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Congress wanted to usurp ₹2,000-cr assets of the National Herald: ED
THE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE (ED) on Wednesday told a court here that the Congress party wanted to usurp around Rs 2,000 crore assets of the now-defunct National Herald newspaper.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
HC directs Delhi Jal Board to inspect areas getting contaminated water
THE Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi Jal Board to conduct an inspection and rectify the fault after it was alleged that several areas in east Delhi are getting highly contaminated potable water.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
A chariot, a word, a world: The cultural voyage of 'juggernaut'
INDIA has given many words to the English language. But perhaps none as weighty as 'juggernaut'.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
VHP files PIL at Calcutta HC challenging attribution of 'Dham' title for Digha Jagannath temple
THE Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), on Wednesday, filed a public interest litigation at a division bench of the Calcutta High Court challenging the attribution of the tile of “Dham” for the recently inaugurated Lord Jagannath Temple at East Midnapore district of West Bengal.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
China confirms President Xi will miss BRICS summit, Premier Li to attend
CHINA on Wednesday said Premier Li Qiang will attend the BRICS summit in Brazil later this week, confirming reports that President Xi Jinping will skip the meeting of the emerging economies for the first time since he took over power 12 years ago.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Robber with over 18 criminal cases held after gunfight in Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan
A 32-year-old robber wanted in multiple cases, including armed robberies and illegal arms possession, was arrested after a brief exchange of fire with police near Delhi's Sarai Kale Khan area, a police official said on Wednesday.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
4 govt officials, civilian killed in blast in Pak's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
FOUR government officials, including an assistant commissioner, and a civilian were killed and 10 others injured in a bomb blast in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, police said.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Performance rankings for efficient implementation of new criminal laws: Fadnavis
THE Maharashtra government will introduce departmental performance rankings to ensure effective implementation of newly introduced criminal laws and swift prosecution, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
India's digital identity adoption surges amid rising trust, Al integration: Report
As India's digital ecosystem expands at an unprecedented pace, Indian consumers are rapidly embracing new-age identity technologies while balancing convenience with security concerns, a new report said on Wednesday.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Speaker Vijender constitutes standing committees related to Delhi govt depts
DELHI Assembly — Speaker Vijender Gupta has constituted House Standing Committees related to different departments of the Delhi government, including health, education, transport, and finance.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
NCB dismantles transnational drug trafficking syndicate, Home Minister Shah hails crackdown
THE Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has successfully dismantled a transnational drug trafficking syndicate with Union Home Minister Amit Shah terming the crackdown stellar example of multi-agency coordination.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Bihar's lost glory can be restored only by Nitish-led NDA, asserts Rajnath Singh
DEFENCE Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that Bihar's lost glory can be restored only by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Diksha eyes strong finish at Irish Open ahead of season's final Major
INDIAN golfer Diksha Dagar, currently ranked inside the Top-10 of the Ladies European Tour (LET), will aim for a strong performance at the KPMG Irish Open as she builds up to bigger challenges later this year.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Youth kills childhood friend over 'triangular love' affair in Bolangir
Additional SP, Bolangir, Alok Jena on Tuesday
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Odisha Human Rights Commission seeks report on Puri stampede
THE Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) has sought separate reports from the Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), the Puri district Collector and Superintendent of Police on the stampede that occurred at Saradhabali near Gundicha Temple here in the early hours on June 29 resulting in the death of three pilgrims.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Security forces arrest 4 militants
SECURITY forces arrested four militants including aa top leader of a proscribed outfit from Imphal West and East district, police said on Wednesday.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Tribal woman gangraped in Jajpur district, 2 held
ODISHA Police on Wednesday arrested two persons for allegedly gang-raping a tribal woman in Jajpur district, officials said.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Repeatedly subjected to harassment by police, slams Bengal BJP chief Sukanta petitions Calcutta HC
UNION Minister and the state BJP president in West Bengal, Sukanta Majumdar, on Wednesday, approached the single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court accusing the West Bengal Police of excesses against him through repeated and unnecessary harassment.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
L-G Sinha flags off first batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims
JAMMU AND KASHMIR Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for the Amarnath Yatra, marking the formal commencement of this year's pilgrimage, from Jammu.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Govt allows cab aggregators to charge up to 2 times of base fare during peak hours
THE road transport ministry has allowed cab aggregators such as Uber, Ola and Rapido to charge up to two times the base fare during peak hours, as against 1.5 times earlier, while for non-peak hours the fare has to be a minimum of 50 per cent of the base fare.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Nine-member panel to chart roadmap for Atal canteens in Delhi
THE Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) has formed a nine-member committee to explore ways to set up 100 Atal Canteens that would provide affordable meals to dwellers of slum clusters in the national capital.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
ODRAF rescues over 8,000 people in Balasore and Mayurbhanj as floodwaters surge
AMID continuous heavy rainfall in North Odisha, the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) has launched extensive rescue and relief operations in the flood-hit districts of Balasore and Mayurbhanj.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Deadly blood cancer can now be detected early with blood test: Study
A team of Israeli and US researchers have developed a simple blood test that can detect a person's risk of developing leukaemia -- a deadly blood cancer.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Stock markets end lower; HDFC Bank, foreign fund outflows drag
BENCHMARK BSE Sensex declined by 287 points on Wednesday due to profit selling in HDFC Bank, L&T and Reliance Industries shares and caution ahead of the impending US tariff deadline.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
India projected to clock 6.8-7 pc growth in Q2, current fiscal to register 6.3 pc: HSBC
INDIA’S GDP growth is projected at 6.3 per cent in current fiscal (FY26) despite external headwinds, an HSBC report said on Wednesday, adding that with 70 per cent of the indicators growing positively, the Q2 growth (April-June) is trending at 6.8-7 per cent, with the informal sector taking the lead.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Don't politicise Rath Yatra affairs, urges minister after oppn seeks his ouster for stampede deaths
ODISHA Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan on Wednesday urged the opposition parties not to politicise the affairs related to Lord Jagannath's Rath Yatra.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Under-fire Marquez quits as India football head coach after mutual agreement with AIFF
EMBATTLED India football head coach Manolo Marquez stepped down on Wednesday after reaching a \"mutual agreement\" with the All India Football Federation (AIFF), which was under pressure to fix accountability for the recent downward spiral of the national team.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Coal production from India's commercial mines jumps 16.4 pc in April-June quarter
COAL production from the country's captive and commercial mines shot up by a robust 16.4 per cent to 46.01 million tonnes during the first quarter (April-June) of the financial year 2025-26 from 39.53 million tonnes in the same quarter of the previous year, according to official figures released on Wednesday.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
India may have social security agreement with UK under free trade pact soon
INDIA may soon have a social security pact with the UK as an in-built component of the free trade agreement (FTA) which has been finalised between the two countries, a source said on Wednesday.
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July 03, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely in seven districts today: IMD
THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange warning for seven districts and a yellow warning for eleven others in Odisha, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall along with thunderstorms on Thursday.
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