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Former Maharashtra director general of police Sanjay Pandey announced on Friday that he was going to contest the coming assembly elections in the state from Mumbai's Versova constituency. He would be contesting as an independent, he said. I have been thinking about entering active politics...
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Chief Minister N Rangasamy will not be attending the NITI Aayog meeting scheduled to be held on July 27 in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and has cancelled his trip to the national capital, sources close to him said on Saturday. It was revealed earlier in...
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Tamil Nadu industries minister TRB Rajaa on Friday complained about a Tiruchirappalli-bound Indigo Airlines flight, saying passengers were sweating and suffocating onboard due to faulty air-conditioning. This should qualify as deficient service under the Consumer Protection Act, the DMK...
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The India meteorological department has issued an orange alert for Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune and Satara districts of Maharashtra for Saturday, indicating possibility of heavy to very heavy showers, while Mumbai saw a lull in rain activity on Friday. After nearly two days of intense...
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The Calcutta high court on Friday directed that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is free to make any statement concerning Governor CV Ananda Bose, not crossing the contours of freedom of speech and expression and public duty. Banerjee and Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh had...
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In response to the rising sophistication of online frauds, Maharashtra Cyber has established a dedicated Artificial Intelligence (AI) unit to stay ahead of criminals, an official said on Friday. The newly introduced AI unit will offer a wide range of capabilities to enhance the detection,...
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Oxford-educated former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is likely to run for the position of the chancellor of his alma mater in the UK from his prison cell through an online ballot, according to his close aide and media reports. Since August 2023, Khan, 71, has been incarcerated after he...
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday laid the foundation stone for reconstructing Tamil Nadu House 'Vaigai' at Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, for Rs 257 crore. The existing building of Vaigai Tamil Nadu House will be demolished, considering the reclassification of New Delhi into Seismic...
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The police filed a chargesheet against seven accused in the Porsche car accident case, including the parents of a minor boy who was allegedly behind the wheel, in a Pune court, more than two months after the fatal crash, an official said on Friday. The 900-page chargesheet, submitted on...
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The cyber wing of Maharashtra police summoned an X (formerly Twitter) user and seven others for posting or reposting defamatory content about Anjali Birla, an Indian Railway Personnel Service officer and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's daughter. Maharashtra Cyber had registered a case against...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested 43 suspected cyber criminals as it busted a call centre in Gurugram which allegedly duped foreigners by offering technical solutions to problems with their computers, officials said Friday.The CBI has arrested 43 suspected cyber criminals as it...
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Facades of two mosques and a mazar along the kanwar yatra route in Uttarakhand's Haridwar city were on Friday covered with large sheets of white cloth to prevent trouble but were removed by the evening after objections from several quarters. The sheets were hung on bamboo scaffoldings in...
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The Delhi high court on Friday asked the city police to respond to Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra's plea seeking quashing of an FIR against her over an alleged derogatory social media remark on NCW chief Rekha Sharma. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna issued a notice to the Delhi...
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In Delhi to attend a NITI Aayog meeting on July 27, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the public policy think tank brought by the Modi government should be scrapped and the Planning Commission restored. Banerjee, who is set to attend the NITI Aayog meeting even as...
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Surpassing the all-time high level achieved the previous week, India's forex reserves jumped by another $4 billion to $670.857 billion for the seven days ended July 19, the Reserve Bank said on Friday. The overall reserves had jumped by $9.699 billion to an all-time high of $666.854 billion...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair NITI Aayog's 9th Governing Council meeting on July 27, which will focus on making India a developed nation by 2047, an official statement said on Friday. The council, the apex body of NITI Aayog, includes all state chief ministers, lieutenant governors...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee confirmed on Friday that she would participate in the central think-tank NITI Aayog meeting scheduled on July 27 in Delhi. Banerjee's statement came amid uncertainty on whether she, too, would skip the meet like most other CMs of the INDIA...
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The Bombay high court on Friday rejected pleas for default bail or bail on technical grounds filed by five accused, including advocate Surendra Gadling, in the Elgar Parishad Maoist links case. A division bench of Justices Ajay Gadkari and Shyam Chandak rejected the applications filed by...
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Former coach Harendra Singh believes the Indian men's hockey team, led by the inspirational Harmanpreet Singh, has all the ingredients to win consecutive Olympic medals when it starts its campaign at the Paris Games against New Zealand here on Saturday. But Harendra, who is now the...
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Newly appointed Bihar BJP president Dileep Jaiswal today announced that the ruling NDA would contest the 2025 Bihar assembly polls under the leadership of chief minister Nitish Kumar. A day after Jaiswal, a Bihar minister, was appointed the party's state president, he made it clear that it...
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The Rouse Avenue court on Friday deferred the recording of evidence in a sexual harassment case against ex-MP and former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh due to a mobile phone seized during the investigation lying in the Forensic Science Lab (FSL) in Rohini, Delhi.Additional Chief Judicial...
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Benchmark Sensex rebounded by 1,293 points while Nifty shot up to a record high on Friday, cutting short the five-day losing streak on heavy value buying at lower levels and a rally in blue-chips like Infosys, Airtel and Reliance Industries. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,292.92 points or...
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President, Indian Olympic Association, P.T. Usha shares this picture in Paris saying, What a pleasure to meet Tennis legend @RafaelNadal at the Olympic Village. Wished him the best for the games! Looking forward to following his performances at his favourite Roland Garros! @Paris2024.Nadal,...
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The Opposition parties slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday over his claims concerning the Agnipath scheme while paying tribute to martyrs on Kargil Vijay Diwas and demanded a review of the scheme. Modi said the Agnipath recruitment scheme was an example of necessary reforms...
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Canadian rock legend Bryan Adams is set to bring his So Happy It Hurts tour to India this December. Adams, 64, will begin his five-city tour from December 10 to 16 and cover cities like Shillong, Gurugram, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. This will mark the singer's sixth visit to...
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The Supreme Court on Friday directed the continuation of its July 22 interim order staying the directives issued by the BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Madhya Pradesh, asking eateries along the Kanwar Yatra routes to display the names of their owners, staff and other...
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Kamala Harris reacts to the Obamas' endorsement: It means so much to have your endorsements, @MichelleObama and @BarackObama. Let's get to work. Former US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle endorsed Kamala Harris' bid for president on Friday in a roughly one-minute long...
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Agniveers will be granted reservation in government jobs in Uttarakhand upon their return after serving in the armed forces, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced on Friday, as the nation observed the 25th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas. Addressing a programme here to pay...
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The mound burial system of the Ahom dynasty in Assam Moidams was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List under the category Cultural Property on Friday.The decision was taken during the ongoing 46th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC), held in the national capital, Delhi. UNESCO...
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A flooded area in Surat
More than 2,500 people were shifted out of their homes as several villages were inundated due to heavy rains in south Gujarat, officials said on Friday. At least 2,200 people were relocated from villages and low-lying areas in Navsari, while 500 persons were evacuated in neighbouring...
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Former US president Barack Obama and wife Michelle have endorsed Kamala Harris's bid for the White House. Obama posted on X: 'Earlier this week, Michelle and I called our friend @KamalaHarris. 'We told her we think she'll make a fantastic President of the United States, and that she has...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair NITI Aayog's 9th Governing Council meeting on July 27, which will discuss the 'Vikshit Bharat@2047' document to make India a developed nation, a senior government official said on Friday. The council, the apex body of NITI Aayog, includes all...
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Timely intervention by a loco pilot and locals saved the lives of 40 students after the school bus they were travelling on got stuck on railway tracks at a level crossing in Nagpur, an official said on Friday. The incident occurred at Khaperkheda around 4 pm on Thursday when the school...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is being treated as a political prisoner, AAP alleged on Friday as it stressed that the party supremo's sugar levels had declined to 50 nearly 34 times between June 3 and July 7. Addressing a press conference, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak alleged...
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Arson attacks and other malicious acts has hit France's high speed train network, disrupting the transport system, the country's national rail operator said on Friday, hours before the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics. French railway operator SNCF reported acts of vandalism...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee confirmed on Friday that she would participate in the central think-tank NITI Aayog meeting scheduled on July 27 in Delhi, clearing the air over the speculated uncertainty on whether she, too, would skip the meet like most other CMs of the INDIA...
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Gold prices have corrected sharply by 7 per cent or Rs 5,000 per 10 grams in the local markets after the government slashed basic custom duty on gold, and the lower costs will encourage more people to invest in the yellow metal, both as a commodity and as a financial asset, experts...
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A total of 628 tigers died in India during the past five years due to natural causes and other reasons, including poaching, according to government data. Meanwhile, 349 people were killed in tiger attacks during this period, with Maharashtra alone recording 200 deaths. According to the...
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Taking a dig at the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that the opposition wanted to scrap the Tejas jet project, adding that some people weakened the army by committing scams worth thousands of crores in the army.Speaking during Kargil Vijay Diwas Shradhanjali Samaroh in...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised the Agnipath scheme during his address in Ladakh's Kargil on Friday on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas.Highlighting the scheme, PM Modi said that the goal of Agnipath was to make the Army young and keep the Army continuously...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday warned Pakistan that its nefarious plans would not materialise, as our soldiers will crush terrorism with full force and the enemy will be given a befitting reply.Speaking during Kargil Vijay Diwas Shradhanjali Samaroh in Drass, Ladakh, PM Modi said that...
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GL Batra, father of Kargil war hero Captain Vikram Batra
As the country celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas today, the families of the soldiers remember the bravery and dedication of their loved ones who laid their lives during the war between India and Pakistan at icy heights in 1999.Madhubala, widow of Kargil hero Vinod Kumar,...
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Update: All 14 crew members of a tugboat that had drifted in the Arabian Sea off the Alibag coast in Maharashtra's Raigad district have been rescued, a police official said on Friday. The rescue operation of the crew from the small carrier operated by JSW Group was launched with the...
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A flooded road in Shilphata, Thane district
Mumbai City and its suburbs are expected to receive moderate to heavy rainfall on Friday, with the possibility of very heavy rainfall at isolated places, as per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).There is also a possibility of occasional gusty winds reaching 50-60 kmph today. The high...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty in the 1999 Kargil War. The Prime Minister laid a wreath at the Kargil War Memoria in Drass, Ladakh, on the occasion of the 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas.
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President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday led the nation in paying tributes to the armed forces personnel who fought valiantly in extremely harsh conditions to defend India's territory during the Kargil conflict 25 years back. The prime minister laid a floral...
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After Congress' Lok Sabha MP and former Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's statement in the Lok Sabha on jailed MP Amritpal Singh, the 'Waris Punjab De' Chief, Balwinder Kaur, mother of Amritpal Singh, thanked Channi on Friday for raising the issue of injustice.Speaking to ANI, Kaur...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to appear before the MP-MLA court in Sultanpur on Friday for a hearing in a defamation case.Congress district president Abhishek Singh Rana said on Thursday that Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, will land at Lucknow airport at 9 am...
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United States President Joe Biden is still committed to attending the annual leadership summit of the QUAD countries which is scheduled to be held in India this year, the White House said on Thursday.We're still committed to there being a Quad leader summit this year, but there's nothing on the...
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State governments should not intrude into matters beyond their constitutional jurisdiction, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday criticising the Kerala government for appointing a secretary for external cooperation.Citing provisions in the Constitution, MEA spokesperson Randhir...
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