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Jeo Baby, the director of Mammootty starrer Kaathal - The Core, on Wednesday lashed out at a private Muslim-management run college in Kozhikode over the last minute cancellation of an event which he was invited to inaugurate. Taking to social media platform Instagram to air his bad...
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Kerala health minister Veena George on Wednesday ordered a probe into the death of a young woman doctor who died allegedly of suicide in Thiruvananthapuram on December 5. Shahana, a 26-year-old postgraduate doctor at the surgery department in the Government Medical College in the state...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Tamil Nadu on Thursday to assess the flood situation in the state and hold a meeting with Chief Minister MK Stalin, sources said. Singh, who will travel to Tamil Nadu as a representative of the central government, will conduct an aerial survey of the...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party Parliamentary Party will hold its first meeting during Parliament's Winter Session on Thursday and is likely to felicitate Prime Minister Narendra Modi for leading the party to massive wins in three assembly polls. The BJP Parliamentary Party, which includes all...
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Former Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata
Veteran industrialist and former Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata on Wednesday issued a fake alert for misusing his name on social media to exaggerate investment with risk-free and 100 per cent guarantee. In a post on Instagram, Tata called out a post from a user by the name of Sona Agrawal...
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Italy has exited from China's Belt and Road Initiative, four years after becoming the only Group of Seven (G7) nation to sign up for it. The withdrawal was initially reported by the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, which stated that Beijing was informed of the decision three days...
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Vasundhara Raje
Amid a suspense over the BJP's chief ministerial pick for Rajasthan, senior party leader and former CM Vasundhara Raje was headed to New Delhi Wednesday night. She was scheduled to take a flight to Delhi. Sources in the Raje camp said she would be meeting the party high command on...
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Aimed at curbing rampant irregularities and use of corrupt and unfair means in public examinations in the state, the Karnataka government on Wednesday tabled a bill in the Assembly proposing strict provisions of imprisonment up to 10 years and fine up to Rs 10 crore. Provisions in the bill,...
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The Supreme Court has recently set aside a 2017 judgement of the Gujarat high court, which quashed an FIR registered by the state police in 2015 against the fugitive businessman Mehul Chinubhai Choksi and his wife. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti asked the Gujarat...
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Floor leaders of 17 parties of the INDIA opposition bloc on Wednesday met at the residence of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and discussed steps to be taken to improve coordination among them to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party in Lok Sabha elections. Kharge had invited the...
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Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajasthan MLA Diya Kumari on Wednesday met with party's national president JP Nadda in Delhi as the party is yet to decide its chief minister in the state. Taking to 'X', Kumari wrote, Today, I met the National President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Honorable Shri...
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As many as 65 illegal telecom setups, that allowed international calls with spoofed Indian numbers, were busted during FY2023-24, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. The department of telecommunications has directed the International Long Distance Operators to drop incoming calls with no...
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Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit (left) and state CM Bhagwant Mann
Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit has reserved three Bills, including the one which aims to replace him with the chief minister as the chancellor of state-run universities, for the consideration of the President. The Bills were passed by the state assembly during the June 19-20 session...
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A Delhi court has granted bail to a man accused in four 2020 Delhi communal riot cases, saying there was a change in circumstances since the rejection of his previous bail application. It also said since his co-accused were already on bail, he should be granted the relief on grounds of...
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Gujarat''s popular Garba dance has been included in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Wednesday. The inclusion has been made under the provisions of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible...
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The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) does not differentiate between India and Bharat, and duly acknowledges the spirit as enshrined in the Constitution that recognises both, according to the Union Education Ministry. This information was shared by Union...
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The MNF, which was trounced in the Mizoram Assembly election, Wednesday rejected the resignation of its president Zoramthanga and agreed that he will continue in the post, party sources said. The national core committee and political affairs committee of MNF rejected Zoramthanga's...
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Amid reports raising questions on why under-construction Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkashi did not have a separate escape tunnel, the government on Wednesday said a separation wall was provided in the tunnel with egress openings at regular intervals that could be used as an escape route during an...
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The Delhi High Court has asked a single judge to determine afresh the value of the ancestral house of Salman Rushdie at civil lines here which the globally renowned writer's father had agreed to sell to a Congress leader in 1970 but the deal stalled due to a dispute between the two...
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Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty rallied for the seventh straight session to hit fresh lifetime highs on Wednesday, driven by gains in index majors Reliance Industries, ITC and L&T amid persistent foreign fund inflows. Besides, receding crude oil prices in international markets also boosted...
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The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to nominate two members from the Kashmiri migrant community and one representing the displaced persons from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to the legislative assembly. The House also...
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India Meteorological Department Director General Dr Mrityunjay Mohapatra said on Wednesday that the cyclonic storm Michaung has weakened and won't have any disastrous impact. Speaking to ANI, DG IMD Mrityunjay Mobapatra said, 'Yesterday, after its (Cyclonic Storm Michaung) landfall...
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The Jammu & Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 passed by Lok Sabha.
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said that he would continue to serve the public until his last breath. After the results of the assembly polls, I was waiting with bated breath to meet my party workers in Chhindwara. I did not expect that I would receive so much honour upon coming...
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Automobile retail sales in India rose to a record high in November, aided by the best ever monthly performance across passenger vehicle and two-wheeler segments, dealers' body FADA said on Wednesday. The overall retail sales stood at 28,54,242 units last month, 18 per cent higher over...
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Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Prahlad Singh Patel resigned from Lok Sabha on Wednesday as the BJP decided that all of its 12 MPs recently elected to state assemblies will quit Parliament, amid strong indications that they may join the new governments in Madhya Pardesh, Chhattisgarh and...
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Mamata Banerjee and Rahul Gandhi at a INDIA meet in July
Amid speculations that Mamata Banerjee is likely to skip the INDIA bloc meeting due to scheduling issues, the West Bengal Chief Minister clarified, saying that the opposition leaders will be meeting shortly whenever the Congress comes up with a favourable date.I was not informed earlier. Only a...
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In a big breakthrough in the murder case of Rashtriya Karni Sena Chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi, the Rajasthan Police has identified two shooters who were involved in the killing.The two assailants have been identified as Rohit Rathore Makrana and Nitin Fauji, said Rajasthan Police, adding that...
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Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the two bills related to Jammu and Kashmir brought by the government will give justice to those deprived of their rights for the last 70 years and asserted that reservation to the displaced people will give them a voice in the legislature.Replying to a...
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Outgoing Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister T S Singhdeo on Wednesday likened the Congress' assembly polls defeat in the state to the Indian cricket team's recent World Cup journey in which it won all matches but lost the finals. In an interview with PTI, Singhdeo said the collective...
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan steered MP to victory but may not be CM again
BJP to give responsibility of the CM's post to new faces in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, where assembly polls were held recently, sources tell news agency ANI.The BJP has former chief ministers who have been re-elected earlier in all the three states -- Shivraj Singh Chouhan...
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Actor and comedian Vir Das on Tuesday attended the grand premiere of Zoya Akhtar's film 'The Archies' at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai. Several celebs including Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Ranveer Singh, Ranbir Kapoor among others marked their...
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Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party leader Anil Deshmukh on Wednesday said the NCP office in Vidhan Bhavan, the state legislature in Nagpur, belongs to his faction and not to the Ajit Pawar-led group. Addressing a press conference on the eve of the winter session of the Maharashtra...
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Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi is likely to attend the swearing ceremony of Telangana CM-designate and state party chief Revanth Reddy scheduled for December 7. Gandhi, who had reached parliament for its winter session proceedings had responded, probably yes,...
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Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday asked the opposition parties not to divide the country on the basis of north and south India and asked if the INDIA bloc constituents support the remarks against Hindi heartland states by a DMK MP. Replying to a question related to his Consumer...
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An alleged sudden deletion of a case relating to delay in judicial appointments listed before a Supreme Court Bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul despite a specific direction to list it created a controversy on Tuesday with the petitioners' counsel terming it strange. Read...
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DMK's TR Baalu in Lok Sabha on comments against Hindi heartland states, Remarks made by Senthil Kumar are not correct; Stalin has warned him.DMK MP Senthil Kumar also told the House that the statement was made inadvertently. If it hurt sentiments, I withdraw it, he said. The Lok Sabha was...
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Stepping up heat on the opposition over the north-south divide remarks, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday accused the Congress of hatching a conspiracy to insult Indian culture and identity, instead of analysing the reasons for its defeat in the elections. Addressing a press...
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The third day of the Winter Session of Parliament was adjourned briefly as Union ministers demanded an apology from DMK leader T R Balu for party MP Senthil Kumar's controversial remarks.The House began with with shouts of Maafi Mango (Apologise) from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs even before...
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A doctor posted at a Railway hospital in Rae Bareli allegedly killed his wife and two children before committing suicide, police said on Wednesday. Arun Kumar Singh (45), hailing from Mirzapur, was an eye specialist at the Modern Rail Coach Factory Hospital since 2017. He lived with his...
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The Central government has blocked 100 websites operated by overseas actors for their alleged involvement in organized investment and task-based part-time job frauds. These websites were blocked by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) after the Indian Cybercrime...
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Telangana's chief minister-elect Revanth Reddy met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge here on Wednesday, a day after he was elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party. He later met Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and former party chief Rahul Gandhi....
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The Delhi Police are on alert after the United States-based Khalistani supporter Gurpatwant Singh Pannu released a video message threatening to 'shake the very foundation of Parliament' on December 13 -- the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attack on Parliament.A senior police officer said...
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Zoram People's Movement leader Lalduhoma on Wednesday met Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati to stake claim to form the government. ZPM emerged victorious in the assembly polls on Monday, bagging 27 of the total 40 seats.Lalduhoma, an ex-Indian Police Service officer who had served as...
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Tamil Nadu has sought an interim relief of Rs 5,060 crore from the Centre in connection with the damage caused by Cyclone Michaung, the state government said on Wednesday.With a survey underway to assess the total damage, a detailed report will be prepared later and additional funds sought, an...
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A four-year-old girl who fell into a borewell in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh district on Tuesday died in a hospital in Bhopal, a few hours after her rescue early on Wednesday, a senior official said.The child, identified as Mahi, was rescued alive around 2.45 am and was rushed to the Civil Hospital...
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has expunged the remarks made by a Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP in the House to describe Hindi heartland states. D N V Senthil Kumar had on Tuesday triggered a row by using a pejorative to describe Hindi heartland states while attacking the ruling Bharatiya Janata...
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JUST IN: Sensex jumps 303.25 points to fresh peak of 69,599.39 in early trade; Nifty climbs 100.05 points to hit record high of 20,955.15. -- PTI
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Assam Rifles in a joint cordon and search operation with Border Security Force, Indian Reserve Battalion and Churachandpur Police recovered weapons and war-like stores at the outskirts of D Haolenjang village in Churachandpur district on Tuesday, said a statement issued by Assam Rifles.Based on...
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A SpiceJet plane flying from Ahmedabad to Dubai was diverted to Karachi's Jinnah International Airport due to a medical emergency on board, officials said.They said the SpiceJet flight SG-15 made an emergency landing in Karachi around 9.30 pm on Tuesday and a passenger was given medical...
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The United States has said it will wait to see the results of the investigation announced by India concerning allegations of the involvement of an Indian official in a plot to assassinate a separatist Sikh leader in the US.We have noted at the most senior levels of this government the secretary...
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A Dubai-bound SpiceJet flight made an emergency landing in Pakistan's Karachi after a medical emergency on board, the airline said on Tuesday. According to the airlines, a SpiceJet Boeing 737 aircraft operating flight SG-15 (Ahmedabad-Dubai) was diverted to Karachi after a medical emergency...
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A Dubai-bound SpiceJet flight made an emergency landing in Pakistan's Karachi after a medical emergency on board, the airline said on Tuesday. According to the airlines, a SpiceJet Boeing 737 aircraft operating flight SG-15 (Ahmedabad-Dubai) was diverted to Karachi after a medical emergency...
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Superstar Salman Khan on Tuesday said he was awestruck by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's modest house, maintaining that it showed that people do not need much to live. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata, Khan recalled that he...
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has pulled up party MP DNV Senthil Kumar for his remarks describing Hindi heartland as gaumutra states, the party said on Tuesday. DMK always insisted on the need for a dignified approach while making public...
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The father of a man named as an accused in the Mahadev betting app scam was on Tuesday found dead under suspicious conditions at a village in Chhattisgarh's Durg district, a senior police official said. The body of Sushil Das (62), who was missing since the last two days, was found in a well...
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