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Dia Mirza’s firecracker appeal: Bombay HC asks BMC to re-upload Diwali video, says ‘deeply pained’ by controversy

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Dia Mirza’s firecracker appeal: Bombay HC asks BMC to re-upload Diwali video, says ‘deeply pained’ by controversy

Actor Dia Mirza’s video for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s eco-friendly Deepavali campaign sparked a political row. File picture | Photo Credit: PTI Emphasising that India has a secular Constitution which allows people of all backgrounds to participate in festivals, the Bombay High Court slammed political criticism of actor Dia Mirza’s participation in a Brihanmumbai Municipal…

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Bangladesh disturbances likely to impact yarn, fabric exports

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Bangladesh disturbances likely to impact yarn, fabric exports

Reports of wage protests at garment factories in Bangladesh may impact the global supplies and Indian exports in the short term, say Indian textile industry officials. However, this may bring more orders to Indian garment exporters in the long term, they add. According to Sanjay Jain, group CEO of PDS Limited, it is possible that…

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NZ vs. IND ODIs: Opener Allen will take flight in middle-order for first time

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NZ vs. IND ODIs: Opener Allen will take flight in middle-order for first time

Finn Allen. | Photo Credit: AFP New Zealand’s Finn Allen is preparing for a test he has never taken before in his international career. Allen, who has opened the batting in each of his 21 ODI innings thus far, will drop down to the middle-order as an experiment in the run-up to the 2027 World…

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Ranji Trophy: Style of play, consistency key for India call-up: Doseja

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Ranji Trophy: Style of play, consistency key for India call-up: Doseja

Delhi batter Ayush Doseja has found some runs after an indifferent start to the season. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP Ayush Doseja’s debut campaign yielded a prolific 949 runs in the Ranji Trophy. Rising expectations were inevitable as a consequence, but he had a rather subdued start to the ongoing 2026-27 season for Delhi….

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Ranji Trophy: Pradosh, Ajith Ram pile more misery on Chandigarh

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Ranji Trophy: Pradosh, Ajith Ram pile more misery on Chandigarh

Pradosh Ranjan Paul celebrates his double hundred. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY If Monday’s opening day was one of prayers being answered, Tuesday turned into a day of gifts for Tamil Nadu as Pradosh Ranjan Paul helped himself to a second First Class double hundred (208, 335b, 14×4), while Ajith Ram brought up his maiden…

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Rice exporters federation cautions members on shipments to west Asian countries

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Rice exporters federation cautions members on shipments to west Asian countries

Following reports of attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the Indian Rice Exporters Federation (IREF) issued an advisory to its members to exercise “maximum caution” while finalising contracts with new vessels and charter parties and committing delivery schedules to the buyers. The IREF said that current rice exports from India to the west…

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Cellophane bees produce a kind of plastic that also degrades, study finds

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Cellophane bees produce a kind of plastic that also degrades, study finds

The Colletidae family of bees is often referred to collectively as ‘polyester’ bees. | Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons In March 2023, a team of scientists travelled to eastern Tennessee, the U.S., trowels in hand, and dug a few centimetres into the earth to follow small tunnels into nests created by a ground-nesting bee, Colletes inaequalis…

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Ranji Trophy: Urvil double ton, burst from medium-pacers put Gujarat in command

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Ranji Trophy: Urvil double ton, burst from medium-pacers put Gujarat in command

Urvil brought up his maiden First Class double century off 214 balls. | Photo Credit: X@CHENNAIIPL Urvil Patel’s savage maiden First Class double century (210 not out, 227b, 17×4, 6×6) and the opening burst from the Gujarat medium-pacers left Kerala on the ropes at the end of the second day’s play in the Ranji Trophy…

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Police seize 19.8 kg of hashish in Ramanathapuram

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Police seize 19.8 kg of hashish in Ramanathapuram

S.P. Pattinam police arrested a habitual offender and seized 19.8 kg of hashish in Ramanathapuram district on Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, a special team led by Police Inspector David Raviraj went to the coastal area near Pasiyamman Temple at Pasipattinam where suspected illegal drug activities were taking place. The team intercepted an individual and…

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Home textile exporters to get subsidy to participate in Germany fair in 2027

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Home textile exporters to get subsidy to participate in Germany fair in 2027

A total of 80 home textile exporters will be supported with government subsidies under the Market Access Initiative scheme to participate at Heimtextil 2027 to be held in Frankfurt, Germany, from January 12 to 15 next year. As the lead council for India’s participation in Heimtextil, the Handloom Export Promotion Council (HEPC) facilitates participation of…

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