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The Rajasthan Police Special Operation Group arrested seven people, including three female trainee sub-inspectors, on Saturday in connection with the 2021 sub-inspector recruitment exam paper leak case. Trainee sub-inspectors Manisha Sihag, Ankita Godara and Prabha Bishnoi were arrested from the...
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A 35-year-old man allegedly hanged himself in Haryana's Faridabad district after a WhatsApp chat with a Pakistan phone number during which he was suspected to have been instigated to kill himself, the police said on Saturday. The incident took place in Nawada village on the intervening night of...
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Days after the Bharatiya Janata Party's below par performance in the recently-held Lok Sabha elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday, in a special meeting of his council of ministers not attended by both his deputies, asked the ministers to shun the VIP culture. A...
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Two engineering students drowned while bathing in the Brahmani river in Odisha's Sundargarh district on Saturday, the police said.Four other students were rescued by locals from the river, a senior officier said.These students, including two women, had come to the NIT, Rourkela for a summer...
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Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray candidate from Sangli Lok Sabha seat Chandrahar Patil met party chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai on Saturday, days after Congress rebel Vishal Patil won the seat as an independent. Talking to reporters, wrestler-turned-politician Patil said the way Thackeray...
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A woman was arrested for allegedly beating up her one-year-old child brutally and sending the video of the act to her estranged husband in Kerala's Alappuzha district, the police said on Saturday.In the purported video, the woman could be seen hitting the child repeatedly and saying watch this...
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Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal
Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Saturday met Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar at his residence in New Delhi.The information was shared on X by the official account of the vice president, Vice-President of India.Ms. Swati Maliwal Ji, Hon'ble Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha),...
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The India meteorological department on Saturday issued a red alert, forecasting moderate to heavy rainfall in Goa over the next two days, an official said. According to the IMD, monsoon has been active over the coastal state in the last 24 hours. Many places witnessed moderate rainfall, and very...
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Suspended JD-S MP Prajwal Revanna (second from left)/ANI Photo
A Special Investigation Team on Saturday took suspended Janata Dal-Secular leader Prajwal Revanna to his house at Holenarasipura in Hassan district for spot inspection. The 33-year-old Prajwal, who lost the Lok Sabha election as an NDA candidate from Hassan is facing sexual assault cases. His...
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Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi was unanimously re-elected as the chairperson of the Congress parliamentary party on Saturday, its leaders said. At a meeting of party MPs, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge proposed Sonia Gandhi's name as the chairperson of the parliamentary party. The...
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In the wake of the gradual strengthening of westerly winds in association with south west monsoon, a gradual increase in rainfall is expected over parts of Maharashtra during the next 3-4 days, said the India meteorological department on Saturday. Widespread rainfall with heavy to very heavy...
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The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday terminated the services of four government employees, including two policemen, for alleged terror links, officials said. Constables Abdul Rehman Dar and Ghulam Rasool Bhat, teacher Shabir Ahmad, and Anayatullah Shah Pirzada -- an assistant lineman...
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The Kerala government on Saturday ordered a probe into a ragging complaint filed by a student of a state-run school in Wayanad district. The 10th standard student had complained that he was brutally assaulted and injured using a scissor allegedly by some school mates the other...
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As Goa has started receiving pre-monsoon showers, the beaches in the state, which are otherwise teeming with tourists and locals alike, are now wearing a deserted look. The India meteorological department on Friday issued an 'orange' alert for Goa, forecasting heavy rains over the next four...
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A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking an investigation against media houses and their associates/companies for telecasting the exit polls immediately after the conclusion of the final phase of Lok Sabha elections and allegedly influenced the investors who suffered a loss of Rs 31...
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Jammu and Kashmir Police attached properties worth crores of rupees belonging to two Pakistan-based terror handlers hailing from Baramulla district on Saturday.According to officials, terror handlers Jaleel Ahmad Rather and Mohammad Ashraf Mir, both residents of Baramulla's Tilgam, have been...
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A teacher was placed under suspension for disseminating confidential information and criticising government policies in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, officials said on Saturday.The action against Grade-II teacher Fiaz Ahmed was taken after a video showing the dilapidated condition of his...
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The luxury car that hit a motorcycle killing two in Pune/ANI Photo
The administration in Maharashtra's Satara district on Saturday demolished illegal structures in a resort in Mahabaleshwar owned by the family of the 17-year-old boy allegedly involved in the Pune Porsche crash, an official said. District officials bulldozed unauthorized constructions in MPG Club...
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Horror-comedy Munjya earned in Rs 4.21 crore nett on its opening day at the domestic box office, the makers said Saturday.Starring Sharvari, Mona Singh, Abhay Verma, and Sathyaraj, the movie was released in theatres on Friday. It is directed by Aditya Sarpotdar and produced by Dinesh Vijan's...
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Passengers travelling from Delhi to Goa on a SpiceJet flight faced a harrowing experience at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International airport on Saturday after the flight was delayed for several hours. The Delhi-Goa flight SG-211 was delayed due to operational reasons, as the aircraft scheduled to...
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The education ministry has set up a four-member panel to review the grace marks awarded to more than 1,500 candidates in the NEET-UG medical entrance exam, the National Testing Agency announced on Saturday.The move comes amid allegations of inflation of marks leading to 67 candidates sharing...
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With the Southwest monsoon continuing to dump rains in Kerala, the India meteorological department on Saturday issued an 'orange alert' in five districts of the state predicting very heavy rains there. The southern district of Pathanamthitta and northern districts of Kozhikode Wayanad, Kannur and...
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Four members of a family, including two children, were charred to death allegedly after a fire broke out at their residence in Angadikkadavu near the international airport in Kochi, officials said on Saturday. The incident occurred early today and a fire and rescue services team which reached the...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at the CWC meeting in New Delhi/Shrikant Singh/ANI Photo
The Congress Working Committee passed the resolution that party MP Rahul Gandhi should be appointed as the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, sources said on Saturday. Rahul Gandhi won the Lok Sabha elections from Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh and Wayanad in Kerala. After the CWC meeting,...
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Biologist and conservation activist AJT Johnsingh/Courtesy MK Stalin on X
Biologist and conservation activist AJT Johnsingh, who passed away on June 7, has been a source of inspiration for wildlife conservationists across India and the legacy he left behind will guide generations. Describing him as a luminary in wildlife conservation, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK...
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An unidentified man attacked a couple and killed their two-and-half-month-old baby at Damoh railway station in Madhya Pradesh in the early hours of Saturday, the Government Railway Police said. A case of murder has been registered in connection with the incident that occurred around 5 am, said...
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Maratha activist Manoj Jarange launched an indefinite fast on Saturday demanding implementation of the draft notification that recognises as Kunbis all blood relatives of Maratha community members. He also sought framing of a law to identify Kunbis as Marathas, and warned of fielding candidates...
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Congress leader K Muraleedharan
The Bharatiya Janta Party's historic win in the Thrissur Lok Sabha seat resulted in a fight at the Congress District Congress Committee office in Thrissur over the defeat of party leader K Muraleedharan from this central Kerala constituency. The police on Saturday registered an FIR against...
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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in New Delhi this afternoon to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as prime minister on the evening of June 9. India on Friday formally announced that the leaders of seven countries from the neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean region...
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Cinema veteran Shabana Azmi
Cinema veteran Shabana Azmi on Saturday came out in support of actor-politician Kangana Ranaut after she was allegedly slapped by a CISF woman constable, saying security officials should not take law into their hands. Ranaut, in a video message on Thursday, said she was hit in the face and abused...
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A sleepy village in Koppal district came to life on Saturday morning as thousands of people from various parts of the country descended on it to receive a herbal medicine that cures respiratory problems, mainly asthma. The 'wonder pill' prepared by traditional healer Ashok Rao Kulkarni is drawing...
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A man, who was acting as a police informer, was shot dead by Maoists in Kondagaon district of Chhattisgarh, the police said on Saturday. The incident took place in Timdi village under Dhanora police station area on Friday night when the victim, identified as Dinesh Mandavi, was returning home...
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Indian Medical Association Junior Doctors Network has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry into the alleged irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test 2024. In a letter written to Pradeep Kumar Joshi, chairperson, National Testing Agency, the doctors' body also...
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The Congress' top leadership on Saturday began crucial deliberations on the Lok Sabha election results to chalk out its future strategy at a meeting of the party's working committee in New Delhi. The extended meeting of the party's top decision-making body -- the Congress Working Committee --...
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Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu said on Saturday that he would be honoured to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony and his visit to India for the historic event would demonstrate that bilateral ties are heading in a positive direction. Muizzu's remarks came as he accepted...
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Ramoji Film City founder Ramoji Rao
President Droupadi Murmu offered condolences on the demise of Ramoji Rao, the chairman of the Eenadu media group and founder of Ramoji Film City, on Saturday. The President said that with the demise of Ramoji Rao, India has lost a titan of the media and entertainment sector. An innovative...
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Pointing out the differences between the ideologies of NDA allies, former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that the coalition government would not last long. Citing ideological rifts between the allies over different schemes such as Agniveer, caste census and UCC, Baghel said, Both...
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With the dissolution of the 17th Lok Sabha, a bill that aimed to bring uniformity in the age of marriage for men and women has lapsed. The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was introduced in the Lok Sabha in December 2021 and was referred to the standing committee on...
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A 26-year-old man was killed after being shot in the chest near the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, officials said on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Vasudeva, a resident of Akhnoor area of Jammu district, they said. The officials said that the deceased...
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More than 200 people belonging to the Meitei community have been evacuated from their villages in Manipur's Jiribam district and moved to a newly set up relief camp after violence broke out following the killing of a man allegedly by militants, officials said Saturday.The houses of the people...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi guarantees stability not only in India but in the entire South Asia region, a prominent Pakistani American businessman said Friday as he congratulated the people of India on the peaceful and successful conduct of the world's largest democratic exercise. I have always...
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Media personality and Ramoji Group Chairman Ch Ramoji Rao died at a hospital in Hyderabad early Saturday. He was 88. Rao, who was undergoing treatment for the past few days, breathed his last at 4.50 am, according to ETV, Telangana, one of the Ramoji group channels.The mortal remains were...
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A multi-layered security with five companies of paramilitary personnel, NSG commandoes, drones and snipers will blanket the Rashtrapati Bhavan for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony scheduled on June 9, Delhi Police officials said on Friday.The national capital will remain on...
