World Chess title challenger Gukesh to represent India in Olympiad

World Chess title challenger Gukesh to represent India in Olympiad

Chennai, July 13 - Indian chess Grandmaster (GM) and the challenger for the world title D Gukesh will be part of the country’s team that will compete in the upcoming Olympiad to be held in Budapest, Hungary, said the official of All India

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Seven acres of poppy farms in Afghanistan destroyed

Seven acres of poppy farms in Afghanistan destroyed

Tirin Kot, July 13 - The Counter-Narcotics Police have destroyed seven acres of poppy farms in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, police said on Saturday.

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BJP assails Cong on ‘Samvidhaan hatya’, cites dismissal of state govts in 1980

BJP assails Cong on ‘Samvidhaan hatya’, cites dismissal of state govts in 1980

New Delhi, July 13 - Amid the heated war of words between the Opposition and government over the remembrance of June 25 as ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a fresh broadside at the grand old party and enumerated many

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BJP’s Kamlesh Shah wins MP’s Amarwara bypoll

BJP’s Kamlesh Shah wins MP’s Amarwara bypoll

Bhopal, July 13 - In a high voltage electoral contest in Madhya Pradesh's Amarwara byelection, the ruling BJP won the bypoll with a margin of 3,552 votes. The result was announced on Saturday.

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Bengal bypoll results: Clean sweep for Trinamool in all four constituencies

Bengal bypoll results: Clean sweep for Trinamool in all four constituencies

Kolkata, July 13 - Trinamool Congress candidates have clinched victories with huge margins in all four Assembly constituencies that went for bypolls on July 10.

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Pakistan’s apex court declares Imran Khan’s party eligible for reserved seats

Pakistan’s apex court declares Imran Khan’s party eligible for reserved seats

Islamabad, July 13 - The Supreme Court of Pakistan declared former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party eligible for the reserved seats, a decision which might make it the largest party in the National Assembly of the country.

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CM Siddaramaiah directly involved in MUDA scam: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi

CM Siddaramaiah directly involved in MUDA scam: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi

Hubballi, July 13 - Union Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday accused Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of being "directly involved" in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land scam.

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Bihar: Independent candidate Shankar Singh wins Rupauli assembly bypoll

Bihar: Independent candidate Shankar Singh wins Rupauli assembly bypoll

Patna, July 13 - Independent candidate Shankar Singh has won the Rupauli assembly bypoll in Purnea district with a margin of 8204 votes over JD(U) candidate Kaladhar Mandal.

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Mark Wood added to England squad for second Test against the West Indies

Mark Wood added to England squad for second Test against the West Indies

London, July 13 - Tearaway pacer Mark Wood has been added to England’s squad for the second Test against West Indies, starting at Trent Bridge on Thursday.

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Bhaichung warned me against Chaubey before AIFF elections: Former secretary general Shaji

Bhaichung warned me against Chaubey before AIFF elections: Former secretary general Shaji

New Delhi, July 13 - Kalyan Chaubey mauling Bhaichung Bhutia in the race for the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) president post made headlines all over in September 2022. And the man who was considered to have played a crucial role in Chaubey’s

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PCB denies NOC to Naseem Shah for The Hundred 2024: Report

PCB denies NOC to Naseem Shah for The Hundred 2024: Report

Lahore, July 13 - Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has refused to grant a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to pacer Naseem Shah to play in the upcoming edition of The Hundred.

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Two TTP terrorists arrested in Karachi

Two TTP terrorists arrested in Karachi

Islamabad, July 13 - Two Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists have been arrested in an operation in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of police said.

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Mutual funds raise Rs 14,370 crore via new fund offers in June

Mutual funds raise Rs 14,370 crore via new fund offers in June

Mumbai, July 13 - Mutual fund industry witnessed strong inflow via new fund offers (NFOs) in June as 11 NFOs of different fund houses collected Rs 14,370 crore last month.

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22 Indian startups secure over $116 million in funding this week

22 Indian startups secure over $116 million in funding this week

New Delhi, July 13 - The funding momentum continued in the Indian startup ecosystem this week as 22 startups raised nearly $116.26 million, led by four growth-stage transactions.

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Avian flu virus may be more infectious to humans from cattle than from birds: research

Avian flu virus may be more infectious to humans from cattle than from birds: research

Tokyo, July 13 - The H5N1 highly pathogenic avian flu virus may be more infectious to hu

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Cellular inflammation behind rare neurodegenerative condition: Scientists

Cellular inflammation behind rare neurodegenerative condition: Scientists

New Delhi, July 13 - Researchers have found that inflammation in an immune cell may be responsible for very rare genetic conditions known as lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs).

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Omar Abdullah insists on ‘full, undiluted statehood as a pre-requisite’ to Assembly polls in J&K

Omar Abdullah insists on ‘full, undiluted statehood as a pre-requisite’ to Assembly polls in J&K

Srinagar, July 13 - Former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister, and Vice President of National Conference, Omar Abdullah, on Saturday, reacted to the amendment in transaction of business rules of J&K government announced by Ministry of Home Affairs.

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Sri Lanka urges mapping of abundant mineral resources in Bay of Bengal region

Sri Lanka urges mapping of abundant mineral resources in Bay of Bengal region

Colombo, July 13 - Sri Lanka's State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tharaka Balasuriya, who represented the island nation in the two-day 2nd BIMSTEC Ministerial Retreat hosted by India, has emphasised the need to have a mechanism to map mineral resources found in abundance

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New biomarkers reveal if glaucoma patients are at high risk of losing eyesight

New biomarkers reveal if glaucoma patients are at high risk of losing eyesight

New Delhi, July 13 - A team of researchers has discovered blood markers that may predict whether glaucoma patients are at a higher risk of continuing to lose eyesight after normal therapy.

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Neha Sharma reveals she didn’t think anyone ever imagined that she could pull off a grey character

Neha Sharma reveals she didn’t think anyone ever imagined that she could pull off a grey character

Mumbai, July 13 - Actress Neha Sharma, who essays the role of Farah in the new crime thriller '36 Days', shared that no one ever imagined that she could pull off a grey character.

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