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FIR AGAINST 10 FOR DISTURBING COMMUNAL HARMONY IN NUH
Ten people have been booked for disturbing communal harmony and spreading false propaganda against a sweets shop in Nuh city through social media, police said on Wednesday.
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July 24, 2025
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MORE THAN 80% OF TUVALU’S POPULATION SEEKS AUSTRALIAN ‘CLIMATE VISA’
More than 80% of Pacific nation Tuvalu’s population is seeking a landmark climate visa to live in Australia as rising seas lap at its shores, official figures showed on Wednesday. Australia is offering visas to Tuvalu citizens each year under a “climate migratio1 deal Canberra has billed as “the first agreement of its kind anywhere in the world”.
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July 24, 2025
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At 45, Venus rolls back the years in comeback match
Those sizzling serves were back.
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July 24, 2025
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7k steps a day enough to mitigate key health concerns: Study
{ 10,000 STEPS NOT MUST } LANCET STUDY
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July 24, 2025
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Gaza facing man-made ‘mass starvation’: WHO
Gaza is suffering man-made “mass starvation” caused by a blockade on aid into the Palestinian enclave, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebrey-esus said on Wednesday.
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July 24, 2025
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GOVT BLOCKS 1,524 ILLEGAL GAMBLING WEBSITES
The government issued 1,524 blocking orders targeting illegal gambling websites and mobile apps between 2022 and June 2025, a response from ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) revealed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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July 24, 2025
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JAPANESE PREMIER DENIES REPORTS OF RESIGNATION
Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied media reports that said he is set to announce his resignation soon following Sunday's historic electoral setback.
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July 24, 2025
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Infosys outpaces IT peers in QI
Infosys Ltd grew the fastest among India’s five largest information technology services companies, reporting its best first-quarter performance in four years and defying a slowdown in tech spending and macroeconomic uncertainty.
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July 24, 2025
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Careful steps reset India-Maldives ties
The turnaround in India-Maldives ties is largely due to New Delhi staying the course in the face of provocations from Malé and assisting the Indian Ocean archipelago deal with economic problems at a time when other regional players were unwilling to lend a helping hand, people familiar with the matter said.
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July 24, 2025
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Teacher gets bail in Mumbai Pocso case
MUMBAI: The 40-year-old female teacher of a prominent Mumbai school who was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for engaging in sexual activity with one of her students, was granted bail on the ground that the boy was over 16 years of age, and evidence shows there was a “consensual relationship subsequently.”
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July 24, 2025
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ED freezes bank deposits worth ₹21 cr of pvt rehab centres
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen bank deposits worth ₹21 crore as part of a money laundering investigation linked to “illegal” sale of drugs by private de-addiction centres in the northern state, official sources said Wednesday.
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July 24, 2025
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US strikes tariff deal with Japan
US-Japan business ties
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July 24, 2025
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Divya makes history, enters Women's World Cup final
The 19-year-old wins a battle of nerves against China’s Tan and could be joined in the summit clash by Koneru Humpy
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July 24, 2025
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2 dead as landslide hits tent of labourers in J&K’s Reasi
Two men in their 20s were killed when a landslide hit their tent near Shiv temple in Reasi district. The army pressed into service a helicopter to rescue a minor boy from a swollen river in Rajouri’s Nowshera, said officials on Wednesday.
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July 24, 2025
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ED files FEMA plaint against Myntra for breaching FDI rules
The Enforcement Directorate has filed a complaint under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) against online fashion retailer Myntra, affiliate companies, and its directors for alleged contravention of over ₹1,650 crore, agency officials said on Wednesday while adding that the e-commerce platform was “actually carrying out multi-brand retail trading in the guise of wholesale cash and carry”.
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July 24, 2025
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CJI GAVAI TO SET UP BENCH FOR JUSTICE VARMA'S PLEA HEARING
Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai on Wednesday said he would constitute a bench to hear the petition filed by Allahabad High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, but clarified he would not be part of it.
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July 24, 2025
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40 years on, Punjab Accord remains a missed opportunity
Signed 40 years ago, the Rajiv Gandhi-Longowal Accord — a landmark agreement in Indian political history aimed at bringing peace and normalcy to Punjab — is seen as a case of “missed opportunity” to address the border state’s longstanding issues through dialogue and negotiation.
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July 24, 2025
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Assault on doc at Srinagar hospital, CM promises action
Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday promised action after a resident doctor was allegedly assaulted by an attendant of a patient at Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital last night triggering protests by the doctors.
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July 24, 2025
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Bill gives Govt final say on travel
The Centre can impose reasonable restrictions on the participation of India teams and athletes in international events under extraordinary circumstances, according to the new National Sports Governance Bill introduced in Parliament which seems to take into account India's strained relationship with Pakistan that has resulted in multiple sporting boycotts over the years.
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July 24, 2025
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SIX PARAMILITARY FORCES HAVE OVER 100K VACANCIES
India’s six paramilitary forces have at least 109,868 open positions against sanctioned strength, the Union home ministry said in the Rajya Sabha in response to a question from MP Derek O Brien.
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July 24, 2025
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Setting sail for Viksit Bharat with maritime growth push
India’s ports are transcending traditional roles as logistical nodes to become modern gateways of commerce.
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July 24, 2025
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Saplings to be geo-tagged, drones to track growth: Saini
PANCHKULA: Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday announced an ambitious target of planting 2.10 crore saplings across the state this year, urging every family to plant at least one tree during the monsoon season in the interest of environmental conservation and a sustainable future.
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July 24, 2025
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4kg heroin, weapons seized, 10 arrested
AMRITSAR: Amritsar rural police, in separate operations along with Border Security Force, seized 4kg of heroin, 12 illegal weapons from 10 accused involved in trans-border arms trafficking and drug smuggling, officials said.
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July 24, 2025
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PUNJAB GOVT NOTIFIES 3 TEXTILE SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMITTEES
The Punjab government has notified three textile sector-specific committees for getting suggestions to pave the way for bringing further improvements in industrial policy and ease of doing business in the state.
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July 24, 2025
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{ 4 YEARS ON } FARIDABAD POLICE CUSTODY ABUSE Rights panel directs Hry to pay victim ₹50k
Four years after a differently-abled man was stripped, photographed, and filmed in a semi-naked state while in police custody, the Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has ruled that the state government must pay ₹50,000 as compensation for the severe violation of his human rights.
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July 24, 2025
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Age of consent must stay 18: Centre to SC
THE CENTRE SAID THIS IS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF CHILD PROTECTION LAWS & UPHOLD BEST INTERESTS OF MINORS
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July 24, 2025
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Parl to discuss Op Sindoor next week
The highly anticipated discussion on Operation Sindoor will begin next week in Parliament, with the Lok Sabha starting the debate on Monday, July 28, followed by Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, government officials announced on Wednesday.
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July 24, 2025
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Central varsities have 26% vacant posts: Govt
NEW DELHI: Central Universities (CUs) face a significant faculty shortage as nearly 26% of the total 18,951 sanctioned posts remain vacant, with a disproportionate shortage in reserved categories, the education ministry data shared with Rajya Sabha on Wednesday revealed.
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July 24, 2025
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Qatar joins India in race to host 2036 Olympics
India is making an ambitious pitch to host the 2036 Olympics and the task before it only got more challenging with Qatar confirming this week that it is also bidding for the Games.
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July 24, 2025
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Pant injury, top order not cashing in peg India back
Jaiswal, Sudharsan hit fifties before being dismissed and Stokes strikes twice on Day 1 of the fourth Test
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