India records 573 fresh Covid-19 cases, 2 fatalities:

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India Covid: New JN.1 sub-variant causes worry, India reports 841 new cases in 24 hours

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894 total Covid cases registered in Maharashtra in December: 70 new Covid cases recorded in state in 24 hrs

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Uptick in Covid cases in Bengal, 30 cases reported so far: Officials: The rise in Covid cases comes weeks after the emergence of a new sub-variant JN.1 ...

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With a surge of 19 new JN.1 cases, Maharastra’s tally climbs to 29: State govt seeking guidance from Covid task force on whether to invest in more vaccine doses.

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India reports 841 new Covid-19 infections, active caseload at 4,309: India has logged 841 new cases of COVID-19, the highest in 227 days, while the number of ...

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Fauci agrees to testify in Congress on covid origins, pandemic policies: It marks the first time infectious-disease doctor Anthony S. Fauci will publicly face ...

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Antibiotics overused during Covid-19, says WHO: What this finding means for India

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Trust in systems, structural gaps in vaccine info: Critical factors that motivate trans, disability communities to go for Covid vaccination, says new study

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Aakar Patel| We can’t forget how govt failed to tackle Covid’s 2021 2nd wave: Three years ago, on April 15, 2021, the National Task Force on Covid-19 met for ...

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Vigilance dept notice to health min’s OSD; AAP hits back at L-G office: Das — who is OSD to the current Health Minister, Saurabh Bharadwaj — held the same ...

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‘Taxable income reduced to Rs 680 due to business losses during COVID’: Chandrasekhar’s clarification on earnings

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BJP taking away your jal, jungal, zameen, giving them to the rich: Rahul Gandhi in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar

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AI could kill off most call centres, says Tata Consultancy Services head: Chatbots will soon take over much of the work of human agents, forecasts chief of ...

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Quick Glance: AI Revolutionizing Call Centers: TCS Insights

The head of Tata Consultancy Services predicts chatbots will reduce the need for human call center agents significantly, revolutionizing the industry.

TCS's generative AI projects have doubled in value to $900 million by March, highlighting the increasing demand for tech talent and the need for workforce training.

Reports suggest that overall IT services growth is affected by global uncertainties like inflation, war, and elections, leading to a decline in spending and slower revenue growth for companies like TCS and Infosys.

Infosys anticipates a modest 1-3% sales growth in the upcoming financial year due to customers delaying discretionary spending on new tech projects amidst the current economic climate.

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How the Cultures of Trinidad Transformed an Islamic Festival: Indentured Indian workers brought the Shiite ritual of Muharram from overseas ...

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India Elections: Modi’s BJP Faces Tough Challenge in Coaching Capital Kota: Each day, Bloomberg journalists take you across a selection of towns and cities as ...

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Dommaraju Gukesh Wins The Candidates’ Tournament: Dommaraju Gukesh, a 17-year-old grandmaster from India, is the youngest player ever to win the Candidates ...

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In Vizhinjam, fear of Hindutva bubbles over anger towards parties backing the Adani Port

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Generative AI could soon decimate the call center industry, says CEO: The grim prediction comes from K Krithivasan, head of Indian IT giant Tata Consultancy ...

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Here's what happened when India banned TikTok: The hugely popular Chinese app TikTok may be forced out of the U.S., where a measure to outlaw the video-sharing ...

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Quick Glance: ByteDance Would Consider Closing TikTok in US Over Sale, Sources Claim

ByteDance would prefer to cease TikTok operations rather than engage in a sale if all legal avenues are exhausted to combat potential legislation banning the platform in US app stores, as per four sources.

Despite TikTok's massive popularity with over a billion users, it remains unprofitable, contributing a small fraction to ByteDance's overall revenues and daily active user base.

ByteDance stated on Thursday in a release on Toutiao, a media platform it possesses, that there are no intentions to sell TikTok, in response to claims from The Information about ByteDance exploring sale scenarios for TikTok's US operations excluding the recommending algorithm for user videos.

As of December, ByteDance's valuation stood at $268 billion when it proposed a buyback of approximately $5 billion in shares from investors.

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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival

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Water shortages, traffic aggravate India's Bengaluru as it votes: Dire water shortages, flooding, gridlocked roads and poor civic facilities have become major ...

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Covid Inquiry: Call for examination of disabled people's experience: Peter Livingstone hopes the inquiry will look at how people with disabilities coped in the ...

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Indian heart beats inside Pakistani woman: 19-year-old from Karachi undergoes heart transplant in Chennai - News | Khaleej Times

Quick Glance: Transcending Borders: Successful Heart Transplant

A 19-year-old patient from Karachi, Pakistan, Ayesha Rashid, underwent a successful heart transplant in Chennai, India.

Dr. KR Balakrishnan, Chairman of the Institute of Heart and Lung Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support, highlighted the financial challenges Ayesha faced.

On January 31, 2024, a heart was transported from Delhi to Chennai to enable Ayesha's life-saving transplant surgery.

Ayesha Rashid, who aspires to be a fashion designer in the future, expressed her gratitude to the Indian government and her doctors, stating her desire to return to India in the future.

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2,200 citizens write to Election Commission seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech

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Quick Glance: India's Modi Attacks Pro-Muslim Rivals in Election Shift

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party have begun attacking opposition rivals, claiming they favor minority Muslims, in an effort to energize their hardline base after the start of general elections last week.

Modi referred to Muslims as 'infiltrators' who have 'more children', linking it to an alleged election plan by the main opposition Congress party to redistribute Hindu wealth among Muslims, a claim denied by the Congress.

Modi's government has faced accusations of discrimination against India's 200 million Muslims, but has denied them, emphasizing its work for the welfare of all citizens.

Modi initially focused on development, welfare, and national pride in his campaign, but shifted focus back to core voters after the first phase, addressing issues of joblessness and rural distress.

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US rights report on India cites abuses in Manipur, harassment of media and minorities

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Vodafone’s India unit staves off collapse after record $2.2bn fundraising: Country’s largest share sale draws investors including GQG Partners and Fidelity

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Quick Glance: Vodafone’s Survival in India Secured by Record Fundraising

Vodafone's Indian business raised $2.2 billion through an equity issue to avoid collapsing under a debt burden.

Investors like GQG Partners and Fidelity participated in India's largest ever follow-on share sale.

The 2018 merger failed to turn the business around, but with government support and new equity, a potential rescue is on the horizon.

Despite planning to raise about Rs450 billion in equity and debt, doubts persist over whether this will be sufficient to secure the company's future.

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Apr 21

India to Repeat Voting at Polling Sites Hit by Violence: The attacks occurred in Manipur, a northeastern state that has been troubled by ethnic unrest ...

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Quick Glance: Election Redo in Manipur Due to Violence

In Manipur, a northeastern state troubled by ethnic unrest, voting booths were raided and fake ballots were cast.

India's election authorities have instructed officials to redo voting at various polling locations in the troubled northeastern state of Manipur after armed men attacked polling stations and seized voting booths despite the presence of paramilitary soldiers.

The conflict in Manipur, which began last May, has essentially divided the region, home to about three million people, pitting two ethnic groups against each other: the mostly Hindu Meiteis, who are a narrow majority, and members of Christian hill tribes known as Kukis.

Following reports from the region's election commissioner describing mob violence, gunfire, damage to electronic voting machines, and fake voters entering the booths, voting will be repeated at 11 polling stations.

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PE firm Advent to invest $297 mln in India's Apollo Hospitals unit

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China develops superfast, stealthy submarine technology : Scientists developing China’s next-generation nuclear submarine technology say they have found a way to ...

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Ambani's JioCinema cuts subscription prices as India's streaming war heats up: JioCinema, the streaming platform run by India's Reliance Industries ...

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The Incarcerations: Bhima Koregaon And The Search For Democracy In India by Alpa Shah

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Assam Rifles report on Manipur: Violence increased due to Chief Minister's dictatorship.

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Sanjay Manjrekar drops Virat Kohli, picks Krunal Pandya for India's T20 World Cup squad

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India's IndiGo places first-ever widebody order for 30 Airbus A350 jets: IndiGo, India's top airline by market share, placed an order with Airbus for 30 A350-900 ...

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India receives oil cargo in Russian SCF tanker after brief halt, sources say: A ship controlled by U.S.-sanctioned Russian shipping giant Sovcomflot (SCF) ...

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Apr 23

Why Narendra Modi Called India’s Muslims ‘Infiltrators’: The brazenness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vilification of India’s largest minority group made ...

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Vodafone Idea fetches bids worth $10.6 bln in India's largest-ever follow-on share sale

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Apr 24

Made in India: DRDO develops lightest bulletproof jacket against highest threat level

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Apr 25

Joya Chatterji’s ‘Shadows at Noon’ wins best history book at the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Awards

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Deepfakes of Bollywood stars spark worries of AI meddling in India election: In fake videos that have gone viral online, two of India's A-lister Bollywood actors ...

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Fossils of colossal snake Vasuki unearthed in India mine: Fossil vertebrae unearthed in a lignite mine are the remains of one of the largest snakes that ever ...

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Congress promised Sharia law in India in its poll manifesto: Yogi Adityanath: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath accuses Congress of planning to implement Sharia ...

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Apr 19

Iran says 'no missile attack for now' amid reports of attack by Israel

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Case against Tejasvi Surya, raid on helicopter, 60% turnout: Phase 2 of polling ends

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Japan and India to be next AI hotspots: Vinod Khosla: PALO ALTO, California -- Artificial intelligence innovations are diverse, and related business ...

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India's HCLTech revenue tad lower than view, CEO signals persistent macro overhang

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A vegatarian since childhood, Manushi Chhillar started eating meat for Bade Miyan Chote Miyan: ‘My father would forcefully make me finish my food’

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Man nabbed for posing as Singapore Airlines pilot at Delhi airport: Sangeet Singh, 24, was spotted by security officials at the airport clad in a navy pilot's ...

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After Yogi Adityanath came to power, 175 cases lodged against 6 Muslim politicians

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Archer Aviation aims to start electric air taxi trials in India next year: Archer Aviation , backed by Stellantis and Boeing , aims to begin trials of its ...

reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/archer-aviation-aims-start-electric-air-taxi-trials-india-next-year-2024-04-19/

Quick Glance: Archer Aviation Plans to Start Electric Air Taxi Trials in India Next Year

Archer Aviation, backed by Stellantis and Boeing, aims to begin trials of its electric air taxi in India next year, ahead of a planned commercial launch in 2026.

The company is working with India's aviation watchdog to get the necessary regulatory approvals for trials in the country.

Archer and InterGlobe will, in a joint venture, own and operate 200 of the 'Midnight' aircraft, providing services in India's capital New Delhi, and Mumbai and Bengaluru cities.

The electric aircraft can carry four passengers and a pilot for up to 100 miles, covering the same distance in 7 minutes that would take 60-90 minutes by car in New Delhi.

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India aims new Crystal Maze missile at Pakistan’s nukes: India has just tested an Israeli air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM), reflecting a move away from ...

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Elon Musk cancels trip to India over 'heavy Tesla obligations': Elon Musk shared the announcement in an X post on Saturday, just three days before Tesla's Q1 ...

Quick Glance: Elon Musk postpones India trip due to Tesla issues

Elon Musk has delayed his planned trip to India due to Tesla facing challenges.

The Tesla CEO was set to travel to India next week to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

While not revealing many specifics about the trip, Musk reportedly intends to announce an investment of $2 to $3 billion in India. He aims to establish a new factory in India, where the electric vehicle market is small but growing.

Musk's decision to delay the trip coincides with Tesla's earnings release on April 23, where Musk and investors will address the company's tumultuous start to 2024.

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#LokSabhaElections2024 | How the BJP weaponised dominant-caste interests in its Coimbatore campaign@sujajourno reports: This report is free to read ... Show more

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‘After all, you are only a constable’: Andhra man resigns after being humiliated by senior, cracks UPSC

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Biden mocks Trump on anniversary of COVID bleach controversy: "Don't inject bleach. And don't vote for the guy who told you to inject bleach ...

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India Elections: National Pride, Hindutva Top Economic Pain, May Help Modi Win: What India’s voters want.

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Hundreds Of Bodies Discovered In Mass Graves At Gaza’s Nasser Hospital| Countercurrents

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Quick Glance: UN Calls for Investigation into Mass Graves at Two Gaza Hospitals

The United Nations called for a thorough and transparent investigation into the mass graves at two major hospitals in Gaza that were searched by Israeli troops.

It was emphasized that investigators must have access to the sites, and a greater number of journalists should be able to work safely in Gaza to report on the facts.

Some of the bodies belonged to individuals killed during the hospital siege, while others were victims when Israeli forces raided the hospital.

The discovery of the graves highlights the urgency of a ceasefire, the end of the conflict, improved access for humanitarian aid, the protection of hospitals, and the release of Israeli hostages.

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Modi’s Power Keeps Growing, and India Looks Sure to Give Him More: Few doubt the popular prime minister will win a third term in voting that starts Friday ...

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Elon Musk postpones India visit, citing Tesla obligations: Elon Musk has postponed his planned trip to India, citing “very heavy” obligations at Tesla.

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Quick Glance: Elon Musk Postpones India Trip, Sources Say

Tesla's CEO Elon Musk has postponed a planned trip to India where he was to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and announce plans to enter the South Asian market, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Musk was expected to announce an investment of $2 billion to $3 billion, mainly to build a factory in India, following the government's policy of lowering high tariffs on imported cars if companies invest locally.

His planned Sunday arrival was set to follow two days after the start of India's national elections, where Modi is projected to secure a rare third term.

Reasons for the trip postponement were not immediately disclosed, and neither Tesla nor Modi's office responded promptly to requests for comments.

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India’s Lok Sabha Election Live: The world’s biggest democracy goes to the polls: Elections to India's lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha ...

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Will bring back electoral bonds after wider consultations, says Nirmala Sitharaman

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World Intellectual Property Day: Patent filings surge as Indian inventors prove mettle — top six patenting trends | Mint

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Reporting in India ‘too difficult’ under Modi, says departing Australian journalist

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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India

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Google lays off employees, shifts some roles to hubs abroad including India: Google's finance chief, Ruth Porat, sent an email to staff saying the restructuring ...

Quick Glance: Google terminates 28 employees after office occupation due to anti-Israel protests

Google terminated 28 employees on Thursday who had occupied its offices to protest against contracts with the Israeli government, as confirmed by a Google spokesperson.

The protesters were arrested and after refusing to leave the office of Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian in Sunnyvale or the workspace in New York City for nearly 10 hours, they were transferred to administrative positions to urge Google to terminate the Project Nimbus contract and cease business with the Israeli government.

No Tech For Apartheid, a project by Jewish Voice for Peace and Linda Sarsour’s MPower Change, described the terminations as an "indiscriminate act of mass retaliation."

The office occupations at Google were accompanied by demonstrations on-site and in Seattle, aiming to compel Google to withdraw from the project to establish cloud-based data centers and transition a significant portion of the Israeli government's IT infrastructure to cloud-based servers.

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In run-up to LS polls on TV, 52% primetime segments against Oppn, around 1% on jobs, education

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UPSC Results 2023: Three AMU’s RCA students qualify civil services exam: Zufishan Haque ranked 34 in the UPSC toppers list followed by Nazia Praveen (670) and ...

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Quick Glance: Pune students shine in UPSC results

UPSC aspirants from Pune have secured high ranks in the most coveted civil services examination conducted by the Union Public Services Commission.

Tejas Sudeep Sarda, a doctor, took a break from his career to prepare for UPSC, securing an AIR of 128.

Priyanka Mohite from Nashik, who completed her master's in political science at Pune University, secured an AIR of 595.

Abhijit Pakhare, a 26-year-old deputy collector in Gadchiroli, did not give up on his dream of clearing the UPSC exam, securing the 720th rank.

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Apr 22

Two policemen accused of extortion at Johor’s Sultan Iskandar checkpoint back at work

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Apr 24

"Need Little Bit More Of That In US": JP Morgan CEO Praises PM Modi: Jamie Dimon praised the economic reforms implemented by the Narendra Modi ...

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Quick Glance: JPMorgan CEO Dimon Praises US Economy

Jamie Dimon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., speaks to the Economic Club of New York.

Dimon expressed confidence in a robust U.S. economy with strong employment and healthy consumer finances.

However, he warned about the potential economic effects of rising national debt, inflation, and geopolitical conflicts.

Dimon also discussed the need for a more harmonious relationship between lenders and regulators, as well as praised U.S. leadership and economic power.

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Apr 22

UP Board Class 10 topper Prachi Nigam, trolled over facial hair, gets support from online community

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Apr 20

Why the Biren Singh government gives a free hand to Arambai Tenggol : The way the Arambai Tenggol has established its dominance in the Imphal Valley suggests ...

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Apr 24

Sanju Samson should be groomed as India’s next T20 captain after Rohit Sharma, says Harbhajan Singh

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Lok Sabha polls 2024 | Congress will continue with campaign on greater use of VVPATs: Jairam Ramesh

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Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah actor Gurucharan Singh missing since four days, father files complaint: Reports

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Apr 22

Modi on fire after 'Islamophobic' remarks: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been accused of Islamophobic remarks by the opposition after claiming that his ...

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Apr 20

Rare case presented: Man has Corona for 613 days and dies: In February 2022, a man becomes infected with the coronavirus and remains continuously positive until ...

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Apr 25

1994 Jewish centre bombing: Iran rejects Argentina's request to arrest minister Ahmad Vahidi

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‘Not the first time’: Cong writes to EC seeking action against Amish Devgan over Ram temple ‘monologue’

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Apr 18

Hezbollah launches missiles and drones at Northern Israel, injuring soldiers : Hezbollah launched missiles and drones at a military facility in northern Israel ...

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Apr 19

Akshay Kumar charged Rs 165 crore for Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, the industry is making a correction after film’s failure: Report

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Quick Glance: Ajay Devgn vs Akshay Kumar: Box Office Rivalry

Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar have once again clashed with their films Maidaan and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan. However, this is not the first time they have faced off.

In the past, the two superstars have battled at the box office eight times. From Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha vs Angaaray to Thank God vs Ram Setu, they have consistently competed against each other.

The outcomes of these clashes have been varied, with victories shifting between Ajay and Akshay. Golmaal 3, Blue, and Dhadkan are just a few of the films that stood out in these encounters.

While Akshay Kumar currently holds the upper hand, the question remains which film will ultimately emerge victorious: Maidaan or Bade Miyan Chote Miyan?

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Apr 23

Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977: Authoritarianism crushes the spirit. Majoritarianism poisons the mind and the heart ...

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