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The Border Security Force jawans shot down a drone that came from Pakistan violating Indian airspace in Punjab on Friday evening. A drone from Pakistan violated Indian airspace and was intercepted (by fire) by the BSF troops of the Amritsar sector. During the search, a drone has been...
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The Tamil Nadu government announced promotions and transfers of 39 IPS officers in a major shuffle on Friday. Four officers in the rank of additional director general of police: Rajeev Kumar (ITBP, New Delhi), Sandeep Rai Rathore (Avadi commissioner) Abhay Kumar Singh (director, Vigilance...
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Bhediya after impressing audiences in theatres has finally paved its way to the OTT platform. The makers of actor Varun Dhawan-led creature comedy earlier announced a sequel for the movie which will be released in 2025. The news arrived on Friday as the streaming platform 'Jio Cinema'...
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Amruta Fadnavis
The Mumbai police filed an over 700 pages chargesheet in a case related to an alleged attempt to blackmail and extort money from Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, an official said in Mumbai. The charge sheet was filed before a city court on...
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The wife of former British prime minister Boris Johnson, Carrie, on Friday took to social media to announce that she is pregnant with the couple's third child. Posting on her Instagram, Boris Johnson's wife said: New team member arriving in just a few weeks. I've felt pretty exhausted for...
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China on Friday said it will not attend the planned G20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Jammu & Kashmir next week, asserting that it is firmly opposed' to holding such meetings in the disputed territory. China is a close ally of Pakistan. India will host the third G20 Tourism Working...
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Pakistan high commission in New Delhi on Friday said that India repatriated 22 Pakistani nationals via the Attari-Wagah border. 22 Pakistan nationals imprisoned in India were repatriated today via Attari-Wagah border after hectic efforts of @PakinIndia &...
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The Delhi prisons department is using polypropylene net to cover the three jails in the national capital to prevent aides of criminals from throwing any items inside, a senior officer said on Friday. The...
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Despite the Supreme Court allowing screening of the movie The Kerala Story' in West Bengal, no cinema hall has as yet agreed to show the controversial film which was earlier banned by the state government fearing communal disturbances. Satadeep Saha, distributor of the film in Bengal, said...
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The granthi of Gurdwara Hatt Sahib in Sultanpur Lodhi here was injured after he was attacked by a masked man, the police said on Friday. The accused, who was later overpowered by sewadars, was identified...
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P8I maritime patrol aircraft
The Indian Navy's P8I maritime patrol aircraft on Thursday located a Chinese fishing vessel that capsized three days ago in the Indian Ocean, officials said. The position of the boat was relayed to China's People's Liberation Army Navy warships for further assistance, they said. The...
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The Punjab police on Friday arrived at former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's Zaman Park residence here to conduct a search operation to find terrorists reportedly hiding there, media reports said. The delegation comprises Lahore commissioner Muhammad Ali Randhawa,...
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The government on Friday said no TCS will be levied on international spending of up to Rs 7 lakh a year by using debit or credit cards. Facing backlash from a wide section of people, the finance ministry said the move is aimed at removing procedural ambiguity with regard to Liberalised...
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The Reserve Bank of India on Friday announced the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation; the notes will continue to be legal tender till September 30, the central bank said in a statement.The RBI has asked banks to stop issuing Rs 2,000 notes with immediate effect, and to...
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The light tank Zorawar being jointly developed jointly by the DRDO and private sector firm L&T is expected to be ready for trials in the high-altitude mountainous border with China by the end of this year. The tank is expected to be ready for trials by the end of this year and would be...
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The Bombay high court on Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation not to take any coercive action such as arrest till May 22 against former Narcotics Control Bureau zonal director Sameer Wankhede, accused of demanding Rs 25 crore bribe from superstar Shah Rukh Khan for not implicating...
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Actors Ayushmann Khurana and Aparshakti Khurana's father P Khurana died on Friday due to a prolonged incurable ailment. P Khurana, who was an astrologer by profession, breathed his last in Mohali, Punjab, read a statement by Aparshakti's spokesperson. It's with our deep sadness to...
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A Narcotics Control Bureau special enquiry team set up to probe the role of its former Mumbai zone chief Sameer Wankhede, who initially investigated the controversial drugs-on-cruise case involving superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son, has found a number of alleged service rule violations by him...
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The Kerala government on Friday announced the results of the Class 10 board exams for the year 2023 and the total pass percentage stood at 99.70. General education minister V Sivankutty announced the results of the Secondary School Leaving Certificate in a press conference in...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Hiroshima in the Japanese city on Friday to attend the annual summit of the G7 grouping and the third in-person Quad leaders' meeting. Modi arrived here on the first leg of his three-nation trip to Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia and is expected...
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Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee, has been called by the Central Bureau of Investigation to appear at its Kolkata office on Saturday as part of the probe it is conducting into the school jobs scam.Officials said Banerjee had been sent a missive asking him to join the probe at its...
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Southwest monsoon has advanced over Southeast Bay of Bengal, Nicobar Islands and South Andaman Sea on Friday, setting the stage for the four-month rainy season crucial for the country's farm economy. Earlier this week, the weather office said the onset of monsoon over Kerala, marking...
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Senior diplomats of India and Ukraine are exploring the possibility of a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. If the meeting...
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SC defers scientific survey, including carbon dating, to determine age of 'Shivling' found at Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi.The court was hearing an appeal challenging the Allahabad High Court order which has directed a scientific survey, including carbon dating, of a Shivling said to have been...
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Filmmaker Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, will be released in Indian theatres on October 6, followed by its streaming debut on Apple TV+. Also featuring Lily Gladstone and Jesse Plemons, the movie is based on New York Times...
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An expert committee appointed by the Supreme Court said it cannot conclude any regulatory failure around Adani Group's stock rallies, and that Sebi has drawn a blank in its probe into alleged violations in money flows from offshore entities into the conglomerate. But the six-member...
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The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) on Friday criticised the Congress for not inviting Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to the swearing-in ceremony of Siddaramaiah as Karnataka's CM, saying the move shows up the grand old party's immature politics and weakness. Neighbouring...
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Special Investigation Team of Mumbai Police has filed an over 700-page chargesheet against three persons in connection with Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis extortion case, police said.According to the police, the accused against whom FIR was registered...
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The BJP in Maharashtra has set a target to achieve 51 per cent vote share in Lok Sabha and assembly polls, state party chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule has said.Bawankule interacted with the media here after a meeting of state executive in Pune on Thursday. BJP chief JP Nadda attended the meeting....
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Babu K V, a doctor from Kerala, fought a year-long battle to stop misleading advertising by Patanjali Ayurved Limited featuring yoga guru Baba Ramdev. Even as the union government and the state licensing authorities in Uttarakhand ignored the law for months, Babu persisted with his efforts --...
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Shah Rukh Khan reacts to Juhi Chawla's tweet on her daughter graduating from Columbia University. This is so awesome. Can't wait for her to get back and celebrate with her. And a feeling of extreme pride. Love u Jaanz, SRK tweeted.
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An expert committee appointed by the Supreme Court to investigate allegations around Adani Group said it was not possible to conclude if there has been regulatory failure on stock price manipulation allegations.The panel made the same observation in relation to disclosures of related party...
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Ex MP Anand Mohan
Update: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Bihar government to produce complete original records with regard to the remission granted to former MP Anand Mohan, who was serving life term in the 1994 murder case of then Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah. A bench of...
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West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee will not be attending the swearing-in ceremony of Congress leader Siddaramaiah as the Karnataka CM and has designated party leader Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar for the programme, a Trinamool Congress leader said. Banerjee had received...
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar with Anand Mohan Singh
The Supreme Court directs the Bihar government to produce original records of remission granted to former MP Anand Mohan in murder case of IAS officer. The SC says no further adjournment will be granted, lists plea of wife of slain IAS officer challenging Anand Mohan's release from jail on...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who was scheduled to fly to the United States for 10 days on May 31 has preponed his tour and will now embark on his journey on May 28, sources said.Rahul Gandhi will attend a program at Stanford University and meet the Indian diaspora on May 29-30. He was earlier...
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Ahead of his visit to the national capital, Karnataka Deputy CM-designate DK Shivakumar on Friday assured that Congress will fulfil guarantees made to the public in the party's manifesto. We are going to implement our guarantee, Karnataka Deputy CM-designate DK Shivakumar told ANI as...
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Kiren Rijiju takes charge as Earth Sciences Minister. Rijiju was shifted to the Ministry of Earth Sciences from the Ministry of Law and Justice, yesterday.Opposition will definitely criticise me...opposition speaking against me is not a new thing... Opposition criticise nahin karenge toh kya...
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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday asserted that although the seat sharing formula among the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partners for the next year's Lok Sabha elections is yet to be finalised, the number of 19 seats that the Shiv Sena (undivided) won in the last election will remain with...
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The Karnataka Congress says they will be united at all costs
Chief Minister-designate Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar left for New Delhi on Friday to discuss with the party's high command regarding the Ministers to be inducted into the new Karnataka cabinet and allocation of portfolios. A meeting of the Congress Legislature Party...
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Karnataka Congress MLA G Parameshwara, who was reportedly upset over the denial of the deputy chief ministerial post, on Friday said that sacrifice has to be made at some point.That is okay. We all have to sacrifice at some point in time. It is a good thing happening, G Parameshwara said when...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin is scheduled to leave for Bengaluru on Friday evening to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Siddaramaiah as the Karnataka Chief Minister, official sources said. Stalin, who was invited by Siddaramaiah and AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge on May 18...
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Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar stake claim to form govt
Karnataka Congress MLA MB Patil, who was reportedly upset over the denial of the deputy chief ministerial post, on Friday said that all communities including Lingayat and Dalit need due share of powers in the new state government.Congress on Thursday officially announced the name of the chief...
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Shatrughan Sinha has been travelling nonstop. When Subhash K Jha finally corners the affable and forthright actor-politician for his comments on the controversial film The Kerala Story, the Trinamool Congress MP says, Firstly, let me make it very clear that...
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US President Joe Biden, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday arrived at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida welcomed them at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and the leaders posed for the pictures. For...
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Modi at the G7 last year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his presence at the G7 Summit in Japan is particularly meaningful as India currently holds the G20 presidency. In the departure statement ahead of his six-day three-nation tour, Modi said he is looking forward to exchanging views with the G7...
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The number of government-registered start-ups is nearing the six-figure mark, and stands at 98,927 as of May 9, according to the latest data on the Startup India Web site.India has added 12,214 start-ups so far in 2023, shows an analysis of data previously shared in parliament and latest...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Friday embark on a six-day visit to Japan, Papua New Guinea and Australia to attend three key multilateral summits including that of the Group of Seven (G7) and the Quad, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced on Tuesday.In the first leg of his trip,...
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At least 54 people were killed and more than 185,000 buildings damaged in Myanmar by a powerful cyclone last weekend, state television MRTV reported. Communication difficulties in the affected areas, where infrastructure was already poor, and the military government's tight control over...
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1. Why is TCS required to be collected? -- Section 206C of the Income-Tax Act 1961 provides for TCS in the business of trading in alcohol, liquor, forest produce, scrap etc. Sub-section (1G) of the aforesaid section provides for TCS on foreign remittance through the Liberalised...
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An earlier Chintan Shivir in 2022
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will preside over the second 'Chintan Shivir' of senior officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi on Friday to evolve an action plan for implementation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Vision 2047. According to the sources, the objective of...
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Four people remained stuck inside the lift of a resto bar in Connaught Place in New Delhi before they were rescued by the fire department in a tough one-hour-long operation. According to the fire department, it got a call at 11.14 pm on Wednesday that some people were stuck inside the lift...
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Haryana home minister Anil Vij
Haryana's home and health minister Anil Vij on Thursday ordered overweight police personnel be transferred to the police lines till they become fit again. Vij issued written directions to the additional chief secretary, home department, stating that many police personnel in the department...
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Congress leader Sachin Pilot
Hoardings slamming dissident Congress leader Sachin Pilot have come up at parts of the city, asking him why he was silent on the alleged Sanjivani Credit Cooperative Society scam in Rajasthan. The development comes amid a power tussle between Pilot and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. In...
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