Delhi fire very sad, NDRF reaching spot soon: Shah

 Fri, 13 May 2022
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Delhi fire very sad, NDRF reaching spot soon: Shah

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday said National Disaster Response Force personnel are reaching soon the spot in Delhi where a massive fire claimed at least 26 lives. The NDRF troops will help in rescue and relief operation. Shah described the fire incident in Delhi's Mundka as very...
23:25

Delhi fire tragedy: Prez, PM express grief

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President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed their grief over a massive fire in New Delhi that killed 26 people. Distressed by the tragic fire accident at a building near Mundka Metro Station in Delhi. My condolences to the bereaved families. I wish for speedy...
22:57

SIT formed to probe Kashmiri Pandit's killing

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The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday announced formation of a special investigation team to probe the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit employee in Budgam district.   It also said a government job will be provided to the wife of the slain employee. Rahul Bhat was shot at and...
22:30

20 dead in massive fire near Delhi metro station

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At least 20 people were killed after a massive fire broke out in a commercial building near Mundka metro station in west Delhi on Friday evening, officials said.According to fire department officials, information was received about the blaze at 4.40 pm following which 24 fire tenders were rushed...
22:12

2 warships to be launched in Mumbai next week

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will launch two frontline warships of the Indian Navy in Mumbai on May 17 which will mark a significant milestone in their construction, officials said on Friday.  The ship 'Surat' is the fourth and last of the stealth destroyers under the 'Project 15B'...
21:59

Calling man bald at work is sexual harassment, rules UK tribunal

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Calling a man bald in the workplace falls within the purview of sexual harassment, an employment tribunal in England has concluded.  The three-member tribunal, led by Judge Jonathan Brain, had to determine whether a reference to someone's lack of hair was simply an insult or amounted to...
21:32

12k troops, drones to guard Amarnath Yatra

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At least 12,000 paramilitary troops and hundreds of Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel, with the help of drone cameras, will guard the Amarnath yatra which is scheduled to begin on June 30 after a gap of two years, officials said.  Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Friday reviewed the...
21:26

India declares state mourning tomorrow after UAE president's death

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India announced one day of state mourning on Saturday following the demise of United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.According to a communication issued by the Union Home Ministry to all states and union territories on Friday, as a mark of respect to the departed...
20:36

UK sanctions Putin's ex-wife, girlfriend

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The United Kingdom government on Friday added further names to its list of financial sanctions aimed at Russian President Vladimir Putin, including his former wife and a retired gymnast allegedly in a relationship with him, in reaction to the ongoing conflict with Ukraine. UK Foreign...
20:18

India abstains from voting against Russia at UNHRC

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India abstained in the United Nations Human Rights Council on a resolution on the deteriorating human rights situation in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression, in which the Council reiterated its demand for an immediate cessation of military hostilities.The Geneva-based Council on...
20:13

Woman dies as fire breaks out in building near Delhimetro station

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A woman died after a massive fire broke out in a commercial building near Mundka metro station in west Delhi on Friday evening, officials said. According to fire department officials, information was received about the blaze at 4.40 pm following which 24 fire tenders were rushed to the...
20:06

Imran Khan attacks Pak Army, blames it for worsening economic crisis

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Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday took a veiled dig at the powerful army for allowing the Opposition's crucial no-confidence motion filed against him to become a success, saying he had warned the neutrals that if the conspiracy succeeded, the country's fragile economic...
19:52

Gyanvapi survey begins on Sat, mosque mgmt on board

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The stalled videography survey of Gyanvapi Masjid complex is set to resume Saturday and the mosque management committee has indicated that it will cooperate for now with the team assigned the task by a local court. An important meeting was held with all the concerned parties on Friday. An...
19:37

4 killed, 20 injured as bus catches fire in J-K's Katra

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Four people were killed and 20 others injured when a passenger bus caught fire in Katra area of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on Friday, officials said.   According to the officials, the bus, on its way to Jammu from Katra, caught fire near Nomai, about 3 kilometers from...
19:23

Delhi court grants bail to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan

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A Delhi Court on Friday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan, arrested in a case of alleged rioting and obstructing public servants from discharging their duty, saying he is no more required for custodial interrogation.   Metropolitan Magistrate Himanshu Tanwar granted...
18:55

Ukraine war: India to reopen embassy in Kyiv

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The Indian embassy in Ukraine -- shut after the war broke out -- will reopen in Kyiv on May 17.The embassy was temporarily relocated to Warsaw, Poland on 13 March 2022 as Russian shelling intensified after the invasion.
18:34

Cong bans mobiles for meetings at Chintan Shivir

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With party's internal deliberations often making their way out in public, the Congress has adopted a cautious approach at the Chintan Shivir in Udaipur with delegates not allowed to carry mobile phones during internal discussions.  The move comes after the Congress chief Sonia Gandhi had...
18:11

Sohail Khan, Seema Khan file for divorce after 24 years of marriage

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Actor Sohail Khan and fashion designer Seema Khan's marriage of 24 years has come to an end.Reportedly, the two, on Friday, filed for divorce.Several images of Sohail and Seema leaving the Family Court in Mumbai have been doing the rounds on the internet, leaving fans heartbroken.What? This is so...
18:08

Kerala to get monsoon rains by May 27: IMD

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Southwest monsoon, considered the lifeline of India's agri-based economy, is likely to bring first showers to Kerala by May 27, earlier than the normal onset date, the weather office announced on Friday.   The normal onset date for monsoon over Kerala is June 1. This year, the...
17:44

2 LeT terrorists killed in encounter in Kashmir

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Update: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists who had recently infiltrated into Kashmir were killed in an encounter with security forces in Bandipora district on Friday, police said.  Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Brar in the Aragam area of Bandipora in north...
17:31

2 dead, 22 injured in bus accident in Katra

Two persons dead and 22 others injured after a local bus from Katra to Jammu caught fire near Kharmal about 1.5 km from Katra. As per preliminary details, bus caught fire from the engine area which soon engulfed the whole bus,  ADGP Jammu said.
17:27

LeT terrorist killed in encounter in Kashmir

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LeT terrorist who had infiltrated into Kashmir recently killed in encounter with security forces in Bandipora district.An encounter broke out in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday after security forces trapped two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists who had recently infiltrated into the...
17:26

Delhi HC seeks Aakar Patel's reply on CBI's plea against order on withdrawal of LOC

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The Delhi High Court Friday sought the response of Amnesty International India Board chair Aakar Patel on a plea by CBI challenging a trial court's order directing the withdrawal of a lookout circular issued against him in connection with a case for alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution...
17:18

Anik Dutta's film on Ray finds no show in two WB govt-run theatres

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Filmmaker Anik Dutta's much-hyped latest venture 'Aparajito', which is a tribute to auteur Satyajit Ray on his 101st anniversary, has found no slot in Bengal government-run auditoriums of Nandan and Cinema Centenary Building, leaving its makers baffled.  'Aparajito', which recently...
17:01

Mohali blast: Cops claim Babbar Khalsa, ISI nexus

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The Punjab Police has arrested five people in connection with the RPG attack at its Mohali office and pointed at the nexus of militant outfit Babbar Khalsa International and Pakistan's spy agency ISI. Director General of Police V K Bhawra said a sixth accused is in police custody in a separate...
16:49

Sensex ends in red for 6th straight day

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Red, red whine
The Indian stock markets' key indices, Sensex and Nifty, closed in the red for the sixth straight session on Friday dragged by heavy selling pressure in banking stocks.The 30 stock S&P BSE Sensex dipped 136.69 points or 0.26 per cent to close at 52,793.62 points against its previous day's...
16:26

UAE president dead

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UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan dead. The Ministry of Presidential Affairs condoles the people of the UAE, the Arab and Islamic nation and the world over the demise of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the UAE, Emirates News Agency, also...
16:23

Booster vax 3 months after 2nd jab if going abroad

Empty Covishield vials at a vaccination centre
Empty Covishield vials at a vaccination centre
Those travelling abroad for jobs, education and business purposes can take the precaution dose of Covid-19 vaccine anytime after three months from the second dose as required by the destination country, the Centre said on Friday, a day after it relaxed the stipulated nine-month waiting period for...
16:09

800 employees of firm owned by Byju's resign as WFH ends

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Over 800 employees of edtech startup WhiteHat Jr have resigned in the last two months after being asked to 'work from office', a media report said. WhiteHat Jr is owned by edtech giant Byju's, which acquired the startup firm for $300 million in 2020.  On March 18, 2022, in a...
16:05

Govt fixes LIC issue price at Rs 949 a share

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The government has fixed the issue price of LIC shares at Rs 949 apiece, the upper end of the IPO price band, ahead of the listing of the country's largest insurer on May 17.  However, LIC policyholders and retail investors have got the shares at a price of Rs 889 and Rs 904 a piece,...
15:45

Reliance top-ranked Indian firm on Forbes Global 2000 list

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Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd climbed two spots to No. 53 on Forbes' latest Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide. Forbes Global 2000 ranks the largest companies in the world using four metrics: sales, profits, assets and market value, Forbes said releasing the...
15:40

Twitter deal temporarily on hold, says Musk

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Elon Musk said on Friday his $44-billion deal for Twitter Inc was temporarily on hold, citing pending details on spam and fake accounts.Twitter deal temporarily on hold pending details supporting calculation that spam/fake accounts do indeed represent less than 5% of users, tweets Elon Musk.
15:22

Sonia@Chintan Shivir: PM brutalising minorities

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Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Friday launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, charging that it has become clear that his mantra of 'minimum government, maximum governance' means keeping the country in a permanent state of polarisation, brutalising minorities and threatening...
15:10

Reciting Hanuman Chalisa won't save Pandits: Raut

The distraught family of Rahul Bhat. Pic: Umar Ganie
The distraught family of Rahul Bhat. Pic: Umar Ganie
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Friday pointed out that reciting the Hanuman Chalisa or switching off loudspeakers will not solve the problems of the Kashmiri Pandits and that the central government must take tough decisions to end the atmosphere of instability in the Union Territory.Raut's remarks...
15:09

Is Doval the reason there's no CDS?

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Gen Bipin Rawat's appointment, first as army chief superseding two other army commanders, and then as CDS, was the consequence of his close personal rapport with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.Now, with General Rawat gone and nobody named to replace him as CDS, it is evident that no other...
14:25

Chintan Shivir: Cong to bring these big changes

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The Congress is likely to enforce the 'One family, one ticket' formula granting exemption to only another family member who has been doing 'exemplary work' for the party for a period of at least five years, as the grand old party promised big ticket changes while acknowledging that it had not...
13:43

Firecracker-like object found at Pune railway station

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Pune railway station
A suspicious object that looked like a firecracker was found on the premises of Pune railway station on Friday, the Government Railway Police said. The Pune police's Bomb Detection & Disposal Squad (BDDS) reached the spot and took away the object for examination, an official said.The...
13:33

Police tear-gas protesting Kashmiri Pandits

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The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday resorted to baton charge and firing of tear gas shells to disperse Kashmiri Pandit community members marching towards Srinagar airport to protest the killing of Rahul Bhat by terrorists in Budgam a day ago, officials said.The protesters first assembled at...
13:10

Cong to have poll manifestos for each MP district

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For the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, the opposition Congress has decided to issue 'Vachan Patra' (election manifesto) not only for the state level, but also separately for each district based on the local issues and demands, a party leader said on Friday. The decision to issue...
12:48

Why SC refused to postpone NEET-PG-22 exam

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The Supreme Court on Friday refused to postpone the NEET-PG-22 examination on a plea of doctors, saying the delay would cause unavailability of doctors and seriously affect patient care. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant said postponement of the examination would create chaos...
12:30

Nawab Malik can be treated at pvt hospital: Court

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News updates: Special PMLA court allows Maharashtra Minister & NCP leader Nawab Malik to get treated at a private hospital. Malik's lawyer requested a private hospital medical treatment, to which ED didn't object, keeping some conditions.-- Patna High Court issues arrest warrant for Subrata...
12:05

A tough job ahead for Ranil Wickremesinghe

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India's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay (right) meets with the newly appointed PM of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo.
12:01

Kashmiri Pandit Rahul Bhat cremated

Rahul Bhat's body being taken from the hospital. Pic: Umar Ganie
Rahul Bhat's body being taken from the hospital. Pic: Umar Ganie
Government employee Rahul Bhat, who was shot dead by terrorists inside his office in central Kashmir's Budgam district, was cremated on Friday amid a protest by members of the Kashmiri Pandit community in Jammu. Rahul Bhat was gunned down by terrorists inside the Tehsil office in Chadoora...
11:38

Gyanvapi survey: SC refuses to order status quo

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The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant an interim order of status quo on the survey of the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.  The top court, however, agreed to consider listing the plea of a Muslim party against the survey of the Gyanvapi...
11:14

Protests in J-K after Kashmiri Pandit's killing

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Protests are being held in several parts of Jammu and Kashmir since last evening as Kashmiri Pandits demand safety in the wake of the killing of a 36-year-old government employee from the community.Members of the Kashmiri Pandit Employees Association are protesting at Anantnag and demanding...
11:00

'Achhe din' term should be archived: NCP

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With the retail inflation rising to an eight-year high at 7.79 per cent in April, the NCP on Friday took a dig at the BJP, saying its achhe din poll slogan needs to be archived and forgotten now. In a veiled attack on the J P Nadda-led party, NCP spokesperson Clyde Crasto also sarcastically...
10:35

Week after Kedarnath Yatra opens 28 tourists dead

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 After an unprecedented number of devotees turned up at the Kedarnath Temple, one of the Char Dhams in Uttarakhand, the Indo-Tibetan Border Force (ITBP) was deployed for crowd management on Friday.Since the yatra began, as many as 28 tourists en route to Kedarnath have died due to various...
10:23

Active Covid cases in India dip to 18,604

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With 2,841 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,31,16,254, while the active cases dipped to 18,604, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Friday.  The death toll climbed to 5,24,190 with nine fatalities, the data...
10:03

Markets rebound after heavy fall in previous trade

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The Sensex rebounded in early trade on Friday after falling sharply the previous day and jumped over 635 points, in tandem with rally in Asian markets and buying in index major Reliance Industries. The 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 635.43 points higher at 53,565.74. The broader NSE Nifty...
09:42

NIA arrests 2 aides of Chhota Shakeel in Mumbai

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two aides of gangster Chhota Shakeel from western suburbs of Mumbai for allegedly handling the illegal activities and financial transactions of the crime syndicate controlled by fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, an official said on...
09:14

Day after 1st case, N Korea reports 6 Covid deaths, 3.5 lakh infections

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At least six persons were confirmed dead on Friday in North Korea and over 350,000 people were infected with a fever that spread 'explosively' in the country, which had a day ago announced its first case of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.North Korea announced an 'explosive' COVID-19 outbreak...
09:09

Congress Chintan Shivir: Rahul Gandhi arrives

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in Rajasthan's Udaipur on Friday morning to attend the party's three-day Nav Sankalp Chintan Shivir.Rahul Gandhi left for Udaipur from Delhi by train on Thursday.Congress is going to hold a 'Chintan Shivir' in Udaipur under the leadership of its interim...
08:33

Cong Chintan Shivir from today, Sonia to address

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The Congress' three-day Chintan Shivir which is all set to begin on Friday in Udaipur will emphasise on discussions over 'communal polarisation', farmers' issues and strengthening the party for the upcoming elections, informed party sources.Sources informed that Congress interim president Sonia...
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BJP attempt to paint Pawar anti-Hindu backfires

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A day after the Maharashtra unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party tweeted an edited video of his speech and accused him of being a Hindu-hater, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said he was reading out lines from a poem which presents the pain of the labourer class, but those...