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Hollywood star Tom Hiddleston is set to reprise his role as protagonist Jonathan Pine in the second Season of John le Carre adaptation The Night Manager, which is in the work. According to Deadline, the show's Season 2 will film later this year in London and South America under the codename...
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Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar on Monday said coronavirus was not natural and the pandemic was a conspiracy by some countries which was biological warfare. Addressing a discourse in Akoka in Maharashtra, the spiritual guru said he stands vindicated as big nations are now saying that...
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A member of the Madhya Pradesh Bar Council on Monday appealed to local lawyers' organisations to pass a resolution none of their members should represent the man accused of setting ablaze a woman principal in Indore district. The council member termed the incident as a crime against the...
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A SpiceJet flight on the way to Bangkok made an emergency landing at the Kolkata airport in the early hours of Monday after the pilot noticed that an engine blade was broken, officials said. The Boeing 737, operating as flight SG83, took off with 178 passengers and six crew members from the...
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Congress leader and former state minister Raja Pateria/PTI Photo
The Madhya Pradesh high court on Monday granted bail to jailed Congress leader and former state minister Raja Pateria, who was arrested in December last year for his alleged objectional remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A single bench of Justice Sanjay Dwivedi ordered the...
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A 28-year-old Indian-origin female student was pronounced dead at the scene when a car smashed into a bus stop and hit pedestrians in Leeds, northern England, according to the British police. Athira Anilkumar Laly Kumari has been identified as the victim of the crash by West Yorkshire Police...
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The New Jersey promoter of Akshay Kumar headlined tour The Entertainers has claimed that the show had to be cancelled due to poor ticket sales, but Dharma Cornerstone Agency, who have conceptualised the event, said it was due to a dispute between the local promoter and national...
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge
Under whose umbrella did the prime minister's best friend loot everything in the country, asked Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday in a retort to Narendra Modi's umbrella jibe while claiming the opposition party insulted its chief during its plenary session in Chhattisgarh. At a...
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Actor-turned-politician and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Khushbu Sundar has been nominated as a member of the National Commission for Women. Sundar, a member of the BJP's national executive committee, posted the notification of her appointment on social media. She was congratulated by...
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With the assembly elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland are over, the exit polls were announced on Monday evening. The counting of votes in the three states will take place on March 2. As per the exit polls, Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies are expected to retain power in...
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The rupee depreciated by 10 paise to close at 82.85 (provisional) against the US currency on Monday as a stronger dollar in the overseas market and a muted trend in domestic equities weighed on investor sentiments. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 82.87 against...
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Milind Narvekar, a close confidant of Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Uddhav Thackeray, on Monday mistakenly entered the central hall, meant for Maharashtra legislators only, at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai. Narvekar was supposed to watch the governor's address to the members of both...
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A parliamentary panel on privilege notices has decided to seek an explanation from 13 opposition Rajya Sabha MPs, including a suspended member, for disrupting proceedings of the Upper House during the first leg of the budget session, sources said on Monday. A privilege notice against 12 of...
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Leading retailer of artisan products and lifestyle items Fabindia on Monday said it has shelved its plans to launch an initial public offering of around Rs 4,000 crore size due to present volatile market conditions. The company has withdrawn its Draft Red Herring Prospectus filed with market...
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The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation on Monday set May 3 as the deadline for subscribers to opt for a higher pension. The Supreme Court on November 4 allowed another change for employees who were existing EPS members as on September 1, 2024, to contribute up to 8.33 per cent of their...
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Prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC imposed on Panki block of Jharkhand's Palamu district, following a communal clash on February 15, will continue to be in place till Holi on March 8, a senior official said on Monday. Two groups of people, belonging to different communities, had...
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A special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Monday remanded Delhi deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in five-day custody of the central probe agency till March 4, a day after his arrest in the excise scam case. Special judge MK Nagpal allowed the CBI's plea for the custodial...
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The BSE Sensex on Monday declined by 175.58 points or 0.30 per cent to close at a month's low of 59,288.35 with 17 of its shares posting losses. During the day, it tanked 526.29 points or 0.88 per cent to 58,937.64. The NSE Nifty fell 73.10 points or 0.42 per cent to end at a four-month...
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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain pleas seeking postponement of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-PG 2023, which is scheduled for March 5. A bench of Justices SR Bhat and Dipankar Datta was informed by additional solicitor general Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the...
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The Central Board of Secondary Education on Monday cautioned students and parents against rumours about question papers for board exams being leaked. The board has also warned students against indulging in rumour-mongering and has stated that action will be taken against them as per unfair...
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Police outside the AAP office in Delhi
The Aam Aadmi Party has alleged that 80 per cent of its leaders were illegally detained by the Delhi Police since Sunday, and questioned whether anyone can be kept in detention for more than 24 hours. The CBI on Sunday arrested Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection...
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A largely peaceful voting in the assembly polls with a turnout of over 73.65 per cent was reported from Nagaland, which was earlier a hotbed for militants, till 3 pm on Monday, an official said. However, stone pelting and blank firing caused tension in the Bhandari assembly...
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The CBI produced Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia before a court and sought his five-day custody on Monday, a day after arresting him in the excise policy scam case. Sisodia, who was produced before special judge M K Nagpal, claimed that there was no evidence against him and...
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The virus that drove the COVID-19 pandemic, killing close to 7 million people globally, most likely emerged from a laboratory leak in China, according to a US media report, citing a classified intelligence report recently provided to the White House and key members of Congress. The...
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Budget carrier SpiceJet has restructured over USD 100-million outstanding dues to Carlyle Aviation Partners, into equity shares and compulsorily convertible debentures (CCDs). Aircraft lessor Carlyle Aviation Partners is the commercial aviation investment and servicing arm of Carlyle's USD...
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The CBI on Monday produced Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, arrested in a corruption case related to the excise policy, before a city court. There was a heavy security presence in and outside the Rouse Avenue Courts premises. The agency produced Sisodia before...
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AAP MLA Sanjay Singh, who was released from detention along with fellow party leaders on Monday, said the BJP was trying to sully the image of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, claiming further that he would have Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and billionaire...
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Those wearing 'hawai chappals' should travel in 'hawai jahaz' (aircraft). I'm seeing it happening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday as he highlighted that India's aviation market is growing rapidly. Speaking at a public meeting after inaugurating the Shivamogga airport, he...
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The voter turnout of over 44.73 per cent was recorded till 1 pm in the ongoing polling for 59 assembly constituencies in Meghalaya, the Election Commission informed on Monday.The polling started at 7 am and will continue till 4 pm. The voter turnout till 11 am was recorded at 26.70 per cent and...
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Rashtriya Janata Dal's malcontent MLA Sudhaker Singh fired a fresh salvo at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday, alleging that the state moved backwards since he assumed office in 2005. Singh, whose tirades against Kumar had caused his ministerial stint to end in an...
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Aam Aadmi Party leaders and workers on Monday held protests in several states against the arrest of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in connection with alleged corruption in the now-scrapped excise policy relating to the sale of alcohol. Amid tight security, protests are being...
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A voter turnout of 31.92 per cent was recorded in West Bengal's Sagardighi till 11 am as the polling began amid tight security today, informed Election Commission of India.The by-election to West Bengal's Sagardighi assembly seat was necessitated after the death of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader...
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The renamed 'Amrit Udyan' at Rashtrapati Bhawan
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a PIL seeking constituting of a 'renaming commission' to restore original names of ancient, cultural and religious places renamed by invaders, saying India can't be a prisoner of the past. A bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna questioned...
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Air India has enormous potential and efforts are on to make the group a significant international player, its CEO Campbell Wilson said on Monday. Addressing the media virtually, Wilson further said the process of integration of Vistara with Air India is underway and is now awaiting...
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Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio votes
Over 38.68 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Nagaland till 11 am, as polling began amid tight security on Monday, the Election Commission informed. The ongoing polls would seal the electoral fates of 183 candidates across parties. The highest voter turnout was recorded at 49.44 per...
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Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Monday said that Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's arrest shows that the ruling BJP at the Centre is trying to silence the opposition leaders raising their voices against the Narendra Modi-led NDA government. Raut said, Action against...
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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says CBI officers do not want to arrest Deupty CM Manish Sisodia. I am told that most CBI officers were against Manish's arrest. All of them have huge respect for him and there is no evidence against him. But the political pressure to arrest him was so high that they had...
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Onion farmers at Nashik's Lasalgaon APMC today stopped auctions due to low wholesale price of onions. Maharashtra State Onion Grower's Association also staged a protest against the government. We incur a cost of Rs 50,000 per acre to grow onions, while we earn only Rs 10,000-20,000 for the...
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Assam Rifles and Customs Preventive Force have recovered heroin worth Rs 13.3 crores in Champhai district.
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A new variety of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's aircraft 'Hindustan 228-201 LW' has been approved by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), HAL announced on Monday. This variant has maximum take-off weight of 5,695 kg with 19 passenger capability, the...
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Protests against the Agnipath scheme last year
The Delhi High Court says it sees no reason to interfere with the Agnipath scheme. The Agnipath scheme was introduced in national interest and to ensure that armed forces are better equipped the court says dismissing a batch of pleas challenging the Centre's Agnipath scheme for recruitment...
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Meghalaya recorded a voter turnout of 10.55 per cent till 9 am on Monday, with the polling process being peaceful in the first two hours, Chief Electoral Officer FR Kharkongor said. Polling began in 59 of 60 assembly constituencies in the northeastern state at 7 am as 21.6 lakh voters...
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Security on Monday morning was beefed up at the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg here as the Aam Aadmi Party has called for a protest against the arrest of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia by the CBI in the excise policy case. A senior police officer said heavy security arrangements...
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In a major revelation in the Bhiwani killings, Rajasthan Police on Sunday said that the DNA samples of charred skeletons, found inside a vehicle, matched with Nasir and Junaid's family members. Results of DNA test have come and it is confirmed that the charred bones, recovered from...
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Polling officers in Meghalaya
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday urged the people of Meghalaya and Nagaland to give change a chance as polling in the two northeast states was underway. People of Meghalaya and Nagaland are looking towards progressive, welfare-oriented governments, Kharge said in a...
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One person has been killed and 13 others were injured as a bus carrying polling and security personnel fell from the hill into the jungle in the Wokha district, the Nagaland Police said.The driver of the bus has been killed, according to the police. The injured include eight personnel of the...
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To bring you up to speed, polling has begun in 59 of 60 assembly constituencies in Meghalaya at 7 am on Monday as 21.6 lakh voters are eligible to seal the electoral fate of 369 candidates.The ruling National People's Party is fighting to retain power and the BJP, Trinamool Congress and...
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Maradona, Pele, and Romario will be voting on Monday to choose between Balajied of the United Democratic Party, Grace Mary Kharpuri of the National People's Party and Arena Hynniewta of the BJP, to represent them in the state assembly. Kashmir, Tibet, Sweden and Thailand will also join...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged voters in Meghalaya and Nagaland to cast their votes in record numbers. Assembly polls are being held in the two northeast states on Monday. Modi tweeted, Urging the people of Meghalaya and Nagaland, particularly the young and first time...
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Electorates in Nagaland and Meghalaya on Monday are casting their votes in the assembly elections.The voting for assembly by-elections on a seat in Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal and Jharkhand each are also being held on Monday.Voting for the Nagaland Assembly polls began at 7 am,...
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