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Dhami meets Mandaviya, seeks funds for sports infrastructure projects
Chief Minister Dhami seeks funds for sports infrastructure in Uttarakhand, including high-altitude sports centre and multipurpose sports halls
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Delhi to vote on February 5, counting on February 8: CEC Rajiv Kumar
Bypolls to two Assembly constituencies — Milkipur in Uttar Pradesh and Erode in Tamil Nadu — will also be held according to the same schedule
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India’s real GDP expected to rise 6.4% in FY25
The real Gross Value Added in the Indian economy is reckoned to rise 6.4% as well, relative to a 7.2% uptick in 2023-24, with Agriculture GVA growth surging to 3.8% from 1.4% last year
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Nilgiris district administration urges tourists, residents with flu-like symptoms to wear masks
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LG approves regularisation of 150 un-aided schools in unauthorised colonies
LG Saxena had earlier convened a meeting on this matter with the Chief Secretary along with officials of the Education Department, MCD and DDA, wherein the hardship being faced by these schools and their students was discussed.
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Thousands of Madurai farmers, villagers take out 25-km long procession against tungsten mining project
Protestors, both men and women, started in cars, bikes tractors, buses and lorries and on foot the march
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Deletions impossible without due process: CEC refutes claims of electoral roll manipulation
Rajiv Kumar emphasised that the process for additions and deletions is transparent, rigorous, and immune to arbitrary changes.
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Sankranti Brahmotsavams from January 11 to 17 at Srisailam
The second Brahmotsavams would be conducted in the temple on Maha Sivaratri, temple EO said
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‘Aadujeevitham’, or ‘The Goat Life’, among films eligible for Best Picture nomination at 97th Academy Awards
Other Indian films to meet the eligibility criteria are ‘Kanguva’, ‘Girls will be Girls’, ‘Santosh’, ‘All We Imagine as Light’, ‘Putul’, and ‘Swatantriya Veer Savarkar’
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Tamil Nadu opposes draft UGC regulations, to fight legally and politically
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Kerala’s cities deserve UNESCO World Book Capital title, says CM Pinarayi Vijayan at KLIBF
Third edition of Kerala Legislature International Book Festival kicks off in Thiruvananthapuram
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Government notifies procedure for export of certified organic products
Commerce Ministry's arm APEDA has revised the NPOP's regulations to make it more farmer-friendly and help India push exports of organic food products.
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Courts ruled on 42 occasions that EVMs are not hackable, tampering allegations baseless, says CEC Rajiv Kumar
Announcing the schedule of the Delhi Assembly polls, the CEC advised the public against “jhooth ke gubbare” (spreading lies).
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PMK accuses Chennai police of double standards while dealing with plea for protests
Party functionary approaches Madras High Court seeking action against Greater Chennai City Commissioner of Police for having allegedly violated Section 41 of Madras City Police Act, 1888
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Legislators should be respectful even while dissenting, says SC on RJD MLC's plea against expulsion
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N. Kotiswar Singh fixed January 9 for hearing the matter in detail, after it prima facie disapproved of the statements made by Sunil Kumar Singh on February 13, last year, during a heated exchange in the House.
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Hyderabad | Sankranti edition of Aakruthi Vastra 2025 to open on January 8
Handloom and craft clusters promoting slow fashion will participate in the Sankranti edition of Craft Council of Telangana’s Aakruthi Vastra 2025 in Hyderabad this week
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India will soon set new record of one billion-plus voters: CEC Rajiv Kumar
Rajiv Kumar said 2024 was the year of elections globally when two-third of the world's population in democracies voted in different polls.
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Manmohan Singh duly respected the aspirations of Tamil Nadu: CM Stalin
The Chief Minister also said E.V.K.S. Elangovan was known for his brave and clear criticisms.
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Two Indian companies charged with criminal conspiracies to import fentanyl precursor chemicals to U.S.
Raxuter Chemicals and Athos Chemicals with Bhavesh Lathiya, a founder and senior executive of Raxuter, are charged with conspiracy to distribute and import a listed chemical, knowing it would be used to manufacture fentanyl, smuggling, and other related offenses
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