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Singapore PM Wong meets Yogi Adityanath, hails Uttar Pradesh as India’s third-largest economy

After meeting Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong shared a post on X along with a photograph with the UP CM. Wong wrote that Uttar Pradesh is the state with the third-largest economy in India. Wong said he was delighted to welcome the Chief Minister to Singapore and described UP as one of the fastest-growing regions in India.

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Chartered plane disappears from radar after takeoff from Ranchi airport

A chartered medical aircraft went missing shortly after taking off from Ranchi Airport on Monday, with its contact being lost after it was handed over to the next air traffic control station, DGCA sources told news agency.

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Swami Avimukteshwaranand walks out of interview as India TV questions on sexual abuse allegations | Watch

Days after being booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act over allegations of sexually abusing two persons, including a minor, Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati became angry and walked out of an interview midway. In an interview with India TV, the Saraswati can be seen avoiding the question.

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West Indies decimate Zimbabwe in Mumbai, move inch closer to T20 World Cup semi-final

West Indies produced a stunning all-round show to decimate Zimbabwe in their first Super Eights clash against Zimbabwe at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Shimron Hetmyer and Rovman Powell wreaked havoc with the bat in the first innings, powering West Indies to 254/6 – the second-highest total in T20 World Cup history. Sri Lanka hold the top spot, having scored 260 vs Ireland in the inaugural edition.

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Trump pushes global 15 per cent tariff after court blow; warns defiant nations of harsher levy

US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened countries across the world to stick to any tariff agreements they previously accepted, despite the US Supreme Court’s recent ruling striking down several of his sweeping import taxes. He also declared his intention to impose a global tariff of 15 per cent, which is a rise from the 10 per cent he had earlier announced immediately after the ruling. The court’s Friday decision struck down tariffs Trump had imposed on nearly every country using an emergency powers law.

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Balloons attached with US, Pakistani currencies found near LoC in J-K’s Akhnoor

Two balloons with a Pakistani Rs 5,000 currency note and a US dollar attached to them were found near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Akhnoor sector near Jammu on Monday, the Jammu and Kashmir Police said. According to the officials, the aeroplane-shaped white and red balloons were found entangled in a tree in Gunara village along the Khour border belt.

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Yogi Adityanath secures Rs 6,650 cr investment deals in Singapore to boost UP jobs and infrastructure growth

On the first day of his visit to Singapore, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday secured three Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) worth Rs 6,650 crore with Universal Success Group for investments in group housing, a logistics park and a hyperscale data centre in the state, officials said. The proposed projects are expected to generate more than 20,000 jobs and further strengthen the state’s industrial and urban infrastructure, the government said in a statement.

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Double-decker bus overturns in Lucknow; 4 killed, over a dozen injured on Purvanchal Expressway

A tragic road accident took place in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow on Monday when a double-decker bus overturned, leaving four passengers dead and more than a dozen injured. The incident occurred on the Purvanchal Expressway near Gosai Ganj which caused chaos and panic among commuters on the route.

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19-year-old college student drugged, gangraped at private villa in Bengaluru; two booked

A 19-year-old college student has alleged that she was gangraped by two men after being forcibly administered a tablet at a private villa in north Bengaluru. A case has been registered against two men at the Amruthahalli Police Station, police said on Monday. 

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Ranveer Singh gets no immediate relief from Karnataka HC in Kantara ‘daiva’ mimicry controversy

Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh moved the Karnataka High Court to quash a criminal case that has been registered against him for his recent comments and act of imitating the daiva representation in the film Kantara. The case was registered after objections were raised against his comments, which were deemed to be inappropriate.

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