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Late DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi was remembered on his fifth death anniversary on Monday, with his son and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin leading a peace march in memory of the Dravidian stalwart. Stalin led the march after garlanding a statue of the leader on the premises of the...
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A prominent businessman was arrested after the Mercedes car he was driving in an inebriated condition allegedly hit five vehicles in Banastarim village near Panaji in Goa, killing three persons, a police official said on Monday. The accident, in which three cars, a motorcycle and a scooter...
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Soon after the Rajya Sabha passed the Delhi Services Bill, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said it was a black day for India's democracy and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Centre of trying to usurp power through the backdoor. He also said that it was an insult to the right...
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Indian-origin Vaibhan Taneja has been named Tesla's new chief financial officer as the previous finance chief Zachary Kirkhorn announced his decision to step down, the automaker said in a company filing on Monday. Taneja, 45, was appointed Tesla CFO in addition to his current role as chief...
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The Border Security Force on Monday seized a huge stock of arms and ammunition including a rocket launcher from a Maoist arms dump in Odisha's Malkangiri district.The BSF in a statement said that personnel of its 142 Battalion conducted a search operation in Bejangiwada Reserve Forest of the...
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The bill to replace an ordinance promulgated for handling the transfers and postings of senior officers in the Delhi government was was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, with 131 members voting for and 102 against, posing a setback to the Aam Aadmi Party government in New Delhi.Home Minister...
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Ardhendu Bose
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's nephew Ardhendu Bose passed away in Mumbai on Monday. The reason for Ardhendu's death was heart attack and he breathed his last at his residence in Mumbai, informed his wife Kermeen Bose. Ardhendu was Netaji's younger brother Sailesh Chandra Bose's son....
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Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh came to the Parliament in a wheelchair to participate in the crucial Rajya Sabha session where The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 is being discussed. The bill empowers the central government to make rules in...
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A fire broke out in a shut cinema hall in Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Monday evening, though no one was hurt in the incident, an official said. The fire started at the upper level of Regal Talkies, which is at a busy junction here, the official added. The blaze has been doused. There is...
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Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said in Rajya Sabha that the bill to replace an ordinance for handling the transfers and postings of officials in the Delhi government has been brought to safeguard the rights of the people and not to usurp the power of the AAP government. Replying to a...
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An independent committee of inquiry set up by the Kalakshetra Foundation to look into the allegations of sexual harassment on its campus on Monday said it has submitted its report to the foundation chairman S Ramadorai. The three member panel comprising retired judge of Punjab and Haryana...
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Mark Zuckerberg
Meta co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to Threads on Monday to post about his 'cage-fight' with Elon Musk, the owner of X (formerly Twitter). The development comes as Musk on Sunday said that his potential in-person fight with Mark Zuckerberg would be streamed on his social media site...
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Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's health condition has improved and doctors are mulling discharging him in a couple of days' time, officials of the hospital where he is admitted said on Monday. The 79-year-old Marxist leader though in better health, remained on...
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A 20-year-old woman was murdered in a village here allegedly by her family members over her relationship with a young man from another community, with police calling it a case of honour killing. The family buried the body on the morning of August 5 and told neighbours that she died of an...
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Fourteen people were arrested in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh on Monday for provocative social media posts on the charges of promoting enmity between different groups, a police officer said. Superintendent of police Kuldeep Singh Gunawat said that three persons -- identified as Taiyyab,...
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A Chennai court on Monday permitted the Enforcement Directorate to take custody of DMK minister V Senthil Balaji, who was arrested on June 14 in connection with a money laundering case, for five days. Principal sessions judge S Alli granted the permission on a petition filed by the...
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Palanivel Thiaga Rajan
The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking a probe by a panel headed by a former apex court judge into the audio clips where Tamil Nadu Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan was purportedly heard making remarks about the wealth accumulated by the family of Chief Minister M...
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The high court of Karnataka on Monday quashed the FIR and investigation against Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda for allegedly violating the model code of conduct in a speech during the Karnataka assembly elections held in May. On May seven, 2023 during campaigning, Nadda held a BJP...
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The Lok Sabha on Monday cleared the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill by a voice vote amid slogan shouting by opposition members over the Manipur issue. Some amendments moved by opposition members seeking changes in the bill were defeated by a voice vote. The bill seeks to protect...
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A Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha member has asked the government in Parliament whether it intends to recognise gaumata (cow) as a national animal that is an integral part of the Indian culture. Ajmer MP Bhagirath Choudhary asked this question to the Union minister of culture, in a written...
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A Malayalam movie director on Monday moved the Kerala high court seeking to set aside the recently declared annual state film awards for the year 2022 and raised bias and nepotism charges against state Chalachitra Academy chairman and filmmaker Ranjith. Lijeesh Mullezhath, director of the...
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The Supreme Court on Monday said that it proposes to pass order that there will be 42 Special Investigation Teams (SIT) to look into cases in connection with Manipur violence which have not been transferred to Central Bureau of Investigation.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY...
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As Manipur sank deeper in ethnic violence, the Supreme Court on Monday announced setting up of a committee of three former women high court judges to look into relief and rehabilitation of those affected. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said the committee will be headed by...
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Aam Aadmi Party's Gujarat unit chief Isudan Gadhvi on Monday caused a flutter by saying the AAP and the Congress will fight the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat under a seat-sharing formula as both the parties are members of the opposition INDIA alliance. Responding to Gadhvi's...
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A bill to replace an ordinance promulgated for handling the transfers and postings of senior officers in the Delhi government was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Monday Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 for...
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Prominent Kannada film actor-director Vijay Raghavendra's wife Spandana died in Bangkok on Monday, the family said.Spandana (44) had gone on a trip to Thailand's capital with her cousins, and Raghavendra too had joined them after completing his shooting schedules. Last night she went...
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Update: The Supreme Court on Monday commenced hearing on a batch of petitions pertaining to ethnic violence in Manipur, with the state government proposing to set up SITs headed by district SPs to probe cases. Manipur DGP Rajiv Singh also appeared before a bench headed by Chief justice D Y...
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People head to a relief camp in Manipur.
Supreme Court begins hearing on a batch of pleas relating to ethnic violence in Manipur which has been going on since May.State DGP Rajiv Singh appears in the Supreme Court to answer queries on ethnic violence and steps taken to curb the violence. Attorney General R Venkataramani submits a...
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said he does not see any other strong leader like Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the national level today. Speaking to reporters in Pune, Pawar said some people might be criticising him for his decision to join the Eknath...
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Under the Smart City Project, Coimbatore City Corporation sets up a statue of Thiruvalluvar, a well known Indian poet and philosopher made by Tamil letters. It is the first-of-its-kind statue in India. More than 3,000 alphabets were used in this statue.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said certain people are trying to create roadblocks in making India a developed country, and citizens are now demanding ills, like corruption and appeasement to 'Quit India'.Speaking on the National Handloom Day celebration at Bharat Mandapam here, the prime...
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A fire broke out in the endoscopy room on the second floor of the old OPD at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on Monday. All patients in the room were evacuated safely, officials said. Visuals from the spot showed black smoke billowing out of the...
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The Dehradun Literature Festival (DDLF) today unveiled its new logo, a fusion of a butterfly and a book, symbolizing the rich blend of nature and literary heritage in the Doon Valley. The logo was unveiled by Ruskin Bond, the celebrated author and Padma Bhushan awardee, who has also been a mentor...
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With his Lok Sabha membership restored, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday changed his Twitter bio to 'Member of Parliament' from the earlier Dis'Qualified MP description. Following his disqualification from the Lok Sabha in March, Gandhi had edited his bio on Twitter to Dis'Qualified...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was on Monday accorded a warm welcome by Congress and other opposition MPs on his arrival in Parliament after his Lok Sabha membership was restored.Gandhi reached the Parliament House complex around 12 noon and headed straight to the Mahatma Gandhi statue and paid...
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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Monday said the restoration of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership was a victory of truth. His reaction came after the Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a notification announcing that Gandhi's disqualification has been revoked and his...
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As many as 156 people have been arrested and 56 FIRs registered so far in connection with the violence and rioting at Haryana's Nuh district on Monday, officials said. With this, six people have been confirmed dead and eighty-eight are injured so far in the district, officials...
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N D Appachan, President, District Congress Committee, Wayanad, speaking to Rediff.com this morning said, We are very happy with the news of Rahul Gandhi's return to the Lok Sabha. The whole of Wayanad is very happy!He will come to Wayanad on Saturday (August 12) and we will hold a big...
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A mazar at a village in Gurugram was set on fire by some unidentified people in the early hours of Monday, police said. According to a complaint filed by caretaker Ghasite Ram, a native of the Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, it was all normal at the mazar in the Khandsa village when he...
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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed pleas of Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji and his wife Megala challenging the Madras High Court order upholding his arrest in a money laundering case. A bench of Justices A S Bopanna and M M Sundresh also referred to a large bench the issue...
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I.N.D.I.A alliance leaders celebrate following restoration of Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The Lok Sabha Secretariat on Monday restored the membership of Rahul Gandhi after the Supreme Court on August 4 stayed his conviction in the 'Modi' surname remark...
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Update: The Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was restored on Monday.The Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a notification announcing that his disqualification has been revoked and his membership restored. Gandhi was disqualified as a Lok Sabha member on March 23 after a...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as Lok Sabha member revoked: Notification.
10:20
As the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) continues its scientific survey of the Gyanvapi complex, an advocate representing the Hindu side, said on account of the fifth Monday of the ongoing 'Sawan'month, there could be a small delay in starting the survey today.Today is the fourth day of the...
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Umar Khalid challenged Modi's anti-Muslim agenda. India accused him of terrorism and locked him up. Read the report here.
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Veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's first volume of his memoirs, titled 'Memoirs of a Maverick: The First Fifty Years (1941-1991)' is being launched at the IIC's Multipurpose Hall at 6 pm on Wednesday, 23 August.The book will be available at bookstores around the country from Monday, 21...
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Update: Two terrorist are believed to have been killed in a gunfight after Army troops guarding the Line of Control (LoC) scuttled an infiltration attempt from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district early Monday, officials said. Troops in Degwar sector noticed the...
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Representatives of an influential tribal group from Manipur will fly to Delhi on Monday to attend a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the prevailing situation in the strife-torn northeastern state, sources said. The delegation of the Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum...
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The Editors Guild of India has expressed concerns over certain provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, saying they can have an adverse impact on press freedom.In a statement issued on Sunday, the Guild said the DPDP Bill creates an enabling framework for the surveillance...
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Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday wrote to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that his party's victorious candidates in the panchayat polls are being threatened by the police and goons, compelling them to join the ruling TMC. He urged Banerjee...
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With the Delhi services bill set to be taken up in Rajya Sabha on Monday, the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party have issued whips to their MPs asking them to be present in the Upper House till its adjournment. The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill,...
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A terrorist was gunned down in a gunfight as Army troops guarding the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday scuttled an infiltration attempt from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said. The alert troops in Degwar sector noticed the movement of some terrorists...
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