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Shiv Sena leader Ravindra Waikar/Courtesy Ravindra Waikar/Facebook
An independent candidate from Mumbai North West constituency on Friday moved Bombay high court challenging the win of Shiv Sena's Ravindra Waikar in the Lok Sabha elections, results of which were announced on June 4. Alleging malpractices and illegalities in the counting, defeated candidate...
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The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority on Friday clarified that minor cracks were found on the approach road connecting Atal Setu in Ulwe, which is not a part of the bridge but is a service road connecting the bridge. MMRDA stated that the cracks are not due to structural...
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CPI-M's Sitaram Yechury (right) and CPI's D Raja (second from right)/File image
New Chinese ambassador to India Xu Feihong on Friday met CPI-M and CPI leaders Sitaram Yechury and D Raja, respectively. Xu Feihong, who took charge as China's envoy to India last month, shared photographs of his meetings with the two Left leaders on 'X'. In two identical posts, the...
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Three people have been arrested for allegedly providing shelter and food to terrorists involved in the attack on security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district last week, senior superintendent of police Javid Iqbal said. The terrorists had attacked a joint checkpost of the army and...
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday postponed the Joint CSIR-UGC-NET Examination June 2024 which was scheduled to be held between June 25 and June 27. In a press release, the NTA said that the exam is being postponed due to unavoidable circumstances as well as logistic...
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Former MLA Rameshkumar Kuthe on Friday resigned from the primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The OBC leader's exit could be a setback for the BJP in eastern Maharashtra's Gondia district ahead of assembly elections. His associates and followers wanted him to leave the...
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Just In: A Swiss court sentences 4 members of the wealthy Hinduja family to up to 4 1/2 years for exploiting domestic workers, PTI has reported quoting AP.Details soon.
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Around 1,500 steelworkers based in Port Talbot and Llanwern in Wales will begin all-out indefinite strike action' from July 8 in protest against what they see as Tata Steel's plans to cut 2,800 jobs and close its blast furnaces. Unite the Union said it is the first time in over 40 years that...
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The father of the accused 17-year-old boy involved in the Porsche accident/ANI Photo
A court in Pune on Friday granted bail to the father of the juvenile accused in one of the cases pertaining to the Porsche car crash in which two software professionals were killed in the city last month. The court also granted bail to five other accused, including the owner and managers of...
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Former BJP leader Eknath Khadse
Former Bharatiya Janata Party leader Eknath Khadse on Friday met Union home minister Amit Shah in Delhi. He was accompanied by newly appointed Union minister and his daughter-in-law Raksha Khadse. The veteran leader from Maharashtra who is currently with the NCP-SP led by Sharad Pawar...
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Hardeep Singh Nijjar/Courtesy Twitter
India on Friday was critical of the Canadian parliament observing one minute silence in the memory of Khalistan extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned down in Surrey, British Columbia, in June last year. We naturally oppose any moves giving political space to extremism and...
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A view of the Longest Sea Bridge Atal Setu in Mumbai/ANI Photo
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Friday alleged corruption in the construction of the Atul Setu sea bridge connecting south Mumbai to Navi Mumbai, saying that cracks have appeared on it within months of inauguration, posing a threat to people's lives. Patole, who inspected the...
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A merger of the Left parties some time in future cannot be ruled out but no immediate possibilities as such are there, Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya said. He also said in the days to come, as the climate crisis becomes a major...
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The Goa government has announced a hike in Value Added Tax on petrol and diesel with effect from Saturday, which will raise the price of petrol by Re 1 and diesel by 36 paise, an official said. The notification on this hike was issued on Friday by under secretary (finance) in the state...
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Canada's Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of two alleged Khalistan supporters who sought to be taken off from a no-fly list they were placed on in 2018. Bhagat Singh Brar and Parvkar Singh Dulai, also known as Parry Dullai had sought removal from Canada's no-fly list after...
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The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail for two weeks to activist Mahesh Raut, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, for attending the rituals following the death of his grandmother. A vacation bench of justices Vikram Nath and S V N Bhatti directed that the interim...
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The Gujarat high court on Friday lifted the interim stay to the release of Maharaj, debut film of Bollywood star Aamir Khan's son Junaid, observing that there is nothing derogatory in the movie and it does not target the Pushtimarg sect as alleged. The film is based on an 1862 libel case...
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Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday expressed his deep gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for showing his love and affection for the 'Gamosa' of Assam by adorning it during the International Day of Yoga event in Srinagar.The Prime Minister was seen adorning a 'Gamosa' of Assam...
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Arvind Kejriwal bail hearing: The Delhi High Court has stayed the order of bail till the order on the ED plea is pronounced. The order will be out by Monday or Tuesday. The High Court has asked the counsel to file the written submissions by Monday. In effect, the high court stays the...
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The External Affairs Ministry on Friday informed that 98 Indians died in Mecca this year during Hajj pilgrimage.On the death of Haj pilgrims from India, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal says, This year we have 175,000 Indians who have already visited Hajj. So far we have lost 98 of our citizens....
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina arrives in New Delhi on a state visit to India. This is probably the first time the PM is not wearing he gorgeous Dhakai Jaamdani saris.
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Yuvraj Singh shares this loved-up picture on Yoga Day writing, Meet my new Yoga teacher #InternationalYogaDay.
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Halting their record-breaking rally, equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty buckled under selling pressure as investors pared exposure to oil & gas, capital goods and FMCG stocks amid a bearish trend in global markets. Snapping its six-day rally, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined...
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With scorching heat battering a large swathes of India over the past few weeks, water available in the 150 main reservoirs across the country further dipped to just 21 per cent of their total live storage capacity. The Central Water Commission (CWC) has released the live storage status...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal lashed out at the ED for challenging her husband's bail order in the high court, accusing it of behaving as if the AAP national convener was the most wanted terrorist in India. Speaking in south Delhi's Bhogal where Delhi...
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Anoushka Shankar shares a memory: It's genuinely hard to put into words the day I've just experienced. Yesterday I received an Honorary Degree from @UniofOxford and became a Doctor of Music, and well, what an astounding honour.Anoushka is a sitarist, music composer, several-time Grammy nominee...
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Parts of the national capital witnessed drizzling, which brought relief from the intense heatwave in the city as the minimum temperature on Friday settled at 28.4 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the season, the weather office said. The India Meteorological Department has...
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RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who is leader of opposition in the Bihar assembly, today denied his alleged involvement in the NEET paper leak scam and said that ruling NDA leaders have been linking his name to the scam to divert the issue and protect those behind it. Chief Minister Nitish...
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Delhi High Court begins hearing on the Enforcement Directorate's plea challenging the trial court order granting bail to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor policy case.The ED prayed before the Delhi High Court to set-aside the order dated 20.06.2024 passed by Special Judge (Vacation Judge),...
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The Karnataka police, probing the Renukaswamy murder case, has said Kannada film star Darshan Thoogudeepa had contacted several individuals soon after the alleged killing, while another accused has confessed that the victim was administered electric shock.Aimed at escaping from 'adverse legal...
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Atishi with AAP leaders and Arvind Kejriwal's wife today
Delhi Water Minister Atishi reached Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi, ahead of her indefinite hunger strike to press on her demand for getting 100 million gallons of water per day from Haryana. She was accompanied by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita, and AAP...
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An Italian newspaper with the story of Satnam Singh
A 31-year-old Indian casual worker in Italy has died tragically after he was dumped on the road without medical assistance by his employer after his arm was severed by heavy farm machinery. Satnam Singh was injured by heavy machinery while working in a vegetable field in Lazio, near...
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Udhayanidhi Stalin meets a victim of the hooch tragedy
The toll in Kallakurichi hooch tragedy rose to 47 and the condition of at least 30 people is critical, the Tamil Nadu government said on Friday. The mortal remains of 29 people who died till Thursday were handed over to their relatives and the bodies were either buried or cremated,...
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The Delhi High Court on Friday said the trial court order granting bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal shall not be given effect to till it hears the ED's plea challenging the relief granted in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam. The Enforcement Directorate...
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Actor Kiefer Sutherland shares this sweet picture with his dad who passed on yesterday. With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away. I personally think one of the most important actors in the history of film. Never daunted by a role, good, bad or ugly. He...
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The Enforcement Directorate on Friday approached the Delhi High Court challenging the bail granted to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case stemming from the alleged excise scam. The matter is likely to be mentioned in the high court shortly for an urgent hearing....
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Delhi Water Minister Atishi will begin her indefinite hunger strike in south Delhi's Bhogal at noon to press on her demand for getting 100 million gallons of water per day from Haryana. In a post on X, the minister said despite all efforts, the Haryana government was not releasing the...
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Four people, including the driver and the conductor of a Himachal Pradesh Road and Transport Corporation (HRTC) died after the bus met with an accident in Shimla district on Friday. The mishap took place in Kenchi area of Jubbal when the bus which was enroute to Kuddu-Diltari in Rohru...
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Police officials of the Taj Security and Tourism Police perform Yoga at Dussehra Ghat in Agra on the occasion of International Day of Yoga.
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PM practicing yoga in Srinagar
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday, spoke about the benefits of yoga, and said at a time when issues like depression, blood pressure, and diabetes are rising, it is better to practice yoga than to depend on medicines.The Defence Minister along with Army Chief General Manoj Pande performed...
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The Indian embassy in Japan organised the Yoga Day celebrations at Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple here, witnessing immense participation from across the country, including diplomats and the Indian diaspora. Amid lashing rain in the country, Tokyo celebrated the 10th International Day of Yoga, on...
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Modi takes a selfie after the yoga session in Srinagar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the world sees yoga as a powerful agent for global good as it helps people live in the present without carrying the baggage of the past. Addressing a gathering at the 10th International Yoga Day event at the SKICC here, the prime minister...
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President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said yoga is India's unique gift to humanity, and it has become far more important because of rising lifestyle-related problems.She, along with other officials of the President's Secretariat, also performed yoga at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the world sees yoga as a powerful agent for global good as it helps people live in the present without carrying the baggage of the past.Addressing a gathering at the 10th International Yoga Day event at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre...
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Famous Canadian actor Donald Sutherland, known for his iconic roles in films like The Dirty Dozen and The Hunger Games, has died at the age of 88 in Miami following an extended illness, according to Variety. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Sutherland rose to fame with a diverse array of...
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Nationalist Congress Party-SP president Sharad Pawar on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 2016 statement that the former had held his hand in early days in politics was not true.Pawar, a prominent opposition politician, criticised Modi, saying the policies being pursued by him are...
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