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Over 300 people from Odisha, who were allegedly detained by locals in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur, safely returned home on Wednesday after being rescued by the police, officials said. The incident is suspected to be a fallout of the alleged assault on migrant laborers from West Bengal in...
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The Coastal Road, being built to cut travel time between south Mumbai and the suburbs, will be extended up to Bhayandar in Thane district, covering the entire western sea-facing line of the metropolis, said Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday. Goyal met with officials from the...
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NSG director general Nalin Prabhat/Courtesy NSG online
The Union government on Wednesday curtailed the tenure of NSG director general Nalin Prabhat and ordered his deputation from the Andhra Pradesh cadre to the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory cadre. An order issued by the appointments committee of the cabinet said it was approving...
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Long awaited by fans, the 5-door Thar is finally here. The base petrol and diesel variants are priced competitively at Rs 12.99 lakh (ex-showroom) and Rs 13.99 lakh (ex-showroom) respectively. Packed with impressive features, even at the base level, the Thar Roxx boasts dual-tone metal top, LED...
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The autopsy report of the woman doctor who was allegedly raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata has indicated multiple penetrations and injuries to several parts of the body. It also stated that her death was homicidal and antemortem, negating some claims that she...
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PM Modi launching MyGov website on July 26, 2014
A Mumbai-based activist on Wednesday claimed there was a discrepancy in the country's map on the Government of India's `MyGov' website, and he has written about the same to the Prime Minister's Office. In his complaint to the PMO, activist B N Kumar said that parts of the Union territory of Jammu...
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The Central Reserve Police Force has been awarded the highest number of police gallantry medals -- 52 -- on the occasion of the 78th Independence Day. The Union home ministry declared the names of the awardees on Wednesday. Out of the total medals, 25 decorations have been awarded for action...
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Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's appeal against her disqualification from Olympic Games final has been rejected by the ad-hoc division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the Indian Olympic Association said on Wednesday. Vinesh was disqualified for being 100gm overweight at the time of the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit New York next month to attend the UN's Summit of the Future, which is likely to be attended by a host of world leaders, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The Summit is scheduled to be held on September 22 and 23. In New York, the...
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Three wagons of a coal-carrying goods train derailed near Aslana railway station in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday evening, disrupting the train traffic, a railway spokesperson said. Nobody was reported injured in the incident. The derailment took place around 5.30 pm on Katni-Bina section, West...
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Acting Enforcement Directorate chief Rahul Navin was on Wednesday appointed as the full-time director of the federal anti-money laundering agency. An order issued by the appointments committee of the cabinet said the appointment of Navin, a 1993-batch Indian Revenue Service officer of the Income...
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Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at several places in south Bengal till August 17 owing to a cyclonic circulation and an active monsoon trough in the region, the Met office said on Wednesday. The weather office said heavy rainfall is also likely in most north Bengal districts...
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Colonel Manpreet Singh/Courtesy, Brig Khushal Thakur (retd) on X
Colonel Manpreet Singh, who was killed in action while leading from the front in an anti-terror operation in Jammu Kashmir's Anantnag in September last year has been posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra, the second-highest peacetime gallantry award. Three other security forces personnel --...
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The Congress on Wednesday nominated Abhishek Manu Singhvi as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha bypoll in Telangana. In an AICC press release, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge approved the candidature of Abhishek Manu Singhvi as Congress...
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The finance ministry has exempted the income of Unique Identification Authority of India from payment of income tax for five years till fiscal 2027-28. Accordingly, grants/subsidies received from the central government; fees/ subscriptions, including RTI fee, tender fee, sale of scrap, PVC card;...
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A London-bound Air India flight, which departed from here on Wednesday morning with 354 people on board returned to the city after the pilot-in-command reported pressurisation issue in the cabin, a source said. The aircraft landed safely, the source said. Air India flight AI-129 that had departed...
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Sculptor Arun Yogiraj/ANI Photo
Renowned sculptor Arun Yogiraj has failed to obtain a US visa, sources in his family said on Wednesday. Mysuru-based Yogiraj, the sculptor of the Ram Lalla idol installed at Ayodhya's Ram temple, was supposed to travel to the US this month-end on a 20-day trip. The 41-year-old was scheduled to...
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A jeweller thwarted a robbery attempt at his shop in Thane city on Wednesday using a wooden stick to fend off four men carrying revolvers, the police said. During the incident, one of the robbers discharged a firearm. Fortunately, nobody was injured, deputy commissioner of police Amar Singh...
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A city-bound Vistara flight from Delhi, carrying 167 persons, made an emergency landing here on Wednesday due to a hydraulic failure, according to sources. The flight landed safely at around 1230 pm at the Mumbai airport, they said. However, Vistara in a statement said as a precautionary step,...
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Snapping its two-day losing streak, benchmark BSE Sensex closed higher by 150 points on Wednesday following a rally in IT stocks amid a surge in the US markets on renewed hopes of a rate cut by the Fed in September.The 30-share BSE Sensex rose by 149.85 points or 0.19 per cent to settle at...
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Wholesale inflation fell to a 3-month low of 2.04 per cent in July on the decline in prices of food items especially vegetables, government data released on Wednesday showed.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued an 'orange' alert, warning of heavy rainfall in parts of Kerala's ecologically-fragile Wayanad district, where landslides triggered by heavy rain killed over 230 people on July 30. The weather department predicted heavy rainfall (7 cm...
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In a major setback to an embattled Byju's, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the verdict of insolvency appellate tribunal NCLAT setting aside the insolvency proceedings against the ed-tech major and approving its Rs 158.9 crore dues settlement with the Indian cricket board.The August 2...
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Update: Bangladesh's interim government on Wednesday said it will try those involved in the killings during the recent mass movement of the students against the Sheikh Hasina-led government in the International Crimes Tribunal. The interim government has taken preparations to investigate these...
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Benchmark Sensex closed higher by 150 points on Wednesday, snapping its two-day losing streak following a rally in IT stocks amid a surge in the US markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex rose by 149.85 points or 0.19 per cent to settle at 79,105.88. During the day, it gained 272.91 points or 0.34...
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Bangladesh's interim government says it will try those involved in killings during mass movement of students in International Crimes Tribunal. The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has called for parliamentary elections in Bangladesh and urged the interim government to make...
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The total domestic Passenger Vehicles (PVs) sales have witnessed a decline of 2.5 per cent in July 2024, as compared to the same period last year 2023, according to the data released by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Wednesday.As per the data, the sales of total passenger...
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Due to the delay in the verdict on wrestler Vinesh Phogat's disqualification for the Paris 2024 Olympics, she will not return to India until the decision is announced.The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has further postponed the verdict on Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat's appeal regarding her...
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As India celebrates its 78th Independence Day, the country's stock markets stand as a testament to remarkable growth and resilience. The major benchmark index of the country Nifty 50 has given a return of more than 2000 per cent since its beginning in 1996. The journey of the Indian stock...
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Doctors are on strike in several states after the murder in Kolkata
The Silchar Medical College and Hospital in Assam on Wednesday cancelled its advisory to women doctors and other staffers asking them to avoid going alone to isolated places at night. SMCH's Principal cum Chief Superintendent Dr Bhaskar Gupta had issued the advisory, following the recent rape and...
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Wholesale inflation fell to a 3-month low of 2.04 per cent in July on decline in prices of food items especially vegetables, government data released on Wednesday showed. The decline in wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation in July came after it rose for four months in a row till June,...
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Testing for symptoms such as abdominal bloating, pain, or feeling full soon after beginning to eat can detect a fourth of the early-stage ovarian cancer cases, according to a new research. Researchers said that when diagnosed through this method of 'symptom-triggered testing,' complete removal...
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The ruling BJP swept the three-tier Panchayat polls in Tripura, winning 97 per cent of seats, an official said on Wednesday. The BJP secured victory uncontested in 71 per cent of the seats in Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis and Zilla Parishads. The voting for the remaining 29 per cent seats...
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After the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) took over the case of rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, a team of Indian Medical Association (IMA) consisting of 12 members reached the residence of the victim on Wednesday. The incident that took place on August 9, has sparked...
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Arunachal CM Pema Khandu tweets this image alongside saying, A grand 600 ft Tiranga Yatra was held in Seppa, East Kameng, under the Har Ghar Tiranga Program. Hon Min Shri @NatungMama, Hon MLAs Shri Ealling Tallang, and Shri Hayeng Mangfi were present.The PM replied to the tweet saying, Arunachal...
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The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Wednesday stayed the insolvency proceedings against Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd (CDEL), which operates Cafe Coffee Day chain, till next date of hearing. Passing an interim order, the Chennai-based bench of the appellate tribunal stayed the...
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Clothes left behind by the terrorists. Pic: Umar Ganie
Update: A captain of the Indian army lost his life in action during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Wednesday, officials said. According to Defence officials, A Captain of the Indian Army from the 48 Rashtriya Rifles was killed in action during the ongoing...
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An Army captain was critically injured and four terrorists were believed to be killed in an ongoing operation in the higher reaches of Jammu region's Doda district on Wednesday, officials said.The encounter broke out in a thickly forested area during a cordon and search operation (CASO) launched...
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Stampede-like situation for loader's job last month
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday accused the Modi government of using dubious employment data for PR, and said no amount of whitewashing can change the truth that lakhs of job aspirants have to daily struggle on the road with very few jobs. Kharge shared a media report on X...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that mineral-rich states can collect past dues on royalty and taxes on mines and mineral-bearing land from April 1, 2005, from both the Centre and mining lease holders. A nine-judge Constitution bench directed that these past dues be paid in a staggered...
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The Congress on Wednesday reiterated its demand for a joint parliamentary committee into the Adani issue and alleged that the Gujarat government was helping Adani Ports to secure a monopoly on the state's port sector. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the...
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Security forces have launched a cordon and search operation to track down terrorists who are believed to be hiding after a brief exchange of fire in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Wednesday, official sources said. The terrorists are believed to be hiding in the Shivgarh-Assar belt, they...
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RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case: On former principal Prof. (Dr.) Sandip Ghosh, Akhtar Ali, Ex-Deputy Superintendent, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, says, He is a very corrupt person. He used to fail students, he used to avail 20% commission on tender orders... he used...
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The United States Department of State strongly rejected the allegations of the government's involvement in former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation, terming them 'laughable' and 'absolutely false' claims. That's laughable. Any implication that the United States was involved in...
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Geeta lost her home in Chooralmala
DNA testing of 401 bodies and limbs recovered from the July 30 landslide-hit areas in Wayanad completed on Tuesday. The search operation carried out by the Army, Special Operations Group, Fire and Rescue Services, and the Forest Department including several volunteers recovered 349 body parts...
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Junior doctors and medical students protest
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra condemned the sexual assault and murder of a woman post-graduate trainee (PGT) doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, calling it a horrific crime. Taking to the social media platform X, Moitra later on Tuesday wrote, The horrific crime at...
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The deadly landslides in Kerala's ecologically fragile Wayanad district were triggered by a heavy burst of rainfall, made 10 per cent heavier by climate change, according to a new rapid attribution study by a global team of scientists. The team of 24 researchers from India, Sweden, the US and the...
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Hours after the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a joint operation against terrorists in the Akar Forest near Patnitop on Tuesday, security personnel established contact with the terrorists.The operation is ongoing.Additionally, a special Naka has been set up on the Batote-Doda...
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As many as 3,800 bamboo and 36 projector lights worth over Rs 50 lakh installed on Bhakti Path and Ram Path, located in a high-security area in Ayodhya, were allegedly stolen, police said on Tuesday. An FIR was lodged at Ram Janmabhoomi police station following a complaint on August 9 from a...
