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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar award, the Mangeshkar family announced on Tuesday. The family and the trust instituted the award in the memory of Lata Mangeshkar, who died on February 6, 2022, following multiple organ failure. Bachchan, 81,...
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Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Goa's influential Catholic church on Tuesday appealed to its followers to cast their vote for candidates with secular credentials in the state who are truly committed to uphold the values enshrined in the Constitution. In a circular issued ahead of the May 7...
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In a bid to boost voter turnout in the Lok Sabha elections, hotels located in the Karol Bagh and Najafgarh zones here have announced a 20 percent discount offer for eligible voters, officials said on Tuesday. The Lok Sabha elections in Delhi are slated for May 25. This initiative...
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Air India on Tuesday said some of its west-bound flights are planned along a safe alternative route on a day when some of its flights used the Iranian airspace. Flight tracking websites on Tuesday showed that at least three Air India flights used the Iranian airspace amid the Middle East...
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The Delhi high court on Tuesday directed the removal of alleged defamatory content from social media platforms against BJP spokesperson and senior advocate Gaurav Bhatia in connection with an incident at a Noida court where he was manhandled. The high court said while the threshold of public...
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LCA Tejas firing an Astra Mark-1 missile/File Image/ANI Photo
In a major capability boost for the Air Force's fighter fleet, India is planning to carry out the first test of the 120-130 km strike range Astra Mark 2 air-to-air missile in next few months. The Astra Mark-1 air-to-air missile with strike range of around 90-100 kms is already in the...
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Veteran air warrior Squadron Leader (retd) Dalip Singh Majithia, who joined the Indian Air Force during the tumultuous years of World War II and distinguished himself as a fearless aviator during his career, has died. He was 103. The centenarian, who had over 1,100 flying hours to his...
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US national security advisor Jake Sullivan has postponed his visit to India this week in view of the evolving situation in West Asia following escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran. It was the second time this year that Sullivan deferred his trip to India. The senior Biden...
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The Bombay high court on Tuesday adjourned till June 13 hearing on a bunch of petitions challenging the Maharashtra government's decision to grant reservation to persons from the Maratha community. A full bench of Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justices Girish Kulkarni and Firdosh Pooniwalla...
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Fourteen persons, including two children, sustained burn injuries when they rushed out of their homes in panic after a fire erupted in the metre cabin of an eight-storey building in Malad in Mumbai on Tuesday, an official said. The blaze broke out in the metre cabin under the staircase at...
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The dhow apprehended by Navy along with 940 kg narcotics from Arabian Sea/Courtesy Indian Navy on X
The Indian Navy, supported by a multilateral combined task force, has seized 940 kg of contraband narcotics in the Western Arabian Sea, officials said on Tuesday. Indian Navy's elite MARCOs commandos, deployed onboard frontline ship INS Talwar, seized the narcotics from a 'dhow' on April 13...
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As many as 37 animals, birds and reptiles were rescued from parts of Mumbai and its suburbs amid extreme hot weather in the last two days, an official said on Tuesday. The India meteorological department had on Monday issued a heatwave warning in the metropolis and its neighbouring...
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A minor fire broke out at North Block, which houses the ministries of home affairs and personnel, in the high-security Raisina Hills in New Delhi on Tuesday but no one was injured and no file was damaged, a home ministry spokesperson said. The cause of the fire appears to be a short circuit...
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Union minister and BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Nagpur Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday released his own manifesto, promising to create one lakh jobs in the next five years if re-elected and put the urban constituency in Maharashtra among top five cities in terms of development and...
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At least 18 Maoists were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Tuesday, the police said. Three security personnel suffered injuries in the fierce gun-battle and a large quantity of weapons was also recovered from the spot, they said. The...
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With tight security in place, the authorities on Tuesday kicked off an exercise to ferry polling personnel in helicopters in Chhattisgarh's Maoist-hit Bastar Lok Sabha constituency, where voting will take place in the first phase of the elections on April 19. The authorities have started...
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Siddharth Chatterjee, the head of the UN in China, is making waves on Chinese social media where he showcased his tough yoga and fitness exploits, including breathing exercises in sub-zero temperatures, which he says helped him to maintain physical and mental equilibrium. Chatterjee,...
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Eknath Shinde with Salman Khan and Salim Khan
Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde meets actor Salman Khan at the latter's Bandra residence in Mumbai. Police will take stringent action in the case, Shinde said after meeting the actor. In the aftermath of the firing incident, CM Shinde spoke to Salman over the phone and provided him with...
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Congress leader Sachin Pilot hit the campaign trail here on Tuesday as a star campaigner and attacked the Election Commission (EC) for remaining silent when the accounts of the main opposition party were frozen and elected chief ministers were sent to jail. Campaigning for his party's...
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In an apparent rebuttal of the opposition's charge that the BJP wanted to scrap the Constitution, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that he felt indebted to Baba Saheb Ambedkar's samvidhan which enabled him to rise from humble origins. Modi, who addressed back-to-back...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved to court, seeking permission to consult his regular doctor through video conferencing. It is said that his blood sugar is fluctuating, and he wants to consult his regular doctor.Special Judge Rakesh Syal directed ED to file a reply on the...
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India is gearing up for the first of seven phases of Lok Sabha elections, starting from April 19. This time, the elections for the Lower House will be held in seven phases. The first phase of polling will be held on April 19, and the last will be on June 1. Among the major states going to polls...
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Demanding a white paper on the investigations conducted by central teams in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that PM Narendra Modi who accuses her TMC of corruption should look in the mirror first. Addressing an election rally at Mainaguri in Jalpaiguri district,...
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The Congress on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of handing tickets to corrupt politicians and asked how can the PM make pretensions about eradicating corruption when the BJP washing machine is clearly at full spin in West Bengal. Congress general secretary in-charge...
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Accusing opposition parties of vote-bank politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that those opposing CAA for political benefits need to know that he will not be scared nor will he bow down. Addressing a rally in Purnia, Bihar, in support of NDA candidates, Prime Minister...
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The situation is so grave now that the RBI is not in a position to save the sinking banks in India. Lakshmi Vilas, Yes Bank, and DHFL are all in the red. Read the report here.
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My names is Arvind Kejriwal and I am not a terrorist is the Delhi chief minister's message for the countrymen from Tihar jail, AAP leader Sanjay Singh said Tuesday, slamming the BJP for the treatment being meted out to him in custody. The BJP is trying to break him out of malice and...
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A car driver in Ananthapuramu, Andhra Pradesh, collided with a biker and drove for 18 kilometres with the victim's body on the roof of the vehicle. The driver fled the scene and is still at large, but a murder case has been registered, and efforts are underway to apprehend the driver. A...
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Rescuers fish out a school bag from the river. Pic: Umar Ganie
A boat carrying mostly school children capsized in the Jhelum river on the outskirts of the city on Tuesday, leaving four people dead and many others missing, officials said. Three people were rescued after the incident in Gandbal Nowgam area. Officials said many others are missing and a...
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Indian Ambassador Akhilesh Mishra
The Congress on Tuesday took strong objection to the criticism directed at it by the Indian envoy to Ireland while responding to an Irish daily's editorial, saying that attacking opposition parties openly in a manner like a party apparatchik was disgraceful behaviour and the ambassador should be...
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In the latest development in the firing incident outside Salman Khan's Bandra house, Mumbai's Killa Court on Tuesday sent the two arrested accused to the custody of the Mumbai Crime Branch until April 25. The accused, identified as Vicky Gupta (24) and Sagar Pal (21), belonging to...
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Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him an instrument of a few rich businessmen in the country. Gandhi alleged that Modi's job was to distract people from the real issues in the country, protect the richest businessmen in...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal is likely to campaign for the Aam Aadmi Party in Gujarat in the Lok Sabha polls, sources said on Tuesday. The party is likely to announce its list of star campaigners for Gujarat later in the day. She is likely to campaign for...
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The seven phased Lok Sabha polls were announced on March 16. The first phase is on April 19 and the last one on June 1. A total of 102 constituencies in 21 states and Union Territories have polling in the first phase. That includes 39 in a large state like Tamil Nadu, with an add-on in the...
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Launching a blistering attack on the opposition bloc INDIA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said this election is to punish those who are against India's Constitution and opposing the Centre's efforts to make the country a Viksit Bharat'. He also accused the opposition...
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A green corridor of about 200 km was created between Bhopal and Indore in Madhya Pradesh to transport a kidney harvested from a brain-dead man, officials said on Tuesday. The police are roped in to create green corridors by clearing traffic for ambulances to transport organs. Talking to...
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Update: Yoga guru Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved managing director Balkrishna on Tuesday told the Supreme Court they are willing to tender a public apology in the misleading advertisements case.I am willing to give a public apology, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for Ramdev and...
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Advertisements case: Ramdev and Patanjali Ayurved Ltd MD Balkrishna say they are willing to tender public apology. I have no intention to show disrespect to court in any manner, Ramdev tells SC during hearing in misleading ads case.Ramdev and his aide Balkrishna are in he Supreme Court today as...
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That Rahul Gandhi is confused about organisational matters and incoherent about political messaging is a grouse most of them, including those who have closely worked with him over the decades, invariably share in private chats. This glaring shortcoming of the leader -- which broadly translates to...
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Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh criticized the Congress on Monday, stating that despite continuous rhetoric about eradicating poverty from Jawaharlal Nehru to Rajiv Gandhi, the party failed to provide effective solutions. Addressing a public rally in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua,...
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a nowcast warning of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and light to moderate spells of rain with gusty winds in Thane for the next 3 to 4 hours between Monday and Tuesday, giving temporary respite from the heatwave conditions in the...
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Political activist Yogendra Yadav red flags the Indian ambassador to Ireland's letter to an Irish paper praising PM Modi. Yadav asks, Is his not a violation of Model Code of Conduct? Can a serving diplomat bat for a candidate and run down an opposition party, that too in the middle of a national...
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With three days left for the Lok Sabha poll in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli, authorities on Tuesday started the process of moving 295 election staffers by helicopters at sensitive and hypersensitive locations in the insurgency-hit district, an official said. Polling parties along with the...
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The Kolhapur palace part of which belongs to the family
Shahu Chhatrapati, scion of the Kolhapur royal family, has said he chose the Congress for his poll debut as he draws inspiration from his great grandfather Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj, a hugely revered figure among all segments of society for his bold social reforms. The...
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A sweet, heartwarming story to get your day going... An egg donated to raise money for the construction of a mosque in this apple town in north Kashmir's Baramulla district has helped raise Rs 2.26 lakh in an auction, the committee managing the religious place has said.The heartwarming...
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Additional United States military assets that were moved into the Middle East before Iran's attack on Israel will remain in place, CNN reported, citing Pentagon spokesperson Major General Pat Ryder.As (Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin) has said, both publicly and privately, we don't want to see...
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Four Israeli soldiers were injured in a blast that occurred as troops operated several hundred metres inside Lebanese territory overnight, The Times of Israel reported, citing the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Monday.The Hezbollah terror group took responsibility for the explosion on the...
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Two persons including the man who allegedly opened fire outside Bollywood actor Salman Khan's residence in Mumbai have been arrested from Gujarat, Mumbai police said on Tuesday.The two were nabbed from Bhuj by a Mumbai crime branch team and they were being brought to the city, a senior official...
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AIADMK general secretary Edppadi K Palaniswami/File image
AIADMK general secretary Edppadi K Palaniswami on Monday alleged the BJP tried to split his party but such efforts have been successfully countered. BJP, AIADMK's former ally, was involved in a false propaganda against the former as part of a divide and rule. In a letter to partymen...
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The government has likely mopped up over Rs 27,000 crore in taxes from senior citizens on the interest they earned on term deposits last fiscal, researchers at the country's largest lender SBI said. According to the report by SBI researchers, the total amount of deposits has risen by 143 per...
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