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The Nagpur airport was on Monday thoroughly searched by security personnel after authorities received a bomb threat via an email, but nothing suspicious was discovered in the premises, officials said. This was the third bomb threat message received at the Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday spoke to Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar and directed him to initiate strict action against illegal pubs and bulldoze all structures flouting building rules. A statement from the chief minister's office said Shinde also directed the...
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President Droupadi Murmu hosts a dinner in honour of the Union Council of Ministers, led by PM Narendra Modi/ANI Photo
President Droupadi Murmu on Monday hosted a dinner for the Union Council of Ministers led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Rashrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and his spouse also attended the dinner. President Droupadi Murmu hosted a dinner in honour of the...
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The Delhi Fire Services has refused the fire safety certificate to a blind school at Sewa Kutir in northern part of the city citing some shortcomings, according to a letter by the department. The fire department has requested the Government Senior Secondary Special School for...
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Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday alleged there was an attempt to assassinate him during the regime of the previous Biju Janaa Dal government by hurling bombs. Majhi, a senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader, made the remark while addressing a function to felicitate him at...
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Eight persons were arrested and four police personnel suspended after a bar in Pune was found operating beyond permissible time limit, an official said on Monday. The police had launched a probe after a viral video purportedly showed some persons with a drug-like substance at the bar located...
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Intelligence Bureau chief Tapan Kumar Deka was on Monday given a one-year extension till June 2025, according to a personnel ministry order. Deka is a 1988-batch Indian Police Service officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the...
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The rupee appreciated 10 paise to settle at 83.47 against the US dollar on Monday, supported by a positive trend in domestic equity markets and stable global crude oil prices. Forex traders said a weak US dollar against major rivals overseas on Monday also helped the rupee. However,...
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The grand Ram temple in Ayodhya, which was inaugurated on January 22 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a leaky roof, claimed its chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das. In an interview to PTI, the priest said while care was taken to build a grand temple, not enough care was taken to ensure...
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The Indian army on Monday said the force has constructed a foot suspension bridge in less than 48 hours to reconnect the border villages in the northern part of Sikkim, which have been affected by heavy rain and landslides leading to the death of six people earlier this month. A suspension...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the investigation of five new cases of alleged malpractices in the medical entrance exam NEET-UG that were being probed by police in Gujarat, Rajasthan and Bihar, officials said on Monday.They said the central agency has re-registered one...
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Elante mall, Chandigarh. Pic: chandigarhtourism.in
A 10-year-old boy died after the compartment of a toy train in which he was taking a joy ride overturned at a mall in Chandigarh, the police said on Monday. The incident took place on Saturday night at Elante Mall, where the boy and his family from...
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Abdul Rashid Sheikh could not take oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha on Monday despite his name being called as he is lodged in jail since 2019 after being charged by the NIA in a terror-funding case.Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, defeated former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister...
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The Centre on Monday made public the rules under the recently-notified anti-paper leak law, mandating the National Recruitment Agency (NRA) to prepare norms, standards and guidelines for the computer-based tests among others.The rules were notified within days of operationalising The Public...
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Britain's Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles III, is in hospital after sustaining minor injuries and concussion after an incident in Bristol, Buckingham Palace said on Monday.The Princess Royal, 73, sustained the injuries at the Gatcombe Park estate on Sunday evening and remains in...
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The Delhi high court will on Tuesday pronounce its verdict on a plea by the Enforcement Directorate seeking a stay on the trial court order granting bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case stemming from the alleged excise scam.The order is scheduled to be pronounced at...
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Kartik Aaryan-starrer Chandu Champion has earned Rs 57.76 crore within 10 days of its release, the makers said on Monday.Directed by Kabir Khan, the sports drama is inspired by the life of India's first Paralympic gold medallist Murlikant Petkar.Chandu Champion, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala's...
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Former PM Indira Gandhi had declared a state of Emergency
The BJP on Monday said it will launch a nationwide programme on the 1975 Emergency to expose the Congress' authoritarianism and its disregard for the Constitution. BJP president JP Nadda will address the main event, titled Dark Days of Democracy, at its headquarters on Tuesday, the...
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Political economist Parakala Prabhakar was one of the few commentators in India who had predicted before the elections that the Bharatiya Janata Party would not get more than 240 seats! And he was bang on!In his interview to Rediff.com, Prabhakar -- who is married to Finance...
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A court in Bengaluru today remanded former MP Prajwal Revanna, who was arrested on charges of rape and sexual abuse against several women, to 14 days judicial custody. As his custody under the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing the cases, ended on Monday, he was...
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A woman allegedly killed her eight-day-old newborn daughter by leaving her in a nearly dry pond under direct sunlight, causing the baby to die from heat, hunger and thirst in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, officials said on Monday. Police received a report on Sunday about an...
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BJP MP Kangana Ranaut takes oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha.
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BJP president and Union minister JP Nadda named leader of House in Rajya Sabha. In a show of strength, the opposition INDIA bloc members on Monday waved copies of the Constitution in Parliament as Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha. Home Minister Amit...
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Water Minister Atishi got her daily medical check-up earlier today. The medical bulletin of Delhi Water Minister Atishi reads: A medical team from Lok Nayak Hospital came for medical examination of Atishi at Bhogal. Patient has been counselled for admission and oral intake, but the patient denied...
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A toddler died after allegedly falling from the window of a second-floor room of a hotel in Rajasthan's Ajmer, police said on Monday. The incident occurred on Sunday at the Galaxy Palace in Diggi Bazaar. Hansmukh Bhai and his wife Afreen had come on a pilgrimage to the Ajmer Sharif...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday targeted the central government and listed ten issues that took place during the first fifteen days of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.The issues listed by Rahul Gandhi included alleged NEET irregularities, UGC NET paper leak, a train accident,...
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Gautam Adani's son shares this image on the billionaire's birthday
Billionaire Gautam Adani on Monday cited record earnings, robust cash positions and the lowest debt ratios to state that his ports-to-energy conglomerate was stronger than ever and its best is yet to come. With India marching towards becoming a USD 10 trillion economy by 2032 and...
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Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday criticized the central government, questioning how long they intend to govern by constantly bringing up the issue of the Emergency. Kharge was responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks to media persons ahead of the beginning of...
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National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should have spoken over the NEET row instead of attacking the opposition on the first day of Parliament session. While attacking the opposition is the prerogative of the Hon PM & we wouldn't expect...
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As many as 16 senior leaders of the Mumbai Congress have demanded that its city unit chief Varsha Gaikwad be replaced so as to strengthen the organisation ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls due in October this year. They feel that Gaikwad, who recently won the Mumbai North Central...
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Mahua Moitra's Parliament vibe from today.
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TMC MP Mahua Moitra shares this picture in Parliament with fellow women MPs in 2019: K Kanimozhi, Supriya Sule, Dimple Yadav, Jothimani and T. Thangapandian. She writes, The warriors are back! 2024 vs 2019.
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The Bombay High Court on Monday said when streets and footpaths are cleared for the prime minister and other VVIPs for one day, why can't it be done on a daily basis for everyone else too. Having a clear footpath and a safe place to walk was every person's fundamental right and the state...
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Countering Prime Minister Narendra Modi's emergency remark, Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge singled out the centre, questioning how long they want to rule by talking about the Emergency. He will say this 100 times. Without declaring an Emergency, you are doing this. How long do you...
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The Supreme Court on Monday fixed June 26 for hearing Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's plea against the Delhi High Court order putting interim stay on his bail in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam. A vacation bench of Justices Manoj Misra and SVN Bhatti said...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of attacking the Constitution, and said it was not acceptable to them. We would not allow the attack on the Constitution that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amit Shah are doing, he...
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INDIA bloc leaders protest holding copy of Constitution
The Congress on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had nothing new to offer in his remarks ahead of the start of the 18th Lok Sabha resorted and as usual resorted to diversion. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also said the prime minister has shown no evidence that he...
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Rajya Sabha LoP Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party MP KC Venugopal had a brief conversation with Akhilesh Yadav, Dimple Yadav and other Samajwadi Party MPs who demonstrated at the Samvidhan Sadan with copies of the Constitution.
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Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia takes oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha.
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Women government employees can take 180 days of maternity leave in case they have children through surrogacy after amendments were announced to a 50-year-old rule by the Centre. It has also allowed the commissioning mother (the intending mother of the child born through surrogacy)...
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Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan took oath as a member of the Lok Sabha amid slogans of 'NEET' by the Opposition in the House.Huge protests across the country are taking place over alleged irregularities in the medical exam NEET-UG and the recent postponement of NEET-PG.
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Home Minister Amit Sha, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari took oath as member of the 18th Lok Sabha.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took oath as member of the 18th Lok Sabha.As Leader of the House, he was the first one to take oath.Modi returned to power for a third consecutive term earlier this month. Modi and his Council of Ministers took oath on June 9.This is the third term of Modi...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said people have given his government mandate for a third consecutive term and have put a stamp of approval on its policies and intentions.He also said that the 18th Lok Sabha begins on Monday with a resolve of building a 'Shreshtha Bharat' and 'Viksit...
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S&P Global Ratings on Monday retained India's GDP growth forecast for the current financial year at 6.8 per cent and said high interest rates and lower fiscal spur would temper demand. In its economic outlook for Asia Pacific, S&P Global Ratings said India's economic growth...
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BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab takes oath as pro-tem Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha President Droupadi Murmu administers the oath.The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, beginning on Monday, will witness Observance of silence, marking the solemn occasion of the first sitting of the Eighteenth Lok...
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Benchmark equity indices tumbled in early trade on Monday amid weak trends from global markets and fresh foreign fund outflows. Profit-taking after a record-breaking rally also put pressure on the benchmark indices.The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 463.96 points to 76,745.94. The Nifty dropped...
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BJP MP Bhratruhari Mehtab
After seventh-term BJP MP Bhratruhari Mehtab was appointed as pro-tem Speaker, instead of Congress leader K Suresh, who is an eighth-term MP, the MPs of the India bloc have decided not to assist the pro-tem Speaker during the oath-taking ceremony of MPs, sources said.According to the sources,...
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In a tragic incident, a 32-year-old Indian man, who came to the US less than a year ago, was fatally shot during a robbery at a convenience store in the US state of Texas. Dasari Gopikrishna sustained critical injuries during a robbery incident at a gas station convenience store in...
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Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said he was positively looking forward to coordination to run Parliament, as the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha gets underway. In a post on X, Rijiju said he shall always be available to assist the members of Parliament as the...
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As G20 finance ministers prepare to consider a wealth tax on the super-rich next month, a survey has revealed that 68 per cent of people in these countries, including 74 per cent in India, support the idea to address global hunger, inequality and climate crisis. The survey by the Earth4All...
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At least 15 people including police officers and Orthodox priest, were killed after armed militants opened fire on two Orthodox churches, a synagogue and a police post in two Russian cities in Monday.The simultaneous attacks occurred in Dagestan's largest city of Makhachkala and in the coastal...
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