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Adani becomes India’s fastest-growing brand with focus on infra, green energy
THE Adani Group has emerged as the fastest-growing Indian brand this year, with its brand value up by 82 per cent, according to a new report.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Rly ministry to re-start direct recruitment of staff for train control department after 8 yrs
THE railway ministry will fill 60 per cent posts of train controllers through the direct recruitment process conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB).
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
CM Siddaramaiah dismisses reports of bickering in ruling Congress
KARNATAKA Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday dismissed the reports of bickering in the ruling Congress in the state.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Bowlers in need of better lengths to end India's Edgbaston jinx in Bumrah' s possible absence
Jasprit Bumrah's possible absence from next week's second Test against England in Birmingham will rob India's bowling unit of control, not an ideal element to miss when the visitors are trying to go level at a ground where they have never won a red-ball match.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Iran's three key nuclear sites significantly damaged in 12-day operation, claims IDF
THE Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday announced that its 12-day military operation against Iran resulted in significant damage to three of the country’s main nuclear facilities, Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, dealing a major blow to the Iranian regime's nuclear infrastructure.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Malaysian Police arrests 36 B’deshis for promoting Islamic State ideology
THE Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) on Friday announced the arrest of 36 Bangladeshi nationals for their involvement in a radical movement and bring-ing extremist beliefs based on the Islamic State (IS) ideology into the country.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
BJD alleges police excess against journalists during Rath Yatra in Puri
OPPOSITION BJD on Friday condemned the alleged police excess against journalists, who were officially invited to Puri by the Odisha government to cover Rath Yatra.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Deal value in India’s transportation, logistics sector surges 85 pc in H1 2025
INDIA’S transportation and logistics sector gained significant traction in the first half of 2025, with total deal value surging to $609.7 million, marking a robust 85 per cent increase from H1 2024, according to a report on Friday.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Congress ‘appeasement’ of illegal immigrants led to massive encroachment of Satra land: Himanta
ASSAM Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday alleged that the previous Congress government's appeasement of illegal immigrants led to massive encroachment of over 13,000 bighas (more than 4,300 acres) of 'Satra’ (Vaishnavite monastery) land in the state.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
JSW Paints to acquire Akzo Nobel India in ₹12,915-cr deal, to become 4th largest player
SAJJAN Jindal's JSW Paints on Friday announced acquisition of Dutch paint maker Akzo Nobel's India unit in a Rs 12,915-crore deal to become the fourth-largest player in the paint industry in the country.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
NIA charges 7 men for grenade attack on police station in Punjab
THE National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted seven accused, including three absconders, in the December 2024 case related to the grenade attack on Gurdaspur Police Station by Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorists, officials on Friday said.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
MP: Ratlam hosts landmark ‘MP RISE 2025’ conclave, paving way for Industrial surge
CHIEF Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated the 8th Regional Industry, Skill and Employment (RISE) Conclave on Friday at Nehru Stadium in Ratlam, marking a pivotal moment in Madhya Pradesh's industrial advancement.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Vaibhav Suryavanshi blitz powers India to six-wicket win over England, go 1-0 up in U19 ODI series
FRESH from their exploits in the IPL, young guns Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre blazed with the bat after a tidy bowling performance as India defeated England by six wickets in the first Youth ODI of their Under-19 tour here on Friday.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Over 70 pc of Indian startups integrating AI across core business functions: Meta report
OVER 70 per cent of Indian startups are now integrating Al across core business functions and 67 per cent have adopted omnichannel models to address modern customer journeys that span online discovery and offline purchase, a Meta-commissioned report said on Friday.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Andhra CM tells Finance Dept to give priority to capital expenditure
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Friday directed the Finance Department to give priority to capital expenditure.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Sitharaman nudges PSU banks to raise credit growth, maintain profitability
FINANCE Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday asked public sector banks (PSBs) to take advantage of Reserve Bank's jumbo 50 basis points rate cut to increase lending toward productive sectors of the economy.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
‘Gang rape’ in Kol college shows female students not safe, claims BJP chief Sukanta
UNION minister and BJP's West Bengal unit president Sukanta Majumdar on Friday claimed that the alleged gang rape in a law college in Kolkata shows that female students are \"not safe\" in educational institutes in the state.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Kerala CM slams RSS over call to review Constitution’s Secular and Socialist ideals
KERALA Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday condemned the RSS's cali to review the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ in the Indian Constitution's Preamble, describing it as \"a brazen attempt to dismantle the core ideals of our Republic.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
EDII celebrates 25th MSME Day highlighting inclusive and sustainable growth
THE Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad, marked the 25th MSME Day by honouring the resilience and entrepreneurial spirit of India’s Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), recognizing their crucial role in grassroots development and national progress.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Transaction adviser being appointed for PPP model in 11 hospitals: Govt
DELHI Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh said on Friday that the government is working to introduce the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model in 11 hospitals and a transaction adviser is being appointed for the purpose.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Tripura govt filled up vacant posts in transparent way: CM
TRIPURA Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said the state government has filled up vacant posts in various departments in a transparent way.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Over 900 persons under preventive orders ahead of Muharram: DM
AUTHORITIES in Sambhal have placed over 900 persons under preventive restrictions ahead of Muharram to maintain peace and prevent any possible disturbances, District Magistrate Rajendra Pensiya told reporters on Friday.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Jindal Nagar's Rath Yatra witnesses grand community participation
THE Rath Yatra festival at Devboomi, Jindal Nagar, was celebrated with immense devotion, closely following the traditional rituals of the Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
CM slams past SP govt for neglecting MSMEs, fuelling caste-based conflicts in UP
UTTAR Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday launched a scathing attack on the previous Samajwadi Party government, accusing it of ignoring the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector while keeping the state trapped in caste-based conflicts and nepotism for political gains.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Massive devotee turnout marks Rath Yatra; chariots to resume journey today
LORD Jagannath devotees will get another chance to pull the chariots tomorrow as none of them reached their destination on Friday after Balabhadra's Taladhwaja chariot got stuck while negotiating a turn, causing delays that prevented the others from arriving at Gundicha Temple, 2.6km away from the 12th-century shrine.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Develop govt land near major infra projects into economic hubs like BKC: CM to officials
MAHARASHTRA Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday asked officials to identify and develop government land near major infrastructure projects as economic hubs on the lines of Mumbai's Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC).
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
ONGC well in Assam capped after 16 days of gas leakage, says Hardeep Puri
ONGC on Friday successfully capped the blowout of its crude oil well in Assam's Sivasagar district after 16 days of gas leakage from there, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Shrivani Kshetra comes alive with devotion as thousands join grand Rath Yatra celebration
THE sacred atmosphere of Shrivani Kshetra at Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) reverberated with chants of “Jai Jagannath” as thousands of devotees participated in the annual Rath Yatra celebration on Thursday, held with great religious fervour and grandeur.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Mizoram mulls confiscating IDs of refugees who often cross border to and from Myanmar
THE Mizoram government is considering confiscating the identity cards of Myanmar refugees who repeatedly cross the international border to and from the neighbouring country, an official said on Friday.
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June 28, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
India posts current account surplus of $13.5 bn in Q4FY25: RBI report
INDIA posted a current account surplus of USD 13.5 billion or 1.3 per cent of GDP in March quarter 2024-25 as compared with USD 4.6 billion in the year-ago period mainly on account of surge in services exports and higher remittances, according to RBI data released on Friday.
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