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Congress had promised 300 free units of electricity before coming to power in 2022. The current scheme offers 125 free units and was launched by the previous BJP-led govt.

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Siddaramaiah counters graft allegations with OBC CM tag, BJP slams him for 'playing caste card'

Deputy CM Shivakumar backs Siddaramaiah, while BJP says there is evidence of CM's direct involvement in alleged scams.

Tags: #alleged #allegations #evidence

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Why is it raining car discounts? XUV700 to Safari, answer isn’t just the end of demand cycle

In mass-market cars, degrowth is in the hatchback and sedan segments where sales have cratered. For instance, sales of Maruti Suzuki’s Alto and S-Presso hatchbacks have slumped this year.

Tags: #car #demand

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How missing AIADMK & shift in Vanniyar vote ensured resounding DMK win in Vikravandi bypoll

AIADMK’s call to boycott Vikravandi bypoll was seen as bid to relay message to BJP-ally PMK with eye on 2026 assembly polls. But bypoll result has shown opposition to DMK is weak.

Tags: #shown #vote #opposition

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Donald Trump shot in the ear during campaign, FBI to probe rally

Shooter dead, 1 rally attendee killed, 2 others injured. Law enforcement officials told reporters they had tentatively identified suspected shooter but were not ready to do so publicly.

Tags: #officials #identified #shot #probe

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With loss of assembly bypolls to TMC, BJP’s electoral fortunes in Bengal continue to dwindle

Bengal BJP lost Raiganj, Bagda and Ranaghat Dakshin to TMC, which retained Maniktala in assembly bypolls held on 10 July.

Tags: #held

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Delhi suffers extreme weather whiplash as heat waves give way to record rain and deadly flash floods

Deadly flash flooding due to sudden heavy rains has inundated India’s capital, replacing one of the worst heat waves in Delhi’s history that sent temperatures soaring well above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).

Tags: #history

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The short seller that took on Gautam Adani made surprisingly little money

When Hindenburg Research published a report into Gautam Adani’s sprawling business empire in January 2023, accusing Asia’s then richest man of fraud going back decades, the impact was immediate and explosive: about $100 billion was wiped off the value of his companies.

Tags: #Adani #made #short #Hindenburg #impact #report #business

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Sanctions on Russian oil brought Putin and Modi closer. Now they’re in a nuclear embrace

The optics of Vladimir Putin personally driving Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi around in a mini electric car at his residence show just how chummy the two leaders have become.

Tags: #Minister #Indian #brought

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Russia pledges to discharge Indians fighting for Moscow in Ukraine, New Delhi says

Russia has promised to discharge Indian nationals who were “misled” into joining its army to fight in Ukraine, India’s foreign secretary said Tuesday.

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India’s ‘godmen’: How a rigid caste system has created a new kind of deity

The devotees rushed to collect soil from the ground the man had just walked on, thousands thronging to the front of a venue densely crammed with a quarter of a million people, under stifling heat.

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'Don't be nasty towards Smriti Irani': Rahul Gandhi on attack against BJP leader

Smriti Irani, who unseated Rahul Gandhi from the Congress bastion in the 2019 elections, lost the Amethi constituency to the Congress loyalist Kishori Lal Sharma by a huge margin of over 1.65 lakh votes.

Tags: #Congress #lakh

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Gangsters involved in Delhi Burger King shooting killed in encounter in Haryana

A joint operation by the Delhi Police Crime Branch and Haryana Police's State Task Force resulted in the deaths of three gangsters, who have been identified as Ashish Kalu, Vicky Ridhana, and Sunny Gujjar.

Tags: #State #Police #operation

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Anant Ambani-Radhika Merchant Wedding LIVE Updates: Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant are now married

Anant and Radhika Wedding Live Updates: The wedding of the decade is finally here. After months of lavish pre-wedding festivities that would make Gatsby blush, Anant Ambani, son of Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani, tied the knot with his sweetheart Radhika Merchant on Friday, July 12. Reality royalty Kim and Khloe Kardashian have already jetted in alongside Bollywood A-listers Priyanka Chopra and global power players like ex-UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. Expect more high-profile arrivals as the day unfolds.

Tags: #day #son

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June 25, day Emergency was imposed, to be marked as 'Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas'

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the day would commemorate the massive contributions of all those who endured the 'inhuman pains' of the 1975 Emergency.

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How Eknath Shinde-led Mahayuti defeated Opposition in Maharashtra council polls