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Over a dozen employees, including some senior executives, are learnt to have resigned from smartphone maker Realme India, two sources aware of the development said. Both sources confirmed that the employees have quit to join former Realme CEO Madhav Sheth in his new organisation Honor...
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Many students, including those of Army Public Schools across India, are getting calls and WhatsApp messages from Pakistani intelligence operatives, asking them to join particular social media groups and share sensitive information, Army sources said on Tuesday. The students are receiving...
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The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has asked Sony Pictures Networks to take down an episode of a dance show in which a child was allegedly asked vulgar and sexually explicit questions about his parents. It also sought an explanation from the network why such inappropriate...
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MQ-9 drone
On July 23 a Russian military aircraft deployed flares, damaging a US MQ-9 drone while conducting a defeat-ISIS mission over Syria, the US Air Forces Central said on Twitter. 'On 23 July, 2023 at 12:23 am (EST) Russian fighter aircraft flew dangerously close to a US MQ-9 drone on a...
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Yuvraj Singh
A female caregiver of former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh's brother was arrested in Gurugram on Tuesday for trying to extort money from his mother by threatening to implicate the family in a false case, the police said. According to a complaint filed by Yuvraj Singh's mother Shabnam Singh,...
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Jagdeep Dhankhar
Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday interacted with MPs from various parties in his chamber in Parliament to ensure smooth conduct of the House. This was his second attempt at reaching out to the opposition in a bid to bring normalcy in the House and allow it...
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An engine of a grounded SpiceJet Q400 plane caught fire at the Delhi airport on Tuesday evening, and the aircraft and maintenance personnel are safe, according to officials. A SpiceJet spokesperson said a fire warning was observed in an engine of the Q400 aircraft that was under maintenance,...
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In view of the India meteorological department forecasting heavy rain on Wednesday, the Cyberabad Commissionerate in Hyderabad advised IT companies to let their employees leave offices in phases to avoid traffic jams. An advisory issued by the deputy commissioner of police (Madhapur zone)...
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Delhi high court on Tuesday directed the city authorities to close down all coaching centres operating without a no-objection certificate from the fire services department. A bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma observed that fire safety is a must and all coaching centres are...
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Floor leaders of opposition parties who are part of the INDIA alliance will hold a meeting on Wednesday morning as the grouping plans to move a no-confidence motion against the government on the Manipur issue. The Congress has issued a whip to all its MPs, directing them to be present in the...
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Work related to property registration was hit across Punjab on Tuesday as revenue officials went on a pen-down strike, demanding an apology from a ruling AAP MLA for allegedly misbehaving with a tehsil office staff recently. Under the banner of the Punjab Revenue Officers Association, the...
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The rupee pared initial gains to settle 7 paise lower at 81.88 against the American currency on Tuesday, as elevated crude oil prices and a muted trend in domestic equities weighed on investor sentiments. Forex traders said the strengthening of the American currency in the overseas market...
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NCP leader Eknath Khadse
More than two years after his arrest, Girish Chaudhari, the son-in-law of senior Nationalist Congress Party leader Eknath Khadse, on Tuesday walked out of jail on securing bail from the Supreme Court in a money laundering case linked to a 2016 land deal in Pune. Chaudhari was released from...
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Japan's Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa is set to visit India from July 27-28, according to Japan embassy in India. Yoshimasa will travel to India as part of his visit to Southwest Asia and Africa to bolster relations with group of nations known as the Global South,...
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Just In: India Women's captain Harmanpreet Kaur suspended for the next two international matches following two separate breaches of the ICC Code of Conduct. Details soon.
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The Allahabad high court on Tuesday began hearing a plea against a district court order directing the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a survey to determine if the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi was built upon a temple.After hearing arguments in the matter, Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker...
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China's foreign minister Qin Gang, who had been missing from the public eye for over a month, was on Tuesday replaced by Wang Yi by the country's parliament, reported State media Xinhua. Wang Yi had previously served as the country's foreign minister for nearly 10 months. The voting for...
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The Manipur government on Tuesday lifted the suspension on broadband internet conditionally in a 'liberalised manner', nearly three months after it was banned due to the ethnic violence in the state.However, mobile internet will remain suspended, the Home Department said in a...
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In a volatile trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex slipped 29.07 points or 0.04 per cent to settle at 66,355.71.During the day, it touched an intra-day peak of 66,559.29 and hit the lowest level of 66,177.62.
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Asian Paints, ITC, L&T and SBI were the major losers at BSE Sensex today, ending the session up to 3.95 per cent lower.
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The Border Security Force (BSF) has suspended a jawan on charges of molesting a local woman at a grocery store in restive Manipur last week, an official said on Tuesday.A CCTV captured video of head constable Satish Prasad, allegedly abusing the woman donning his combat uniform and carrying an...
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Anju, the Indian mother of two children who travelled legally to Pakistan, married her Pakistani Facebook friend on Tuesday after converting to Islam, a senior police official said. Anju, 34, was staying at her 29-year-old Pakistani friend Nasrullah's home. They became friends on Facebook in...
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Swati Maliwal
Demanding the resignation of Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal on Tuesday questioned why the CM could not meet the women who were stripped and paraded, when she could do so. Maliwal, who is visiting the northeastern state since...
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The opposition in Maharashtra on Tuesday raised concerns over the plan to rope in contractual personnel by the Mumbai police and said the 'risky' move will be detrimental to the force as well as to the public.Raising the issue in the legislative council, Leader of Opposition Ambadas Danve said...
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ISRO on Tuesday successfully performed the fifth orbit-raising manoeuvre (Earth-bound perigee firing) of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft from the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) here.The spacecraft is expected to attain an orbit of 127609 km X 236 km. The achieved orbit will be...
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The government has made it mandatory for OTT platforms to display an anti-tobacco health warning as a prominent static message at the bottom of the screen during the period of a tobacco product being displayed or used in a programme, the Rajya Sabha was told on Tuesday. The...
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The Allahabad high court on Tuesday began hearing a plea against a district court order directing the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a survey to determine if the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi was built upon a temple. The plea is being heard in the court of Prakash...
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As many as 339 people have died while cleaning sewers and septic tanks in India in the last five years, according to government data. Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale said nine such...
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President Draupadi Murmu on Tuesday completed one year in office, which she marked by participating in a number of activities. She laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of the Shiva temple situated in the President's Estate, and for the construction of a cricket pavilion at the...
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Popular comedian Trevor Noah will embark on a comedy tour in India for the first time in September. The 39-year-old comedian and former TV host is travelling to the country as part of his Off The Record Tour.After a lifetime of loving India's culture, I'm so excited to finally have the...
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Manipur CM N Biren Singh
'The sacking of the present chief minister of Manipur would raise afresh uncomfortable questions about the failure of the BJP to sack the Gujarat chief minister after the riots of 2002.'As is well known, after chastising him for his abandonment of rajdharma', Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee...
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H D Deve Gowda
The Janata Dal-Secular would fight the Lok Sabha elections independently, party supremo and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, said on Tuesday, ruling out the possibility of an electoral tie-up with the NDA. Gowda's son and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said last week his party...
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The impasse in Lok Sabha continued on Tuesday as government and opposition leaders stuck to their stand on the issue of Manipur violence at a meeting convened by Speaker Om Birla. While opposition floor leaders insisted on a statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government...
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A minor girl was allegedly raped by an unidentified man in the hostel of a residential school in Chhattisgarh's tribal-dominated Sukma district following which the police have formed an eight-member team to crack the case, an official said on Tuesday. The incident took place on the...
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused an urgent hearing on a batch of pleas against a ban imposed on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).A bench of Justices S K Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia asked the lawyer who sought the listing of the matter to approach the court once the hearing on the...
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Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on the opposition alliance, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said call us what you want, but we are INDIA and will rebuild the idea of India in Manipur.Modi slammed the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) as...
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The Goa government has filed a police complaint against Uber India Systems Private Limited accusing the company of illegally operating its services in the coastal state. Earlier last week, Uber announced its services in Goa, including airport pick-up and drop. State Transport Minister...
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The central government has not enumerated caste-wise population other than Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Census since independence, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said some political parties...
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A Delhi court on Tuesday acquitted ex-Haryana minister Gopal Goyal Kanda in a case of abetment of suicide of air hostess Geetika Sharma. Special Judge Vikas Dhull also acquitted co-accused Aruna Chadha in the case, saying the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond all reasonable...
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The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 9 Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu for allegedly violating its maritime boundary, a state Fisheries department official here said on Tuesday.Two mechanised boats were also seized.The fishermen, belonging to Mandapam in the district, set sail for fishing on Monday...
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At least 18 people, including two BJP Mahila Morcha functionaries, were arrested for their alleged involvement in the attack on chief minister's office in Tura town in western Meghalaya, which left five policemen injured, a senior officer said on Tuesday.Police have also launched a manhunt for...
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The Met office has forecast intense rainfall in Odisha after the formation of a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal off the coast in the southern part of the state. Under its influence, a low pressure area is likely to form over the region... The system is likely to concentrate into...
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Aviation watchdog DGCA has taken off SpiceJet from its enhanced surveillance regime, a senior official said on Tuesday. The airline, which has been facing multiple headwinds, was placed under enhanced surveillance recently. The senior DGCA official said that in view of the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took a jibe at the opposition alliance INDIA, citing reviled names like East India Company and Popular Front of India to assert that people cannot be misled merely by the use of the country's name.In his address to the BJP parliamentary party, Modi said the...
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Both houses of Parliament were adjourned today over Manipur.While Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm, Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon.
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The Opposition alliance, INDIA, is contemplating to bring no-confidence motion against the Modi govt in Lok Sabha over crisis in Manipur, several media reported quoting sources.
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The Manipur government has said that at least 718 Myanmar nationals, including 301 children, have illegally entered the northeastern state last week. A statement issued by Home Department said that the illegal influx was reported on July 22 and 23 in Chandel district by Assam Rifles, the...
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Leaders of the opposition alliance INDIA on Tuesday met here to chalk out their strategy in both houses of Parliament and are set to intensify their demand for a statement from the prime minister on Manipur violence. The leaders met in the chamber of Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha...
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Pakistan's Army Chief Syed Asim Munir underlined the need to make the country self-reliant to end the dependency on foreign loans, which the cash-strapped nation recently secured with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Geo News reported. While addressing the opening ceremony of Khanewal...
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The Border Security Force (BSF) thwarted a major narcotic smuggling bid along the International Border (IB) as it shot dead a Pakistani intruder in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, a BSF spokesperson said on Tuesday. Four kilograms of narcotic substance was recovered from the...
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The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Mumbai centre has issued an 'orange' alert for the Maharashtra capital and neighbouring Thane and Raigad districts, predicting heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places on Tuesday, a civic official said. Most parts of the city witnessed...
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One more person has been arrested in connection with the stripping and parading of two women in Manipur, a video of which has attracted nationwide condemnation, police said on Tuesday.The fresh arrest on Monday evening from Thoubal district took the total number of apprehensions in the case to...
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Yamuna river continued to overflow in Delhi with water level recorded at 205.45 meters at 7 am on Tuesday. The danger mark of the Yamuna River is at 205.33 meters. On Monday the water level in Yamuna was at 206.56 metres.Meanwhile, on Sunday, announcements were made by the...
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Two policemen, including a sub-inspector of Ladakh police, suffered serious injuries after they were violently and brutally assaulted by a group of miscreants, a senior officer said in Leh on Monday. Senior superintendent of police (Leh) PD Nitya said an FIR has been registered under...
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Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga
Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Monday said although the Bharatiya Janata Party is an ally of the Mizo National Front, it does not mean that the party will subscribe to all the policies of the NDA government at the Centre. He said neither the state government nor the MNF is scared of...
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A video purporting to show a youth urinating on an injured man lying unconscious on the ground was widely circulated on social media on Monday. In the 30-second video, the youth is also seen kicking the man on the head. The youth and his friends can be heard abusing the...
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Apex child rights body NCPCR has sought the registration of an FIR against three people, including CPI-M leader Subhashini Ali, for allegedly falsely identifying and accusing a 14-year-old boy as one of the perpetrators responsible for publicly assaulting two women in Manipur in the May 4 viral...
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Aditya Thackeray
Shiv Sena-UBT functionary Suraj Chavan on Monday appeared before the Mumbai police's Special Investigation Team which questioned him for nearly 6 hours as part of its probe into alleged irregularities in the Rs 1,2024-crore worth work contracts of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, an...
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