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India Exceeding Key Climate Targets, Can Grow Even Faster: UN Climate Chief
- Feb 19, 2025 19:28 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
India is already meeting and exceeding key climate targets and has a real opportunity to grow even faster, using clean energy and industry, UN climate change chief Simon Stiell has said.
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Man Who Trespassed SRK's House In 2023 Arrested For Theft In Gujarat
- Feb 19, 2025 19:01 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
A man who had trespassed into Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's bungalow 'Mannat' in Mumbai in 2023 has now been arrested for alleged theft in Gujarat's Bharuch, police said Wednesday.
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In First "Green Budget", Rajasthan Announces 1.25 Lakh Government Jobs
- Feb 19, 2025 18:44 pm IST
- Indo-Asian News Service
Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari presented the second full budget of the Bhajan Lal government, marking it the first 'green budget' with a special focus on climate change adaptation, forests, environment, and biodiversity.
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2 Teenagers With Gun Walk Into Bank In Bihar, Loot Rs 1.5 Lakh In 90 Seconds
- Feb 19, 2025 18:29 pm IST
- NDTV Newsdesk
They came, they looted and they disappeared. All within 90 seconds. Brandishing a small gun, two masked teenagers walk into a bank in Bihar, loot Rs 1.5 lakh, and then calmly walk out.
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Supreme Court Defers Hearing On Pleas Against Poll Body Chief Appointment
- Feb 19, 2025 18:19 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the pleas against the appointments of the chief election commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners (EC) under the 2023 law.
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"Concerned Over Pakistan Army, ISI Presence In Bangladesh": Army Chief
- Feb 19, 2025 18:07 pm IST
- Asian News International
India Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi stated that he was concerned about the presence of Pakistan Army and ISI officials in Bangladesh areas close to India's Chicken's Neck area
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"If Forced, We Can Be Aggressive Too": Army Chief On Pakistan
- Feb 19, 2025 18:02 pm IST
- Asian News International
India Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi has said that since 2014, India has been "assertive" in its communication with Pakistan on the Line of Control (LOC), and they have understood that "we mean business."
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Death Penalty Cancelled, Serial Rapist Assaults, Kills 11-Year-Old In Madhya Pradesh
- Feb 19, 2025 17:32 pm IST
- Written by: Anurag Dwary
The horrific death of an 11-year-old hearing and speech impaired girl in Narsinghgarh (Rajgarh) has once again raised serious questions about the judicial system that allows repeat rape offenders to walk free.
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Ensure Child Care, Feeding Rooms In Public Buildings: Supreme Court To States
- Feb 19, 2025 17:28 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Wednesday outlined the importance of separate spaces for child care and feeding of infants in public buildings and asked states to ensure such facilities were provided.
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8 Ebola Patients Recover In Uganda, Outbreak "Contained": Minister
- Feb 19, 2025 17:26 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
Eight patients treated for Ebola in Uganda have recovered, the country's health minister said on Wednesday, declaring the country's latest outbreak of the deadly disease "contained".
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Can Courts Modify Arbitral Awards? Supreme Court Reserves Verdict
- Feb 19, 2025 17:21 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a key legal issue -- whether courts could modify arbitral awards under the provisions of a 1996 law on arbitration and conciliation.
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"Army Shouldn't Be Involved In Politics": Army Chief On Rahul Gandhi Remark
- Feb 19, 2025 17:13 pm IST
- Asian News International
Expressing his reservations over engaging the defence forces in a political slugfest, Indian Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has said the army should not be involved in politics.
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Odisha Chief Minister Assures Justice, Urges Nepali KIIT Students To Return
- Feb 19, 2025 17:06 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday urged Nepalese students of Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) to return to the campus here and resume studies, assuring them that peace and normalcy will be restored soon.
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"Changed Cricketer's Name Too?" Akhilesh Yadav's Swipe At Yogi Adityanath
- Feb 19, 2025 16:40 pm IST
- NDTV News Desk
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has taken a swipe at UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, alluding to name change of places by the ruling BJP government in the heartland state.
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Inmates In 75 Jails Across UP To Bathe In Holy Water From Kumbh's Sangam
- Feb 19, 2025 16:36 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
The Uttar Pradesh jail administration is making arrangements to bring holy water from Prayagraj's Sangam to 75 jails across the state, allowing inmates to participate in the Maha Kumbh.
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"Drug Trafficking In Alarming Proportions In Mizoram": General VK Singh
- Feb 19, 2025 16:34 pm IST
- Press Trust of India
Mizoram Governor General Vijay Kumar Singh (retired) on Wednesday said drug menace in the state has assumed alarming proportions and has become a major cause of concern to the government.
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Lokayukta Finds No Evidence Against Siddaramaiah In MUDA Land Scam Case
- Feb 19, 2025 16:23 pm IST
- Reported by: Nehal Kidwai
Karnataka anti-corruption watchdog Lokayukta said Wednesday it had found no evidence incriminating Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, or his wife, in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority land scam case.