortmund secure crucial wins in Bundesliga

Bayern Munich trashed Schalke 6-0 to defend their one-point lead in the table whereas Borussia Dortmund held the pace after moving 5-2 past Borussia Monchengladbach in the 32nd round of Bundesliga.

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Cricket Australia announces 2023-24 schedule for Men's team

Cricket Australia have announced the fixture for the men's team for 2023-24.

1 min

RCB's dominant bowling display rout RR by 112 runs

IPL 2023: Half-centuries by skipper Faf du and Maxwell and a cameo of unbeaten 29 off 11 balls from Anuj Rawat guided RCB to a competitive total of 171/5 in 20 overs

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Sudirman Cup: India lose to Chinese Taipei 1-4 in opening Group C tie

India began its Sudirman Cup campaign on a disappointing note, losing 1-4 against Chinese Taipei in its opening Group C tie, here on Sunday.

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Italian Open: Medvedev progresses to 3rd round, defeats Emil Ruusuvuori

The World No.3 Daniil Medvedev claimed a stunning victory in style on Sunday when he overcame Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4, 6-2 to reach the third round of the ongoing Italian Open.

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Badminton trainees over the moon after training with Indian legend Gopichand in Doha

Badminton Gurukul, an initiative of Indian badminton legend Pullela Gopichand, has taken a small step forward towards providing high-quality training to shuttlers from different parts of the world with Qatar turning out to be the first stop in that direction.

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