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Italy summons Iranian ambassador, demands release of journalist
The ministry said in a statement it had relayed 'serious concern' over Cecilia Sala's detention and stressed the need for humane treatment and respect for her human rights.
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Dr Ambedkar had visited RSS 'shakha' in 1940, says Sangh's media wing
During his visit, Ambedkar said he viewed the RSS with a sense of affinity despite differences over certain issues.
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'No discrimination in duties on basis of caste': Modi govt amends prison manual rules
This comes following an October 2024 Supreme Court judgement that ended caste-based discrimination in prisons by declaring provisions in the manual that perpetuate such practices as inhuman.
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Himachal CM Sukhu flags-off educational tour for orphaned kids under welfare scheme
Sukhu reiterated that the government acts as parents for these children and is committed to ensuring their rightful access to state resources.
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DH Opinion | India’s youth must be protected from becoming pawns of digital capitalism.
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Delhi pollution body collected over Rs 112 crore in compensation: Report in NGT
According to the Central Pollution Control Board the environmental compensation (EC) was a policy instrument for the protection of the environment and worked on the "polluter pays" principle.
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Denial of bail to Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das by Bangladesh court 'sad': ISKCON
ISKCON Kolkata spokesperson Radharamn Das said that the only bright side of the hearing of the case was that the Hindu monk was represented in court by lawyers, which could not be done on earlier hearings of the matter before the Bangladesh court.
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Sambhal mosque row: Survey report of Shahi Jama Masjid submitted to UP court
Sambhal has been in the eye of the storm since November 19, when a Mughal-era mosque was surveyed on court orders following claims that a Harihar temple previously stood at the site.
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Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge slams BJP for linking him with contractor suicide case
Addressing reporters, the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister said there was no comparison between the suicide cases of Sachin Panchal and Santosh Patil.
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Govt 'stealing' women's mangalsutras : Cong raps BJP for sharp rise in gold loans
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that people are defaulting on at least 30 per cent of gold loans and claimed women are losing their gold, including mangalsutras.
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Manu Bhaker, Gukesh among four athletes to receive Khel Ratna award
The awardees will receive their honour from the President of India at a specially organized function at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 17.
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Wonder what is questionable over meeting Lalu, says Bihar Guv
He was asked about his visit, Wednesday evening, to the residence of Prasad, shortly after the RJD president's son Tejashwi Yadav, who, incidentally, was also present at the swearing in ceremony, had called on him at the Raj Bhavan.
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BSF helping infiltrators enter India; idea is to destabilise Bengal: Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday blamed the BSF for intruders entering India through Islampur, Sitai and Chopra, news agency ANI reported. She alleged the BSF was helping infiltrators enter India, and the idea was to destabilise Bengal.
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#Opinion | The climate scorecard is looking bleak in 2025
One of the few standout achievements of November’s COP29 UN climate conference in Azerbaijan was the finalization of Article 6, a byzantine series of rules intended to tidy up and synchronize the chaotic mess of carbon markets.
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JUST IN | Union Cabinet extends subsidy for companies manufacturing ammonium phosphate-based fertilisers
Approximate budgetary requirement for this would be Rs. 3,850 crore.
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Anna University sexual assault: All-women SIT of IPS officers begins probe
The court had also asked the Tamil Nadu government to pay Rs 25 lakh as compensation to the girl for trauma undergone by her and the family members due to leak of the FIR which gave away her details.
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'No discrimination in duties on basis of caste': Modi govt amends prison manual rules
This comes following an October 2024 Supreme Court judgement that ended caste-based discrimination in prisons by declaring provisions in the manual that perpetuate such practices as inhuman.
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Restoration of Article 370, not statehood, real fight: NC MP hits back at Omar Abdullah
Aga Ruhullah Mehdi led a student protest over “rationalisation of the reservation policy” outside the residence of the Chief Minister.
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'Cowardly act': PM Modi condemns New Orleans terrorist attack
'Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. May they find strength and solace as they heal from this tragedy,' wrote Modi.
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BREAKING | Karnataka announces 15% hike in bus fares from January 5
The decision will apply to all four Road Transport Corporations (RTCs) in the state.
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One person died, another is seriously injured and four more suffered simple injuries, police said.
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BGT 2024-25: How middle-order has let India down
The underperformance of India’s star batters -- Shubman Gill (three innings), Virat Kohli (six innings), Rohit Sharma (three), and Rishabh Pant (seven innings) -- has been costly.
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Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 | Dressing-room talks should remain private, asserts Gambhir
The Indian head coach also left a question on Rohit Sharma's availability for the final Test hanging.
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I doubt if Modi government will last even for two years: Sanjay Raut
Raut also dismissed speculation that some Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders might jump the ship following the party's poor showing in the November 2024 Maharashtra assembly polls.
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Mujibur no longer 'father' of nation: New B'desh textbooks alter history
The move came after the ouster of Mujibur's daughter Sheikh Hasina as prime minister on August 5. His statues and murals bearing his image were targeted as his daughter fled to India.
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Trinamool Congress councillor Dulal Sarkar was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in West Bengal’s Malda district on Thursday morning. Sarkar, the TMC councillor from Malda, was shot in his head multiple times from close range by bike-borne assailants at Jhaljhalia More area.
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Raids are underway simultaneously at five places in Park Street, Salt Lake, and Baguihati areas in Kolkata and in three other locations in districts.
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Akash has taken five wickets from two Tests in Brisbane and Melbourne so far. He has been a bit unlucky to not get more as multiple catches were dropped off his bowling during the two games.
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#DHOpinion | India-Russia Oil Trade | East-West tensions come closer home to Vizhinjam
If the West imposes a ‘naval blockade’ of the Baltic Sea for Russian oil, Moscow and New Delhi must look at the Northern Sea Route, and find a way to circumvent the cartel of Anglo-Saxon mutual insurers
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Railways saw progress on several projects in 2024 but faced persistent challenges
Despite significant progress in various areas, over 70 reported cases of train derailments involving death of several passengers, remained a bigger challenge to safe train running.
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