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THE OMG POOL: PADDLING GAMERS OUT OF GAMBLING
Online money games pushed some of society's most susceptible sections into debt. As a new law ends the quiet havoc, gaming firms can guide their users to gentler pastures
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August 26, 2025
The New Indian Express Kottayam
Sectors hit by US tariffs to get RBI support: Guv
The Reserve Bank will take special policy measures for those sectors which may be hit hard because of punitive tariffs imposed by the US on Indian goods effective Wednesday, governor Sanjay Malhotra said, adding that overall impact on the economy will be minimal.
1 min |
August 26, 2025
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Digital data handling by I-T dept to be as per Data Protection Act
AS Income Tax Act 2025 aims to widen the definition of computer system to ensure better access to digital data for tax evaders, the government will follow protocols as per the Digital Data Protection Act to maintain privacy, confirmed RN Parbat, member (Legislation) of Central Board Direct Taxes (CBDT).
1 min |
August 26, 2025
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ONGC Begins Gas Sales From Chinnewala Field
OIL and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Monday announced the commencement of natural gas sales from the Chinnewala Tibba field, located in Rajasthan's Kutch Onland Exploratory Asset (RKOEA).
1 min |
August 26, 2025
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UK to set up independent body to decide asylum appeals
A new independent body will be set up to speed up decision-making on asylum appeal cases in the country and tackle a mounting backlog, the UK government has announced.
1 min |
August 26, 2025
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These 'trail'blazers redefine contours of conservation, community engagement
Quietly yet confidently, a group of trekking enthusiasts has been positively impacting the state's fragile forest ecosystems.
2 min |
August 26, 2025
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Buy tickets to get 'regret' message, officials mum
A strange problem has arisen for people trying to book train tickets online ahead of Chhath and other major festivals, something that hasn't happened before.
2 min |
August 26, 2025
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NC & Cong fail to break ice, no coordination panel yet
DESPITE completing 10 months in office, there has been no progress in the formation of a National Conference (NC)-Congress coordination committee in Jammu & Kashmir, which the Congress insists on for smooth governance.
1 min |
August 26, 2025
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India alerts Pak on flash floods
WITH the weather office issuing a red alert on Sunday predicting extreme rainfall over the next two days in J&K, India formally notified Pakistan about the potential risk of flash floods in the Tawi and Sutlej rivers as a gesture of good neighbourliness.
1 min |
August 26, 2025
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Auto industry seeks execution of new GST rates faster
HIT by a sudden decline in sales and enquiries, the automobile industry has urged the government to hasten the implementation of new GST rates, seeking their rollout before the start of the festive season in the second half of September.
1 min |
August 26, 2025
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QIA Moves HC to Seek Arbitral Award From Byju's
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has moved the Karnataka High Court against BYJU's founder Byju Raveendran and his investment vehicle Byju's Investment (BIPL) to collect an arbitral award of $235 million (nearly ₹2,060 crore) for allegedly misusing funds.
1 min |
August 26, 2025
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Mann U-turn, to revive 1997 land scheme to raise revenue
AFTER withdrawing the land pooling scheme, the AAP government in Punjab is all set to revive an old policy to raise much-needed revenue.
1 min |
August 26, 2025
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QIA moves HC to seek arbitral award from Byju's
THE Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has moved the Karnataka High Court against BYJU's founder Byju Raveendran and his investment vehicle Byju's Investment (BIPL) to collect an arbitral award of $235 million (nearly ₹2,060 crore) for allegedly misusing funds.
1 min |
August 26, 2025
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A Milestone and a Mandate
N August 14, after an 18-year gap, India's sovereign credit rating was upgraded for the first time by S&P Global Ratings.
3 min |
August 26, 2025
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Haryana's 'illegal kitchens' source of synthetic drugs flooding Kerala
3 Nigerian nationals, suspected to be central figures in racket, arrested & brought to Kozhikode
2 min |
August 26, 2025
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Safe Cruise for Aries Kollam Sailors
ARIES Kollam Sailors made light work of Thrissur Titans after Vishnu Vinod's whirlwind knock helped them chase down a 144-run target with eight wickets to spare, in the KCL match held at Greenfield Stadium here on Monday.
1 min |
August 26, 2025
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Festive season: Job bonanza for gig workers
Experts see festive sales to grow in double digits compared to last year as discretionary spending returns to forefront
2 min |
August 26, 2025
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BJP Nationwide Campaign on Local Products
Small shopkeepers, farmers and cattle breeders' interests will remain govt priority, says PM
2 min |
August 26, 2025
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Paramour kills woman by exploding detonator in her mouth in Mysuru
IN A horrific incident, a 20-year-old woman was brutally murdered by her lover, who put an electric detonator in her mouth and exploded it, in Bherya village of Saligrama taluk in Mysuru district.
2 min |
August 26, 2025
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HC Appoints SIT to Probe TN's Organ Trafficking
EXPRESSING its displeasure over the failure of the state government to register an FIR in connection with the recent kidney trafficking incidents in Tamil Nadu, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday appointed a special investigation team (SIT), headed by Inspector General of Police (South Zone) Prem Anand Sinha, to probe the racket and directed the team to file a progress report before the court in a month.
1 min |
August 26, 2025
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HC Directs Bengal Govt to Submit Affidavit on Puja Panels' Grant Utilisation
The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the West Bengal Government to file an affidavit within 48 hours, furnishing details of accounts submitted by clubs that had received Durga Puja grants from the state in previous years.
1 min |
August 26, 2025
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Medvedev meltdown as photographer enters court
DANIIL Medvedev's match was delayed more than six minutes immediately before match point, after a photographer entered the court and the 2021 US Open champion became enraged by the chair umpire's decision to award his opponent a first serve.
1 min |
August 26, 2025
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Marigold Blues! Growers Shift Gears This Onam Season
After last year's bitter bloom, flower farmers are hedging bets with vegetables this festive season
2 min |
August 26, 2025
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Uproar in Jharkhand House over encounter, RIMS-II
THE second day of the Monsoon Session of the Jharkhand Assembly saw chaos as legislators from both ruling and Opposition benches stormed the Well of the House.
1 min |
August 26, 2025
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Kharge pep talk to Cong dist chiefs, calls for more women representation
CONGRESS chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday stressed that the post of district presidents held great importance in the party and urged party leaders to increase the representation of women, who account for 50% of the population.
1 min |
August 26, 2025
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Capital Gains By Wife On Gift Taxable In Husband's Hand
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) Bangalore has ruled capital gains from sale of a property gifted by husband to his wife should be taxed in husband's hands, not the wife's.
1 min |
August 26, 2025
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Death penalty confirmed by it can be challenged under Art 32 petition: SC
In a significant and rare ruling, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed the reconsideration of the death penalty imposed on Vasanta Sampta Dupare, a Nagpur resident, convicted for the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl.
1 min |
August 26, 2025
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Production Resumes as Travancore Cements Looks to Build Itself Back
DAYS after the Kerala High Court cleared the decks on liquidating its landed assets, cash-strapped public sector unit Travancore Cements Ltd (TCL) has initiated steps to revive operations.
1 min |
August 26, 2025
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Mumbai unit chief changed ahead of polls
THREE-term MLA, Ameet Satam, has been appointed as the president of the Mumbai unit of the BJP, replacing Ashish Shelar.
1 min |
August 26, 2025
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In a 1st, physical edu enters NCERT class VIII textbooks
IN a move aimed at fitness and the holistic well-being of students, a new subject — Physical Education and Well Being — makes its debut this academic year for Class VIII.
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