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New U-shaped arrangement introduced for back benchers in Odisha school

Berhampur: On the lines of Tamil Nadu and Kerala government, back benches in the Sahanipur Government Upper Primary were removed in Berhampur of Ganjam district. In its place, a semi-circular arrangement or U-shaped arrangement for the students was done. This arrangement was adopted and has been a week. There are 262 students in the class. A…

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Ex-Chhattisgarh CM Baghel’s son arrested in liquor scam case; ED crackdown comes on his birthday

Raipur , 19/8: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday arrested former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel’s son Chaitanya Baghel in connection with the alleged multi-crore liquor scam in the state. This comes hours after the central agency carried out search at the premises of senior Congress leader at his Bhilai residence.   After the arrests, Baghel,…

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Epstein case: Trump demands $10 billion in lawsuit against Dow Jones, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, Wall Street Journal reporters

Washington DC 19/7: President Donald Trump on Friday accused Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal of defaming him in an article about a lewd birthday greeting that the publication said Trump had sent to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein decades ago. In a suit filed in US District Court for the Southern District of Florida,…

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Vedanta’s Credit Ratings Reaffirmed by CRISIL and ICRA

New Delhi : India’s leading credit rating agencies, Crisil Ratings and ICRA have reaffirmed the Company’s credit ratings, underscoring continued confidence in Vedanta’s overall business stability, healthy financial performance and strong adherence to corporate governance. Significantly, the Crisil report notes that based on feedback from management and select lenders, the rating agency “understands that currently…

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Meta apologises after auto-translated post declares Karnataka Chief minister dead

Bangalore, 18/7: In a recent developments, Meta has apologised after an Indian chief minister’s social media post was mistranslated on some of its platforms, falsely suggesting he had died, according to Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency.   On Tuesday, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah posted a condolence message in Kannada language on Facebook and…

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AAP no longer part of I.N.D.I.A., says party MP Sanjay Singh ahead of bloc’s big huddle on July 19

New Delhi, 18/7: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) distanced itself from the I.N.D.I.A. bloc on Friday, saying it is not part of the opposition alliance anymore and questioning the Congress party’s role in leading it. The remarks made by Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh came ahead of an online meeting of the leaders of the…

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