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All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief Edappadi K Palaniswami has approached the Madras high court seeking to restrain expelled leader O Paneerselvam from claiming to be the party coordinator and using the party's two leaves symbol, flag and letter head. When a suit filed by...
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The Press Council of India on Thursday issued guidelines for covering news related to the LGBTQ+ community asking journalists to avoid use of words such as 'eunuch' or the phrase 'sex-change surgery' and opt for transgender woman and gender affirmative surgery respectively. Do not use...
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The army on Thursday said an inquiry is underway into the death of a soldier in West Bengal last week, hours after the grieving family staged a protest in Jammu against his alleged murder. Rifleman Amit Singh, a resident of Akhnoor sector of Jammu, was posted in West Bengal and was found...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with 'Team G20' at Bharat Mandapam on Friday, his office said. He will also address the gathering on the occasion and the interaction will be followed by dinner, it added. The interaction will see the participation of around 3,000 people, who...
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has released pictures of 10 wanted accused in the March 2023 attack and vandalism at the Indian consulate in San Francisco, USA, and has sought information about them from the general public. The agency has issued three separate request for...
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The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam does not have any problem over its (electoral) ties with the BJP and wants Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be reelected in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, AIADMK senior leader and former state minister Sellur K Raju said on Thursday. Like the AIADMK,...
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Just in: Rajya Sabha on Thursday unanimously passed the Women's Reservation Bill. All the 215 MPs voted in favour the bill and no members voted against it. More details soon.
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Malayalam actor-politician Suresh Gopi was on Thursday nominated as the president of Kolkata-based Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute and chairman of its governing council. Union minister Anurag Thakur shared the news on microblogging site X and congratulated the actor. Many...
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Just In: Voting underway in Rajya Sabha on women's reservation bill after an 11-hour debate.
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Modi, Biden and Trudeau
Amid the rising tensions between India and Canada, US State Department's Hindustani Spokesperson Margaret MacLeod on Thursday emphasised that the US has its own relations with India and Canada, noting that both are important for the United States. Macleod further said that Canadian Prime...
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is at the UNGA, spoke to the media on Thursday about the diplomatic standoff with India. Trudeau, who answered the questions in both English and French as Canada is a bilingual nation, said, I call upon the Government of India to work with...
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Bengaluru-headquartered IT company Wipro on Thursday said its CFO Jatin Dalal has resigned to pursue other career opportunities, and Aparna C Iyer was appointed as chief financial officer with immediate effect. Iyer will report to CEO Thierry Delaporte and will join the Wipro Executive...
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A 70-foot-high national flag has been hoisted at the Ajote War Memorial near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, a defence spokesman said on Thursday. The tricolour was installed by the Army in collaboration with the Flag Foundation of India, the spokesman...
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Amid the ongoing drive to break the gangster-terrorist nexus in Punjab, the state police on Thursday launched a state-wide crackdown against various gangsters and raided over 1159 suspected places and hideouts of their associates. As per the police officials, one person was arrested while 30...
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PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti
PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday hit out at the BJP for allegedly felicitating a religious leader, jailed under the stringent Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, after his release. Religious leaders now released and felicitated by the BJP after being slapped with the PSA were earlier...
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Swati Nayak on X
Dr Swati Nayak, a top scientist at the International Rice Research Institute, has been named the 2023 recipient of the prestigious Norman E Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application. Nayak is the South Asia Lead for Seed System and Product Management at the IRRI at New...
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Superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Thursday offered prayers at the famous Lalbaugcha Raja in Mumbai along with his younger son AbRam. Lalbaugcha Raja is a Lord Ganesha idol kept at Lalbaug, a locality in Mumbai, during the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. SRK was seen in his old famous ponytail...
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MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi
Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday highlighted the concerns regarding the baby Ariha case and said that the German authorities have granted counsellor access to baby Ariha. German authorities granted counsellor access to baby Ariha on August 31. The...
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Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch has announced his retirement from the Fox and News Corporation Boards, the New York Times reported. His son Lachlan will become the sole executive in control of the worldwide media empire following Murdoch's announcement. A person with knowledge of...
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Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Thursday said it will sell a 75 per cent stake in its subsidiary Glenmark Life Sciences to Nirma Ltd for Rs 5,651.5 crore. The company's board at its meeting held on September 21, 2023, considered and approved the sale of 91,895,379 shares representing 75 per cent...
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Udhayanidhi Stalin
The Madras high court on Thursday restrained Tamil Nadu youth welfare minister Udhayanidhi Stalin from making any references to former Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami in the Kodanad heist-cum-murder case. Justice RN Manjula directed Udhayanidhi against making any reference, that is...
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The arrest of TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu in connection with the AP Skill Development Corporation scam rocked the Andhra Pradesh assembly on Thursday, and all the members of the opposition party were suspended for allegedly disrupting the proceedings. Assembly Speaker Tammineni Sitaram...
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More than 10 people were injured when Manipur security forces fired tear gas shells on protesters for trying to storm police stations and court arrest demanding the unconditional release of the five arrested youths on Thursday. As a precautionary measure, the state government cancelled...
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Around 500 security personnel will be deployed at Delhi University's North Campus for the students' union elections on Friday, officials said. Adequate arrangements have also been made in the South Campus of the university for the election. They said that more than 10 station house...
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A 32-year-old Indian banker on Thursday successfully scaled Mt Manaslu in Nepal, achieving the feat of being the first Indian climber to summit the world's eighth highest mountain peak in this season. Sunil Kumar, who hails from Haryana, reached the peak of Mt Manaslu which stands at 8,163...
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Sixteen deer have died at Bannerghatta Biological Park in Bengaluru due to an abdominal related disease and internecine fight, officials said on Thursday. This comes close on the heels of the death of seven leopard cubs which were infected by a highly contagious virus -- Feline...
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The Lal Bahadur Shastri School in RK Puram received an email about a bomb on the premises that later turned out to be a hoax, the police said on Thursday. Information was received regarding the bomb threat email from Lal Bahadur Shastri School, Sector-3, RK Puram on Thursday. The police...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty buckled under selling pressure for the third straight session to settle nearly 1 per cent lower on Thursday as investors pared exposure to auto, banking and financial shares amid a sluggish trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 570.60...
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MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi
India on Thursday said Canada did not share any specific information with India on the Hardeep Singh Nijjar case. Addressing the media, the external affairs ministry said, We provided specific information with Canada on anti-India activities carried out from Canadian soil. The MEA also...
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India has initiated a probe into the matter of alleged dumping of drawer sliders by Chinese firms in the country. The move is aimed at protecting domestic players from cheap imports from the neighbouring country. The probe was started after a complaint by Highhope Furniture Fittings...
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, during his visit to India for the G20 Summit, refused to stay at the presidential suite, and stayed at a regular room in the same hotel, informed sources. Notably, presidential suites are specially designed by Indian security agencies as per security...
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Amid strains in India-Canada ties, Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday met Home Minister Amit Shah and hoped for a quick resolution to disputes between the two countries, noting that Punjabis in large numbers live there and the deteriorating relations have left them in a...
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Pakistan's election commission on Thursday announced that the general elections in the country will take place in the last week of January 2024. In a statement, the electoral body said that it reviewed work on delimiting constituencies and the initial list for the delimitation of...
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Canada on Thursday said it is assessing its staff complement in India and taking action to ensure safety of its diplomats in the country claiming that some of them have received threats on various social media platforms. The Canadian high commission said Ottawa expects New Delhi to...
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Bharatiya Janata Party Tamil Nadu President K Annamalai on Thursday asserted that there is no problem between his party and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He also said that he does not have any problem with any AIADMK leader. The common thread that linked...
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'The suspension of Kailash Meghwal, Rajasthan BJP MLA, after he levelled corruption allegations against Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, is another example that the Sangh throws away when you are of no use. It happened with Advani, once a champion, today is nobody. Today with Kailash...
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At a time of heightened Indo-Canada tensions over Khalistani terrorists in the North American country, the report of the Honourable Bob Rae, Independent Advisor to Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, on outstanding questions with respect to the bombing of Air India...
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A US federal court of appeals ruled earlier this month that the White House, surgeon general, CDC and FBI likely violated the First Amendment' by exerting a pressure campaign on social media companies to censor COVID-19 skeptics -- including Stanford epidemiologist Dr. Jay Bhattacharya,...
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'From 2019 till June 30, 2023, the Indian embassies in Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, together received 48,095 labour complaints from Indian migrant workers. All reported issues indicate signs of forced labour as defined by the ILO.'Rejimon Kuttappan reports...
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Soumya Ranjan Patnaik
Ruling BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Thursday expelled two MLAs including Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, also the owner-editor of Odiya daily Sambad, on charges of anti-people activities. Two MLAs have been expelled from the BJD. They are Sudhansu Sekhar Parida from Remuna and Soumya Ranjan...
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Actor Akhil Mishra, best known for his role in 3 Idiots, died after a fall at his residence in Mumbai on Wednesday evening, said a publicist for his actor-wife Suzanne Bernert. He was 67. The publicist said Mishra, who had blood pressure issues, succumbed to injuries following the accident...
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Aviation watchdog DGCA on Thursday said it has suspended the approval of Air India's Flight Safety Chief for one month for certain lapses. On July 25 and 26, the regulator's team carried out the surveillance of Air India in the areas of internal audit, accident prevention work and...
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Multiplex Association of India (MAI) on Thursday announced that the National Cinema Day will be held on October 13 this year. Movie enthusiasts will be charged only Rs 99 per admission at cinema halls across the country, the national multiplex trade body said in a press release.Over 4,000...
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Bharatanatyam dancer Saroja Vaidyanathan died at her residence here in the early hours of Thursday after battling cancer, her daughter-in-law and dancer Rama Vaidyanathan said. She had turned 86 on September 19. She passed away at around 4 am today morning. She had been battling with cancer...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said he has the courage to discuss in the Lok Sabha the issue of the border standoff between Indian and Chinese militaries.While initiating a discussion on the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission and other achievements in the space sector in the House,...
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A private agency hired by India to carry out initial scrutiny of visa applications of Canadians on Thursday put out a note on its website on suspension of visa services but hours later withdrew it. The agency had put out a note that Indian visa services have been suspended till further...
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Canadian MP Chandra Arya
Amid the India-Canada diplomatic standoff, Canadian MP Chandra Arya alleged that the extremist elements are attacking and threatening Hindu-Canadians to go back to India. He has also urged all the Hindu-Canadians in the country to stay calm, and vigilant and report any untoward...
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A 33-year-old man jumped into the Arabian Sea from Mumbai's Bandra-Worli Sea Link in the early hours of Thursday, triggering a search, an official said. The operation to trace him is being carried out by the Mumbai police and fire brigade with the help of the Indian Navy and Coast Guard,...
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Multiple Indian agencies on Thursday have corroborated reports of the death of wanted gangster Sukhdool Singh, alias Sukha Duneke, in Winnipeg, Canada. Winnipeg Police have confirmed the incident of shooting in the area of Aldgate Road on September 18, but have not confirmed it as being...
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Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has been diagnosed with Covid-19. Taking to X (formerly called Twitter), Kimmel shared his health update and also informed fans about the cancellation of his Strike Force Three live show. Well, Las Vegas, I got Covid, and sadly, we need to cancel this...
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India has suspended issue of visas to Canadian citizens till further notice amid the escalating diplomatic row between the two nations over the killing of a Khalistani separatist leader in Canada.Due to operational reasons, with effect from 21 September 2023, Indian visa services have been...
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The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with orders of the Cauvery Water Management Authority and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee directing the Karnataka government to release 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu. A bench of Justices BR Gavai, PS Narasimha and Prashant Kumar...
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The Bombay high court on Thursday granted bail to activist Mahesh Raut, arrested in the Elgar Parishad Maoist links case. A division bench of Justices A S Gadkari and Sharmila Deshmukh allowed Raut's plea seeking bail on merits.The National Investigation Agency (NIA) sought the court...
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Janata Dal-Secular leader H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday left for New Delhi to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national President J P Nadda to discuss the alliance between the two parties in Karnataka for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The former Chief Minister said Prime Minister...
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A landmark bill to reserve a third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The 128th Constitution Amendment Bill, which was approved by two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, was introduced in the Upper House...
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not respond to questions about India rejecting allegations made by him in Parliament about India's involvement in the killing of a prominent Khalistani separatist leader.Trudeau was in the United Nations Headquarters to attend the high-level 78th session...
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The Canadian government has rejected a travel advisory issued by India about security risks in Canada, saying it is one of the safest countries in the world, and called for calm amid the escalating diplomatic row between the two nations over the killing of a Khalistani separatist leader in this...
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Onion traders have said that they suspended auctions in all agriculture produce market committees in Nashik district of Maharashtra and their protest will continue indefinitely, a development raising the fear of shortage of the kitchen staple in retail markets and hike in prices.An office-bearer...
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The women's reservation bill, passed in the Lok Sabha yesterday, is set for another litmus test today in the Rajya Sabha on Day 4 of the special session of Parliament.After a spirited eight-hour debate in which 60 members participated, the Lok Sabha passed the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill,...
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The spokesperson for the White House National Security Council, Adrienne Watson, on Wednesday rejected reports of the United States rebuffing Canada after the latter accused the Indian government for its role in assassination of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Watson...
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There is a steady and alarming erosion of fundamental rights, particularly of religious and other minorities in India, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issue has told the USCIRF.During a hearing on Wednesday, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issue Fernand de Varennes...
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A 24-year-old government employee was arrested for allegedly killing his colleague, wrapping his body in polythene and burying it in a vacant house in his neighbourhood in southwest Delhi's RK Puram area, the police said on Wednesday. The accused has been identified as Anish, who works at...
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Lok Sabha will on Thursday hold a discussion on the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission. Just before he adjourned the House for the day after the passage of the women's reservation bill, Speaker Om Birla informed the members that Lok Sabha will take up a discussion on the success of the...
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Adrienne Watson, the US national security council spokesperson
Adrienne Watson, the US national security council spokesperson, has posted on X that reports that we rebuffed Canada in any way' on the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar and its allegation of India's role in it, are flatly false. We are coordinating and consulting with Canada...
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The finance ministry will kick-start month-long pre-budget meetings from October 10 ahead of the preparation of the annual budget for 2024-25. Pre-budget discussions to finalise RE (Revised Estimate) 2023-24 and BE (Budget Estimate) 2024-25 in respect of the Grants/appropriations will...
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