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Rath Yatra: Odisha Police warns tourists of rising hotel booking scams, fake websites
ODISHA Police on Wednesday alerted tourists against the rising hotel booking scams in Odisha ahead of the famous Jagannath Rath Yatra, which is set to commence on June 27.
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June 26, 2025
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Knocking Indian tail quickly twice was among the pivotal moments: Ben Stokes
NOTWITHSTANDING the top-order heroics, England captain Ben Stokes has credited his bowlers’ ruthless dismantling of India's lower-order, twice in the match, as a “pivotal factor\" in their five-wicket win at Headingley.
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June 26, 2025
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LIC ranks 4th in top 10 list of most valuable Indian brands for 2025
THE government-owned insurance giant Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) ranked 4th among the 10 most valuable brands in India, according to the Brand Finance India 100 report for 2025.
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June 26, 2025
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Cong placed 'democracy' under arrest: PM on 50th annniversary of Emergency; Cong hits back
AS the country commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted it was one of the \"darkest chapters\" in India's democratic history and slammed the then Congress government, saying it placed \"democracy under arrest.
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June 26, 2025
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CM Majhi calls Emergency a "dark chapter" in India's history on Samvidhan Hatya Diwas
Acknowledges BJP's pivotal role in opposing Emergency; fight for protection of the Constitution, fundamental rights
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June 26, 2025
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CM Gupta announces traders welfare board, 8 lakh traders to avail benefits
DELHI Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has announced the formation of the Delhi Traders Welfare Board, a platform dedicated to making the city more trader-friendly.
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June 26, 2025
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Three held for robbing ice cream parlour in Delhi to fund Kanwar Yatra
A group of men allegedly robbed an ice cream parlour in northwest Delhi's Tri Nagar to fund their Kanwar Yatra trip to Haridwar but splurged the money at clubs, an official said on Wednesday.
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June 26, 2025
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Chinese Prez Xi Jinping to skip BRICS Summit in Brazil: Report
CHINESE President Xi Jinping plans to skip the BRICS Summit in Brazil next month, which, if confirmed, will be his first-ever absence from the meeting of the grouping of emerging economies since taking office 12 years ago, according to a media report.
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June 26, 2025
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'See your Prime Minister on screen': What led to a ban on Gulzar's 'Aandhi' during Emergency
ANDHI\" was run- ning in theatres in 1975 when lyricist- filmmaker Gulzar, who was in Moscow to present it at a film festival, received the news about the movie being banned in India. Set against the backdrop of elections, \"Aandhi\" is a love story between a hotel manager (Sanjeev Kumar) and his estranged wife, played by Suchitra Sen, who reconnects years later after she becomes a politi- cian.
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June 26, 2025
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Mobile exports show robust growth in FY26, reach $5.5 billion in April-May: Vaishnaw
UNION Railways and Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said mobile exports from India witnessed a flying start to this fiscal, with the month of May clocking more than $3.09 billion in mobile exports from the country.
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June 26, 2025
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Odisha Guv, CM congratulate astronaut Subhanshu Shukla
ODISHA Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati and Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday congratulated Group Captain Subhanshu Shukla on being part of the prestigious Axiom-4 space mission.
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June 26, 2025
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Emergency, a symbol of dictatorship, lambasts Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
AS the NDA government marks June 25 as ‘Black Day' in remembrance of the 1975 Emergency, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar joined the chorus of criticism against the Congress regime of that time, terming the imposition of Emergency as a \"symbol of dictatorship\" and a dark chapter in Independent India's history.
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June 26, 2025
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Explosive kills seven Israeli soldiers in Gaza inside armoured vehicle: military
SEVEN Israeli soldiers were killed in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis when an explosive device affixed to their armoured vehicle detonated, an Israeli military official said on Wednesday.
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June 26, 2025
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Sivagiri Math head continues to praise Modi; says PM embodies traits of Mahatma Gandhi
SIVAGIRI Math head Swami Satchidananda on Wednesday continued to lavish praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he embodies integrity, purity of ideals, spiritual depth, and discipline like Mahatma Gandhi.
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June 26, 2025
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For some it’s ‘Modi first, nation later’: Kharge’s swipe at Tharoor
IN a jibe at Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said his party believes in \"country first\" mantra but for some it is “Modi first and country later\".
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June 26, 2025
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Despotic ruler imposed Emergency to preserve her dynastic rule: Amit Shah
THE Emergency, imposed 50 years ago, by a despotic ruler, whose sole aim was to preserve her dynastic rule, was one of the darkest chapters in India's history, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday.
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June 26, 2025
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Hindi should be taught from Class 5 and not Class 1 in Maharashtra schools: Ajit Pawar
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has opposed the move to introduce Hindi as a third language from Class 1 in the schools of the state, and said it should instead be taught from Class 5. Speaking to reporters in Mumbai on Tuesday, Pawar also said students should learn Marathi from Class 1 so that they are able to read and write it well.
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June 26, 2025
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MCD Standing Committee may approve key proposals on June 27
THE newly-formed Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is likely to approve a series of key proposals, including the development of a technology park at Vishwas Nagar, a solid waste-to-energy facility at Narela Bawana and the construction of a 200-bedded ward block in Timarpur.
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June 26, 2025
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Emergency one of darkest chapters of India's democratic history: Biren Singh
FORMER Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday said the emergency of 1975 was one of the darkest chapters in India's democratic history.
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June 26, 2025
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UK says it will buy F-35 jets capable of carrying nuclear bombs
THE United Kingdom will buy 12 US-made F-35 fighter jets capable of carrying nuclear bombs and will join NATO's shared airborne nuclear mission, in a major expansion of its nuclear deterrent, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Wednesday.
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June 26, 2025
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4 dead, 3 injured in fire at five-storey building in Delhi
FOUR people died and three got injured in a fire that broke out at a five-storey building housing multiple manufacturing units in Rithala area of Delhi's Rohini, police said on Wednesday.
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June 26, 2025
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Balancing Judicial Independence with Accountability
Proposals made in the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill in 2010 must be revived to do away with the present dichotomy in dealing with civil servants and judges as civil servants, writes Prof. SN Mishra
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June 26, 2025
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Haemophilia A: Low dose emicizumab effective, will reduce cost by over 50 pc
LOW dose of emicizumab could be as effective as standard dose against Haemophilia A, according to a study led by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
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June 26, 2025
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Kendrapara courts sentences ex-banker to 2 years in jail for embezzling %85 lakh
A court in Kendrapara district on Wednesday sentenced a former cashier of a state-run bank to two years of rigorous imprisonment after convicting him of embezzlement of Rs 85 lakh.
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June 26, 2025
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NATO leaders hark back to Cold War as they meet to hike defence spending
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte was upbeat that the military organisation will agree on massive spending hikes at a “transformational summit” on Wednesday, as member state leaders including US President Donald Trump assembled in the Netherlands.
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June 26, 2025
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Kuldeep for Shardul could be the only change at Edgbaston as India eye parity
INDIA head coach Gautam Gambhir defended captain Shubman Gill's decision to under bowl Shardul Thakur in the series opener against England but it would be tough to justify his selection in the second Test beginning on July 2.
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June 26, 2025
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Emergency: Congress leaders should repent on June 25 every year, says Scindia
UNION minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said the Congress leaders should \"repent\" on June 25 every year, as he recalled the imposition of Emergency under the party's rule on this day 50 years ago.
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June 26, 2025
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Maharashtra wants to be first chapter in India's growth story: CM Fadnavis
CHIEF Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that Maharashtra wants to be the first chapter in India's growth story and a major contributor in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Viksit Bharat 2047 mission.
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June 26, 2025
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Bank loan ‘fraud’: ED raids in Delhi-NCR, Punjab
THE Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday conducted fresh searches as part of a money laundering investigation against the former promoters of a Delhi registered insolvent company in an alleged Rs 989 crore worth bank loan fraud case, official sources said.
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June 26, 2025
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NALCO launches IA90 Aluminium Alloy Ingot for automotive sector
NAVRATNA CPSE National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has expanded its product portfolio with the launch of its latest innovation — IA90 Grade Aluminium Alloy Ingot, developed specifically for high-performance applications in the automotive industry.
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