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Jammu and Kashmir police have detained 24 suspects and rounded up 43 individuals in connection with the vandalism of a religious place in the Dharmari area of Arnas in the Reasi district. Sharing the details, senior superintendent of police Reasi, Mohita Sharma said that a total of 43...
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Heatwave conditions persisted in Kashmir on Thursday with Srinagar recording a maximum temperature of 35.7 degrees Celsius, six notches above normal and the highest in July in 25 years, officials said. The city had recorded a high of 37 degrees Celsius in July 1999. Srinagar was hotter than...
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Indian Medical Association chief Dr RV Asokan on Thursday issued a public apology for his remarks in an interview regarding an observation made by the Supreme Court during the hearing of a case to which the IMA was a party, saying he regrets his statement and it was never his intention to lower...
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The Kerala cyber police registered a case on Thursday after an announcement was made on social media that the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination question paper and answer key were for sale. After completing MBBS studies abroad, those who wish to practice in India are required to pass the...
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Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad sleuths arrested a terrorist associated with the banned organisation Indian Mujahideen from his residence in Khandwa district on Thursday morning, an official said. The arrested terrorist has been identified as Faizan (34), a resident of Kanjar...
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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Hathras on Friday following the stampede in which 121 people were killed, party officials said on Thursday. Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai told PTI that Gandhi will also meet the family members of the victims. Our...
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A Bengaluru court on Thursday issued summons to former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to appear before it on July 15 in connection with a POCSO Act case filed against him. The Criminal Investigation Department had filed a charge sheet against the BJP leader at Fast Track Court 1 for POCSO Act...
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The Chhattisgarh police have arrested five persons from Maharashtra in connection with their probe into online cricket betting through the Mahadev app and brought them to the state capital Raipur, police said on Thursday.A team from the anti-crime and cyber units of Raipur police recently...
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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ticked higher to close at fresh all-time high levels on Thursday, following buying in market heavyweights ICICI Bank, Infosys and TCS amid a largely positive trend in global equities. The 30-share BSE Sensex scaled an intraday record high of...
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The selection of a bus for the victory procession of the T20 World Cup winning Indian team on Mumbai's iconic Marine Drive has evoked sharp reactions from the Opposition. Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant said, The bus used in the victory procession of the 2007 T20 World...
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A view of the Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar, MP/ANI Photo
The Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh high court on Thursday granted 10 more days to the Archaeological Survey of India to submit its survey report of the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula mosque complex in the state's Dhar district.The court ordered the ASI to present the complete report of the nearly...
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The security of Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange has been increased with the addition of four armed personnel, Maharashtra minister Shambhuraj Desai informed the assembly on Thursday. Speaking about allegations of a drone being used for surveillance of Jarange's home, he said police had...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered its first FIR under newly enforced Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita against two Delhi police officers for allegedly demanding Rs 10 lakh bribe to help the release of a person lodged in Tihar Jail, officials on Thursday said. The Bharatiya Nyaya...
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Days after an assistant professor allegedly committed suicide on the campus of a medical college in Moradabad, a post-graduate student was found hanging in his hostel room on Thursday, the police said.The victim was identified as Osho Raj alia Basu (28), a resident of Ranchi in Jharkhand, they...
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Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa in police custody/File image/ANI Photo
A court in Bengaluru on Thursday extended till July 18 the judicial custody of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa along with his friend Pavithra Gowda and others accused in the Renukaswamy murder case. All the 17 accused, including Darshan and Pavithra, were produced before the magistrate...
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Mobile phones of some political leaders and several others including a high court judge and his family were put under surveillance during the previous BRS regime by the accused in the phone-tapping case, the Hyderabad police said in a counter affidavit filed in the Telangana high court. The...
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A 16-year-old engineering aspirant allegedly died by suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan inside his PG room in Kota, the police said on Thursday. This is the thirteenth case of suspected suicide by a coaching student in Kota since January. The number of student suicides in...
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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi carried out a demolition drive at a religious structure in North West Delhi's Rohini area, sparking protests by some locals, officials on Thursday said. The MCD carried out the demolition drive following a court order to take action against unauthorised...
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Bharatiya Janata Party veteran and former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani was discharged from the Apollo Hospital in New Delhi on Thursday evening, sources said. The 96-year-old was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday, days after being discharged from the All India Institute of...
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JMM leader Hemant Soren takes oath as Jharkhand CM in Ranchi/ANI Photo
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha executive president Hemant Soren on Thursday took oath as the 13th chief minister of Jharkhand. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor CP Radhakrishnan at the Raj Bhavan in Ranchi, an official said. Soren's father and JMM supremo Shibu...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a two-day visit to Russia from July 8 to 9 to hold the 22nd India-Russia annual summit that will review the entire range of multifaceted ties between the two countries. After concluding his trip to Russia, Modi will travel to Austria, which will be the...
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The slab of a flyover in Andheri in Mumbai fell on a moving car on Thursday afternoon, though thankfully no one was injured, a civic official said. The incident happened near Gundavali metro rail station on Western Express Highway at 3:20 pm, he said. The slab fell on the bonnet of the...
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Hathras stampede survivors
Uttar Pradesh Police constable Sheela Maurya, who was on security duty at the Hathras religious event, said the stampede occurred as a large number of people rushed to exit the venue together. In the Hathras stampede, 123 people were killed. Maurya said that she helped various women get...
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The Uttar Pradesh police said on Thursday that they have arrested six 'sevadars', including two women, in connection with the Hathras stampede that killed 121 people. The only accused named in the FIR is at large while preacher Surajpal alias Narayan Sakar Hari alias Bhole Baba will be...
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Over 50 successful Gujarat-based NEET-UG candidates, including several who have been ranked first, have moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to restrain the Centre and the National Testing Agency from cancelling the controversy-ridden exam. They have sought a direction from the top...
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Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) Secretary Ajinkya Naik said that free entry will be given to the public for the Indian team's grand victory parade celebrating their ICC T20 World Cup win. After their ICC T20 World Cup celebrations in Delhi on Thursday morning, which included a meeting...
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And mega crowds getting off trains at Marine Lines station to join the T20 WC victory parade in Mumbai.
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A court in Bengaluru on Thursday extended the judicial custody of Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa along with his friend Pavithra Gowda and others, who are accused in the Renukaswamy murder case, till July 18. All the 17 accused, including Darshan and Pavithra, were produced before...
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There does not appear to be much scope for an alliance between the Congress and the AAP for the assembly polls in Haryana and Delhi but the INDIA bloc will fight elections together in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday. In an interview with...
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This man lost his daughter in the stampede
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, where 121 people have been killed in a stampede during a religious congregation two days ago, senior party leader K C Venugopal said on Thursday. Terming the tragedy as an unfortunate incident, Venugopal, Congress...
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The T20 WC team with the PM today
Mumbai Cricket Association Secretary Ajinkya Naik announced that the public will enjoy free entry to celebrate the Indian cricket team's ICC T20 World Cup win with a grand victory parade in Mumbai.After celebrating in Delhi on Thursday morning, which includes a meeting with Prime Minister...
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Liz Truss shares this image saying, Just voted. Polls open until 10pm. #VoteConservative.Truss was the former prime minister of the UK. She is also a Conservative candidate from SW Norfolk.
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Jharkhand Governor C P Radhakrishnan on Thursday invited Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) president Hemant Soren to form the government in the state, a day after Champai Soren stepped down from the chief minister's post.The swearing-in ceremony will be held on July 7, according to Supriyo...
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A new state government-run medical college will start on the premises of Gokuldas Tejpal (GT) Hospital in south Mumbai from the academic year 2024-25, Maharashtra Medical Education Minister Hasan Mushrif told the legislative assembly on Thursday. He said the medical college will be...
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The bodies of all victims of the Hathras stampede have been identified and handed over to their families, District Magistrate Asish Kumar said in Hathras on Thursday. A total of 121 people, mostly women, had died after the stampede at self-styled godman Baba Bhole's satsang in Hathras...
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Four Mumbai players of the T20 World Cup cricket team will be felicitated in the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhavan complex in Mumbai on Friday, state assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar said in the House on Thursday. Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Shivam Dube and Yashasvi Jaiswal, all from Mumbai, were part...
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The health condition of BJP veteran and former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani remains stable and he is currently under observation of a team of doctors, sources said on Thursday. The 96-year-old, who was born in undivided India, was admitted to the Apollo Hospital in New...
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UK PM Rishi Sunak shares this image with is his wife writing, The polls are open. Vote Conservative to stop the Labour supermajority which would mean higher taxes for a generation.The future of Sunak as Britain's Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party hangs in the balance as...
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Former and current Commanding Officers of 18 Grenadiers, which captured Tiger Hill in the Kargil war 25 years ago, together today at the commemoration of the Silver Jubilee of that victory. The COs include war hero Brig Kushal Thakur (then Colonel) who led the unit during the war.
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Mr and Mrs Soren
Raj Bhavan has invited the leaders of the INDIA alliance including Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) executive president Hemant Soren on Thursday after CM Champai Soren resigned from the post.The other leaders invited by the Raj Bhavan include state Congress president Rajesh Thakur and RJD leader...
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Citing a media report that quoted Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) Chief S Somnath as saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi can be the candidate for India's first manned space mission, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh took a dig at the PM on Thursday stating that before he goes into...
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Mrs Amruta Fadnavis shares this picture with her husband and Maharashtra Dy CM Devendra Fadnavis and their guest, Baba Ramdev. It was nice to meet Shri @yogrishiramdev ji again at our place and enjoyed insightful discussions with him.
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Remains of the day: Slippers, bags, clothes, food... left behind in the stampede
Uttar Pradesh Police conducted a search operation at Ram Kutir Charitable Trust in Mainpuri on Thursday for 'Bhole Baba', a self-styled godman who conducted a satsang in Hathras where a stampede took place killing 123 people. An FIR has been registered on the incident naming...
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BJP leader Kirodi Lal Meena has resigned from the Rajasthan Cabinet, his aide said on Thursday. During the recent Lok Sabha polls, Meena (72) had said he would quit as minister if the BJP loses any of the seven parliamentary seats under his responsibility. He resigned as the party lost some of...
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday agreed to redouble efforts through diplomatic and military channels to resolve the remaining border issues in eastern Ladakh during a meeting. In the talks held on the sidelines of the summit of the...
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16 lakh people have been affected by the floods
Seventeen wild animals, including a rhino calf and hog deer, drowned in Kaziranga National Park, while 72 were rescued by the forest authorities, an official said. According to the official, 32 wild animals are currently under treatment and 25 others were released. The flood...
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Tata Motors was among the top gainers
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty hit their lifetime peaks in early trade on Thursday, amid firm global market trends, buying in blue-chip stocks and robust FIIs inflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 388.84 points to hit a record peak of 80,375.64 in early trade. Also, the...
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Nine bridges have collapsed in Bihar over 15 days
A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking to issue direction to the Bihar Government to conduct the highest level structural audit of all existing and under construction bridges in the state and to demolish or retrofit weak structure depending of feasibility in the wake of bridge...
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In response to recent speculations, the White House has unequivocally denied any consideration of President Joe Biden stepping down, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stating absolutely not when asked about the possibility. Concerns are mounting about Biden's viability as a candidate...
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The future of Rishi Sunak as Britain's Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party hangs in the balance as the UK goes to the polls on Thursday. Around 46.5 million Britons are eligible to vote in the election. The electorate votes for members of Parliament across 650...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested the suspected key conspirator in connection with the irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG case, said the official.According to the official, the suspected key conspirator, identified as Aman Singh, was...
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Ahead of the Indian Cricket Team's 'Vijay Yatra' that has been scheduled in Mumbai on Thursday, Mumbai Police urged people to use public transport to avoid traffic congestion.The victorious team will take part in an open bus road show followed by a felicitation ceremony at the Wankhede Stadium in...
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Porsche teen's father Vishal Agarwal/File image/ANI Photo
A court in Pune on Wednesday allowed Kondhwa police in the city to take custody of builder Vishal Agarwal, the father of the juvenile involved in the Kalyani Nagar Porsche crash, in a cheating case. The police last month filed a case of alleged cheating and criminal intimidation against...
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Incessant rainfall has caused flooding at several places in Manipur's Imphal West and Imphal East districts after two major rivers breached embankments, prompting the evacuation of over 2,000 people, officials said on Wednesday.At least two people have drowned in Senapati River in Senapati...
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At least 25 patients started experiencing complications following cataract surgeries at a West Bengal government-run hospital in Kolkata's Metiabruz, prompting the authorities to stop such operations temporarily, an official said on Wednesday.The cataract surgeries were performed on them last...
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The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday recorded the statement of two television actors here as part of a money laundering investigation linked to the operations of an illegal online forex trading platform that is alleged to have duped investors to the tune of Rs 500 crore, official sources...
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With some Lok Sabha members resorting to sloganeering during oath taking, Speaker Om Birla has amended the rule which now bars MPs-elect from adding any remark to the oath as members of the House. Birla added a fresh clause to 'Direction 1' to the 'Directions by the Speaker' for regulating...
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Another ten children from a shelter home here were admitted to hospital for suspected food poisoning on Wednesday which took the number of under-treatment kids from the private-run institution to 48, officials said. Worms have been found in the stools of some of the hospitalised children but...
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A tiny dead snake was allegedly found in a packet of mid-day meal meant for children at an `Anganwadi' or government-run nursery school in western Maharashtra's Sangli district. The alleged incident was reported by the parents of a child at Palus on Monday, said Anandi Bhosale,...
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