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A fire broke out at an impounding yard of the Delhi police located in Wazirabad area on Friday, damaging at least 125 seized vehicles, officials said. Seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot, a Delhi Fire Services official said, adding that they got a call regarding the blaze at 2.49...
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Two groups of dak kanwariyas that had exchanged threats earlier following an altercation over a DJ clashed in the district's Prem Nagar Colony, the police said on Friday. Six kanwariyas were injured in the clash. Three of them are undergoing treatment in a hospital while the rest were...
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Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala in Tirupati/ANI Photo
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams executive officer Syamala Rao on Friday said the world-famous Sri Venkateswara temple received offerings worth Rs 125 crore in its hundi (offering box) for the month of July. Rao said over 22 lakh pilgrims visited the temple and 8.6 lakh devotees underwent...
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Manuj Kathuria, the SUV driver accused in coaching centre deaths, walks out of Tihar jail/ANI on X
Manuj Kathuria, the SUV driver accused in the deaths of three UPSC aspirants at a coaching centre in Old Rajinder Nagar in New Delhi walked out of Tihar jail on Friday night after Tis Hazari court granted bail on Thursday. He was arrested by the Delhi police in a case linked to the death of...
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Angry parents filed a police complaint in Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Friday after some students of a government school were allegedly strip searched and assaulted to find out who had brought a mobile phone to class, an official said. As per the complaint lodged by parents at Malharganj...
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Eight people were killed in lightning strike incidents in four districts of Bihar in the last 24 hours, an official release said on Friday. State capital Patna and Aurangabad reported three deaths each, followed by one each in Nawada and Saran, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO)...
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Seventeen pilgrims from Gujarat, who were stranded on their way to Kedarnath Dham in Uttarakhand due to heavy rains, were airlifted to safety with the help of the hill state's administration, the Gujarat government said on Friday. After the news of 17 pilgrims from Aravalli district being...
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The Delhi high court on Friday dismissed a plea by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's close aide Bibhav Kumar challenging his arrest in connection with the alleged assault on Aam Aadmi Party MP Swati Maliwal at the CM's residence. Petition dismissed, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said. Kumar,...
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The Election Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, will visit Jammu and Kashmir from August 8-10 to review preparedness for assembly polls, weeks before the Supreme Court's September 30 deadline for holding elections in the Union Territory. Kumar will be accompanied by...
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Two children have died, and fifteen others fell ill allegedly due to food poisoning at a wedding party in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The children showed symptoms of intense vomiting and diarrhoea and were admitted to the hospital, the medical superintendent of...
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The Railway Protection Force arrested a YouTuber from his village near Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly placing various kinds of objects on railway tracks that posed a risk to safe train operations.'The culprit, Gulzar Sheikh has uploaded more than 250 videos on his YouTube channel and...
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From Sensex shares, Maruti Suzuki India, Tata Motors, JSW Steel, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Steel, Mahindra and Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies and Infosys were the laggards.HDFC Bank, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Nestle India and Asian Paints were...
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Halting its five-day winning run, benchmark BSE Sensex plunged 885 points on Friday due to profit-taking in metal, auto and IT stocks in line with a global selloff triggered by weak US macro data.The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 885.60 points or 1.08 per cent to close at 80,981.95 with 25 of its...
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Amid speculation that his name was being considered for the BJP president's post, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday dismissed the reports saying the buzz was just a media creation. Reports in a section of media said Fadnavis, a senior BJP leader, will be appointed...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to address the Reserve Bank of India's central board on August 10 and highlight key points of the Budget FY25, including the fiscal consolidation roadmap.The post-budget meeting has been scheduled for August 10 where the finance minister will...
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Rescuers conducting search operations with an advanced radar system in a landslide-hit village in Wayanad have detected a signal indicating breathing, possibly by a human or animal. An official involved in the operation said that a blue signal was received on the radar while searching an...
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The Jharkhand assembly on Friday passed a Bill to impose cess on mined minerals to boost the state's revenue.This move follows the Supreme Court's July 25 ruling, which affirmed that the legislative power to tax mineral rights rests with the states....
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A Pune court on Friday granted bail to Manorama Khedkar, mother of former probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, in a criminal intimidation case connected to a land dispute.Additional sessions judge AN Mare granted bail, Manorama Khedkar's counsel advocate Sudhir Shah said.Pune rural Police had...
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A total 374 deaths due to heatstroke and 67,637 cases of suspected heatstroke were reported in the country between March 1 to July 27, Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel told the Lok Sabha on FridayUttar Pradesh was the worst-affected state with 52 deaths, followed by Bihar, which...
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At least four doctors and a nurse were assaulted by two female relatives of a patient at the civic-run Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Thane, the police said on Friday. The women attacked the hospital employees on Thursday afternoon accusing them of not taking care of the male...
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Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday described the landslides in Wayanad district of Kerala as a terrible tragedy of such magnitude in a single area that the state has not seen till now, and said that it should be treated differently.Gandhi said...
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National pistol coach Samaresh Jung was a bewildered man within hours of landing back in India from the Paris Olympics after discovering that the house he considered his home for nearly 75 years is an illegal construction and he had just 48 hours to vacate it. Jung, who was nicknamed...
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The Supreme Court on Friday refused to quash the defamation case filed by actor-politician Divya Spandana against Asianet News Network and journalist Vishweshwar Bhat. Spandana has filed a defamation case against Asianet News and others alleging that the accused had telecast the news of the...
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The Delhi high court on Friday dismissed a plea by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's close aide Bibhav Kumar challenging his arrest in connection with the alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal at the CM's residence. Petition dismissed, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said.Kumar,...
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The Supreme Court on Friday turned down a batch of pleas seeking a court-monitored investigation into the electoral bonds scheme. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala said it would be inappropriate and premature to intervene at this stage under...
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The Delhi high court is scheduled to pass order later in the day on a plea by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar, challenging his arrest in connection with the alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna will pronounce the order at 2:30 pm,...
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Invoking the Mahabhart in the Lok Sabha is in vogue, Speaker Om Birla said on Friday while telling an MP not to narrate stories but ask to-the-point questions. While asking a question to the Union Ayush minister, Bharatiya Janata Party member from Odisha's Bargarh Pradip Purohit referred to...
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Turkiye has blocked access to the social media platform Instagram, according to its national communications authority, as per a report in the Al Jazeera. The decision comes after a top government official slammed Instagram for censoring Hamas-related content. In a post on its website,...
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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi sealed 25 basements that were illegally operating as coaching centres, offices, or other commercial entities in different parts of the city from July 28 to July 31, according to official data. The civic body issued show cause notices to 17 property...
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Vicky Kaushal-Tripti Dimri-starrer Bad Newz has crossed the mark of Rs 100 crore at the box office worldwide, makers announced on Friday. Directed by Anand Tiwari and also starring Ammy Virk, the film released on July 19 and has been performing well at the theatres....
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A hoarding collapsed in Maharashtra's Thane district on Friday morning, crushing three vehicles, an official said.There are no reports of any injuries so far in the accident that occurred around 10.30 am at the busy Sahajanand Chowk in the Kalyan area, he said. Kalyan Tehsildar Sachin Shejal...
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Three days after the Mundakkai region in Wayanad district witnessed a devastating landslide, rescue workers on Friday found a family of four isolated in an area near Padavetti Kunnu, Defence sources said.A massive search and rescue operation is ongoing in the Mundakkai region, which was hit by a...
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United States President Joe Biden on Thursday spoke to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and reaffirmed his commitment to Israel's security against all threats from Iran, the White House said.Vice President Kamala Harris also joined the call.The president reaffirmed his commitment to...
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The Supreme Court on Friday said it did not cancel the controversy-ridden NEET-UG 2024 examination amid concerns of paper leak because there was no systematic breach of its sanctity. In its detailed reasons for the order which was pronounced on July 23, a bench of Chief Justice DY...
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One person has been detained in connection with the alleged attack on Nationalist Congress Party-Sharadchandra Pawar leader Jitendra Awhad's car, officials said on Friday. The Dongri Police has detained a person from Navi Mumbai in connection with the attack on Jitendra Awhad's car, the...
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A private school in south Delhi's Greater Kailash area received a bomb threat via email and it turned out to be a hoax as nothing suspicious was found after a thorough check, officials said on Friday. The mail was received by the school around midnight. The email said that a bomb had been...
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Representatives of Meitei and Hmar communities agreed to make full efforts to restore normalcy in violence-hit Jiribam district of Manipur. The agreement was reached between the warring sides at a meeting held at a CRPF facility in adjoining Assam's Cachar on Thursday. The meeting was...
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The police in Maharashtra's Palghar district have arrested a 25-year-old man for causing the death of a college professor while driving under the influence of alcohol, an official said on Friday. Professor Atmaja Kasat (45) was walking home after the day's work when she was hit by a car...
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hit out at Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and said that Rahul Gandhi would have to reveal his caste identity if the census is conducted. Earlier Rahul Gandhi used to ask journalists about their caste. Now when people ask him about his caste, he has...
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In its first ever raids in the Union territory of Ladakh, the Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted searches as part of its money laundering probe linked to a fake cryptocurrency operator, officials said. The agency raided at least six premises in Leh in Ladakh, Jammu in J-K and...
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Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Friday confirmed 308 deaths in the multiple landslides that hit Wayanad on July 30. The rescue and relief operations are underway in Chooralmala and Mundakkai in the Meppadi region where the landslides wreaked havoc. George said that 195 bodies and...
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West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim claimed that his remarks at a religious event were misinterpreted and he had no intention to hurt anyone, amid protests by the opposition BJP.Hakim, the state's urban development minister and also Kolkata's mayor, told the assembly on Thursday that he is a Muslim...
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The United States continues to expect accountability from India concerning the alleged role of an Indian government employee in the failed attempt to assassinate an American citizen on US soil last summer, an official said.We continue to expect accountability from the government of India in...
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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed that an Enforcement Directorate raid is being planned against him after his 'chakravyuh' speech in Parliament. Gandhi said he was waiting with open arms. Apparently, 2 in 1 didn't like my Chakravyuh speech. ED ...
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Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand/ANI Photo
Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday airlifted 51 people of the state from Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand with the help of the hill state authorities and brought them to Rudraprayag, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said. Ten more people are stranded at Kedarnath, but they were shifted to safer...
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UP deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya/File image
A PIL has been filed in the Allahabad high court against Uttar Pradesh deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya over his controversial statement that Party organisation is bigger than the government. The petitioner, Manjesh Kumar Yadav, an advocate by profession, said that Maurya's remarks...
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Former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar/ANI on X
A Delhi court Thursday denied anticipatory bail to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, who has been accused of cheating and wrongly availing of OBC and disability quota benefits, saying these are serious allegations that require a thorough investigation. Custodial interrogation of the...
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