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Two women died after the wall of a three storey house collapsed in Antop Hill in Mumbai on Friday, a civic official said.The incident took place in Punjab Galli at 9:25 pm and a search operation at the site was underway, he said.A wall portion of the second and third floor of the ground plus...
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More than 50 personnel from various units of the Nagpur police on Friday carried out a mock drill at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh headquarters in Nagpur, an official said.The deputy commissioner rank police official said the drill started at 8pm and went on for about an hour. The personnel...
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Some passengers of the Sasaram Intercity Express jumped off the train over rumours of a fire breaking out Friday evening and were hit by a goods train on the adjacent track, officials said, adding it might have caused 'some casualties'.The incident occurred around 8 pm at the Kumandih railway...
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Nine students have moved the Bombay high court challenging a directive issued by their college imposing a ban on hijab, burka and naqab in the classroom.In their petition, the girls said the ban imposed by the Chembur Trombay Education Society' s NG Acharya and DK Marathe College was 'arbitrary,...
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It is time to reconcile and rebuild the broken bonds, Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Friday as he appealed to the Kashmiri Pandits to return to their homeland.In his address at the Friday congregation at the historic Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta area here, he felicitated the...
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Set to be elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha, Sunetra Pawar, wife of Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar, on Friday said she will be happy to accept any offer of berth in the Union Council of Ministers and strive to make most of the opportunity.She said her party Nationalist...
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Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party president K Annamalai visited party leader Tamilisai Soundararajan in Chennai on Friday and said her political experience is providing impetus for the party's growth.After calling on Soundararajan at her residence here, Annamalai, in a post on X, said he was...
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Veteran journalist Rajat Sharma on Friday claimed before the Delhi high court that he was defamed by Congress leaders Ragini Nayak, Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera over use of 'abusive language' during his show on the Lok Sabha elections result day.Sharma's counsel urged the court to grant ex parte...
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Arundhati Roy
Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has accorded sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy and a former professor in Kashmir under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly making provocative speeches at an event in Delhi in 2010, Raj Niwas officials said on Friday. The FIR...
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A paternal aunt of the teenager allegedly involved in the Pune Porsche car crash that killed two IT professionals last month has moved the Bombay high court claiming the boy was in 'illegal' detention and sought his immediate release.The woman, in her habeas corpus (produce the person) plea, has...
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From getting the invitation cards printed, doing the kanyadaan and arranging a feast for more than 500 guests, the Shahjahanpur district police took care of everything at the wedding of a 20-year-old woman whose father recently committed suicide. Mahima's mother Guddi Devi would have found...
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Karnataka high court on Friday restrained the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from arresting former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa in connection with a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case registered against him.It also directed the veteran BJP leader to appear...
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YRF Entertainment's Maharaj did not premiere on Netflix on Friday as scheduled after the Gujarat high court stayed its release following a petition by members of a Hindu sect who claimed the film would hurt their religious sentiments. The film, in which Aamir Khan's son Junaid Khan makes his...
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The mortal remains of the 45 Indians at the Kochi airport
A special IAF flight carrying the mortal remains of the deceased in the fire tragedy in Kuwait, arrives at Palam Technical Airport, Delhi, from Kochi. A C130J aircraft carrying the bodies of 45 Indians, who died in the incident two days ago in Kuwait's Mangaf, landed at the Kochi...
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The wholesale inflation rose to a 15-month high of 2.61 per cent in May, as heatwave conditions pushed up prices of food items, specially vegetables, and on costlier manufactured products. The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation has been rising for three months in a row. It was 1.26 per...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday conveyed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting that India believes in a human-centric approach and that the way to peace is through dialogue and diplomacy. Modi met Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G-7 summit in Italy's...
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The bones and remains allegedly of Sheena Bora that were recovered by police in Raigad in Maharashtra are not traceable, the prosecution told a Central Bureau of Investigation court that is conducting the trial in the case.The prosecution made this revelation on Thursday during the deposition of...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met his British counterpart Rishi Sunak and reaffirmed his commitment to further strengthen the India-UK strategic partnership in the third term of the NDA government and reviewed the progress made in the ongoing FTA negotiations. The two leaders...
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PM Narendra Modi shared this picture writing on X: It was a delight to meet PM @RishiSunak in Italy. I reiterated my commitment to further strengthen the India-UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the third term of the NDA Government. There is great scope to deepen ties in sectors like...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of G7 summit in Italy's Apulia region. It is learnt that Zelenskyy briefed Modi on various aspects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Modi had met Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the...
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The 44-year-old mother says the protests first began in 2020 when the residents wrote to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), seeking her house allotment to be invalidated. Read the report here.
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MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal tweets, PM Narendra Modi met President Emmanuel Macron of France on the sidelines of the 50th G7 Summit in Apulia, Italy. The two leaders discussed ways to further strengthen partnership including in areas of defence, nuclear, space, education, climate action,...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a bilateral meeting with UK PM Rishi Sunak in Apulia, on the sidelines of G7 Summit. The two leaders share a hug as they meet.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met French President Emmanuel Macron and believed to have discussed ways to further bolster the bilateral ties and exchanged views on global issues. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Bari in the southern resort town of...
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Stepping up its attack on the government over the NEET exam issue, the Congress on Friday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on the matter and asserted that only a Supreme Court-monitored forensic probe can safeguard the future of lakhs of young students. Congress...
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The charred skeleton of the bus
Terrorists kept firing at the bus even after it fell into the gorge, Neelam Gupta, who was one of the 41 injured in the attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, said, recalling the June 9 incident.Nine people were killed in the attack on the vehicle that was carrying pilgrims from the Shiv...
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Delhi Water minister Atishi on Friday said water production in the national capital is decreasing continuously as less water is reaching the Yamuna river in the national capital. The AAP dispensation has been alleging that Haryana has not been releasing Delhi's share of...
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A massive fire broke out on the third floor of a shopping mall in the southern part of Kolkata on Friday, prompting authorities to evacuate the building, an official said. Ten fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the blaze which broke out at the mall in Kasba area around...
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Kannada actors Darshan and Pavithra
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Friday denied reports that royal treatment was being given to Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and his associates at a police station in Bengaluru, where they are held after their arrest in connection with a murder case. He said Darshan is being...
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In a significant development amid a raging row over the NEET-UG, the Supreme Court on Friday sought responses from the Centre and the NTA on a plea seeking a CBI probe into allegations of question paper leak and other irregularities in the exam. A vacation bench of justices Vikram Nath...
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The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to private parties on a plea of the National Testing Agency seeking transfer of cases pending in various high courts on the NEET-UG row to the top court to avoid multiplicity of litigation. A vacation bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep...
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The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the city police's stand on the bail plea of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar in the case pertaining to the alleged assault on AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal.A vacation bench of Justice Amit Sharma issued notice on the bail plea and asked...
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The mortal remains of the victims of the fire incident in Kuwait have been handed over to their families at Cochin International Airport.A special Indian Air Force aircraft carrying the mortal remains of the Indian victims in the fire incident in Kuwait arrived at the Cochin International Airport...
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The mortal remains arrive at Kochi
The mortal remains of the Indian victims in the fire incident in Kuwait arrive at Cochin International Airport. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday acknowledged the efforts on the part of the Government of India and that of Kuwait in their intervention following the fire...
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A Delhi court on Friday fixed for June 19 the bail plea of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case related to the alleged excise scam. Additional Sessions Judge Mukesh Kumar adjourned the matter after the ED sought time to file reply in the matter. The judge,...
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The Porsche accident occurred a month ago
Four persons were injured after one wheel of an SUV, driven by a drunk 21-year-old, came off following an accident and hit an auto in Pune, an official said on Friday. The incident took place at Jagtap Dairy Chowk in the Pimpri Chinchwad area, he said. Police said the injuries of the...
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The mortal remains of the Kuwaiti fire horror
Around 35 ambulances and nearly an equal number of police vehicles lined up outside the import cargo terminal of the Kochi International Airport at Nedumbassery, as near and dear ones waited to receive the mortal remains of those killed in the recent fire at a building in...
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The IAF plane at Kuwait airport earlier
IAF flight carrying mortal remains of Indians who died in Kuwait fire incident lands at Cochin International airport.
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After landing in Italy's Apulia to participate in the G7 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he is looking forward to engaging in productive discussions with world leaders.He said that they aim to address global challenges and foster international cooperation for a brighter...
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A special IAF aircraft carrying the mortal remains of 45 Indians killed in the tragic fire incident in Kuwait took off for Kochi on Friday morning. At least 49 foreign workers were killed and 50 others injured in the fire on Wednesday at the seven-storey building where 196 migrant workers were...
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Union Minister of State Suresh Gopi on Friday said that the External Affairs Ministry did a wonderful job in coordinating the efforts to ensure treatment of the Indians injured in the Kuwait fire tragedy which claimed at least 49 lives. The Minister of State for Tourism and Petroleum...
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Kerala minister Veena George
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Friday said that it was unfortunate that the Central government did not permit her to travel to Kuwait to coordinate in assistance for the people from the State affected in the tragic fire mishap in the Gulf country.It is very unfortunate that we did...
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Three independent MLAs who resigned from the Vidhan Sabha and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party after voting in its favour in the Rajya Sabha elections earlier this year have been fielded from their respective assembly constituencies in the bypoll for these seats. The names of Ashish Sharma...
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RSS leader Indresh Kumar
In hard-hitting remarks on the outcome of the Lok Sabha polls, RSS leader Indresh Kumar on Thursday slammed the ruling BJP for arrogance and the opposition INDIA bloc for being anti-Ram. Speaking at the 'Ramrath Ayodhya Yatra Darshan Poojan Samaroh' at Kanota near Jaipur, the RSS national...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Apulia, southern Italy, to attend the Outreach session of the G7 Summit and hold bilateral talks on a wide range of issues with world leaders on Friday. The Prime Minister of India has arrived at Brindisi Airport in Italy to participate in the G7...
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Kerala Health Minister Veena George has claimed she was denied permission by the Union Government to travel to Kuwait. The purpose of the visit was to coordinate relief efforts for Keralites affected by a tragic fire incident in the Gulf nation, she said. What we just sought from the...
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Four forest workers were killed and four were injured while extinguishing a fire at the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary under the Civil Soyam Forest Division in the Almora district of Uttarakhand, officials said on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Binsar range forest 'beat' officer Trilok...
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A court in Bihar on Thursday granted bail to independent MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav in an extortion case lodged against him earlier this week. Yadav got bail from the court of chief judicial magistrate, Purnea, in the case lodged on June 10 at Mofussil police station. Emerging...
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A bride refused to marry her groom allegedly after she found him abusing in an inebriated state and smoking marijuana during the marriage function, the police said on Thursday. The people of the bride's side held the groom, Tehsildar Gautam, his father Jaiprakash and grandfather Meva Lal...
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A head constable working in Himachal's Sirmaur has gone missing after he alleged that he was being pressured by senior officers and victims in a rioting case to go against the law, his wife told the police. In a video released online, Jasveer Saini said, I am also a human, I am so depressed...
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The government on Thursday claimed to have busted fake news carried in 134 videos across 12 YouTube channels, having cumulative subscribers running into several lakhs. The Press Information Bureau's Fact Checking Unit said the YouTube channels in question carried videos making misleading...
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