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May 25, 2023

Ordinance row: Kejriwal, Uddhav slam Centre

Attempting to drum up support for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal called on former Maharashtra chief minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray at his home here on Wednesday.

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Fresh Manipur violence: Man shot dead

Fresh violence erupted in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Wednesday morning, leaving one man dead and two others injured in firing by Army troops in Thamnapokpi village, about 40 km from the state capital, Imphal. District authorities have clamped indefinite curfew in the district.

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Won't tolerate any anti-Indian elements: Aus PM assures Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today extracted a firm assurance from his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese that he would continue to take strong action against anti-India elements and those attacking temples Down Under as their two nations signed a migration and mobility partnership accord to deepen bilateral ties.

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19 Opp parties will boycott Parl building inauguration

Nineteen Opposition parties led by the Congress on Wednesday announced that they would boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament Building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 May.

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UT Khader unanimously elected as K'taka Speaker

Senior Congress leader and five-time MLA from Dakshina Kannada district U.T. Khader was unanimously elected as Karnataka Assembly Speaker on Wednesday.

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HS results: Dist students outscore city wards

Pass percentage was 89.25; students appearing for HS exams did not write their Madhyamik exams due to Covid-19 pandemic

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18 from Hooghly make the merit list

The merit list for Higher Secondary exams this year has a maximum number of toppers from Hooghly, 18.

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Abhishek plays drums with tribal people in Purulia

The MP of Diamond Harbour Abhishek Banerjee arrived to a rousing welcome in Kalloli Block More in Kashipur of Purulia district today to take part in the Jono Sanjog Yatra programme in the most backward district of the state.

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Guv silent on new SEC chief selection

Governor CV Ananda Bose’s apparent silence on the approval to Rajiva Sinha, retired bureaucrat and former chief secretary, as the new commissioner of the West Bengal State Election Commission (WBSEC) has triggered controversy, raising questions whether the former could disapprove a proposal made by the state government of making someone retired or serving bureaucrat at state poll panel chief.

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Industry expertise for academic institutions

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has for the first time taken an initiative to bring the industry and other professional into the academic institutions through a new category of positions called “Professor in Practice.”

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Industry expertise for academic institutions

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has for the first time taken an initiative to bring the industry and other professional into the academic institutions through a new category of positions called “Professor in Practice.”

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Guvissues show-cause notice to state varsity VCs

The Governor's House in West Bengal on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to the vice-chancellors of all state universaities for 'ignoring' Governor C.V. Ananda Bose's instruction to submit weekly reports on university affairs to the Raj Bhavan.

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Health audit for Howrah and Bascule bridges by city port

Two crucial bridges of the city, serving as links to Kolkata from other adjoining areas for decades, are to undergo an overhaul this year.

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Govt's IT spending in India to reach $11.6 billion in 2023

The government's IT spending in India is likely to reach $11.6 billion in 2023, an increase of 10.3 per cent from 2022, a report showed on Wednesday.

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India now looked upon as bright spot by world: Piyush Goyal

India has emerged from the shadows of the past and is being looked upon as the bright spot by the world, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said today.

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Corporates, govt collaboration to further empower Indian startups: Chandrasekhar

Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday that there is an urgent need to enhance co-operation between corporates, government, academia, and startups so that the talent pool in the country can further innovate and build solutions to solve real-life problems.

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PM Modi invites Australian companies to invest in India

He highlighted numerous economic reforms launched by Indian govt for ease of doing business

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GDP growth may even cross 7pc in FY23: RBI Governor

There are chances of India's gross domestic product (GDP) for FY23 crossing the estimated 7 per cent growth going by the trends, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Wednesday.

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FM meets Boeing delegation, discusses India's aviation market potential

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had an interaction with a delegation from Boeing comprising their global senior leadership team, led by its president Salil Gupte.

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Azam Khan acquitted in hate speech case

Samajwadi Party national general secretery and former MLA from Rampur Mohammad Azam Khan on Wednesday got a major relief from the court after he was acquitted in a hate speech case for which he was disqualified from membership of the state Assembly.

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Assam, Meghalaya CMs meet to resolve border disputes in six areas

The Chief Ministers of Assam and Meghalaya held a second round of meeting on Wednesday to resolve the interstate dispute in the remaining six areas along the 884.9 km border of the two northeastern states.

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Trump's freewheeling, stream of consciousness speaking style draws legal attention amid probes

Donald Trump speaks about his legal woes in a way that would make most defense attorneys wince.

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Target pulls some LGBTQ+ merchandise from stores

Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers.

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'More than 20,000 Wagner troops died in Bakhmut battle'

The figure was in stark contrast with claims from Moscow that it lost just over 6,000 troops in the war

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US announces $524 million in new aid for Horn of Africa drought

The United States announced at a UN conference on Wednesday nearly $524 million in additional humanitarian aid for the Horn of Africa that aims to put a spotlight on the extreme effects of climate change and the worst drought in the region in 40 years and the need for more than $5 billion.

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Mushroom coffin a last best wish for some

For those seeking to live in the most sustainable way, there now is an afterlife too.

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One year after Uvalde shooting, investigation of police response continues

A criminal investigation in Texas over the hesitant police response to the Robb Elementary School shooting is still ongoing as Wednesday marks one year since a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers inside a fourth-grade classroom in Uvalde.

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I'm happy for Nadal that he's giving himself the necessary time: Federer

Roger Federer said he will miss seeing Rafael Nadal play at this year's French Open, emphasizing that Nadal's remarkable record at the clay-court major stands as one of the most extraordinary achievements in the history of all sports.

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'City league drooping'

It's been a while since the Calcutta Football League got going with fifth-division matches but most officials agree selling this year's tournament to sponsors and television will be a tough job in the absence of foreign players.

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MI beat LSG, sensational 5/5 by Akash Madhwal

Mumbai Indians to face Gujarat Titans in second Qualifier for place in final; Lucknow eliminated

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