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The Hyderabad Meteorological Centre in Telangana on Monday said that the state might experience rainfall during the next five days. Sravani, a scientist at Hyderabad Meteorological Centre said, We have entered into the summer season and we are expecting heavy rainfall conditions in the...
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Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Surve/ANI on Twitter
The Maharashtra government will appoint a special investigation team to probe the alleged morphed video of Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Surve and the party's deputy leader Sheetal Mhatre, state minister Shamburaj Desai said on Monday, while the police arrested a leader of the Uddhav Thackeray faction in...
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The Supreme Court will deliver the verdict on the Centre's curative plea for enhanced compensation for the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy from US-based firm Union Carbide Corporation, now owned by Dow Chemicals, on Tuesday. On January 12, the Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its...
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Four Maoists, three of them allegedly involved in a 2014 ambush attack that killed 14 security personnel, were arrested in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh, the police said on Monday. Barse Pojja, Podiyam Deva and Sodi Bheema were apprehended from the jungles of Tondamarka village while...
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Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that spotlight on RRR is a global endorsement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's choice for nominating to Rajya Sabha script writer V Vijayendra Prasad, who is associated with the Oscar award-winning action film.Telugu period film RRR's foot-tapping...
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A 32-year-old Indian-origin man and a former graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison was arrested in Detroit for threatening nine members, including professors at his alma mater, warning them that he planned to hide the flesh of their children in burger meat, media reports...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin may attend the G20 summit in India later this year, but no decision has yet been made, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday. It cannot be ruled out, the Kremlin spokesman said when asked if Putin's participation in the...
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African swine fever has been reported from a pig farm in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district, officials said on Monday. The disease was confirmed among pigs of a farm in the Seethathodu panchayat after the samples were tested at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in...
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Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday heaped praise on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for controlling the law and order situation in the state and compared him with Lord Krishna who came on the earth to end the evil. Gadkari reiterated efforts to lay expressway network in UP...
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A person has been arrested in Assam's Kokrajhar district for allegedly offering to sell parakeets on his YouTube channel, a forest official said on Monday. He was apprehended by the Gossaiagaon police and later handed over to the forest department, he said. Divisional forest officer of...
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Bhushan Desai with CM Eknath Shinde/ANI on Twitter
Bhushan Desai, son of Maharashtra's former industries minister and Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Subhash Desai has joined the Shiv Sena group led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday. More details soon. --ANI
18:50
A 34-year-old US citizen booked for allegedly smoking on board an Air India flight and unruly behaviour towards the crew was granted bail by a court in Mumbai on Monday, the police said. The passenger was found smoking in the lavatory of London-Mumbai flight AI130 on March 10 and behaved in...
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A major fire broke out in a slum in suburban Malad east, Mumbai, on Monday afternoon, but no casualty was reported, a fire brigade official said. The level 3 (major) fire engulfed slums located in the Appa Pada locality and efforts were on to douse the flames, he said. Smoke...
18:35
Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed
Six Bareilly Central Jail personnel, including jailor and deputy jailor, were suspended on Monday for facilitating illegal meetings of visitors with gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed's brother Ashraf in the prison, officials said. Anand Kumar, DG (prison), said action has been taken on...
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The victim Jatin Sharma. Instagaram: jatin_sharma_117
Four persons were arrested for allegedly attacking a family from New Delhi at the famous Anjuna beach in North Goa, police said on Monday. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told reporters on Monday that such incidents would...
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IndusInd Bank was the biggest loser in the Sensex pack, shedding 7.46 per cent, followed by SBI, Tata Motors, M&M, Bajaj Finserv, Axis Bank and Infosys. In contrast, Tech Mahindra was the only winner.
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Gary Linkear. Pic: REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
England football legend Gary Lineker said on Monday that he would return to host his flagship Match of the Day' BBC show after the broadcaster apologised for days of disruption of his sports coverage due to a Twitter post row. The BBC has also announced an independent review into its...
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Markets regulator Sebi on Monday said it will auction 66 properties of Saradha Group on April 11 at a reserve price totalling Rs 32 crore to recover money raised by the firm from the public through illicit schemes. The properties to go under the hammer include land parcels located in West...
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BJP leader K S Eshwarappa
Senior BJP leader K S Eshwarappa on Monday said loudspeakers used for 'Azaan' (muslim call for prayer) disturb people, especially students who study for examinations and patients in hospitals. He was responding to a query on his comments on Azaan made during the party's Vijay Sankalp...
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The government has not set up any committee to probe allegations a US short seller labelled against the Adani Group, but stock market regulator SEBI is investigating market allegations against the group, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. A separate investigation into imports of...
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Falling for the third straight session, equity benchmark Sensex tanked nearly 900 points to close below the 59,000 mark on Monday due to a massive sell-off in banking, finance and auto stocks amid one of the biggest US bank failures. Besides, unabated flight of foreign capital and a...
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Amid the escalating attack against Rahul Gandhi over his remarks in UK, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday came out in his support and said that there is nothing for which former needs to apologise.While talking to mediapersons in the Parliament premises, Tharoor said, This is blatant kind of...
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Regulator Sebi is investigating market allegations against Adani group, whose 9 listed companies saw a 60 per cent decline in their market capitalisation between January 24 and March 1, Parliament was informed on Monday. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said in the Lok...
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Vikas Malu's second wife
After being summoned by the Delhi Police in connection with the death of veteran actor Satish Kaushik, businessman Vikas Malu's second wife has said that she won't cooperate in the investigation, until the investigating inspector with suspicious role is changed.Vikas Malu's second wife, who...
14:36
Last week, Narendra Modi was presented with a portrait of Narendra Modi at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Read the column here.
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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge came down heavily on Monday on the BJP-led central government alleging that microphones are switched off whenever the opposition raised Adani issue in the Parliament. Talking to mediapersons outside Parliament, Kharge said, There is no rule of law...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is planning to travel to Russia to meet his counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as soon as next week.
13:25
Rajukumar, father or Rahul Sipligunj
Rajukumar, father of 'Naatu Naatu' singer Rahul Sipligunj on the Oscar for 'RRR': This is a moment of pride for India. Our forefathers used to sing and he has also got the same genes. When he was a child he would sing sometimes and I took notice of it, the father says. RRR's power-packed...
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For the second time in the current month, Mumbai recorded the highest maximum temperature in the country at 39.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, attributing the rise in mercury to absent or delayed wind breeze. The IMD had warned of a heat...
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Belli with an elephant calf
I do not know about Oscar award, was Belli's response to The Elephant Whisperers winning honours at the 95th Academy Awards but the documentary's leading lady,loves being a Valarppu Thaai (foster mother) for abandoned young pachyderms. Elephants are like our children, We see it as...
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Mamata Banerjee with Akhilesh Yadav in 2022
A senior Samajwadi Party leader on Monday said its chief Akhilesh Yadav is scheduled to meet West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on March 17 at her residence. The Samajwadi Party will organise its two-day national executive in Kolkata from March 18 to discuss policies and...
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Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings were on Monday adjourned till 2 pm amid uproar over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's democracy remarks, with the government demanding his apology. As soon the second part of the Budget session of the House started, Defence Minister and Deputy Leader...
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Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Abdul Sattar has said the farmers committing suicide is not a new issue and such incidents had been happening for many years. He was responding to a query by reporters who sought his comment on suicides committed by farmers in his constituency, Sillod, in...
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What the Expressway does is go way beyond Mysuru; towns like Ooty, Coorg, Wayanad will be just 5 hours from Bengaluru. Read the report here.
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An IndiGo flight from the national capital to Doha was diverted to Karachi due to a medical emergency onboard, the airline said on Monday. According to a statement, the flight 6E-1736 was diverted due to the medical emergency but unfortunately, on arrival, the passenger was declared dead by...
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Director Kartiki Gonsalves and producer Guneet Monga
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday extended his greetings to Producer Guneet Monga and Director Kartiki Gonsalves for winning Oscar in the 'Best Documentary Short Film' category for their film 'The Elephant Whisperers'.Taking to Twitter, Stalin said, Congrats to Kartiki Gonsalves and...
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A meeting of Congress MPs under the chairmanship of party president Mallikarjun Kharge began on Monday at the party's Parliamentary Party (CPP) office in Parliament to chalk out the strategy, ahead of the second phase of the Budget Session.Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Kharge and West...
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Kartiki meets Guillermo Del Toro during her Oscar campaign
'The Elephant Whisperers is a hopeful story of respect and cooperation with nature in an era rife with conflict and threat to our beautiful planet.'Read Ronjita Kulkarni/Rediff.com's interview with the director Kartiki Gonsalves, when it had been just been nominated of the Oscars. The ...
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PM Narendra Modi congratulates the Naatu Naatu win. Exceptional! The popularity of 'Naatu Naatu' is global. It will be a song that will be remembered for years to come. Congratulations to @mmkeeravaani, @boselyricist and the entire team for this prestigious honour. India is elated and proud....
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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's congratulates the team of The Elephant Whisperers: You have made us all proud! Well done @guneetm and @EarthSpectrum, couldn't be happier, firstly, you are both women and secondly your beautiful film was about the most gentle and lovely creatures on earth! she...
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The second leg of the Budget session of Parliament will begin today and it will continue till April 6.While the focus of the second part of the Budget Session will be on demand for grants and passage of the Union Budget. As per the records, about 26 Bills are currently pending in the Rajya...
09:27
After an old video of an IPS officer demanding money from a businessman did rounds on social media on Sunday, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav attacked the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh asking it whether it will take bulldozer action against him. Since Yadav's tweet, a probe...
09:09
Multiversal dramedy Everything Everywhere All at Once wins Oscar for Best Picture.
08:34
In a step aimed at protecting the United States economy by strengthening public confidence in the country's banking system, the Biden administration announced that depositors of the Silicon Valley Bank will have access to their money from Monday.After receiving recommendations from the boards of...
08:31
BIG BREAKING: Naatu Naatu from SS Rajamouli's RRR wins Oscar for Original Song
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The electrifying performance of the Telugu track Naatu Naatu by singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava at the Academy Awards stage brought the Dolby Theatre to life with dancers of all ethnicities acing the hook step of the international music sensation from RRR. The performance, which...
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In an apparent protest over a regular South Korea-United States combined military exercise to begin this week, North Korea fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine in waters off its east coast over the weekend, state media said on Monday, reported Yonhap News Agency.The missiles were...
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BREAKING: India's The Elephant Whisperers wins Best Documentary Short.
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Indian climate change documentary All That Breathes could not register a win in the Best Documentary Feature category at the 95th edition of the Academy Awards, losing out to Daniel Roher's Navalny. The Shaunak Sen-directorial was nominated in the segment alongside All the Beauty and the...
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