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South Africa's Triumph at Lords
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June 16, 2025
The Political and Business Daily
Larry Ellison becomes world's 2nd richest person, surpasses Zuckerberg and Bezos
ORACLE Corporation's Co-founder and Chairman, Larry Ellison, has now become the world’s second richest person, overtaking Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
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June 16, 2025
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CPCB spent less than 1 pc of Rs 45 crore environmental fines collected since 2018: RTI reply
THE Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has spent just 0.2 per cent of the environmental compensation it collected from 2018 to 2024 on protecting the environment, according to official data accessed through a Right to Information (RTI) application.
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June 16, 2025
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Central govt eases rules for buying scientific equipment, consumables by R&D institutes
IN the wake of demands from researchers, the government has enhanced financial limits for the procurement of scientific instruments and consumables by various scientific institutions, including those pursuing research in the defence sector, and also allowed them to look beyond the GeM portal for making such purchases.
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June 16, 2025
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Annual Mines Safety Fortnight 2024-25 concludes with prize distribution ceremony
THE Annual Mines Safety Fortnight 2024-25 concluded today with a prize distribution ceremony held at the Lingaraj Area, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL).
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June 16, 2025
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Indian startups raise $184.75 mn this week
INDIAN startups continued to attract investor interest as 20 startups raised around $184.75 million in funding this week.
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June 16, 2025
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Tripura eyeing tea boom with govt support, unused land
TRIPURA is witnessing a big transformation in its tea sector, with large tracts of unused govern-ment-allotted land and rising production figures setting the stage for what officials are calling a “tea uprising” in the north-eastern state.
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June 16, 2025
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Basement wall collapses in Gurugram society, 2 labourers dead
A couple working as labourers died after a wall in the basement of an under-construction building collapsed here on Sunday afternoon, police said.
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June 16, 2025
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Kolkata port records strong cargo growth in April-May amidst geopolitical tensions
SYAMA Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), Kolkata, on Sunday said it began FY26 on a strong note, recording a 27.56 per cent year-on-year growth in cargo handling during April-May 2025, despite global geopolitical tensions.
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June 16, 2025
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Tripura BJP stages protest over vandalism at Tagore's ancestral home in B'desh
RULING BJP in Tripura on Saturday staged state-wide protests along the Bangladesh border, protesting the recent attack and vandalism of the ancestral home of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in the neighbouring country.
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June 16, 2025
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Indians safe, monitoring situation: Indian mission
ALL Indians in Israel are safe and the embassy is constantly monitoring the situation and the safety of its nationals amid a conflict with Iran, the Indian mission said on Sunday.
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June 16, 2025
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Haifa port in Israel operating normally despite Iran attack
THERE has been no damage to Israel's Haifa port in the Iranian ballistic missile attack on an oil refinery nearby and cargo operations are progressing unhindered, according to media reports.
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June 16, 2025
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LoP Suvendu accuses police of illegally entering Bankura BJP’s party office in the night
THE Leader of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Sunday accused the state police of sneaking into the BJP's party office in Bankura district like \"thieves and dacoits\" and attempting \"to break the gate and barge in under the cover of darkness\".
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June 16, 2025
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Pregnant woman dies after assault by husband in Bhadrak district
A five-month pregnant woman died after allegedly assaulted by her husband following a domestic altercation in Bhadrak district, police said on Sunday.
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June 16, 2025
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Myth, reality and universal concerns headline Rashmi Narzary’s ‘The Lost Soul of the Joukhoorei’
BRINGING together a blend of myth and reality, award-winning author Rashmi Narzary's says her latest book — ‘The Lost Soul of the Joukhoorei’ — underscores universal concerns along with the “joys of befriending and the pains of letting go”.
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June 16, 2025
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Despite SC nod, HCs not keen on appointing retired judges to tackle backlog
DESPITE the Supreme Court clearing the idea nearly five months ago, the high courts seem not to be keen on appointing ad-hoc judges to tackle pending criminal cases, details available with the government showed.
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June 16, 2025
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I would like to build a team culture where everyone is secure and happy, says Gill
SOMEONE who never dreamt of leading the national cricket team, India's new Test skipper Shubman Gill has set himself the goal of creating a team culture where every player is \"secure and happy.
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June 16, 2025
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India women's hockey team loses 1-2 to Australia in Pro League
THE Indian women's hockey team fought on equal terms against Australia but conceded a last-minute goal to lose 1-2 in its FIH Pro League match here on Sunday.
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June 16, 2025
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Russia's strong ties with both Israel and Iran could help it emerge as power broker
RUSSIA has maintained a delicate balancing act in the Middle East for decades, trying to navigate its warm relations with Israel even as it has developed strong economic and military ties with Iran.
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June 16, 2025
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Gajapati Maharaja urges ISKCON to adhere to scriptural dates for Snana Yatra and Rath Yatra worldwide
IN a significant development underscoring the importance of scriptural sanctity, Puri Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb, the ceremonial head and foremost servitor of Lord Jagannath, has issued a formal appeal to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), calling for strict adherence to the traditional Hindu calendar dates for Snana Yatra and Rath Yatra festivals across its global centers.
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June 16, 2025
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Dassault CEO junks Pakistan's claims on downing Rafale jets
DASSAULT Aviation Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier has dismissed as \"factually incorrect\" Pakistan’s claims about having shot down three Rafale fighter jets of the Indian Air Force during Operation Sindoor.
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June 16, 2025
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Police arrests mastermind in 5 ton explosive loot case
THE Odisha police on Sunday arrested the prime accused and mastermind behind the loot of five tonnes of explosives by Maoists from a vehicle near a store quarry in Sundergarh district on May 27, an official said.
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June 16, 2025
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Training for next batch under NAKSHA scheme to start today
The Department of Land Resources of the Ministry of Rural Development is going to start the second batch of phase 2 of the capacity-building programme under the NAKSHA (National geospatial Knowledge-based land Survey of urban Habitations) programme from Monday across four Centres of Excellence in the country, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.
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June 16, 2025
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Two youths drown while bathing in Palpala River in Similipal National Park
TWO youths drowned while taking a bath in Palpala River inside Similipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district on Sunday, police said.
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June 16, 2025
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Civil Aviation Ministry nods 'strict instructions' to DGCA to 'enforce chopper safety'
IN the wake of a tragic helicopter crash in the Gaurikund area of Uttarakhand, the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Sunday issued strict instructions to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to enforce all safety protocols related to chopper operations in hilly and sensitive areas like the Kedarnath valley.
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June 16, 2025
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Iran, Israel should make deal just like I got India, Pak to make one: Trump
US President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed that he could secure a deal between Iran and Israel just as he had done between other arch-rivals, as he repeated his claim that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan last month by “using trade”.
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June 16, 2025
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U17 world champion Mansi Lather wins trial for junior Asian C’ship
CADET world champion Mansi Lather on Sunday booked her ticket to the U20 Asian Championship to be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from July 5-13, after winning the trials in the women's 68kg category here.
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June 16, 2025
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Manipur's medical college to resume services after 2-week flood disruption
AFTER two weeks of closure due to floods and heavy rains, the government-run Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) would resume both healthcare and academic activities from June 16, officials said on Saturday.
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June 16, 2025
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Delhi: Counterfeit racket busted, clothes and perfumes with forged labels recovered
DELHI Police on Sunday busted a racket engaged in the counterfeiting of premium clothing and perfume brands under the fake and forged label of 'Louis Vuitton', said officials on Sunday.
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June 16, 2025
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People in Delhi get respite from heatwave as IMD forecasts thunderstorm, strong winds
AFTER prolonged spell of scorching temperatures for several days, people in the national capital received a gradual respite from heatwave conditions early Sunday, as several parts of the city experienced light rainfall thunderstorm and strong winds.
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