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Akshay Kumar
Amid the ongoing controversy around the word Bharat in President Droupadi Murmu's formal invite to foreign leaders to a G20 dinner, sparking buzz of the country's name change, the title of Akshay Kumar's new film Mission Raniganj: The Great Indian Rescue has been changed to Mission Raniganj: The...
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A yesteryear Bollywood actor on Wednesday deposed before a court in Mumbai in a rape case she has filed against a city-based businessman. She was the first person to depose as a witness in the case which was registered in 2018, and her testimony was recorded `in camera' (where the public and...
23:06
A National Investigation Agency court has issued a proclamation notice against a terrorist in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said on Wednesday. On the request of district police Budgam, the court of additional sessions judge Budgam designated NIA court under Section 22 of...
22:51
BJP leader Amit Malviya
An FIR has been registered against Amit Malviya, in-charge of Bharatiya Janata Party's IT department, for distorting Tamil Nadu youth welfare minister Udhaynidhi Stalin's remark on Sanatan Dharma, the police said in Thiruchirappalli on Wednesday. ...
22:26
In a major accomplishment for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, his official 'X' handle crossed the 26 million (2.6 crore) followers mark according to a statement on Wednesday. The chief minister is the third politician after PM Modi and Amit Shah to reach this milestone. CM Yogi...
22:11
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said that reservations should continue as long as there is discrimination in society. Discrimination exists in society even though it is invisible, he said, speaking at an event in Nagpur. We kept our own fellow human beings...
21:56
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Passengers of a Jeddah-bound flight of Indonesia-based Lion Air were stranded at the international airport in Thiruvananthapuram for around 24 hours after a technical issue was found in the aircraft when it stopped for refuelling on Tuesday, airport sources said. An alternative...
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A man stole a Shivling from a temple in Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh apparently after his prayer for marrying the woman of his choice was not fulfilled. The police have arrested the man and recovered the stolen Shivling. According to locals, the accused, Chhotu (27), wanted to...
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The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday decided that Kunbi caste certificates will be issued to those Marathas hailing from Marathwada region who possess revenue or education documents from the Nizam era that recognise them as Kunbis, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said. Kunbis (the community...
21:10
Robbers armed with sharp weapons intercepted a car, threatened three salesmen of an Ahmedabad-based jewellery firm travelling in it and made off with gold ornaments worth nearly Rs 1.74 crore in Gujarat's Banaskantha district, said the police on Wednesday. Acting swiftly, the Patan district...
20:56
Hindustani classical vocalist Malini Rajurkar, an exponent of Gwalior gharana and a Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee, died in Hyderabad on Wednesday following age-related issues. She was 82. Rajurkar was admitted to a local hospital on Tuesday and she breathed her last on Wednesday at 4.15...
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A team of the ISRO visited the Jadavpur University in Kolkata on Wednesday and took stock of the security measures on the campus. The visit came after Governor CV Ananda Bose, who is also the chancellor of the university, wrote to the Indian Space Research Organisation to suggest security...
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World leaders attending the G20 Summit over the weekend will be treated to an elaborate vegetarian spread representing India's rich culinary traditions, a senior official said. The Mughlai cuisine of north India, the south Indian cooking traditions, and the lip-smacking chaat dishes from...
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Reliance Retail has entered into a joint venture with a 51 per cent stake in Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt-promoted clothing brand of kids and maternity wear Ed-a-Mamma. Reliance Retail Vetures Ltd, the holding company for retail operation of billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries...
20:06
The rupee depreciated by 10 paise and settled for the day at an all-time low of 83.14 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, weighed down by a surge in crude oil prices and strong American currency. Forex traders said the Indian rupee depreciated on Wednesday as the US dollar rose...
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Two terrorists were killed in a fierce gunfight with army soldiers on Wednesday as the troops foiled an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said. While the body of one terrorist has been recovered along with war-like...
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Some Maratha community members burned tyres in Solapur district of Maharashtra on Wednesday to protest against the recent police lathi-charge on quota protesters in Jalna, following which two persons were detained, an official said. This 'Rasta Roko' (road blockade) protest was held on a...
19:07
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a packed schedule ahead of the G20 summit to be held in Delhi, as he would attend the ASEAN-India meet and East Asia Summit on Thursday before returning home the same evening for key bilateral talks with the leaders of three countries on September 8, officials...
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Prominent wildlife conservationist and photographer Aditya 'Dicky' Singh died at his home on the outskirts of Ranthambore tiger reserve in Rajasthan Wednesday morning. He was 57. Aditya had a surgery after a minor heart attack a few weeks ago, after which he had come back and was...
18:43
Chinese President Xi Jinping
Japan has joined India, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and Taiwan to lodge protests against China over its new standard map for including the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea as part of its territory. Japan's chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told the media in Tokyo...
18:12
Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga
Ten Kuki MLAs of Manipur, Civil Society Organisations and Suspension of Operations groups from the hill areas of Manipur met Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga in Aizawl on Wednesday, officials said. Zoramthanga said he was deeply hurt with the sufferings of people due to the violence in...
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Allaying India's concerns over activities of pro-Khalistani elements in the UK, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak asserted on Wednesday that no form of extremism is acceptable, adding that the right to hold lawful protest does not extend to violent or threatening behaviour. In an...
17:17
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Equity benchmark indices ended in the positive territory on Wednesday on buying in HDFC Bank and a largely firm trend in Asian markets. Fag-end buying helped the BSE Sensex climb 100.26 points or 0.15 per cent to settle at 65,880.52. During the day, it had declined 292.23 points or 0.44 per...
17:10
PM Modi and UK PM Sunak in Bali
India's diversity and its extraordinary successes means it is the right country at the right time to hold the G20 presidency, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday, as he hailed Narendra Modi's leadership over the last year, noting that India's presidency of the bloc came when the...
17:02
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be travelling to New Delhi on Saturday for the President's G20 dinner, officials said on Wednesday. Banerjee will be flying to the national capital at the invitation of President Droupadi Murmu, they said. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh...
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Ahead of the G20 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spelt out a set of dos and don'ts to be observed by ministers during the two-day event to ensure that the visiting dignitaries are not put to any inconvenience, sources said. The ministers have been asked to ditch their...
16:39
BCCI President Roger Binny could not stop gushing over the warm and friendly treatment they received in Pakistan on their short visit to the neighbouring nation while Board Vice President Rajeev Shukla asserted that cricket could be the bridge between the two countries that share a tense...
16:29
Chandra Bose
Chandra Bose, the grandnephew of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, resigned from BJP on Wednesday saying that the promises of propagating the nationalist leader's vision was not fulfilled by the saffron camp. Chandra Bose had joined BJP in 2016 and had twice contested on BJP ticket - in...
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The UK government will table a draft proscription order in the House of Commons on Wednesday which will impose a ban on Russia's mercenary Wagner Group as a terrorist organisation. The proscription order will make it illegal to be a member of or support the Russian group in the UK, the...
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will land in India later this week for the G20 World Leaders' Summit and can expect a grand welcome from his relatives in New Delhi, according to a UK media report. The Daily Telegraph' reported over the weekend that Sunak's relatives will host a...
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Delhi government on Wednesday said the national capital is ready to welcome foreign delegates and said all the preparations for the G20 Summit are complete. Addressing a press conference, cabinet ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj shared details of the preparations done by the Delhi...
15:39
Indian-American physician-author Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee's The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human' has been longlisted for the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction in London on Wednesday. The New York-based cancer physician and researcher, an...
15:37
Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday that those responsible for the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and the ensuing violence at the U.S Capitol must be held accountable -- even if that means Donald Trump. Read the report here.
15:29
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will hold extensive interactions with EU parliamentarians, students and the Indian diaspora during his almost week-long visit to Europe, which began on Tuesday. Sources said Gandhi will meet and hold consultations with EU MPs on September 7 in Brussels,...
15:04
Taking India's G20 Presidency as an opportunity to showcase the country's digital public goods to the world and its 'Digital India' initiative, the central government has decided to provide hands-on experiences to around 1,000 visiting foreign delegates with UPI wallets technology, besides...
14:59
The district consumer forum in Tiruvallur has directed ITC Ltd Food Division to pay a sum of Rs 1 lakh to a consumer for alleged unfair trade practice after he complained that packets of the corporate's biscuit brand Sunfeast Marie Light had one biscuit lesser than that advertised on the...
14:37
Bharat Mandapam: The venue of the G20 meet
The Delhi Police on Wednesday urged people not to visit India Gate and Kartavya Path (formerly called Rajpath) for activities such as walking, cycling and picnicking in view of the G20 Summit. The mega event is slated to be held from September 9 to 10 at the newly built international...
14:24
Nilesh Shah, MD & CEO at Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company will not be moving to another AMC, says the company quashing rumours of his move.
14:22
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Manipur government and the law enforcement agencies to file a status report on the recovery of arms made from all sources in the ethnic-violence hit state. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra...
14:18
The Mumbai meeting of INDIA bloc
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday took a swipe at the government over the India-Bharat naming row, saying the opposition bloc could call itself the Alliance for Betterment, Harmony And Responsible Advancement for Tomorrow (BHARAT) and then perhaps the ruling party might stop the fatuous...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday protected four members of the Editors Guild of India against any coercive action till Monday in connection with two FIRs lodged against them in Manipur for offences, including promoting enmity between two communities. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y...
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The Special Session of Parliament will start in the old building on 18th September and will be later moved to the new building on 19th September on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. Ahead of the special Parliament Session beginning September 18, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia...
12:59
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pointing out that no agenda has been listed for the special Parliament session and raising nine issues, including violence in Manipur, for discussion. The issues listed by Gandhi included Centre-state...
12:31
The first official meeting of the 'One Nation One Election' committee that was formed to examine the policy, is likely to take place on Wednesday under the chairmanship of former President Ram Nath Kovind at his residence in the national capital, the sources said. The Union Law...
12:09
With a 5 am show in Kolkata, a 6 am one in Jaipur and tickets flying off the proverbial shelf, Shah Rukh Khan's latest Jawan is set to break the opening day figures of his own film Pathaan with insiders pegging day one earnings at Rs 65-70 crore. Jawan, a pan-India thriller that releases on...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a petition seeking a direction to the Centre to take steps to curb fraudulent religious conversions in the country. Why should the court enter into this thicket? How can the court issue a writ of mandamus to the government, said a bench...
11:34
The INDIA Bloc meet in Mumbai
The first meeting of the Coordination Committee of the INDIA alliance will be held on September 13, the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut said on Wednesday. Raut, while speaking to media persons in Mumbai confirmed that the meeting will be held at Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)...
11:31
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh points out just one of the many hiccups the government will face if India undergoes a name change. Look at how confused the Modi government is! The Prime Minister of Bharat at the 20th ASEAN-India summit. All this drama just because the Opposition got...
11:13
Priyanka Chopra with Nick, Joe, Sophie
Joe Jonas, the renowned singer and member of the Jonas Brothers, has officially filed for divorce from his wife, Sophie Turner, the acclaimed actress known for her role in Game of Thrones. The petition was filed in Miami Dade County, Florida, citing that their four-year marriage is...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear during the day a plea by the Editors Guild of India seeking protection from coercive action in two FIRs lodged in Manipur against some of its members. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench headed by Chief Justice of...
10:54
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for India's changed attitude at international for a, a reason for India finding its place at the high table of diplomacy. In an interview with ANI, Jaishankar said, It is a different world, a different India. It...
10:38
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A case has been registered by the police in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district, where a brother and sister were brutally beaten by the locals, mistaking them for lovers.The incident took place on the day of Raksha Bandhan (August 31). The boy identified as Atul Chaudhary, along with his sister,...
10:38
The free trade agreement (FTA) talks with India are progressing and Britain will only agree to a pact that works for the whole of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told his ministers. Ahead of his first visit to India as UK Prime Minister to attend the G20 World Leaders'...
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White House official Jake Sullivan, on Tuesday, said that China has the option to come in and play the role of a spoiler at the upcoming G20 Summit, scheduled to take place on September 9 and 10 in Delhi. Responding to a query on the India and China tension affecting the G20 Summit, the...
10:09
Heads of State and other world leaders attending the G20 Summit in New Delhi will be served grand meals on bespoke silverware bearing intricately engraved motifs inspired from the cultural heritage of India, a Jaipur-based metalware firm has said. Iris Jaipur on Tuesday held a preview of...
10:01
Taking a veiled dig at Opposition parties over their comments following Rashtrapati Bhawan sending out invitations for a G20 dinner on September 9 on behalf of 'President of Bharat', External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India that is Bharat is mentioned in the Constitution.In an exclusive...
09:46
The Congress on Wednesday attacked the Centre over strife in Manipur, saying the cycle of violence continues even after four months, but for the Modi government the situation is normal in the state. The opposition party's attack came after a full curfew was clamped in all...
09:17
An FIR was registered in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur against DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's son Priyank Kharge for allegedly outraging religious feelings, police said on Wednesday. Stalin was booked for his call to eradicate Sanatan...
08:52
A 14-year-old boy who was bitten by a dog over a month ago and hid the incident from his parents died of rabies in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, police said on Tuesday. Shahvaz, a student of class 8, died on Monday evening when he was being brought back to Ghaziabad from Bulandshahr, where he...
08:50
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said family system is on the decline across the world, but Bharat has survived this crisis because truth is its foundation. Addressing a gathering of senior citizens in Maharashtra's Nagpur city on Tuesday,...
08:30
It is for China to decide what role it plays at the G20 Summit in New Delhi, a top US official has said, asserting that if Beijing wants to come in and be a spoiler, that option is available to it. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan was responding to a question at a White House news...
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Higher reaches of the Dhauladhar in Kangra and Baralacha connecting Lahaul and Ladhak experienced this season's first spell of snowfall on Tuesday, reports reaching Shimla said. The snowfall caused a slight drop in temperature in the picturesque hill stations of Dharamshala and Manali and...
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The Army on Tuesday launched 'Project Naman' that will entail establishing facilitation and grievance redressal centres for veterans and the next of kin of personnel who have lost their lives, officials said. The first such centre will be established in Delhi Cantonment soon, they...
01:39
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday left for an almost week-long Europe tour during which he will hold meetings with European Union lawyers, students and the Indian diaspora, sources said. Gandhi will meet a group of EU lawyers in Brussels on September 7 and also hold a similar meeting...
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A Mumbai-based female advocate accused of abetting the suicide of Shiv Sena-UBT leader and former corporator Sudhir Sayaji More has moved an anticipatory bail application before a sessions court in Mumbai, calling charges against her as extremely vague'. The plea is likely to be heard on...
00:43
A 14-year-old boy who was bitten by a dog over a month ago and hid the incident from his parents died of rabies in Ghaziabad, the police said on Tuesday. Shahvaz, a student of class 8, died on Monday evening when he was being brought back to Ghaziabad from Bulandshahr, where he was taken for...
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Congress leader Shashi Tharoor
With G20 dinner invites being sent out in the name of 'President of Bharat', Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said while there is no constitutional objection to calling India 'Bharat', he hopes the government will not be so foolish to completely dispense with 'India' which has...
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