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'Educated voters skip assembly polls': UP minister plays down MLC results

Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar shrugged off the legislative council election results after the Samajwadi Party defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Varanasi Graduates' constituency, saying the election reflected the mandate of educated voters rather than the general electorate.

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'Europeans balked': G20 foreign ministers' meeting opens without group photo. Here's why

Foreign ministers of the G20 largest economies began a two-day meeting in the US on Friday (local time), with the gathering notably skipping the customary group photograph.

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BJP Leader's Singer Wife, A Kabir Bhajan Gone Viral, And The 'Jantar Mantar' That Wasn't

A video of Sivasri Skandaprasad's singing performance went viral, interpreted as a dig at protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar. What she's singing is actually attributed to the saint-poet Kabir, and he did not really mean that particular "jantar mantar". He meant something far more profound.

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153 Songs In 30 Days: AI Makes Explicit Songs, YouTube Serves Them To Minors

As India moves to tighten oversight of obscene and AI-generated content online, an NDTV test suggests YouTube's existing child-safety safeguards are struggling to keep explicit AI-generated music away from minors.

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Tanker with 27 Indian seafarers targeted in first-ever limpet mine attack in Hormuz

On October 29 and 30, two oil tankers were targeted in separate attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. MT LOUISE 1 was struck by limpet mines that caused a fire in its engine room. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's most important oil export routes, connecting the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. It has faced repeated security incidents since the conflict between US and Iran began.

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Passenger's Take-Off Selfie Video Before Deadly Chopper Crash In Uttarakhand

Pratap Bachihalli Ningaraju, 41, had recorded the video as the helicopter prepared to take off from the Badrinath helipad for Dehradun.

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Google loses $500bn as China suffers worst rout since 2016: What's happening?

When, exactly, will all this spending start paying off?

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Father's death, a promise and Worlds gold: Manisha Bhanwala's story

Manisha Bhanwala defeated American Abigail Nette 8-6 in a thrilling comeback victory in the final to become the first Indian woman wrestler to win a World Championships gold. But behind this historic achievement was a personal story of loss, family sacrifices and a promise she had made to herself.

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Sena MLA makes shocking remark on farmers' suicide, later clarifies

Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad on Friday expressed regret over his remarks, days after asking people not to attend the funerals of farmers who die by suicide. He had urged crop growers to support their families and not abandon them.

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