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Uttarakhand heightens alert as equine influenza detected along Char Dham Yatra route
As the portals of revered Kedarnath shrine are set to open on May 2, the state government has heightened its alert status due to the detection of equine influenza virus in 12 horses and mules along the pilgrimage route.
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April 04, 2025
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Andhra Cricket Association bids to make Visakhapatnam new home of Sunrisers Hyderabad
VIJAYAWADA (RNS, 03-04-25): The Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) has formally extended an invitation to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to consider Visakhapatnam as their new home ground. Should they relocate from Hyderabad.According to sources, the ACA has offered to host the remainder of SRH's matches in Visakhapatnam. Additionally, the ACA has proposed hosting the team mid-tournament, and providing tax incentives to the IPL franchise.
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April 04, 2025
NF Times
Waqf board acting like 'land mafia', arbitrary claims won't be tolerated: UP CM Yogi Adityanath
Calling the Waqf Boards' action as that the one resembling 'land mafias', UP CM Yogi Adityanath accused the Board of encroaching on public and historical lands across the state arbitrarily.Addressing a gathering on the occasion to mark the birth anniversary of 'Nishad Raj Guh' who, as a friend, a companion, had helped Lord Ram in crossing rivers during his exile, in Shringverpur in Prayagraj, CM Yogi warned that the Waqf board's \"arbitrary claims\" over public properties and historical sites would no longer be tolerated in Uttar Pradesh.
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April 04, 2025
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Mystery shrouds death of infant in custody of Child Welfare Committee
A 26-day-old baby in custody of the child welfare committee (CWC) of Jagatsinghpur died under mysterious circumstances on Wednesday.
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April 04, 2025
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NMDc Steel Produces Over 2 Million Tonnes Hot Metal In Fiscal 2024-25 To Close An Year of Achievements
Nagarnar : NMDC Steel Limited’s (NSL) integrated steel plant at Nagarnar achieved a significant milestone in its stabilization journey, producing over two million tons of hot metal in the financial year 2024-2025, ending March 31, 2025.
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April 04, 2025
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Assam govt confers state's highest civilian awards, retired Army commander gets top honour
The Assam government on Thursday conferred the state's civilian awards—Assam Baibhav, Assam Saurav and Assam Gaurav—to personalities and entities whose work has significantly impacted Assam and beyond.
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April 04, 2025
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BJP stages overnight protest over price hike in Karnataka
BENGALURU (RNS, 03-04-25): BJP leaders on Wednesday staged an overnight dharna at Freedom Park against the state government for increasing prices of various commodities.
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April 04, 2025
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Swachhata Pakhwada Observed at Merchant and Wire Rod Mill (MWRM) of SAIL-BSP
Bhilai (PRO, 03-04-25): Merchant and Wire Rod Mill (MWRM) of SAILBhilai Steel Plant observed the Swachhata Pakhwada initiative under the guidance of Shri. Munish Kumar Goyal, CGM (MWRM).
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April 04, 2025
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US Olympic and Paralympic officials fire coach and director after AP report on sexual abuse
The US Olympic & Paralympic Committee has fired a coach and a director after The Associated Press reported that the coach was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete, causing her so much distress that she attempted suicide.
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April 03, 2025
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Looked like Punjab curator prepared it: LSG mentor Zaheer Khan slams Lucknow pitch
Two losses in three games have hit Lucknow Super Giants hard, and team mentor Zaheer Khan did not hold back in his criticism of the home-ground pitch following the heavy defeat to Punjab Kings, remarking, it looked like the PBKS \"curator out here\".
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April 03, 2025
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Cornell student whose visa was revoked for pro-Palestine activism decides to leave US voluntarily
(RNS, 02-04-25) A Cornell University Graduate student whose visa was revoked over his participation in pro-Palestine campus protests has decided to leave the United States voluntarily.
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April 03, 2025
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NASA's newly returned astronauts say they would fly on Boeing's Starliner capsule again
CAPE CANAVERAL (RNS, 02-04-25): NASA celebrity astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Monday that they hold themselves partly responsible for what went wrong on their space sprint-turned-marathon and would fly on Boeing's Starliner again.
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April 03, 2025
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Myanmar earthquake: Deaths exceed 2,700; survivors still being found
Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar's capital on Tuesday, but hope was fading of finding many more survivors of the violent earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people, compounding a humanitarian crisis caused by a civil war.
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April 03, 2025
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Waqf bill: Congress says attack on Constitution's basic structure; BJP says government has powers to regulate it
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday said the INDIA bloc will oppose the proposed changes to the Waqf law and called the bill an attack on the basic structure of the Constitution with an aim to dilute its provisions, defame minorities, disenfranchise them and divide the Indian society.
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April 03, 2025
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Two women Naxalites killed in encounter in Madhya Pradesh's Mandla district
BHOPAL (RNS, 02-04-25): In an early anti-Maoist operation by the Madhya Pradesh police, two armed and wanted women Maoist cadres were gunned down by the state police in the jungles of Mandla district on Wednesday.
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April 03, 2025
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MAD Square review: This comedy sequel is more déjà vu than hilarious
Kalyan Shankar’s MAD Square is the cinematic equivalent of an inside joke told once too often.
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April 03, 2025
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Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren greeted with black flags during Sarhul Puja
In a major disappointment for Chief Minister Hemant Soren, he was greeted with black flags by the protesters while performing puja on the occasion of Sarhul Festival at Siram Toli Sarna Sthal in Ranchi on Sunday.
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April 03, 2025
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Defense Department to offer new round of voluntary resignations, retirements
The Defense Department is going to offer a new round of voluntary resignations and retirements to the civilian workforce, but details are slim.
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April 03, 2025
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Struggling KKR, SRH look to reignite campaign
KOLKATA (RNS, 02-04-25): Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and last season’s finalists Sunrisers Hyderabad find themselves in troubled waters, having lost two of their last three games, and both teams will be desperate to revive their campaigns when they lock horns in the Indian Premier League here on Thursday.
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April 03, 2025
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TN CM Stalin seeks appointment with PM Modi to press for fair delimitation of LS constituencies
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a delegation of MPs from various political parties to convey their stance on behalf of the Joint Action Committee for Fair delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies.
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April 03, 2025
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Zack Snyder to helm a UFC film
Zack Snyder is all set to co-write, co-produce, and direct a film titled Brawler, which will follow a Los Angeles man's journey to the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) world.
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April 03, 2025
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Anger against Trump is forecast to cost the US international visitors
Anger over the Trump administration's tariffs and rhetoric will likely cause international travel to the U.S. to fall even further than expected this year, an influential travel forecasting company said Tuesday.
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April 03, 2025
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Myanmar earthquake; Deaths exceed 2,700; survivors still being found
Rescue workers saved a 63-year-old woman from the rubble of a building in Myanmar’s capital on Tuesday, but hope was fading of finding many more survivors of the violent earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people, compounding a humanitarian crisis caused by a civil war.
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April 03, 2025
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India-US HADR exercise Tiger Triumph 2025 begins
VISAKHAPATNAM, (RNS, 02-04-25): The fourth edition of the Bilateral Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) amphibious exercise between India and the United States, Tiger Triumph 2025, commenced onboard the Indian Navy's INS Jalashwa (L41) at Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday.
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April 03, 2025
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Meta's head of AI research stepping down
The head of Meta's artificial intelligence research division said she plans to step down, vacating a high-profile position at a time of intense competition in the development of AI technology.
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April 03, 2025
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IPL 2025: Now, it is time to talk about Rohit Sharma
CHENNAI (RNS, 02-04-25): As Rohit Sharma took the long walk back after a failed attempt to slog Kolkata Knight Riders' Andre Russell over mid-off, he looked at the bottom edge of his bat, shaking his head in disappointment.
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April 03, 2025
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2500 kg narcotics seized by Indian Navy's mission-deployed warship in Indian Ocean
The Indian Navy's mission deployed warship has succeeded in seizing a large consignment of narcotics in the Western Indian Ocean region.
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April 03, 2025
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Meeting between state, Union Health Minister paves way for fresh talks with ASHA workers in Kerala
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (RNS, 02-04-25): A meeting between the state and Union health ministers, Veena George and JP Nadda, has paved the way for renewed talks with the protesting ASHA workers.
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April 03, 2025
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Agri, gems, pharma exports to be worst-hit by US tariffs
As the reciprocal tax by the US government looks imminent, Indian exporters are in a wait-and-watch situation.
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April 03, 2025
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Unified Pension Scheme comes into effect
(RNS, 02-04-25) The central government employees have now more options to choose from on the pension front, as the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) comes into effect from Tuesday (April 1).
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