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Indian Grandmasters Nihal Sarin, Aravindh Chithambaram to compete at Esports WC
INDIA’S top-ranked grandmasters Nihal Sarin and Aravindh Chithambaram will compete at the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2025, as the duo is named in S8UL's chess roster, the franchise said.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Forensic science key to timely justice, conviction: Amit Shah
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that modern crimes now transcend city, state and even national boundaries, increasing the importance of forensic science in delivering timely justice and convicting criminals.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
PNB loan ‘fraud’: Choksi arrested in Belgium on India's extradition request
ABSCONDING diamantaire Mehul Choksi has been arrested by Belgium authorities following an extradition request by Indian probe agencies for his involvement in the Rs 13,000 crore PNB loan \"fraud\" case.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Ambedkar Jayanti observed at Rourkela Steel Plant
THE 133rd birth anniversary of, Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was observed by Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) and the SAIL SC & ST Employees Federation on 14th April with solemnity and reverence.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
One detained over theft of baby boy from visually impaired beggar in Bhubaneswar
THE Odisha Police on Monday detained one person in connection with the theft of a one-and-halfyear-old boy of a visually impaired beggar from a footpath in Bhubaneswar.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Section of West Bengal jobless teachers leave for Delhi to highlight their issue
A section of teachers rendered jobless by a recent Supreme Court verdict began their journey to Delhi on Monday to broaden their agitation beyond West Bengal.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Nifty projected to reach 25,521 in next 12 months
DESPITE recent global market uncertainties, the Nifty index is likely to touch 25,521 in the next 12 months, according to report released — on Monday.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Mentally, I was ready, waited for my chance: Karun Nair
KARUN Nair marked his return to IPL with a superb knock for Delhi Capitals but despite being away from the league for two seasons, he always knew what to expect from opposition in terms of quality having been there and done that earlier too.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Apex court notice to education ministry on plea seeking fair grading by NAAC
THE Supreme Court has sought response from the Union education ministry and others on a plea seeking measures to ensure fair and transparent grading by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council of Higher Education Institutions.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
ISF workers clash with police in Bengal during Waqf protest; several injured, vehicles torched
SUPPORTERS of the Indian Secular Front (ISF) on Monday clashed with the police at Bhangar in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district during protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, leading to several injuries and torching of multiple police vehicles.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
SSC sends list of ‘tainted’ and ‘untainted’ candidates to Bengal edu department
AMIDST ongoing protests by sacked teachers of secondary and higher secondary schools, the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) has sent a list of ‘tainted’ and ‘untainted’ candidates to the state education department for cross-veri cation, a senior official said on Monday.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Telangana first state to implement SC categorisation, issues orders, says Reddy
TELANGANA government on Monday issued an order on the implementation of Scheduled Castes (SC) categorisation, making it the first state in the country to do so, Irrigation Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Trade tensions, recession fears may push gold prices up by 38 pc this year
INTERNATIONAL gold prices could surge to $4,500 per ounce amid rising trade tensions, up nearly 38 per cent from the current level of $3,247 per ounce, according to a report by Goldman Sachs.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Nitin Gadkari flags Delhi pollution, says addressing environment issues critical to national development
UNION Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said pollution levels in Delhi are so high that staying in the city for three days can lead to infections.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
'Ambedkar's acts thought to be opposition type but included in Cabinet for Constitution-making'
INDIA's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru had acknowledged that some people were surprised when he invited BR Ambedkar to join the Cabinet as was thought that his “normal activities were of the opposition type rather than of the governmental type”.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Vedanta Aluminium delivers first-ever ASI CoC-Certified Aluminium shipment to Capral
IN a significant global milestone setting achievement, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, has successfully delivered its first-ever Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Chain of Custody (CoC)-certified aluminium shipment to Capral Aluminium, which is Australia’s largest extruder and distributor of aluminium products.
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April 15, 2025
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Himachal CM lays foundation of solar plant in mountainous Pangi Valley
HIMACHAL, Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Monday laid the foundation stone of an 1 MW solar power plant at Dhanwas in the remote Pangi Valley in Chamba district.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Patients’ attendants facing difficulties with no facility for blood preservation in SCB MCH's wards
WITH no special facility for safely preservation of blood pouches in different wards of SCB Medical College and Hospital, patients’ attendants have been facing difficulties towards keeping those the freezes and freezers of shops in the nearby localities.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Centre tightens rules to protect consumers from faulty gas meters
Department of Consumer Affairs on Monday said it has taken a significant step towards strengthening consumer protection by framing draft rules that make it mandatory for all gas meters used for domestic, commercial, and industrial purposes, to undergo testing, verifica-
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Rory McIlroy wins Masters playoff to complete the career Grand Slam
THE closer Rory McIlroy came to fulfilling his lifetime dream — winning the Masters — the more it kept slipping away.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
On Odia New Year Day 'Balasore Darshan' begins its heritage journey
ON the auspicious occasion of Pana Sankranti and the Odia New Year, the heritage initia-tive ‘Balasore Darshan’ was for-mally inaugurated, marking a significant step in reconnecting the people of Balasore with their own rich and layered cul-tural heritage.
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April 15, 2025
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BJP-AIADMK alliance is not opportunistic, our Sankalp is to rout DMK: Ex-Guv Tamilisai
THE alliance between BJP and AIADMK in Tamil Nadu was not opportunistic but a pact to send the ruling DMK packing, BJP leader and ex-GuvDr Tamilisai Soundararajan said on Monday.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Will Tahawwur Rana reveal the untold 26/11 story of local support?
TAHAWWUR Rana is currently being interrogated by the NIA, and the entire nation -- even Pakistan -- is waiting to hear what he reveals or confesses.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
GST on apartment maintenance not new, rule exists since 2019: Tax officials
AMID rising concerns and confusion among apartment residents, tax officials have clarified that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on apartment maintenance charges is not a new rule.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
MCL celebrates Ambedkar Jayanti
MAHANADI Coalfields Limited (MCL) celebrated the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr. B.R. Ambedkar with solemn reverence and enthusiasm on Monday.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Man kills father to take revenge for mother's murder that he had seen
A 22-year-old man allegedly hacked his father to death in Odisha's Sundergarh district on Monday to take revenge for his mother's murder, police said.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Paradip Port Authority observes Ambedkar Jayanti
THE Paradip Port Authority (PPA), under the leadership of Chairman PL Haranadh, observed Ambedkar Jayanti with reverence and solemnity to commemorate the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr. BR Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Ambedkar: A revolutionary's vision for equality continues to inspire and challenge today's India
As India commemorates the 135th birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar, his ideas today are not merely confined to history books or ceremonial tributes, but they continue to shape the vocabulary of resistance - echoing in courtrooms, classrooms, protests, and digital spaces - where debates on caste, equality, and democracy are far from settled.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
CM Majhi announces ₹215 cr renovation, devpt plan for Ghataagaon Tarini Temple
IN a landmark initiative coinciding with Odia New Year and Maha Bishuba Sankranti, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday announced a Rs 215 crore renovation and development package for the iconic Maa Tarini Temple at Ghatagaon in Keonjhar district.
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April 15, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
US dollar falls for 5th straight day amid tariff tensions
THE US dollar fell 0.7 per cent on Monday -- marking its fifth day of decline in a row.
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