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Japan's crown prince and his family visit Hiroshima atomic bombing exhibition
Japan Times
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July 11, 2025
Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and his family on Friday visited a photo exhibition on the U.S. atomic bombing of the city of Hiroshima 80 years ago. The event, hosted by five media organizations including the Chugoku Shimbun, a newspaper publisher...
China's Xiamen Port Bunker Volumes Rose by 16% on the Year in H1 2025
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July 11, 2025
A total of 274,500 mt of bonded bunker fuel was sold in the first six months of this year in the port. Image Credit: Xiamen Port / X About 274,500 mt of bonded bunker fuel was sold in the Chinese port of Xiamen in the first half of 2025, up by...
China’s bid for ‘global yuan’ finds double-edged sword in stablecoins
Mint
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July 11, 2025
Beijing’s advisers and economists have stepped up calls for Chinese regulators to approve yuan-backed stablecoins. When China’s central bank governor laid out his vision for a more multipolar monetary system last month, he signaled Beijing’s...
India News | Maharashtra Dy CM Pawar Urges Centre to Curb Illegal Raisin Imports from China
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July 11, 2025
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 11 (ANI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday urged the Central Government to immediately stop the illegal import of substandard raisins from China, citing significant losses to grape-growing...
India News | Amit Shah to Strengthen BJP Base in Kerala with Launch of New Office on July 12
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July 11, 2025
New Delhi, [India], July 11 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Kerala on July 12 to attend a series of important political and cultural events across the state. Shah will begin his day by inaugurating the new Kerala BJP...
India News | "Govt Misleading Backwards Classes of Telangana:" BJP's Ramchander Rao on 42% Reservation for OBCs in Local Body Elections
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July 11, 2025
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 11 (ANI): Terming the Telangana Government decision to approve 42 per cent reservation for OBCs in local body polls "duping", Telangana BJP President N Ramchander Rao said on Friday that the state government is...
India News | India Needs Disruption, Not Just Development, to Lift Air Cargo Sector: Aviation Ministry Advisor at ACFI Conclave
Latestly
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July 11, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): India's air cargo sector requires disruption, not just development, to reach its full potential, according to Piyush Srivastava, Senior Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Speaking at the Air Cargo...
India News | Indian Army Launches Operation SHIVA 2025 to Ensure Secure Conduct of Amarnath Yatra
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July 11, 2025
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 11 (ANI): The Indian Army has launched 'Operation SHIVA 2025' in close coordination with the Civil Administration and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) to ensure the smooth and secure conduct of the...
India News | FCI Cashier with Rs 40 Lakh Salary in 6 Years Invested Rs 19 Crore in Stocks: CBI FIR
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July 11, 2025
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) The CBI has found investments amounting to Rs 19 crore allegedly made by a Food Corporation of India (FCI) cashier in Nagaland, whose total earnings from salary over the last six years stands at Rs 40 lakh, officials said...
India News | Mere Protest for Voicing Dissent Hallmark of Democracy: Delhi Court in TMC Protest Case
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July 11, 2025
New Delhi, Jun 11 (PTI) A Delhi court has discharged 10 TMC leaders in a case linked to a protest outside the Election Commission of India despite prohibitory orders, saying a mere protest for voicing dissent was the hallmark of democracy....
India News | 3 out of Every 4 Bihar Electors Have Submitted Their Enumeration Forms: ECI
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July 11, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): With 14 more days left before the last date of collection of Enumeration Forms, over 74 per cent of the 7,89,69,844 (nearly 7.90 crore) electors in Bihar have already submitted their forms, a press release from...
India News | Rain Offers Respite, but Delhi Remains Second Most Polluted City in India: Report
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July 11, 2025
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) Delhi on Friday recorded a maximum temperature of 33.2 degrees Celsius -- two degrees below normal for this time of the year -- after light rain. The national capital remained in the ‘green' zone, which means that no...
India News | Fraudsters Pose as Vigilance Officials, Dupe Octogenarian Doctor in Odisha
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July 11, 2025
Kendrapara, Jul 11 (PTI) Six men posing as vigilance wing officers carried out a fake raid at the home of an 80-year-old doctor in Odisha's Kendrapara district, making off with cash, gold ornaments and other valuables, police said on Friday....
India News | Bengali Citizens Harassed During Drive to Identify Illegal Migrants: CPI Leaders Write to Shah
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July 11, 2025
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) CPI(M) leaders Brinda Karat and Anurag Saxena on Friday wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah, and said they have received several complaints of "harassment of genuine citizens" during the ongoing exercise for "identification of...
India News | Kota Rail Division Probes if Senior Officials Flouted Motor Trolley Safety Norm, Beat Signal Staff
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July 11, 2025
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) The Kota Rail Division has initiated a probe after a signal staff alleged that senior engineering officials assaulted him when he tried to stop them from using motor trolleys for track maintenance in blatant violation of...
India News | 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' a Commitment to Conserve Environment: Speaker Om Birla
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July 11, 2025
Kota (Rajasthan), Jul 11 (PTI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday said that the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign is more than planting trees and it is a commitment to conserve the environment in providing a sustainable future for coming...
India News | Kharge, Rahul Gandhi Ask Odisha Leaders to Fight Unitedly Against BJP
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July 11, 2025
Bhubaneswar, Jul 11 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party stalwart Rahul Gandhi on Friday gave a clear message to the party leaders in Odisha to fight unitedly against the BJP government in the state. Kharge and Gandhi held...
India News | Almost All Major Roads in Monsoon Disaster-hit Areas of Mandi Opened: Himachal CM
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July 11, 2025
Mandi (HP), July 11 (PTI) Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced on Friday that nearly all major roads in the Mandi district, which were affected by monsoon disasters, have been reopened, with ongoing efforts to restore link roads at a...
India News | Monsoon Session of Jharkhand Assembly's from Aug 1
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July 11, 2025
Ranchi, Jul 11 (PTI) The monsoon session of the Jharkhand Assembly will commence from August 1, an official said on Friday. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren. Also Read | Congress' Partap Singh...
India News | Andaman & Nicobar Command, Coast Guard Rescue 2 Foreign Nationals from Mid-sea
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July 11, 2025
Port Blair, Jul 11 (PTI) The Andaman and Nicobar Command along with Indian Coast Guard rescued two foreign nationals from a US-registered sailing yacht which was adrift in extremely rough sea conditions due to engine and sail failure near the...