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Israel Approves Plan To Expand Military Operations, Occupy Gaza: Official
Israel’s security cabinet has approved a plan to escalate the offensive in Gaza, including the occupation of the Gaza Strip and continued control over captured areas, a senior Israeli official said Monday.
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May 07, 2025
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Varun Chakravarthy reflects on dramatic win at Eden Gardens after KKR's playoff push gets lift
Following Kolkata Knight Riders’ one-run win over Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens, spinner Varun Chakravarthy has said the hard-fought victory could prove pivotal in boosting the team’s confidence for the remaining season.
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May 07, 2025
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Odisha: Draft ESZ leaves Satkosia TR with holes, exposed to development threats
Two critical points of Satkosia Tiger Reserve have been left with zero eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) in the fresh proposal, which is with the state government for its consideration.
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May 07, 2025
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India extend dominance in white-ball formats, retain top spot in ODIs and T20Is
India retained their top position in the ODIs and T20Is to extend their dominance in the white-ball formats but slipped a place to fourth spot in the Test format, in which Australia reigned supreme, in the latest ICC annual men's ranking update issued on Monday.
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May 07, 2025
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Civil defence volunteers rehearse emergency response in Lucknow ahead of nationwide mock drill
A day before the scheduled mock drill mandated by the Union government, civil defence volunteers conducted a rehearsal at the Lucknow police lines on Tuesday to strengthen emergency preparedness.
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May 07, 2025
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Prabhsimran Singh shines as Punjab Kings pack a punch against Lucknow Super Giants
The top four in Punjab Kings’ batting order aggregated 166. Lucknow Super Giants’ top four managed 37. That sums up Sunday’s game in Dharamsala.
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May 07, 2025
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Supreme Court summons comedian Samay Raina, 4 others for alleged insult of disabled persons
Coming down heavily on comedians Samay Raina and four others for their alleged insensitive remarks against persons with disability, the Supreme Court on Monday issued summons and asked them to personally appear before it to explain the reasons.
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May 07, 2025
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Mohun Bagan Super Giant hit with player registration ban over Jason Cummings transfer glitch
Indian Super League winners Mohun Bagan Super Giant have been handed a national ban on registration of new players due to a \"technical error\" linked to the transfer of Australian striker Jason Cummings.
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May 07, 2025
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'It stinks': Tim Paine slams secrecy over Rabada's failed drug test, calls for transparency
Former Australia captain Tim Paine has slammed the lack of transparency surrounding Kagiso Rabada's failed drug test, calling for full disclosure from the authorities handling the matter.
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May 07, 2025
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Detailed investigations underway into fire mishaps near PM's convoy, Amaravati venue
Investigations are underway into two fire incidents that occurred during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Amaravati on May 2 to relaunch the capital city construction works.
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May 07, 2025
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MHA conducts key review meeting ahead of massive mock drill, identifies 19 'top priority' sites out of 250 districts
The government has identified over 250 specially designated 'civil defence districts' across the country having sensitive installations like nuclear plants, military bases, refineries and hydroelectric dams, for the nationwide mock drill planned for Wednesday.
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May 07, 2025
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Two killed, four injured as car hits pole on Chennai-Krishnagiri national highway
Two persons were killed and four others injured after a road accident near Bargur in Krishnagiri district.
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May 06, 2025
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IDBI Bank reports 33% rise in profits on YTD basis (12 months)
IDBI Bank today announced its results for Q4 FY25. The Net Profit stood at 2,051 crore for Q4 FY25, registering a strong growth of 26% YoY. The operating profit stood at 3,195 crore. NIM was recorded at 4%, and Net Interest Income stood at 3,290 crore. Cost of Deposit stood at 4.83% for Q4-2025 as compared to 4.48% for Q4-2024. CRAR stood at 25.05% with YoY growth of 279 bps. Return on Assets (ROA) was improvedby 29 bps to 2.11% for Q4-2025 as compared to 1.82% for Q4-2024 and Return on Equity (ROE) stood at 20.40%, (YoY growth of 65 bps). Net NPA at 0.15%, from 0.34% as on March 31, 2024. Gross NPA at 2.98%, down from 4.53% as on March 31, 2024. PCR stood at 99.48% as against 99.09% on March 31, 2024.
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May 06, 2025
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Inaugural 'WAVES Bazaar' To See Deals Worth Rs 1,000 Crore: Govt
The inaugural edition of 'WAVES Bazaar' was likely to see business transactions worth over Rs 1,000 crore, as deal-making was still underway, according to the government.
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May 06, 2025
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Will PM acknowledge his govt changed policy on caste census, commit to a timeline: Cong
Claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a \"desperate U-turn\" on the caste census, the Congress on Sunday asked whether he will have the honesty to acknowledge that his government has officially changed its policy on the subject and commit to a timeline for such a survey.
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May 06, 2025
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Carney vows to transform Canada economy to withstand Trump
(RNS, 05-05-25) Prime Minister Mark Carney promised Friday to oversee the biggest transformation of Canada's economy since the end of the Second World War to enable it to \"stand up\" to Donald Trump.
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May 06, 2025
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Sambit Patra visits Manipur amid growing call for installation of ‘popular government’
Days after the 21 ruling NDA legislators of Manipur had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding the installation of a 'popular government', BJP’s Northeast in-charge Sambit Patra arrived in the state on May 5. After landing at the Imphal airport, he visited Kuki-majority Churachandpur. He met BJP MLAs Vungzagin Valte and LM Khaute. Notably, Valte survived a mob attack in Imphal on May 4, 2023 following the outbreak of the ethnic violence.
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May 06, 2025
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Grant Thornton, BDO emerge as formidable challengers to Big Four in India's audit space
(RNS, 05-05-25) Long dominated by the Big 4s -- EY, KPMG, Deloitte, and PwC -- the Indian audit space is seeing a shift with firms like Grant Thornton (GT) and BDO rapidly expanding their market share in terms of the number of companies they audit.
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May 06, 2025
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Adani Ports set Rs 13,000 crore plan for Vizhinjam, eye big leap in marine and logistics sectors
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) managing director Karan Adani has said that India's biggest private port operator is focusing on scaling up its marine, logistics and agri-logistics businesses.
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May 06, 2025
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Haryana govt and Centre trying to 'plunder' our water, says Punjab minister Dhaliwal
Punjab minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Sunday said his state will not allow even a single drop of water to be released to Haryana, and attacked the BJP-led Centre and Haryana government for trying to \"plunder\" it.
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May 06, 2025
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IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru clinch two-run win against Chennai Super Kings
(RNS, 05-05-25) Ayush Mhatre's blistering 94 and Ravindra Jadeja's unbeaten 77 went in vain as Royal Challengers Bengaluru edged out Chennai Super Kings by two runs in a thrilling IPL clash on Saturday.
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May 06, 2025
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SJTA gets into thick of action, Padhee meets servitor bodies
The alleged use of surplus neem wood (or Daru) of Shree Jagannath Temple of Puri in the carving of the deities of Digha Jagannath Temple took a new turn with the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) swiftly getting into action to find out the truth behind this issue.
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May 06, 2025
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Telangana sizzles as temperature crosses 45°C mark again
The state recorded a surge in the maximum temperatures on Saturday, after a gradual drop over the last few days, with the mercury levels crossing the 45°C mark for the second time this summer after April 23.
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May 06, 2025
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NCW stands by Pahalgam attack victim Lt Vinay Narwal's wife as she faces right-wing attack for promoting peace
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has extended support to Himanshi Narwal, the wife of Lieutenant Vinay Narwal who was among the 26 people killed in the recent Pahalgam terror attack, after she was subjected to online trolling for appealing against communal hatred.
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May 06, 2025
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Japan, China accuse each other of airspace 'violation' near disputed islands
: Tokyo and Beijing exchanged diplomatic protests, each accusing the other of \"violating\" national airspace, after a Chinese helicopter and coast guard vessels faced off with a Japanese aircraft around disputed islands.
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May 06, 2025
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May 06, 2025
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If Governor can block CM's action, what is the use of polls: CM Stalin
If Governor can block CM's action, what is the use of polls: CM Stalin
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May 06, 2025
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SBI profit down 10% to 18,642 cr on higher base, fall in treasury gains
The country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) on Saturday reported a 10% drop in net income for the March quarter at 18,642.59 crore as against 20,698.35 crore it had booked in the year-ago period.
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May 06, 2025
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Pakistan's artillery shortage limits nation's warfighting capacity to just 4 days: Reports
(RNS, 05-05-25) Pakistan is facing a critical shortage of artillery ammunition due to recent arms deals with Ukraine, limiting its warfighting capabilities to just four days, according to reports.
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May 06, 2025
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WAVES 2025: 'Not enough theatres for film-loving Indians,' say SRK, Aamir
Bollywood bigshots attended the four-day World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES) organised by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB).
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