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Chavan's leadership in question after Lok Sabha loss in Nanded
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Chavan's leadership in question after Lok Sabha loss in Nanded

Former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan joined the BJP just before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, hoping his leadership would benefit the party in the Nanded constituency and secure him a Rajya Sabha seat. However, the BJP candidate lost in the Lok Sabha election, leading to questions being raised about Ashok Chavan's leadership.

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June 12, 2024
Murlidhar Mohol's meteoric rise
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Murlidhar Mohol's meteoric rise

Making it to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet in his first term as a Lok Sabha MP, Pune Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murlidhar Mohol has been appointed Minister of State (MoS) for Civil Aviation and Cooperation.

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June 12, 2024
Mum-Goa h'way set to open by Dec
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Mum-Goa h'way set to open by Dec

42km stretch between Panvel and Kasu 99% complete; project cost ₹44,000 crore; executed by NHAI along with various state agencies; project divided into 10 packages

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June 12, 2024
BRAHMOS: Strengthening India's Strategic Footprint in the Geopolitical Corridors
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BRAHMOS: Strengthening India's Strategic Footprint in the Geopolitical Corridors

Today India, as one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, plays a crucial role in shaping geopolitical corridors. The strategic location of India, situated at the crossroads of South Asia and the Indo-Pacific region, has made it a key player in promoting connectivity and cooperation within the region. Powered with military capabilities and strong strategic alliances, India has strengthened its position as a key player in regional security dynamics.

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June 12, 2024
Residents of Bandra plan letter drive against illegal hoardings
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Residents of Bandra plan letter drive against illegal hoardings

Worried after Ghatkopar hoarding tragedy, several housing societies and ALMs compile letters demanding removal of illegal billboards; they will be sent together to the BMC

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June 12, 2024
BJP trying to woo back Thackeray?
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BJP trying to woo back Thackeray?

Party leader praises former ally; says MVA reaped benefits of his energetic campaigning

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June 12, 2024
Navi Mumbai civic chief loves being on the run
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Navi Mumbai civic chief loves being on the run

BAGS BACK-TO-BACK MEDAL IN THE COMRADES MARATHON FOR TWO YEARS RUNNING

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June 12, 2024
CONVICTION SHADOW ON SEVEN UP MPs
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CONVICTION SHADOW ON SEVEN UP MPs

At least seven newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) in Uttar Pradesh are embroiled in serious criminal cases that could result in jail terms exceeding two years, potentially jeopardizing their parliamentary memberships.

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June 12, 2024
Kannada star held for killing his fan
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Kannada star held for killing his fan

Top Kannada film actor Darshan Thoogadeepa and his paramour Pavithra Gowda and 11 others have been arrested in connection with a murder of the actor's fan.

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June 12, 2024
India v/s Rest of India at NY
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India v/s Rest of India at NY

What do you say about a T20 World Cup match which will look like Team India playing the Rest of India? Monank Patel (captain), Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Saurabh Netravalkar and Gajanand could all Singh be names in an Indian line-up.

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June 12, 2024
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BJP SET FOR CHANGE OF GUARD

Terms of president, general secretary (organisation) are ending

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June 12, 2024
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CAN DROP THE SLOGAN 'MODI KA PARIVAR'

PM Modi on Tuesday thanked the people for their unwavering support in the Lok Sabha polls and said that they can drop the slogan Modi Ka Parivar' from their social media profiles.

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June 12, 2024
Speaker election June 26
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Speaker election June 26

The first session of Parliament after the constitution of the 18th Lok Sabha and the swearing-in of the third consecutive BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government is expected to begin from June 24. The session is scheduled to last eight days.

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June 12, 2024
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NEET EXAM: SC STEPS IN

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre and the National Testing Agency, responding to a petition seeking to cancel results of NEET-UG 2024, the competitive entrance test for undergraduate medical courses, amid allegations the paper was leaked. The petition has also asked for a fresh exam. (Similar petitions are pending in different High Courts, including Delhi and Calcutta HC.)

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June 12, 2024
SHE DIDIT AGAIN
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SHE DIDIT AGAIN

What went wrong for BJP in Bengal? Nothing perhaps worked for the Saffron camp and it seemed like it was a repeat telecast of the 2021 Assembly elections when the exit polls and the poll pundits went on a hyper mode to give the BJP 200 out of 294 seats.

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June 05, 2024
Bumrah Laughs At Critics
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Bumrah Laughs At Critics

Indian legend says those who said he was finished are singing praises

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June 11, 2024
Will Stay With NDA Despite Not Getting Big Berth: NCP
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Will Stay With NDA Despite Not Getting Big Berth: NCP

Ajit Pawar blames media for reports that NCP leaders are disappointed they did not get cabinet seats; Baye party will have 3 RS MPs by mid-July

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June 11, 2024
Ukraine May Keep F-16 Jets Abroad
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Ukraine May Keep F-16 Jets Abroad

Ukraine may keep some of the F-16 fighter jets it's set to receive from its Western allies at foreign bases to protect them from Russian strikes, a senior Ukrainian military officer said Monday, as per a report by the AP.

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June 11, 2024
Macron calls snap polls after Far right's EU election gains
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Macron calls snap polls after Far right's EU election gains

Far-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union with major gains in parliamentary seats, dealing an especially humiliating defeat to French President Emmanuel Macron, who called snap legislative elections.

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June 11, 2024
Demoralised Pakistan eye big win
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Demoralised Pakistan eye big win

The Men In Green’ have to win to keep T20 WC hopes alive

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June 11, 2024
Speculation over Paatil's successor as state BJP chief
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Speculation over Paatil's successor as state BJP chief

With Gujarat BJP chief CR Paatil taking oath as a cabinet minister in the Modi 3.0 government, speculation is rife about his successor.

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June 11, 2024
Gandhis meet B'desh Premier Sheikh Hasina
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Gandhis meet B'desh Premier Sheikh Hasina

Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi met with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here on Monday and held discussions on a wide range of issues.

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June 11, 2024
Kochi hosts camp for school girls from 5 countries
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Kochi hosts camp for school girls from 5 countries

Kochi hosted a seven-day WiSci (Women in Science) camp which brought together 100 from India, schoolgirls Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka and the United States.

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June 11, 2024
Paytm lays off employees as part of restructuring exercise, disburses bonus
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Paytm lays off employees as part of restructuring exercise, disburses bonus

One97 Communications Limited (OCL), which owns the Paytm brand, has begun to lay off an undisclosed number of employees amid a restructuring exercise, along with facilitating outplacement assistance to those affected.

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June 11, 2024
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SENSEX, NIFTY BREACH RECORD LEVELS BUT SETTLE LOWER AMID PROFIT-BOOKING

After breaching 77K-mark during early trade, 30-share BSE Sensex came under selling pressure at fag-end of session

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June 11, 2024
Restoration efforts sought for 800-year-old temple
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Restoration efforts sought for 800-year-old temple

There is an 800-year-old Silahar period Shiva temple at Vaitarna Dam in Vanjole village of Igatpuri taluka. In 1972, the land in this area was acquired for Vaitarna Dam.

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June 11, 2024
Heavy rain, thunder storm, lightning hit city overnight
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Heavy rain, thunder storm, lightning hit city overnight

Heavy rain accompanied with thunder storms and lightning lashed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar all night on Sunday.

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June 11, 2024
'Ajit's NCP not getting berth in Modi's cabinet isn't surprising'
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'Ajit's NCP not getting berth in Modi's cabinet isn't surprising'

NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) MP Supriya Sule on Monday said she was not surprised that the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) did not get a berth in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new cabinet.

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June 11, 2024
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Court orders abusive husband to pay his wife ₹8,000 monthly

The Esplanade Metropolitan Magistrate Court, while hearing a domestic violence case filed by a 34-year-old Cuffe Parade resident, ruled that it is the moral, legal, and social duty of the husband to pay maintenance to his wife.

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June 11, 2024
Shinde travels in vintage Rolls Royce on new stretch
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Shinde travels in vintage Rolls Royce on new stretch

In an eye-popper, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday hopped onto a gleaming vintage 1930 Rolls Royce20/25 open-to-sky car to inaugurate the second phase – Marine Lines to Haji Ali – of the Coastal Road. Along with his deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, Shinde alighted from their official bullet-proof vehicles to board the roofless vintage steelygrey beauty to traverse the length of the newly-built stretch.

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June 11, 2024