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Elvish Yadav
An activist has sought police protection claiming he received death threats on social media after he lodged a complaint over a music video featuring YouTuber Elvish Yadav in which rare species of snakes were used, officials said on Tuesday.Saurabh Gupta, a member of animal rights organisation...
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A 42-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly smoked a beedi inside a lavatory onboard a Riyadh-bound IndiGo flight, a Mumbai Police official said on Tuesday raising concerns over security as the passenger had managed to pass through pre-boarding check-in at the Delhi airport.He was...
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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Tuesday claimed that the report of the SIT probe against him is ready and expressed fear of arrest as he is a 'thorn in the Bharatiya Janata Party's path to power'.Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar had last week directed the government to set up a...
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Social media users across the world complained of widespread outages across several Meta platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, on Tuesday. Voicing their concerns on X, the users said they were not able to access the platform and were getting logged out of their accounts on Facebook...
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The Delhi Police has directed its personnel to ensure strict vigil at the Tikri, Singhu and the Ghazipur borders, and railway and metro stations and bus stands after protesting farmers announced that they would reach Delhi for their protest on Wednesday.The Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and the Samyukta...
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The Gurugram Police has arrested the manager of a local restaurant from where five people were taken to hospital after they were allegedly served dry ice instead of a mouth freshener, officials said Tuesday.The five diners, who are friends, began vomiting and suffered bleeding in the mouth after...
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The Congress is likely to wind up internal deliberations for giving final shape to the party manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and come up with some innovative measures like an apprenticeship scheme to deal with unemployment.The party's manifesto committee, which is headed by former...
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National Conference (NC) Tuesday said while the party will be contesting all the three Lok Sabha seats in the Kashmir valley, it is in talks with the Congress to decide on three seats of Jammu and Ladakh regions.Both the parties are members of the opposition's Indian National Developmental...
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An email address of Maharashtra Assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar was hacked and an email was sent from it to the office of the state's governor, police said on Tuesday.A case was registered at the Marine Drive police station here against an unidentified person after the hacking came to light...
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The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday said it has attached property worth Rs 12.78 crore of suspended Trinamool Congress leader Shajahan Sheikh including bank deposits, an apartment, and agricultural and fishery land in Sandeshkhali and Kolkata.A provisional order has been issued under the...
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Pic: Indian Navy/X
The Indian Navy on Tuesday said it swiftly responded in assisting a Liberian-flagged commercial vessel after it came under a drone strike in the Gulf of Aden.The fresh incident on Monday came amid increasing global concerns over attacks on various commercial vessels in the Red Sea by Houthi...
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar have received an email threatening to cause explosions at various targets of the state if they don't pay up $2.5 million, the deputy chief minister said.Shivakumar, also state Congress chief, told reporters on Tuesday he has...
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The Maharashtra government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay high court verdict acquitting former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba in a case in which he was accused of having links with the banned CPI-Maoist). Earlier in the day, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay...
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Four new ministers were inducted Tuesday into the council headed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar was administered the oath of office alongside RLD's Anil Kumar and two BJP leaders.They were sworn-in as ministers by Governor Anandiben Patel at the...
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Three updates on the Sandeshkhali incidents.1. The West Bengal government moves the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court order transferring the probe into the attack on ED officials in Sandeshkhali to CBI. 2. The CBI approaches the West Bengal police to take over probe into attack...
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The rape survivor's husband receives a cheque from the govt
A foreign tourist, who was allegedly gang-raped in Jharkhand's Dumka district last week, on Tuesday said she has no complaints against the people of India as she has safely travelled around 20,000 km across the country. Speaking to reporters before leaving for Nepal via Bihar along with her...
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I expected this. After all we knew there was no evidence, no crime committed by him, said an overjoyed Vasantha Kumari, wife of Professor G N Saibaba, who was acquitted today by the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.Yet, her joy was tempered by caution. I...
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Yes, India and the rest of the world know Reliance boss Mukesh Ambani just hosted a pre-wedding bash for his son Anant and fianc Radhika Merchant, where celebrities shone as much as the jewels. But how rich is Mukesh Ambani actually in the world order?Take a look alongside. (And look who's a...
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Thousands of contractual employees of the three state-run power utility companies in Maharashtra have threatened to launch an indefinite strike from Tuesday night over demands including wage hike. The Maharashtra State Power Contractual Employees' Association Joint Action Committee, an...
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DK Shivakumar with Pratibha Singh and Vikramaditya last week
Six Congress MLAs, who were disqualified after they cross-voted in the recent Rajya Sabha polls in Himachal Pradesh, moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday against their disqualification. The ex-MLAs have filed a plea against the February 29 decision of the state Legislative Assembly...
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Four Vande Bharat trains were pelted with stones by unknown miscreants in different locations in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh while passing through the South Western Railway (SWR) zone, officials said on Tuesday. Though no passenger or staff sustained any injuries, the window panes of...
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Prof Saibaba with his wife Vasantha Kumari. File pic
Former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba's wife Vasantha Kumari on Tuesday expressed huge relief on his acquittal in the Maoist links case, saying justice is delivered after 10 years of struggle. The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court acquitted Saibaba in the case, noting the...
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The Calcutta High Court orders the transfer of the ongoing probe into the attack on ED officials at Sandeshkhali to CBI. The court also orders the Bengal police to hand over Sandeshkhali strongman Shahjahan Sheikh to the CBI by 4.30 pm.For a backgrounder read: How Shahjahan Sheikh became...
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Abhijit Gangopadhyay announced on Tuesday that he is joining the BJP, hours after he resigned as a judge of the Calcutta High Court. Addressing a press conference, he said he would join the BJP on March 7. I am joining the BJP as it is a national party, which is fighting against the...
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Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has said that no Indian military personnel will remain in the country after May 10, be it in uniform or civilian clothing, Maldives-based The Edition reported.While addressing the residential community of Baa Atoll Eydhafushi, he said that the Indian...
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So, the answer to who CJI Chandrachud was clicking at Rashtrapati Bhavan is: His daughters.Justice Chandrachud seen here with his wife has four children including two foster daughters (in the picture) He has four children, including two foster daughters -- Mahi and Priyanka.
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday critcised RJD chief Lalu Prasad's no family jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asserting that people do not expect such comments from a senior leader like him. Speaking to reporters in Patna, Sitharaman said there is a need to maintain...
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Google has agreed to restore delisted Indian apps on its Play Store and will work on a solution to the contentious payment issue, IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. Google and startups had multiple rounds of discussion with the government on Monday, following...
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Update: In a big relief to Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, the Supreme Court today dismissed a 2018 money laundering case against the Congress leader.The Congress leader was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in September 2019 in connection with this case....
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The Supreme Court dismisses the money laundering case against Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar.
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That's CJI Dhananjay Chandrachud and his wife at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Whose picture is he taking?
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Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday said strict instructions have been issued to the West Bengal bureaucracy to ensure a level playing field for all political parties, and asserted that any form of violence will not be tolerated during the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Kumar,...
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BJP Lok Sabha MP from Bhopal Pragya Singh Thakur has accused her party legislator Sudesh Rai was running a liquor shop illegally in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district and expressed concern over the safety of women and girls. She has also demanded Rai's removal from the MLA's post. When...
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Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay resigned as a judge of Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, sources said. Justice Gangopadhyay sent his resignation letter to President Droupadi Murmu with copies to CJI DY Chandrachud and the Chief Justice of the Calcutta HC TS Sivagnanam, they said. He came to...
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Iran executed a staggering total of at least 834 people last year, the highest number since 2015 as capital punishment surged in the Islamic republic, two rights groups said Tuesday. The number of executions, which Iran has carried out by hanging in recent years, was up some 43 percent on 2022.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate India's first under-river metro tunnel built in Kolkata on Wednesday. In a monumental development set to transform urban transportation, PM Modi is slated to inaugurate several key metro and rapid transit projects across countries,...
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Prof Saibaba with his wife outside Nagpur jail. File pic
Update: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday acquitted former Delhi University professor G N Saibaba in an alleged Maoist links case and set aside the life imprisonment imposed on him. A division bench of Justices Vinay Joshi and Valmiki SA Menezes also acquitted five...
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Lawyer and activist Indira Jaising on the acquittal of Prof Saibaba: Saibaba Acquitted, but after how long? Who will give back his health to him? The courts? Shame. How many others have to wait for bail? Who pays the price of loss of liberty without authority of law?
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Read our 2022 report on Professor GN Saibaba's ordeal in jail. 'Saibaba Hovers Between Life And Death'
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Bombay High Court acquits former DU professor GN Saibaba and five others in Maoist link case. The court set aside Saibaba's life sentence.Details awaited.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday offered prayers at Sri Ujjaini Mahakali Temple in Hyderabad, amid tight security. The temple priests presented Modi with a photo frame of the goddess. Modi, who stayed in Hyderabad last night at the Raj Bhavan, proceeded to Sangareddy...
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A 67-year-old former managing director of a multinational company has allegedly been duped of Rs 4.80 crore by online fraudsters who accused him of being involved in drug trafficking and threatened police action against him, an official of the Thane crime branch said. An FIR was registered...
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A study that used data from the Union health ministry's national family health survey for 2019-2021 has estimated India's prevalence of zero-food children at 19.3 per cent, the third highest after Guinea's 21.8 per cent and Mali's 20.5 per cent.Read the story here.
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The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday launched multiple raids across seven states in connection with a case related to radicalisation of prisoners by a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist in Karnataka, an official said. The raids, being conducted in connection with the Bengaluru...
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Former top Twitter executives, including Parag Agrawal, have sued Elon Musk, claiming the Tesla CEO had withheld USD128 million in severance payments after the billionaire took over the social media company in 2022 and dismissed them, according to The New York Times.After paying USD44 billion to...
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China on Tuesday increased its defence budget by 7.2 per cent to USD 232 billion as it continues with the massive modernisation of its military amid prevailing tensions over Taiwan, the disputed South China Sea as well as border frictions with India.China, which is the second highest spender on...
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Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani has dared Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to have a debate on the difference between the 10 years of UPA rule and the Narendra Modi government. If my voice is reaching Rahul Gandhi, then he should listen with open ears. Let there be a...
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An Indian national was killed and another two were injured on Monday when an anti-tank missile fired from Lebanon struck an orchard near Israel's northern border community of Margaliot, officials said. All three victims hail from the southern state of Kerala. The missile hit a...
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BJP's Lok Sabha MP from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on Monday accused the media of distorting her comments made after she was denied renomination from the seat for the 2024 elections and refused to entertain any questions from journalists on the issue. Whatever we speak, you people...
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Sub-Inspector Suman Kumari hailing from Himachal Pradesh became the Border Security Force's first woman sniper after completing an 8-week course at its Indore-based Central School of Armament and Warfare Skills, an official said on Monday. BSF is truly becoming an inclusive Force where...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met with legendary actress Vyjayanthimala in Chennai. Taking to X, PM Modi shared pictures from her meeting with Vyjayanthimala. In one of the images, PM Modi can be seen greeting Vyjayanthimala with folded hands. Glad to have met Vyjayanthimala Ji...
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In a major relief for Donald Trump, the US Supreme Court on Monday, allowed the former President to appear on the ballot in Colorado, CNN reported. The top court ruling reverses the Colorado order, which disqualified Trump over his conduct around the January 6, 2021, attack on the US...
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Tremors were felt in parts of Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti after a magnitude 3.2 earthquake hit the district on Monday afternoon, officials said. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 5 km. No reports of loss of life or property have been received so far, they said. The tribal...
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Louise Khurshid
The Enforcement Directorate on Monday alleged that senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid's wife Louise Khurshid and two others laundered Rs 71.50 lakh in central government funds for their personal gain through a trust run by them for specially-abled persons. The federal agency, in a...
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A view of the Allahabad high court/ANI Photo
The Allahabad high court on Monday said properties acquired by a gangster in the name of his wife can be attached under the Gangsters Act. The court said this while dismissing a criminal appeal filed by Meena Devi, the wife of alleged gangster Rajendra Yadav of Azamgarh, challenging a May 4,...
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