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India Announces $1 Billion Fund For Creators' Economy Ahead Of WAVES Summit
- Mar 13, 2025 22:32 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Centre on Thursday announced a USD 1 billion fund to give a boost to the emerging creators' economy in the country and reached out to envoys from over 100 countries seeking their participation in the first WAVES Summit to be held in Mumbai.
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Former CBI Director RC Sharma Passes Away
- Mar 13, 2025 22:09 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Former CBI director RC Sharma, who was part of some important probes involving Bofors, securities scam and self-styled godman Chandraswami, passed away on Thursday, the agency said in a statement.
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"Promotes Secessionist Sentiments": N Sitharaman Slams DMK Amid Rupee Row
- Mar 13, 2025 21:47 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has hit back at Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK over its move to replace the rupee symbol with the Tamil letter (Ru), declaring that it "promotes secessionist sentiments"
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Man Posing As Oman Ambassador Arrested In Ghaziabad, Mercedes Seized
- Mar 13, 2025 21:45 pm IST
- NDTV Newsdesk
He identified himself as an envoy of Oman. And sought protocol and services from cops everywhere he went. The police finally busted him in Uttar Pradesh.
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"State Will Return To Peace, Normalcy": Manipur Naga MLAs Meet Governor
- Mar 13, 2025 21:37 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Six MLAs from the Naga community met Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday and apprised him of the problems faced by the common people, a statement from the governor's house said.
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"Will Thwart Centre's Conspiracies": Revanth Reddy On Delimitation
- Mar 13, 2025 21:27 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The delimitation exercise, due to take place before the 2029 general election, is actually a means to limit South India and reduce its importance and an action plan is being prepared to counter it, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said today.
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Dalit Man Trashed, Paraded Naked Over Alleged Affair With Married Woman In Gujarat
- Mar 13, 2025 21:25 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A Dalit man was thrashed and paraded naked in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district allegedly by the husband and family of the woman with whom he was having an affair, a police official said on Thursday.
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17 Maoists, Including 9 With Rs 24 Lakh Bounty Surrenders In Chhattisgarh
- Mar 13, 2025 21:18 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Seventeen Maoists, nine of them collectively carrying cash reward of Rs 24 lakh on their heads, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Thursday, a senior police official said.
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Bengaluru To Get Flyovers, Tunnel Roads In Move To Ease Traffic: DK Shivakumar
- Mar 13, 2025 21:09 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday announced that double-decker flyovers, tunnel roads, buffer roads, elevated corridors, and other infrastructure projects are planned to ease Bengaluru's traffic congestion.
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Class 12 Students Missing Exam Due To Holi To Get Another Chance: CBSE
- Mar 13, 2025 20:39 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
CBSE Class 12 students unable to appear in Hindi exam scheduled on March 15 on account of Holi will get another opportunity write the paper, the board announced on Thursday.
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Delhi Chief Minister's Office Gets Control Of Its Official X Account
- Mar 13, 2025 20:26 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Delhi Chief Minister's Office (CMO) on Thursday said that its official X handle, which "was not properly handed over" to the incoming BJP government by the AAP dispensation, has now been restored.
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Video: She Came To Buy Jewellery. Was Caught Popping Gold Pieces Into Mouth
- Mar 13, 2025 19:45 pm IST
- Reported by: Prabhakar Kumar
- Edited by: Ashutosh Tripathi
Everyone appears busy at the store. The three shopkeepers are fending off queries and showing the jewellery pieces to the women. Outside, children, and people are going about their business in the pinched street.
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"Blot On Democracy": KTR On Warpath, Targets Congress Over MLA Suspension
- Mar 13, 2025 19:32 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
There was chaos inside (and outside) the Telangana Assembly Thursday after Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLA Jagadish Reddy was suspended - for allegedly accusing Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar of bias - for the rest of this session.
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Kalinga Literary Festival Announces Indonesia As Country Partner
- Mar 13, 2025 19:01 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
The Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) has announced Indonesia as its country partner for its premier literary and cultural annual event, which will be held in Bhubaneswar from March 21 to 23 this year.
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Border Force Recovers Drug Packet Dropped By Pak Drone In Rajasthan
- Mar 13, 2025 18:32 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
In a major anti-smuggling operation, the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered a packet of heroin worth approximately Rs 5 crore near the India-Pakistan border in the Gajsinghpur police station area of Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district.
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Siddaramaiah Requests DK Shivakaumar To Attend 'Anti-Delimitation' Meeting In Chennai
- Mar 13, 2025 18:10 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday extended support to the DMK-led opposition against the proposed delimitation of Parliamentary constituencies and requested his Deputy, DK Shivakumar, to attend the meeting in Chennai.
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25-Year-Old Stops 3 Men From Applying Holi Colours, Choked To Death In Rajasthan
- Mar 13, 2025 18:03 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A 25-year-old man was allegedly strangled to death in Rajasthan's Dausa district for trying to stop three men from applying colour on him ahead of Holi, police said on Thursday.
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Woman Extorts Rs 18.5 Lakh From Delhi Businessman, Gets Him Jailed Over Rape, Arrested
- Mar 13, 2025 17:58 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A woman was arrested for allegedly honey-trapping a 74-year-old businessman and extorting Rs 18.5 lakh from him, a Mumbai police official said on Thursday.
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Stray Dog Seen Carrying Dead Newborn In Madhya Pradesh, Probe Launched
- Mar 13, 2025 16:50 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A stray dog was found carrying a dead newborn child in its mouth in a bustling area of Rewa city in Madhya Pradesh, prompting the police to launch a probe to find out those who dumped the baby, an official said on Thursday.