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The Odisha police on Monday arrested a man who, in his bid to flee after attacking his wife and her brother, boarded a bus wearing a woman's dress, but the stubble peeping through the dupatta exposed his identity to fellow passengers. The 42-year-old man was sitting in the bus among women...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to respond on Tuesday evening to the debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President's address, sources said. The 16-hour debate in Lok Sabha commenced this morning, with the House set to sit till late Monday night. The debate is likely to conclude on...
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A 24-year-old Indian woman who was travelling from Melbourne to New Delhi in a Qantas flight died on the spot when she developed a medical condition while the aircraft was still on the ground, according to a media report on Monday. Manpreet Kaur, who had dreams of becoming a chef, boarded the...
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Andhra Pradesh deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan/ANI Photo
Andhra Pradesh deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Monday said he declined to accept his salary and any special allowances, including new furniture for his office, considering the precarious financial condition of the state. The deputy CM said that officials at his camp office recently asked...
22:47
Shatrughan Sinha
Actor Luv Sinha on Monday thanked well-wishers for their concern over his father Shatrughan Sinha's health, reiterating the veteran star-MP is admitted to a hospital in Mumbai after he developed a strong fever and not because he underwent a surgery. The 77-year-old was taken to the medical...
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The results of the civil services (preliminary) examination, 2024, conducted by the Union Public Service Commission, was declared on Monday. The examination was held on June 16, according to an official statement. Candidates are also informed that marks, cut off marks and answer keys of the...
22:15
Congress MP Selja
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday named a panel of chairpersons to help him run the house proceedings. Birla named Jagdambika Pal, P C Mohan, Sandhya Rai, Dilip Saikia, Selja, A Raja, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, Krishna Prasad and Avdhesh Prasad on the panel. Members of the panel of chairpersons...
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A court in Delhi on Monday rejected an application filed by jailed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal seeking directions to the prison authorities for granting two additional meetings with his lawyers through video conferencing. Special judge Kaveri Baweja noted that as per the plea, Kejriwal is...
21:46
Shiv Sena-UBT leader Anil Parab/ANI Photo
Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader Anil Parab on Monday won the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls from Mumbai Graduates constituency by defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party's Kiran Shelar. Parab received 44,784 votes while Shelar got 18,772 votes. A total 0f 67,644 voters had...
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The Reserve Bank of India on Monday announced the appointment of Arnab Kumar Chowdhury and Charulatha S Kar as executive directors. Chowdhury and Kar will look after three departments each. Kar has been appointed as executive director with effect from July 1 while Chowdhury has been appointed ED...
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The bodies of all five people swept away in a waterfall near Bhushi Dam in Pune's Lonavala area were found on Monday with that of the last missing person, a 4-year-old boy, being fished out in the evening, an official said. The five, comprising a woman and four children, drowned at around 12:30pm...
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Six women and two children were among nine people killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a car in Rajasthan's Karauli district on Monday, the police said. Four people were injured in the accident that occurred near Dundapura crossing in Mandarayal town of the district, they said. The...
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The police remand of Mian Abdul Qayoom, former president of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, was extended by six days by a designated NIA court in Jammu on Monday. Qayoom was arrested on June 25 for his alleged involvement in the murder conspiracy of fellow advocate Babar Qadri...
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China has deployed its second aircraft carrier 'Shandong' which was spotted patrolling waters off the Philippine coast as Manila stepped up efforts to assert its claims over a shoal in the disputed South China Sea firmly opposing Beijing's counterclaims. Shandong, an aircraft carrier with a...
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Delhi transport minister Kailash Gahlot test rides the newly introduced Mohalla Bus/ANI Photo
The Delhi government's ambitious Mohalla bus service is expected to be rolled out within a month with transport minister Kailash Gahlot forming a committee to inspect approved prototype of the bus. The Mohalla Bus Scheme aims to deploy nine-metre-long electric buses to provide neighbourhood or...
19:11
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday described a report on his resignation as unfounded and asked the media not to spread rumours. Singh also claimed that it is an attempt by political rivals who want to take advantage of the prevailing situation in the state which has been in the grip...
18:44
Rahul speaks in LS
Union ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Kiren Rijiju on Monday accused Rahul Gandhi of denigrating the responsible position of the Leader of Opposition with his extremely irresponsible speech in the Lok Sabha. They also accused the Gandhi of inflicting grave insult on Hindus by allegedly linking...
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A man was beaten to death allegedly by a mob in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Monday, making it the fourth such incident in the state in less than a week, the police said. While the first such case came to light in Kolkata on June 28, two more fatal assaults were reported on June 29 and 30....
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Maharashtra ex-minister Pankaja Munde/File image
Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday announced the candidatures of OBC leader and former minister Pankaja Munde and four others for the upcoming polls to the state legislative council. The biennial elections for 11 seats of the Upper House of the state legislature will be held on July 12....
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A view of Deekshabhoomi in Nagpur/ANI Photo
Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the underground parking project at Deekhshabhoomi monument in Nagpur has been stayed, the decision coming after hundreds of followers of Babasaheb Ambedkar held protests. Ambedkar embraced Buddhism along with thousands of his...
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Recalling his interactions with students, Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Monday referred to the medical entrance exam as a commercial exam and said that students appearing for NEET alleged that the exam is designed for rich students and not meritorious...
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Northwest India recorded its warmest June last month since 1901, with a mean temperature of 31.73 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday. The monthly average maximum temperature in the region settled at 38.02 degrees Celsius, 1.96 degrees Celsius above normal. The...
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Take a look at the image alongside to understand how poor June rains have been. For July, intense spells of rain, accompanied by isolated thunderstorms, cloud-to-ground lightning, and gusty winds, are expected in Punjab and adjoining Himachal Pradesh, southwest and adjoining extreme northwest...
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Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi points out in Lok Sabha when the camera wasn't focusing on him during his speech. It may be recalled that Sansad TV was in the eye of the storm for allegedly giving less screen time to opposition leaders last year when the Parliament was in session and Manipur...
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Update: Participating in the debate on the motion of thanks on the President's Address, Rahul Gandhi targeted the BJP-led government and alleged there has been a systematic attack on the idea of India.There has been a systematic and a full-scale assault on the idea of India, the Constitution and...
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TMC MP Mahua Moitra speaking in Parliament: The last time I stood here I was not allowed to speak. But the ruling party has paid a very heavy price for throttling the voice of one MP. In an attempt to suppress me, the public made 63 of your members sit permanently...
15:57
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi says, NEET students spend years and years preparing for their exam. Their family supports them financially, and emotionally and the truth is that NEET students today do not believe in the exam because they are convinced that the exam is designed for...
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday said 97.87 per cent of the Rs 2000 denomination banknotes have returned to the banking system, and only Rs 7,581 crore worth of the withdrawn notes are still with the public. On May 19, 2023, the RBI announced the withdrawal of Rs 2000 denomination...
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Speaking on the Agniveer scheme for entry into Armed Forces, LoP Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi says, One Agniveer lost his life in a landmine blast but he is not called a 'martyr', 'Agniveer' is a use & throw labourer. Objecting to LoP Rahul Gandhi's statement, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says, He...
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After LoP Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi attacks him, PM Modi responds by saying, Calling the entire Hindu community violent is a very serious matter. Modi objects to Rahul Gandhi's remarks when he said, Modi, BJP, RSS not the entire Hindu community. The PM says, Democracy and the Constitution have...
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Update: In a fiery speech in the Lok Sabha on Monday, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi launched a sharp attack on the ruling BJP, asserting that Hinduism is not about spreading fear, hatred and falsehoods. His remarks came during a discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the president's address to...
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Update: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that justice will be delivered up to the level of the Supreme Court in all cases registered under the new criminal laws within three years of the registration of an FIR. Addressing a press conference after the new criminal laws were...
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From Parliament: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi says, There has been a systematic and a full-scale assault on the idea of India, the Constitution and on the people who resisted the attack on Constitution. Many of us were personally attacked. Some of the leaders are still in jail....
14:38
Justice replaces punishment in the three new criminal laws that came into force today, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today. Shah, who led the exercise to review the country's criminal law system, told the media today that 77 years after Independence, the country has a completely 'swadeshi'...
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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday chided DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran, saying it has become a habit for him to make comments when someone is speaking. His remarks came when BJP leader Anurag Thakur was initiating the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on President's Address. Senior leader...
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Bengal guv CV Ananda Bose. File pic
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday sought a report from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the flogging of a couple in public in Uttar Dinajpur district's Chopra, officials said. The governor is shocked by the incident, which was caught in a video, and called it barbarous, they said....
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BJP leader Anurag Thakur on Monday listed out various economic achievements of the NDA government in the last 10 years and took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi, saying he was enjoying power without responsibility till he became the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha. Initiating the discussion on the...
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Tajimul Haque
Tajmul Haque alias JCB, who is accused of beating two people including a woman in Chopra, West Bengal, was brought to a local hospital for medical examination after he was arrested by the police in Islampur.In a viral video, he was seen beating up two people including a woman in a kangaroo court....
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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenged in Delhi High Court on Monday his arrest by the CBI in a corruption case related to the alleged excise policy scam. The AAP national convenor also challenged a trial court's June 26 order by which he was remanded to three-day custody of the Central...
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In the Lok Sabha today: Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi raises the NEET irregularities issue, in the House. He says, A message is disseminated to the country, from Parliament. We want to give a message to students that NEET issue is important for the Parliament. So, to send this message we want the...
11:25
Stock market in June
Equity benchmark indices climbed in early trade on Monday amid buying in blue-chip stocks like Reliance Industries and Bharti Airtel along with a rally in Asian markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 69.63 points to 79,102.36 in early trade. The Nifty went up by 37.85 points to 24,048.45. Among...
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Several INDIA bloc MPs staged a protest in Parliament premises on Monday against the alleged misuse of probe agencies by the government to target Opposition leaders. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and several leaders of the INDIA bloc, including those from the TMC and AAP,...
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Lonavala is lush, green and beautiful in the rains
Police, Navy divers and other rescue teams on Monday resumed the search for two missing children who along with three other family members got swept away at a waterfall near the Bhushi Dam in Pune's Lonavala area, officials said. After the tragic incident on Sunday, the rescue teams had recovered...
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Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi touches the feet of his brother and other relatives as he takes over as the new Chief of Army Staff.An ace infantry officer with vast experience in operations, General Upendra Dwivedi, took over the command of the Indian Army on Sunday. The 30th Chief of the...
10:12
Chhaya Sharma, Delhi Police Special CP (Training)
As the new criminal laws came into force on Monday, Chhaya Sharma, Delhi Police Special CP (Training), stated that over 45,000 officers in the force have been trained for the change. The Special CP mentioned that special booklets have been prepared to ease the implementation process. The three...
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A mere objection to smoking by a group of travellers inside a train compartment has turned the world of Jammu-based Tushar Thakur upside down. The 23-year-old, who was on a trip to realise his dream of donning the olive green, was pushed off the moving train by three youths near the Ludhiana...
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HM Amit Shah
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday claimed that the three new criminal laws were passed forcibly after suspending 146 MPs in the last Lok Sabha, and asserted that the INDIA bloc will not allow such bulldozer justice to prevail in the country's parliamentary system. The three new...
09:36
The National Testing Agency announced the revised rank list for the medical entrance exam NEET-UG on Monday, officials said. The revised result was announced after a retest was conducted for candidates who were earlier awarded grace marks to compensate for loss of time as the exam on May 5...
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The first FIR under Section Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, was registered at Kamla Market Police Station in the national capital Delhi. Three new criminal laws come into effect from today. The case has been registered against a street vendor under Section 285 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for...
09:09
Three new criminal laws came into effect in the country on Monday, bringing far-reaching changes in India's criminal justice system. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) take into account some of the current...
08:57
Indian cricket fans might have to wait a little longer to see their T20 World Cup-winning heroes back in the country as the Rohit Sharma-led side's travel plans have been impacted by a hurricane in Barbados. Reports said that hurricane Beryl, originating in the Atlantic, had intensified with...
