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May 17, 2025 8:42 AM
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An American-Lebanese man, Hadi Matar has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 2022 knife attack on author Salman Rushdie at a cultural event in New York. Convicted of attempted murder and assault, 27-year old Matar received the maximum sentence for the attack, which left Mr Rushdie bl...
May 17, 2025 1:49 PM
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Indian economy will grow at 6.3 percent during the current financial year, ahead of China, US, and European Union, a UN report said. According to the UN's mid-year update of World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP), India's growth is being fuelled by strong household spending, solid gove...
May 17, 2025 7:39 AM
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The total number of Aadhaar authentication transactions has crossed 150 billion mark, making it a milestone moment in the journey of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and for the broader Aadhaar ecosystem. The landmark highlights the extensive usage and utility of Aadhaar, ...
May 17, 2025 7:33 AM
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In Chess, Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa won the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest, Romania. He triumphed after a tense tiebreak against Alireza Firouzja and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. All three players were tied at 5.5 points in nine rounds, which led to a three-way playoff. The first tw...
May 17, 2025 7:31 AM
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India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya today. The agency has said that Northeast India will also witness thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds during the next seven days. According to IMD, Coasta...
May 17, 2025 7:08 AM
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Star Indian Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra finished second at the 2025 Doha Diamond League Men's Javelin Throw event yesterday. Despite a record-breaking 90.23 meter throw, Neeraj had to settle behind Germany's Julian Weber, who startled everyone with a final throw of 91.06 meters. Earl...
May 17, 2025 7:01 AM
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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is all set to resume today after a week-long gap, with the match between hosts Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The match will begin at 7:30 PM. Earlier, the IPL was suspended on 9th of May due to ...
May 17, 2025 6:03 AM
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for various people-centric projects worth 708 crore rupees in Gandhinagar today. These include the projects of Gandhianagar Municipal Corporation, Gandhinagar Urban Development Authority (GUDA) and Gandhinagar district admini...
May 16, 2025 10:38 PM
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The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) is set to launch its Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programme in Mass Communication and Journalism from the upcoming academic year. The institute has notified the rules for the program, with admission details to be announced later. Vice Chancellor of I...
May 16, 2025 9:40 PM
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The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has imposed Stage I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR with immediate effect after the region’s Air Quality Index (AQI) slipped into the ‘poor’ category. This Stage I of GRAP is activated when the AQI ranges between 201 and 300. ...
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