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Congress Working Committee member Shashi Tharoor on Monday said he feels the party could nominate either its chief Mallikarjun Kharge or former AICC president Rahul Gandhi as Prime Minister if the INDIA bloc comes to power in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Tharoor said there could be a surprise...
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has seized 8.022 kilograms of gold worth Rs 4.78 crore and Rs 1.22 crore cash at Zaveri Bazar in south Mumbai, an official said on Monday. Two premises were...
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A girder of an overbridge being constructed on a section of the Mumbai-Goa highway collapsed on Monday after developing cracks in Chiplun city in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district, the police said. Nobody was injured in the incident as the area was already cordoned off. The girder...
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Justice Siddharth Mridul was on Monday appointed as the chief justice of the Manipur high court, more than three months after his name was recommended by the Supreme Court collegium. On October 9, a...
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An MP-MLA court in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, on Monday issued a non-bailable warrant against former MP and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaya Prada in a case related to the violation of the Model Code of Conduct during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. ...
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Chief Justice DY Chandrachud
Yeh kya market hai jo aap phone pe baat kar rahe hai? Chief Justice DY Chandrachud remarked on Monday as he took strong exception to a lawyer talking on the mobile phone inside his courtroom. The CJI, who was holding the bench along with Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra, ordered the...
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Tata Group-owned Air India on Monday said passengers flying out of Kolkata during the upcoming Durga Puja will be served Bengali cuisine specially curated for the festival. The Bengali menu will be available from October 21 to 23. Guests will be offered delicacies like egg chicken rolls,...
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The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the UN agency which supports Palestinian refugees, said on Monday that equipment had been taken from its facility in Gaza, where security cameras covering the entrance and exit were damaged further to blasts from the conflict in previous days and ceased...
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The police seized Rs 2 crore of unaccounted cash was seized from six persons in Hyderabad, the police said on Monday. On October 15, police teams, on receiving credible information, apprehended six persons in Secunderabad who were travelling in a suspicious manner, and found unaccounted cash...
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The wholesale price index-based inflation remained in the negative territory for the sixth straight month in September at (-)0.26 per cent, on easing prices of food articles. The WPI-based inflation rate has been in the negative since April and was (-)0.52 per cent in August. In September...
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The Enforcement Directorate on Monday said it has conducted fresh searches against the promoters and entities of erstwhile Bhushan Steel Limited as part of a money laundering probe against them linked to an alleged Rs 56,000 crore bank fraud case. Thirty locations in the national capital...
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Benchmark equity indices ended lower on Monday, falling for the third day running, amid weak trends in global markets and spike in Brent crude oil prices due to geopolitical tension in the Middle East. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 115.81 points or 0.17 per cent to settle at...
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External affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi was on Monday appointed India's permanent representative to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva. Bagchi, a 1995-batch Indian Foreign Service official, took over as spokesperson of the ministry of external...
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Two armed motorcyclists shot dead a constable during a vehicle checking drive in Bihar's Vaishali district on Monday, while both miscreants were later gunned down by the police, an official said. Superintendent of police Ravi Ranjan said the 35-year-old constable was fired upon by the two...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday filed a charge sheet against six people and a juvenile in connection with two tribal women being paraded naked in Manipur's Kangpokpi district in May this year. A video of the incident, which surfaced in July this year, led to widespread...
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Preparations have started in Ayodhya for Deepotsav, in which 24 lakh 'diyas' (earthen lamps) will be lit on Ram ki Pairi, and light and sound show in here on the eve of Diwali, officials said. On November 11, 24 lakh lamps will be lit on Ram Ki Pairi at the banks of river Saryu. On this...
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A court in Nuh on Monday granted bail to cow vigilante Monu Manesar in connection with the Nuh violence case, said his counsel. Monu Manesar got bail and furnished Rs 1 lakh surety bond, his counsel Kulbhushan Bhardwaj said. The bail was granted by the court of Amit Kumar Verma, judicial...
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In an intelligence-based joint operation with the Assam police, the National Investigation Agency on Monday arrested Mohammed Noor Hussain from Assam in a case related to a bomb blast in Manipur, officials said. The case was initially registered by the Manipur police, vide FIR no....
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Strong winds caused several hoardings to fall from the roof of the Ekana Stadium on to the seats below during the World Cup match between Australia and Sri Lanka in Lucknow on Monday. After rain stopped play for a bit, there was a dust storm and heavy winds led to several iron angles with...
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The Madras high court on Monday reserved orders on a petition filed by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam minister V Senthil Balaji, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case, seeking bail. Justice G Jayachandran reserved order without specifying any...
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As the media watches, Ram Kishan hurls a brick into the abandoned bungalow of Moninder Singh Pandher, anger and frustration reflecting on his face.The labourer's three-year-old son was one of the victims of the 2006 serial killings.Emotions overflowed as nearly two-decade-old wounds were opened...
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The Supreme Court is scheduled to deliver its much anticipated judgement on Tuesday on pleas seeking legal validation for same-sex marriage.A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud had on May 11 reserved its verdict on the pleas after a marathon hearing of 10...
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Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey, who wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla accusing Trinamool Congress's Mahua Moitra of taking 'bribes' from a businessman to ask questions in Parliament, has also written to IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, urging him to investigate the IP addresses of her...
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Hospitals are running out of fuel to run dialysis units. Mohammed Salem/Reuters
Dozens of operational headquarters and mortar bomb launching positions in the Gaza Strip belonging to Hamas have been destroyed in air strikes, the Israel Defense Forces announced.Among the sites destroyed were the military headquarters of Ali Kachi, a commander of the terror organization's...
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Statement from the Adani Group on allegations against TMC MP Mahua Moitra. In a shocking development, on Sunday, 15 Oct 2023, a Supreme Court lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai, filed a complaint with the CBI in the form of a sworn affidavit bringing on record the commission of an elaborate criminal...
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US Secy of State Antony Blinken lands in Tel Aviv. Jacquelyn Martin/Reuters
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun meetings with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. This is Blinken's second visit to Israel since the Hamas attacks on October 7. On this visit, Blinken did not travel to Jerusalem like last time, but is in Tel Aviv...
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Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho inaugurated the Sreebhumi Durga Puja Pandal on Monday during a two-day visit to West Bengal. The 2002 World Cup winner received a warm welcome from fans at the Puja pandal in the city. The legendary footballer also played football with the Trinamool...
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Ruling in favour of pro-life, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected a woman's plea, seeking medical termination of 26 weeks of pregnancy. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, also comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra passed the order observing that there...
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Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra has sent legal notices to BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai for making false and defamatory allegations against her. Dubey had written to Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla, alleging that Moitra had accepted cash in exchange for posing...
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A SpiceJet aircraft that operated a flight from the national capital to Tel Aviv on Sunday is facing a technical issue and the plane has been taken to Jordan to rectify the problem, according to sources. SpiceJet had operated the flight, with an A340 aircraft, under Operation Ajay. On...
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Foreign courts don't think cow vigilantism has left any region 'safe' in India, suggest two asylum cases. Read more here.
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Israeli soldiers collect rifles at a kibbutz. Ronen Zvulun/Reuters
Israel Defence Forces spokesman Daniel Hagari says 199 people are being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, revising up an earlier number of 155 given yesterday. Speaking in a media briefing, he says the military has updated the families of all hostages. Israeli forces, supported by US...
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Salman Khan starrer Tiger 3 will get a Diwali release. Yash Raj Films has announced that the third film in the trilogy will be released on November 12. The calculations behind the date is this: YRF believes that 2023 is the year of 'Adhik Maas' which has led to complications regarding...
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Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Monday denied reports that it has agreed to halt fire in southern Gaza to allow humanitarian aid to enter through the Rafah border crossing, The Times of Israel reported. A terse statement from Netanyahu's office stated, At the moment...
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People carry the body of a Palestinian killed in Israeli attacks. Reuters
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday charged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was more concerned about happenings in Israel than in Manipur, which has been riven by an ethnic conflict since May this year.Addressing a rally near Raj Bhavan in Aizwal after undertaking a 2-km-long padayatra...
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The Rafah border is still closed. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters
Crowds of people wanting to leave Gaza have gathered at the Rafah border crossing, after earlier reports suggested it could be temporarily reopened, reports the BBC.Any reopening of the Gaza-Egypt crossing would allow desperately-needed aid into the area, and some foreigners to leave.However, at...
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Cricket will be a part of the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028 and will make its return after 128 years to the multi-sport extravaganza, announced the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday. The 2028 event will also include sports like baseball/softball, lacrosse, squash and...
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Palestinian loses his family in Israel bombing. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters
The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, which has the largest UN footprint in the Gaza Strip, has warned that it is on the verge of collapse and was even running out of body bags amidst the raging conflict between Israel and the Hamas militants. As I speak with you, Gaza is...
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An Israeli patrol at a Kibbutz. Ronen Zvulun/Reuters
Israel on Monday announced it will evacuate people living in the north of the country in the area up to two kilometres from the border from Lebonon and to relocate them to state-funded guest houses. The National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) of Israel's Ministry of Defence and the...
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The Allahabad High Court on Monday acquitted Surender Koli and Maninder Singh Pandher in the infamous Nithari serial killings case in Noida for lack of evidence. Both had been sentenced to death on charges of rape and murder. A total 19 cases had been lodged against businessman Pandher and...
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Prabir Purkaystha
NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its HR head Amit Chakravarty on Monday moved the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court's refusal to interfere with their arrest and police remand in a case lodged under the anti-terror law UAPA. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y...
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Rona-Lee Shimon
Israeli actor Rona-Lee Shimon, celebrated for her leading role in the popular web series 'Fauda,' has pledged her commitment to opposing Hamas in light of the terrorist group's attack on her country. Deeply moved by the loss of innocent lives in attacks by Hamas, the actress is...
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Former Chief Election Commissioner and former Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Manohar Singh Gill passed away in Delhi on Sunday. According to his family members, the last rites of Manohar Singh Gill will be held at the Lodi Road Crematorium at 3 p.m. on Monday. Gill retired...
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A bombed Palestinian house in Gaza. Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa/Reuters
Water has run out at UN shelters across Gaza and overwhelmed doctors at the territory's largest hospital struggled to care for patients they fear will die once generators run out of fuel. Israel's military said it would not target a specific route south for several hours, again urging...
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The country's forex reserves dropped by a further USD 2.166 billion to USD 584.742 billion for the week ended October 6, the RBI said on Friday. India's forex kitty had gone down by USD 3.794 billion to USD 586.908 billion in the previous week.
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Benchmark equity indices declined in early trade on Monday amid weak trends in Asian markets and spike in Brent crude oil prices due to geopolitical tension in the Middle East. Falling for the third day running, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined 243.36 points to 66,039.38.
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A Palestinian man extinguishes a fire at Khan Younis. Yasser Qudih/Reuters
NBC News says the the crossing at Rafah to Egypt will open at 9am local time and and then close again in the late afternoon.The reports come after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that Egypt has put in place a lot of material support for people in Gaza, and Rafah will be...
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There's a severe crisis of fuel in Gaza. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters
The Gaza-based staff of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, or UNRWA, have relocated to Rafah near the border with Egypt, and are working out of the same building as thousands of desperate displaced people, said Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency...
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Flowers placed before the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen. Ritzau Scanpix/Ida Marie Odgaard via Reuters
US President Joe Biden has said that there is a fundamental difference between Israelis killed in the Hamas attack and Palestinian civilians and Hamas terrorists killed in Tel Aviv's counter-attack as the terrorist group Hamas has engaged in barbarism that is as consequential as the...
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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Sunday slammed Islamic countries for not opening up their gates for civilians from Gaza who are seeking to flee their homes in the face of an imminent ground invasion by Israel. She also hit out at former US president Barack Obama and Joe...
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The Army has said that Agniveer Amritpal Singh committed suicide by shooting himself while on sentry duty and that military honours were not extended to his funeral as deaths arising out of self-inflicted injuries are not given such honours.The Army, on Sunday, asserted that it does not...
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The cricketers from Pakistan have enjoyed the warmth and hospitality ever since they landed in India to compete in the World Cup but a video has surfaced on social media where Mohammed Rizwan was seen getting heckled by a few fans in Ahmedabad with the chants of 'Jai Shri Ram' while he walked...
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