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Govt: GST cuts have set off 'virtuous cycle' of growth
The next-generation GST reforms have triggered a sharp reduction in consumer prices and accelerated a “virtuous cycle” of growth through consumption-led demand, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, and added that the government's monitoring of prices of 54 daily-use items shows the industry has passed on benefits to consumers.
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October 19, 2025
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Leh silent march thwarted, leaders under house arrest
EVEN AS PROTEST IN LEH WAS CALLED OFF, A SILENT MARCH LED BY KDA LEADERS TOOK PLACE IN KARGIL ON SATURDAY
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October 19, 2025
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Built to last: 30 years on, the legacy of Catan
There wasn't a lot going on in the world of tabletop gaming in the early 1990s.
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October 19, 2025
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Israel, Palestine dispute Rafah reopening timing
The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will reopen Monday for people returning to Gaza, the Palestinian embassy in Egypt said Saturday, but the territory's sole gateway to the outside world will remain closed to people trying to leave.
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October 19, 2025
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Every inch of Pak within BrahmOs range: Rajnath
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said all of Pakistan was within the reach of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile and Operation Sindoor was merely a trailer, warning the neighbour of consequences if it continued to support cross-border terrorism.
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October 19, 2025
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Kabul pulls out of Twenty20 series after Pakistani strikes
Afghanistan has withdrawn its national team from next month's Twenty20 tri-series in Pakistan after it said three local cricketers were killed in Pakistan military strikes in southeastern Paktika province on Friday in which 10 people were Killed, AP reported.
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October 19, 2025
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US, China to hold trade talks next wk
US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday he expects to meet next week with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Malaysia to try to forestall an escalation of US tariffs on Chinese goods that President Donald Trump said was unsustainable.
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October 19, 2025
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Welcome to the party
Festivals, in some ways, have always looked the same: dancing, processions, rituals, feasting, sacrifice. It has been this way for 5,000 years, from Africa to Asia and Europe to South America. Take a look at the ancient history of celebration
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October 19, 2025
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Kabul now a proxy of New Delhi: Islamabad
Pakistan has accused Afghanistan of acting as a “proxy of India”, with its army chief and defence minister accusing Kabul of conspiring against Pakistan with New Delhi and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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October 19, 2025
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One scandal too many forces monarchy to sideline Andrew
It was one scandal too many. After emails emerged this week showing that Prince Andrew remained in contact with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein longer than he previously admitted, the House of Windsor finally moved to insulate the monarchy from years of tawdry headlines about ‘Andrew's dodgy friends and suspicious business deals.
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October 19, 2025
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Tough acts to follow
They say elite footballers’ children are rarely as successful in the sport as their parents. But look around. It isn’t true
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October 19, 2025
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'THIS DIWALI IS MORE SPECIAL AS IT'S OUR FIRST WITH EVAARAH'
The Shetty household is brimming with excitement this festive season as it marks a very special milestone — the family’s first Diwali with its youngest member, cricketer KL Rahul and actor Athiya Shetty's daughter, Evaarah. Proud mamu, actor Ahan Shetty says the celebration feels “extra bright” this year.
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October 19, 2025
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{ AFTERMATH OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN KAPILDHARWADI } Village evacuated after deep cracks develop in Beed dist
vs WK
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October 19, 2025
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Uncertainty looms over Grand Alliance seat deal
At the heart of the Opposition Grand Alliance’s Bihar seat-sharing deadlock are at least eight contentious seats and growing discontent among the allies over proposed seat swaps, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday.
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October 19, 2025
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Gill's new captaincy chapter, with Rohit-Kohli by his side
It can’t be lost on India that the only ODI defeat that mattered in the last five years came against Australia in a World Cup final watched by 120,000 at home.
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October 19, 2025
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Big bang theory
They were used to scare away evil spirits, carried by traders to keep large animals at bay. See how fireworks were born, and why we might want to replace them with a light that is brighter still
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October 19, 2025
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The links in our bio
What makes it possible for us to hum a tune 'without thinking', choose the right footwear, make a joke? What does the fallout look like, when one of these unnoticed abilities begins to waver? In his award-winning first book, Dr Masud Husain, a professor of neurology at Oxford, traces how intricately different parts of our brain tether us to our shared reality. And what happens - to individuals, families, shared lives - when one of those tethers snaps
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October 19, 2025
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JMM to go solo in Bihar, set to contest on 6 seats
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Saturday said that the party would not contest the Bihar elections as part of the opposition INDIA bloc as it announced plans to contest six constituencies.
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October 19, 2025
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HC slams UP police for ‘illegal’ detention of interfaith couple
The Allahabad high court on Saturday pulled up the Uttar Pradesh Police for the “illegal detention” of an interfaith couple, and ordered their release, ruling that the couple could not be detained by police due to social tensions arising from their marriage.
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October 19, 2025
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TRUMP GRANTS CLEMENCY TO POLITICIAN SCORNED BY HIS OWN PARTY
President Donald Trump said on Friday he had commuted the sentence of former US lawmaker George Santos, who was slated to serve more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to fraud and identity theft charges. Santos’ lawyers said that he was released from jail in New Jersey.
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October 19, 2025
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Tanvi a step from emulating Saina as junior world champ
India’s Tanvi Sharma rode on her brilliant form to come up with a nearperfect performance against China’s Liu Si Ya to enter the girls’ singles final of the BWF World Junior Championships at the National Centre of Excellence in Guwahati on Saturday.
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October 19, 2025
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Pakistan army, Pasni port, and a sell-out to America
It makes little strategic and commercial sense for Washington to invest ina project in Balochistan. For the transactional US president, the numbers just don’t add up. They look even worse now as the war at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border heats up
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October 19, 2025
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Fresh strikes by Pak cloud Afghan peace talks in Doha
Pakistani and Afghan officials were due to meet in Qatar to seek a path back to calm, a day after Islamabad launched air strikes that killed at least 10 Afghanis following a brief truce.
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October 19, 2025
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Bureaucrats running govt in Bihar: Kishor
Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor on Saturday launched a scathing attack on ruling JD(U), saying that “bureaucrats are running the government”, and took a swipe at Rash-
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October 19, 2025
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Rape and victim-blaming cues from leaders, judges
West Bengal chief minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee had some advice for the medical student in Durgapur who was raped outside her campus. “We are not defending anyone but girls should not leave campus at night,” said one of only two women CMs in India at present.
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October 19, 2025
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India fall to Oz in final of Sultan of Johor Cup
The Indian junior hockey team lost 1-2 to Australia in the final of the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor, Malaysia on Saturday.
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October 19, 2025
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US talks proceeding cordially, says Goyal
Commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that India’s most recent meetings with US officials had been cordial, but emphasised that New Delhi is committed to a mutually beneficial trade agree
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October 19, 2025
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THIS DIWALI, IT ALREADY FEELS LIKE WE ARE A FAMILY OF THREE
With a baby on the way, this Diwali feels unlike any other for actor-couple Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa. Adding to the joy are some career milestones too. \"We are super excited. Firstly, the baby's coming, and our first production is also going to come up in a couple of months. We are editing our second film too. There is a lot happening,\" she tells us.
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October 19, 2025
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Revoke appointment of Gorkha issues’ interlocutor, Mamata to PM
Days after the Centre appointed former deputy national security advisor Pankaj Kumar Singh as an interlocutor to hold discussions on the issues relating to Gorkhas in north Bengal, chief minister Mamata Banerjee termed the decision as “shocking” and “unilateral” while requesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revoke the appointment.
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October 19, 2025
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KOHLI, ROHIT SET TO RETURN AS INDIA TAKE ON AUSTRALIA
India will take on Australia in the first ODI of the three-match series on Sunday, with Shubman Gill set to lead the side for the first time in the 50-over format.
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