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Four workers were killed and another one was injured in a fire at a steel plant in Hazira industrial area in Gujarat's Surat on Tuesday evening, officials said. The incident occurred at ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India's (AM/NS India's), Surat Commissioner of Police Anupam Singh Gehlot...
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A 19-year-old disabled woman was allegedly kidnapped from her home and sold off to a man who repeatedly raped her before she was rescued by the police, officials said on Tuesday.According to police, the woman, living with her uncle, had been missing since December 21.On December 30, her uncle got...
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The Income-Tax department on Tuesday extended the last date for filing belated or revised return for the 2023-24 fiscal to January 15.The last date for filing revised return for Assessment Year (AY) 2024-25 (2023-24 fiscal) was earlier December 31.'CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes) extends the...
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All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday alleged that the police outpost near the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal was being built on Waqf land, a charge denied by the district magistrate.The land belongs to the municipality, District Magistrate Rajendra...
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Walmik Karad
Former Rajya Sabha member Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati demanded on Tuesday that Walmik Karad, a close aide of Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde, be booked for the murder of Beed sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh and MCOCA invoked against him.He claimed Karad turned himself in a day after Fadnavis...
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Grappling with the air pollution problem, the Mumbai civic body on Tuesday decided against granting fresh permissions for the digging of roads in the city.Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner and administrator Bhushan Gagrani clarified that the road work to repair water supply...
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Police have launched an investigations over allegations that a young Dalit woman, a college student, committed suicide due to mental distress and harassment she faced over unpaid fee in the institution where she studied. The 22-year-old woman's family has alleged that she was distressed due...
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A 79-year-old ailing man from Mumbai lost Rs 6.25 lakh after unidentified persons allegedly hacked his credit card, making him the latest victim of the cyber fraud, police said on Tuesday.The complainant received messages about the deduction of money from his credit card-lined bank account in...
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A special fast-track court in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday sentenced a tuition teacher to 111 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1.05 lakh for raping a plus-one student after luring her five years ago.If the fine remains unpaid, the convict, Manoj, 44, will face an...
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A Dalit youth was beaten to death and his cousin seriously by some men after a dispute in Paldi village in Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday, police said.Superintendent of Police (City) Satyanarayan Prajapat said that some people have been detained in connection with the murder of 20-year-old...
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More than 22 years after a nationalised bank in Ahmedabad was defrauded of Rs 38.75 lakh, a special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Tuesday sentenced its former branch manager and 18 others to rigorous imprisonment ranging from three to five years.The court also imposed a collective fine...
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Manipur, which has been witnessing prolonged ethnic violence between majority Meitei and tribal Kuki communities, accounted for about 77 per cent of the total violence in the entire northeastern region in 2023, according to the latest annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs.In 2023, Manipur...
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Delhi Police has deported a Bangladeshi mother-son duo, of which the woman was staying in southwest Delhi since 2005, officials said on Tuesday. The deported persons have been identified as Nazma Khan and her son Naim Khan (22), police said.The duo entered India illegally via the West Bengal...
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In the entire 2024, the Sensex jumped 5,898.75 points or 8.16 per cent, and the Nifty surged 1,913.4 points or 8.80 per cent. The BSE benchmark Sensex hit its record peak of 85,978.25 on September 27 this year, and the NSE Nifty also reached the lifetime high of 26,277.35 on the same day.
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The sea glass bridge project connecting Vivekananda Rock Memorial with Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari was brought during the AIADMK regime, but could not be completed due to the pandemic and regime change, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami claimed on Tuesday.He claimed that it...
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Manipur, which has been witnessing prolonged ethnic violence between majority Meitei and tribal Kuki communities, accounted for about 77 per cent of the total violence in the entire northeastern region in 2023, according to the latest annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs. In 2023,...
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After Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday apologised for the ethnic conflict in the state, the Congress asked why can't Prime Minister Narendra Modi go there and do the same even though he travels across the country and the world. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam...
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The forest department has launched a combing operation after a leopard was spotted in Mysuru's Infosys campus on Tuesday early morning. The big cat was sighted in the underground car parking area of the campus at around 3.30 am by the security staff of the IT company and analysis of the CCTV...
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The Indian benchmark equity indices, BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50, witnessed a recovery from intra-day lows but ended the last trading session of 2024 near flatline on Tuesday.The losses in the market was led by declines in IT and select banking stocks.The BSE Sensex dropped to a low of 77,561,...
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And while on Manmohan Singh, Bhutan PM Tshering Tobgay shares this image alongside saying, Signed the condolences book in memory of the late Dr. Manmohan Singh @Indiainbhutan. Profoundly grateful to Late PM for his unwavering support and personal friendship. Thanks to his support and cooperation,...
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As India's finance minister, Manmohan Singh visited the FT's London offices in the early 1990s to discuss his reform programme with Martin Wolf and me. Martin asked why he hadn't made what seemed like a perfectly obvious policy change -- something to do with capital flows, I think. Yes,...
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250 people have died in the conflict
Update: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday apologised for the ethnic conflict in the state which claimed over 250 lives and rendered thousands homeless, and appealed to all communities to forget and forgive past mistakes and live together in a peaceful and prosperous...
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Pic: Umar Ganie
On the last day of 2024, tourists and locals flock to the historic Ghanta Ghar in Lal Chowk, Srinagar, to welcome 2025.
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I want to apologise for what happened in Manipur, many lost dear ones, many left their homes, CM Biren Singh says. I appeal to all communities to forgive, forget past mistakes, start life afresh, live together in peaceful, prosperous Manipur.The Chief Minister, however, said the year ends on an...
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Amid a row erupted over Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi's visit to Vietnam, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Tuesday said that Rahul Gandhi has gone for a pre-planned event. He further stated that the crores of people saw the tears in Rahul Gandhi's eyes on the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan...
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The story of Mamata Banerjee is no ordinary story, Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien said on Tuesday, after a report ranked her as the poorest chief minister in India. The life and times of Mamata Banerjee are not just exemplary by Indian or Asian benchmarks. Her record of selfless...
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PM Narendra Modi shares his big events of 20224 in images. There are over 50 images in of the big events of the year gone by including meetings with Russia President Putin and the inauguration of the Ram Temple. Take a look here.
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Thousands of miles away from his home in Georgia where he breathed his last, former US president Jimmy Carter will live on in the form of two new varieties of peanut butter dedicated to the champion of peanut farming from Unnao-based startup Nutty Village. Carter, who was elected in the...
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From earthquakes, imprisonments, elections, music and war... the events that stood out in 2024.
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Rahul pays his last respects to Dr Singh
BJP Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Tuesday slammed the Congress leader and the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his visit to Vietnam during a period of national mourning after the demise of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, stating that for Gandhi the term LoP...
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The Punjab government on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on an indefinite fast for over a month, has agreed for medical aid given the Centre accepted his proposal to hold talks. A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and Sudhanshu...
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BJP leader RP Singh exhibits some commodes allegedly brought from former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's official house. Delhi CM Atishi is occupying another house.The BJP leader says, This is a gold-plated toilet. The Chief Minister had installed 12 such toilets in his house. Toilets worth Rs 1.44...
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A seven-month-old foetus has been found dumped in a garbage bin in Mumbai, police said on Tuesday. A passer-by spotted the foetus on Monday afternoon in the garbage bin of the Ashtavinayak Society building in Charkop area.After being alerted, police reached the spot and sent the foetus to a...
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Venezuela's Supreme Court has imposed a 10 million dollar fine on TikTok, accusing the popular video-sharing platform of negligence about deadly viral challenges that allegedly led to the deaths of three adolescents due to chemical intoxication, according to a report by Voice of America. The...
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The Samruddhi Mahamarg
Over 50 vehicles were punctured late at night on the Mumbai-Nagpur Samruddhi Highway when they passed over an iron board that had fallen on the road.The incident occurred around 10 pm on December 29 between the Malegaon and Vanoja toll plaza in Washim district, impacting four-wheelers and cargo...
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Former Congress MP Priya Dutt shares this image of former US President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalyn with Sunil Dutt. She writes, The world has lost another extraordinary soul with the passing of Jimmy Carter. A man who tirelessly worked for peace & humanity. Sharing a precious moment of...
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gaurav Bhatia on Tuesday launched a scathing attack against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over a video showcasing children supporting AAP for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections posted on the social media platform X and called it a violation of the Juvenile...
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A controversy has erupted in Pune after a local pub allegedly sent condoms and Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) packets along with invitations to invitees for its New Year's Eve party. The unusual invitation has sparked widespread outrage, prompting the police to intervene and record...
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The Ambani wedding makes it to the list
It is not every year that a wedding crashes the hits of the year party. But 2024 was no ordinary year. And this was no ordinary wedding. The annual Hits of the Year survey by advertising agency Rediffusion, shared exclusively with Business Standard, paints a picture of the year ending...
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Nirmala Sitharaman at the pre-Budget meet
Health and education experts urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to address issues related to cancer care equipment, health and education spending, and increase focus on teachers' training under the National Education Policy 2020. A reduction in the customs duty of radiation...
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have reached a settlement in their divorce eight years after the Maria star filed to end their two-year marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.Jolie, 49, and Pitt, 61, signed off on their divorce on Monday, Dec. 30, according to...
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Sanjiv Puri, chairman, CII
Tax exemption for the middle class, reduction in excise duty on fuel, and continued push towards public capex were some of the key suggestions made to the finance ministry during pre-Budget discussions with industry representatives on Monday.The fifth round of consultations on the upcoming Budget...
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Zepto's Vice-President of Central Operations Jitendra Bagga has resigned after a nine-month stint at the company, becoming the second top executive to exit the quick commerce giant in a month. The company confirmed the news to Business Standard, while sharing there are no plans for...
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Foreign Minister S Jaishankar
India on Tuesday said it is extending all possible help to explore relevant options in the case of an Indian nurse facing death sentence in Yemen. Nimisha Priya, hailing from Kerala, has been reportedly handed capital punishment for allegedly murdering a Yemeni citizen.We are aware of the...
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The financial sector could see new faces at the helm of banks and insurance companies with over half a dozen CEOs set to hang up their boots in 2025.Two public sector banks -- Punjab National Bank and Indian Bank -- will see new faces at the beginning of the year with incumbents, Atul Kumar Goel...
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan visits Sarangi
BJP Lok Sabha MP Pratap Sarangi on Monday spoke out about the December 19 scuffle with the Congress MPs at the Parliament's Makar Dwar gate, criticising Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for the incident in which Sarangi was injured.The BJP MP from Odisha's Balasore returned to the state following his...
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A motorcyclist died after he was hit by an SUV and dragged under it for some distance here, police said on Monday. An FIR has been registered against the SUV driver. The police action came after a purported video of the incident surfaced on social media on Monday.In the video, the SUV is...
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The Mumbai-Goa highway has been facing traffic congestion due to the extra rush of vehicles ahead of the New Year celebrations coupled with the ongoing road construction work, a police official said.With a large number of people heading to Goa and Alibaug in Maharashtra's Raigad district to...
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A United States Appeals Court on Monday upheld the jury's verdict ordering President-elect Donald Trump to pay $5 million for sexually abusing writer E Jean Carroll in 1996 and denied a retrial.Trump had challenged the verdict, alleging that the judge made errors, including allowing the testimony...
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A Bangladeshi man has been sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment by an NIA court here for radicalising Muslim youths and raising funds for terror activities.Jahidul Islam alias Kausar has also been fined Rs 57,000 in the cases connected with offences of dacoity, conspiracy and raising...
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BJP MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi after being hurt in the Parliament scuffle/File image
Balasore Bharatiya Janata Party MP Pratap Chandra Sarangi on Monday criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, alleging that he behaved like a bouncer rather than the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, a position once held by esteemed personalities like Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Sarangi,...
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Work at construction sites in Byculla and Borivali East in Mumbai will be stopped after 24-hour notices are issued since the Air Quality Index in these areas is constantly over 200, a civic official said. Making the announcement, Brihanmumbai municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani on Monday...
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A motorcyclist died after he was hit by an SUV and dragged under it for some distance in Sambhal, the police said on Monday. An FIR has been registered against the SUV driver. The police action came after a purported video of the incident surfaced on social media on Monday. In the...
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