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Mumbai's civic body on Monday issued fresh guidelines to curb air pollution, particularly due to construction-related and road dust. In a release, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation instructed its solid waste department officials to strictly follow the guidelines, which come in response...
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A truck driver dragged two people for about 300 metres in Agra under his vehicle, police on Monday said. Some locals forced the driver to stop the truck and extricated the men from under the vehicle. The police arrested the driver and seized the truck. The two men, both residents...
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Telecom regulator Trai on Monday amended tariff rules to mandate mobile service providers to issue a separate plan for voice calls and SMS for customers not using data. The regulator removed the cap of 90 days on special recharge coupons and extended it to up to 365 days. ...the...
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The Indian Embassy in Berlin on Monday said it has been in close contact with all the seven Indians who were injured in an attack at the Magdeburg Christmas market in Germany last week. @EOIBerlin has been in close contact with all the seven Indians injured in the attack at the Magdeburg...
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A girl aged around three years fell into a borewell in the Kotputli-Behror district of Rajasthan, and the NDRF and SDRF have been deployed to rescue her from the 150-feet-deep borewell, officials said. The girl, Chetna, was playing in his father's farm in the Sarund area when she accidently...
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The producers of actor Allu Arjun starrer Pushpa-2 on Monday extended a financial assistance of Rs 50 lakhs to the family of the woman who died in a stampede during the screening of the film on December 4. Naveen Yerneni, the producer, visited the hospital where the victim's eight-year-old...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh checks on BJP MP Pratap Sarangi, who sustained injuries on Parliament premises/ANI Photo
The Delhi police Crime Branch is likely to visit the Parliament on December 24 in connection with the scuffle that occurred on its premises, leading to the injury of two BJP MPs, an official source said on Monday. A face-off between the opposition and NDA MPs in Parliament premises over the...
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PM Narendra Modi attends the Christmas celebrations hosted by the CBCI, in New Delhi on Monday/ANI Photo
The teachings of Lord Christ celebrate love, harmony and brotherhood and it is important for all to work to make this spirit stronger, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Monday. Speaking at the Christmas celebrations hosted by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India, Modi asserted...
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Two teenage siblings were charred to death after a mosquito repellent stick kept under their bed reportedly sparked a fire in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district, the police said on Monday. Arun (16) and Vishnu (14) died in the wee hours of Sunday, they added. Assistant commissioner of...
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Tanush Kotian, Mumbai's offspin-bowling allrounder, has been named as Ravichandran Ashwin's replacement for the remaining two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.The Mumbai Cricket Association made this announcement on Monday evening, according to ESPNcricinfo.Kotian is set to join the...
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Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs, George Kurian, on Monday strongly condemned the alleged threatening of teachers at a government school in Kerala by Viswa Hindu Parishad activists over Christmas celebrations. Kurian urged the state government to take stringent action against the...
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It took the genius of Shyam Benegal to see beyond his looks, says actor Manoj Bajpayee who never imagined himself playing a royal and did so in the 2001 film Zubeidaa after the filmmaker convinced him. Benegal, who pioneered the art house cinema movement in the country with films such...
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Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has approved immediate suspension of two Delhi Fire Services officers over alleged negligence of duty in connection with the death of three civil services aspirants in a flooded basement of a coaching centre here, his office said on Monday. ...
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Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who heralded the Indian parallel cinema movement in the 1970s and 1980s with films such as Ankur, Nishant and Manthan, died on Monday, his daughter Pia said. He was 90. The filmmaker passed away at Mumbai's Wockhardt Hospital due to chronic kidney...
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Former Supreme Court judge V Ramasubramanian has been appointed the new chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, the rights panel said on Monday. The post of NHRC chairperson had been lying vacant since Justice (retd) Arun Kumar Mishra completed his tenure on June 1. Mishra...
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The Delhi high court on Monday sought a response from Trinamool Congress leader Saket Gokhale on a plea by former diplomat Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri, the wife of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, seeking contempt action against him for allegedly failing to comply with a court direction to...
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Former India cricketer Vinod Kambli has been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai due to deterioration in his health. The 52-year-old was brought to the hospital by one of his fans who also owns the hospital in Bhiwandi's Kalher area in Thane district and his condition is said to be stable, even...
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Twenty two Bangladeshis, including five children have been apprehended by the Assam police in two different operations for entering Indian territory illegally, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. Sixteen Bangladeshis were apprehended in inter-state movement after arriving at...
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The police on Monday said a fresh notice would be served to veteran Telugu actor Mohan Babu, who was earlier exempted by the Telangana high court from appearing before the police for probable breach of peace, till December 24. Rachakonda police commissioner G Sudheer Babu told reporters that...
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Pakistan plans to procure 40 jets of advanced Chinese stealth fighter J-35, which, if materialised, will mark the first export of China's latest jet, according to a media report on Monday. The sale would mark Beijing's first export of fifth-generation jets to a foreign ally and is expected...
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A three-year-old male tiger was found dead at the Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district, an official said on Monday. The big cat may have died in a territorial fight, Anoop KR, Chief Conservator of Forests and RTR Field Director, said. Forest guards found the...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded sharply on Monday after five days of steep decline amid value buying at lower levels and a supportive trend in global markets. Besides, bargain hunting in blue chip stocks like ITC, HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries added to the optimism in...
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Bhartiya Kisan Union National President Naresh Tikait on Monday said farmers should also be allowed to protest in the Parliament premises on their issues like political parties. Chaudhary Charan Singh was the spokesperson of the farmers. It is unfortunate that during the winter session of...
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The Central Industrial Security Force on Monday said there was no lapse on its part during the scuffle that took place among MPs in Parliament complex during the Winter Session that ended last week. The CISF is tasked to guard the Parliament House Complex. There was no lapse (on part of...
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The Centre has scrapped the 'no-detention policy' for classes 5 and 8 in schools governed by it allowing them to fail students who do not clear the year-end exams, according to officials. Following the amendment to the Right to Education Act in 2019, at least 16 states and two Union...
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Many areas of the national capital face water shortage due to dangerously high levels of ammonia in the Yamuna river at the Wazirabad pond, an official statement of the Delhi Jal Board said. According to the statement, ammonia concentrations exceeding 5.0 ppm have reduced water production at...
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A 39-year-old software engineer became a victim to a digital arrest scam and lost Rs 11.8 crore when fraudsters impersonating police officials claimed that his Aadhaar card was being misused to open bank accounts for money laundering, police said on Monday. The fraud occurred between...
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Founder of Drums Food International, the firm behind popular Greek yogurt brand Epigamia, Rohan Mirchandani has passed away due to cardiac arrest, according to a company statement. Mirchandani (42), who co-founded Drums Food International in 2013, suffered a sudden cardiac arrest on...
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The Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 will see a strong force of 50,000 police personnel fanning out across Prayagraj to respond to potential terror threats, cyber attacks, rogue drones and human trafficking, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police, Prashant Kumar said on Monday. Held every 12...
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Bangladesh's interim government said on Monday that it has sent a diplomatic note to India to send back deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka. Hasina, 77, has been living in exile in India since Aug 5 when she fled the country amid the student-led protests that toppled her...
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An ancient well closed for a long time with clean water was discovered at a site of religious faith in the Shahzadi Sarai area in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, officials said on Monday. An administration official said those involved in the management of the site are reviving the well,...
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Senior BJP leader Anurag Thakur on Monday issued a chargesheet against Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of turning Delhi into a corruption lab through a series of scams. No immediate reaction was available from the AAP over the allegations of the BJP...
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The Delhi high court on Monday refused to grant anticipatory bail to former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar in the criminal case lodged against her for alleged cheating and wrongly availing of OBC and disability quota benefits in the civil services examination. Anticipatory bail plea is...
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The CSMT-Madgaon Vande Bharat express train deviated from its regular route on Monday morning due to a technical snag at Diva station in Thane district of Maharashtra, delaying its onward journey to Goa by 90 minutes, officials said. Instead of proceeding towards Panvel station...
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Senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal,who is sulking over not being included in the new Mahayuti government in Maharashtra, met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai on Monday. Talking to reporters after the meeting, Bhujbal said he had an elaborate discussion with the CM on the...
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The Congress on Monday took a swipe at the Modi government over rising prices of food items, saying the bullet train announced by it has not arrived but the inflation, which is spiralling upwards faster than the speed of a bullet train, has broken the back of the common person. Congress...
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The driver of the truck involved in the accident in Nelamangala which killed six people, claimed on Monday that there was a car ahead of his vehicle and to prevent collision, he turned the steering wheel towards the road divider which led to the accident.Police, however, refused to share details...
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Six accused who allegedly vandalised Actor Allu Arjun's Jubilee Hills residence recently in Telangana's Hyderabad were granted bail, a lawyer said. Advocate Ramdas, appearing for the accused, said that these students of Osmania University were protesting peacefully when the police...
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The much awaited second season of Paatal Lok is set to premiere on Prime Video on January 17, the streamer announced on Monday. Written and created by Sudip Sharma, the first season of the crime drama featured Jaideep Ahlawat as a washed-out Delhi police officer named Hathi Ram...
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Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Monday raised doubts about Arvind Kejriwal's ability to become the Chief Minister of Delhi, suggesting that it may not be possible for him to even become an MLA. Dikshit pointed out that even if Kejriwal takes the oath as CM, he will be unable to perform...
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A 22-year-old man accused in a murder case hurled a slipper at a judge during the hearing in a sessions court in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Monday. The slipper did not hit the judge and instead hit a wooden frame in front of his desk and fell by the side of the bench...
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A tremor of 3.7 magnitude jolted Gujarat's Kutch district on Monday morning, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said. There was no report of any casualty or damage to property, the district administration said. The tremor was recorded at 10.44 am with its...
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Poet Kumar Vishwas has sparked a fresh controversy with remarks at actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha and his daughter, actress Sonakshi Sinha. Speaking at a poetry event in Meerut, Vishwas, without taking names, said, Apne bachhon ko Sita Ji ki behnon aur Bhagwan Ram ke bhaiyon...
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Two BJP MPs who suffered head injuries in a face-off between opposition and NDA members on the Parliament premises were discharged from Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital on Monday, authorities said. Pratap Sarangi (69) from Odisha and Mukesh Rajput from Uttar Pradesh were brought to the...
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Abhishek Kumar/Business StandardSmallcap and midcap funds have long been investor favourites, but a shift in preference is becoming evident.Midcap funds have seen a steady increase in new investment accounts, or folios, for the past six months, with higher inflows in the past three months. This...
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Two persons who suspectedly inhaled a toxic gas at a private pharma company at Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City in Anakapplli district are hospitalised and one of them is in critical condition, said a police official on Monday. Anakapalli district superintendent of police Tuhin Sinha said...
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Air India Express' inaugural four-hour flight from Surat in Gujarat to Thailand capital Bangkok saw good sales of liquor onboard, with some passengers claiming the stock ran out. The flight, operated with a Boeing 737-8 aircraft on Friday, had 175 passengers and six crew members onboard. The...
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Frozen Dal lake
The surface of the Dal Lake on Monday froze as an intense coldwave gripped the Kashmir valley.The minimum temperature experienced in the city was -7 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature recorded was 7 degrees Celsius, as per the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).Visuals showed people...
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Monika Yadav/Business StandardThe finance ministry is unlikely to introduce the new Income-Tax Bill in the upcoming Budget session of Parliament, though the internal committee formed under Chief Income-Tax Commissioner V K Gupta for the review of the Income-Tax Act is likely to submit its report...
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Surajeet Das Gupta/Business StandardBreaking all previous records, smartphone exports from India have, for the first time, breached the Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) mark in a single month, according to data submitted by companies and figures compiled from industry associations.Smartphone...
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Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez
Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos has responded to a post on X that stated fiance Lauren Sanchez and he were planning a $600 million wedding in Aspen, Colorado on Saturday, December 28.'This whole thing is completely false -- none of this is happening', Bezos said, adding, 'The old adage dont believe...
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Three criminals allegedly involved in a grenade attack in Gurdaspur were injured in an encounter with a joint team of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab police here early Monday, officials said. The accused were identified as Gurvinder Singh (25), Virender Singh alias Ravi (23), and Jaspreet Singh...
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In a horrific incident, a sleeping woman was set on fire on a stationary subway train in New York, Associated Press reported 'New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch described the case as one of the most depraved crimes one person could possibly commit against another human...
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Two children and a man were killed and six other persons injured after a truck ran over people sleeping on a footpath in Maharashtra's Pune city in the wee hours of Monday, police said. The incident took place at around 12.30 am on the footpath in Wagholi area where several...
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United States President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Indian American entrepreneur, venture capitalist and author Sriram Krishnan as Senior White House Policy Advisor on Artificial Intelligence.Sriram Krishnan will serve as the Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White...
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Top Telugu actor Allu Arjun did not leave the theatre during the screening of Pushpa 2 on December 4 despite being told to do so in view of a stampede in which a woman died, police officials claimed on on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference on the annual round-up of 2024, city police...
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