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Business

Williams expects inflation to ease gradually

Blurb: John Williams expects disinflationary forces to strengthen in the second half and persist through 2027 New York New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said he expects inflationary pressures in the United States to ease gradually, but stressed that the centr

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Karnataka

Karate students win big at national tourney

KALABURAGI Students trained by international karate master Manohar Beeranur won twenty-one medals at the twenty-ninth All India National Level Karate Tournament in Mysore. Competing under his leadership at the Chamundi Vihara Indoor Stadium, the young athletes secured four gol

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Karnataka

Mandya photographer and leader Baluchandru passes away

MANDYA Veteran photographer and social worker E. N. Baluchandru passed away at sixty-one after battling a liver illness. He owned Uma Studio and previously led the local photographers association. Baluchandru provided jobs to thousands and generously supported senior homes and

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India

Assam waives power bills after floods

Guwahati Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced a waiver of July electricity bills for domestic consumers using up to 300 units in the flood-affected districts of Sivasagar and Charaideo, providing relief to families recovering from the recent floods. The an

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India

Odisha launches 100-week anti-drug drive

Bhubaneswar The Odisha government on Sunday announced a 100-week statewide campaign to eliminate drug abuse, with Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi reaffirming the government's commitment to making Odisha a completely drug-free state. The announcement was made during the st

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India

Rahul sparks delimitation row again

Blurb: The Congress leader said the BJP was attempting to use delimitation to reduce Tamil Nadu's political influence. New Delhi A major political controversy erupted after Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Centre's proposed delimitatio

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India

BAPS backs ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva’ campaign

Intro: Thousands of youth gathered at BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham as PM Modi virtually launched a nationwide call for an addiction-free India. New Delhi A special assembly titled Nasha-Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat was organised at BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi o

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News

Teenager Tanvi captures maiden BWF Super 300 title

Intro Olympic medallist PV Sindhu praised young Tanvi Sharma after she became the youngest-ever player to win the Taipei Open. NEW DELHI Indian badminton great PV Sindhu has come forward with heavy praise for young prodigy Tanvi Sharma. The seventeen-year-old created his

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News

Tilak Varma to lead south zone team

Blurb Tilak Varma will captain the South Zone squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy, with Ricky Bhui named vice-captain for the tournament in Bengaluru. VISAKHAPATNAM Big cricket news is coming from the south. Talented star Tilak Varma has been named as the captain of the

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Bengaluru

Deve Gowda skips all-party Cauvery meeting citing ill health

CH NEWS BENGALURU Former Prime Minister and JD(S) patriarch H.D. Deve Gowda skipped the all-party meeting on the Cauvery water dispute, citing health reasons, while extending full support to Karnataka's stand. In a letter to Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, he said he has al

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Karnataka

Jarkiholi inspects Raibag tank-filling project

Intro: The initiative will ease village water scarcity and boost agricultural development in the taluk Raibag Karnataka Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi on Sunday inspected the progress of the ambitious project to fill 39 tanks in Raibag taluk using water from the Kri

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Karnataka

V-BG Ramji Scheme job applications begin

Nargund Applications have begun under the V-BG Ramji Scheme, which aims to provide rural labourers with up to 125 days of employment annually. The scheme is being implemented across all gram panchayat limits in Nargund taluk. Taluk Panchayat Executive Officer Sridhar Chinagund

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Business

India’s Q1 GDP growth may reach 7%

Intro: SBI Research stated improving economic conditions could push first-quarter growth past earlier expectations. New Delhi India’s economy may grow by 7 per cent in the first quarter of FY27, supported by improving macroeconomic conditions despite global tensions and con

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Business

Algorithms expose Gen Z to fake content

Intro: India's massive, digitally connected Gen Z will increasingly shape the nation's social and political future. New Delhi Algorithm-driven social media platforms may be increasing the exposure of India’s Generation Z to misinformation, emotionally charged content and on

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Karnataka

VTU College hosts Interdisciplinary Project Model Exhibition

CHIKKABALLAPURA An innovative models exhibition on science, technology, environment, and social development was organised by the Interdisciplinary Project Learning Laboratory at Chintamani Visvesvaraya Technological University Unit College. Principal Dr. Basavaraj inaugurated

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