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US top trading partner of India for fourth straight year in FY25
THE US remained India’s largest trading partner for the fourth consecutive year in 2024-25 with bilateral trade valued at USD 131.84 billion, while the country's trade deficit with China widened to USD 99.2 billion during the same period, government data showed.
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April 17, 2025
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Rahul: In battle of ideologies, only Cong can trump RSS-BJP
ADMITTING Congress cadres seem \"demoralised\" in Gujarat, where the party is out of power for long, Lok Sabha MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said only his outfit can defeat RSS-BJP as he sought to position the fight against the saffron rivals as an ideological duel.
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April 17, 2025
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AAP councillors stage protest at MCD over house tax relief, other proposals
AAP councillors, led by Mayor Mahesh Kumar, staged a protest outside the MCD Commissioner's office on Wednesday, demanding implementation of proposals to regularise 12,000 employees and give house tax relief.
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April 17, 2025
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Not satisfied at all: BNP after meeting B’desh chief adviser Yunus
BANGLADESH Nationalist Party leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expressed dissatisfaction over his meeting on Wednesday with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and sid his party demanded elections by the end of this year.
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April 17, 2025
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AM/NS unveils %60K cr plan for green steel drive in India
ARCELORMITTAL Nippon Steel (AM/NS) India has announced a Rs 60,000 [ip crore investment plan to jf expand capacity, enhance scrap processing, and scale up renewable energy use as part of the drive to guile for the three-star rating under the government’s new carbon emission standards, company officials said.
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April 17, 2025
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Delhi one of the top states to pay highest minimum wages: Mishra
DELHI has become one of the top states in the country to pay the highest minimum wages to workers, Labour Minister Kapil Mishra said on Wednesday.
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April 17, 2025
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Bihar polls: EC trains representatives of 10 parties on role of booth-level agents
AHEAD of the Bihar assembly polls, the Election Commission on Wednesday organised a training programme for representatives of political parties deployed as booth-level agents.
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April 17, 2025
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'Deserves to shut down': Delhi HC pulls up school for treating students with 'indignity'
THE Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up Delhi Public School Dwarka for treating students over fee with \"indignity\" by confining them in a library and not allowing them to attend classes.
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April 17, 2025
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Energy storage system at Kilokari to become operational soon: Delhi Power Minister
DELHI Power Minister Ashish Sood on Wednesday inspected the ongoing work at south Asia's largest utility-scale battery energy storage system being set up in Delhi's Kilokari area.
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April 17, 2025
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5 personnel get MacGregor medal; CDS urges USI to consider awarding to Indians part of British-era mission
CHIEF of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan on Wednesday urged think-tank USI to consider awarding the MacGregor Memorial Medal to a group of Indians who were sent by the British on a \"mission\" into Tibet, Ladakh and other areas to carry out \"strategic reconnaissance\" in the 19th century.
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April 17, 2025
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The Farce of a European Force
European leaders - led by France, Germany, and Britain - are clamouring, and almost threatening, to raise a European Army to protect Ukraine, writes Atanu Pattanaik
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April 17, 2025
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OP Jindal Global University and University of Evansville announce new dual degree programme for Indian Psychology students
OP Jindal Global University (JGU) and the University of Evansville (UE) have ratified a dual degree programme.
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April 17, 2025
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Parents protest outside DoE over alleged school fee hike in Delhi, demand rollback
SEVERAL parents held a protest outside the Delhi Directorate of Education office here on Wednesday, demanding an immediate rollback of hiked school fees and an intervention by authorities into the matter.
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April 17, 2025
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Delhi court pulls up Tihar authorities for keeping Christian Michel James with “desperate accused’
A Delhi court on Wednesday pulled up Tihar Jail authorities for allegedly keeping Christian Michel James, an alleged middleman in the Agustawestland case, with an accused who got 41 punishments for misconduct inside the prison \"in total disregard to his life and safety\".
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April 17, 2025
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Over 73 pc B-school aspirants worldwide now prefer full-time, in-person programmes: Survey
OVER 73 per cent business school aspirants worldwide now prefer full-time and in-person programmes, reversing a multi-year decline pushed by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest annual survey by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC).
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April 17, 2025
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Odisha tops National Lakhpati Didi rankings completing 82 per cent of the identified list
REGISTERING a significant achievement, Odisha has secured the No. | position in India under the Lakhpati Didi initiative, the flagship programme of the Government of India that empowers rural women to earn Rs.1 lakh or more annually through sustainable livelihoods.
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April 17, 2025
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US, China seek to draw other countries into their respective orbits: Singapore PM
SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Wednesday said the US and China claim they do not wish to force countries to choose sides but seek to draw other countries into their respective orbits, a media report.
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April 17, 2025
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HC issues notice to CM, wife on plea seeking CBI probe in MUDA scam
THE Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife and others in response to an appeal filed by RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna, seeking direction to transfer the investigation into the MUDA site allotment case to the CBI. Siddaramaiah is facing allegations of illegalities in the allotment of 14 sites to his wife Parvathi B M by the MUDA.
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April 17, 2025
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'Caste census': K'nataka Govt will ensure no injustice happens to anyone, says CM Sidda
AMID growing opposition to the Socio-Economic and Education Survey report, popularly known as the ‘caste census’, from various sections of society, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday assured that his government will not let any injustice happen to anyone.
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April 17, 2025
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GUV: OUAT's role significant in Odisha achieving agricultural self-reliance
ODISHA Governor Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati lauded the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (QUAT) for its significant contributions to the state's agricultural development, during a comprehensive review held at the university’s academic museum on Wednesday.
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April 17, 2025
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Impose Prez rule in Bengal: Sena slams Mamata Govt on anti-Waqf law violence
THE ruling Shiv Sena in Maharashtra on Wednesday hit out at the Mamata Banerjee-led government over incidents of violence following protests against the new Wagf law, and demanded imposition of President's rule in Bengal.
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April 17, 2025
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ED must be disbanded as there are agencies to probe offences: Akhilesh
SAMAJWADI Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said the Enforcement Directorate (ED) should be disbanded as there are other agencies to investigate economic offences.
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April 17, 2025
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Fix Medha Patkar defamation case against LG post May 20: Delhi HC to trial court
THE Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked a trial court to fix after May 20 a defamation case filed by activist Medha Patkar against Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena in 2000.
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April 17, 2025
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MCD Invites e-tenders for surface parking, targets Rs 9.14 crore annual revenue
THE Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has invited e-tenders under a fresh monthly licence fee structure for 32 authorised surface parking lots across the city, claiming it would generate an annual revenue of Rs 9.14 crore.
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April 17, 2025
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Ladki Bahin scheme to continue, no question of scrapping it: Ajit Pawar
MAHARASHTRA Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has said the government's flagship Ladki Bahin scheme to provide financial assistance to women will continue and that there is no question of scrapping it.
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April 17, 2025
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Indian student, three others file lawsuit against possible deportation from US
AN Indian was among four students at Michigan public universities who have filed a lawsuit against their possible deportation after their student immigration status was terminated \"unlawfully\".
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April 17, 2025
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Biden warns that Trump administration 'taking hatchet' to social security
FORMER President Joe Biden warned on Tuesday that President Donald Trump has \"taken a hatchet\" to Social Security, weighing in on a critical issue for millions of Americans as the 82-year-old Democrat briefly returned to the national stage.
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April 17, 2025
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CM Mamata claims Murshidabad riots pre-planned, fuelled by BJP & BSF; urges PM to rein in Amit Shah
WEST Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday termed the recent communal violence in Murshidabad as \"preplanned\" and accused a section of the BSE, central agencies under MHA, and the BJP of fanning tension by allegedly facilitating crossborder influx from Bangladesh.
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April 17, 2025
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TPSODL enhances power supply in Nabarangpur with transformer upgrade
IN a significant move to bolster power reliability ahead of the peak summer season, TP Southern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPSODL) has upgraded a 5 MVA transformer to a 10 MVA unit at the Nabarangpur Primary Sub-Station (PSS).
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April 17, 2025
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HC issues notice to CM, wife on plea seeking CBI probe in MUDA scam
THE Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife and others in response to an appeal filed by RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna, seeking direction to transfer the investigation into the MUDA site allotment case to the CBI.
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