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Shah asks CMs to ensure no Pakistani stays after deadline
UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday called up the chief ministers of all the states and asked them to ensure that no Pakistani stays in India beyond the deadline set for leaving the country, sources said.
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April 26, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
UK PM Starmer speaks to Modi over ‘devastating’ Pahalgam terror attack
BRITISH Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday and said he was \"horrified\" by the terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people.
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April 26, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Reliance Q4 net profit up 2.4 pc, becomes first firm with ₹10L crore networth
RELIANCE Industries Ltd on Friday reported a 2.4 per cent rise in its March quarter net profit as store rationalisation in retail business and improved margins in telecom helped offset weakness in mainstay oil and petrochemicals business and higher finance cost.
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April 26, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Donald Trump's trade war, annexation threats upends Canada's election
US President Donald Trump's trade war and annexation threats have upended Canada's election and improved the fortunes of the Liberal Party, which could win a fourth consecutive term in power next week.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
CDA unveils plans for development and beautification of Kathajodi River Bank
THE Cuttack Development Authority (CDA) has announced an ambitious plan to develop and beautify a portion of the Kathajodi river bank, specifically on the right side near Barang Tehsil.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
3 Naxalites killed in encounter with security forces
THREE Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces along the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border on Thursday, police said.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
SC: Prolonged incarceration sans trial can't be allowed to result in sentence
THE Supreme Court on Thursday said a prolonged incarceration without trial cannot be allowed to result in a sentence and granted bail to an accused arrested in a drugs case in UP.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
9-year-old lights funeral pyre of father killed in Pahalgam attack
A traumatised nine-year-old Tanuj was overwhelmed with grief, just following the directions of his elders, as he lit the funeral pyre of his father, Prashant Satpathy, on Thursday morning.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
'Celebrating bloodshed', social media fumes as man seen carrying cake to Pakistan High Commission
A video has emerged showing a man carrying a cake into the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on Thursday, just two days after the brutal terror attack that claimed the lives of 26 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam and a day following India's strong diplomatic retaliation against Islamabad.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Pahalgam terror attack: Naveen mourns death of man who hailed from Odisha
BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Thursday condoled the death of Dinesh Agarwal, a resident of Chhattisgarh but originally hailed Odisha's Balangir, who was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Rourkela Steel Plant’s Sinter Plant-III achieves breakthroughs in sustainability and automation
IN a remarkable stride toward industrial efficiency and environmental stewardship, Sinter Plant-III of the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), under Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), has implemented a range of innovative, cost-effective, and eco-friendly initiatives during FY 2024-25.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
16 people held as police bust two fake call centres in Kol
SIXTEEN people were arrested in Kolkata as police busted two fake call centres that allegedly duped foreign nationals, an officer said on Thursday.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Indus Water Treaty suspended: India has many options, says expert
INDIA has said the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) of 1960 with Pakistan will be held in abeyance with immediate effect, until Islamabad credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Pahalgam attack masterminded by Pak: Congress Working Committee
THE Congress on Thursday said the cowardly Pahalgam attack masterminded by Pakistan is a direct assault on the values of our republic, even as it accused the BJP of exploiting the tragedy to promote discord and polarisation at a time unity is most needed.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Terrorism embedded in Pak's DNA will end with its disintegration: BJP
DENOUNCING the Pahalgam terror attack, Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, R. Ashoka, on Thursday said terrorism is embedded in Pakistan's DNA and will end only with its disintegration.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Pak airspace closure hits Air India, IndiGo flights
INTERNATIONAL flights of Air India and IndiGo have been impacted by the Pakistan airspace closure on Thursday, with the Tata Group-owned airline saying its flights connecting North America, the UK, Europe and the Middle East are likely to take an alternative extended route.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Israel's Ambassador Reuven Azar likens Pahalgam attack to Hamas’ Oct 7 onslaught
ISRAEL's Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, compared the terror attack in Pahalgam to the October 7, 2023, Hamas strike on Israel, citing similarities in their targeting of civilians and warning of growing coordination among terrorist groups.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Anaemia in pregnancy linked to 47 per cent higher risk of heart condition in child at birth
BEING anaemic during pregnancy could be linked to a 47 per cent higher chance of the child having a heart condition at birth, according to a study conducted on women in the UK.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Tremors, seizures, paralysis: This brain disorder is more common than multiple sclerosis - but often goes undiagnosed
IMAGINE suddenly losing the ability to move a limb, walk or speak. You would probably recognise this as a medical emergency and get to hospital.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Centre steps up efforts to boost eco-friendly coal mining
THE Ministry of Coal on Thursday said it has stepped up efforts with a robust incentive package to promote underground coal mining which is more environment-friendly, as it causes significantly less surface disruption compared to opencast operations.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
China successfully launches three new astronauts to its space station
CHINA has successfully launched three astronauts to its space station on Thursday to replace their colleagues manning the station for the past six months.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Blood is Thicker than Water
What remains puzzling is why Ukraine has not yet been accepted as a member of the EU and why NATO membership continues to elude it, writes Vivek Pattanayak
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Odisha Govt and IFPRI launch training to strengthen data-driven agricultural policy
IN a significant push toward evidence-based agricultural policymaking, the Department of Agriculture & Farmers' Empowerment (DAFE), Government of Odisha, in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), conducted a two-day capacity-building training for state officials on April 22-23. The training focused on strengthening skills in data interpretation, policy analysis, and outcome assessment to enhance agricultural governance.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Iran must give up nuclear enrichment in any deal with US, says Marco Rubio
SECRETARY of State Marco Rubio said in an interview released Wednesday that Iran must give up all nuclear enrichment if it wants to make a deal during talks with the Trump administration and head off the threat of armed conflict.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Trade associations hold candle march against Pahalgam terror attack, ‘Delhi bandh’ today
THE Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI) announced a ‘bandh’ across the national capital on Friday to protest against the Pahalgam terror attack as trade organisations held a candle march Thursday at the Connaught Place here to express solidarity with the victims.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Delhi government beings study into school dropouts, improvements
A study is underway into reasons for student dropout and how to improve the overall quality of school education, a Delhi government official has said.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Broadband subscribers stand at 944.04 mn in Feb, tele-density up
THE total broadband subscribers stood at 944.04 million at the end of February, as per the information received from 1,189 operators, the government said on Thursday.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Pahalgam: BSF scales down retreat events at Attari, two other locations on Pak border
THE Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday said it has \"scaled down\" the retreat ceremony held at Attari, Hussainiwala and Sadki along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab in the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Not time for domestic blame game: Tharoor
ASSERTING that this is not the time for a domestic blame game over the Pahalgam terror attack, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said Islamist terrorists and their Pakistani handlers need to be destroyed and that \"we must all support our government\" in doing whatever it judges best to achieve this.
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April 25, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
SWC approves ₹1191.47 Cr renewable energy projects
IN a significant step toward strengthening its green energy footprint, the Odisha government has granted in-principle approval to seven new renewable energy projects with a cumulative investment of Rs 1191.47 crore.
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