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Nobel laureate Michael Kremer appreciated Odisha’s Drink from Tap Mission

Bhubaneswar ,28/1: Nobel laureate in Economics Prof. Michael Kremer visited Puri and Bhubaneswar on last Thursday and Friday to understand the impact of Govt. of Odisha’s flagship program ‘Drink from Tap Mission’.    Michael Robert Kremer is an American development economist who is University Professor in Economics and Public Policy at the University of Chicago….

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Sukhoi-Mirage crash: Eyewitnesses recount blast-like sound, fire raining from sky, two pilots landing in nearby thicket

Morena, 28/1: Eyewitnesses to the crash involving two Indian Air Force fighter jets in Morena in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, which killed a pilot, recounted hearing a deafening sound and sighting balls of fire descending to the ground followed by two persons in uniform parachuting into the thicket nearby. Sukhoi 30MKI and a Mirage-2000 aircraft…

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Sabalenka beats Rybakina in Australian Open final, claims first-ever Grand Slam

Melbourne, ,28/1: An emotional Aryna Sabalenka battled back from a set down to beat Elena Rybakina and win the Australian Open on Saturday for her first Grand Slam title. The hard-hitting Belarusian collapsed to the court in tears after winning 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 against the Wimbledon champion in a high-quality 2hr 28min arm-wrestle on Rod…

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Kharge writes to Shah, seeks his intervention in ensuring adequate security for Bharat Jodo Yatra in J&K

New Delhi, 28/1: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has written to Home Minister Amit Shah seeking his intervention in ensuring adequate security to the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir.     His letter to Shah comes after the Bharat Jodo Yatra was suspended for the afternoon session on Friday following a “security lapse”, with…

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Novak Djokovic beats Tommy Paul to set up clash with Stefanos Tsitsipas in Australian Open final

Melbourne, 27/1: Novak Djokovic surged into a 10th Australian Open final Friday to close in on a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam crown, with only Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas now standing in his way.   The Serbian fourth seed overcame an early wobble to romp past unseeded American Tommy Paul 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena…

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