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Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude hits parts of northeast, Bengal Guwahati: An earthquake of 5.8 magnitude shook parts of the northeast region and West Bengal on Sunday, officials said.

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PM accuses Cong of backing Pak-groomed terrorists, hails Assam for crackdown on infiltrators Mangaldoi/Numaligarh (Assam): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the Congress of siding with terrorists groomed by Pakistan instead of supporting the Indian Army, and hailed the Assam government for "evicting infiltrators from encroached land".

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PM launches projects worth Rs 18,530 crore in Assam Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched projects worth Rs 18,530 crore in Assam, including the world's first bio-ethanol plant using bamboo as raw material, along with major health and infrastructure projects at programmes in Darrang and Golaghat districts.

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As India, Pakistan take to field in Dubai, opposition parties hit the streets Mumbai: Opposition parties on Sunday staged protests across the country to oppose the India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match in Dubai, urging people to boycott the contest with a nation that sponsors terror.

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EC should have ordered probe instead of shouting at LoP Rahul: Ex-CEC Quraishi New Delhi: Coming down hard on the Election Commission for its response on "vote theft" allegations, former chief election commissioner S Y Quraishi on Sunday said the poll body should have ordered a probe into Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's charges instead of "shouting" at him in a language that was "objectionable and offensive". By Asim Kamal

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Pahalgam attack victim's daughter calls for boycott of India-Pak Asia Cup match Pune: Asavari Jagdale, whose father Santosh Jagdale was one of the 26 people who lost their lives in the Pahalgam terror attack, called for the boycott of the India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match scheduled to be held in Dubai on Sunday.

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Hindi Diwas: Leaders call for promoting all languages; PM, Shah term Hindi a unifying force New Delhi: Hindi Diwas was observed across India on Sunday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top leaders underlining Hindi's role as a unifying factor in this linguistically diverse country while asserting the need for enriching all Indian languages.

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Quota politics: Mahayuti govt weakening Maharashtra's social fabric, says Pawar Nashik: As a row over the Government Resolution (GR) on Hyderabad gazette threatening to turn into a conflict between Maratha and OBC communities, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday accused the Mahayuti government of weakening the social fabric.

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Bengal: Medical student's boyfriend held after her mysterious death, sent to 6 days' police custody Kolkata: The boyfriend of a final-year female student of RG Kar medical college in Kolkata, who died under mysterious circumstances in a hospital in West Bengal's Malda, was arrested on Sunday and remanded to six-day police custody.

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Insurance Amendment Bill likely to be introduced in Winter session: FM Sitharaman New Delhi: Insurance Amendment Bill, which proposes 100 per cent FDI in the insurance sector, is likely to be introduced in Parliament in the upcoming Winter session, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said.

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SC says beggars' homes maintained by state not discretionary charity, passes slew of directions New Delhi: A beggars' home maintained by the state is not a discretionary charity and its administration must reflect the values of constitutional morality, the Supreme Court said while issuing a slew of directions to ensure that dignified living conditions are maintained continuously at such centres.

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Nepal PM Karki says those involved in violence during ‘Gen Z’ protest will be brought to justice Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Sushila Karki on Sunday said that those involved in violence and destruction across the country during the anti-government protests last week will be brought to justice.

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India brags about having 1.4 billion people but won't buy one bushel of US corn: Lutnick New York/Washington: India brags about having 1.4 billion people but won’t buy even a small amount of American corn, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said, asserting that New Delhi must bring down its tariffs or face a “tough time” doing business with the US.

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