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Special NIA court awards 8-year jail term to five in PLA-CPI (Maoist) nexus case

Special NIA court awards 8-year jail term to five in PLA-CPI (Maoist) nexus case

“The court, after extensive hearings, on April 26 convicted the five accused in the case under various Sections of Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and announced the sentences,” an NIA spokesperson said.

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LGBTQIA++ collectives of law school students condemn BCI resolution on same sex marriage

LGBTQIA++ collectives of law school students condemn BCI resolution on same sex marriage

The students belong to 36 law schools, including National Law University Delhi, Faculty of Law, Delhi University and Gujarat National Law University.

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Why is Nochikuppam, home to a historic fish market, constantly in the public eye?

Why is Nochikuppam, home to a historic fish market, constantly in the public eye?

Nochikuppam fish market has been in the eye of a storm. With plans on to relocate the market, we find out what the fisherfolk feel

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Calcutta High Court orders NIA probe into violence in Shibpur during Ram Navami

Calcutta High Court orders NIA probe into violence in Shibpur during Ram Navami

Hearing a PIL filed by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, a division Bench presided by Acting Chief Justice T. S. Sivagnanam directed for the transfer of investigation to the National Investigation Agency from the West Bengal Police.

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Priyanka Gandhi slams PM Modi over 'suicide note' joke

Priyanka Gandhi slams PM Modi over 'suicide note' joke

The joke was made by the Prime Minister while remarking that the editor-in-chief of the channel had started speaking well in Hindi.

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Daily Quiz | On nuclear disasters

Daily Quiz | On nuclear disasters

The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on April 26, 1986, at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in the Soviet Union. Here is a quiz on that, and other nuclear accidents from across the world

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Bajaj Finserv Q4 profit jumps 31% to Rs 1,769 crore; dividend announced

The Bajaj Finserv board recommended a dividend of Re 0.80 per share for FY23. The said dividend, if declared, by the shareholders at the ensuing annual general meeting, will be credited on July 28 or July 29.

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Crumpled paper vs Covid certificate on cloud: Nandan Nilenkani on India’s digital transformation journey

Nandan Nilekani noted that India has issued over two billion vaccination certificates, which are available on the country’s citizens' phones as well as on the cloud.

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UP Civic Elections: निकाय चुनाव के बीच कांग्रेस को झटका, शहर कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष दिलप्रीत ने थामा BJP का दामन

UP Civic Elections शहर कांग्रेस कमेटी लखनऊ दक्ष‍िण के अध्‍यक्ष दिलप्रीत सिंह ने आज उप मुख्‍यमंत्री ब्रजेश पाठक की मौजूदगी में कांग्रेस का हाथ छोड़कर भाजपा का दामन थामा है। बता दें क‍ि दिलप्रीत ट‍िकटों के बंटवारे से नाराज चल रहे थे।

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High import duty, resumption of flights lead to rise in gold smuggling

Government agencies have detected numerous cases of attempts being made to smuggle in gold and silver. Between April 2022 and February 2023, 3,992 kg of smuggled gold was seized as compared to 2,172 kg in 2021-22.

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Mishtann Foods looks to import rice from Thailand; stock down 4%

Mishtann Foods is a homegrown agro-food product company with a primary focus on various types of Basmati rice, wheat and pulses segment.

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FIIs gung-ho on midcap, smallcap IT stocks; lapped up these 7 stocks in March quarter

The sector has been facing challenges posed by the rising risk of recession and higher inflation in its major export markets of the US and European countries. This stress in the sector is also evident from the dismal financial performance of IT majors including TCS and Infosys in Q4FY23.

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Rs 280 to Rs 1,895: This midcap stock turned into a multibagger in three years

KEI Industries stock has climbed 58.68% in a year and gained 29.29% this year. Market cap of the firm rose to Rs 17,091 crore on BSE.

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Priyanka Gandhi makes dosa during Karnataka campaign trail

Priyanka Gandhi makes dosa during Karnataka campaign trail

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HUL Q4 results: Profit rises 13% to Rs 2,601 crore; FMCG major announces Rs 22 dividend

Hindustan Unilever said its total sales for the quarter grew 11 per cent to Rs 14,953 crore. Ebitda for the quarter came in at Rs 3,574 crore, up 8 per cent.

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IRCON International shares hit 52-week high; trading in overbought zone

IRCON International stock rose up to 12% to Rs 78.30 against the previous close of Rs 69.91 on BSE. The stock opened higher at Rs 70.01 today

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ACC results preview: Adani group stock in focus as cement maker may report drop in March quarter profit

ACC’s March quarter profit may fall 26.3 per cent YoY to Rs 289 crore from Rs 392 crore YoY, Sharekhan said. Revenue is seen rising 7.8 per cent YoY to Rs 4,774 crore from Rs 4,427 crore YoY.

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Air India, Sabre announce multi-year deal amid the airline’s expansion plans

This deal is part of Air India’s expansion plans that come as the airline placed the biggest aircraft order in aviation history for 470 planes.

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Indian banks will be able to maintain capital adequacy even in severe distress: RBI Gov Das

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that stress tests show that Indian banks will be able to maintain capital adequacy above minimum requirement even in a situation of severe distress.

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Reliance Industries shares climb 6% in a month; can this upward move sustain? Here's what analysts say

Reliance Industries share price: HDFC Securities has given an 'Add' rating to Reliance with a price target of Rs 2,637 amid a recovery in the O2C businesses, EBITDA growth in the digital business and potential for further value unlocking in the digital and retail businesses.

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Reliance General Insurance starts accepting premiums in RBI's e-Rupee

Customers who have an active e-wallet with any bank can scan Reliance General Insurance's e-Rupee QR code to make immediate payments

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JTL Industries shares jump 6% after posting strong Q4 numbers

The company board of JTL Industries, in its meeting, also recommended a dividend of Rs 0.20 per equity share, which is 10 per cent for a face value of 2 each, for the year ended on March, 31, 2023.

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Amazon Prime subscription sees massive price hike in India: Check new prices

Amazon Prime’s monthly subscription plans are not affected in the latest price hike

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Gujarat PSU stock rally fizzles out; GMDC, GSFC, Gujarat Alkalies, GNFC, Gujarat State Petronet drop up to 5%

Shares of Gujarat State Fertlisers & Chemicals (GSFC) fell 2.61 per cent to Rs 149.30 while those of GMDC plunged 4.6 per cent to Rs 152.40. Gujarat State Petronet also fell 1.3 per cent to Rs 280.10.

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Hardwyn India: Mutlibagger stock announces stock split, bonus shares

Hardwyn India shares were under the spotlight on Thursday after the company board approved and announced the issue of bonus shares.

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