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England's soccer fortunes add sporting drama to UK election

Sunak, himself a soccer fan, might be hoping for a boost to his struggling campaign if England do well, although whether there really is a link between sport and elections is disputed by experts.

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Sunak has the weight of history against him

Sunak’s election announcement exemplified the unresolvable contradiction of his pitch, as the continuity candidate who nonetheless represents a break with the chaos and dysfunction of the past.

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BREAKING | Lok Sabha Elections 2024: SC declines interim relief on plea seeking uploading of booth-wise voter turnout data on EC website

The EC had stated that uploading the data might confuse voters, and posited there was no legal mandate to provide the Form 17C to any person other than the candidate or his agent.

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#OPINION | King Charles’ portrait is artful propaganda

The arguing is beside the point because royal portraiture’s role through the millennia is to project power and legitimacy; thus, disputes about an artifact’s artistic merit are secondary to its propaganda value.

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7 killed, 20 injured as truck hits bus in Ambala

At least seven people died and 20 were injured when a minibus was hit by a truck here in the early hours of Friday, police said. The accident took place near Mohra village, close to Ambala Cantt.

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Rotten bananas in a scorching India expose climate's food cost

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has modernized much of India’s infrastructure, but farmers say progress in their sector lags others. Though production of grains, fruits and vegetables is increasing, refrigeration is still inadequate across the supply chain.

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They're ignoring MrBeast's rules of YouTube, and thriving

Late last year, Zackary Smigel, a YouTube creator, made a video titled "Why Is YouTube Like This?" By "this" he meant that the platform was filled with videos that have sensationalized titles, heavily edited content and grabby thumbnails, often featuring a person's emotive face.

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Modi’s 400-seat dream in doubt as Opposition gains steam

Party insiders, opposition members and analysts who have traveled across the country to speak to voters say there’s little evidence of a 'Modi wave' that allowed his Bharatiya Janata Party to sweep the polls in 2019.

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Two from Thane district booked for betting during IPL match

The police in Maharashtra’s Thane district have registered a case against two men for betting during a T20 match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). Acting on inputs, the police raided a residential building in the Bhiwandi area when a match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers was underway on Wednesday.

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Death toll rises to 9 in Thane chemical factory blast; owners booked for culpable homicide

The death toll in the chemical factory blast in Maharashtra’s Thane district rose to nine with the discovery of one more body from the accident site, officials said on Friday. Police have registered a case of culpable homicide against the owners of the unit, Amudan Chemicals, located in Phase 2 of Dombivli MIDC.

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Deccan Herald pinned «Death toll rises to 9 in Thane chemical factory blast; owners booked for culpable homicide The death toll in the chemical factory blast in Maharashtra’s Thane district rose to nine with the discovery of one more body from the accident site, officials said…»
Deccan Herald pinned «Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Modi’s 400-seat dream in doubt as Opposition gains steam Party insiders, opposition members and analysts who have traveled across the country to speak to voters say there’s little evidence of a 'Modi wave' that allowed his Bharatiya…»
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Deccan Herald pinned «China's second day of war games around Taiwan tests ability to 'seize power' The Eastern Theatre Command showed an animated video on Friday on its WeChat social media account of missiles being launched at Taiwan from the ground, air and sea, which then slam…»
Deccan Herald pinned «Sensex hits all-time peak of 75,525.48 in early trade; Nifty up 15.45 points Sensex and Nifty rallied more than 1.6 per cent to close at lifetime high levels on Thursday following buying in banking, oil and auto shares and a record dividend payout by the…»
Deccan Herald pinned «Mysuru filmmaker Chidananda S Naik bags Cannes La Cinef first prize In a major triumph for India at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, Chidananda S Naik's Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know... has won the first prize of La Cinef here. Read more»
The limitations, and thrills, of the Monaco Grand Prix

Compared with 30 years ago, cars are about 3 feet longer and 600 pounds heavier, making them difficult to manoeuvre around the narrow streets of Monaco. Still, the race has a mystique.

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India suffer 1-4 defeat to Belgium in FIH Pro League clash

The Harmanpreet Singh-led side had defeated Argentina 5-4 in shootout after both the teams were locked at 2-2 at the end of regulation time in the opening match here on Wednesday.

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | People of Himachal oppose Agnipath, will PM scrap it, asks Congress

The Congress on Friday said the people of Himachal Pradesh have repeatedly voiced their opposition to the Agnipath scheme and asked if Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commit to scrapping the "ill-conceived" military recruitment programme.

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#DHOpinion | Elections in Amritsar will have an impact on India’s policy towards Pakistan

Every aspirant to Amritsar’s seat in Parliament is promising to reopen border trade with Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah land route. This will mean pressure to recast India-Pakistan trade policies, no matter which party or coalition forms the next Union government

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