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Forensic expert testifies paraquat poisoning led to Sharon Raj’s death

Victim had suffered from no prior co-morbidities, says Dhanya Raveendran, forensic surgeon of the Thiruvananthapuram police




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Kannur ADM death: Court grants bail to Kerala CPI(M) leader P.P. Divya

P.P. Divya, who had been in custody at a women’s jail for 11 days, argued that her cooperation with investigation justified her release on bail




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Heavy rains lash southern Kerala; IMD sounds orange alert in three districts

Orange alert for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, and Pathanamthitta districts for Friday, while yellow alert issued for Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, and Idukki districts




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Caught between principle and party, Sandeep Varier says it’s for BJP to take a call

In a chat with The Hindu, the BJP State committee member reaffirms that he is weighing no options. “I’m not planning anything. I shall act according to the changing situation. But I shall continue to be a dedicated karyakartha of the BJP,” he says




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Livelihood support for 187 extremely poor under Ujjeevanam in capital district

Aid up to ₹50,000 made available to 207 individuals by Kudumbashree district mission




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Dowry demand: panel seeks report from women protection officer in capital

The woman’s family refused to solemnise marriage after a dowry demand was made and approached the Kerala Women’s Commission




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Kerala govt. to file appeal against High Court ruling quashing distance cap on private bus services




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How smartly is Bhopal shaping up?

The Bhopal Smart City project has made steady progress: CEO Chandramauli Shukla




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Decisions, preferences, and heuristics [electronic resource] : an introduction to economic psychology and behavioral economics / Pere Mir-Artigues (Professor of Microeconomics, University of Lleida, Spain).

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2023]




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Shweta upsets fifth seed Arthi




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Desert God has another first to his name

Colt, which won Indian Derby, is perhaps the only horse to be bred, owned and trained by one man — S Padmanabhan




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Bowling off-break is a beautiful art: Saqlain




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It’s been a team effort: Samant




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Desert God downs Quasar in a thriller




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‘Grab the opportunities as they come’




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Starting trouble

The defeat to Rising Pune Supergiants was Mumbai’s fourth successive loss in opening matches, and fifth overall




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‘India has a sporting culture now’

India’s first GM Viswanathan Anand talks about the rise of Indian chess players, medal prospects at the Rio Olympics and more




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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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Jharkhand Phase-1 Roundup: Curtains Come Down On Campaigning For 43 Of 81 Assembly Seats

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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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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Tsunami hits New Zealand coast after powerful earthquake

The ambulance service said it did not receive any reports of quake-related injuries.




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Alibaba’s Jack Ma to support his 8-year-old look-alike




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Support India on terror, ours not a friendship to hide: Rivlin

Jerusalem is proud to stand with New Delhi “in its defence of the values of democracy,” he asserts.




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Egyptian court cancels death sentence of Morsi, Badie




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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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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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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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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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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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Brazil's Bolsonaro tells Supreme Court election 'is over'

After a private meeting with Mr. Bolsonaro, the Supreme Court Justice Luiz Edson Fachin said the conservative leader had said, "It is over. So, let’s look ahead.”




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August’s record gold influx lifts import bill to all-time high

The trade deficit widened to a 10-month high of $29.65 billion, the second highest monthly shortfall in merchandise trade




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The racial divide in South Africa’s economy since the end of apartheid

South Africa has struggled for years with low economic growth and high unemployment. The official unemployment rate was 33.5% in April-June of this year.




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German economy to shrink further in 2024, think-tanks issue statement




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GST Council sets up GoM on compensation cess; panel to submit report by December 31

In the GST regime, compensation cess at varied rates is levied on luxury, sin and demerit goods over and above the 28% tax




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Export ban on non-basmati white rice removed

Exports to be permitted with immediate effect subject to a minimum export price of $490 per tonne; duty on parboiled rice cut from 20% to 10%; revival of trade to eastern and south east Asian markets expected




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Govt. extends deadline for filing Income Tax audit report to October 7

The I-T Department said that due to the difficulties faced by taxpayers in electronic filing of audit reports, the deadline is being extended from September 30, 2024 to October 7, 2024




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Maruti, Hyundai, Tata Motors report decline in wholesales in September

Mahindra & Mahindra said its SUV wholesales in the domestic market increased 24% to 51,062 units in September compared to the same month of last year




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Indian conglomerates to spend $800 billion in new projects in 10 years: S&P Global Ratings’ report 

“The Vedanta, Tata, Adani, Reliance and JSW groups alone are prepping about $350 billion of investment in these sectors over the next decade,” Neel Gopalakrishnan of S&P Global Ratings said




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'India's growth rate among the shiniest parts of the world economy': Ajay Banga

A lot of that growth is in India, is driven by the domestic market as well, which actually is a healthy sign, in some ways, says World Bank president Ajay Banga




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China's economy grew 4.6% in July-September quarter, falling short of 5% target

The latest data show the world's second largest economy slowing from 4.7% annual growth in the previous quarter and falling short of the official target of “about 5%” growth for 2024,




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India well positioned to capitalise on new growth opportunities: Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman said that India is looking towards boosting domestic capacities, and building resilience against external shocks




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India scraps export tax on parboiled rice to boost exports

Bigger rice shipments from India would beef up overall global supplies and soften international prices




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Centre re-starts retail sale of pulses as prices rise ahead of festivals

Direct interventions through retail sale of basic food items such as rice, atta, dal and onion have helped maintain a stable price regime, Union Consumer Affairs and Food Minister Pralhad Joshi said




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Restrictions removed on non-basmati rice exports

DGFT has removed the $490 a tonne minimum export price on non-basmati white rice with immediate effect




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New investments see a boom in second quarter

Government capex recovers from a lull in the first quarter; overall investments jump 42.5% sequentially in the second quarter of 2024-25 to ₹9.21 lakh crore; private investors also step up, at a slower pace




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Nearly 98% ₹2000 banknotes returned; ₹6,970 crore worth notes still with public

On May 19, 2023, the RBI announced the withdrawal of ₹2000 denomination banknotes from circulation




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Rupee may depreciate 8-10% during Trump 2.0, says SBI report

Forex traders said the rupee is likely to remain under pressure unless there is a softening in the dollar index or a slowdown in foreign fund outflows




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Extent of leak, key to ordering NEET-UG re-test: Apex court

Supreme Court considers cancellation of NEET-UG 2024 due to leaked questions affecting 23 lakh students, seeks extent of leak.




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NEET-UG 2024 counselling to start in July

SC hearing adjourned to July 18; government assures action against malpractices