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India, Brazil set $20 billion trade goal, ink 6 cooperation deals

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Basic Mathematics a problem for school kids in India

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AI-powered diagnostics for EV health; Amazon Indias big Prime Day bet

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PM Modi conferred with Brazil's highest civilian honour by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for his contribution to...

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Fake Marco Rubio AI impersonator contacts officials: Sparks international cybersecurity alert

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Shocking poll shows majority of Canadians now see America as a threat

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Texas flash floods | More than 160 people still missing days after deadly floods

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Jake Retzlaff enters NCAA transfer portal amid lawsuit fallout and BYU suspension

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Trump Reiterates BRICS of 10% Tariff, Says Dollar Will Remain King

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Marseille wildfire burns 700 hectares, over 100 injured, airport shut as heatwave scorches France

A fierce wildfire near Marseille, France, triggered by a car fire on a motorway, has injured over 100 people and prompted the evacuation of hundr

The first drug to treat infants sick with malaria is approved by Swiss authority

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'How can people trust Trump if...?': Elon Musk takes aim at President again over the Epstein files

Bharat Bandh News Updates: All India strike today, public services likely to hit as over 25 crore workers may participate

Mike Lindells lawyers fined $3,000 for using AI that created fake court citations

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How Snowkap is building an AI-powered engine for enterprise climate action

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Ukrainian attack on beach in Russia's Kursk kills three, injures seven

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US Supreme Court lets Trump pursue mass federal layoffs

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass confronts ICE in park raid: They need to leave now

Dr Jitendra inaugurates Youth Innovation Hub

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Set to return, chirpy Bumrah has extensive session at nets

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J&K Jr Wushu team shines in 24th Jr National Cship, wins 18 Medals

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Israel outlines plans to pack Gaza's population into closed border zone, says report

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Andhra Pradesh Home Minister condemns former YSRCP MLAs comments against Kovur MLA

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Flash flood devastates Ruidoso, New Mexico: Homes swept away, river rises 20 feet in 30 minutes

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No place for double standards on terror: PM

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Exploring ways to develop two phase ropeway for Amarnath shrine: LG

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Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker reveals why she does not post about politics on social media, hits back at her Conservative haters

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Formal creation of 5 new districts in Ladakh on cards, MHA to make announcement soon

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Pahalgam attack should be seen as an isolated incident: Shekhawat

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Amarnath yatra crosses one lakh in first 6 days

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PIL in SC backs EC electoral rolls revision, says they must be regular

Revitalising Cooperative Movement

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FATF cites Pulwama attack, says online payments being abused for terror financing

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Delivery executive caught for driving with fake number plates to avoid fine

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School timings not final, subject to change: Itoo

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CRPF DG reviews yatra security

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Submit ATR on DPRs for specially-abled: HC to Govt

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US close to trade deal with India: Trump

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MD & CEO JKB meets FM

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Leh shuts down against certain traders

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IAS officer from J&K posted as Co-DC in Assam

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Employee cant claim salary for custody period: HC

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, July 8: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that an employee who remained in custody as an unde

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Kanwariyas vandalise UP dhaba over onion in food

Olympic champion Mary Lou Retton arrested for DUI in West Virginia fails Sobriety Test and refuses breathalyzer

Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton faced arrest for DUI in West Virginia. Police stopped her outside an AutoZone. She failed field sobriety te

Police gun down 2 who aided Punjab businessman's killer

Homeland Security Kristi Noem ends mandatory shoe removal at airport screening

Maharashtra cops' flip-flop over nod lends drama to MNS protest march

CPI(M) urges Andhra Pradesh govt. to shift people to safety as Godavari water levels rise

The government must shift residents living in low-lying areas to relief camps, and essential services must be made available, says CPI(M) leader

Keep all 18 Khasi villages in Meghalaya: Heads of Raid Nongtung urge Conrad

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India, Brazil ink 6 pacts, boost defence and anti-terror focus

National mediation campaign to resolve pending civil cases to continue till September 30

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Drug addiction fuels rise in petty crimes in city, says police

SHILLONG, July 8: There is a rise in petty crimes such as thefts and burglaries in the city, mostly committed by drug addicts and homeless indivi

India-Pak Conflict New Strategic Paradigm

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Plight of Government Schooi s in Jammu and Kashmir

By Ch. Ehtisham Ul Haq Government schools were sidelined, and private schools gained prominence in Jammu and Kashmir from the 1990s onwards. In

Goods train halts for 2 hours in Jharkhand as elephant gives birth

Kristi Noem announces a new TSA policy for screening passengers

IAS centre head in the soup over judiciary remarks

US arrests Chinese hacker Xu Zewei for stealing COVID-19 research and hacking Microsoft servers

Xu Zewei, a Chinese national, has been apprehended in Italy following a U.S. extradition request for his involvement in hacking activities. He is

Leadership change? Siddaramaiah, DK Shivakumar set to meet Rahul in Delhi

Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari brings out list of 50 Trinamool youth leaders controlling college campuses

Texas flooding: Death toll surpasses 100 as search for the missing continues, officials updates

PM Modi leaves for Namibia after concluding Brazil visit

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Component of Pulwama IED was ordered via Amazon: FATF

Earth spinning faster: July 9 to be shortest day ever due to moon's position, say scientists

Earth's rotation is speeding up, making July 9th the shortest day ever recorded, reduced by 1.6 milliseconds due to the moon's influence. Scienti