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A 15-year-old student, who was among the several children hospitalised here two days ago after food poisoning at a state-run school, died in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district on Wednesday, officials said. Around 80 students from a school in Mehroona village had fallen ill with...
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The Border Security Force on Wednesday stopped a group of about 120-140 Bangladeshi citizens who were attempting to cross over to the Indian side from the international border in West Bengal, officials said. The force is on a 'high alert' mode since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government...
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The train services on the Kalyan-Kasara section has been affected after the falling of a boulder between Antgaon and Asangaon stations on the central line near Mumbai, said the Central Railway in a post on X. The railways said that works were underway to clear the tracks and restore services...
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The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday demanded Bharat Ratna or a President-nominated Rajya Sabha seat for ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was disqualified from the Olympics, acknowledging the extraordinary mettle she has demonstrated. In a shocking reversal of fortunes, Phogat was disqualified...
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A 26-year-old man in Meerut strangled his minor sister allegedly over her wanting to marry the man of her choice, the police said. Superintendent of Police (Rural) Kamlesh Bahadur said, We have arrested one Haseen, who strangled his minor sister following an argument in Inchauli Police...
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A judicial tribunal has confirmed the five-year extension of the ban imposed on Students Islamic Movement of India, saying the outfit has not abandoned its objective of 'Jehaad' for the cause of Islam and that it continues to work for establishment of Islamic rule in India. The tribunal,...
21:40
Shooter Manu Bhaker meets Congress leader Sonia Gandhi/Courtesy Congress on X
Paris Olympics double medallist pistol shooter Manu Bhaker met Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi at her 10, Janpath residence in New Delhi on Wednesday, the Congress said in a post on X.The party also shared a photo of the shooter meeting with the Congress leader on X.The...
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Andhra Pradesh excise minister K Ravindra on Wednesday said a new liquor policy will be implemented from October 1, which will put an end to spurious brands. The minister made this announcement following a meeting with the representatives of top liquor companies at the Secretariat on...
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Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met a delegation of loco pilots in the Parliament House complex and took them to meet Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a bid to resolve their issues and problems. Gandhi also posted a video of his meeting with the loco pilots in...
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It's part of the game, a brave Vinesh Phogat told the Indian coaches who met her after her shock disqualification from the Paris Olympics for weighing 100g more than the permissible limit in the women's 50kg category in Paris on Wednesday. Women's national coach Virender Dahiya and Manjeet...
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A court in Gurugram on Wednesday sentenced four people to seven years in prison for shooting at a police team in 2021 and injuring two policemen. Two of those convicted also suffered bullet injures in retaliatory firing by the police in a gunfight that broke out after a car chase on January...
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Shiv Sena-UBT supremo Uddhav Thackeray/File image
Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray supremo Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday dropped hints that he was ready to be projected as the chief ministerial face in the Maharashtra Assembly elections likely to be held in October. Thackeray's comments came on a day when he met Congress president...
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A Class 9 student has has been apprehended for allegedly stealing his mother's gold to finance his female friend's birthday party and gift her an iPhone in southwest Delhi's Najafgarh area, police said Wednesday.The matter came to light after the boy's mother lodged an FIR reporting house theft...
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The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Sanjay Singh on Wednesday demanded action against the support staff attached with Vinesh Phogat in the wake of her shock exit from the Paris Olympics, saying the blunder of not maintaining her weight before the final was not acceptable.The Indian...
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ISRO on Wednesday said its latest Earth observation satellite EOS-08 will be launched onboard the third and final developmental flight of its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)-D3 on August 15. The primary objectives of the EOS-08 mission include designing and developing a microsatellite,...
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A meeting of the INDIA bloc parties scheduled to take place in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan on Friday has been called off due to the unavailability of some leaders, a source said.The opposition MPs are likely to stage a protest in the Parliament complex over the price rise issue on...
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Punjab-based Lovely Professional University (LPU) has announced a reward of Rs 25 lakh for its student and wrestler Vinesh Phogat who scripted history by becoming the first Indian to reach the Olympic final in women's wrestling.The announcement by the LPU comes at a time when Phogat was...
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A 19-year-old student allegedly died by suicide by hanging himself in Indore city of Madhya Pradesh hours after the police recorded his statement in connection with a complaint of rape lodged by his woman English teacher, an official said on Wednesday. The incident occurred on...
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Star India shuttler PV Sindhu offered support to Vinesh Phogat following her disqualification in the women's 50kg wrestling final at the Paris Olympics.Vinesh was set to compete in the gold medal match against United States wrestler Sarah Ann Hildebrandt on Wednesday.However, the opportunity to...
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Ishaan Tharoor, columnist and journalist posts: Muhammad Yunus (@Yunus_Centre) has been picked to be Bangladesh's transitional leader. The first ever interview I did as a professional journalist was with him in 2006. He was patient and obliging, even as someone repeatedly tried to interrupt him...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday introduced the Appropriation (No 2) Bill 2024 in the Rajya Sabha which authorises certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund of India for services in 2024-25. Sitharamam also introduced the Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2024 in the...
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Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back sharply on Wednesday after three straight days of massive decline following a rally in global peers and value-buying at lower levels. The 30-share BSE Sensex rallied 874.94 points or 1.11 per cent to settle at 79,468.01. During the...
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Nobel laureate Prof Mohammad Yunus, the designated head of Bangladesh's interim government, on Wednesday fervently appealed everybody to stay calm and refrain from all kinds of violence as the country witnessed a major reshuffle in the security establishment after the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina...
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IOC member and Chairperson of Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani says, Today, the entire nation shares Vinesh's pain and heartbreak. She is a champion fighter, and I have no doubt that she will come back stronger. She has shown time and again that her strength lies not only in her incredible...
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Dr Dinshaw Paudiwala, Chief Medical Officer of the Indian Contingent on Vinesh Phogat's disqalification. He says, Vinesh's nutritionist felt that the usual amount she takes is 1.5kg totally over the day gives enough energy for the bouts. Sometimes there is a factor of rebound weight gain...
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IOA president PT Usha
On Vinesh Phogat's disqualification, President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) PT Usha says, Vinesh's disqualification is very shocking. I met Vinesh at the Olympic village polyclinic a short while ago and assured her complete support of the Indian Olympic Association, the Government of...
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Update: The Indian Olympic Association lodged a strong protest with the United World Wrestling over Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the Olympics and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked IOA chief P T Usha to take appropriate action in the matter, the government said on...
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Bangladesh's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India following mass protests against her government, is going to stay in Delhi for a little while, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy said on Wednesday. Hasina, the 76-year-old Awami League leader, landed at an airbase near Delhi on Monday...
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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann meets Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's uncle Mahavir Phogat in Charkhi Dadri, Haryana. CM Mann says, ...such mistakes are happening on such a high level. Coaches and physiotherapists are paid in lakhs. Have they gone there for holidays?To check her weight was the work...
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Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya speaks on the disqualification of Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat from the Paris Olympics 2024. He says, 'Today her weight was found 50 kg and100 grams and she was disqualified. The Indian Olympic Association has lodged a strong protest with the...
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Indian boxing stalwart Vijender Singh has alleged that wrestler Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from the Olympics final might be a case of sabotage as elite athletes like her are well-versed with the techniques of cutting weight before major competitions. Vijender, who is India's...
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Update: Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Sanjay Singh says, It is extremely unfortunate for our country that even after wrestling so well and qualifying for the Finals, she was disqualified for being overweight by 100 grams. The Govt of India has provided a coach, nutritionist,...
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Former BJP MP Smriti Z Irani tweets, A nation roots for her champion .. @Phogat_Vinesh you inspire with your resilience and fortitude. Carry on Champ, your country and admirers around the world are with you. Godspeed!
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According to UWW (United World Wrestling) rules, wrestlers have the right, each in turn, to get on the scale as many times as they wish throughout the weigh-in period. If an athlete does not attend or fail the weigh-in (the 1st or the 2nd weigh-in), he will be eliminated of the...
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Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Sanjay Singh on Vinesh Phogat's disqualification: We have less time, but we will do whatever is possible. Since she was training all night to reduce her weight, there is slight dehydration. Now she is fit and taking rest in the games village. It is...
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PM Narendra Modi spoke to IOA President PT Usha and sought first-hand information from her on the issue and the options India has in the wake of Vinesh's setback. He asked her to explore the full range of options to help Vinesh's case. He also urged PT Usha to file a strong protest regarding her...
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Coach and Vinesh's uncle, Mahavir Phogat
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to make statement in the Lok Sabha at 3 pm on Vinesh Phogat's disqualification.Vinesh's her uncle Mahavir Phogat says, I have nothing to say. The entire country has expected Gold... Rules are there but if a wrestler is 50-100 grams overweight they are usually...
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PM Narendra Modi reacts to the heartbreaking news of the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat.PM Modi tweets, Vinesh, you are a champion among champions! You are India's pride and an inspiration for each and every Indian. Today's setback hurts. I wish words could express the sense of despair that I...
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to reply to the discussion on the Finance Bill in Lok Sabha later today. She is likely to speak at around 4 pm.The Lok Sabha has begun discussion on the Finance Bill after the Appropriation Bill for the central government's expenditure for...
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In a shocking turn of events, Vinesh Phogat was on Wednesday disqualified from the Olympics for being found overweight ahead of her women's 50kg final in Paris. Vinesh had scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the gold medal bout in the event on Tuesday...
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Non-essential staffers at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka and their family members are returning to India on a voluntary basis through commercial flights, official sources said on Wednesday. However, all Indian diplomats at the mission are operating from the Bangladesh capital, the...
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Spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev on Wednesday condemned the alleged attacks on houses, temples and business establishments of Hindus in Bangladesh and emphasised that it is our responsibility to ensure the safety of minorities in our neighbourhood. Taking to the social media platform...
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Bangladeshis at Petrapol checkpoint
Several Bangladeshis, who have come to Kolkata either for medical treatment or education or other purposes, are now stranded in the city and concerned about the ongoing violence and abrupt change of regime in their country. The suspension of train services between India and Bangladesh...
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Air India and IndiGo operated special flights to Dhaka, bringing more than 400 people amid a volatile situation in the Bangladesh capital. A special Air India flight brought 205 people, including 6 infants, from Dhaka to New Delhi on Wednesday morning, an official said. IndiGo's...
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A top police official in Bangladesh has called on every member of the police force to resume their duties gradually and maintain public safety and law and order amidst reports of attacks on the law enforcement authorities in the violence-hit nation. Additional Inspector General of...
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Even in mid-July, the former Bangladesh prime minister, Sheikh Hasina Wajed, had projected an aura of invincibility ' that of a 'supreme leader'' akin to that of Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran despite her official role as a democratically-elected leader in a republic. She governed Bangladesh, a South...
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Manu Bhaker and her coach Jaspal Rana
Star pistol shooter Manu Bhaker arrived home on Wednesday after her historic feat at the ongoing Paris Games where she became the first Indian in post Independence era to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics. The Air India direct flight (AI 142) which brought Bhaker from...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty bounced back sharply in early trade on Wednesday after three days of massive decline in-tandem with a rally in global peers. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,046.13 points to 79,639.20 in early trade. The NSE Nifty surged 313.9 points to...
10:05
Manish Tiwary has resigned as the country head of Amazon India after spending eight-and-a-half years at the e-commerce firm.Tiwary plans to take up a new role at another firm, people close to the development said without disclosing the details. He would remain in Amazon until October,...
09:52
TP Sreenivasan, author, ambassador and man who wore many hats posts this image alongside to say, Nobel Laureate (2006) Prof Muhammad Yunus, the Acting Prime Minister of Bangladesh wrote the Foreword to my book, ENCOUNTERS in August 2007. Here are his gracious words...Nobel laureate Muhammad...
09:43
India's richest saw their net worth erode by $17 billion (Rs 1.44 trillion) during Monday's market crash on fears of recession in the US.Overall, market capitalisation loss for all BSE-listed companies was $178 billion (Rs 15 trillion) amid a near 3 per cent drop in the benchmark indices...
09:39
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders said that Khaleda Zia has been concerned about the nationwide violence, vandalism, and looting of state resources amid the anti-discrimination student protest, Dhaka Tribune reported. During a meeting with Maulana Mamunul Haque, secretary general of...
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A bridge on the Kali river collapsed in the wee hours of Wednesday, resulting in heavy traffic on national highway no. 66 connecting Goa to Karnataka, officials said. A truck crossing the bridge at the time fell into the water. Local fishermen later rescued its driver, a police...
09:29
Not just the survivors or next of kin of those who died in the massive landslides which hit this north Kerala district, mental health counselling is being provided by the state government to even the operators of the heavy machines who help in unearthing remains from the debris. The...
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A special Air India flight brought 205 people, including six infants, from Dhaka to New Delhi on Wednesday morning, an official said. The chartered flight, which took off for the Bangladesh capital late Tuesday, was operated with an A321 neo aircraft. The flight brought back 205...
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The Congress took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking whether he would call wrestler Vinesh Phogat after her historic semi-final win at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday night.Taking to social media X, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh wrote, Vinesh Phogat is...
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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hailed Vinesh Phogat for becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to reach the final of the Olympic Games and said the identity of champions is that they give their answer on the field.Phogat (50kg) became the first Indian woman...
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With the arrest of 14 people, the Delhi police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a cricket betting racket in Paschim Vihar in west Delhi and seized Rs 2.21 crore from them. The alleged kingpin of the racket, Ankit Goyal (35), was among those held, officials said. On Monday, a tip-off...
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Personnel of the Central Goods and Service Tax and Central Excise on Tuesday arrested a man who created a web of fictitious firms to avail fake input tax credit of Rs 34.23 crore in Chhattisgarh's Raipur city, an official said. CGST personnel conducted search operations and exposed a network...
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Madhya Pradesh Bhim Sena incharge Pankaj Atulkar was arrested on Tuesday from Betul for allegedly issuing a death threat on social media to Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud in connection with the Supreme Court's judgement on reservations, a police official said. Atulkar, 34, was...
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National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma's tenure ended on Tuesday. Sharma, 60, assumed the charge of NCW chairperson on August 7, 2018. Reflecting on her time in the NCW, she said, These nine years have been like a roller coaster ride for me. Coming from a humble...
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The government on Tuesday appointed CS Setty as chairman of the country's biggest lender State Bank of India for a period of three years. Setty, currently senior most MD of the bank, will replace incumbent chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara on August 28. The Appointments Committee of the...
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Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus/Dijeshwar Singh/Saab Pictures/Rediff Archives
Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus has been appointed as the head of Bangladesh's interim government by President Mohammed Shahabuddin, the president's press secretary said on Tuesday night. The decision was made during a meeting between President Shahabuddin and the coordinators of the...
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