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Shafali fifty headlines DC’s march to 192/5 against RCB

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Bengaluru, Feb 29 (PTI) Opener Shafali Verma made a fluent fifty to steer Delhi Capitals to a hefty 194 for five against Royal Challengers...

JSW Steel incorporates subsidiary for hot, cold-rolled steel products

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New Delhi, Feb 29 (PTI) JSW Steel on Thursday announced incorporating a wholly-owned arm JSW Green Steel Ltd for the manufacture of hot-rolled and...

Mega drug bust off Gujarat coast: Five foreign nationals sent in NCB custody till...

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Porbandar, Feb 29 (PTI) Five foreign nationals held in the biggest drug bust in recent times were remanded in the custody of the Narcotics...

Shajahan’s arrested; no end to political dust-up over Sandeshkhali

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Kolkata, Feb (29) PTI The arrest of TMC’s alleged ED assault “mastermind” in Sandeshkhali, Shajahan Sheikh, a day before the Prime Minister’s scheduled...

Ex-AICC secretary joins BJP, Himanta calls it ‘landmark day’

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Guwahati, Feb 29 (PTI) Former AICC secretary Rana Goswami, who resigned as the Assam Congress working president a day ago, joined the BJP...

Wriddhiman Saha says nothing can be done ”forcefully” after Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan snub

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Kolkata, Feb 29 (PTI) Veteran India wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha on Thursday said nothing can be done 'forcefully' if a cricketer does not want...

6 rebel Cong MLAs disqualified, party claims differences ironed out in Himachal

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Shimla, Feb 29 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Thursday disqualified six Congress MLAs, who had cross-voted in the recent...

Imran Khan’s letter to IMF akin to hostility towards state, says Nawaz Sharif

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Islamabad, Feb 29 (PTI) Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday criticised jailed ex-premier Imran Khan's letter to the IMF linking the cash-strapped...

Former Congress leader Kaustav Bagchi joins BJP, says grand old party not serious about...

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Kolkata, Feb 29 (PTI) Former Congress leader Kaustav Bagchi, who had resigned from the party a day before, joined the BJP on Thursday...

DDA offers to move Uttarakhand tunnel rescue hero to Narela; he declines, demands house...

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New Delhi, Feb 29 (PTI) Hours after razing his house in a demolition drive in Delhi, the DDA offered to move Wakeel Hassan,...

2 injured in fire in Srinagar’s Nawa Kadal area

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Srinagar, Feb 29 (PTI) Two people were injured in a fire incident in the Nawa Kadal area of the Srinagar city here on...

PM Modi to inaugurate two Coal India projects worth Rs 1200 cr on Friday

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New Delhi, Feb 29 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday inaugurate two Coal India projects worth around Rs 1,200 crore in Jharkhand...

‘The Great Indian Kapil Show’: Kapil Sharma’s comedy show to stream on OTT from...

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MUMBAI: Good news for all the Kapil Sharma fans. The comedian is all set to tickle your funny bones with the upcoming comedy show...

Inauguration of airstrip, jetty at Agalega to further advance India-Mauritius cooperation: PM

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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the ties between India and Mauritius have embraced an “unprecedented momentum ” in 10...

No need to learn patriotism from BJP: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

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BENGALURU: Claiming that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not participate in the country’s freedom struggle, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on...

PM Modi hails Cabinet decision on establishment of International Big Cat Alliance

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New Delhi, Feb 29 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the Union Cabinet's decision on the establishment of the International Big...

With investment of Rs 50,000 cr, UP’s real estate sector set for a boom:...

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Noida/Lucknow, Feb 29 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh is set to witness a boom in the real estate sector with the launch of projects worth...

Advani records easy win but Ishpreet stunned at round of 16 in CCI Snooker

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Mumbai, Feb 29 (PTI) Defending champion Pankaj Advani cleared the round of 16 with a 5-3 win over Digvijay Kadian but Ishpreet Singh...

KIUG: Chandigarh University emerges overall champion

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Guwahati, Feb 29 (PTI) Chandigarh University clinched the overall championships of the fourth Khelo India University Games with their boxers securing five gold,...

Railway unions threaten to stop all trains from May 1 if old pension scheme...

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New Delhi, Feb 29 (PTI) Several unions of railway employees and workers, who have come together under the Joint Forum For Restoration of...

Himachal crisis: 6 rebel Congress MLAs disqualified by Speaker, to move Supreme Court

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Shimla, Feb 9 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Thursday disqualified six Congress MLAs, who had cross-voted in the recent...

ED attaches Delhi asset of former UP legislator couple in money-laundering case

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New Delhi, Feb 29 (PTI) The Enforcement Directorate on (ED) Thursday said it has attached a Delhi-based commercial property worth more than Rs 11...

Rupee gains 2 paise against US dollar

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Mumbai, Feb 29 (PTI) The rupee on Thursday appreciated 2 paise to close at 82.89 against the US dollar, tracking a weak greenback against...

Tribal society treasure of traditional knowledge: President Murmu

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Keojhar (Odisha), Feb 29 (PTI) Asserting that the societies of the tribal people are the treasure of traditional knowledge, President Droupadi Murmu Thursday...

Sion ROB dismantling postponed due to HSC-SSC exams: Central Railway

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Mumbai, Feb 29 (PTI) Central Railway on Thursday said it was postponing the dismantling work of the British-era Sion bridge in central Mumbai due...

Global market awaits India’s skills, innovation: UP CM Adityanath

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New Delhi, Feb 29 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said the global market awaits India’s skills, innovation, and technology...

Mining mafia attacks Haryana Police team in Nuh, 2 policemen injured

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Nuh, Feb 29 (PTI) Two policemen were injured when a police team trying to stop alleged illegal stone mining here came under attack from...

Activists urge parties to address issues of differently abled in LS polls, launch 10-point...

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New Delhi, Feb 29 (PTI) Announcement of a policy on the lines of Ayushman Bharat for differently abled persons and 5 per cent...

We want ‘One Rank, One Pension’ as passed by UPA govt: Congress

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New Delhi, Feb 29 (PTI) The Congress on Thursday urged the Centre to implement 'One Rank, One Pension' in the same form which was...

SC overrules its 2018 verdict, says there can’t be automatic vacation of stay orders...

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New Delhi, Feb 29 (PTI) Overturning an apex court judgement of 2018, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that stay orders passed by a...

Nagaland to continue taking measures for amicable resolution of border dispute with Assam: Dy...

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Kohima, Feb 29 (PTI) Nagaland Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton on Thursday asserted that the state government would continue to take measures for...

Govt 2nd estimate pegs wheat output at record 112.01 mn tn in 2023-24

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New Delhi, Feb 29 (PTI) The government has projected wheat production at a record 112.01 million tonnes for the 2023-24 crop year (July-June)...

Left Front leaders hold protest rally against alleged atrocities in Sandeshkhali

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Kolkata, Feb 29 (PTI) The Left Front on Thursday staged a protest rally at Nazat in Sandeshkhali block-I against alleged atrocities on women...

5,400 seizures worth Rs 330 cr by customs in FY’24 in NE

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Guwahati, Feb 29 (PTI) The customs department has recorded nearly 5,400 seizure cases of various contraband items worth almost Rs 330 crore while...

Imran Khan’s PTI-backed independent candidates take oath as Speaker, Deputy Speaker in Pak’s KPK...

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Peshawar, Feb 29 (PTI) Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party-backed independent candidates Babar Saleem Swati and Suriya Bibi on Thursday took...

Putin warns of nuclear war if West escalates Ukraine conflict

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MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned of “tragic consequences” for any Western country that dared to send its troops to fight in...

India’s GDP growth is massive 8.4 pc in Q3; FY24 growth upwardly revised at...

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NEW DELHI: India’s GDP grew at a massive 8.4 per cent during the October-December quarter of the current financial year 2023-24 and the country...

‘Face challenges, come back stronger…: Ravi Shastri on Iyer, Kishan not getting BCCI contracts

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NEW DELHI: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has called upon Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan, who were excluded from the Board of Control...

Pop queen Rihanna in Jamnagar for Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event

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JAMNAGAR: Pop queen Rihanna on Thursday arrived in Jamnagar, Gujarat to attend the pre-wedding festivities of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani’s...

President withholds assent to 3 bills, including one replacing Kerala governor as chancellor

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: President Droupadi Murmu has withheld assent to three university Bills passed by the state legislature, including one aimed at divesting Kerala Governor Arif...

7 people subjected to inquiry in ”Pro-Pak” slogan case, says CM as opposition mounts...

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Bengaluru, Feb 29 (PTI) Police have subjected seven people to inquiry in connection with supporters of Congress leader...

TMC says police arrested Shajahan after court cleared the decks, BJP dubs it scripted

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Kolkata, Feb 29 (PTI) The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday commended the arrest of Shajahan Sheikh, a party leader accused of torturing...

Nothing PM says ever an exaggeration, BJP getting 370 seats a conservative estimate: Hardeep...

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New Delhi, Feb 29 (PTI) Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's forecast of the BJP winning 370...

Pak politics: Sunni Ittehad Council faces uncertainty as failure to submit member list jeopardises...

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Islamabad, Feb 29 (PTI) The allocation of reserved seats to Pakistan's Sunni Ittehad Council may be in jeopardy after it was revealed that...

Odisha hikes monthly remuneration of Anganwadi workers to Rs 10,000

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Bhubaneswar, Feb 29 (PTI) In a major decision ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly elections, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on...

J&K: Senior IPS officer sworn in as PSC chairman

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Jammu, Feb 29 (PTI) A K Choudhary, a 1991-batch Indian Police Service officer, was sworn in as the new chairman of the Public Service...

Platinum Industries IPO subscribed 98.99 times on closing day of offer

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New Delhi, Feb 29 (PTI) Platinum Industries' initial public offering got subscribed 98.99 times on the closing day of subscription on Thursday. The Rs...

PM Modi created lucrative livelihood opportunities other than govt jobs: Union Minister

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Jammu, Feb 29 (PTI) Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has created lucrative livelihood opportunities other than government...

Statue of 14th century spiritual head Vidyaranya unveiled at JNU

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New Delhi, Feb 29 (PTI) A statue of 14th century spiritual head Jagadguru Sri Vidyaranya Mahaswamiji was unveiled on the Jawaharlal Nehru University...

150 railway stations get FSSAI’s ‘Eat Right Station’ certification: Govt

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New Delhi, Feb 29 (PTI) Food regulator FSSAI on Thursday said it has awarded 'Eat Right Station' certification to 150 railway stations so...
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