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Jharkhand Converted Into 'Dharmashala' For Rohingyas, Bangladeshi Infiltrators: Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath alleged that the JMM-led government in Jharkhand fuelled corruption, anarchy and looting of natural resources.




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Why Are Thousands Of Aspirants Protesting Against UPPSC Over Exam Schedule?

Tensions escalated among the students after UPPSC announced a new schedule for the preliminary exams.




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Maharashtra: Sanjay Raut Questions EC's Move To Search Uddhav's Bag; Poll Body Responds

Maharashtra Polls: A war of word has broke out between the both factions of the Shiv Sena over baggage check of Uddhar Thackeray ahead of a rally.




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Ahead Of Uttar Pradesh Bypolls, Yogi Adityanath Faces A 'Youth' Challenge

UPPCS Protest: Amid the bypolls contest, the Yogi Adityanath government is facing a challenge which the BJP was not anticipating at this time.




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Jharkhand Votes In Phase-I: 683 Candidates In Fray But Who Has Edge - BJP Or JMM-Congress?

Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha Chunav 2024: A total of 1.37 crore voters out of the total 2,60 crore are eligible to participate in the voting on November 13. 




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Indian-American Thapar on Trump’s list for SC judge nominees

The first Article II Judge of South Asian origin, Mr. Thapar was nominated to this position by the former Republican president George W Bush.




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Islamic State group flourishes and recruits in Pakistan

According to police, Afghan officials and IS media outlets, the majority of Islamic State fighters in Afghanistan are Pakistani nationals, mostly from the tribal regions.




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UK Brexit campaigner Farage overtakes UK PM May to meet Trump

Mr. Farage (52), later posted a picture on Facebook and Twitter of him with Mr. Trump, who gives a thumbs-up for the camera.




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Iraq military says recaptures Nimrud, home to ancient site




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Frank-Walter Steinmeier to be Germany’s next President




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Ban hopes U.S. doesn’t abandon Paris pact

"I spoke to the President-elect last week and I remain optimistic about our efforts to control climate change," says Ban Ki-moon.




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Russia launches offensive in Syria, airstrikes hit Aleppo

The offensive began hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump discussed Syria over the phone and agreed on the need to combine efforts in the fight against terrorism.




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Racist post against Michelle causes outrage




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U.K. govt. doesn’t have a Brexit strategy: Document




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John Kerry makes appeal to save the climate

The realities of holding office are different from being on the campaign trail, he says, hinting at Trump




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168 House Democrats ask Trump to rescind Bannon’s appointment

"We strongly urge you to rescind this appointment immediately and build a diverse White House staff who are committed to the core American values of inclusiveness, diversity and tolerance," the letter delivered to the Trump said.




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Centuries-old Ten Commandments tablet goes under hammer for $850,000

The tablet was put up for sale by Rabbi Shaul Deutsch, founder of the Living Torah Museum, in Brooklyn, New York, with the stipulation that the buyer must put it on public display, the auction house said.




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Philippine dictator set to be buried at heroes' cemetery

"There will be no state funeral. It will be very simple, the body will be carried on a hearse then brought to his tomb," Mr. Albayalde said.




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Trump meets Japanese Prime Minister Abe

This was Mr. Trump’s first meeting with a foreign leader after he was voted to power in one of the most surprising results of a US presidential election held on November 8.




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Turkey’s free press withers under crackdown




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Plane carrying 4 crashes, causes explosions in Nevada

Disaster's cause as yet unknown; multiple casualties, says report.




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IS has 60-80 operatives in Europe: Dutch expert

Says flush-out ops in Iraq, Syria are scattering the group and the continent faces a real threat.




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Dalai Lama preaches in Mongolia, risking China’s fury

On Friday, China’s Foreign Ministry strongly urged Mongolia to deny the Dalai Lama a visit for the sake of a "sound and steady" development of bilateral ties.




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15 missing in Indonesia boat accident

After a speedboat collided with a Vietnamese cargo vessel




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Dalai Lama visits Mongolia despite China’s objections




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China launches world’s longest quantum communication line




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Watch | Largest ever recorded tanzanite gemstones found




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Data | Low-income countries have received only 0.27% of the COVID-19 vaccine doses administered so far

Due to wide disparity in vaccine supply, of the 52 countries in Africa, 38 have given at least one dose to <5% of population




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Data | More than 50% Americans disapprove Joe Biden's work as President

Google search trends indicate that interest in Afghanistan peaked on August 15, the day Kabul fell. Following this, Biden's rating dropped below 50%




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Data | What does initial data about the Omicron variant show?

The number of hospitalisations in 20 days since the Omicron variant was discovered was relatively lower than the pace observed during the Delta wave in Gauteng in South Africa




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Focus on food and energy crisis due to Ukraine war, says Indonesian President Joko Widodo

Mr. Joko says he is ready to help with Modi-Xi meeting at the G20




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Elon Musk’s Twitter deal goes to a Delaware court

For a little over three months, the world’s richest man and a big tech social media platform were sparring on micro-blogging site, and inside board rooms. Now, the action will be inside courtrooms




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A lacklustre American presidential race in the making

Democrats and Republicans have to brace themselves for soul searching and painful decision-making before 2024




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Ukraine's Zelensky fires top security chief and prosecutor

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired the head of the country’s security service and its prosecutor general, citing hundreds of criminal proceedings into treason and collaboration by people within their departments




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U.K. PM race | At debate, Truss says she will call out Putin in front of “swing” countries like India, Indonesia

Sunday’s debate was the second in the U.K. Prime Ministerial race that began last week, with a third round of voting set for Monday




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Iran arrests several after protests at drying lake

Urmia, one of the largest "hypersaline" — or super salty — lakes in the world, is located between the cities of Tabriz and Urmia, with more than six million people dependent on agriculture around its shores.




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Sri Lanka Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe declares Emergency

Opposition calls it ‘an undemocratic, draconian act’; Parliament to elect new President tomorrow 




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Morning Digest | Presidential election today; Centre to convene all-party meeting on situation in Sri Lanka on DMK, AIADMK’s request, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day




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Privately issued but regulated digital currencies have benefits, say central bank chiefs

The benefits would hinge on how such private companies issuing digital assets are regulated




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Indiana mall shooting | Three dead; witness kills gunman: police




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Researchers say Thai pro-democracy activists hit by spyware

Cybersecurity researchers have outlined cases where Thai activists involved in the country’s pro-democracy protests had their devices attacked with spyware




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Regulating digital currencies

Some experts and central bankers point to regulation as the way forward. And supervising stablecoins and crypto exchanges would be a much easier affair than exercising controls over individual financial crypto products.




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The Pakistan and IMF talks: What lies ahead?

Why was the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) signed between the two? Why is IMF important for Pakistan’s economy?




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UK tribunal quashes Meta-Giphy deal block, regulator to reconsider ruling

The Competition Appeals Tribunal said it had quashed the CMA’s ruling and referred the matter back for a new decision




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Sri Lanka crisis live updates | Majority of Sri Lanka’s ruling SLPP party in favour of Dullas Alahapperuma as President, Sajith Premadasa as PM: G.L. Peiris

Acting Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and two others were proposed by lawmakers as the three candidates for the July 20 Presidential election




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COVID-19 triples across Europe on past six weeks; hospitalisations double: World Health Organisation

WHO's Europe director Dr. Hans Kluge described COVID-19 as “a nasty and potentially deadly illness” that people should not underestimate.




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Delayed Asian Games rescheduled to start in September 2023

The Olympic Council of Asia on Tuesday confirmed the delayed games would be held from September 23 to October 8




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Wholesale price rise at 4-month low of 1.3% in August

Vegetable prices down 10% from last August, but pulses, fruits, potatoes and onions remain in high inflation zone




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Sensex, Nifty hit fresh record closing high levels on rate cut hopes




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West Bengal economy performs poorly over several decades: EAC-PM paper

West Bengal’s economic decline, southern States’ growth post-1991, and regional disparities in India’s economic performance analysed in a working paper by Economic Advisory Council to the PM