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Boxers Jaismine and Nikhat storm into finals
REIGNING World Champion Jaismine Lamboria (57kg) and two-time former World Champion Nikhat Zareen (51kg) led India’s most dominant day yet at the World Boxing Cup Finals 2025, powering into the gold-medal bouts as the host nation confirmed a staggering 15 finalists for Thursday’s title clashes—the highest of any country in this elite eight-only competition, being played at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex.
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November 20, 2025
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Trump berates journalist over Saudi, Epstein questions; calls her ‘terrible’
NEW YORK
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November 20, 2025
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No live-in: All-caste khap makes parental consent must for love marriages
AN all-caste Sarv Khap Panchayat in Muzaffarnagar in western Uttar Pradesh, unanimously passed 11 resolutions against what it called \"the prevalent social evils\", including opposition to live-in relationships and homosexuality and making parental consent for love marriage mandatory.
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November 20, 2025
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Brazil convicts officers over coup plot targeting Lula
A panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices sentenced high-ranking military officials and a federal police officer to up to 24 years in prison on Tuesday after finding them guilty of attempting a coup and plotting to kill President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and other authorities.
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November 20, 2025
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Five Indian shuttlers in Rd 2
FIVE Indian shuttlers, including Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy, dished out impressive performances to reach the men’s singles second round at the USD 475,000 Australian Open Super 500 event here on Wednesday.
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November 20, 2025
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Tiger returns after decades, marks 9-month stay in Gujarat sanctuary
AFTER several decades, Gujarat saw its first tiger that stayed in the wilderness, when a big cat not only returned but claimed Ratanmahal Wildlife Sanctuary in Dahod as its permanent home.
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November 20, 2025
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Is it high time to rethink fixation on all-rounders?
Over the last year, the management has preferred multi-skilled players
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November 20, 2025
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CM asks women MLAs to promote Indiramma sarees
CHIEF Minister A Revanth Reddy has appealed to women members of his Cabinet and women MLAs to become brand ambassadors of Indiramma sarees by wearing them.
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November 20, 2025
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Epstein strike 1: Summers quits OpenAI board
Emails show former Harvard president had friendly ties with Epstein after his conviction
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November 20, 2025
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Karkardooma tower project draws 1,500 bids
THE Delhi Development Authority's upcoming high-rise residential project, 'DDA Towering Heights', at Karkardooma has received an overwhelming response, officials said on Wednesday.
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November 20, 2025
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1 more BLO dies, Didi says EC must stop SIR
ONE more booth-level officer (BLO) died on Wednesday in West Bengal allegedly due to work pressure in connection with the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.
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November 20, 2025
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India to play USA in men’s U19 World Cup opener
INDIA will take on USA in the 2026 Men’s U-19 World Cup opener with the tournament to be staged in Zimbabwe and Namibia from January 15 to February 6. The competition will feature 16 teams divided into groups of four in the first stage, with a total of 41 matches to be played over 23 days.
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November 20, 2025
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India, Germany system to avoid copter crash
SOON India and Germany will manufacture Obstacle Avoidance Systems (OAS) in India, which will arm the military helicopters to avoid accidents like the one in which General Bipin Rawat, India's first Chief of Defence Staff, lost his life.
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November 20, 2025
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Govt to revamp SRDC in a bid to restore Walled City
CHIEF Minister Rekha Gupta has said the Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation (SRDC) will soon be reconstituted to revive Old Delhi's traditional character and provide better civic amenities to residents and traders. She added that the government is preparing major plans for the holistic development of the Old City.
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November 20, 2025
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DTC gears up to launch third interstate bus route from Delhi to Dharuhera
AFTER nearly 15 years, the Delhi government revived its interstate bus services in September this year with the launch of electric buses on the Delhi-Baraut route.
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November 20, 2025
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7 Naxals dead in exchange of fire with security forces
SEVEN Maoists, including a key explosives expert, were killed in an encounter under the Maredumilli police station limits in Alluri Sitarama Raju (ASR) district on Wednesday morning.
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November 20, 2025
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS
The Other Side Of Diplomacy, edited by Jayshree Misra Tripathi throws light on the unseen journeys of diplomatic spouses — their memories and the lives they rebuild as they move from place to place
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November 20, 2025
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Open letter condemns Rahul for ‘trying to tarnish’ institutions
A group of 272 eminent citizens - 16 judges, 123 retired bureaucrats including 14 former ambassadors, and 133 retired armed forces officers - issued a signed letter on Wednesday criticising Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, though without naming him directly, for what they saw as attempts to undermine key constitutional institutions such as the Election Commission of India (ECI).
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November 20, 2025
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Nitish all set to take oath as CM for record 10th time today
JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar is set to take oath as chief minister of Bihar for a record 10th time at the state capital’s Gandhi Maidan on Thursday.
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November 20, 2025
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Infant abducted from near railway station rescued
A woman was arrested from Ghaziabad for kidnapping a four-month-old boy from outside the Old Delhi railway station here, police offcials said on Wednesday.
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November 20, 2025
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THE FATUITY IN CO-OPTING LEGACIES
Despite huge differences in their métiers and moorings, Rahul Gandhi used some tools that Jayaprakash Narayan had deployed half a century ago. Borrowing Karpoori Thakur's title didn't help either
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November 20, 2025
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Meerut’s century-old bugle gets GI status, artisans’ hopes get a boost
THE bugle, an instrument long associated with the drills of the armed forces and used in wars, ceremonies, and parades for decades, has earned a GI tag - a recognition that may finally restore the respect, market value, and future of the centuryold craft of Meerut.
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November 20, 2025
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Posing as RBI officials, gang robs ₹7 crore from ATM cash-loading vehicle
IN a daring heist executed in broad daylight in Bengaluru on Wednesday afternoon, five to six criminals, posing as Reserve Bank of India (RBI) officials, intercepted a cash-intransit vehicle (CITV) carrying ₹7.11 crore and escaped with the money after abandoning the vehicle and its four staff members.
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November 20, 2025
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Frame national policy, uniform rules on organ transplant, SC tells Centre
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a slew of directions to the Centre to frame a national policy and uniform rules in consultation with states to ensure a transparent and efficient system for organ donation and allocation.
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November 20, 2025
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Indira Gandhi peace prize for ex-prez of Chile
AS India's first and only woman prime minister, Indira Gandhi reshaped the country with her policies dedicated to ameliorating poverty, deprivation, conflict, and inequality, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi said on Wednesday.
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November 20, 2025
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Rift widens, Tej Pratap says RJD strength will soon be reduced further
THE turmoil in RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s family deepened on Wednesday following his estranged son Tej Pratap Yadav’s claim that the party would shrink from 25 assembly seats to just five if what he called the “new RJD culture” continues.
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November 20, 2025
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NDMC strenghthens cleanliness drive at CP after traders flag concerns
AMID concerns raised by traders over sanitation lapses at Connaught Place, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has strengthened cleanliness measures in the commercial hub by deploying dedicated block officers for day-to-day monitoring along with roundthe-clock sanitation teams.
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November 20, 2025
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Curacao become smallest country to qualify for FIFA WC
THE tiny Caribbean nation of Curacao became the smallest country ever to qualify for the World Cup on Tuesday as Haiti booked their return to the tournament for the first time in 52 years along with Panama.
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November 20, 2025
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Real Estate Khan Market India’s costliest retail location
KHAN market in New Delhi maintained its position of India’s most expensive retail location with rents at $223 per square foot per year (psf/yr), up 3% year-on-year, according to Cushman & Wakefield retail report, Main Streets Across the World.
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November 20, 2025
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Now, TMC MP lodges complaint against Guv
THE four-day clash between West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee escalated on Wednesday. Banerjee lodged multiple complaints against the Governor at Hare Street police station in Kolkata, just a day after Raj Bhavan filed an FIR against him there.
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