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Iran's Defiant Religious Decrees
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July 01, 2025
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Interest rates on small savings schemes kept unchanged for Q2
THE government on Monday left interest rates unchanged for various small savings schemes, including PPF and NSC, for the sixth straight quarter beginning July 1, 2025.
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July 01, 2025
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Electoral roll dynamic list which needs a review: EC
AMID protests by opposition parties, the Election Commission on Monday said the special intensive revision is needed as the electoral roll keeps changing due to a variety of reasons and the Constitution mandates it to ensure that only eligible citizens are part of the voters' list and those not, do not get to vote.
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July 01, 2025
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Bank GNPAs decline to multi-decadal low of 2.3 pc in March: RBI
THE gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of the banking system declined to a multi-decadal low of 2.3 per cent in March 2025, the Reserve Bank said on Monday.
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July 01, 2025
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India's GST collection hits record ₹22.08L crore in FY25, rises 9.4 pc
INDIA’S Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection for the financial year 2024-25 touched a record high of Rs 22.08 lakh crore, marking a 9.4 per cent increase compared with the previous year, the government announced on Monday.
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July 01, 2025
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Law student 'gangrape' pre-planned, accused trio targeted victim for quite some time: Cops
THREE out of the four persons arrested in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a female student at a city-based law college had pre-planned the assault, a police officer said on Monday.
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July 01, 2025
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Odisha police detains 18 suspected Bangladeshis in Kendrapara
LAUNCHING a crackdown on illegal immigrants, Odisha police on Monday detained around 18 suspected Bangladeshi nationals, residing illegally at different locations of coastal Kendrapara district.
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July 01, 2025
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Israeli FM says open to establishing official ties with Syria and Lebanon
ISRAEL is interested in establishing diplomatic relations with Syria and Lebanon but will not withdraw from the occupied Golan Heights as part of any future agreement, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said on Monday.
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July 01, 2025
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Pak, China working to establish new regional bloc with potential to replace SAARC: Report
PAKISTAN and China are working on a proposal to establish a new regional organisation that could potentially replace the now-defunct South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), according to a media report on Monday.
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July 01, 2025
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Dissent, Democracy & Dark Cloud of Emergency
With watchdogs of democracy weakening, only through a vigilant civil society, respect for diversity and multiculturalism, the spectre of unwritten emergency can be scuttled, writes Satya Narayan Misra
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July 01, 2025
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Garg stresses development of statistical system to effectively monitor ‘Vikashit Odisha’ goals, targets
WHILE speaking on the occasion of celebrating 19th National Statistics Day here today Development Commissioner-cumAdditional Chief Secretary Anu Garg urged upon all to develop a statistical system which will effectively monitor the goals and targets set in the Vikashit Odisha-2036 and 2047.
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July 01, 2025
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Omar calls for revival of Kashmir connection with global market
J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday called for a revival of the buyer-seller relationship to revive the historic connection between Kashmir’s artisans and the global market.
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July 01, 2025
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Confident India hope for Smriti Mandhana encore, Harmanpreet availability in 2nd T20I against England
A confident India will aim to capitalise on opener Smriti Mandhana's sublime form and hope for skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's availability to achieve another big win when the second Women's T20I against England is played here on Tuesday.
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July 01, 2025
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Delhi prepares for monsoon: PWD completes 82 pc of drain desilting work
AS the monsoon arrives in the national capital, civic agencies race towards completing the desilting work with PWD and have completed 82 per cent of the work, according to a statement issued on Monday.
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July 01, 2025
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OHRC asks Puri district authorities to take measures to avoid repeat of stampede
CONCERNED over the death of three persons and injury of about 50 people in a stampede during the Rath Yatra festival in Puri, the Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on Monday asked the district administration and the police to take appropriate measures to prevent occurrence of similar incidents in the future.
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July 01, 2025
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Adani Group, ISKCON serve devotion with nutrition during Puri Rath Yatra
THE sacred Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri continues to transform the spiritual landscape of India, drawing millions of devotees from across the country and around the world.
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July 01, 2025
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Today's political atmosphere not ‘favourable’ for Indian democracy, insists Dhankhar
VICE President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday expressed concern over the current political scenario in the country, saying today's political atmosphere is not favourable for Indian democracy and social health.
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July 01, 2025
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Bar Council of India censures SILF for attempting to undermine its authority
ON the issue of the entry of foreign lawyers and law firms in the country, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has again chided the Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF), accusing it of consistently attempting to undermine its authority and disseminating misleading statements.
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July 01, 2025
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The General's Republic: How Pakistan's military hijacked the state
PAKISTAN'S political landscape has long been orchestrated not by its elected representatives but by the opaque influence of its military elite, whose grip on the nation's trajectory grows ever more evident with each successive episode.
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July 01, 2025
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AIIMS Gorakhpur serves over 12 cr people, eulogises UP CM Yogi at its first convocation
UTTAR Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that AIIMS Gorakhpur is not just a medical institution but a lifeline for over 12 crore people across eastern Uttar Pradesh, adjoining Bihar, and even parts of Nepal, as he addressed the institute's first convocation ceremony.
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July 01, 2025
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Day after stampede, thousands make beeline to have glimpse of sibling deities in Puri
A day after three people were killed and 50 others injured in a stampede near Shree Gundicha temple in Puri, thousands of devotees on Monday made a beeline to have a darshan of the sibling deities Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Lord Jagannath.
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July 01, 2025
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Delhi BJP pays tribute to former CM Sahib Singh Verma on his 18th death anniversary
ON the death anniversary of former Chief Minister of Delhi Sahib Singh Verma, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva led the party in paying tributes to the Jat leader.
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July 01, 2025
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Delhi Police nabs 2 in £10 crore stock investment scam being operated from Nepal
Asocial media chat turned into a costly ordeal for a Delhi resident, ultimately exposing a stock investment scam operated from a hotel in Nepal, with fraudulent transactions exceeding Rs 10 crore in just one month, an official said on Monday.
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July 01, 2025
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Coming together of Thackeray brothers against Hindi imposition showed strength of Marathi people, says Raut
SHIV Sena MP, Sanjay Raut, on Monday said that the Maharashtra government's move to withdraw its decision to introduce Hindi as a third language along with Marathi and English for Classes 1 to 5 was the fist step towards the victory achieved by the Thackeray brothers (Uddhav and Raj) after coming together.
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July 01, 2025
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9 sectors have potential to generate up to $738 billion revenue in India by 2030
DRIVEN by sound fundamentals and a resilient economy, Indian firms in nine sectors could collectively generate between $588 billion and $738 billion in revenues by 2030, according to a new report.
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July 01, 2025
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No party can dominate AIADMK, asserts party leader Palaniswami
STRONGLY defending his party's electoral alliance with the BJP, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has asserted that nobody, however big, could dominate his party that ruled Tamil Nadu for over 30 years.
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July 01, 2025
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Engineer, contractor held for ₹4.6 cr fraud in Delhi irrigation department
THE Delhi government's anti-corruption branch (ACB) has arrested a suspended executive engineer and a private contractor for committing over Rs 4.6 crore fraud in the Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Department, an official said on Monday.
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July 01, 2025
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Rly ministry hikes fares of AC classes by 2 paise, non-AC by 1 paisa per km
THE railway ministry issued an official circular on Monday, increasing the fares of the non-air-conditioned class in mail and express trains by 1 paisa and all air-conditioned classes by 2 paise per kilometre from July 1.
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July 01, 2025
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Delhi Speaker discusses legislative efficiency at Dharamshala conference
DELHI Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta, on Monday, joined the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamshala for deliberations on issues related to improving the functioning of legislatures.
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July 01, 2025
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Ericsson’s manufacturing unit bolsters global confidence in India: Minister
THE launch of Ericsson's manufacturing unit demonstrates global confidence in India’s capabilities and the country’s growing confidence in its future, Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Monday.
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