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An Austrian minister said on Friday that a third suspect, an 18-year-old Iraqi national, was arrested in Vienna over a plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert, CNN reported. German publication DW cited the minister Gerhard Karner as making the announcement, a day after two other teenagers were...
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Tihar Jail official Deepak Sharma (left) dancing with pistol/Screen grab
A Tihar Jail official has been suspended for misconduct after a purported showing him dancing at a party while brandishing a pistol surfaced on social media, officials said on Friday. In the 18-second video clip, Deepak Sharma, posted as assistant superintendent of police at the Mandoli...
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A woman post-graduate student of the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati was found hanging from the ceiling of her hostel room on Friday, a spokesperson of the institute said. The student was from Uttar Pradesh and lived in Disang Hostel. Her body was found after her friends...
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The Madras high court on Friday set aside an order of the Chennai city police commissioner, detaining Shankar alias 'Savukku' Shankar, a well-known YouTuber under the stringent Goondas Act. Allowing a Habeas Corpus petition filed by Shankar's mother A Kamala, the bench directed the Youtuber,...
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The Union Cabinet asserted on Friday that there is no provision for a creamy layer in the reservation for SCs and STs in the Constitution given by BR Ambedkar. Briefing reporters on the decisions taken by the Union Cabinet, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said there...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Wayanad on Saturday, to assess the ongoing relief and rehabilitation efforts following the recent landslides in the region. The prime minister is scheduled to arrive in Kannur at approximately 11 am, from where he will undertake an aerial survey...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrives in Maldives/ANI Photo
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said the Maldives occupies an important place in India's vision of 'Neighbourhood First' and that he was looking forward to fruitful engagements' with the leadership of the archipelagic nation. Jaishankar arrived in Male on a three-day...
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Star pistol shooter Manu Bhaker on Friday met Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, two days after she returned to the country after her historic feat of winning two medals in a single edition of the Olympic Games. Bhaker met Gandhi in New Delhi along with her coach Jaspal...
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The Border Security Force averted an infiltration bid when thousands of residents from Bangladesh gathered along the Indo-Bangladesh border at Cooch Behar raising slogans and tried to enter the Indian side on Friday morning. Ikramul Haque, a local from Pathantuli in Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar,...
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India's forex reserves jumped by $7.533 billion to a new record high of $674.919 billion for the week ended August 2, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. The overall kitty had dropped by $3.471 billion to $667.386 billion in the previous reporting week ended July 26. The previous high for...
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A goods train derailed in a mountainous region of South Goa bordering Karnataka on Friday morning, affecting the movement of trains on the South Western Railway route, officials said. The train with 17 loaded wagons derailed in the ghat section between Sonalium and Dudhsagar stations under...
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Amid chants of 'Amar Rahe' and 'Lal Salam Comrade', the body of former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was handed over to the anatomy department of NRS Hospital in Kolkata on Friday evening for medical research. Hundreds of mourners followed the flower-decked hearse as it...
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A private school in Noida sent a message to parents asking not to pack non-vegetarian food for their children's lunch. The school management said it was only a request after a row broke out. The school in Sector-132 of Noida had on Wednesday sent the message to parents on WhatsApp. When...
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Former Delhi Deputy CM and AAP leader Manish Sisodia walked out of Tihar jail on Friday hours after the Supreme Court granted him bail in connection with the Delhi excise policy case.Bharat mata ki jai! Inquilab Zindabad! cheered Manish Sisodia upon his release.Ever since this order came in the...
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Amid chants of 'Amar Rahe' and 'Lal Salam Comrade', the body of former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was handed over to the anatomy department of N R S Hospital in Kolkata on Friday evening for medical research.Hundreds of mourners followed the flower-decked hearse as it...
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A Delhi court on Friday issued an order for the release of Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia, who was granted bail by the Supreme Court earlier in the day in the excise policy cases lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).Special Judge...
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Bollywood actor Aamir Khan visited the Supreme Court on Friday ahead of the screening of the film Laapataa Ladies for judges and was welcomed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud.I don't want a stampede in the court but we welcome Mr Aamir Khan who is here for the screening of the film, the CJI...
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Air India on Friday announced the suspension of flights to and from Tel Aviv till further notice amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran. The Tata Group-owned carrier had suspended services from the national capital to Tel Aviv till August 8. In view of the current situation in...
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Update: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea seeking postponement of the NEET-PG examination, scheduled for August 11, which claimed that candidates have been allocated cities that are highly inconvenient for them to reach. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y...
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The Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking postponement of NEET-PG examination scheduled for August 11. Can't put career of 2 lakh students in jeopardy at behest of five students, says SC as it bins plea for its postponement, the court says.
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'Good morning' is set to be replaced by 'Jai Hind' in all Haryana schools from this Independence Day onwards, according to a government circular. The move, initiated by the Haryana government, aims to instill a deep sense of patriotism and national pride among students, the...
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The Supreme Court seeks a response from Mumbai educational society on the plea challenging the high court verdict imposing a ban on wearing 'hijab', 'burqa' in college. The court partly stays the circular of a Mumbai college banning 'hijab, burqa, cap and naqab' inside a campus.The SC says...
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Various places in Kerala's landslide-ravaged Wayanad district reported hearing a booming sound and reverberation from the underground on Friday morning, creating panic among residents and authorities. The Wayanad district authorities said people from residential areas in the affected places...
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On her exchange of words with Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan says, I objected to the tone used by the Chair. We are not school children. Some of us are senior citizens. I was upset with the tone and especially when the Leader of Opposition stood up to...
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Celebrations broke out at the Aam Aadmi Party office as well as residence of Manish Sisodia, minutes after the former deputy chief minister of Delhi got bail by the Supreme Court on Friday. Sisodia will walk out of jail 17 months after being arrested in connection to the excise policy...
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Atishi takes the blessings of Sisodia's wife and mother
AAP leader Atishi breaks down as she welcomes the Supreme Court bail to Manish Sisodia. She says its a victory for a man who shaped the Delhi education revolution. The AAP on Friday called the Supreme Court verdict granting bail to party leader Manish Sisodia as a victory of truth and...
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Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday announced the second hackathon of the Supreme Court, which will focus on use of artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline the functioning of the top court. At the outset of the day's proceedings, the CJI said AI will be used to streamline the...
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The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia in the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, noting that he has been in custody for 17 months. A bench of justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan said Sisodia has been...
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The AAP on Friday called the Supreme Court verdict granting bail to party leader Manish Sisodia as a victory of truth and hoped that other jailed leaders of the party will also get justice. The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia in corruption and money...
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After the devastating landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district, Deepa Joseph's ambulance was a constant presence on the roads, ferrying the injured and the deceased from the disaster zone. A strong woman who became the first female ambulance driver in Kerala, Deepa couldn't control her...
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Update: The Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia in the corruption and money laundering cases linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam, noting that he has been in custody for 17 months.A bench of justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan said Sisodia has been in...
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The Supreme Court today granted bail to AAP leader Manish Sisodia on his petition challenging the Delhi High Court order rejecting bail in the excise policy irregularities cases. The order was delivered by a bench of justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan. Additional Solicitor...
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People in Bangladesh have welcomed the new interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, hoping it would restore order, end repression and hold a fair election to facilitate a democratic transition of power. Yunus, 84, on Thursday took oath as the head of an interim...
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Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Pranay Verma attended the oath-taking ceremony of Muhammad Yunus as the head of interim government of Bangladesh. Nobel laureate Yunus, 84, was administered the oath of office by Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin at a ceremony at the presidential...
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Police have arrested the owner of the pet dog that fell on a four-year-old girl from the fifth floor of a building in Maharashtra's Thane, which resulted in her death, officials have said. The police arrested the accused on Thursday night and also registered an offence against him and...
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The prosecution has opposed the bail pleas of six accused in the May 19 Pune Porsche car accident case and said they played with the judicial system by tampering with evidence.The Special Public Prosecutor (SPP), Shishir Hiray, on Thursday, argued before Additional Sessions Judge UM Mudholkar...
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Harish Salve, the renowned Indian lawyer, will represent the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing on Friday, regarding the disqualification of wrestler Vinesh Phogat from the Paris Olympics. Salve's expertise will be crucial in addressing the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded Neeraj Chopra as excellence personified after he became the first Indian track-and-field athlete to win two successive Olympic medals with a silver in men's javelin throw. Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem set a new Olympic record for his country's maiden...
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The Supreme Court will screen Laapataa Ladies movie on Friday for the judges, their families and officials of its registry. The critically acclaimed movie is based on the theme of gender equality. According to a communication circulated by the administration section of the apex court,...
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A Bangladesh national was arrested in Nagaon district of Assam for illegally entering India amid turmoil in the neighbouring country, the police said. Acting on a tip-off, a team from Dhing police station apprehended four people, including a Bangladesh national, at Dhing cattle market on...
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Tamil superstar Vijay's upcoming feature film The Greatest of All Time will be released in North India by Zee Studios, the company announced on Thursday. Set to be released in theatres on September 5, the sci-fi action movie is directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced AGS Entertainment. Namma...
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A 23-year-old woman was gang-raped earlier in the month under the Hathras Junction police station jurisdiction in Hathras, an officer on Thursday said. We received a complaint on Wednesday that a 23-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by five men on August 2. A case has been lodged...