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Govt indifferent as farmers sink deeper into debt: Rahul on Maha farmer suicides New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the Modi government over farmer suicides in Maharashtra, saying that it remains indifferent to farmers' plight, even as they are sinking deeper into debt every day.

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Next Dalai Lama to be decided by established institution and no one else: Rijiju New Delhi: In an apparent snub to China, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday asserted that the decision on the Incarnation of the Dalai Lama would be taken by the established institution and the Dalai Lama himself and no one else.

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ED questions ex-Delhi minister Satyendar Jain in DJB-linked PMLA case New Delhi: Former Delhi minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain appeared before the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged corruption in the augmentation of some sewage treatment plants by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), official sources said.

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Man posing as delivery agent rapes techie after entering her Pune home; search on for him Pune: An unidentified man allegedly raped a 22-year-old IT professional after gaining access to her apartment in Pune by posing as a courier delivery executive, police said on Thursday.

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Disha Salian committed suicide, no foul play found in probe: Police tell HC Mumbai: Former celebrity manager Disha Salian committed suicide and no foul play has been found in her death, the Mumbai police have submitted to the Bombay High Court, even as her father Satish Salian reiterated she was gangraped and murdered.

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'Assault on middle class': AAP's Sisodia slams BJP over fuel ban on overage vehicles New Delhi: Senior AAP leader and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Thursday accused the BJP-led Delhi government of waging another "assault on the middle class" through its recent order banning refuelling of overage vehicles in the capital.

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Landslide near Sonprayag; Kedarnath yatra temporarily suspended Rudraprayag (U'Khand): The pilgrimage to Kedarnath was suspended temporarily on Thursday following a landslide triggered by rains at Munkatiya near Sonprayag en route to the Himalayan temple.

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Telangana plant explosion: Nine people still missing, expert committee to visit the site Sangareddy (Telangana): Efforts were on to trace nine people missing after the June 30 explosion at the Sigachi Industries' pharma plant in Pashamylaram that claimed at least 38 lives and left 35 injured, district Superintendent of Police (SP), Paritosh Pankaj said on Thursday.

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Centre continuing negative stand towards Kerala: CM Vijayan Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has claimed that the BJP-led central government's negative stand is continuing as it rejected the state's demand for additional rice allocation for the Onam festival season.

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Indian services sector growth touches 10-month high in June on sharp upturn in new business: PMI New Delhi: The Indian services sector growth touched a ten-month high in June aided by robust expansion in international sales and job creation, amid positive demand trends and ongoing improvement in sales, a monthly survey said on Thursday.

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Insurance firm not liable to pay compensation for death of persons driving rashly: SC New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said insurance companies are not liable to pay compensation to the families of individuals who die as a result of their own rash and reckless driving.

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Delhi HC restrains Patanjali from airing 'disparaging' ads against Dabur Chyawanprash New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday restrained Patanjali from running disparaging advertisements against Dabur Chyawanprash.

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HDFC Bank CEO moves SC challenging FIR by Lilavati Trust; hearing on Friday New Delhi: HDFC Bank CEO and MD Sashidhar Jagdishan on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging an FIR of cheating and fraud registered against him on a complaint filed by the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust, which runs the prominent Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai.

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PM Modi conferred Ghana's national honour Accra: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with ‘The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana’, the country's national honour, for his "distinguished statesmanship and influential global leadership".

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Message conveyed with great clarity: Jaishankar on objective of Operation Sindoor New York/Washington: Operation Sindoor conveyed to the world with great clarity that India will act against terrorism, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in a statement in line with the UN Security Council calling for those responsible for the Pahalgam attacks to be brought to justice.

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