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TMC MPs meet SEBI officials, seek probe into stock market 'manipulation'
The delegation, comprising TMC MPs Kalyan Banerjee, Sagarika Ghose and Saket Gokhale, was joined by Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant and former NCP (SP) MLC Vidya Chavan.
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Opinion | China needs a Green Marshall plan for the Global South
China — like the postwar US — emerged from the global crisis looking stronger than ever, with its economy about a third larger in real terms in 2023 than in 2019.
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'It caught me completely unaware': Alka Yagnik diagnosed with rare hearing disorder
'It has been diagnosed by my docs as a rare sensory neural nerve hearing loss, due to a viral attack... This sudden, major setback has caught me completely unaware,' the 58-year-old singer wrote.
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Sharad Pawar writes to Shinde, seeks meet to address drought-like situation in Pune tehsils
Nationalist Congress Party (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde seeking a meeting to address the drought-like situation in Purandar, Baramati, Indapur and Daund tehsils of Pune district.
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Saddened by 'character assassination': Swati Maliwal writes letter to I.N.D.I.A. bloc leaders calling for meeting
This comes after a court on Saturday extended till June 22 the judicial custody of Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar.
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Are gyms in public parks safe?
Mid-May parks in the city that had been closed to the public, thanks to the lockdown, reopened. People gleefully returned to these spaces for their morning walks and jogging sessions. The open-air gyms and play areas for children, however, remained closed, until July.
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Joe Biden names Indian-American Vedant Patel as Assistant White House Press Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden on Friday named Indian-American Vedant Patel to be the Assistant Press Secretary as he announced the additional members of the White House Communications and Press Staff.
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Pakistan claims Indian Army fired upon UN vehicle across LoC, New Delhi dismisses allegation
India on Friday dismissed Pakistan’s allegation that its soldiers fired across the Line of Control (LoC) targetting a vehicle of United Nations (UN) military observers.
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International Covid-19 vaccine distribution program Covax gets 2 billion doses, 250 million for India
Covax, the global initiative to secure Covid-19 vaccines for international distribution announced on Friday that agreements had been inked with vaccine manufacturers to procure two billion doses for 192 countries, including 250 million doses for India.
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Union home secy holds video-conference with WB's chief secy, DGP; discusses law and order
Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla discussed the law-and-order situation in West Bengal with two top civil and police officers of the state through a video-conference on Friday, after their refusal to come to New Delhi despite two repeated summonses, officials said.
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Sonia Gandhi writes to Uddhav Thackeray on SC/ST welfare schemes
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, reminding him of the Common Minimum Programme (CMP) of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government vis-à-vis welfare programme related to Dalits and Adivasis.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman promises 'never before' like Union Budget
While investment in health, medical Research & Development (R&D) and developing greater skills to handle telemedicine is going to be critical, livelihood challenges would have to be seen in a newer canvas with a newer perspective on vocational training and skill development.
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Visa to Nithyananda's 'Kailaasa' to be available soon?
Controversial self-styled godman Nithyananda, who fled the country amid allegations of wrongful confinement of children, announced in a recent video that visa and flight services will soon be initiated for his island 'Kailaasa'.
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India has enough capacity to produce Covid-19 vaccines for itself and others: Nirmala Sitharaman
India has enough capacity to produce Covid-19 vaccines for its needs and also export it to other countries that need its help, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.
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Getting to host AFC Asian Cup would be immense: Chhetri
Getting the hosting rights of 2027 AFC Asian Cup would be "immense" for India, said Sunil Chhetri, one of the country's all-time football greats.
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Opinion | Worry more about Putin’s visit than Kim’s dung balloons
Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting North Korea Tuesday and Wednesday, his first such sojourn in 24 years. Following Kim Jong Un’s trip to Russia last September, it comes as ties between the two strongmen are growing increasingly cordial.
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Sena factions brace for foundation day fireworks
In the run-up to the Assembly elections in the state, Thackeray and Shinde will set the stage for what is to come ahead.
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Manipur police arrests three insurgents, seizes arms
Regular patrolling and area domination have been intensified in the entire riverine stretch of the Barak and Jiri rivers.
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Fitch Ratings raises India's growth estimates for FY25 to 7.2%
Fitch's estimates are in line with that of RBI which earlier this month projected Indian economy to expand 7.2 per cent in the current fiscal on the back of improving rural demand and moderating inflation.
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Curfew clamped in Odisha's Balasore town following clash between two groups
The district administration has also suspended internet service in certain sensitive areas of the town and urged people to stay in their homes and not to step out.
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Amit Shah's recipe: Hindutva, nationalism and farmers
Cultural nationalism, Hindutva politics and farmer outreach will be on full display during Home Minister Amit Shah’s two-day visit to West Bengal starting from Saturday.
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B S Yediyurappa will stay as Karnataka CM, asserts BJP
Putting all speculation at rest, the BJP top brass on Friday said B S Yediyurappa will continue as the Chief Minister and there is no question of leadership change in Karnataka.
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US FDA nod to Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
Moderna Inc's coronavirus vaccine on Friday became the second to receive emergency use authorisation (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, welcome news to a nation with a staggering Covid-19 death toll of over 307,000 lives lost.
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Coronavirus news live updates: India's tally crosses 1-crore mark, deaths cross 1.45 lakh
India's Covid-19 tally crossed the 1-crore mark on Friday, reaching 1,00,04,436. The death toll rose to 1,45,119.
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Climate change to push 45mn Indians to migrate by 2050?
The growing impacts of climate change have already pushed more than 18 million people to migrate within South Asian countries, but that could more than triple if global warming continues on its current path, researchers warned on Friday.
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At least 15 children killed in east Afghanistan bomb blast
The children had gathered at a home in Ghazni province to recite Koran verses, a regular activity on the Islamic holy day of Friday, when the blast happened.
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Akhilesh Yadav attacks UP govt over notices to farmers
Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Friday attacked the Uttar Pradesh government for sending notices to farmers asking them to submit personal bonds assuring there will be no breach of peace during protests against farm laws in Sambhal.
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Tamil Nadu CM to launch Assembly election campaign in Salem district on Saturday
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami will launch the ruling AIADMK's campaign for the 2021 assembly elections on Saturday from his home constituency of Edappadi in Salem district. With this, AIADMK joins the DMK and Makkal Needhi Maiam that are already on the campaign trail for the elections due in the first half of 2021.
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Twitter to restart profile verification, label bots
After taking feedback from the Twitter users, the company plans to begin labeling automated (aka bot) accounts, as most people feel confused if they are interacting with the real person or not. Also, there are some instances, where the bots are created just to boost a person's followers count.
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