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40-yr-old held for extorting ₹33 lakh from close friend 'to settle' rape case
A 40-year-old man who runs a spa and massage centre, was arrested in Faridabad on Wednesday, for allegedly getting his girlfriend to implicate his close friend in a fake rape case to get him jailed, police said.
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July 03, 2025
Hindustan Times Amritsar
Real Madrid, Dortmund Storm Into Club WC Quarters
Spanish giants Real Madrid beat Juventus 1-0 on Tuesday to set up a Club World Cup quarter-final clash against Borussia Dortmund, who edged Mexican side Monterrey.
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July 03, 2025
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Will Complete Full Term as K'taka CM: Siddaramaiah
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday asserted that he will be in office for a full five-year term and dismissed speculation of an internal power shift in the ruling Congress, even as party general secretary in-charge of the state, Randeep Singh Surjewala, continued his one-on-one meetings with party legislators for the third consecutive day.
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July 03, 2025
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16-Year-Old Hoshiarpur Shuttle Shines at US Open, Clinches Silver
City girl Tanvi Sharma, 16, delivered a standout performance, clinching a silver medal in women's singles at the recently concluded Badminton World Federation (BWF) Super 300 US Open 2025.
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July 03, 2025
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Supreme Court Collegium Holds 50 Interviews in 2 Days, Signals Shift
The Collegium Opted for These Interactions 'Over and Above' the Standard Vetting Process
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July 03, 2025
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Pending defence sales figure in India-US talks
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth expressed the hope that Washington would clear several pending defence sales to India in the near future, during a meeting with external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday.
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July 03, 2025
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Mamdani hits back at Prez Trump over ICE arrest threat
Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party's nominee for New York City mayor, has hit back at President Donald Trump for threatening to have him deported.
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July 03, 2025
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Zero Hour Is Key Period, MPs Must Utilize It Effectively
As the 18th Lok Sabha completes its first year, here's a look at first-time MP Rajeev Bhardwaj's performance in the lower House of Parliament and his plans for the constituency.
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July 03, 2025
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Flight's Window Frame Comes Off, Triggers Panic
The matter of sudden unexplained deaths in the country post-Covid 19 has been investigated through several agencies in the country that have conclusively established there is no direct link between Covid 19 vaccination and the reports of sudden deaths in the country, said Union ministry of health and family welfare in a statement on Wednesday.
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July 03, 2025
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Herald case: Court questions ED action against Gandhis
THE COURT WENT ON TO QUESTION AS TO WHY THE AGENCY DID NOT NAME THE CONGRESS AND AICC AS ACCUSED IN THE CASE
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July 03, 2025
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Eyes on 2027 polls: SAD open to tie-up with BJP but with riders
SAD HAD ENDED ALLIANCE WITH BJP IN 2020 AFTER MP HARSIMRAT BADAL RESIGNED FROM NARENDRA MODI CABINET IN PROTEST AGAINST THREE FARM LAWS
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July 03, 2025
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Trump Threatens Japan With Up To 35% Tariffs Ahead Of Deadline
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday a trade deal with Japan was unlikely before the July 9 deadline, threatening to raise tariffs on Japanese imports to 30 or 35%.
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July 03, 2025
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Sabalenka Sees Off Bouzkova To Reach Third Round At Big W
Women's No. 1, men's defending champion Alcaraz won their Round 2 matches in straight sets
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July 03, 2025
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Ambala Cops Foil Suspended Sarpanch's Bid To Immolate Self
Ambala police on Wednesday detained a suspended sarpanch trying to immolate herself in Shahzadpur.
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July 03, 2025
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Land-saving alternative model of development for Punjab
The Punjab government has announced a new land pooling policy proposing to acquire over 40,000 acres for urbanisation.
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July 03, 2025
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Banks Advised To Adopt Fraud Risk Indicator
All banks have been advised to prevent cyber frauds by employing the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) real-time, risk-based metric — Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) — which would help them in declining suspicious transactions, issuing alerts or warnings to customers, and delaying transactions flagged as high risk, a finance ministry official said.
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July 03, 2025
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The Emergency: A political battle and a personal story
I write this as India marks the 50th anniversary of the 1975 Emergency, during which the Constitution itself was weaponised to create a dictatorship.
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July 03, 2025
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Nas Glory For Punjab, Tops National Assessment
Education minister Harjot Bains on Wednesday said Punjab has emerged as the top performer in the National Achievement Survey (NAS), 2024.
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July 03, 2025
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BRICS Key Stage for Ties Among Emerging Economies: PM
Brics is a vital platform for cooperation among emerging economies to create an equitable and balanced multipolar order, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday as he embarked on a five-nation tour to participate in the Brics Summit in Rio de Janeiro and to forge closer ties with key players in the Global South.
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July 03, 2025
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Court Extends Majithia's VB Custody by 4 Days in DA Case
Majithia owns 400 hectares of benami property in Shimla, probe agency tells court
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July 03, 2025
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Cabinet approves new sports policy, eye on Olympics
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved the National Sports Policy 2025 — known as Khelo Bharat Niti— with an aim to streamline sports governance, improve India's performances at the global stage, boost private partnership in sports and bring major international sporting events to India, the most ambitious being the hosting of the 2036 Olympics.
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July 02, 2025
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Show No Mercy To Political Hooliganism
A train passenger beaten up for refusing to swap his seat with a politician; a state bureaucrat thrashed by local politicians for not being sufficiently effusive in his conduct towards a strongman; and a highways authority officer assaulted by a sitting state minister during a site inspection.
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July 02, 2025
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Rajnath appreciates US backing India's fight against terror
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday conveyed India's appreciation to the US for its unwavering support to New Delhi in its fight against terrorism following the backdrop of Operation Sindoor, in a telephonic conversation with his American counterpart Pete Hegseth.
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July 02, 2025
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Hry Man Held With Fake Identity Card
Police on Tuesday arrested one person who was found using a fake identity card to gain access to the Amarnath Yatra in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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July 02, 2025
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₹1L-crore R&D push for private sector unveiled
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday cleared a scheme with a corpus of ₹1 lakh crore to channel funding to the private sector for accelerating research, development, and innovation in sunrise and strategic sectors in the country.
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July 02, 2025
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HC: Extend OPS to KU Staff Hired to Posts Advertised Before NPS Rollout
The Punjab and Haryana high court has directed Haryana government and Kurukshetra University (KU) to extend Old Pension Scheme (OPS) benefits to faculty members, who were recruited against the posts advertised prior to implementation of new pension scheme (NPS).
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July 02, 2025
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House panel meeting ends as MPs object to Patkar, Raj's presence
A parliamentary committee meeting to review the implementation of the land acquisition law was cancelled on Tuesday after some members, mostly from the ruling NDA, objected to the presence of activist Medha Patkar and actor-turned-activist Prakash Raj, people aware of the details said.
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July 02, 2025
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BJP Appoints Six State Unit Chiefs
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday appointed chiefs for local units in six states and Union territories, and set the ball rolling for a similar process in two other states such as West Bengal, adding to speculation that the election for the national party chief was on the anvil.
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July 02, 2025
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City, Inter Crash Out of Club WC in Last 16
Manchester City crashed out of the Club World Cup with a 4-3 defeat in extra-time by Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal on Monday in the last 16, hours after Inter Milan were eliminated by Fluminense on a day of upsets.
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July 02, 2025
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Raj Woman Killed With Sword By Ex-Boyfriend
A 36-year-old woman was hacked to death with a sword by her ex-boyfriend at a bus stand in Banswara district of Rajasthan on Tuesday morning, police said, adding that efforts are underway to locate the accused.
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