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Patel, protest, and politics: Congress fires warning shot from BJP's backyard
The Congress Party held its landmark session in Gujarat on April 8, with the Congress Working Committee (CWC) convening at Ahmedabad's Sardar Smarak from 11:50 AM to 3:50 PM.
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Apr 09, 2025
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Dow jumps 1,300 as some relief washes through financial markets on hopes for tariff negotiations
Some relief is flowing through financial markets worldwide Tuesday as stocks bounce to recover a bit of their historic losses since President Donald Trump dramatically raised the stakes in his trade war last week.
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Apr 09, 2025
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Three more J&K organisations break away from Hurriyat, back Constitution: Amit Shah
NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is currently on a three-day visit to Jammu & Kashmir, on Tuesday announced that three organisations, the Jammu Kashmir Islamic Political Party, the Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Democratic League, and the Kashmir Freedom Front, have disassociated themselves from the separatist conglomerate Hurriyat Conference.
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Apr 09, 2025
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Gujarat Titans, Rajasthan Royals look to iron out chinks in bowling in crucial IPL clash
Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals will hope that their stretched-to-the-hilt bowling units will find their range on an Ahmedabad flatbed in an IPL match that holds a lot of significance to their progress in the league.
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Apr 09, 2025
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Infighting among TMC MPs spills out after 'WhatsApp chats' get leaked
Infighting within Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress came to light on Tuesday, after a video of an alleged verbal spat between party MPs and screenshots of heated exchanges from its official WhatsApp group for parliamentarians went viral.
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Apr 09, 2025
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State to get WINDS backing to set up 7K automated weather, rain gauge stations
BHUBANESWAR (Corresp., 08-04-25): The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, under its Weather Information Network and Data System (WINDS) scheme, is set to sanction funds of Rs 116 crore to the Odisha government for installation of over 7,000 automated weather stations (AWSs) and automated rain gauges (ARGs) across the state. This is to strengthen the early-warning system and impact-based disaster management in the state. The ministry has earmarked the budget of Rs 116 crore for implementation of the project in the state over a period of five years.
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Apr 09, 2025
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Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation Program Organised at BSP JLNHRC on World Health Day
A significant event was organised to commemorate World Health Day at Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital and Research Centre of SAIL-Bhilai Steel Plant.
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Apr 09, 2025
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Noted folk dancer Padma Shri Ram Sahay Panday dies at 92
Internationally renowned folk dance artist Ram Sahay Panday(92), a Padma Shri recipient, died in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district early on Tuesday following prolonged illness, family sources said. The veteran 'Rai' folk artist breathed his last at a hospital in Sagar, the sources said.
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Apr 09, 2025
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LSG seal tense four-run victory against KKR
Chasing a mammoth total of 239, KKR got off to a flying start and were in control at 162/2 in the 13th over.
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Apr 09, 2025
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Major garment producer Bangladesh says US buyers halting orders
US buyers have begun halting orders from Bangladesh, the world's second-biggest garment manufacturer, after punishing US tariffs, leaders of the South Asian nation's critical industry warned on Monday.
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Apr 08, 2025
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Orissa HC bars Danda Yatra directs rituals be shifted off highway
CUTTACK (Corresp., 07-04-25): The Orissa High Court has directed the Kandhamal district administration to ensure Danda Yatra is not performed on National Highway No. 59 at Baliguda. Danda Yatra area also known as Danda Nacha is a tribal dance festival held in Baliguda area during the Chaitra month every year from April 1 to 14.
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Apr 08, 2025
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Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 15, mostly women and children
Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 15 people, including 10 women and children, overnight and into Sunday, according to local health officials.
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Apr 08, 2025
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BSP's Public Health Engineering Department (PHE) felicitates Swachhata Doots on World Health Day 2025
The Public Health Engineering Department (PHE) of SAIL-Bhilai Steel Plant commemorated World Health Day 2025 with its annual celebration organized at the Mahatma Gandhi Kala Mandir, on 07th April 2025.
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Apr 08, 2025
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Trump remains defiant as global markets reel under tariff pressure
President Donald Trump remained defiant Monday as global markets continued plunging after his tariff announcement last week.
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Apr 08, 2025
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'I have 10 months to decide whether I want to play one more year': Dhoni on IPL future
The legendary MS Dhoni stayed immune to the growing clamour around his future in the IPL, saying the decision to bring curtains on his career depends on how his body reacts to the demands of top-flight cricket and he has \"10 months\" to take a call.
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Apr 08, 2025
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Wall Street tumbles, Dow dives 1,200 points amid global selloff over Trump tariffs
The losses are only worsening for financial markets worldwide as worries rise Monday about whether President Donald Trump’s trade war will torpedo the global economy.
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Apr 08, 2025
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Tamannaah Bhatia's upcoming supernatural thriller 'Odela 2' to hit theatres in April
Tamannaah Bhatia's Odela 2 is set to hit theatres on April 17, the actress announced on Sunday.
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Apr 08, 2025
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One killed in Russian attack on Kyiv; death toll from earlier missile strike rises to 19
One person was killed Sunday as Russian air strikes hit the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, while the death toll from Friday's deadly attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih continued to rise.
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Apr 08, 2025
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Orissa HC bars Danda Yatra on NH-59; directs rituals be shifted off highway
The Orissa High Court has directed the Kandhamal district administration to ensure Danda Yatra is not performed on National Highway No. 59 at Baliguda.
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Apr 08, 2025
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Yemen Houthi rebels say US strikes kill two; Trump’s bombing video suggests higher overall death toll
Suspected U.S. airstrikes killed at least two people overnight in a stronghold of Yemen's Houthi rebels, the group said Sunday. A bombing video posted by U.S. President Donald Trump suggested casualties in the overall campaign may be higher than the rebels acknowledge.
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Apr 08, 2025
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Greens rally against lifting of night ban in Bandipur reserve, MLA says no such proposal
MYSURU (RNS, 07-0425): Hundreds of activists, farmers and nature lovers from Mysuru and Bengaluru as well as neighbouring Tamil Nadu and Kerala, took out a massive cycle rally in Bandipur on Sunday, urging the Karnataka government not to lift the night traffic ban in the national park.
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Apr 08, 2025
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A Beacon of Healing: How BSP Hospital Redefined the Boundaries of Burn Care through Compassionate Excellence
Bhilai (PRO, 07-04-25): In an extraordinary demonstration of medical brilliance, compassionate care, and institutional excellence, the Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital and Research Centre of SAIL-Bhilai Steel Plant has once again reaffirmed its stature as a beacon of hope and healing. The inspiring recovery journey of Smt. Ankita Kumari (Name Changed), an 80% burn survivor, stands as a living testimony to what can be achieved when cutting-edge clinical expertise meets an unwavering human spirit.
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Apr 08, 2025
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Chariot construction for Rath Yatra begins with wood slicing on Ram Navami
CUTTACK (Corresp., 07-04-25): Amidst devotional fervour, the first three logs of wood to be used in construction of the chariots for Rath Yatra in Puri were sliced at the Government Saw Mill in Khapuria here on the occasion of Ram Navami on Sunday.
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Apr 08, 2025
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Nimde Kathe Movie Review: This familiar tale on middle-class struggle is flawed yet commendable
Some films speak loud. Others whisper truths we've long buried beneath shame, silence, and societal discomfort. Nimde Kathe belongs to the latter. At first glance, it appears to trace a singular thread—an unusual issue in an otherwise ordinary marriage.
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Apr 08, 2025
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Indian banks recovered over Rs 14,000 crore, twice what he owed, claims Vijay Mallya
Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya has claimed that Indian banks have got access to his properties worth Rs 14,131.6 crore, more than twice the amount that he owed to public sector banks.
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Apr 08, 2025
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PM Modi visits Sri Lanka's sacred Bodhi tree, launches key railway upgrades with Sri Lankan President Dissanayake
NEW DELHI, (RNS, 07-04-25): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alongside Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, inaugurated two major India-backed railway projects in Anuradhapura on Sunday, marking a key milestone in the growing infrastructure cooperation between the two nations.
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Apr 08, 2025
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Govt hikes excise duty on petrol, diesel by Rs 2/litre; no change in retail prices
NEW DELHI: The Finance Ministry has increased the excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs 2 each. According to the latest notification from the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, the change will come into effect on 8th April 2025.
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Apr 08, 2025
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Odisha DGP unveils mascot ‘Asha’ for All-India Police Hockey Championship 2025
Odisha DGP YB Khurania on Sunday unveiled the official logo and mascot ‘ASHA’ of the 73rd edition of the All-India Police Hockey Championship 2025, which is scheduled to begin at Kalinga Stadium on Monday and continue till April 15.
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Apr 08, 2025
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Dark chapter for minority rights: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind president on Waqf Amendment Act
NEW DELHI: Prominent Muslim organisation Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) on Monday decried the passage of the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 as a \"dark chapter for minority rights\" and a \"direct assault on religious freedom\" in India.
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Apr 08, 2025
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Yemen Houthi rebels says US strikes kill two; Trump’s bombing video suggests higher overall death toll
Suspected U.S. airstrikes killed at least two people overnight in a stronghold of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the group said Sunday. A bombing video posted by U.S. President Donald Trump suggested casualties in the overall campaign may be higher than the rebels acknowledge.
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