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‘Cong failed to hit Pak after 26/11 due to foreign pressure’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Congress-led UPA government on Wednesday for failing to punish Pakistan after the 26/11 attacks in 2008, due to \"foreign pressure\".
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October 09, 2025
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Congress alleges multi-crore scam in Manipur’s Jal Jeevan Mission, seeks court-monitored probe
The Congress party Wednesday alleged a multi-crore scam in Manipur’s Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), a flagship programme aimed at providing tap water connections torural households, and sought a court-monitored probe into it.
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October 09, 2025
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High-end carsmuggling: ED raids residences of actors Dulqer Salmaan, Prithviraj, Amit Chackalakkal
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Wednesday launched simultaneous raids under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) at 17 locations across Kerala and Tamil Nadu in connection with the ongoing investigation into the alleged smuggling of high-end preowned vehicles, and related to unauthorised foreign exchange transactions.
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October 09, 2025
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After Lecornu’s fall, Frencheyes are on President Macron
Outgoing French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, aiming to calm the political storm triggered by his resignation on Monday less than 24 hours after unveiling his ministers, faced a tight deadline Wednesday to break the deadlock caused by his departure.
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October 09, 2025
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Jawa Yezdi Motorcycles betting big on GST cut, set to double sales
Jawa Yezdi Motorcycles is betting big on the latest round of GST rates restructuring to push its topline.
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October 09, 2025
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De Minaurgets 50th tour-level win, advances to Shanghai Masters QFs
Alex de Minaur of Australia recorded his 50th tour-level victory of the season on Wednesday at the Shanghai Masters, moving past Nuno Borges 7-5, 6-2 to reach his seventh ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal.
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October 09, 2025
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Hamas ties hostage release to full Israeli withdrawal in Gaza ceasefire talks
A Hamas source said that the group has demanded that any release of Israeli hostages be “directly tied to” a clear timetable for Israel's complete withdrawal from Gaza, as the group's indirect negotiations with Israel continue in Egypt.
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October 09, 2025
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Epochal questions before US top court
The most influential cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this term, which began on October 6, reflect the cultural and partisan clashes of American politics.
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October 09, 2025
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Trump at the UN
Post Trump’sassertions, the morestark, urgentand unavoidable questionwas how theworld would operateinthe absence ofareliable American leadership. Thisisnotonlya question fortheglobalsouth but for Europeaswell, becauseit confronts Russia, Asia, asit wrestles with Chinese powerand forthe Gulf asitgrappleswith Israel’s military dominance
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October 09, 2025
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UPI to power ₹900tn payments by 2030 with AI: PwC
India’s digital payments landscape is poised for a transformative leap, with transactions expected to surge threefold over the next five years, PwC's Indian Payments Handbook 2025-2030 said on Wednesday.
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October 09, 2025
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‘PM Modi’s leadership pivotal in steering India’s digital transformation’
Akash Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm, praised PM Modi’s leadership, describing it as pivotal in steering India’s digital transformation.
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October 09, 2025
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Food prices ease; CPI near 1.2 pc in Sept: BoB
India’s food inflation continued its downward slide in September, with the Bank of Baroda Essential Commodities Index (BoB ECI) remaining in deflation for the fifth consecutive month, dropping by 1 per cent yo-y and accelerating to 3.8 per cent in the first week of October 2025.
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October 09, 2025
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PM Modi to launch multiple projects in Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Maharashtra on 8-9 October, where he will inaugurate several key infrastructure projects.
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October 08, 2025
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Curfew lifted in Cuttack
The administration on Tuesday lifted curfew in Cuttack following 36 hours of peace after the violent communal clashes that marred the Durga idol immersion on 5 October.
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October 08, 2025
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Stalin sets target of securing 75K crore investment in aerospace and defence manufacturing
Expressing the desire that Tamil Nadu should become a centre of defence manufacturing and propelling growth, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday said the state has set a target of securing Rs 75,000 crore investments in this sector by the year 2032.
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October 08, 2025
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China’s premier Li Qiang to visit North Korea
China's Premier Li Qiang will go to North Korea this week in the highest-level visit by a Chinese leader since 2019.
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October 08, 2025
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Oli must account for crime of omission
HIRAMANI GHIMIRE
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October 08, 2025
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Bhojpuri actor’s marital discord poised to enter political arena
The marital discord between Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh and his wife Jyoti Singh is poised to enter the political arena as the actor's father-inlaw has decided to take up the matter with chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
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October 08, 2025
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Eight Olympic Golds in 100 years: Indian hockey gears up for centenary celebrations
Hockey India on Tuesday unveiled a month-long campaign to mark the centenary celebrations of Indian hockey, which will culminate on November 7, a day that commemorates 100 years since the formation of the country’s first hockey administrative body in 1925.
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October 08, 2025
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Assam launches ‘Orunodoi 3.0’
The Assam government has rolled out the third phase of its flagship welfare scheme, Orunodoi 3.0, marking what chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma described as the state's largest and most comprehensive poverty alleviation initiative to date.
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October 08, 2025
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Chicago braces as Trump threatens Insurrection Act
US President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act ~an 1807 law that allows a (US) president to deploy military troops inside the country.
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October 08, 2025
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One of eight witnesses in Zubeen Garg’s death case appears before CID
Ina key development in the ongoing probe into the mysterious death of singer-actor Zubeen Garg, Rupkamal Kalita — one of the eight individuals who were reportedly with the artist during his final moments in Singapore — appeared before the Assam Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Tuesday.
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October 08, 2025
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Sabarimala sculpture sold to a millionaire, alleges Satheesan
Opposition leader in the Kerala assembly VD. Satheesan has on Tuesday alleged that the gold-plated Dwarapalaka sculpture in Sabarimala was sold to a millionaire in the state for crores of rupees.
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October 08, 2025
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Flexi staffing up 6.1 pc in Q1; IT tops 12.3 pc
India’s flexi staffing industry grew 6.1 per cent year-on-year in QI FY26, driven by robust IT staffing performance, according to a report on Tuesday.
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October 08, 2025
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Bihar SIR: Most of the 21 lakh names added in final list are new voters, ECI tells SC
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that the final electoral roll prepared during the SIR exercise in Bihar had been notified, and that most of the 21 lakh names added were those of new voters, with only a small portion belonging to
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October 08, 2025
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Top Australian stars return for limited-over series against India
Australia have brought back several key players for their upcoming white-ball series at home against India, signalling a strong intent ahead of next year’s ICC men’s T20 World Cup.
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October 08, 2025
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Seat-sharing talks intensify across NDA, INDIA blocs for Bihar polls
Following the announcement ofthe Bihar Assembly Elections 2025, political activity has intensified in the state with parties ~ from Congress, to the BJP and the JD(U) ~ looking to finalise the first list of candidates in the coming days so that the election campaign can begin on time.
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October 08, 2025
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Sarma alleges Gogoi-Mahanta nexus, slams Gogoi's ‘anti-Assam’ remarks
Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday launched a fresh political broadside against Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, hinting at a close association between him and event manager Shyamkanu Mahanta, and alleging that the two share a deep political connection.
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October 08, 2025
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Rahul Gandhi, Kharge condemn lynching of Dalit youth in Raebareli
In a strong and emotional joint statement, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi condemned the brutal lynching of a Dalit youth, Hariom Valmiki, in Uttar Pradesh’s Raebareli, calling it a “heinous crime against the Constitution and humanity.”
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October 08, 2025
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SC seeks replies from X, Assam BJP over AI-generated video depicting ‘Muslim takeover’
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from social media platform X (formerly Twitter) andthe Assam unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ona plea demanding the removal of an artificial intelligencegenerated video that allegedly depicts a “Muslim takeover” of the state in the event the ruling party loses the upcoming assembly elections.
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