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Cheetah Neerva has given birth to four cubs at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Monday and hailed their arrival as a boost to the project that restored a species which vanished from India decades ago. Prior to this, 17 cheetah...
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The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday issued detailed guidelines for the secure handling of sensitive and classified official communications, urging officials to strictly use government email services and its secure instant messaging platforms for transmitting confidential and restricted...
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Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday formed several disciplinary committees at different levels, consisting of veteran loyalists, and gave additional responsibilities to national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee for raising issues of national importance in New Delhi....
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The CBI on Monday evening arrested a Trinamool Congress leader, a close aide of former Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, for his alleged involvement in the school jobs scam, an official said. The TMC leader from Behala, Santu Ganguly, was held after marathon questioning by officers of the...
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Sammilita Sanatani Jote leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari/Image courtesy Facebook
The Bangladesh police on Monday arrested Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a leader of the Hindu group Sammilita Sanatani Jote, from the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport area in Dhaka. Das was detained in line with a request from (regular police), spokesman of the police's detective...
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A woman on Monday, the day of her wedding, was attacked with a knife, receiving cuts on her face and neck at a hotel on the Delhi-Dehradun highway, the police said.Deepak Singhal, the attacker, was nabbed by Mansoorpur police.The victim, Shivani, was rushed to a hospital and got married to the...
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Tamil Nadu's coastal and delta districts are likely to experience intense rainfall activity for the next five days from November 26 due to a deep depression, which is moving towards Sri Lanka-Tamil Nadu coasts, the Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, said on Monday. Under its influence...
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Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar/ANI Photo
Amid a tussle for the post of Maharashtra chief minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis and Nationalist Congress Party chief Ajit Pawar are likely to meet BJP national president JP Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah later tonight. The...
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Bharatiya Janata Party's Parag Shah, Prashant Thakur and Mangal Prabhat Lodha, all of whom won, were the richest candidates in the recently-concluded Maharashtra assembly elections, a poll rights body said. Shah, Thakur and Lodha won from Ghatkopar East, Panvel and Malabar Hill...
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Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray elected two-time Worli MLA Aaditya Thackeray as legislature party leader on Monday. Party leader Bhaskar Jadhav has been elected as the party leader in the Maharashtra legislative assembly, and Sunil Prabhu has been appointed as the chief whip. The...
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The Supreme Court on Monday said the secular nature of the state does not prevent it from interfering with the practices and attitudes related with religion, when they in larger public interest impede development and right to equality. A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice...
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The Manipur government extended suspension of mobile internet services for two days in nine districts till November 27, according to an order issued by the home department. After violence escalated in the northeastern state on November 16, the administration suspended the services for two...
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Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Vishvaraj Singh was anointed as the head of the erstwhile royal family of Mewar in a ceremony in Chittorgarh fort on Monday, following the demise of his father Mahendra Singh Mewar earlier this month. The ceremony was held in the Fatehprakash Mahal of the...
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TIPS Music, one of India's leading music labels, on Monday announced a strategic partnership with TikTok to promote its music library on the short-form video hosting service owned by Chinese internet firm ByteDance. With this agreement, a catalogue of over 31,000 songs of TIPS Music (earlier...
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Film director Ram Gopal Varma has expressed willingness to appear digitally before the Andhra Police in connection with his alleged offensive posts against Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and others, his lawyer said in Hyderabad on Monday. A case was booked against the director at...
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Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh paid dearly for unwarranted complications in the middle game, allowing defending champion Ding Liren of China to clinch the opening game of the World Chess Championship here on Monday. The 18-year-old Gukesh, who is the youngest ever challenger for the world...
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The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned to December 4 the bail plea of advocate Surendra Gadling in connection with the 2016 Surjagarh iron ore mine arson case. A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and Aravind Kumar deferred the matter after the counsel appearing for the Maharashtra government...
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The Congress-backed National Students' Union of India staged a comeback in the Delhi University Students' Union elections after seven years, clinching the president and joint secretary positions. NSUI's Rounak Khatri emerged victorious in the presidential race, defeating RSS-backed Akhil...
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The rupee appreciated 10 paise to close at 84.31 (provisional) against US dollar on Monday, supported by a firm trend in domestic equities amid improved investor risk appetite. Forex traders said investor sentiment got a boost after the Israeli ambassador to Washington said the Hezbollah...
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The Manipur government extended suspension of mobile internet services for two days in nine districts till November 27, according to an order issued by the Home Department. After violence escalated in the northeastern state on November 16, the administration suspended the services for two days to...
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday expressed dismay over the Chair in both Houses of Parliament disallowing the opposition to raise under Rule 267 the issue of corruption allegations against the Adani Group and said the government should let the truth come out as the matter is...
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Delhi University Student Union election Results: NSUI's Rounak Khatri elected president. NSUI also won the joint Secretary's post after seven years. ABVP's Bhanu Pratap Singh bags Vice President post. ABVP retains the secretary's post.
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BJP MP Kangana Ranaut's film Emergency releases in January.
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The BJP on Monday slammed the opposition parties and said it was not right on their part to stall Parliament proceedings in retaliation to their defeat in Maharashtra assembly elections and bypolls in other states. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned without...
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The India Meteorological Department on Monday forecast four days of heavy rainfall in parts of Andhra Pradesh from November 26 to 29, owing to the influence of a depression in the Bay of Bengal sea. The Met Department predicted heavy rainfall in parts of South Coastal Andhra Pradesh...
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Barbara Taylor Bradford, a British journalist who became a publishing sensation in her 40s with the saga A Woman of Substance and wrote more than a dozen other novels that sold tens of millions of copies, has died. She was 91.
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ndian stock indices closed with significant gains on Monday, maintaining the early momentum. This marked a strong start to the new week and helped recover some of the recent losses. The Sensex closed at 80,109.85 points, up by 992.74 points or 1.25 per cent, while the Nifty ended at...
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Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday said the state government will not accept the Rs 100 crore donation announced by Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani for the Young India Skill University being set up in the state. The decision was taken since Adani's announcement gave...
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Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty surged more than 1 per cent on Monday, helped by a rally in blue-chip stocks and the BJP pulling off a stunning performance in Maharashtra, winning a record number of seats to propel the party-led ruling Mahayuti alliance to a landslide...
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Congress MP Karti Chidambaram said on Monday that he has been participating in elections since 2004 and he personally, has not seen any evidence of EVM tampering or manipulation. Chidambaram told ANI, I have been participating in elections using EVMs since 2004. I have personally had no bad...
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The government does not want a public debate on the Adani issue, Opposition leaders said on Monday as both Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day amid demand for the suspension of business to take up the matter for discussion. On Monday, leaders from several Opposition parties gave...
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Top leaders of the INDIA bloc, including Congress's Rahul Gandhi and RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, may attend the swearing-in ceremony of the Hemant Soren government in Ranchi on November 28, a senior leader of the grand old party said on Monday. In a stunning comeback, Hemant Soren's JMM-led...
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National Congress Party (NCP) MP Praful Patel on Monday lashed out on Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara after he said that EVM machines in Maharashtra were 'hacked'. Patel said that the opponents weren't able to absorb the extent of the loss. The victory in Maharashtra was...
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AAP MP Swati Maliwal
AAP MP Swati Maliwal on Monday lashed out at the party's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and accused them of lying in press conferences, saying you hold a press conferences and lie that you have cleaned the whole of Delhi. These strong remarks came...
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Eknath Shinde
A Congress rebel who contested as an independent candidate against Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in the recently held state assembly elections has joined the Shiv Sena.Manoj Shinde, who was suspended by the Congress after he refused to withdraw his nomination from the Kopri-Pachpakhadi...
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A youth was allegedly beaten, stripped and forced to chant Jai Shri Ram in Meerut, his family alleged on Monday.However, police have denied that he was stripped and forced to chant by the accused and said that it prima facie appears to be a case of enmity.The incident took place at...
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The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the pleas challenging the 1976 amendment to the Constitution adding terms socialist, secular and integrity to the Preamble. A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar had on November 22 reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas...
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Ajit Pawar at Karad today
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said no formula was being discussed for the chief minister's post and a decision on it will be taken together by the Mahayuti partners. Speaking to reporters in Karad, NCP leader Pawar also said the Mahayuti got such a huge mandate...
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The Lok Sabha was adjourned without transacting any significant business on Monday amid uproar by opposition members on various issues. As soon as the House reconvened at noon, opposition members were heard raising slogans about the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal and demanding a probe into...
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Update: Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Monday as opposition parties led by the Congress tried to raise the issue of the indictment of Adani group founder chairman Gautam Adani and others in a US court on charges of paying bribes to secure solar power supply contracts.The...
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Floor leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc met on Monday ahead of the start of Parliament's Winter Session and decided to raise the issue of alleged corruption in the Adani Group and demand a JPC on the matter. The leaders of the opposition parties also took the decision to write to...
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Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned for 15 minutes initially and then for the day, as Congress, other opposition parties sought to raise the issue of the indictment of Gautam Adani in US case.The Lok Sabha was adjourned till noon on Monday after paying tributes to departed members of the House,...
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Billionaire Gautam Adani's conglomerate on Monday showcased its cash reserves and profits that are enough to service debt obligations as well as meet growth plans as it reassured investors about business as usual despite a US bribery indictment against the founder. The ports-to-energy...
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To understand what Maharashtra 2024 looks like after the Assembly results see the image alongside.The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday pulled off a stunning performance in Maharashtra winning a record number of seats to propel the party-led ruling Mahayuti alliance to a landslide victory.
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP head Ajit Pawar on Monday said discussions were underway among the Mahayuti partners to finalise a formula for the new government formation in the state. Speaking to reporters at Karad in Satara district, Pawar also acknowledged the...
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PM Narendra Modi speaks ahead of the winter session of Parliament which begins today, The voters of India are dedicated to democracy, their dedication to the Constitution, their faith in the parliamentary working system, all of us sitting in the Parliament will have to live up to the sentiments...
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An anguished father writes:My son is in Sydney, doing his PhD. Since his Indian passport validity expired (i.e., under six months validity), he had to give it in for renewal in Sydney via the private agency VFS. Unlike in India, there's no tatkal or quick passport renewal process, so...
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Sharad Pawar and Rohit at the memorial
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday suggested to NCP (SP) leader Rohit Pawar that had he campaigned in his nephew's assembly constituency, it would have been difficult for the latter to win the seat. In the just-concluded Maharashtra assembly polls, Rohit Pawar, the...
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Indian stock markets rallied on Monday after the BJP-led government secured a majority in the latest state elections in Maharashtra. The Nifty 50 index gained more than 1.45 per cent or 346.30 points to open at 24,253.55 points, while the BSE Sensex index surged 1,076 points or 1.36 percent to...
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Ajit Pawar at the memorial
NCP (SP) head Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday separately visited the memorial of the state's first chief minister Y B Chavan in Karad and paid tributes to him on his death anniversary. Sharad Pawar offered floral tributes at 'Pritisangam', the memorial of...
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Inflows into balanced advantage funds (BAFs) soared to a 33-month high of Rs 2,456 crore in October, driven by a sharp selloff in equity markets. This marks the highest net collection since January 2022.BAFs, a hybrid mutual fund category, invest in both equity and debt assets, with allocation...
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A woman was duped of Rs 34 lakh here in a case of 'digital arrest' by cyber criminals who threatened her with fake notices by the Enforcement Directorate, officials said on Sunday.The fraudsters claimed that a parcel is being sent from Mumbai to Iran in her name containing five passports, two...
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The Parliament session is set to start today, with various issues slated to be discussed, including the Waqf Act (Amendment) Bill.The session will conclude on December 20.There will be no sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on November 26, to commemorate 'Constitution Day'.Other bills that are...
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Dozens of people have been killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon, including 29 deaths from a devastating attack that flattened a multi-story residential building in central Beirut's densely populated Basta area.According to the IDF, 12 Hezbollah command centers were struck by...
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Lok Sabha members attending the Winter Session of Parliament beginning Monday will have the option of marking their attendance using a digital pen on an electronic tab.Electronic tabs will be kept at four counters in the lobby of the Lok Sabha chamber as part of Speaker Om Birla's initiative to...
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As suspense over who will become the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra continues, Nationalist Congress Party leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Sunday backed his party's chief, Ajit Pawar, for the top post.Of 288 assembly constituencies, the ruling Mahayuti secured 230 seats in the assembly polls, the...
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Ghaziabad Police on Sunday put Dasna temple priest Yati Narsinghanand under house arrest and stopped his movement and that of his disciples to counter the conference organised by Muslim cleric Tauqeer Raza regarding the Waqf Board Amendment Bill at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan, an official said.When...
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