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Higgo takes advantage of Dahmen's late meltdown to win in the Dominican Republic
GARRICK Higgo took advantage of Joel Dahmen's late meltdown to win the windy Corales Puntacana Championship on Sunday for his second PGA Tour victory.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Even if we don't qualify, need to get secure 11 for next year: Dhoni
\"WE need to see whether we are playing the right form of cricket,” the struggling Chennai Super Kings’ skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said, urging his teammates to do a bit of soul-searching with an eye on the bigger picture of creating a \"secure eleven\" for the 2026 IPL season.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Pope Francis' bond with India: Canonisations, new Indian Cardinal and unfulfilled visit
Pope Francis's connection with India was marked by a mix of hopes and challenges. His long-held wish to visit the country remained unfulfilled. However, just months ago, he elevated an Indian priest, who is a Vatican official, to the rank of Cardinal--a notable moment for the Catholic community there.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
India should be clear in their purpose why it wants to host CWG, says Moses
LEGENDARY Olympian Edwin Moses wants India's sporting establishment to be clear in their minds about the purpose for wanting to host a Commonwealth Games or Olympics -- is it about having a mega event or develop sports in the country.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Church leaders in Delhi mourn passing of Pope Francis; remember his legacy of humility, reform
SEVERAL churches in Delhi on — Monday expressed grief over the demise of Pope Francis by hoisting black flags and holding condolence meetings as clergies remembered him as a humble reformer who served with deep compassion.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
China threatens to retaliate against countries striking trade deals with US at its expense
CHINA on Monday threatened to impose countermeasures on countries seeking to strike trade deals with the US at its expense in order to get American tariff exemptions.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Stock markets rally for 5th day; Sensex jumps 855 pts on buying in banking & IT shares
BENCHMARK equity indices Sensex and Nifty surged more than 1 per cent on Monday, registering their fifth day of rally on the back of buying in banking and IT shares after encouraging quarterly earnings and foreign fund inflows.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Sharad Pawar, Dy CM Ajit share stage at meet to discuss use of AI in agriculture
NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and his estranged nephew, Ajit Pawar, shared the stage for the third time in a fortnight on Monday, this time to discuss the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in agriculture and the sugar industry.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
National Herald case a ‘political’ conspiracy, says Kanhaiya Kumar
CONGRESS leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Monday said the National Herald case was a \"political conspiracy\", not a legal matter and accused the BJP of misusing central agencies to suppress opposition voices and distract people from core issues.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Jobless teachers rally outside West Bengal SSC Hqrs, demand release of 2016 recruitment list
HUNDREDS of teaching and non-teaching staff, whose appointments were invalidated following the Supreme Court order on April 3, staged a protest outside the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) office on Monday, demanding the immediate publication of the list of candidates who had qualified in the 2016 SSC recruitment test.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Vatican declares 167 victims of IS-inspired bombings in Sri Lanka witnesses of faith
SRI Lanka's Catholic church says the Vatican has named 167 of its faithful killed in Islamic State-inspired suicide bombings six years ago as witnesses of faith.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Congress leaders pay tribute to J B Patnaik on death anniversary
FORMER Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and several senior Congress leaders on Monday paid tributes to former Odisha CM Janaki Ballav Patnaik on his 10th death anniversary.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Your contribution has impacted growth: Murmu to civil servants
PRESIDENT Droupadi Murmu greeted civil servants on Civil Services Day on Monday and said their contribution to policymaking has impacted the well-being of citizens and the country's development.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Govt imposes 12 per cent safeguard duty on certain steel products for 200 days
INDIA on Monday imposed a 12 per cent provisional safeguard duty for 200 days on five steel product categories, including hot rolled coils, sheets and plates, to protect domestic players from surge in imports.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Tribal dreams take flight: 100 KISS students pursuing in KIIT bag prestigious campus placements
AS many as 100 students from the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), currently pursuing at KIIT-DU, have secured prestigious placements in leading national and multinational companies. This marks a turning point in their lives, as these students hail from humble tribal backgrounds, many of whom are the first in their families to enter the professional workforce.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
RBI permits minors above 10 years to operate bank accounts independently
THE Reserve Bank on Monday permitted banks to allow minors above the age of 10 years to open and operate savings/ term deposit accounts independently.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Pope Francis reached out to migrants, LGBTQ+ community, but also drew unusual opposition
SOME takeaways about the life of Pope Francis, who died Monday:
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Anarkali suit, kurta-pyjama: US V-P Vance's children steal hearts in Indian attire
DRESSED in traditional Indian attire chosen especially for their visit to India, US Vice-President JD Vance's three children won hearts, with their photographs going viral on social media shortly after they landed in Delhi on Monday.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
For a Greener Tomorrow: Vedanta Aluminium's Matri Van initiative in Odisha flourishes on Earth Day
AS the world gathers to observe Earth Day 2025 on April 22, this year’s theme of ‘Our Power, Our Planet’ is a compelling reminder that the duty to protect and nurture our planet lies in our own hands and definite actions.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Mahadev betting app case: ED seizes securities bonds, worth Rs 573 cr
THE Enforcement Directorate Monday said it has seized securities, bonds and demat accounts worth Rs 573 crore after it conducted a fresh round of searches in the Mahadev online betting app-linked money laundering case last week.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Google pays up ₹20 crore to settle Android TV antitrust case
GOOGLE has paid up a penalty of Rs 20.24 crore to settle its case with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) over the alleged unfair business practices and abuse of dominance by the US tech giant in India’s Android TV segment.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Two killed in a devastating fire at commercial building in Kolkata
TWO persons were killed on Monday morning in a devastating fire at a commercial building complex at Pathuriaghata Street in North Kolkata, West Bengal.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
New study on brain’s visual regions can help build effective AI systems
Columbia University's School of Engineering study in the US has shown that the brain's visual regions play an active role in making sense of information, which could help build more adaptive AI systems.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
A Case for Truth & Reconciliation Commussion
Unprecedented genocidal violence in 1984 and 2002 tragically remains unpunished as India urgently needs an effective and transparent truth and reconciliation mechanism, writes Prof. Satya Narayan Misra.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Apple achieves its best-ever first quarter shipments in India
APPLE achieved its best-ever first quarter shipments (Ql 2025) in India, driven by strong iPhone 16 series momentum and compelling offers across ecom-merce and large format retailers (LFRs) during the Republic Day promotions, a report said on Monday.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Hegseth had second Signal chat where he shared details of Yemen strike, New York Times reports
DEFENCE Secretary Pete Hegseth created another Signal messaging chat that included his wife and brother where he shared similar details of a March military airstrike against Yemen's Houthi militants that were sent in another chain with top Trump administration leaders, The New York Times reported.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Snow persistence in Hindu Kush hits 23-year low, South Asia’s water security at risk: Report
NOW persistence -- or snow that usually stays on the ground between November and March -- was 23.6 per cent below normal levels in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region this year, a record low in the last 23 years, according to a new report.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Child trafficking: Situation gone from bad to worse, says SC
WHILE asking Delhi Police to take steps to arrest an accused behind a children trafficking racket in the capital, the Supreme Court on Monday said the \"situation seems to have gone from bad to worse\".
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
BCCI Central Contracts: Rohit, Virat retained in top grade; Iyer, Kishan back
THE BCCI on Monday retained megastars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the top bracket of its annual players contract list, less than 24 hours after they played sublime knocks to win IPL games for their respective franchises.
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April 22, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
BJD delegation meets DGP, demand action against culprits involved in attacks on ex-MLA
A BJD delegation met Odisha DGP Y B Khurania on Monday and demanded stringent action against the culprits involved in the repeated attacks on Pranab Balabantaray, ex-MLA from Dharmasala in Jajpur district,
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