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Law & Order Deteriorated in Karnataka Due to Appeasement Politics: Vijayendra

Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra has accused the Congress-led state government of letting the law and order situation deteriorate due to appeasement politics.

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January 18, 2025
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No arrests made yet in actor Saif Ali Khan stabbing case

The police are in the process of questioning workers from the residential building in Bandra West

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January 18, 2025
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Dilip Saikia appointed as Assam BJP chief, tasked with leading party to panchayat and assembly polls

Lok Sabha MP from Darrang-Udalguri, Dilip Saikia, has been named the new president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Assam unit, replacing Bhabesh Kalita.

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January 18, 2025
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Manipur leads north-east in MSME growth, Women entrepreneurs shine: CM

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday announced that the state has achieved a significant milestone, recording the highest number of micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) registrations in the northeastern region.

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January 18, 2025
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Odisha Govt. hikes salary of newly-recruited junior teachers

The Odisha government on Friday announced a hike in the monthly remuneration of contractual junior teachers (schematic) of primary and upper primary schools.

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January 18, 2025
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Premier League is tougher than Eredivisie, says Slot

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot claims he realised that the Premier League is much more difficult than the Dutch first league, Eredivisie.

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January 18, 2025
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₹2,500 for women, pension for senior citizens among key promises in BJP's 'Sankalp Patra'

BJP national president JP Nadda on Friday launched the first part of the party's manifesto for the 5 February Delhi assembly polls, with several key promises, including Rs 2,500 monthly monetary assistance to poor women, medical insurance of up to Rs 10 lakh to every resident, Rs 2,500 pension for senior citizens and Rs 500 subsidy on LPG cylinders.

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January 18, 2025
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Three workers feared trapped at DBCL plant mishap site

At least three workers are feared buried for over twenty-four hours at the Dalmia Bharat Cement Limited plant in Rajgangpur following a mishap on Thursday.

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January 18, 2025
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ISL: BFC meet Hyderabad, hope to reignite title ambitions

Bengaluru FC will be eager to regain the second spot in the Indian Super League (ISL) points table when they take on Hyderabad FC at the G.M.C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium on Saturday.

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January 18, 2025
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Housing sales decline by 26 per cent across eight major cities in Dec quarter

During the December quarter, the housing sales declined 26 per cent to 1,06,038 units across eight major cities.

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January 18, 2025
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India Has Need & Aspiration for Growth of Auto Industry: PM

PM Modi was speaking at the inauguration of the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025

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January 18, 2025
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Shaping our world

Sadly, we are unable to counter the realpolitik practiced by the West, particularly the USA, which has always been an unreliable ally, failing to provide material support to us when we were attacked; by Pakistan in 1965 and 1999 and by China in 1962 and 2020. During the Indo-Pak war of 1971, the US actively supported Pakistan. Shorn of rhetoric, the main interest of the US Government vis-a-vis India is to sell us highly priced, defanged military equipment, and prevent us from buying arms from alternative sources

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January 18, 2025
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Chief Minister flags off Senior Citizen Pilgrimage train

Implementation of the Ayushman Bharat scheme and enhancing the pension for the old to Rs 3500 per month are some of the steps taken by our government in just seven months of assuming power, said CM Mohan Charan Majhi while reaffirming his commitment to take care of the old and infirm.

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January 18, 2025
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Aus Open: Djokovic overcomes struggles to beat Machac, enters 4th round

Former World No. 1 Novak Djokovic overcame struggles as the record 10-time champion surged to a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 triumph against Tomas Machac to advance to the fourth round at the Australian Open for a 17th time on Friday.

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January 18, 2025
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Tribals gather at Damudar Ghat for ancestral rituals

'Jilling Dahar' Festival

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January 18, 2025
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Centre Keeping Close Watch on Food Prices, Farm Production Poised to Rise

The Centre is closely monitoring the prices and availability of essential food commodities to ensure affordability to the consumers and to maintain a stable price regime, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said in a statement issued on Friday.

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January 18, 2025
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Manu Bhaker 'inspired' after receiving Khel Ratna

After being felicitated with the prestigious Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, India's two-time Olympic medalist shooter Manu Bhaker on Friday said that this recognition will inspire her to work even harder.

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January 18, 2025
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64th CGPB Meeting on 19 January

The Geological Survey of India (GSI), Ministry of Mines, will host the annual event of 64th Central Geological Programming Board (CGPB) meeting Chaired by V.L. Kantha Rao, Secretary, Ministry of Mines on 19 January at the State Convention Centre, Lokseva Bhavan here.

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January 18, 2025
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Indo-US ties will be more tech-based now than ever before: EAM Jaishankar

The Indo-US relationship will be based on technology more than ever before in the years to come in this era of AI, EVs, space and drones, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday.

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January 18, 2025
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Assam, Meghalaya CMs to resume border dispute talks after district council elections

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has said that the border dispute with Assam will be discussed after the district council elections in the state are over.

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January 18, 2025
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J-K CM orders speedy probe as number of unexplained deaths rises

JAMMU, 17 JANUARY

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January 18, 2025
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Police Deployment at Similipal Beefed Up

The State Police has decided to deploy 90 security personnel (APR) for the protection of the Similipal Tiger Reserve.

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January 18, 2025
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Union Budget: Railway stocks spike amid reports of hike in allocation

Amid the reports of a hike in the budgetary allocation, the railway stocks surged on Thursday.

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January 17, 2025
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Death toll rises to 87 as standoff between police and miners ends in South Africa

The death toll in a months-long standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday as they wound down a rescue operation that has pulled more than 240 survivors out from deep underground.

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January 17, 2025
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Mishap at cement factory, workers feared trapped

Several workers are feared trapped in an industrial accident at the Dalmia Cement Bharat Limited (DBCL) plant.

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January 17, 2025
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Lord Shri Ram will not spare those who snatch poor's land in Ayodhya: SP President Akhilesh Yadav

With the Milkipur assembly bypoll around the corner, the Samajwadi Party has again raked up the issue of alleged grabbing of poor's land in Ayodhya by BJP leaders.

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January 17, 2025
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ED grills KTR for 7 hours

Before interrogating him the ED had grilled the special chief secretary Arvind Kumar

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January 17, 2025
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A strategic restoration of ties

On January 8, India's Foreign Secretary Vikram Mishri met Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai, signaling the expansion of India's bilateral ties with Afghanistan.

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January 17, 2025
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PM's Leadership Delivered Transformative Beginning

From scientific breakthroughs to infrastructure projects, PM's actions reflect a vision of a Viksit Bharat

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January 17, 2025
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As flames linger, talk turns to rebuilding Los Angeles neighborhoods leveled by wildfires

Staggered after one of the most destructive natural disasters in Southern California history, thousands of heartbroken families, burned-out business owners and beleaguered leaders across Los Angeles County are beginning to ponder another monumental task: rebuilding what was lost and charting a path forward.

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January 17, 2025