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Measures in place to address excess volatility: Sebi on Adani crisis
New Delhi: Amid a raging controversy over a meltdown in Adani group stocks, regulator Sebi on Saturday said it is committed to ensuring the stock market’s integrity and all necessary surveillance measures…
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J&K: Spare poor from encroachment drives, appeals Ghulam Nabi Azad
Srinagar: Democratic Azad Party (DAP) chief Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday demanded a formal order from the Raj Bhavan to spare the poor in the ongoing anti-encroachment drive. He also announced his party…
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AAP to contest all seats in upcoming MP polls
Bhopal: The AAP will contest all 230 seats in Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, due later this year, a party office-bearer said on Saturday indicating the Arvind Kejriwal-led party will pitch the Delhi…
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Cong seeks Kejriwal’s resignation after ED charge sheet against him in liquor scam
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday demanded that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal should resign as it said he has no moral right to be in office as the Enforcement Directorate has…
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After Vande Bharat, Modi asks Railways to come out with Vande Metro: Railway Minister
Hyderabad: Akin to Vande Bharat trains, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the Ministry of Railways to come up with “Vande Metro”, a training concept to run between two nearby big stations,…
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Controversy over Ramcharitmanas is for votes, it pleases SP and BJP: CM Bhupesh Baghel
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday attacked Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya over his controversial remarks on ‘Ramcharitmanas’. Baghel said, “Whatever controversy is going on regarding the Ramcharitmanas, it…
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Agendas of boycott team failed, says Siddharth Anand amid Pathaan’s mega success
Mumbai: As ‘Pathaan’created history at the box office by minting over Rs 630 crore worldwide in just a week, director Sidharth Anand expressed gratitude to the audience for making the film a…
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In a new outreach, RSS leader Indresh Kumar meets representatives of Muslim countries
New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, senior Sangh leaders Indresh Kumar, Krishna Gopal and Ram Lal have been regularly holding interactions with Muslim intellectuals for some time now. Recently, a new episode…
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‘Will apply only prospectively’: SC on order to treat OCIs as NRIs in tests for medical courses
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday declared that Centre’s March 2021 decision, stating Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) appearing for entrance tests to medical courses could not compete for seats reserved…
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16 illegal structures on Goa beaches demolished
Panaji: Goa’s Tourism Department on Friday demolished 16 illegal structures that were erected on beaches at Anjuna in North district and at Colva in South district. Sources from the Tourism Department said…
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Rural Development Ministry allays fear over budget cut in MGNREGA
New Delhi: The Ministry of Rural Development said on Friday that the concern that lower allocation for the MGNREGA scheme for 2023-24 may affect the rural employment scheme is far from the…
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‘The first step is crucial for everyone’, says India’s youngest Everester Poorna Malavath
Thiruvananthapuram: Taking the first step is very important and one should have the courage to move away from one’s comfort zone, said mountaineer Poorna Malavath, the youngest Indian to climb Mount Everest.…
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Punjab imposes 90 paise per litre cess on petrol, diesel
Chandigarh: The Punjab Cabinet on Friday gave its approval for a marginal increase in the VAT rates levied on the sale of petrol and diesel in the state. The increase in the…
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Houses in J&K’s Doda develop cracks, 19 families shifted
Jammu: A total of 19 families in a village in J&K’s Doda district were shifted to safer places after their houses and other structures developed cracks, officials said. “A mosque and a…
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China imposes communications crackdown on Tibetans
New Delhi: China has tightened restrictions on Tibetan residents of a county in Sichuan province that has been a hotbed of resistance to Chinese rule, imposing measures to prevent contact with people…