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The image shared by Zakir Hussain's nephew on Instagram/Courtesy Ameer/Instagram
Refuting the reports of Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain's death, his nephew Ameer Aulia appealed to the people to pray for his health. I am Zakir Hussain's nephew and he has not passed away, he said. Ameer posted an image of his mother and uncle Hussain on Instagram. Thinking...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday that portfolios will be allocated to new ministers in the next two to three days. Addressing a press conference after 39 legislators of Mahayuti took oath as ministers as part of the expansion of the cabinet on the eve of the winter...
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A Guinness World Record for the largest Hindustani classical band was set on Sunday at Gwalior Fort in Madhya Pradesh when 546 artistes performed various ragas on nine instruments, an official said. The performance was part of the 100th International Tansen Samaroh that pays tribute to the...
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Five men were arrested for allegedly carrying out an armed robbery in a passenger train near Motichur between Haridwar and Rishikesh, the police on Sunday said.The Haridwar unit of the Government Railway Police made the arrests at Ghaziabad Railway Station.GRP inspector-in-charge Anuj Singh said...
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Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday said the ruling Mahayuti will also give a chance to other legislators, who have not found a place in the current ministry, during this government's tenure....
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An anti-encroachment drive underway after a Shiv temple was found encroached upon in Sambhal/ANI Photo
The Sambhal district administration has written to the Archaeological Survey of India for carbon dating of the Bhasma Shankar temple, including a well there, officials said on Sunday, days after the reopening of the temple locked since 1978 following communal riots in the town. Worshippers...
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Veteran Telugu actor Mohan Babu, who was booked on the charges of attempt to murder for allegedly assaulting a journalist in Hyderabad, met the latter on Sunday, who is undergoing treatment at a hospital and offered an apology. The former Rajya Sabha member along with his elder son Manchu...
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Two sisters were trampled to death by a wild elephant after it attacked their house in Odisha's Sundargarh district on Sunday, officials said. The incident happened in Kantapalli village in Tamada range of Bonai forest division, they said. The deceased were identified as Samiya Munda...
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Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain has been admitted to the ICU of a San Francisco hospital after experiencing heart related problems, his friend and flautist Rakesh Chaurasia said on Sunday. The 73-year-old US-based musician had been having blood pressure issues, added a source close to...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate a project worth about Rs 40,000 crore to link 11 rivers in Rajasthan that is projected to make it a water-surplus state, Union Jalshakti Minister CR Patil said on Sunday. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of semiconductor plant of Suchi Semicon,...
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Cold weather conditions continued to grip Punjab and Haryana on Sunday, with Faridkot being the coldest place in the region at a minimum temperature of one degree Celsius, the meteorological department said. In Punjab, Gurdaspur and Bathinda also experienced chilly nights, recording minimum...
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Jamia Millia Islamia suspended classes and shut its library and canteen on Sunday, the day a student outfit planned to observe a remembrance event marking the anniversary of the 2019 anti-CAA protests and alleged police brutality on campus. The Left-backed All India Students' Association...
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Four members of a gang have been arrested for kidnapping actor Mushtaq Mohammad Khan from the Delhi airport, holding him hostage in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh and demanding ransom, officials said. According to the police, the miscreants were also plotting to abduct veteran actor...
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma alleged on Sunday that an MP from the state has links with US-based billionaire George Soros, amid the BJP's charge against the Congress central leadership of conniving with the investor to destabilise the country. Sarma, however, did not mention the...
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BJP's Pankaja Munde takes oath as minister in Nagpur on Sunday/ANI on X
The 10-day-old Bharatiya Janata Party-led Mahayuti alliance ministry in Maharashtra was expanded at Nagpur on Sunday, with 39 ministers being sworn in, taking its strength to 42. In the expansion, BJP got 19 ministerial berths, followed by 11 to Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and 9 for Ajit...
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Veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has said the irony of his life was that his political career was made by the Gandhis and unmade by the Gandhis. Aiyar also said for 10 years he was not given the opportunity to meet Sonia Gandhi one-on-one or spend any meaningful time with Rahul...
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Allu Arjun-starrer Pushpa 2: The Rule has amassed Rs 1,292 crore at the box office in just 10 days of its release, the makers said on Sunday. Directed by Sukumar, the Telugu movie released on December 5 worldwide with dubbed versions in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Bengali and...
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The 'Ram Temple project' of the Shri Ram Janmaboomi Temple in Ayodhya has been awarded the 'Sword of Honour' by the British Safety Council, chairman of construction committee Nripendra Misra said in a statement on Sunday. In a statement, Misra said that this award was one of the...
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Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday attacked the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, saying they should not speak on reservations as they colluded in opposing legislation giving quota in promotions to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes when the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance...
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The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi will boycott the tea party to be hosted by the Maharashtra government on the eve of the state legislature's winter session here on Sunday, Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Ambadas Danve said. Addressing a press conference in Nagpur, Danve said...
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Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, who purportedly made controversial statements at a Vishva Hindu Parishad function, is likely to appear before the Supreme Court collegium soon to explain his stand on the controversy. The top court on December 10 took note of news reports over the statements and...
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Pawan Kuma, father of Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash/ANI on X
The father of Bengaluru techie Atul Subhash, who died by suicide recently, on Sunday called for strict punishment for those who harassed' his son, asserting that his ashes will not be immersed till justice is served. Subhash, 34, was found hanging in his house at Bengaluru's Munnekolalu on...
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Four persons were arrested in Surat in Gujarat with fake Indian currency notes with a face value of Rs 2.57 crore, a police official said on Sunday. The four accused, three of whom are from Ahilyanagar (formerly Ahmednagar district) in neighbouring Maharashtra, were walking with three bags...
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J-K CM Omar Abdullah and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi/File image
Opening another point of friction with an important ally, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has dismissed the Congress party's vehement objection to Electronic Voting Machines, and echoed the Bharatiya Janata Party's defence -- you can't accept election results when you win, and...
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Actor Allu Arjun
Actor Allu Arjun, who was released on interim bail from Chanchalguda Central Jail on Saturday, visited the residence of superstar Chiranjeevi in Hyderabad on Sunday along with his family. The Pushpa 2 actor was granted bail after furnishing a personal bond of Rs 50,000. His...
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Punjabi singing sensation Diljit Dosanjh dedicated his Chandigarh concert to D Gukesh, praising the newly crowned world chess champion for turning his dream into a reality. Indian Grandmaster Gukesh on Thursday became the youngest world chess champion at 18 years after beating title-holder...
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The district administration has cancelled and confiscated the arms licenses of three accused of murdering a man during communal violence in October in Maharajganj town of the district. A 22-year-old man identified as Ram Gopal Mishra was shot dead and about half a dozen people were injured...
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Farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal
Punjab director general of police Gaurav Yadav accompanied by director in the ministry of home affairs Mayank Mishra on Sunday met farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who is on fast-unto-death to press the Centre to accept the demands of farmers, and enquired about his health. The...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressing a function in Raipur on Sunday/ANI on X
Union Home Minister Amit Shah appealed to Maoists to give up arms, join the mainstream and contribute in development. As many as 287 Maoists were neutralised, 1,000 arrested and 837 surrendered in Chhattisgarh in last one year, said the Union home minister. The Chhattisgarh police along...
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Four tribal persons were killed and 15 others injured when a tractor-trolley overturned in an attempt to save a buffalo in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district, the police said on Sunday.The accident took place at around 10.30 pm on Saturday in Ghatigaon area, an official said.As many as 31 persons,...
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The Centre has approved a new subsidised helicopter route connecting Jammu-Poonch-Mendhar with an additional option of Jammu-Mendhar-Jammu route, an official said. The decision follows a proposal submitted by Jammu and Kashmir civil aviation department secretary Mohammad Aijaz Asad for...
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Security forces recovered firearms and ammunition during search operations in Manipur's Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts, the police said. The seized arms include an assault rifle, a single-barrel gun and hand grenades, they said. The recovery was made during search operations at...
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Pranab Mukherjee should have been given the reins of the UPA-II government and Manmohan Singh elevated to President when the office of Rashtrapati presented an opening in 2012, veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar says in his latest book. The 83-year-old Aiyar states in the book that...
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A jawan of the Border Security Force was injured when an improvised explosive device planted by Maoists exploded while his team was trying to defuse it in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Sunday, the police said. The blast occurred around 9.30 am on the Hetarkasa village road near Panidobir...
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Pakistani cultural enthusiasts and film lovers gathered at the iconic Kapoor House in Peshawar on Saturday to celebrate the 100th birth anniversary of legendary Bollywood filmmaker and actor Raj Kapoor. A highlight of the event, reinforcing the significance of Peshawar's ties to cinematic...
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Amid the ongoing tensions in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, the district administration on Sunday launched an anti-encroachment drive to clear public spaces of illegal structures.According to Sambhal SDM Vandana Mishra, the operation aims to address encroachments in public areas and has been actively...
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Over 30 people, including women and children, were injured after a gate at the venue of a folk theatre show collapsed in Odisha's Cuttack district, police said.The incident took place at Raisunguda in Salepur area on Saturday night as the people were passing through the iron structure, they...
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The government has deferred the introduction of bills related to 'one nation one election' in the Lok Sabha till after the completion of financial business, sources said.Earlier, the two bills -- The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill and The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill) -- were...
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Deceased engineer Atul Subhash's estranged wife Nikita Singhania, whom he had accused of harassment in his suicide note, has been arrested from Gurugram, Bengaluru police said on Sunday.Nikita's family members -- Nisha and Anurag Singhania -- have also been arrested from Prayagraj, DCP White...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party is expected to cede housing ministry to the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra following the likely cabinet expansion in the state, sources said, adding that the BJP will retain the home ministry. The sources said the two BJP allies -- Deputy Chief Minister Eknath...
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