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Jeweller receives ₹2-crore ransom threat in Hisar
A SIMILAR CASE WAS REPORTED LAST WEEK IN YAMUNANAGAR, PROBE UNDERWAY, SAY POLICE
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June 21, 2025
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RBI Says Jumbo Rate Cut a Signal to Bolster Growth
Governor admits limited space after 100bps cut since Feb, show MPC minutes
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June 21, 2025
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Barnala Police Bust Interstate Cyber Fraud Gang, Six Arrested
The Barnala police have busted an interstate cyber fraud gang involved in duping people under the guise of facilitating personal loans while the kingpin, Amit Kumar, remains at large, senior superintendent of police (SSP) Sarfaraz Alam said on Friday.
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June 21, 2025
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HC Commutes Death Penalty Citing Lack of Education
The Court Said While the Act Was Undeniably Brutal, the Accused 'Has Not Committed Brutality'
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June 21, 2025
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Marriage Proposal Rejected, Man Opens Fire at Two Sisters
A man on Friday opened fire at two sisters near a railway crossing at Jind's Pill Khera after their parents turned down his proposal to marry one of the girls.
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June 21, 2025
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Women Don't Need Husband's Consent or Sign for Passport: HC
A woman does not need her husband's consent and signature to apply for a passport and insisting on the same is an instance of \"male supremacism\", the Madras high court has said, disposing of a petition filed by a woman who sought directions to authorities to issue her a fresh passport.
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June 21, 2025
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Curzon Integrated Gulf Sheikhs Into The Indian Empire
On his book about the five partitions of the Indian empire and the many forgotten stories attached to them
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June 21, 2025
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50-Ft Canal Breach Plugged in Sangrur
A breach in a canal near Khadial village, which inundated approximately 150 acres of agricultural land, has been plugged, bringing immediate relief to affected farmers, sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Parmod Singla said on Friday, confirming that the water flow has been halted.
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June 21, 2025
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Make GST business-friendly, use tech: Sitharaman to taxmen
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday told taxmen to make the Goods and Services Tax regime more business-friendly by making the GST registration process easier, seamless, and more transparent with the use of technology and risk-based parameters.
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June 21, 2025
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In-laws kill woman, bury body in a pit outside house
Her decomposed remains were identified by her parental family through her clothing, say police
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June 21, 2025
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HC Pulls Up Himachal Govt Over RERA Chief Appointment Delay
Imposes ₹5-lakh fine, asks Sukhu govt to issue notification for post of chairman and other members by June 25
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June 21, 2025
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Embattled Thai Premier urged to quit amid unrest
Thailand's embattled Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra faced the prospect of losing her government's majority on Friday, as a vital coalition partner looked set to demand her resignation and senators launched a legal bid to remove her from office.
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June 21, 2025
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UP Man Alleges Assault After Tiff Over Vande Bharat Seat
A 50-year-old man has alleged that he was assaulted at Jhansi railway station in Uttar Pradesh by a group of men linked to Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Rajeev Singh Paricha following a dispute over seating arrangements on a train, even as the Babina MLA denied his involvement and alleged that he and his family were \"subjected to mental harassment\".
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June 21, 2025
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India weighs options amid Hormuz tensions
India is considering all options, including trade diversification, to minimise supply chain disruption risks as Iran threatens to close the Strait of Hormuz, the vital sea route carrying 20% of global oil supplies, officials said on Friday.
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June 21, 2025
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The prospect of a wider war
Iran-Israel conflict will widen if the US joins in; it will reshape power relations in West Asia
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June 21, 2025
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Modi Targets RJD, Cong in Marker for Bihar Elections
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a meeting in Siwan, Bihar, targeted the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress, talked up his National Democratic Alliance's development credentials, and inaugurated projects worth ₹11,000 crore from a stage replete with eight Union ministers, the state's chief minister and two deputy chief ministers, providing a curtain raiser to assembly elections due later this year.
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June 21, 2025
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ED Withdraws Summons to Senior Advocate
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday withdrew its summons to senior advocate Pratap Venugopal, hours after the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) urged Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai to take suo motu cognisance of the agency's move, calling it a grave infringement on the independence of the legal profession and the sanctity of lawyer-client privilege.
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June 21, 2025
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A Personal Micro-History of Karnataka
Srikar Raghavan's weighty work, Rama Bhima Soma, examines the sociopolitical movements, literature, people, performers, activists and writers shaped by this state, even as it delves into the region's history and culture
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June 21, 2025
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A Week On, 231 Victims of AI-171 Crash Identified
A total of 231 victims of the Air India plane crash have been identified through DNA tests, and the mortal remains of 210 of them were handed over to their families, a health official said on Friday.
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June 21, 2025
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Summer demand spike triggers power grid scare
India faced a power grid scare last week as electricity withdrawn from the transmission network exceeded the available capacity, triggering fears about the grid's stability.
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June 21, 2025
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First batch of evacuated students back to home towns, 2 more flights en route
Even as the first batch of students evacuated from Iran safely reached their home towns on Friday, three special flights carrying 1,000 students, including 500 Kashmiris, are on their way back to New Delhi.
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June 21, 2025
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Ball Set Rolling for Extradition of Key Accused from UAE
Bathinda police have submitted a detailed report to the Bureau of Investigation to initiate the process
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June 21, 2025
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Declined Trump's invite to US for Odisha visit: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he declined an invitation from US President Donald Trump to visit Washington, and instead chose to visit Odisha, which he called the land of \"Mahaprabhu\", for an event to mark one year of the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the state.
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June 21, 2025
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AI dream is missing innovation, R&D spend
India's mushrooming artificial intelligence-focused startups are attracting a lot of buzz, but a lack of innovation and groundbreaking research means the country is way behind the US and China in the tussle for AI supremacy.
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June 21, 2025
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Delhi to use high-tech cams to enforce fuel ban on ELVs from July 1
In a major crackdown on polluting vehicles, Delhi will stop selling fuel to end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) from July 1 and to enforce this, automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras have been installed at all 520 fuel stations across the city, linked directly to the central VAHAN database to screen vehicles in real time, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) announced on Friday.
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June 21, 2025
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Amusement Ride Malfunctions Mid-Spin, 1 Dead
One person was killed and another was injured after a ride at an amusement park in Solapur district of Maharashtra, police said on Friday.
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June 21, 2025
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Won't allow J&K's water to be diverted to Punjab
No approvals have been given for building a canal to divert surplus Indus waters to other states, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said on Friday, asserting that the Union territory should be allowed to use its share of water first before the needs of other states are considered.
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June 21, 2025
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After Iran eases curbs on airspace, flight with Indians lands in Delhi
A Mahan Air plane from Mashhad arrived in Delhi late on Friday, bringing the first of roughly 1,000 Indian evacuees scheduled to leave war-hit Iran by charter flights arranged by the Indian government.
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June 21, 2025
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Malik got bribes for J&K project via two aides: CBI
Former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik received bribes from Patel Engineering, routed through two close aides, for awarding a 2,200 crore civil contract for Kiru hydroelectric project (HEP) over Chenab river in Kishtwar, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has claimed in its charge sheet filed against him and others last month, CBI officials familiar with the contents of the document said.
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June 21, 2025
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Punjab to Launch 2nd Phase of 'War on Drugs'
Campaign Will Be Launched From The Next Month With More Focus On De-addiction & Rehabilitation
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