'Mismatch in cop’s version cast doubt in 2014 Morani case'

A special MCOCA court, while acquitting 12 accused in the firing at the Juhu bungalow of producers Karim and Ali Morani in 2014, has observed that it appeared one of the cops investigating the case cooked up a story regarding certain aspects and discrepancies appearing in his evidence create a shadow of doubt about the happening of the incident. While 12 accused, including alleged gangster Obaid Radiowala, were acquitted on Thursday, the judgment was made available on Friday.

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WPL: Devine's blitzkrieg propels RCB to 8-wicket win over Gujarat

Sophie Devine bludgeoned 99 off just 36 balls to fashion Royal Challengers Bangalore's emphatic eight-wicket victory over Gujarat Giants in the Women's Premier League at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.

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4,000 ‘sold’ land for jobs during Lalu’s minister stint? CBI set to expand probe ambit

The CBI is set to expand the scope of its investigation into the “land-for-jobs” scam with the investigators coming across what sources called “prima facie evidence” to suggest that around 4,000 people were allegedly given jobs in Indian Railways during RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s tenure as Union railway minister and their land parcels were “bought” in return.

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India overrides objections by Pakistan, to host G20 meet in J&K

India will host a senior official-level meeting of G20 culture ministries in Jammu & Kashmir in May, overriding objections by Pakistan which had lobbied member-states like China, Turkiye and Saudi Arabia to prevent the Indian government from hosting any such meeting in the UT.

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Probe finds illegal accounts in hospital to use pharma donations

An inquiry has found that heads of 11 departments of J J Hospital’s Grant Medical College (GMC) opened and operated unauthorised bank accounts in the name of respective departments. A sum of Rs 6 crore was collected in these accounts and almost half of it was then used for expenses such as foreign trips without permission, said state medical education minister Girish Mahajan and added that strong action will be taken within one month against those found guilty.

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1st week of Budget session’s 2nd leg one of least productive

Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day on Friday due to slogan-shouting by the opposition and protests by BJP over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s recent “democracy under threat” remarks in London. The first week of the second leg of the budget session in Lok Sabha was one of the least productive as proceedings were stalled for five days in a row with BJP insisting on an apology from Rahul and the Opposition seeking a JPC probe into the Adani issue.

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TMC, SP pledge to stay equidistant from Congress and BJP

Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress and Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party Friday signalled they would remain equidistant from Congress and BJP while striving to cobble together an anti-saffron “third front” without the grand old party getting any chance to play “the big boss of the opposition”. Akhilesh met the Bengal CM at her residence in Kolkata on Friday.

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'China-brokered Saudi peace deal will help India'

Iran said on Friday that its peace agreement with Saudi Arabia, which was brokered by China, shouldn’t be of concern to India as peace and stability in the Gulf will benefit Indian diaspora as well. Tehran also sought resumption of crude export to India citing Delhi’s decision to ramp up its crude imports from Russia, despite pressure from the US and other western countries to curb its economic engagements with Moscow.

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6 dead in major fire at high-rise commercial building in Hyderabad

The six people were found in an unconscious condition by firemen on Thursday in an office room on the fifth floor which was completely filled with smoke, in the building and were rushed to a state-run hospital.

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Designer held for bid to bribe Fadnavis wife

A 26-year-old woman was arrested on Thursday from Ulhasnagar on charges of offering deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis’ wife Amruta Rs 1 crore bribe to help her father, an accused in several criminal cases, and trying to blackmail them. Earlier in the day, Fadnavis, who controls the home portfolio, said in the Assembly they had filed an FIR in February after doctored videos were used to threaten that he would lose his job.

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KCR’s daughter skips ED date, asked to appear on March 20

The Enforcement Directorate has asked K Kavitha, daughter of Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, to appear before its investigating officer at its headquarters on March 20, refusing to defer her questioning after she skipped the session with the probe agency scheduled for Thursday and sought time after March 24 when the Supreme Court is to hear her plea against the summons.

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NAAC IT system riddled with ‘opacity, gaps’: Internal probe

Now, an internal enquiry committee of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has cast aspersions on its entire business. It said from step one when an institute submits its data to the NAAC, it is open to changes with “no mechanism to check data alteration”, to the last point on how peer team members are selected to inspect an institute, and everything in between that is riddled with “opacity”, “mistakes” and “gaps”.

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'Twitter foreign entity, can’t seek protection under Article 19'

US-based microblogging platform Twitter Inc cannot seek protection under Article 19 of the Constitution that guarantees freedom of speech and expression to Indian citizens and entities, not to foreigners, the central government said Thursday in the Karnataka high court.

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WPL: Gujarat edge Delhi for second win of the season

Delhi Capitals batting let them down in a big way as Gujarat Giants seized crucial moments to register a thrilling 11-run win over Meg Lanning and co. in Women's Premier League match at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The win was Gujarat's second of the season as they took a sweet revenge for their 10-wicket loss earlier. The defeat for Delhi delayed their confirmation to the top-three finish.

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The Great Indian Laughter Challenge fame Khyali booked for rape

Popular comedian Khyali Saharan has been accused of raping a 25-year-old woman in a hotel room in Jaipur. The woman filed a complaint and a case being registered against the comedian at Mansarovar police station on Tuesday.

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RCB end losing streak in WPL with win over UP Warriorz

Royal Challengers Bangalore finally opened their account in the Women's Premier League with a comfortable five-wicket victory over UP Warriorz on Wednesday. RCB snapped their five-match losing streak to keep slender hopes of reaching the playoffs alive.

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UK still gives aid to India dressed up as ‘business investments’

In 2012, India’s then finance minister, Pranab Mukherjee, had famously described Britain’s annual £280 million (Rs 2,798 crore) aid to India as “peanuts” and British critics at the time questioned why Britain was giving aid to India if India was funding its own space programme and had its own foreign aid budget. In 2017, the Indian government stated it gave more foreign aid to countries than it received.

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‘Hospitalisation not must for claiming medical insurance’

A person can claim insurance even if s/he was not admitted to a hospital, or was admitted for less than 24 hours, a Vadodara consumer forum observed while ordering an insurance firm to make a payout to Rameshchandra Joshi, a resident of the city.

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3 out of 4 rural homes without piped drinking water: NSSO

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Indian-origin Vimal Kapur to be CEO of Honeywell

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SC nixes govt plea for Rs 7,400 crore additional damages for Bhopal gas disaster

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Centre’s plea filed in 2010 seeking an additional compensation of Rs 7,400 crore from Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) for the victims of 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.

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WPL: Mumbai seal playoff berth with big win over Gujarat

Mumbai Indians became the first team to qualify for the playoffs as they kept their unbeaten record intact with a comfortable 55-run victory over Gujarat Giants in their reverse fixture in the Women's Premier League at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.

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'The Elephant Whisperers': Documentary couple cheer new jumbo rather than Oscar

When the Oscar awards were announced for ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ on Monday, the hero of the documentary, K Bomman, 55, unaware of the global stir it was causing, was busy taking care of an orphaned elephant calf in Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu. The calf’s mother was among three elephants that were electrocuted recently by an electric fence put up illegally in a farm.

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Retail inflation in February above RBI’s comfort level

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Indian startups breathe easy as withdrawal limit for SVB lifted

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BJP intensifies attack, firm on Rahul Gandhi apology

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‘Seminal issue’: Five judge SC bench to hear same-sex marriage pleas

The Supreme Court on Monday referred a bunch of pleas seeking legal recognition for same-sex marriages to a five-judge constitution bench for adjudication, saying it is a “seminal issue” and an “important matter”. The apex court took the step despite the Centre’s insistence that Parliament alone should take a call on the subject whose intricacies could impact “how our society develops henceforth”.

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Delhi Capitals hand RCB fifth consecutive loss in WPL

A new venue but no change of fortune for Royal Challengers Bangalore as their agonising wait to taste a victory in the Women's Premier League continued with fifth defeat on the trot on Monday.

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Sena vs Sena: Offensive video of Shinde aides goes viral, 2 held

An objectionable video, allegedly morphed, showing Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Surve and former corporator from Dahisar Sheetal Mhatre went viral, sparking yet another round of hostility between the Sena and the Uddhav Thackeray faction. Police have arrested two persons in connection with the case.

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33 fugitives extradited in last one year under operation 'Trishul'

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In hunt for IS terrorists, NIA raids 5 places in MP & Maha

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India key point of focus in international trialogue

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All-round Mumbai record 4th straight win in WPL

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver-Brunt notched up a remarkable unbeaten century stand to power Mumbai Indians to an impressive eight-wicket win over UP Warriorz in Match 10 of of the Women's Premier League at the Brabourne Stadium. It was the fourth win on the trot for a rampaging Mumbai as they remained unbeaten in the tournament and consolidated their position at the top in the standings.

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Your lazy lifestyle affecting your dog's health

Some two months ago, a city-based veterinary doctor got a frantic call around midnight to treat a 12-year-old Labrador dog, who was having severe difficulty in breathing and almost collapsed.

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Jyotiraditya Scindia 'pauses' MP BJP chief's speech

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia stopped state BJP president VD Sharma from giving his speech at a function in Shivpuri town to mark the translocation of tigers to Madhav National Park on Friday. Sharma had to return to his seat while Scindia began addressing the crowd.

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Canine Kattie solves murder in seconds

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Tejashwi cites wife pregnancy, doesn't attend CBI interview

Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, who was summoned by the CBI to appear before it on Saturday for questioning in connection with the land-for-jobs "scam", skipped the questioning session in New Delhi citing his wife's pregnancy and sought a fresh date.

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Manipur ends truce with Kuki militants

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India records first two H3N2 flu deaths in Haryana, Karnataka

The Union health ministry on Friday advised states to be on alert after two H3N2 deaths were reported from Haryana and Karnataka. There are four types of influenza viruses: A, B, C, and D. Influenza A and B viruses cause seasonal epidemics of disease in people almost every year in January to March and the post-monsoon season in India.

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BSY in BJP's K'taka campaign panel, Bommai to lead team

Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai will lead BJP's 25-member campaign committee for the state polls, in what is seen as the party high command reposing confidence in his leadership since he took over as CM in July 2021, replacing party veteran BS Yediyurappa. Assembly elections in Karnataka are slated to be held in the next few weeks.

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Tribal girl in T'gana seeks more 'dowry', calls off marriage

A wedding organised on the outskirts of the city was cancelled by the bride at the last minute, ostensibly because of low dowry. She demanded more than Rs 2 lakh, which was paid by the groom's family in keeping with the tribe's custom of "reverse dowry" paid to prospective brides.

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Silicon Valley Bank collapses, sparks global financial rout

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4 from China get 5 yrs' imprisonment for illegally entering India

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Tribal girl in T'gana seeks more 'dowry', calls off marriage

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Suspected beef sale: Man lynched in Bihar

One Nasim Kuraishi was brutally thrashed near Banshi Chhapra Tola at Asahani village under the Rasulpur police station area in Saran district on the suspicion of selling beef on Tuesday. He died during treatment at Ekma hospital in the night.

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Isro report: Tehri, Rudraprayag top landslide index

Two hill districts - Rudraprayag and Tehri - have the "maximum exposure to landslide risk in the country", as per 'Landslide Atlas' report of Isro's NRSC.

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ED summons KCR's daughter Kavitha in Delhi excise policy probe

Kavitha was first issued summons for Thursday, soon after the agency arrested Arun Pillai, an alleged close associate of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi lawmaker. After she skipped the summons, a fresh one was issued for Friday, sources said. While questioning the action, Kavitha told a press conference that she will appear before the agency on Saturday as she will be on a hunger strike here on Friday in support of the women's reservation bill.

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BJP in North behind rumours on migrants: TN CM MK Stalin

Governors in states governed by non-BJP parties pay no attention to Supreme Court verdicts, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin said Thursday amid his government's strife with Raj Bhavan over a proposed legislation to ban online gambling that governor RN Ravi had sent back seeking clarification on the bill.

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Sad day for Indian cinema as it loses its ‘Calendar’

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No oppn in Nagaland House for 2nd time, all parties support govt

There will be no opposition in the Nagaland assembly for a second time as all political parties have offered their support to CM Neiphiu Rio, but it's not clear whether they will be included in the government or considered "outside support" until a decision by the NDPP-BJP alliance, according to Nagaland deputy CM Y Patton of BJP.

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VP Jagdeep Dhankar 'attaches' personal staff to 20 Rajya Sabha panels, draws oppn ire

Eight members of Rajya Sabha chairman and VP Jagdeep Dhankhar’s personal staff have been “attached” to 20 House panels thatcame under the ambit of the RS this week, a move that drew flak from opposition benches. Dhankhar said the decision was taken after “multi-layered consultations”. These officers have been tasked with assisting committees in their work.

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Global figures urge end to 'harassment' of Nobel laureate Yunus

Forty global figures including Ban Ki-moon, Hillary Clinton and Bono published Wednesday a joint letter calling on Bangladesh to stop "unfair" attacks and harassment of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.

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Odisha minister's 'killer' not mentally ill: Medical Board

The medical board, which was constituted by the government to assess Gopal’s mental state following allegations by his family members that he had been suffering from bipolar disorder for several years, conducted Gopal’s psychological evaluation on February 4 and submitted their report to the Crime Branch the next day.

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Drunk executive rams vehicles in wrong lane, kills 3-yr-old

In a case of drunk driving, the president (chairman's office) of a leading corporate group, Vishwas Attavar (54), allegedly speeding down a wrong lane in the Bandra-Kurla Complex in his European-make hatchback, rammed into another car on Tuesday evening, killing a three-and-a-half-year-old girl and injuring her uncle and the driver.

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Aus PM in India, to watch 4th Test with Modi today

Australian PM Anthony Albanese paid rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, saying his values and philosophy continue to inspire the world and a lot can be learnt from his life, as he visited the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on his first India tour.

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MLA Kadu gets two years for assault on public servant

A Nashik court Wednesday convicted and sentenced Achalpur MLA Omprakash alias Bachchu Kadu to one-year imprisonment each on two charges of assault on a public servant and intentional insult in 2017. While the sentences are to run concurrently, Kadu's lawyers moved a bail plea, which was granted to enable him to move an appeal in a higher court.

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Delhi excise policy: K Kavitha gets ED summons, seeks more time

Kavitha, who is a BRS legislative council member and Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao's daughter, has been asked to go to ED's Delhi office for questioning on Thursday. However, said she will appear before ED on March 11.

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WPL: Dunkley, Harleen power Gujarat to first win

Sophia Dunkley (65) smashed the fastest half-century of the season while Harleen Deol hit a power-packed 67 as Gujarat Giants edged Royal Challengers Bangalore in a high-scoring Women's Premier League clash at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The victory was the first of the season for Gujarat. Bangalore, on the other hand, suffered their third straight defeat as skipper Smriti Mandhana's wait for first win continued.

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'Wife is angry': Cop's Holi leave letter goes viral

As police officials get busier than usual during the festive season and do not get leaves, an inspector in UP's Farrukhabad district applied for a 10-day leave ahead of Holi citing marital discord. The leave application has since gone viral on social media.

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‘Kolkata, Mumbai worst polluted after Delhi last winter’

After Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai were the most polluted this past winter while Bengaluru and Chennai saw the fastest worsening of hazardous pollutant levels, said CSE. The report says that Delhi, with a winter average PM2.5 level of 151 g/m³, remains the most polluted mega city by a large margin.

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Nagaland, Meghalaya CMs sworn in

For Nagaland, there was the added significance of getting its first-ever woman minister in Salhoutuonuo Krusem (56), who along with US-educated lawyer and social entrepreneur Hekani Jakhalu broke the glass ceiling on March 2 by becoming the first pair of women MLAs in 60 years of statehood. Both are from Rio's NDPP.

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Indian women's share in voting, poll wins up, but lags neighbours

Bihar, Odisha, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, in that order, have seen the most improvement in women's share of total voters with Bihar registering a 9.5-percentage-point increase and Punjab and Uttar Pradesh showing a five-percentage-point increase.

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‘Gods will be angry’: No Holi in these villages

While Holi is celebrated with much fanfare across Kumaon and Garhwal regions of Uttarakhand, there are over 100 villages in Pithoragarh district's Dharchula and Munsiyari that stay away from all festivities. They will have nothing to do with it. They have a reason. They don't want to dirty "god's own mountains" with the stains of colours.

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At least 6 Palestinians killed during Israeli West Bank raid

The Israeli army raided the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, Palestinian health officials said, leading to a gunbattle that killed at least six Palestinians and wounded a dozen others. The Israeli military said it had killed the suspected assailant behind the fatal shooting of two Israeli brothers in the northern West Bank town of Hawara last week.

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Sensex tops 60k as global rally continues

Global tailwinds helped the sensex close above 60,000 once again after two weeks but some market analysts said the two-day old rally could fizzle out after the Tuesday break due to the trading holiday on Holi.

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Trying to lessen health sector's foreign reliance: PM

Life-savers such as medicines, vaccines and medical devices became "weapons" during the pandemic, PM Modi said Monday, adding his government was trying to minimise India's dependence on foreign countries in health sector.

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CBI questions Rabri Devi in land-for-job scam, Lalu may be next

RJD supporters staged a dharna outside the residence alleging misuse of central agencies by the Centre. Lalu's son and deputy CM Tejashwi Prasad Yadav said "such things" will continue till the 2024 LS polls.

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Manik Saha to be Tripura CM, Jishnu may be dy CM despite poll loss

Manik Saha, whose 10 months as Tripura CM marked him out as BJP's choice for a full term at the helm going into the polls, was Monday elected legislature party leader amid lobbying by some within the party for Union minister Pratima Bhoumik. Saha's ex-deputy Jishnu Dev Varma is tipped to retain the post. PM Modi is scheduled to be in Agartala on Wednesday for the swearing-in.

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Can't give more dearness allowance: Mamata Banerjee

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Songs of solidarity: India’s women farmers find strength in no.s

Collectives cropping up across the country are helping female farmers get access to land, advice on farming methods, and better prices for produce.

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Big fire erupts in B'desh, 12,000 people homeless

A fire destroyed 2,000 shelters at a Rohingya refugee camp in southeastern Bangladesh on Sunday, leaving around 12,000 people homeless, an official said.

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Migrant row: TN books state BJP prez for 'provocative' posts

Tamil Nadu police have filed a case against state BJP chief K Annamalai for posting "provocative" tweets and social media statements about unsubstantiated allegations of attacks on migrant labourers from the north and related fake videos.

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Court martial suggests life term to Captain for 'staged' encounter

An Army court martial in Jammu and Kashmir has recommended life imprisonment for a Captain in connection with the killing of three men in a staged encounter at a remote hilly village at Amshipura in Shopian district of south Kashmir in July 2020.

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Telangana CM KCR 'man behind joint opposition letter' on Manish Sisodia

Meanwhile, Congress claimed nobody approached the party to be one of the signatories. While Congress has been advocating a joint opposition, the party leadership continues to argue that there is a need to identify genuine secular anti-BJP parties, and that it cannot be a random collection of groups "playing both sides".

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WPL: UP Warriorz beat Gujarat Giants by 3 wickets

A stunning knock from Australian all-rounder Grace Harris (59*) powered UP Warriorz to an unlikely three-wicket victory over Gujarat Giants in a last-over thriller at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. Chasing a challenging 170-run target, Warriorz were almost out of the hunt, tottering at 105 for 7 in the 16th over. Harris and Sophie Ecclestone (22*) turned the match upside down with an unbeaten 70-run partnership in just 4.1 overs.

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Medical counselling panel sees 400+ legal cases per year

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Delhi LG allows teachers' trip, government slams riders

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Shekhawat sues Rajasthan CM Gehlot for defamation over scam ‘barbs’

Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Saturday sued Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot for alleged defamatory remarks against him and his late mother over a state co-operative scam in which investors allegedly lost about Rs 900 crore.

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Mumbai Indians thrash Gujarat Giants by 143 runs in WPL opener

Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians on Saturday started the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) in style, thrashing Gujarat Giants by 143 runs in the tournament opener at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The Mumbai skipper scored the first half-century of the new league as her 30-ball 65 blitzkrieg powered her team to a massive 207 for 5. Mumbai bowlers then ended Gujarat's innings in the 16th over, reducing them to 64/9 in 15.1 overs.

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Delhi: Narela hi-tech prison to house dreaded inmates

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Punjab fears law & order trouble from Dera chief’s parole

The AAP-governed Punjab has taken a view diametrically opposite to that of Haryana BJP’s government on Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s ongoing parole, saying it may adversely affect law and order.

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Keep border issue in 'proper place': China to India

Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang told his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar that Beijing is willing to speed up resumptions of exchanges with India in various fields, including resuming direct flights at the earliest date and facilitating people-to-people exchanges, but also reiterated that the boundary issue be kept in the "proper place'' in the relationship.

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NPP’s Conrad stakes claim to form Meghalaya govt with 32 MLAs

Caretaker Meghalaya CM and NPP president Conrad Sangma Friday staked claim to form the next government in the hill state, handing governor Phagu Chauhan a list of 32 MLAs that include two from a regional party whose chief caused a flutter hours later by formally disowning the duo's move.

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6 youth die as truck rams their car on Gurgaon-Faridabad road

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Women's Premier League 2023 Schedule and Time Table

The inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) will kick off with a blockbuster clash between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians on March 4 at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.

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Ahir Morcha national secretary shot at in property row

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Adani crash: SC sets up panel to probe 'failures'

The Supreme Court on Thursday set up a five-member committee led by ex-SC judge A M Sapre to probe alleged regulatory failures in preventing suspected breach of market rules by the Adani Group, whose shares melted in wake of the Hindenburg report on January 24.

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'Don't threaten CJI': Chandrachud to advocate in court spat

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Nagaland gets its 1st women MLAs

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A regal debut by Tipra Motha

Pradyot Kishore Debbarman, the sole heir to the 800-year-old Manikya dynasty of Tripura, won the first political battle in his fight for a homeland for the state's tribal natives.

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PM Modi on top, Congress over the hill

In a near-repeat of 2018, Tripura Thursday voted for the return of a BJP-led government, Nagaland overwhelmingly chose the stability of the NDPP-BJP combine and Meghalaya threw up a hung House, resulting in estranged allies BJP and NPP coming together again in a bid to form an NPP-led NDA government in the state for a second consecutive term.

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Life term for 1992 Bihar caste carnage kingpin

The key accused in a 1992 Bihar massacre in which 35 Bhumihar caste members were butchered was Thursday sentenced to life, 31 years after blood-letting and a trial that has spilled over two decades. Kirani Yadav was also fined Rs 3 lakh over the killings in Gaya in what has come to be known as the Bara caste carnage. The attackers were alleged to be members of the CPI (Maoist).

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Jaishankar mum if India played role in fixing Blinken-Lavrov meet

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India calls for faster extradition of fugitive economic offenders

In a direct reference to economic fugitives finding safe havens overseas, India on Wednesday called upon G20 nations to adopt multilateral action for faster extradition of such offenders and recovery of assets from abroad.

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GST collections jump 12%, cess at record high

Goods and services tax (GST) collections rose 12.4% to Rs 1,49,577 crore in February despite a slowdown in the mop-up from imported goods.

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Labourer's son wins Asian medal as town funds trip

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BJP’s BS Yediyurappa conundrum: With him or without him?

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked into the newly constructed Shivamogga airport holding Karnataka BJP veteran BS Yediyurappa’s hand on Monday, the irony of the camaraderie was not lost.​

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Govt cuts short extension of Project Cheetah lead scientist

Environment ministry has curtailed the extension granted to one of the lead scientists on Project Cheetah, Y V Jhala, who reportedly objected to the transport of Cheetahs from Gwalior to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh using noisy ‘Chinook’ helicopters when the first batch of eight big cats was about to be translocated from Namibia to India in September, 2022.

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It was mayhem: Indore pitch draws flak after spin carnage

With a total of 14 wickets falling on Day 1 of the third Test in Indore, the pitch at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, on expected lines drew flak from the former cricketers. It was a spin bowling carnage as first the hosts first folded for a lowly 109 inside two sessions, getting a taste of their own medicine, and then Australia losing four wickets as the ball turned square and kept low on the opening day itself.

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Servant kills owner with axe after failed molestation attempt

A male servant who allegedly killed a woman owner of the house in Khedi Chandwan village of Bhawanigarh in Punjab's Sangrur district on February 25 after a failed molestation attempt was arrested on Wednesday.

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