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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday released a video of the sign language version of the organization's prayer made by a couple here.He met Gyanendra Purohit and his wife Monika Purohit, who are sign language experts, during his visit here and informally released the video on the couple's...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that international travel should be made easier through mutual recognition of vaccine certificates, amid several countries adopting different sets of rules to allow foreigners to enter their territory in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.In his video...
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has so far arrested eight persons including five foreign nationals in connection with the seizure of a staggering 2,988 kg of heroin at Mundra Port in Gujarat, an official release said here on Wednesday.Those arrested included an Indian couple who...
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Photograph: V S Anandakrishna
Holding that 'erring' is human nature, a lower court in the city on Wednesday granted bail to actor Meera Mithun alias Tamil Selvi and her associate, who were arrested for uttering certain remarks against Dalits and imprisoned for about a month.As per the prosecution case, the accused released...
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The Haryana government on Wednesday set up a Commission of Inquiry headed by a retired high court judge to probe into the police lathi-charge last month at a group of farmers protesting against the three central farm laws.The judicial probe panel will be headed by Justice (Retd) Somnath Aggarwal,...
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A case was registered on Wednesday against Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Council, Pravin Darekar, here for allegedly saying that NCP would kiss any painted cheeks on a complaint of a party leader, a police officer said.An FIR was registered at the Sinhgad Road police station...
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In the midst of a growing outcry in India over the UK's new travel rules, British officials on Wednesday suggested that the main issue is COVID-19 vaccine certification and not the Covishield vaccine and both sides are moving at great speed to resolve the matter.Following India's strong criticism...
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The last rites of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad president Mahant Narendra Giri were performed here on Wednesday at Baghambari Muth, where the seer was buried in samadhi two days after he was found dead by his disciples.Earlier in the day, a panel of five doctors conducted an autopsy, after...
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The police in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district have arrested six persons for allegedly defaming the chairman and a member of Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (SSST) committee by sharing CCTV footage of their inspection at the temple in Shirdi and passing it off as a COVID-19 violation, an official...
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The rupee declined by 26 paise to close at a nearly four-week low of 73.87 against the US currency on Wednesday due to a stronger dollar in overseas markets ahead of the outcome of the US Fed meeting and worries over China's Evergrande situation.Forex traders said investors are awaiting cues on...
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Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday called Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra inexperienced, and said he will pit a strong candidate against state party chief Navjot Singh Sidhu in the upcoming Assembly polls.Amarinder Singh had resigned as the Punjab CM...
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The Central Board of Secondary Education has come up with a solution called 'academic documents' using Blockchain technology to record its result certificates in a linked chain structure and provide transparent, tamper proof and paperless usage of these certificates.According to officials, the...
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A month after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out record searches at 61 premises of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) cadres in Jammu and Kashmir's 14 districts in two consecutive days, the Central agency is now engaged in building up the case and has been examining nearly 15 suspects in the...
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Punit Goenka will head the new venture
Shares of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited on Wednesday zoomed nearly 32 per cent after announcement of a merger with Sony Pictures. Leading media firms Zee Entertainment and Sony Pictures on Wednesday said they have received in-principle approval for a merger that will combine both...
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Deficient rainfall in all the north-eastern states.
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Six employees of the Jammu and Kashmir government, including two police constables, were sacked on Wednesday for alleged links with terrorists, officials said.These sackings were cleared by a designated committee of the Jammu and Kashmir administration constituted for recommending cases under...
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Wednesday the world is witnessing initial signs of recovery from the impact of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.The pandemic caused structural changes in global economy and impacted the poor more. Covid-19 is a watershed event in...
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HDFC fell 1.46 per cent today.
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Equity benchmark Sensex ended 78 points lower after a choppy session on Wednesday, tracking losses in index majors HDFC twins, ICICI Bank and Kotak Bank as investors turned cautious ahead of the US Fed's policy decision. The 30-share BSE index slipped 77.94 points or 0.13 per cent to close...
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The Delhi High Court has issued notice to CBI on a plea seeking to declare that no sanction is required for taking cognizance of the offence taken by the Trial Court against the accused person in connection with a corruption case allegedly involving Maneka Gandhi.Hearing the case, Justice Yogesh...
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Chief of Air Staff-designate Air Marshal VR Chaudhari called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi today.
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There is confusion over the UK government's vaccine recognition process for Indian travellers as even though Oxford/AstraZeneca Covishield, the India-manufactured Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, is on an updated international travel advisory, India is not yet on a list of 17 approved...
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Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer T Natarajan has tested positive for COVID-19 but the team's IPL match against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday will go ahead as scheduled, the BCCI said. Left-arm pacer Natarajan, who is coming back from a knee surgery, has been isolated along with six close...
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The following 13 appointments as well as nine upgradations were announced today. Take a look at the complete complete list here.
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Hardeep Singh Puri who is Kolkata campaigning for the BJP in the upcoming bypolls made time to visit Netaji's home. Paid tribute at the ancestral home of revolutionary & charismatic freedom fighter, & founder of Azad Hind Fauj Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Ji, Puri tweeted.
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The updated story on UK's nod to Covishield: The UK government on Wednesday added Covishield, the India-manufactured Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, to an updated international travel advisory, a day after the Indian government warned of reciprocal measures over discriminatory action...
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The Karnataka Legislative Assembly
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed the Karnataka Religious Structures (Protection) Bill 2021.The bill had been passed on Tuesday in the state assembly to protect religious structures which were constructed illegally. This has come in the wake of the temple demolished in Mysuru's...
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Afghanistan's former female prosecutors are in hiding, fearing retaliation from those who were once jailed after their judgments and have now been released.Many prisoners in Afghanistan have been freed by the Taliban after they took over the country last month. The female prosecutors claim that...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted pre-arrest bail to actor Gehana Vasisht in a case related to FIR registered against her in a porn films racket also involving Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra.A Bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul stayed the Bombay High Court order,...
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The chef of a five-star hotel was arrested in connection with multiple cases of snatching in South Delhi, police said on Wednesday. Based on a tip off, Harish (35) was arrested from Neb Sarai area on Tuesday evening where he had gone for more snatchings, they said. The accused,...
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Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad Mahant Narendra Giri
A panel of five doctors on Wednesday conducted the post-mortem examination of Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad president Mahant Narendra Giri, and submitted the report to officials. After the post-mortem, the body was taken to the Baghambri Gaddi Muth where preparations were being made...
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Back in Bengal, Swapan Dasgupta is campaigning for the Bhavanipur by-election for BJP candidate Priyanka Tibrewal. She faces off with Mamata Banerjee.
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This is why Covaxin is trending on Twitter.The US does NOT recognise Covaxin jabs and treats the recipients as unvaccinated. However, PM Narendra Modi, who got jabbed with the India-made Bharat Biotech's Covaxin is right now on a flight headed to the US. The question social media is...
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Jab we met in Bikaner
UK recognises Covishield in travel policy amid India's strong objection, but raises questions on vaccination certification. More details awaited. India had called the UK government's move to treat fully vaccinated Indians as unvaccinated a discriminatory policy and indicated that it has the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's non-stop flight to the US on Wednesday will fly over Pakistan's airspace to avoid Afghanistan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a three-day visit to the United States on Wednesday where he will address the UN General Assembly and attend the Quad...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to accept the Centre's request to allow women candidates to appear for the entrance exam to the NDA from next year, saying it doesn't want women to be denied their right. The induction of women cannot be postponed by one year, it said. The...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a three-day visit to the United States on Wednesday where he will address the UN General Assembly and attend the Quad Summit as well as hold a bilateral meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House.Biden will host PM Modi at the White House on...
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Filmmaker Karan Johar has clarified on the end of Dharmatic Entertainment's contract with Netflix. It was always a two-year deal with Netflix. No more no less. As always this is a case of making a mountain out of a molehill,...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined a plea filed by Shree Padmanabha Swamy Temple Trust seeking to exempt it from the audit of 25 years as ordered by the top court last year. A bench headed by Justice U U Lalit said the audit should be completed as early as possible, preferably...
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PM Narendra Modi's address ahead of his US visit:During my visit to US between Sept 22-25, I will review India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership with President Joe Biden and exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest, the PM said.Modi will be leaving for his...
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Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri campaigns for BJP candidate from Bhawanipur, Priyanka Tibrewal. In my conversations with residents of Ram Mohan Dutta Road in the Ray Street area of Bhawanipur shared their issues & concerns. But there is clear support for the BJP candidate Smt...
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World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday thanked Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya for announcing resumption of COVID-19 vaccine shipments to the COVAX global pool in October. COVAX is an initiative for equitable global access to COVID-19...
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India logged 26,964 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,35,31,498, while the active cases declined to 3,01,989, the lowest in 186 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 4,45,768 with 383...
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Equity benchmark Sensex rose over 100 points in opening trade on Wednesday, tracking gains in IT stocks amid sustained foreign fund inflow. The 30-share Sensex, however, turned choppy to trade 36.75 points or 0.06 per cent lower at 58,968.52. Similarly, Nifty slipped 10.45 points or...
10:04
Entertainment major Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) announces merger with Sony Pictures Networks. After the merger, Sony will invest $1.57 billion and will be the majority shareholder with 52.93% controlling stake. The shareholders of ZEEL, meanwhile, will...
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The Delhi Police arrested five members of the Hindu Sena on Tuesday for allegedly vandalising the official residence of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi at Ashoka Road in New Delhi.Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Deepak Yadav said five...
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The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) foreign ministers' meet, slated to be held on Saturday in New York, has been cancelled.It is learnt from reliable sources that Pakistan wanted the Taliban to represent Afghanistan at the meet.India, along with some other members,...
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India has achieved complete self-reliance in missile technology and the most advanced missiles can now be developed in the country, DRDO chairman G Satheesh Reddy said on Tuesday.Delivering a lecture during an online event hosted by the JNU, he also asserted that if a country has to become...
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