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23:58

Actress Kasthuri released from jail

Actress Kasthuri/File image
Actress Kasthuri/File image
Actress Kasthuri was released from the Puzhal Central Prison here on Thursday, a day after she was granted conditional bail by a court in a case of alleged derogatory comment against Telugu speaking people. On her release from the prison, Kasthuri thanked all those who made her a 'raging...
23:44

Delhi polls: AAP releases 1st list of 11 candidates, fields BJP, Cong turncoats

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The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday announced its first list of 11 candidates for the Delhi assembly polls, dropping three sitting MLAs and fielding six leaders who switched over from the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress recently. Elections in the national capital are due in February to...
23:22

Maha final voter turnout revised to 66.05%

People waiting in queue to cast their votes in Mumbai on Wednesday/Sahil Salvi
People waiting in queue to cast their votes in Mumbai on Wednesday/Sahil Salvi
The final turnout in Maharashtra assembly polls was 66.05 percent as per EVM votes, up from 61.1 percent in 2019, Election Commission officials said on Thursday. The polling percentage for the Nanded Lok Sabha bypoll was 67.81 percent. Polls to the 288-member state assembly were held on...
23:06

Speculations are untruths without verifications: Big B in latest blog post

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Speculations are speculated untruths without verifications, said megastar Amitabh Bachchan on his blog, taking on the culture of misinformation in media. Bachchan said he rarely discusses his family publicly as he believes in respecting boundaries and maintaining privacy. It takes...
22:30

10,000 security men to keep Mumbai's EVMs safe

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All EVMs and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail devices used in Mumbai during the Maharashtra polls have been stored in strong rooms, one each in the city's 36 constituencies, the civic body said on Thursday. Elections to the 288-member state assembly were held in a single phase on Wednesday...
22:14

OTT platform founder seeks Rs 10 cr from actor Aayush Shah over 'false' claims

Founder of OTT platform Planet Marathi Akshay Bardapurkar/Courtesy Facebook
Founder of OTT platform Planet Marathi Akshay Bardapurkar/Courtesy Facebook
The founder of OTT platform Planet Marathi has sought an apology and Rs 10 crore compensation from actor Aayush Shah, days after the latter filed complaints alleging that his cheques of over Rs 1 crore were dishonoured. In a legal notice to the actor, the OTT platform's founder Akshay...
21:43

NGT slaps Rs 50-cr fine on DJB, MCD for violating environmental rules

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The National Green Tribunal on Thursday imposed a fine of over Rs 50 crore on the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the Delhi Jal Board for violating environmental rules. The NGT observed that the Delhi Jal Board failed to discharge its statutory duties in preventing sewage discharge into...
21:28

Arman Malik assaults Haridwar-based Youtuber

YouTuber Armaan Malik/Courtesy Armaan Malik/Instagram
YouTuber Armaan Malik/Courtesy Armaan Malik/Instagram
YouTuber Armaan Malik, who shares reels on the social media with his two wives, allegedly stormed into the house of a local YouTuber here on Wednesday night with some men and assaulted him. Malik was angry with the Haridwar-based YouTuber named Saurabh, whom he accused of making a roast...
21:10

Thane chef being exploited in Maldives resort rescued, brought back to India

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A view of a resort in Maldives/File image
A man from Bhayander in Thane district was brought back to India after he was allegedly subjected to exploitation and forced labour at the resort in Maldives where he was working as a chef, an official said on Thursday. Man Parekh (24) was united with his family due to the efforts of the...
20:55

ICC issues arrest warrant against Netanyahu, Hamas leader

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
The International Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and a senior Hamas official over alleged war crimes committed during the conflict that followed the October 7 attacks on Israel last year, a...
20:12

Malayalam actor Meghanadhan dies at 60

Malayalam actor Meghanadhan/ANI Photo
Malayalam actor Meghanadhan/ANI Photo
Renowned Malayalam film and television actor Meghanadhan, known for his iconic villainous roles, passed away in a hospital in the early hours of Thursday, industry sources confirmed. He was 60. Meghanadhan succumbed to respiratory-related ailments at 2 am, while undergoing treatment,...
20:09

Excise policy: HC won't stay ED case against Kejriwal

Delhi ex-CM Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi ex-CM Arvind Kejriwal
The Delhi high court on Thursday refused to stay for now the proceedings against former CM and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal in a money laundering case linked to purported irregularities in the state Excise Policy 2021-22. Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri issued notice and sought the...
19:22

Assam's Karimganj district renamed as Sribhumi

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma/File image
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma/File image
The Assam government on Thursday changed the name of Karimganj district in the Barak Valley to Sribhumi, according to an official notification. The district headquarters Karimganj town has also been renamed Sribhumi town. The Governor of Assam is pleased to rename the Karimganj district...
18:52

Patole says Cong-led govt in Maha; ally Raut differs

Sanjay Raut (centre) and Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole (right)
Sanjay Raut (centre) and Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole (right)
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole's remark that a Congress-led Maha Vikas Agahdi government will be formed in the state has not gone down well with ally Shiv Sena-UBT, whose leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said the chief ministerial face will be decided by the alliance partners. A Maha...
18:32

HC restrains illegal sale of products under 'Good Day' mark

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The Delhi high court has restrained the unauthorised sale of confectionery and other food products under the famous Good Day mark. Justice Mini Pushkarna's direction came on a lawsuit by Britannia Industries Ltd, which sells biscuits under the registered trademark Good Day. The court...
18:01

AR Rahman wins trophy for 'The Goat Life' at Hollywood Music in Media Awards

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Music composer AR Rahman has bagged a trophy for providing background music to Malayalam movie The Goat Life at the 2024 Hollywood Music in Media Awards. The Oscar-winning composer won the award for score -- independent film (foreign language) at a ceremony held at the Avalon Theatre in...
17:45

33 killed as terrorists ambush 3 vehicles in Pak

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At least 33 people were killed and 14 others injured when three vehicles carrying passengers were targeted by terrorists in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, officials said. The militants ambushed the vehicles in the Kurram district of restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering...
17:33

CPI-ML-Liberation MP returns gifts received from railways

CPI-ML-Liberation MP Sudama Prasad/Image courtesy Facebook
CPI-ML-Liberation MP Sudama Prasad/Image courtesy Facebook
Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-Liberation's MP from Arrah in Bihar, Sudama Prasad, has returned the expensive gifts received from RITES and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited during the study tour of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways, conducted between 31 October and 7 November...
17:07

Sports officers in UP's Barabanki booked for molesting female players

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A sport officer here has been accused of harassment by two female football players taking training at KD Singh 'Babu' Stadium in the city, the police on Thursday said. The two, in their complaint, also accused a football coach of supporting the officer. Police circle officer (City)...
16:39

The Stumps Show: On Rediff.com

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When Jasprit Bumrah and Pat Cummins toss the coin at 7.20 am IST on Friday morning, November 22, 2024, it will flag off the beginning of cricket's biggest rivalry -- an India-Australia Test series.We are all very excited because Prem Panicker, the mastermind behind many cricket innovations...
16:30

Russia launches massive ICBM attack on Ukraine

Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike. Pic: Reuters
Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike. Pic: Reuters
The Ukrainian Air Force on Thursday said that Russia launched a massive missile attack on the city of Dnipro, involving intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).  It further reported that the attack involved a range of missiles, including an intercontinental ballistic missile launched...
16:23

Guess what former Amethi MP Smriti Irani is doing?

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Smriti Irani posted this image on X
Former Union minister Smriti Irani has embarked on a four-nation tour to promote a latest book 'MODIALOGUE Conversations for a Viksit Bharat'. The tour, which began on November 20, aims to connect Irani with Indian diaspora communities in the Middle East, Oman and the UK.  On the...
16:19

Shivaji statue collapse case: Consultant gets bail

The statue collapsed in August this year.
The statue collapsed in August this year.
The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to consultant Chetan Patil arrested in connection with the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue at Rajkot fort in Malvan in August.  A 35-foot statue of the iconic Maratha warrior king collapsed in Sindhudurg district on August...
15:49

Stopped Adani enter Delhi power sector: AAP

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The Adani group tried to enter Delhi's power sector but was stopped by then chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh claimed Thursday and stressed the need for accountability after industrialist Gautam Adani was charged in the US for alleged bribery and...
15:45

PM's credibility remains high: BJP on Adani charge

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The BJP on Thursday dubbed Rahul Gandhi's attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the US prosecutors' indictment of Gautam Adani on alleged bribery and fraud charges as part of his long-running efforts to target its leader, and noted that none of the four states named in American courts had a...
15:45

Five killed in accident on Yamuna Expressway in Aligarh

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Five people were killed and 16 injured when a bus collided with the truck on Yamuna Expressway here, police said Thursday. The accident took place in the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday when the vehicles were passing through the Tappal area of the district, they said.  An...
15:34

Himachal records driest November in 8 years: IMD

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Himachal Pradesh has been reeling under a prolonged dry spell over the past two months, marking October and November as significantly rain-deficient.  According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the last instance of such an exceptionally dry November was in 2016 when no...
14:45

In a tizzy

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The European Union is nervous that Trump will coerce Ukraine and Russia into a ceasefire that will give Vladimir Putin some much-needed breathing space. Read Swapan Dasgupta's column here. 
14:18

Credit rating negative: Moody's on Adani charges

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Moody's Ratings on Thursday said it will look at Adani group's governance practices when assessing the ports-to-energy conglomerate's ability to access capital in the aftermath of indictment of the group head Gautam Adani on bribery charges.  The indictment of Adani Group's chairman and...
14:04

Even Kasab was given fair trial: SC on Yasin Malik case

Ajmal Kasab
Ajmal Kasab
Even Ajmal Kasab was given a fair trial in our country, the Supreme Court on Thursday remarked and indicated it may set up a courtroom inside Tihar Jail for the trial of J&K separatist leader Yasin Malik in a kidnapping case. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih was...
13:48

Bribery charges baseless: Adani Group reacts

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Adani group on Thursday denied charges of paying bribe to secure favourable terms for solar power contracts, saying the allegations by US prosecutors are baseless and the conglomerate is compliant with all laws. It said all possible legal recourse will be sought.  The allegations...
13:35

40 booked for vandalising polling booths, EVMs in Beed

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Police have registered a case against around 40 persons after they allegedly vandalised three polling booths at Ghatnandur in Maharashtra's Beed district and damaged some EVMs when voting for the assembly polls was underway a day ago, officials said.Some police personnel were injured in the...
13:11

Will raise Adani issue in Parliament: Rahul

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Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday demanded immediate arrest of industrialist Gautam Adani after the billionaire industrialist was charges in the US for alleged bribery and fraud. Addressing a press conference here hours after the US prosecutors charged Adani and associates for...
12:52

Adani Green postpones proposed USD bond offering

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 In its first reaction, after US prosecutors charged Adani group Chairman Gautam Adani and other Indian executives by linking them to an alleged bribery scheme, Adani Green eneregy responded by saying that it had decided not to proceed with the proposed USD denominated bond offerings.In an...
12:45

Adani group's combined mcap down by Rs 2.45L cr

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Adani group stocks faced heavy drubbing during the morning trade on Thursday, with the combined market valuation of all the listed firms getting eroded by Rs 2.45 lakh crore, as billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged by US prosecutors over his role in an alleged years-long scheme to pay USD...
12:45

BJP questions timing of allegations against Adani

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The BJP on Thursday targeted the Congress over its attack on the central government after US prosecutors charged industrialist Gautam Advani with bribery and fraud, saying all the states mentioned in the indictment were at that time ruled by opposition parties.  BJP's IT department...
11:59

Gujarat 5th BJP-ruled state to make 'The Sabaramati Report' tax-free

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The Gujarat BJP government has declared 'The Sabarmati Report' Hindi film, based on the Godhra train burning incident of 2002, as tax-free in the state, officials said on Thursday. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel took the decision after watching the movie at a multiplex in Ahmedabad on...
11:53

Meet India's new CAG

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K Sanjay Murthy was sworn in as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India by President Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan today. Murthy, a 1989 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, succeeds Girish Chandra Murmu.Murthy was named the new CAG by the...
11:42

Vindicates our JPC demand: Cong on Adani charges

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With billionaire Gautam Adani charged in the US with alleged bribery and fraud, the Congress on Thursday said it vindicates its demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee investigation into the various scams involving his conglomerate.  The opposition party also called for a new and...
11:21

Manipur MLA's home vandalised, jewellery stolen

The empty coffin march by the Kukis. File pic
The empty coffin march by the Kukis. File pic
The mother of JD(U) MLA Kh Joykishan Singh in Manipur has lodged a complaint, alleging that Rs 18 lakh in cash and jewellery items worth Rs 1.5 crore were looted by a mob that vandalised the legislator's residence on November 16, police said on Thursday.Several items kept at the MLA's residence...
10:59

We knew it: Political parties react to exit polls

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Political parties responded with mixed reactions to exit poll predictions for the upcoming state elections, with some embracing the forecasts as a sign of victory, and others dismissing them and calling them speculative and inaccurate. Exit poll predictions for the state assembly elections...
10:09

Sensex takes a tumble, Adani stocks crack

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Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty tumbled in early trade on Thursday amid sharp fall in Adani group stocks and unabated foreign fund outflows. Weak trends from Asian peers also drove the markets lower during the initial trade.  The BSE benchmark Sensex tumbled 468.17 points...
10:02

More central forces arrive in violence-hit Manipur

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Amid an escalation in violence in Manipur, eight companies of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) have reached the state capital Imphal, and these forces will be deployed in sensitive and fringe areas, an official said. These forces arrived in Imphal on Wednesday, a day after another batch...
09:52

US accuses Adani of bribing officials

Gautam Adani
Gautam Adani
Billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged by United States prosecutors over his role in an alleged years-long scheme to pay $250 million bribes to Indian officials in exchange for favourable terms for solar power contracts.US prosecutors charged Adani, 62, his nephew Sagar and other defendants...
09:48

Maharashtra polls: 59% turnout in CM's constituency

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Thane district has recorded 56.05 per cent voter turnout with 59.85 per cent polling in Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's constituency in the Maharashtra assembly elections, as per the updated figures shared by authorities on Thursday. The neighbouring Palghar district registered 65.95 per...
09:20

The Dominican honour

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PM Modi shares this image on X saying: Gratitude to President Sylvanie Burton of Dominica for conferring the 'Dominica Award of Honour' upon me. This honour is dedicated to my sisters and brothers of India. It is also indicative of the unbreakable bond between our nations.
09:11

Delhi AQI: Cops restrict online saleofcrackers

The masks are out in Delhi
The masks are out in Delhi
The Delhi Police directed social media and e-commerce platforms to immediately cease the online sale and delivery of firecrackers within the National Capital Territory (NCT) amid rising air pollution levels.According to an official statement issued on Wednesday, the directive comes in a bid to...
09:01

Cong will win all seats in Latur: Amit Deshmukh

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Congress leader and candidate from Latur city constituency Amit Deshmukh said on Wednesday that voters in Latur district had supported the party and Maha VIkas Agadhi government will be formed in the state. In Latur, I went to several areas and spoke to voters. I could see them standing by...
08:38

Guyana, Dominica confer top awards on Modi

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Guyana and Dominica have conferred their top awards on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic and his exceptional contributions to the global community and efforts in strengthening bilateral ties with the two Caribbean nations.The prime minister, who is in...
01:20

113-year-old woman casts vote at Thane booth in Maha

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Vithabai Patil made heads turn when she approached a polling booth in Thane city on Wednesday accompanied by her large family comprising daughters-in-law and grandchildren. The grand old lady, aged 113, carried the air of a celebrity as she walked erect, showing no signs of her advanced age....
00:29

Protest at IIM-B against alleged 'caste discrimination'

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A group of people staged a protest on Wednesday against alleged caste discrimination at the Indian Institute of Management-Bengaluru (IIM-B), demanding the removal of its director. However, IIM Bangalore denied the allegations made by the protesters. The protest, organised at Freedom Park,...
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CBSE Class 10, 12 exams to begin from February 15; board announces datesheet

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The board exams for class 10 and 12 will begin from February 15, the Central Board of Secondary Education announced on Wednesday.In a late night notification, the board announced that the class 10 exams will conclude on March 18 while class 12 exams will end on April 4, 2025.For the first time,...
00:24

India rejects Canadian media report on Nijjar killing

Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar
India on Wednesday strongly trashed as smear campaign a Canadian media report that claimed that the Indian prime minister was aware of the alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Referring to the report quoting an unnamed official, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson...