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West Asia peace deal lifts sensex, Rupee gains 40p/$

After the deal was announced early on Monday, markets were in an upbeat mood with sensex opening almost 1,200 points higher. It gained some more points in early trades and then as profit taking set in, it closed slightly off the intra-day high, but was still up 1%. The day’s gains made investors richer by

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SC notice to Centre, Punjab over failure to implement RTE

Though RTE and RTI were among the main planks on which AAP acquired political salience at national level, the PIL by Jagmohan Singh Raju said RTE Act’s mandate for a quota of 25% for children belonging to weaker and disadvantaged sections of society in schools remained largely unimplemented in state.

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Fact check: Are LeBron, Savannah James Headed for divorce amid rumors

The Los Angeles Lakers’ star player LeBron James has often been public about how his wife, Savannah James, has supported and been there for him through all the challenging phases of his career that he has experienced. While their love story has inspired billions around the world, a rumor about their divorce has sparked chaos.

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NCERT to restore original ‘Dancing Girl’ of Mohenjo-daro in class IX textbooks

The image appears in the opening chapter, “History of Arts”, of Madhurima, NCERT’s new class IX arts education textbook. In the version carried in the textbook, the torso of the figurine appears visually altered compared to photographs of the original artefact, with shading used across the upper body that obscures anatomical details visible in the

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‘Air India flight AI 171 crash exposes payout void for victims on ground’

The absence of a dedicated statutory mechanism creates uncertainty over liability, quantum of compensation, timelines for relief, claims procedures and access to justice. It requested govt to establish a statutory ‘Ground Victims Compensation Framework’, introduce strict liability provisions so victims only need to establish the injury, death or property damage resulted from an aircraft accident,

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Modi trip a signal about Delhi’s reading of a fractured Europe as well as Slovakia

Two-way trade, which first crossed $1 billion in 2024, reached $1.8 billion last year, with Indian exports of roughly $1.52 billion dwarfing imports of $284 million. That Modi chose this moment to visit Slovakia, becoming the first Indian prime minister to do so in 33 years, says as much about New Delhi’s reading of a

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India & Slovakia upgrade ties, seek reform of global bodies

After a bilateral meeting between Modi and his counterpart Robert Fico, the two sides announced over a dozen outcomes, including a joint working group on counterterrorism, a letter of intent for promoting defence cooperation and an MoU on labour migration. Modi is on a two-day visit to Bratislava and will return to France on Tuesday

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