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Drones to monitor illegal mineral mining in Maharashtra, asserts BJP leader Bawankule
MAHARASHTRA Revenue Minister and BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule has directed the state administration to implement a tender process for surveying mining areas using drones ona pilot basis to curb illegal minor mineral mining in the state.
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June 07, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
G7 Summit invite to PM Modi shatters 'foreign policy failure' narrative of the Opposition
JUST days after the Congress and other opposition leaders mocked what they claimed was a diplomatic snub to India over its non-invitation to the upcoming G7 Summit in Canada, the narrative has turned dramatically.
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June 07, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Junior teachers protest in Bhubaneswar for regularization of their jobs
HUNDREDS of junior school teachers in Odisha on Friday staged a protest here to demand for regularisation of their jobs.
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June 07, 2025
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BJP MP Tejasvi Surya slams Bilawal Bhutto, highlights Pak's terrorism record
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya slammed Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and called his delegation at the UN Headquarters in New York, the \"Devil reading the scriptures\".
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June 07, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
AAP slams BJP for building 'maya mahal' for Delhi CM
THE Aam Aadmi Party on Friday slammed the BJP saying a party that claimed to “live simply” and questioned the lifestyle of other leaders is now building a “maya mahal” for Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
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June 07, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Switzerland plans info exchange on crypto assets with India, 73 others
SWITZERLAND on Friday proposed an automatic exchange of information on crypto assets with India and 73 other countries, a move likely to help track funds stashed by Indians abroad in virtual currencies.
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June 07, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Russia declares British Council 'undesireable', accuses UK of using it to undermine sovereignty
RUSSIA has declared the British Council an \"undesirable\" organisation, accusing it of acting as a cover for the UK intelligence service MI-6.
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June 07, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
As France pushes for ratification of High Seas Treaty, India not in hurry
INDIA is not in a hurry to ratify the High Seas Treaty, a global agreement for the protection and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in international waters, amid a push from France, the host of the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC-3), for early implementation of the pact. Ahead of the confer-ence next week, French is keen on the ratification of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement, popularly known as the High Seas Treaty, which was signed by India on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly last year.
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June 07, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Trump says it may be better for Russia-Ukraine conflict to last longer
US President Donald Trump said that it might be better to let Russia and Ukraine keep on fighting for a while despite German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s call for more US pressure on Russia.
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June 07, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Germany’s Merz says he found Donald Trump open to dialogue
GERMAN Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday, a day after meeting President Donald Trump at the White House, that he encountered a US administration open to discussion and returned confident that Washington remains committed to NATO.
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June 07, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Elon Musk-run Starlink latest player to get DoT satcom licence in India
ELON Musk-run affordable satellite internet service Starlink has finally received a satcom licence in India to offer its commercial services, possibly later this year or early next year.
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June 07, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Gukesh is a tenacious defender but shouldn't provoke struggle every time: Viswanathan
D Gukesh’'s tenacity in the face of setbacks is admirable but he shouldn't make it a habit to wait for mistakes from his opponents when faced with difficult situations in long-drawn-out games, feels his mentor and former world champion Viswanathan Anand.
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June 07, 2025
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Delhi govt will install water coolers in all schools: CM
THE Delhi government has decided to set up water vending machines in all its schools across the city, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday.
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June 07, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
No move on hiking foreign ownership limits in banks right now; need more banks in India: RBI
RESERVE Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday said there is no move to increase foreign ownership limits beyond 15 per cent in a single institution at present.
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June 07, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
New B.Sc Agri course in DRIEMS offers fresh opportunity to aspiring students: Dr. Pramod Rath
LAUNCHING of B.SC degree course in the prestigious DRIEMS University will not only offer fresh opportunity to students aspiring to make career in this field, it will add a new dimension to Odisha’s rich agri-education landscape, said Dr. Pramod Rath, the founder chairman.
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June 07, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
8 militants nabbed, firearms recovered
SECURITY forces arrested eight militants belonging to various proscribed outfits from Manipur's Imphal West and Bishnupur districts, police said on Friday.
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June 07, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Cooperatives are pillars of nation-building, says Governor Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati
\"COOPERATIVE societies have emerged as powerful instruments of social and economic transformation in India,\" said Odisha Governor Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati, underscoring their pivotal role in nation-building.
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June 07, 2025
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ICEA, IT Ministry urge states to make India a component manufacturing hub
STATES should work together and leverage Centre's scheme for encouraging domestic manufacturing of electronic components to make India a global hub of components manufacturing, the India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) said on Friday.
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June 07, 2025
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Editorial Bytes Before Bias
Embracing Al in Justice
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June 07, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
India commits $20 billion for maritime infrastructure development: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
INDIA has committed $20 billion for infrastructure development focused on enhancing multimodal logistics, port connectivity, and trade facilitation, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Thursday.
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June 06, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
EC streamlines old manual system
THE Election Commission on Thursday said it has streamlined its system to generate various post-poll statistical reports by an upgraded mechanism which replaces the traditional time-consuming manual methods prone to delays.
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June 06, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
India's PVC resin market set to grow by 8 pc to reach 5.5 MMT by FY27
DEMAND for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin in India is expected to grow by 8 per cent per annum to reach 5.5 million metric tonnes (MMT) by FY27, a report said on Thursday.
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June 06, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Elderly woman dies, another injured in bee attack in Mahanga
IN a heartbreaking incident, a 65-year-old woman was killed and another individual critically injured after being attacked by a swarm of bees in Gokulpur village, located in Rahania panchayat under Mahanga block of Cuttack district, on Thursday.
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June 06, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Those who think working in national interest is anti-party need to question themselves'
PEOPLE who consider working in national interest as anti-party activities need to question themselves, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said even as he brushed aside speculations over his quitting the main opposition party.
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June 06, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
RSS chief hails understanding among parties post-Pahalgam
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said the mutual understanding displayed by the political class following the Pahalgam terror attack and action taken by India later should continue and become a permanent feature.
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June 06, 2025
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RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra to announce monetary policy today
RESERVE Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra will announce the bi-monthly monetary policy on Friday amid widespread expectations of a third consecutive rate cut of 25 basis points or even bigger to propel economic growth against the backdrop of trade tensions triggered by Trump tariffs.
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June 06, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
'Narender surrendered to Adani, China': Congress ups ante with fresh jibe at PM
THE Congress on Thursday upped the ante with its \"Narender-surrender\" jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he \"surrendered\" before billionaire Gautam Adani as well as to China.
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June 06, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Satwik-Chirag enter quarterfinals, PV Sindhu loses in Indonesia Open
INDIA'S top men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the quarterfinals while two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu lost in the women's singles second round at the Indonesia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament here on Thursday.
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June 06, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
'Awareness through education necessary to achieve goal of Yamuna cleaning'
DELHI Education minister Ashish Sood emphasised generating awareness among the younger generations to achieve the goal of Yamuna cleaning, a statement said on Thursday.
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June 06, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
70 platoons of police to be deployed in Puri during Debasnana Purnima
AHEAD of the sacred Debasnana Purnima, scheduled for June 11, the Puri district administration is ramping up its security and traffic management measures.
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