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A Russian national was found carrying an electronic cigarette, which is banned in India, at the Manohar International Airport in North Goa when he was preparing to leave for his home country on Wednesday, the police said. The police booked the Russian, Eroshkin Aleksei, who was...
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A 25-year-old man, who works as a butcher, allegedly strangled to death his live-in partner and chopped her body into 40 to 50 pieces in a forested area in Jharkhand's Khunti district, the police said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Naresh Bhengra, was arrested. The matter came...
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Ten over ground workers of terror groups were arrested on Wednesday during a massive crackdown aimed at dismantling the terror ecosystem in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said.The sweeping operation at 17 locations was jointly conducted by police and CRPF in general area of...
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Intermittent rains continued on Wednesday in the state's Cauvery delta areas affecting standing paddy crops, and the India Meteorological Department said cyclonic storm will form soon and later weaken and reach the Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts as a deep depression by November 30...
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Google has roped in the former head of consumer sales at Apple India Mitul Shah to lead its Pixel smartphone devices and services business in the country, according to a social media post. Google has appointed Shah as managing director for Google Devices and Services in India. I am...
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Congress will not contest upcoming elections until the ballot paper mechanism is reintroduced, senior party leader and former Chhattisgarh minister Kawasi Lakhma said on Wednesday. Lakhma said meetings will be held with INDIA bloc allies over AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge's demand for...
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The Manipur government on Wednesday extended the suspension of mobile internet services for two more days in nine districts until November 29, an order by the home department said. The state government, after reviewing the prevailing law and order situation, has decided to continue the...
20:53
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A family court on Wednesday granted divorce to actor Dhanush and Aishwarya Rajinikanth. Dhanush, son of film director Kasthuriraja and Aishwarya, daughter of superstar Rajinikanth got married on November 18, 2004 with the blessings of both their families. Out of wedlock, they have two...
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Amid suspense over the choice of the next Maharashtra chief minister, NCP chief Ajit Pawar said on Wednesday that discussions over government formation will take place in the national capital tomorrow and a final decision will be taken. Ajit Pawar said he, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis and...
20:05
Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa (centre)
Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, who is an accused in the Renukaswamy murder case, argued before the Karnataka high court that the deceased was a menace to society.Senior advocate CV Nagesh, representing Darshan, made the statement during a hearing seeking bail for the jailed actor on Tuesday....
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India on Wednesday welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon and said it hoped that these developments will lead to peace and stability in the wider region.The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah began early Wednesday morning, according to reports.We welcome the ceasefire...
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An IIT Delhi student died and three others were injured after soil collapsed on them when they entered a pit near the archaeological site of Lothal in Gujarat for research on Wednesday morning, police said. Surabhi Verma (23), a PhD scholar at IIT Delhi, and the other victims were at the...
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The police on Wednesday arrested four Maoists and seized explosives from them in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, an official said. They were apprehended near a forest of Pondum village under the Bhairamgarh police station limits, he said. The police team was out on anti-Maoist...
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Two persons, including a female firefighter, were injured in a blaze that broke out in a 22-storey building in south Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon, civic officials said. Residents stranded on upper floors of the high-rise structure were moved to the terrace as a precautionary measure, they...
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Nationalist Congress Party leader Sunil Tatkare on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will take the final decision on who would be Maharashtra's next chief minister. Suspense over who would get the top post continues after the ruling...
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One person died and two more are in critical condition after inhaling toxic fumes in a pharma company here, said a police official on Wednesday. The incident occurred at the private company located at Parawada Pharma City in Anakapalli district around 4.30 pm on Tuesday and the affected...
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Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule
Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday thanked ally Eknath Shinde for stating that the decision of the top BJP leadership on the next chief minister of the state will be acceptable to him. Speaking to reporters in Nagpur soon after Shinde, at present a caretaker chief...
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Opposition members on Wednesday stormed out of the meeting of the joint parliamentary committee examining the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, alleging that its proceedings had become a mockery. They, however, returned to attend the meeting after an hour amid indications that the committee...
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The Change of Guard Ceremony on the Forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan will shift to the winter timing -- between 9 am and 10 am with effect from November 30.
17:08
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Wednesday, driven by a sharp rally in Adani group stocks and fresh foreign fund inflows. The BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 230.02 points or 0.29 per cent to settle at 80,234.08. During the day, it surged 507.09 points or 0.63 per...
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As the uncertainty over the Maharashtra Chief Minister post continues, the caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Wednesday that whatever decision Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes, he will abide by that. He added that whoever is elected as the Chief Minister by Mahayuti, Shiv...
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Dr Prannoy Roy
The CBI's investigation has found that there was no wrongdoing in the ICICI bank sanctioning a loan of Rs 375 crores to the Roys' firm. Read more here.
16:23
So, the gist of Eknath Shinde's presser is that the Shiv Sena will not obstruct or stand in the way of any decision that the senior leadership of the BJP takes to decide on who will be the next chief minister of Maharashtra. Shinde rubbished reports that he was disappointed for not getting a...
16:12
Eknath Shinde presser: I am a people's chief minister. If you ask anyone who is a people's person, my name crops up. I am not a person who is greedy for any position. I called the home minister, the prime minister yesterday, and told him that there shouldn't be any difficult to form the...
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Eknath Shinde presser: We have kept alive the legacy of Anand Dighe and Bal Thackeray. When we formed the government PM Modi assured as he will support us and over the last 2.5 years he has supported us. The decisions that we have taken are historic and unprecedented and I am proud of it. We have...
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Former Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde addresses a presser. I thank the people and voters of Maharashtra for the huge mandate. It was a landslide victory. I have travelled a lot during the election. I have worked and am still working as the worker of the party. For me, the CM was always a common...
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Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday said the ruling Mahayuti in Maharashtra won a bumper lucky draw in the assembly elections, but a cloud of suspicion hangs over the use of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). EVM hai to mumkin hai, (anything is possible with EVMs), said the editorial in the party...
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Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday headed to the national capital, New Delhi. He is expected to meet the BJP top brass in an effort to resolve the impasse over the decision of who will be Chief Minister of the state. On being asked about the new Chief Minister of...
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Union minister Giriraj Singh on Wednesday said the attack on Hindus in Bangladesh reflects that the interim government of that country is in the clutches of fundamentalists and sought the intervention of the United Nations in the matter. Condemning the arrest of a Hindu leader in...
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No takers for Congress
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ashish Deshmukh on Wednesday said all the 16 newly-elected assembly members of the Congress in Maharashtra should join the BJP, claiming their party has no future in the state. The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in the state bagged 230 of the 288 assembly seats,...
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The Congress on Wednesday alleged that both Houses of Parliament got adjourned because of the government's stubborn unwillingness to agree to an immediate discussion on the latest revelations regarding the Adani Group. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the ED over the low rate of convictions in money laundering cases, wondering for how long former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, arrested over alleged irregularities in academic staff recruitment in the state, could be kept in jail. A...
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A fire broke out in a 15-storey residential building in south Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon, officials said. The fire started on the 14th floor of the Ansari Heights building in the Dongri area around 1.10 pm, a civic official said. There is no report of any injury to anyone, the official...
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Basic healthcare facilities for the poor remain dismal
A 26-year-old pregnant woman from Maharashtra's Palghar district died while being taken to hospital in an ambulance which was not equipped with oxygen and other necessary facilities, authorities said on Wednesday. Palghar's Civil Surgeon Dr Ramdas Marad said the health department has...
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashok Chavan on Wednesday said that the government in Maharashtra would be formed after taking everyone into confidence. Speaking to ANI, he said, There is an alliance of three parties. Therefore, a decision will be taken only after taking everyone...
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The government will on Thursday launch the first round of sale of mineral blocks in offshore areas with 13 mines across the Arabian Sea and Andaman Sea set to be auctioned. These mineral blocks consist of a mix of construction sand, lime mud, and polymetallic nodules. These minerals are...
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Former Attorney General of India and Senior Counsel Mukul Rohatgi on Wednesday said that industrialist Gautam Adani, along with his nephew Sagar Adani, have not been named in key bribery or obstruction of justice charges in the indictment filed by United States prosecutors in a bribery...
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'Chhaunk' contains recipes, but it isn't a recipe book. It is a bit about food, a bit about the stories behind food, and it gives the reader plenty of food for thought too. Read the review of Abhijit Banerjee's latest cookbook here.
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A retired Air Force official from Faridabad was duped of Rs 5 lakh by fraudsters posing as TRAI and CBI officials, who placed him under digital arrest for 55 hours, the police said on Wednesday. The victim, Aditya Kumar Jha (55), a retired sergeant from the Air Force, is currently...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed former Union minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra to respond to allegation that witnesses were being threatened in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case that claimed eight lives. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan asked senior...
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Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday lashed out at the opposition and said that the party should introspect the situation instead of blaming the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).31 MPS of the Maha Vikas Aghadi were elected during the Lok Sabha...
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Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 12 noon on Wednesday amid protests by Opposition members over the Adani controversy, recent violence in Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh and other issues. As soon as the House met for the day, many Opposition members, including from Congress, were on...
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The Uttar Pradesh government will make protesters involved in the Sambhal violence pay for damage to public property while posters of stone pelters will be displayed at public places, an official said on Wednesday. Four people died and scores, including police personnel, were injured in...
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Domestic stock markets on Wednesday opened near the flatline on a cautious note, tracking the subdued sentiment in Asian markets. At the opening of the trade, Nifty at National Stock Exchange (NSE) started at 24,204.80, up 10.30 points and Sensex at 80,121.03, up by about 122...
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RS MP Mahesh Jethmalani
On the allegations against Adani Group in a US Court, Rajya Sabha MP & Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani says, President Trump has said that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is a farce. This tweet, the Congress never looks at. He is a President-elect and he is making a very responsible...
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Congress demanded discussion on the Adani indictment in the Parliament as both houses will meet for the third day of the winter session on Wednesday.Congress MPs Manickam Tagore, Randeep Singh Surjewala and Manish Tewari moved adjournment notices in this regard before the commencement of the...
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The Valsad Police arrested an alleged serial killer for the rape and murder of a girl on November 14. The accused, identified as Rahul Singh Jat (29), a resident from Rohtak and a handicapped person, had committed the rape and murder of a 19-year-old girl in Motiwada, as per police...
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Heavy to very heavy rainfall activity is predicted in TN today
Rains continued overnight in Tamil Nadu's Cauvery delta areas affecting standing paddy crops and the India Meteorological Department on Wednesday said heavy to very heavy and extremely heavy rainfall is likely in a few places in Cuddalore and Mayiladuthurai districts, also part of the delta...
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US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Indian-American scientist Jay Bhattacharya as the director of the National Institutes of Health, the country's top health research and funding institutions. With this, Bhattacharya becomes the first Indian-American to be nominated by Trump for a top...
09:53
Yes, Delhi AQI continues to be in the poor category, but Mumbai is also facing smog. That's a visual from Marine Drive this morning.
09:43
Manipur MLAs homes were set on fire
A 46-year-old woman was arrested for her alleged involvement in the vandalism at residences of MLAs and ministers in Imphal Valley on November 16, police said on Wednesday. Mobs set fire to the residences of three BJP legislators, one of whom is a senior minister, and a Congress MLA in...
09:09
Billionaire Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani have not been charged with any violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in the indictment filed by US authorities in a court in a bribery case, the Adani Group said on Wednesday. Gautam Adani, founder chairman of the...
08:51
After months of skirmishes and thousands of casualties, Israel and Hezbollah agreed to the ceasefire deal. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, also stressed that the length of this ceasefire will depend on what happens in Lebanon. With the United States' full...
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Rains lashed several parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, and the India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rainfall for three more days in the state, starting November 27, when the deep depression is likely to become a cyclonic storm.Chief Minister M K Stalin chaired a high-level meeting...
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