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A Brahmin organisation on Monday demanded a judicial inquiry into the incident wherein a community member had allegedly urinated on a tribal youth in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh. They also demanded an apology from the state government for demolishing the house of the parents of the accused,...
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Self-styled godman Asaram
The Rajasthan high court on Monday directed the parole committee of Jodhpur Central Jail to reconsider the application of self-styled godman Asaram under the 1958 rules for parole. A bench of justices Vijay Bishnoi and Yogendra Kumar Purohit set aside the decision of the parole committee to...
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An officer from the Union ministry of state for ports, shipping and waterways has got an FIR lodged with the Delhi police, alleging that fraudsters have been making WhatsApp calls and messages to the ministry's office-bearers, impersonating minister Shantanu Thakur. Anurag Bhabhra, the assistant...
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A 59-year-old Amarnath Yatra pilgrim from Madhya Pradesh died of suspected heart attack in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. Satish Suryavansham, a resident of Gwalior, complained of chest pain at Yatri Niwas Chanderkote and was attended by the doctors present...
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The police have arrested a vegetable shop owner and his son over a video in which a Samajwadi Party worker is seen with two bouncers purportedly hired to protect high-priced tomatoes. The SP worker Ajay Fauji -- who had portrayed himself as the shop owner -- is absconding, Ashwani Pandey, the...
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All schools run, aided or recognised by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi will be closed on July 11 in view of heavy rainfall in the city and adverse weather conditions forecast, according to an official order issued on Monday. The order issued by the education department of the Municipal...
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The Shrikhand Mahadev yatra in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu has been terminated after the death of six pilgrims during the trek this season, according to a statement issued by the state government on Monday. The announcement comes amid the widespread havoc caused by incessant rains in the...
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The India meteorological department on Monday issued a 'yellow alert' for the national capital while the Yamuna River in Delhi, which was flowing above warning level for hours, crossed the danger mark of 205.33 metres at 5 pm on Monday, the latest data from the flood control department said. ...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday unveiled a bust of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose here in the presence of Indian National Army veterans and described the freedom fighter as an icon of bravery, leadership and patriotism. Singh is currently on a three-day visit to Malaysia where he held...
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Bollywood actor Rajkumar Rao has joined the Uttar Pradesh police's awareness campaign against online shopping fraud. In a video message shared by the state police on Twitter, Rao lauded the Uttar Pradesh police's cybercrime awareness campaign and appealed to people to be vigilant against...
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday launched payment of cash in lieu of the additional 5 kilograms of rice to beneficiaries under the government's 'Anna Bhagya' scheme.With the launch of the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) programme, the Congress government in the state is...
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Bollywood actress Ameesha Patel appeared before the civil court in Ranchi on Monday in connection with a cheque bounce case.She appeared at the court of senior division judge D N Shukla and has pleaded not guilty in the case.The case dates back to 2018 when Jharkhand-based film producer Ajay...
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Retail price of tomato has touched up to Rs 200 per kilogramme in some parts of the country including Delhi as incessant rains disrupted supplies, traders said and added that the rates of other vegetables have also firmed up. Heavy rainfall in producing areas has led to waterlogging leading to...
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The Yamuna crossed the danger mark of 205.33 metres in Delhi on Monday as torrential rains pummelled the upper catchment areas of the river for the third day on the trot. The river breached the danger mark earlier than expected. It was earlier predicted that it would cross the danger mark by...
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BSE officials unveil the new logo
On its 149th foundation day BSE, Asia's oldest stock exchange, has got itself a new logo. The new logo was unveiled at the foundation day celebrations held at BSE International Convention Hall today, which began with the traditional bell ringing ceremony. On the occasion, as a precursor to its...
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Foxconn on Monday said it has decided to pull out of the semiconductor joint venture with Indian conglomerate Vedanta, according to a statement. Foxconn said it is working to remove the Foxconn name from what now is a fully-owned entity of Vedanta. Foxconn has no connection to the entity and...
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Dharmesh Patel with his wife
A 41-year-old Indian-origin doctor in the US who faces sentencing for allegedly attempting to kill his wife and two minor children by purposely driving his Tesla car off the Pacific Coast Highway has asked for a mental health diversion instead of a prison term, a media report said. Dharmesh...
16:53
Torrential water flows down a narrow street in Mandi
A total of 39 NDRF teams have been deployed in four north Indian states to tackle the heavy rains and floods that have been battering these regions since Saturday, a senior officer said on Monday. While 14 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are working in Punjab, a dozen are...
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With raging waters washing away cars and roads, submerging fields and gushing into residential areas, it was another day of rain havoc in parts of north India, particularly Himachal Pradesh where landslides claimed four more lives and more than 200 people remain stranded.Prime Minister Narendra...
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The PM has neither visited Manipur nor spoken about the situation
The scarcity of essential items and medicines due to the ongoing civil conflict in Manipur has created an environment of desperation and vulnerability among the residents of the northeastern state. While the Kukis, in response to the Centre's call, have lifted a blockade along National...
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Tamil Nadu's IT minister Dr P Thiaga Rajan shares this post for the answer: Over the weekend I had the unexpected joy of an engrossing (as always) discussion with Dr Raghuram Rajan who very kindly called on me in Chennai. We have much in common, starting with our last names and extending to...
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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain an appeal challenging the Delhi High Court verdict dismissing a PIL against the RBI notification permitting exchange of Rs 2,000 currency notes without any requisition slip and ID proof, saying it is an executive policy decision. A bench of...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that there is no flood threat in Delhi due to the rise in water level of Yamuna, following two days of heavy rain in the national capital and adjoining areas.He also urged all political parties to refrain from blame games stating that it was not...
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The Yamuna crossed the warning mark of 204.5 metres in Delhi as Haryana released more water into the river from the Hathnikund barrage amid persistent rains in the upper catchment areas. According to a flood bulletin, the water level at the Old Railway Bridge increased 204.63 metres at 1 pm on...
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A former CNN reporter is suing the news channel for unfair dismissal and racial discrimination after she was severely injured while on assignment in Israel.Saima Mohsin was left disabled after an accident while reporting from Jerusalem on the Israel-Palestine conflict. Her cameraman ran over her...
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A swollen Yamuna last monsoon
Delhi: River Yamuna inches closer to the warning level. At noon, the water level of the river recorded at 204.36 metres at Old Railway Bridge. The warning level of the river is 204.50 metres. The situation is arising due to the continuous release of water into the river, from Hathinkund Barrage....
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Mumbai has received 31.17 per cent of the annual average rainfall of 2,547 mm till Monday morning, as per the city civic body's monsoon report. The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Mumbai centre declared the onset of monsoon in the country's financial capital on June 25, late by about a...
12:57
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar files his nomination papers for Rajya Sabha election from Gujarat. The Election Commission has announced the schedule for the election on 10 Rajya Sabha seats in Goa, Gujarat and West Bengal -- which will be held on July 24.The Commission said 10 members...
12:29
Cars parked along the Beas river in Manali washed away
Amid the rain fury in Himachal Pradesh, 20 people stranded in Manali were rescued on Monday, officials said. Heavy rains pounded the state, triggering landslides, damaging houses and leaving several people deal, on Sunday.The meteorological department issued a red alert for extremely heavy...
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The Trinamool Congress on Monday announced its candidates for the six Rajya Sabha seats in West Bengal that will go to polls later this month. Among these candidates were Derek O'Brien, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Dola Sen. O'Brien, an MP since 2011, is the TMC's leader in Rajya Sabha, while Ray who...
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Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday asked the Centre to make available additional relief from the PM CARES Fund for states affected by the torrential rain pounding several parts of north India, including Himachal Pradesh. A day after 19 people were killed in landslides and other...
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Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said the Election Commission (EC) can allot an electoral symbol to a party, but it does not have powers to change the name of a party. Speaking to reporters in Amaravati district during a tour of Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, the former state...
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India has recorded 24 new coronavirus infections, the lowest since January 2020 when the first case of the virus was reported in Kerala, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The count of active cases was 1,431 while the death toll was recorded as 5,31,913, the data...
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Excise policy scam: The Supreme Court agrees to hear the bail plea of AAP leader Manish Sisodia on July 14.The former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister, who is currently in jail for his alleged role in the now-scrapped excise policy case, had approached the Supreme Court seeking bail last...
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Sometimes one wishes Winston Churchill had left behind an evergreen quote in regard of Russian diplomacy as well, similar to his epic one on Russian politics, which still remains unbeatable -- 'Kremlin political intrigues are comparable to a bulldog fight under a rug. An outsider only hears...
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The Amarnath Yatra remained suspended from Jammu for the third consecutive day on Monday due to extensive damage caused to a section of the Jammu-Srinagar Highway in Ramban, officials said. More than 6,000 pilgrims are stranded in Jammu, particularly at the Bhagwatinagar base camp while over...
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A damaged road in Kangra
Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's message amid heavy rains in the state. I again request the people of Himachal, please stay inside your homes for the next 24 hours because there is a chance of heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours... we have arranged three helpline numbers 1100, 1070...
09:53
A railway track between Koti and Sanwara railway stations in HP
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms in various districts of Himachal Pradesh. Moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms is very likely to continue in the districts of Bilaspur, Solan, Shimla,...
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A long, sombre tweet from acclaimed author Hanif Kureishi from his hospital bed. Kureishi is the author of My Beautiful Laundrette; Buddha of Suburbia, and winner of the Whitbread Award. He writes: DESOLATION ROW I don't know if this has ever happened to you. But it has certainly happened to...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will hold a meeting on Monday to discuss waterlogging caused by torrential rains in the city and Yamuna's rising water levels, officials said. The meeting will be held at the Delhi Secretariat. It will be attended by senior officials of the Irrigation and...
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Maha CM with minister Abdul Sattar
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday slammed the Congress for creating fear among Muslims on various issues and trying to create a rift between them and Hindus. He was speaking at the Shiv Sena's first meeting of minorities in the state in Shanmukhananda Hall in Mumbai. Those...
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A partially submerged temple on the banks of the Narmada
Four persons stuck on a rock in the swollen Narmada river near Bhedaghat in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district were rescued on Monday morning by the NDRF after a more than 13-hour operation, police said. The four persons, belonging to Garhapurva in Jabalpur town, arrived at the spot for fishing...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has arrived in Ahmedabad to file his nomination papers on Monday for the Rajya Sabha elections from Gujarat, a Bharatiya Janata Party official said.Gujarat BJP general secretary Pradeepsinh Vaghela on Sunday said Jaishankar, whose term ends on August 18...
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Repolling began at 7 am on Monday in 696 booths across 19 districts of West Bengal where voting for the panchayat elections was declared void amid allegations of tampering with ballot boxes and the violence that left 15 people dead, officials said. The repolling will be held till 5 pm amid...
