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Business

Modi, Takaichi inaugurate Maruti Suzuki Kharkhoda Plant

PMs Narendra Modi and Sanae Takaichi inaugurated Maruti Suzuki’s massive Kharkhoda facility in Haryana, boosting India's automotive capacity and strengthening India-Japan economic ties. NEW DELHI In a major step for India’s automotive industry, Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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Business

Court rejects Google’s 4 billion Euro appeal

BRUSSELS Google lost its final gamble to dodge a massive four billion euro antitrust fine. Europe’s highest court rejected the tech giant's appeal, ruling that Google unfairly used its Android operating system to crush competitors. Back in 2018, officials found that Google for

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Sports

Ismaila Sarr ties Roger Milla’s World Cup record

SEATTLE Senegal star Ismaila Sarr carved his name into the record books, even though his team suffered a painful World Cup exit against Belgium. The Crystal Palace winger gave Senegal a brilliant start, scoring a historic goal in the 51st minute after teammate Habib Diarra had

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Sports

Glenn Maxwell highlights USA’s T20 World Cup progress

NEW DELHI Australian cricket star Glenn Maxwell believes the competitive gap between established powerhouses and emerging associate nations is narrowing at a rapid pace. Speaking after the European T20 Premier League (ETPL) Player Draft, the Belfast Wolves captain stated that

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Sports

Shah Rukh Khan unveils new LA Stadium

LOS ANGELES Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan proudly celebrated the grand opening of the Knight Riders Cricket Ground in California, describing it as the realization of a lifelong dream. The historic venue recently hosted its first-ever Major League Cricket match, making the Knig

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Sports

Parthiv Patel defends India's batting strategy

NEW DELHI Former national wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel has strongly defended India’s aggressive batting strategy after the rain-affected T20I series opener against England. The highly anticipated match in Durham unfortunately ended without a result when heavy, persistent downpou

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Karnataka

BLOs invited for special voter photo contest

CHITRADURGA The District Sweep Committee has organised a voter photo competition for Booth Level Officers (BLOs) as part of the Special Comprehensive Revision of voter lists in the district. The competition aims to identify special voters and highlight their participation i

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World

Myanmar revives controversial 3.6 billion dollar dam

MYITKYINA Myanmar’s government is preparing to revive the highly controversial $3.6 billion Myitsone hydropower project, with plans to complete the massive undertaking within the next eight years. The decision follows recent high-level talks in China, signaling a major shif

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World

S. Korea reviews critical wartime command transfer

Blurb: South Korea’s Defence Ministry held a high-level review to expedite the wartime operational control transfer from the US before President Lee's term ends in 2030. SEOUL South Korea’s Defence Ministry has held a high-level review to accelerate the transfer of wartime

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World

Nepal court questions Chinese aircraft deal

Intro: Nepal’s SS has demanded an explanation over a controversial, decade-old Chinese aircraft deal causing massive financial losses. KATHMANDU Nepal’s government is under intense legal pressure regarding a controversial decade-old deal to purchase six Chinese aircraft.

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Karnataka

Farmers urged to adopt alternative crops amid rain shortfall

Blurb Dr. Kumar said delayed rains slowed sowing, urged alternative crops, and directed officials to prepare plans protecting farmers from drought-related losses Mandya The district administration has advised farmers to adopt alternative crops and scientific farming meth

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Karnataka

Raw bomb supplier arrested in car blast case

Intro Authorities secured the recovered bomb, conducted controlled disposal, and sent collected remains for forensic examination in Shira city TumakuruPolice have arrested a person who allegedly supplied a raw bomb linked to the car explosion case on the Tumakuru-Shira high

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Business

OMCs reduce ATF prices by nearly Rs 5 per litre

New Delhi State-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have reduced Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices by nearly Rs 5 per litre, effective from Wednesday, following a decline in global crude oil prices. The reduction comes amid easing geopolitical tensions in West Asia and a con

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Business

NPCI and HSBC enable real-time FX for global UPI payments

Intro NPCI, HSBC enable real-time forex settlement for seamless, transparent international UPI payments across global markets. New Delhi The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced a strategic partnership with HSBC India to introduce real-time foreign

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Karnataka

17.5 tonnes Anna Bhagya rice seized in Kalaburagi

Blurb Authorities seized 17.5 tonnes of Anna Bhagya PDS rice worth ₹5.95 lakh and launched investigation into illegal interstate diversion network. Kalaburagi In a major crackdown on illegal diversion of public distribution system supplies, the Food and Civil Supplies De

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Karnataka

MLC Basanagouda inspects the govt hospital construction site

Intro MLC Basanagouda Badarli inspected 200-bed hospital project, warned officials over substandard construction work quality. Sindhanur Member of the Legislative Council Basanagouda Badarli inspected the ongoing construction of a 200-bed District Hospital building locat

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Karnataka

Relentless rains disrupt life across in Dakshina Kannada

Intro Dakshina Kannada records extreme rainfall, Mulki tops Karnataka with 199.5 mm disrupting daily life across district. Mangaluru Dakshina Kannada district has been witnessing relentless heavy rainfall since Sunday, severely disrupting normal life across the region. A

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