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The reported screening/ANI
A group of students at Hyderabad Central University reportedly organised a screening of the BBC documentary India: The Modi Question inside the university campus on Sunday, said the police. A probe will be initiated on receiving a written complaint, the police said. This happened at a...
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Damaged houses in Sunil village of Joshimath/ANI
Chamoli district magistrate Himanshu Khurana on Monday said fresh cracks have been reported on the Badrinath Highway. Speaking to ANI on Monday, the DM said a team from the Central Building Research Institute was rushed to the spot for an inspection. He added...
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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea challenging the Centre's 2022 decision to form a panel headed by former CJI KG Balakrishnan for examining the grant of scheduled caste status to Dalits who have converted to Christianity or Islam. A bench of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul...
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An encounter took place between security forces and Communist Party of India-Maoists in a jungle in Jharkhand's Chatra district on Monday, a police statement said. There was no report of any injury to any security personnel in the encounter, it said. Based on the information about the...
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Filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi on Monday filed a police complaint following death threats and requested for additional security. In a letter to Special Commissioner of Police Deven Bharti, Santoshi requested for additional security after receiving death threats and formally informed about the...
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An oil portrait of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray was unveiled in the Maharashtra legislative building in Mumbai on Monday in an event boycotted by his son and former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. as the BJP and the ruling Eknath Shinde-led camp sought to lay claim on the late Hindutva icon's...
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Raj Bhavan, Kolkata/ANI
A small fire broke out in the ballroom on the second floor of Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Monday evening, a fire department official said. No one was injured in the blaze which broke out at around 7.48 pm, he said. One fire tender was pressed into service which took around 5 minutes to...
21:15
Newly married couple Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul made their first appearance in front of the paparazzi just a while ago and they looked extraordinarily charming and mesmerizing. They walked hand-in-hand towards the paparazzi, beaming as the photographers congratulated them on their...
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Digvijaya Singh/ANI Photo
The Congress on Monday distanced itself from party leader Digvijaya Singh's remarks questioning the 2019 surgical strikes, saying the views do not reflect the position of the party which supports all military actions that are in national interest. The views expressed by senior leader...
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File image/ANI
The police seized heroin worth Rs 4.1 crore in two separate operations in Mizoram and arrested six people in connection with the seizures, an official said on Monday. Acting on specific input, a police team intercepted a truck carrying empty LPG cylinders at Vairengte police station...
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An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the richter scale hit Manipur's Bishnupur district on Monday evening, according to the National Center for Seismology. As per the readings from the center, an earthquake measuring 4.8 occurred northwest of Bisnhupur at 7:12 PM (local...
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A screen grab taken from video of the incident/ANI
A passenger on a SpiceJet flight was offloaded because of his misbehaviour with one of the female cabin crew members, on Monday, the airline informed in a statement. In the video accessed by ANI, the flight crew and passengers are seen involved in a verbal spat after a...
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It's a joyous occasion at the Suniel Shetty household as today is D-day, as Athiya Shetty tied the knot with cricketer KL Rahul. Just a while ago, Suniel Shetty stepped out of his Khandala farmhouse with his son Ahan Shetty and interacted with the paparazzi. He also gave...
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Indian Navy tableau passes through Kartavya Path during full dress rehearsal of the Republic Day Parade, in New Delhi/ANI
Operation of sub-conventional aerial platforms, including UAVs, paragliders, microlight aircraft and hot air balloons, over the national capital has been prohibited from January 18 in view of Republic Day, the Delhi police said on Monday. The order will remain in effect for a period of 29...
18:41
Asaduddin Owaisi/PTI Photo
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi has demanded the BJP-led Centre to ban an upcoming Hindi film on Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse like it blocked the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing a public meeting here on Sunday,...
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Representational image/ANI
A 43-year-old Indian Army colonel allegedly committed suicide by hanging at a training centre in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur city, the police said on Monday. The body of Colonel Nishith Khanna, posted as Commanding Officer in the 1-Technical Training Regiment, was found hanging from a ceiling...
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Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan/PTI Photo
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said that excerpts from Bhagavad Gita, Ramayan, Mahabharat, and other religious books will be taught in the schools of the state. Chouhan made the announcement while addressing the Sughosh Darshan program organised by the Vidhya...
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Rakhi Sawant/Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar
The Bombay high court on Monday directed the city police to not take any action against actor Rakhi Sawant till Tuesday in connection with a case lodged against her by a model for allegedly circulating and displaying her obscene and objectionable video. Sawant moved the HC seeking pre-arrest...
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The 30-share BSE barometer on Monday rose by 319.90 or 0.53 per cent to close at 60,941.67. The index opened higher and gained more than 400 points to scale the 61,000 level. It touched a high of 61,113.27 and a low of 60,761.88 in the day. The broader NSE Nifty gained 90.90 points...
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Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday said that while the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre claims to have carried out surgical strike against Pakistan, there was no proof of the same. They (Centre) talk about surgical strikes and that they have killed so many of them but...
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'I do not know whether Lekha had a premonition of death as she never discussed it, but in the last two years, when the world itself was in the grip of fear and death, all her actions, particularly her turning to writing her story indicated that she was aware that her time was coming. 'It...
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'During the recent visit of the hon'ble prime minister to Mumbai, I have conveyed to him my desire to be discharged of all political responsibilities and to spend the remainder of my life in reading, writing and other activities, tweets Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari.'I have always...
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Pic: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
The Assam cabinet on Monday decided to book men who marry girls below 14 years in the state under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. Assam has a high rate of maternal and infant mortality...
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The Bombay high court on Monday refused to grant bail to former policeman Pradeep Sharma, who is arrested in connection with the Antilia bomb scare case and for the killing of businessman Mansukh Hiran. A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and R N Laddha said it was dismissing...
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Swami Prasad Maurya
A section of Muslim clerics on Monday condemned Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya's remarks on Ramcharitramanas and demanded an apology from him.SP leader Maurya had on Sunday alleged that certain portions of the Ramcharitmanas 'insult' a large section of society on the basis of caste...
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The Shiv Sena (UBT) and Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi on Monday announced an alliance, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray.Addressing a joint press conference, Uddhav Thackeray said his grandfather Keshav Thackeray, also known as Prabodhankar...
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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking direction for registering of a case against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for an alleged objectionable speech during an election campaign in Rajasthan's Alwar in 2018. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Vikram Nath said it...
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The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear on January 25 the petition filed by journalist Rana Ayyub challenging the summons issued to her by the Ghaziabad court in Uttar Pradesh in relation to a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case registered against her by the Enforcement...
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A petition has been filed in the Delhi high court against players/wrestlers who recently staged a protest against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh after levelling serious charges of sexual harassment against him and coaches of the federation. The plea...
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Bal Thackeray
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on his 97th birth anniversary on Monday, saying he devoted his life to public welfare.Modi said he would always cherish his interactions with the Maharashtrian leader, one of the early pioneers of hardline Hindutva...
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday said the goals of his right-wing organisation and that of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose are similar -- making India a great nation.His comment comes amid the criticism that the ideologies of the RSS and the freedom fighter were not the...
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An Air India Express flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Muscat, Oman, returned shortly after take-off due to a technical glitch in its on-board computer system. The flight, IX 549, which took off from the state capital of Kerala at 8.30 am, returned to the Thiruvananthapuram international...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday named the 21 largest unnamed islands of Andaman and Nicobar after Param Vir Chakra awardees in a ceremony on the occasion of Parakram Diwas. PM Modi also unveiled the model of the National Memorial dedicated to Netaji to be built on Netaji Subhas...
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Four people have been killed and nine others were injured after a crane collapsed during a temple festival in the Arakkonam taluka of the district on Sunday night, a senior official said. The Draupathi Amman festivities were being held at the Draupathi temple in the Kilveedi village of the...
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The Delhi traffic police has issued an advisory on the arrangements and restrictions for the smooth conduct of Monday's full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade as well as the military tattoo and tribal dance programme at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. The rehearsal will...
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Sohini Das/Business Standard reportsIconic scooter brand Chetak, which has been resurrected by Bajaj Auto in its electric avatar, will be sold in Europe by early 2024 by Pierer Mobility (the parent company of KTM).Speaking on the sidelines of the one millionth KTM bike roll out from Bajaj Auto's...
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Two IEDs were destroyed in a controlled explosion in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior police officer said on Monday.The IEDs, or Improvised Explosive Devices, were recovered during a joint operation by police, army, and Central Reserve Police Force from Dassal village, 4 km from...
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Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com
Khushboo Tiwari/Business Standard reportsIn his first address after taking charge as BSE MD and CEO, Sundararaman Ramamurthy said on Friday that it will not be good if only one stock exchange survives.Focusing on the importance of at least a duopoly in the equity market space, the ex-BofA chief...
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A major power breakdown hit Pakistan leaving major cities without electricity due to a fault in transmission lines.'There are reports of multiple outages from different parts of the city. We are investigating the issue and will keep this space posted,' said Imran Rana, spokesperson, K-Electric in...
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Shivani Shinde/Business Standard reportsWipro has terminated 452 freshers on the grounds of performance.In a statement Wipro spokesperson said: 'We had to let go of 452 freshers after they performed poorly in assessments repeatedly, even after training. At Wipro, we take pride in holding...
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The man suspected of carrying out a shooting in Monterey Park in California has died.Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said investigators have confirmed that the man identified as Huu Can Tran, 72, was found dead inside a white cargo van after engaging in a standoff with police in Torrance,...
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