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Online food delivery platform Swiggy on Thursday said it will support employees on pet care and adoption with the introduction of a 'Paw-ternity' policy. Girish Menon, Chief Human Resource Officer, Swiggy said: Building on our gender-neutral parental policy introduced in 2020, which provides...
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann
Shortly after Akali Dal leader Sikandar Singh Maluka's daughter-in-law Parampal Kaur Sidhu joined the BJP in New Delhi, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said the state government has not accepted her resignation as an IAS officer. Sidhu and her husband joined the BJP in the...
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Nationalist Congress Party-Sharad Pawar supremo Sharad Pawar on Thursday countered Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's appeal to Baramati voters to elect the daughter-in-law of the Pawars with an original versus outsider comment. The deputy CM had recently asked people to vote for...
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The Supreme Court will hear on July 23 a plea challenging a recommendation by the Lyngdoh Committee which stipulates that a candidate cannot contest more than once for the post of an office bearer of a students' union. The plea came up for hearing on Wednesday before a bench of Justices...
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The Mumbai police has managed to recover Rs 82.55 lakh a prominent south Mumbai-based international school lost in a 'man in the middle' online attack, an official said on Friday. A 'man in the middle' (MITM) attack is one in which the attacker secretly intercepts and relays messages between...
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Around 1,500 Tata Steel workers based at two plants in Wales voted in favour of industrial action on Thursday over the company's plan to close its blast furnaces and shed 2,800 jobs. The Mumbai-headquartered steel major said it was disappointed' over the move while consultation continues and...
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A 52-year-old software engineer has lost Rs 2.24 crore to the cyber fraudsters who swindled him by posing as Delhi Customs and Narcotics Control Bureau officials, the police said on Thursday. This incident comes close on the heels of a 29-year-old woman lawyer from Bengaluru losing Rs 14.57...
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American football legend O J Simpson, who was acquitted in the sensational double murder case of his ex-wife and her friend, has died. He was 76. News of Simpson's death was confirmed to TMZ by his attorney. Simpson's official account on X (formerly Twitter) too confirmed the...
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The son of one of the assassins of late prime minister Indira Gandhi on Thursday said he will fight the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Faridkot seat in Punjab. Sarabjit Singh, 45, said many people from Faridkot asked him to fight the elections, adding that he will contest the poll as an...
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The majority of the population in India favours a strong leader and is satisfied with the performance of the national government, according to a study of voters in 19 countries, including in three of the world's largest democracies, released on Thursday. The report titled Perceptions of...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation has created a dedicated e-mail ID -- sandeshkhali@cbi.gov.in -- on which victims of land grab in Sandeshkhali, a village in West Bengal, can get their complaints lodged, officials said on Thursday. The agency has created the e-mail ID in compliance with...
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Former Karnataka deputy Chief Minister and rebel BJP leader KS Eshwarappa on Thursday said he would file his nomination for Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat tomorrow.Eshwarappa asserted he would file his nomination in the wake of speculation that he would back off from contesting the polls and said a...
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has raised the issue of the killing of a Khalistani Sikh separatist on the country's soil last year and asserted that his government stood up to defend the rights and freedoms of all Canadians. Trudeau, who was testifying at a high-profile public...
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A city-based research institute has initiated an inquiry after a 'Democracy Wall' banner put up on its premises to spread awareness and promote participation in the electoral process ahead of Lok Sabha polls, was found vandalised by some miscreants, the authorities said on Thursday. The...
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Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Arabail Shivaram Hebbar's son Vivek Hebbar on Thursday joined the Congress party along with his supporters at Banavasi in Uttara Kannada district. After quitting the BJP, Vivek Hebbar joined the party in the presence of state Congress vice president and former MLC...
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On the special occasion of Eid, Salman Khan's fans gathered in large numbers outside his Galaxy residence to catch the superstar's glimpse. Unfortunately, the crowd got so unmanageable that the police had to resort to lathicharge to control it. Starstruck fans from various cities queued at...
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Lt Governor VK Saxena said this year's Eid was perhaps for the first time in the history of Delhi that 'namaz' was offered inside mosques and not on the roads, and added that it was an excellent example of harmony and co-existence. Saxena greeted people on the occasion of Eid on...
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The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) on Thursday dismissed as blatant lie, the claim made by Praful Patel, a leader of the rival NCP faction led by Ajit Pawar on Sharad Pawar being '50 per cent' ready to join hands with the BJP last year.The chief spokesperson for NCP (SP) Mahesh Tapase...
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Delhi Capitals' bowling unit will have to punch above its weight against an in-form Lucknow Super Giants, who will start as overwhelming favourites in an Indian Premier League match in Lucknow on Friday. LSG, who sit on the third spot on the points table, seem to have all their bases...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that the corrupt will have to go to jail and that he would not be deterred by any threats. Addressing a rally in Rajasthan's Karauli ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Modi said strict action is being taken against the corrupt not only in the state...
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Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter stirred a fresh controversy on Thursday and said that if the opposition-led INDIA Alliance comes to power, all BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, would be put behind bars.Hitting out at...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the BJP does not discriminate between Hindus and Muslims and that the respect of women is of paramount importance to it, citing the ban on triple talaq. He was addressing a public meeting in Rewa Lok Sabha seat, where his party has...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the BJP-led Centre on Thursday, saying farmers are asking for a minimum support price (MSP) for their crops, youngsters are seeking employment, women want relief from inflation, but no one is listening. The upcoming Lok Sabha polls are about protecting...
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The Congress party's performance in the LS polls over the years
The BJP-led Union government deceived farmers with false promises such as doubling their income, Congress leader Shailesh Agrawal claimed in Panaji on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference, Agrawal, national coordinator of the party's Kisan (farmer) cell, accused the government of...
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Varsha Gaikwad
Mumbai Congress president Varsha Gaikwad on Thursday said the party's Maharashtra leadership should have pursued equal seat-sharing among the three Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies for the Lok Sabha polls to ensure a better deal in the metropolis. There are six Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that she will not allow the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC), and Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state.We are ready to shed blood for the country but will not tolerate torture...
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The UK has appointed Lindy Cameron as its new high commissioner to India. Cameron will succeed incumbent Alex Ellis. Lindy Cameron CB OBE has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of India in succession to Alex Ellis CMG who will be transferring to another...
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iPhone maker Apple has issued a series of fresh notifications to users in 91 other countries, including India, cautioning them of 'mercenary spyware' including Pegasus malware that has stirred up significant controversy in recent times.These new alerts, also received by users in India, are part...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said under the strong BJP-led government at the Centre, the country's security forces are eliminating terrorists on their own turf. Addressing an election rally in Rishikesh, Modi said the echoes of 'Phir Ek Baar Modi Sarkar' were being heard...
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CBI arrests BRS leader K Kavitha in connection with Delhi excise policy 'scam'. The CBI on Wednesday told a Delhi court that it has already questioned K Kavitha, who is presently in judicial custody in a money laundering probe related to the Delhi liquor policy case.The submission was made while...
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A 21-year-old woman was critically injured after allegedly being hit and dragged by a car in northeast Delhi's Nand Nagri area, police said on Thursday. A purported CCTV footage of the incident shows the woman riding pillion on a bike. She falls off the bike after a car hits it from...
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Forget comic chops, you'll not find an ounce of camaraderie between Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff as they go about firing ammo and flexing abs at a zombie-like army for nearly three excruciating hours of this noisy drivel, observes Sukanya Verma. Read the preview review here.
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PM Modi with K Annamalai
Often considered a fringe player in Tamil Nadu's electoral arena dominated by the Dravidian heavyweights, a resurgent BJP in Tamil Nadu has seen it's stock rising much beyond its expectations this time, thanks to an assertive and aggressive K Annamalai who is steering the party. The...
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The BJP said on Thursday that the name of Sulthan Bathery town, associated with Tipu Sultan in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, should be changed, as the place was originally known as Ganapathivattom before the Mysore ruler's invasion of the Malabar region of Kerala two centuries...
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Bengaluru's summer of 2024 is just a sneak peek into the future, if you go by what the experts predict. The city, which lost its green cover by 66 per cent, water bodies by 74 per cent, and witnessed a growth of 584 per cent in built-up area as per Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES) of Indian...
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Superstar Salman Khan on Thursday announced that his next film has been titled Sikander and will be released in theatres across the country on Eid 2025. Salman will play the titular role in the movie, which will be directed by AR Murugadoss. The project will be produced by Sajid Nadiadwala's...
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Six school children were killed and around 20 sustained injuries after a bus carrying them met with an accident in Haryana's Mahendragarh on Thursday, police said. Preliminary reports suggest that the bus overturned while overtaking a vehicle in Kanina town. Superintendent of Police,...
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Update: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she will not allow implementation of the CAA, NRC and the Uniform Civil Code in the state.Addressing a gathering here on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, she claimed that some people will try to engineer riots during elections...
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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says, Eid Mubarak. It is the Eid of happiness. It is the Eid of giving strength. It is a big thing to observe this Eid by fasting for a month... We are ready to shed blood for the country but will not tolerate torture for the country. A uniform civil code is not...
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu, demanding a complete rollback of the policy and the annulment of MoUs signed by the Centre to privatise Sainik schools.Kharge, in his letter to the President, referred to an investigative report based on an RTI...
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Kalpana Soren
In a sensational claim, BJP Lok Sabha MP Nishikant Dubey said former chief minister and JMM leader Hemant Soren has asked his successor Champai Soren to vacate the chair for his wife, Kalpana Soren.Taking to his official handle on X, Dubey posted, Over the last couple of days, Jharkhand Chief...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accusing his party DMK of being corrupt and said Modi would be the right person to become chancellor of the university of corruption.Responding to the prime minister's charge about dynastic politics and corruption...
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Three sons of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed in an air strike carried out by the Israeli Air Force on Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) informed.The three sons of the Hamas leader, who were confirmed dead by the Israeli forces, were identified as Amir Haniyeh, a cell...
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The police have issued orders prohibiting transgender individuals from congregating at traffic junctions and forcibly demanding money from commuters in Pune, a top officer said on Wednesday. Speaking to PTI, Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar stated that the order, under section 144 of the...
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Samajwadi Party national general secretary Shivpal Yadav, who is the party's official candidate from the Budaun Lok Sabha seat, on Wednesday announced that his son Aditya Yadav will be contesting from this seat in his place on demand of people. Addressing a meeting in Badaun in UP, Yadav...
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Congress veteran AK Antony hinted on Wednesday that either Rahul Gandhi or Priyanka would contest from a Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh.You wait for the decision of Amethi and Raebareili. Don't speculate. A member of the Nehru family will contest from Uttar Pradesh, Antony told the Asianet News...
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