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Delhi court junks defamation case against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor
The court refused to summon Shashi Tharoor, saying prima facie "no ingredients of defamation" was made in the complaint
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Kolkata college makes hay as book fair shines literary sun on city
The New Alipore College organised a special lecture and poetry reading session by the Malayalam poet Gopikrishnan Kottoor, who spoke on ‘Writing Poetry in Keralascapes’.
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USAID closure: Experts warn of setbacks for health, climate, development programmes in India
USAID has been a crucial partner in addressing India's development challenges, leveraging local financial and human resources to drive large-scale projects.
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Delhi Assembly elections: Over 1,000 cases of MCC violation lodged, say police
These are cases lodged between January 7, when the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into force, and February 3 which was the last day of campaigning for the Delhi Assembly polls
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TMC seeks renaming of West Bengal as 'Bangla'
Raising the issue through a Zero Hour mention in the Rajya Sabha, party MP Ritabrata Banerjee said the West Bengal Assembly had in July 2018 unanimously passed a resolution for renaming the state but the Centre has not yet agreed to it.
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Madras High Court restrains SIT from harassing journalists in Anna University sexual assault FIR leak case
Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan asks the journalists also to cooperate with the probe and says he will pass detailed orders in the course of the day
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh accuses Rahul Gandhi of making false charges involving Army Chief in Lok Sabha
Rahul Gandhi had said "The PM has denied that Chinese forces are inside our territory but for some reason our Army keeps talking to the Chinese about their entry into our territory and our chief of army staff has said that the Chinese are inside our territory,"
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Caste Survey report approved by Telangana Cabinet, CM Revanth introduces it in Assembly
Backward Classes in A, B, C, D and Ecategories (including Muslims) constituted to 56.33% in the State
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India has robust system to tackle pandemics: Health Minister
Replying to supplementary questions in the Rajya Sabha, Nadda highlighted the steps taken by the government in the last 10 years to strengthen India's health system, especially in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Erode (East) bypoll 2025: Arrangements in place, says District Election Officer
Holiday has been declared for educational institutions, government and private organisations in the constituency to facilitate voting.
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Maha Kumbh stampede: Akhilesh Yadav says government hiding death toll; demands action against cover up
Akhilesh Yadav says the government claimed to organise digital Kumbh but was hiding the digits of the dead; claims JCBs and tractors were used to clear the bodies lying around after the stampede
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16 Indian workers trapped in Libyan cement factory set to return today
Sixteen Indian workers had alleged that they were being held in “prison-like conditions” at the Libyan Cement Company’s Benghazi plant since September 2024
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Kerala ‘survives’ only with assistance from Centre, says Union Minister George Kurian
George Kurian says ruling LDF and Opposition UDF in Kerala constantly accuse Union government of neglecting the State as part of their ‘joint narrative’ to hide their own failures
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BMC presents over ₹74,000 crore budget for 2025-26
According to BMC commisioner, Bhushan Gagrani, this is the biggest budget presented by the BMC till date.
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If cow theft cases recur, accused will be shot in public: Karnataka Minister Mankal Vaidya
The Minister's statement came in the wake of outrage over the slaughtering of a pregnant cow near Honnavar
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Kerala Police uncover Statewide two-wheeler scam linked to fake CSR funds
Victims were offered two-wheelers for half the market price by accused who claimed to have access to corporate social responsibility funds of large companies
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Begging, giving alms banned in Bhopal
The order by Bhopal district collector Kaushlendra Vikram Singh said begging and offering alms has been completely banned in the entire Bhopal district.
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CFTRI announces food hackathon for aspiring student entrepreneurs
The hackathon invites students to apply their creativity, problem-solving abilities, and technical expertise to real-world challenges in food technology, food science and nutrition, agricultural technology, and post-harvest technology
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Madras High Court lays down guidelines for transportation of cattle in humane manner
Justice M. Nirmal Kumar disapproves of the practice of smearing chilli flakes on the eyes of the animals to keep them awake and not let them sit or lie down during transit
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Arasavilli temple witnesses unprecedented rush on Ratha Saptami
On Ratha Saptami the Sun, the source of energy for all life forms, changes direction, moving from southeast to northeast.
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