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Gold-loan NBFCs set for rough ride after new RBI norms
The recent draft RBI directions on loans against gold collateral are set to hit the asset growth of pure-play gold loan companies.
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May 08, 2025
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Bulgarian President Calls For Sharp Increase In Defence Investment
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on Tuesday called for a boost to defence investment, in order to modernise the country's armed forces.
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May 08, 2025
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Red alert announced in Uttar Pradesh, mock drills conducted across state
A red alert was issued in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, with the administration conducting mock drills across the state to prepare for any eventuality.
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May 08, 2025
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Paytm sees 16% decline in revenue from operations in Q4 of FY25
Paytm's parent firm One97 Communications on Tuesday said its consolidated net loss for the quarter that ended in March 2025 was Rs 540 crore. It had posted a loss of Rs 550 crore in the year-ago period.
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May 08, 2025
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Khelo India Scholarship Inspires TN Police Superintendent's Son Sarvesh Smaran To Prioritise Archery
Tamil Nadu recurve archer Sarvesh Smaran's decision to move from the comfort of his home to the National Centre of Excellence, Sonipat, is paying him dividends, but he is keen to learn from his mistakes in the earlier two competitions and go on to win the Khelo India Youth Games 2025 Bihar gold medal at the Sandy's Compound here.
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May 08, 2025
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Attempt by Pakistan to manipulate, misguide: India rejects OIC statement on Pahalgam terror attack as 'absurd'
India on Tuesday hit out at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for refusing to recognise cross-border linkages to the Pahalgam terror attack.
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May 08, 2025
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Kranti Goud Added To Indian Team For Women’s ODI Tri- Series As Replacement For Injured Kashvee Gautam
Seam-bowling allrounder Kranti Goud has been added to the Indian team playing in the ongoing women’s ODI triseries in Colombo as a replacement for injured fellow all-rounder Kashvee Gautam.
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May 08, 2025
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IPL 2025: Suryakumar Yadav Moves To Second In Players With Most Consecutive 25+ Scores In T20s
One of the best batters ever in T20 cricket, Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday, inched closer to another record, moving to second in the list of batters with the most consecutive 25-plus scores in the format.
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May 08, 2025
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Pakistan: Five Paramilitary Troops Killed, Six Injured In Balochistan Bomb Attack
At least five paramilitary personnel were killed and six others injured in a roadside bomb attack targetting a security convoy in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Tuesday, security sources said.
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May 08, 2025
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Free Health Check up Camp organised by Bridge and Roof Company (India) Limited at NALCO Damanjodi Extension Project
A free health check-up camp was organized at labor camp premises on Tuesday by the Bridge and Roof Company India Limited, a Government of India enterprise company which is working at NALCO Damanjodi expansion project site under the guidance of company's Deputy General Manager Sri Durga Prasad Panda.
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May 08, 2025
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NHRC seeks report on condition of Baladevjew temple in Kendrapara
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought an action taken report (ATR) from district collector Smruti Ranjan Pradhan and SP Siddharth Kataria on the prevailing condition of the 400-year-old Baladevjew temple in Kendrapara town.
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May 08, 2025
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Punjab cops stop farmers from reaching police station for day-long dharna, Dallewal warns of fresh protest
The Punjab police continued their statewide crackdown against protesting farmers associated with farmer unions Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) who were prevented from reaching Shambhu police station on the border with Haryana for a day-long dharna.
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May 08, 2025
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Russia Says Will Retaliate If Ukraine Violates Victory Day Ceasefire
Russia will cease hostilities during the Victory Day ceasefire announced by President Vladimir Putin but will retaliate adequately if Ukraine attacks its positions or facilities, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
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May 08, 2025
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For the first time in eight years, KSRTC staff get their salaries in the same month
The nearly 28,000 employees of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) were in for a pleasant surprise when the financially struggling state public-sector undertaking (PSU) disbursed their April salaries “on the last working day of the month” — for the first time in nearly eight years.
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May 07, 2025
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Woman's fingers, toes amputated due to severe infection following cosmetic surgery in Thiruvananthapuram
In a suspected case of medical error, a woman software engineer had her fingers and toes amputated after she developed a severe infection following a surgery at a private cosmetic treatment centre.
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May 07, 2025
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ADB Fully Supports India's Development Priorities Under PM Modi: Masato Kanda
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda, in his meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has expressed the Bank's full support to India's development priorities, guided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of Viksit Bharat 2047, the Finance Ministry said on Monday.
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May 07, 2025
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Odisha gears up for seamless healthcare support during Rath Yatra in Puri
To ensure seamless healthcare support during the upcoming annual Rath Yatra, the state government has decided to set up around 300 first-aid centres besides mobilising 300 doctors, specialists, paramedics and epidemiologists in Puri this year.
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May 07, 2025
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No Srimandir Daru used in carving idols of deities: Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan
Amid the raging controversy over the newly inaugurated Jagannath temple at Digha, state Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan has clarified that no surplus Daru (sacred neem wood from the Srimandir Nabakalebara ritual) has been used for the construction of idols of Lord Jagannath, Devi Subhadra and Lord Balabhadra in the West Bengal temple.
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May 07, 2025
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MHA notice to states, UTs to hold civil defence exercises
With tensions escalating between India and Pakistan in the wake of the terrorist attack in Baisaran in Pahalgam, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday issued a notice on preparedness for conducting civil defence and exercise in all states and Union Territories.
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May 07, 2025
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Woman’s fingers, toes amputated due to severe infection following cosmetic surgery in Thiruvananthapuram
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May 07, 2025
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India, UK successfully conclude ‘ambitious, mutually beneficial’ free trade agreement
India and UK have signed a historic free trade agreement, successfully concluding three years of talks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Tuesday.
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May 07, 2025
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Jagannath Dham refers to Puri only: Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb
Puri Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb on Monday urged the authorities of Jagannath temple at Digha in West Bengal to desist from naming the shrine as 'Jagannath Dham' or 'Jagannath Dham Cultural Centre'.
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May 07, 2025
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Neemrana hotel firing case: NIA conducts searches at 10 locations across three states
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has carried out searches at 10 locations across Rajasthan, Haryana, and Delhi as part of its investigation into the 2024 Neemrana hotel firing incident, officials said on Monday.
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May 07, 2025
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Blow To ISI-Backed Terror Networks In Punjab; Two Rocket Propelled Grenades Seized
Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav here on Tuesday said that in a major blow to Pakistan’s ISI-backed cross-border terror networks, Punjab Police’s State Special Operation Cell (SSOC), Amritsar, in joint operation with a central agency, recovered a large cache of terrorist hardware during an intelligence-led operation carried out at a forested area near Tibba Nangal-Kular Road in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar.
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May 07, 2025
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14 Injured In Pre-Dawn US Airstrikes On Yemeni Capital: Medics
At least 14 people were injured in fresh US airstrikes on Yemen’s capital of Sanaa early Monday morning, local medics told Xinhua news agency.
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May 07, 2025
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Tension in Pudukkottai's Vadakadu following clash between two communities; Dalit family's hut set on fire
: Tension prevailed in Vadakadu village near Alangudi after a violent clash broke out following the Muthumariamman temple festival on Monday night, according to sources.
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May 07, 2025
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CM Majhi rolls out 340 projects worth Rs 1,155 crore in Keonjhar
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi attended the state-level celebration of the 161st birth anniversary of great revolutionary Dharanidhar Naik at his birthplace Kusumita village in Keonjhar district on Monday.
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May 07, 2025
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SC dismisses PIL seeking safety measures, armed forces for tourists in hill and remote areas
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking directives to the Centre and states to implement safety measures for tourists in hill and remote areas, including the deployment of armed forces at popular tourist spots.
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May 07, 2025
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Ajith Kumar's 'Good Bad Ugly' to stream on Netflix from May 8
Ajith Kumar’s latest action-packed Tamil film Good Bad Ugly is all set for its digital debut.
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May 07, 2025
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'Jeene Ke Liye Dost, Zaroori Hai Fantasy' says King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan
Sunfeast Dark Fantasy has launched its latest brand initiative 'Fantasy Zaroori Hai', at the heart of which lies a stirring Hindi poem, rendered in the form of a film, that beautifully explores the many dimensions of fantasy — what it is, where it can exist, how it manifests and why it is essential in our lives.
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