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Kejriwal's aide remanded to 14-day judicial custody
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Kejriwal's aide remanded to 14-day judicial custody

Bibhav Kumar is accused of assaulting Maliwal at the CM’s residence

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June 01, 2024
Heatwave blisters on: City sees driest May in 10 years
The Morning Standard

Heatwave blisters on: City sees driest May in 10 years

THE national capital remained stifling under heatwave conditions for the fifth day on Friday with the mercury soaring to 45.8 degrees Celsius, six notches above normal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

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June 01, 2024
City thirsts: Atishi asks Centre to intervene
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City thirsts: Atishi asks Centre to intervene

‘Treatment plants unable to function optimally in absence of requisite Yamuna water, thus the demand-supply gap’

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June 01, 2024
Escorted by women cops, Prajwal sent to police custody till June 6
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Escorted by women cops, Prajwal sent to police custody till June 6

HASSAN MP Prajwal Revanna, facing sexual abuse cases, was on Friday remanded in police custody till June 6 in a case registered against him at the Holenarasipur Town police station.

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June 01, 2024
Abhineta queers Neta's pitch in Bihar's Karakat
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Abhineta queers Neta's pitch in Bihar's Karakat

WHEN the going gets tough, the tough gets going.”

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June 01, 2024
The Morning Standard

AI flyers faint as AC inside aircraft fails

AMID blistering heat, passengers aboard a San Francisco-bound Air India flight faced a harrowing time while waiting in the aircraft for hours with failed air conditioner (AC) after their flight was delayed by nearly 24 hours at IGIA.

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June 01, 2024
Kejriwal's 'high spirit' message ahead of June 2
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Kejriwal's 'high spirit' message ahead of June 2

CHIEF Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday sought to reach out to people saying that his government’s flagship welfare schemes on electricity, education, health, would continue unhindered. His interim bail ends on June 1.

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June 01, 2024
The Morning Standard

GDP BEATS ESTIMATES, LOGS 8.2% EXPANSION IN 2023-24

INDIA’s real GDP grew at a fabulous 8.2% in FY24 against 7% in FY23.

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June 01, 2024
The Morning Standard

Popularity test for VIPs in final phase of polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking third consecutive term; five ministers in the fray

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June 01, 2024
25 on poll duty among 74 heatstroke deaths
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25 on poll duty among 74 heatstroke deaths

AT least 74 people, including 25 polling personnel in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, died of heatstroke in the last 48 hours. The maximum casualty was in Odisha, where the suspected heatstroke toll stood at 36.

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June 01, 2024
Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border Taken Over By Israel
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Corridor On Gaza-Egypt Border Taken Over By Israel

RESIDENTS of Rafah reported intense artillery shelling and gunfire on Thursday in Gaza's far-southern city after Israel said it had seized a strategic corridor on the Palestinian territory's border with Egypt.

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May 31, 2024
Campaign Ends, Over To Result Day On June 4
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Campaign Ends, Over To Result Day On June 4

Concluding day sees frenetic canvassing by NDA INDIA bloc leaders

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May 31, 2024
Imphal Goes Under Water; 4 Killed, 2 Lakh Hit In Assam
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Imphal Goes Under Water; 4 Killed, 2 Lakh Hit In Assam

THE aftermath of cyclone Remal has been devastating for Manipur's Imphal valley. Torrential rains inundated vast swathes of the valley, affecting thousands of people who were not prepared for the calamity.

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May 31, 2024
THE PALACIO HAS GOT GAME
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THE PALACIO HAS GOT GAME

The sprawling 56,000-sq foot entertainment zone, debuts in Delhi-NCR as one of the biggest gaming arenas in the capital offering a bowling alley, an arcade, artificial and virtual reality games, trampoline activities, and fine dining

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May 31, 2024
SMALL NATION, BIG DREAM
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SMALL NATION, BIG DREAM

Uganda's Alpesh is set to fulfil his father’s dream, Firoz Mirza traces his journey so far...

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May 31, 2024
Ensuring regulatory compliance is paramount for GCCs: Nasscom report
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Ensuring regulatory compliance is paramount for GCCs: Nasscom report

TRANSFER pricing is a key regulatory priority for Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in India, followed by SEZ and STPI compliance and legislation governing employment practices, including hiring, working conditions and dispute resolution.

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May 31, 2024
Trade pacts help India cut deficits with UAE, Aus
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Trade pacts help India cut deficits with UAE, Aus

THE trade pacts with Australia and the UAE seem to be working in India's favour as the trade deficit with both countries in FY24 declined vis-a-vis previous year.

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May 31, 2024
The Morning Standard

FDI in manufacturing down 18% in FY24

DESPITE all government efforts to spruce up the manufacturing sector in the country, FDI inflows into the sector continue to decline after peaking in 2021-22.

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May 31, 2024
RBI balance sheet expands 11% to 70.47 lakh crore in FY24
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RBI balance sheet expands 11% to 70.47 lakh crore in FY24

Increase on assets side in book is due to rise in foreign investments, gold, loans and advances

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May 31, 2024
The Morning Standard

EU to impose tariffs on Russian grain import to cut funding for Ukraine war

EU states agreed on Thursday to impose \"prohibitive\" duties on grain imports from Russia in a bid to cut off revenues to Moscow for its war on Ukraine.

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May 31, 2024
ANC set to lose majority after watershed vote
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ANC set to lose majority after watershed vote

South Africa may see a coalition government for the first time in 30 years after apartheid

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May 31, 2024
The Morning Standard

‘Religious sentiments hurt’: BJP woman leaders booked for Modi bhajans in HP

CHANTING hymns and singing \"political bhajans\" for Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Maa Shoolini temple in Himachal Pradesh's Solan town proved costly for women officebearers of the BJP: they have been booked by the police for \"hurting the religious sentiments\" of the people and indulging in public mischief.

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May 31, 2024
‘Chacha’ may take a big decision after June 4: Tejashwi
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‘Chacha’ may take a big decision after June 4: Tejashwi

FORMER Bihar deputy chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Thursday created ripples in political circles by claiming that 'something major' will take place in Bihar after the results of the Lok Sabha polls were declared on June 4.

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May 31, 2024
PM takes to Bhojpuri for Varanasi connect
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PM takes to Bhojpuri for Varanasi connect

In 5.57-minute video message, he appeals to voters, mainly first-timers, for record turnout

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May 31, 2024
A TIGHTROPE WALK OVER A BLAZING FIRE
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A TIGHTROPE WALK OVER A BLAZING FIRE

The US is making a bad situation worse by failing to rein in Israel’s war crimes. Domestic politics in the US is making it a more dangerous dangle

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May 31, 2024
No sale of liquor in K'taka for 5 days from June 1
The Morning Standard

No sale of liquor in K'taka for 5 days from June 1

SALE of liquor will be affected for five days across the state. There will be no sale of liquor on June 2, 4 and 6. Partial sale of liquor will be allowed on June 1 and June 3. This is in view of MLC elections and counting of votes of Lok Sabha and Council polls.

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May 31, 2024
The Morning Standard

Kochi girl suffers bullet injury in London eatery

A 10-year-old girl, native of Gothuruthi, suffered a serious bullet injury in Hackney, London late Wednesday. Lissel Maria, the daughter of Ajeesh and Vinaya, both working as IT professionals in the UK, met with the accident while having dinner in a Turkish restaurant in Dalston, London.

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May 31, 2024
Naveen rules out Pandian as his successor
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Naveen rules out Pandian as his successor

Chief minister says his successor will be decided by the people of Odisha, ex-bureaucrat not his gatekeeper

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May 31, 2024
Kabir Basti resident stabs neighbour over leaving garbage on road, arrested
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Kabir Basti resident stabs neighbour over leaving garbage on road, arrested

A man was stabbed thrice over a menial issue of throwing garbage on the roadside outside the hut of the accused, a police officer said on Thursday.

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May 31, 2024
HC dismisses petition to disqualify PM Modi from _ contesting general elections
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HC dismisses petition to disqualify PM Modi from _ contesting general elections

THE Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from contesting the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, saying the allegations levelled are 'reckless' and 'unsubstantiated'.

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May 31, 2024