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The Travancore Devaswom Board, the apex temple body which manages major shrines in Kerala's Travancore region, has issued a new circular banning the activities of the RSS on temple premises and its properties. According to the circular issued by the Devaswom Commissioner, the 'namajapa...
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The Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF), an organisation of the Kuki-Zo community, on Tuesday alleged that Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has instigated the ethnic strife in the northeastern state which began in early May. Commenting on RSS chief Mohan...
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Ahead of the Assembly elections in Rajasthan, enforcement agencies have seized Rs 244 crore cash in the last 15 days, officials said on Tuesday. A strict vigil is being maintained by the police, excise, income tax and other enforcement agencies and a new record has been made in the seizure...
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After keeping mum for nearly two months, China on Tuesday formally sacked its missing defence minister Gen. Li Shangfu who met the same fate as his former Cabinet colleague and foreign minister Qin Gang whose whereabouts are not yet known.On Tuesday, China also removed Finance Minister Liu Kun...
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday hit back at Congress leader Digvijaya Singh for terming him a dramatist after he performed the 'kanya pujan' ritual as part of Navratri festival. The chief minister also asked the Congress leadership to clear its stand on...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attended the celebratory burning of Ravan's effigy on the occasion of 'Vijaya Dashmi' at Delhi's Ram Leela Maidan in Dwaraka Sector 10.Modi is the chief guest at the 11th grand Ramleela of the Shri Ramleela Society. He also performed Ravana Dahan.The PM was...
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National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said if the conflict in the Middle East spread beyond Gaza, a large number of Indians working in the region will be affected. If the conflict drags on, we will definitely get affected. No other country has more nationals working in...
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In a major relief to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, the caretaker government of Pakistan's Punjab province on Tuesday suspended his seven-year sentence in the Al-Azizia corruption case.The Punjab caretaker government led by Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi is considered an extension of the...
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An-eight-year-old girl, who was bitten by a stray dog in Agra about two weeks ago, died on Saturday, an official said on Tuesday. The girl's mother allegedly used home remedies instead of anti-rabies vaccine(ARV). Dr Jitendra Verma, head of the community health centre (CHC), Bah...
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A 20-year-old student preparing for IIT in Rajasthan's Kota allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his native home here, police said on Tuesday. Roshan Verma was sleeping with his family members in the verandah of his house in Devki Chhapra village on...
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Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has said judges, though not elected, have a very vital role to play because the judiciary has a stabilising influence in the evolution of societies which are rapidly changing with technology. He was responding to the most common criticism that...
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Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman S Somanath on Tuesday expressed his wish for increased female representation in the nation's space missions. He said this desire echoes the sentiments of the nation, including that of the Prime Minister.During an event at the Pournami Kavu temple...
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The Sri Lankan Cabinet has approved the policy to issue free tourist visas to travellers from India and six other countries, Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said on Tuesday, amidst efforts to rebuild the debt-trapped island nation's tourism sector. Foreign Minister Sabry in a statement said that...
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China has asked Bhutan to establish diplomatic ties with it and resolve the boundary issue as soon as possible to transform the relations between the two neighbours into legal form. Bhutanese Foreign Minister Dr Tandi Dorji who is currently visiting Beijing to take part in the boundary...
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Amid its ongoing conflict with Hamas, Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Tuesday said it carried out strikes at more than 400 terrorist targets in the past 24 hours. The IDF asserted that it will continue operating to ensure the safety of innocent civilians.Taking to X, the IDF stated, In a...
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A 25-year-old teacher of a madrasa in Gujarat's Junagadh district has been arrested for allegedly sodomising at least 10 of his minor students, police said. Apart from the maulana (teacher), the police have also arrested a 55-year-old trustee of the madrasa for allegedly not taking any...
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Pakistan on Tuesday successfully conducted a training launch of the Ghauri Weapon System, according to a statement by the army, a week after holding the flight test of the ballistic missile Ababeel Weapon System. The purpose of the launch is aimed at testing the operational and technical...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday celebrated Dussehra with Army soldiers at a forward base in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang.The defence minister also performed Shastra Puja (worship of weapons) on the occasion, officials said.Singh's celebration of Dussehra with the soldiers at the...
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Bishen Singh Bedi has bowled them over with the ultimate spin ball. His family did not see it coming. This is how the Indian cricketing great's family is feeling a day after his death as they paid tribute to the legend who left for his celestial abode after living an inspiring life. The...
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V K Pandian, the former aide to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has been appointed Chairman 5T (Transformational Initiatives) with the rank of a cabinet minister, an official notification said on Tuesday. The development comes less than 24 hours after Pandian took voluntary retirement...
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday said cultural Marxists and woke elements are using their influence in media and academia to spoil the country's education and culture. Addressing the RSS Dussehra rally in Nagpur, Bhagwat described cultural Marxists and woke as...
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A 15-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed to death by his friends in a village in Amethi, the police said on Tuesday. The body of Meraj was retrieved from a forest in Mohabbatpur village in Jagdishpur town on Monday night, they said. Meraj's father Riyaz told the police that his son had...
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Educational technology company Byju's chief financial officer Ajay Goel has quit after completing the audit process for the financial year 2022 and will return to Vedanta, the company said in a statement. The edtech major has roped in industry veteran Pradip Kanakia as the senior advisor,...
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Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh members organised path sanchalan (route march) on the occasion of RSS Vijayadashami Utsav on Tuesday. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Padma Shri Shankar Mahadevan, who has been invited as the chief guest, were also present on the occasion. On the...
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Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan helps a child write his first letters on Vijayadashmi/ANI on X
Thousands of tiny tots were entered into the world of letters and knowledge in Kerala on the auspicious Vijayadasami day on Tuesday, marking the culmination of the nine-day-long annual Navratri festival. According to Hindu tradition, Vijayadasami is observed as the day of Vidyarambham, the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended his greetings to the people on the occasion of Vijayadashami. Taking to social media platform, X, the Prime Minister said, Best wishes to my family members across the country on Vijayadashami. This holy festival brings the message of...
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The overall air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the 'very poor' category on Tuesday morning, as per SAFAR-India. According to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research, the Air Quality Index in the overall Delhi region was in the 'very poor'...
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Tom Cruise's next Mission: Impossible won't be hitting the theatres as per the originally planned release date. The makers will now release the film on May 23, 2025, instead of June 28, 2024, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Also, the film will most probably not be...
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit the US on Thursday for a three-day visit and hold talks with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a part of the Biden administration's efforts to maintain an open channel of communications with Beijing. Blinken will host his Chinese counterpart in...
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Four empty coaches of an Electric Multiple Unit derailed near suburban Avadi in Chennai early on Tuesday, a Southern Railway official said. There was no immediate report of any injuries. It was an empty rake from the Avadi maintenance car shed, a senior official said without divulging...
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A screengrab of Hamas releasing Yocheved Lifshitz and Nurit Cooper/Al-Qassam Brigades, military wing of Hamas/Handout/Reuters
Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, the terrorist group on Tuesday released two more hostages, The Times of Israel reported, adding that they were identified as Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz. According to the report, a military helicopter ferrying the two freed hostages landed on...
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The Congress on Monday night declared its candidate for the last remaining assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh, Amla in Betul district, but with a bureaucrat who was tipped to be the party nominee not getting government's nod in time to quit service, the ticket has gone to someone else for...
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As many as 2,525 suburban services will remain cancelled till November 6 due to a block undertaken for works that began on October 7 in connection with the construction of 6th line between Khar and Goregaon stations, Western Railway said on Monday....
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A group of burglars stole at least Rs 21 lakh after cutting a Punjab National Bank ATM in southwest Delhi's Palam, the police said on Monday. They said they received a PCR call around 4.40 am about tampering with the PNB's ATM installed at Manglapuri. On inquiry, it was found that the...
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A five-year-old boy and two women were killed, while several others received injuries in a stampede at a Durga Puja pandal in Bihar's Gopalganj district on Monday, the police said. The incident happened at a crowded pandal in the Raja Dal locality of the town, superintendent of police Swarna...
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